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44 OMAHA AND PONKA LETTERS. 
GAHIGE, AN OMAHA, TO MACA™, A PONKA, AND HEQAKA-MANI, A 
YANK'TON. NOVEMBER 10. 
Ucka" ¢é cka™na té téqi héeaji. Wi-na" ewédaxti-na"-ma”™ 
Deed this youdesire the diffi- very. 1 only I usually write for them 
cult 
, - tres a) wy, 5 , a a / #9 , a ie af 
cde giteqi ha. Wabigd¢eze ¢ea’ gai eé wenag¢e-na™i, Pan‘ka 
but difficult : Letter we send fie pl. they conceal — usu- Ponka 
for him away in. ob. from them ally, 
a er ; , pel y? , ee fi ° TS. OT At A eR , a 
¢anka watt-baji-na™i, dda" an’gabdg¢ai.- Ki Maqpi-jide fe ea 
the pl. they donot usu- — there- we hesitate, not And Red Cloud word his 
ob. vive to them ally, fore liking to ask for the 
favor. 
té pi wagazu ana‘a" ka” bé¢a, ug¢akiai tédthi yi. Ki ecé céna 
the anew © straight T hear Saari you talk to whenthe time And you cnough 
him arrives. say it 
e ae tf *H/ / Loom 
ha. Ki Thank’ta"wi"-ma a"wa?’da"be taité eb¢éga™. Watita 
And the Yanktons we see them shall I think it. Work 
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a'¢icta™ ei am ¢cama nikaci ga wada"be ga™¢ai. Qe wawiké, 
we have these people to see them they wish. You Imean eH 
finished i¢ 
con) 
Feather. People you with them you wall cause him (some one) to entertain 
them well. 
Mica", Nikaci oa jiwadig¢e mani” wéeaska” ¢éki¢e’qti-ea 
Uda" waga¢a et. We's‘a-qan’ea t’é¢a-bi. at, Cea cuki¢ai 
Good desire them. Big Snake thathe has they Yonder one causes 
been killed say. it to reach 
there again 
where 
you are 
Aa) ae ail sey alot So 
el'te ahaa" anga” ¢at. 
Wheth- we hear it we wish. 
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NOTE. 
44,8, Ceya may be followed by wabag¢eze, a letter, or that word 
can be omitted. The sentence can end with ha, the oral period. (W.) 
TRANSLATION. 
This course of action which you desire is a very difficult one. IT have 
generally written for them, but (this) is (a) difficult thing for (one to 
undertake), The (agents) usually conceal from the Ponkas the letters 
that we send them; they do not give them the letters; therefore we hesi- 
tate about asking the favor |of the Ponka agent?|. When you shall 
have visited Red Cloud, I wish to hear a true account of bis words. 
What you have said(?) is enough. I think that we shall see the Yank- 
tons. These Indians wish to see them, as we have finished work. I 
refer to you, O Feather! Pe sure to get some one of those people with 
whom you dwell (é e., some Yanktons) to entertain the visiting Omahas. 
And do you have an eye to their interests. It is said that big Snake 
has been killed. We wish to hear whether a letter has been sent to 
you about it. 
