OMAHA AND FONKA LETTERS. ni 
HUPEGA TO WILLIAM M’KIM HEATH. OCTOBER Hy ke As)- 
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Kagéha, a“ ba¢é waqi™ha ¢a" ya”be. Kagéha, nikaci™ ga 
My friend, to-day paper the I have My friend, people — 
seen it. 
S Dey, . : ‘ ° / OL ATs fe 
nankacé, éskana a™cta™ bai ka"b¢ééea", ci wija™ bai ka*b¢éga™. 
ye who, ok that you see me I hope, again I see you (pl.) I hope. 
Nikaci”ga-macé, wad¢iyiedital té qtawi¢ai éga" égima™ ha. 
O ye people. you work for your- the Llove you Fe I do that 
selves ; (pl.) 
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Wamiiské wéga"ze e¢cba-na™ ba uaji, uda*gti daxe. Wata" zi 
Wheat me asure twenty Tsowed, very good — I did. Corn 
wéga ze o¢éba-¢ab¢i" ui aul; mi wéea'ze e¢éba-na™ ba; maja’ gé, 
measure thirty po- measure e twenty ; onion, 
pli Ainae tato 
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nig¢e, ha"b¢in' ge, b¢tiga tidarati daxe Li cti wi ayidaxe, 
turnip, beans, very good I did. House too one I made for 
myself, 
ida" qti, éde i”na¢in’ge. Kukusi g¢éba wab¢i", yéska-mi"’ga 
very good, but it was Drae Hog ten I have cow 
for me. them, 
witiqtei, mi”xa duba wab¢i"; zizika wi'dqtei: céna wé¢ayi- 
just one, goose four Thavethen; turkey just one: enough you make 
for yourself 
ckixai gé é éskana eb¢éga", kagéha, 1tca"qtci wab¢i". 
by means thepl. that perhaps I think it, my friend, just now T have 
of them in. ob. them. 
I“teatqte: uwib¢a ha, Edada™ at¢a™baha"-baji éga", nika- 
Just now T tell it to : What we do not know it ~ 80, In- 
you 
*n/ hey Je i a . eh Soe ne Acne’ ‘J ES et cae . 
ci”ea uké¢i" al gad¢i”. ‘Ag¢aqti a’ ¢i. A*t’é té wea¢ingé’qti 
dian common Wwe who move. Suffering we are. Wedie the we have no means 
greatly at all 
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ca™ca" a™¢i" aba i¢daug¢e, edada™ a™¢a™baha®-baji, ehé. 
always we are day throughout, what we do not know it, I say. 
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Wakan’da ama uf¢ita" gé ¢iga”zai ga”, nipi ga”, wda" 
God the my. work the pl. In rik as taught as, you do as, good 
(or pl.) sub. in. ob. you it well 
mani’. Ki wéga"za-baji ga”, kagéha, wétegi hi. Wanita 
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you walk. And he has uot taught us as, my friend, itis hard : Quadruped 
for us 
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éwaji” jut‘a™ ¢i” ¢ udwagi¢ail.  u¢ita" wegaxai. Hébe 
matures of its own the it he has told us. It work he made for us, Part 
accord coll. (2) 
ob. 
a eta dbl 4 STIGMA ney! os rye Gay ANG 
angeimjar ga”, hébe afgtitati ga”, ki wi™ a™i™i. Kagéha, 
we put on as ae part we pat on as as, and one we wear My friend, 
moccasins leggins as robes. 
zy , ° ye > ule fe o 5 Oe 
am¢a™ baha"-baji ‘ag¢aqti a” ¢i". Udwaya™i-gat. Uawagaya”’ 
we do not know it suffering we are. Help us! You help us 
greatly 
yi, anija etéga". Udawad¢aya™i té nikaci”ga ukcé¢i"-ma nija 
if, we live apt. You help us ths Indian the common ones to live 
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we¢écka"nal éska" eb¢éga" ga’, uwib¢a. Atiguéja cti waqe- 
you Wish for us 1 think it may be as L tell it to We, on the too O ye 
you. one hand 
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