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28 OMAHA AND PONKA LETTERS. 
bétigaqti. Nikaci”ga uké¢i® b¢tgagti ¢i¢iha’i té ha, udwa- 
all. Indian common really all they have prayed 4 O ye 
to you 
ragiya™i-macé. A™ba g@é wab¢ita®-na’-ma™ ctéwa™, nika- 
gh] ; 
who aid us. Day the pl. LTusually work at differ- even if, per- 
in. ob. ent things 
on Peay) r = Pp 
ci”ga wagica™ ¢e ¢i” o¢f yi, edada™ ie uda?qti agi” o¢i 
son tr: eine he who has he when, what word very good he brings 
gone returns 7 back 
n i Nel 2s ey vy 
ka” eb¢éga?-qti-na"-ma™, asi¢é-na® ca” ca". Hdada" ctéctéwa” 
Tam tignsily earnestly hoping it, think nsu- always. What soever 
et him ally 
* / es ae 
sagiqti ukét‘a" g@¢i ka”at¢a”¢ai, eb¢éga”. Ki cifi’gajin’ga 
very firm he acquires he we hope, T think it. And child 
returns 
wiwija sagiqti maja” ¢an‘di i”naji" ka"b¢éga®, 
my very firmly land in the he sti de T hope. 
for me 
qati’-napajyt. said: —Kagcha, waonita" né té éskana nfka- 
My friend, to work at you the ob that In- 
various went 
things 
ci”ga uké¢i" Uwa¢agiya™ tidarqti ug¢aket‘a® ¢ag¢i ka"b¢éga?. 
dian common you aid them very good yonacquireit you re- I oe 
turn hither 
Nikaci” ga watie-macé u¢éya"-macé, éskana wacka™qti u¢é- 
Person O ye lawyers O ye who help him, oh that making a great you 
effort render 
~ ee °1)/ : : yy, 
yarqti ka"b¢éga" wib¢aha™i ha. Nikaci”ga cé¢i? wéteqi ké 
him much I hope I prayto you(pl.) . Person that mv. hard for the 
aid ob. us 
ibaha™i éga™ weé¢ita® cu¢al. 
he knows it as to work for has gone 
us @ to you, 
Wadjepa said: —‘Ta¢a-mayji ¢a™ja, te b¢uea wiwfja, ca™ ha. 
T have not though, word all my own, Tagree 
spoken about it to them 
NOTES. 
22, 2, ¢ai. G. thought that it should read, “a¢ai,” but that means, 
he goes or went of his own accord. With “¢ai” compare the use of 
“cu¢e” instead of ‘cud¢ai,” 21, 4, 23, 4, 24, 5, and 27, 13, confirmed 
by W. 
21, 13, ucka™ ¢ijai, ete. The ideais: I have attained to the afore- 
said stage of civilization, but the President ignores it (or, opposes it), 
acting just as if he meant to say, ‘I do not wish you Indians to live as 
white people!” 
22, 7-8, niaci"ga wajap‘é ¢e-ma, etc. W. changed it to, niaci™’ga 
people 
wa¢ajyap‘é one-ma gick’ twa¢akial ka™b¢éga™ ha, ‘I hope that you will 
you arenear you those quick you talk to T hope : 
them go who them 
speak very soon to those people near you, to whom you go.” But that 
