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OMAHA AND PONKA LETTERS. ATW 
MIXMA‘E-JINGA, AN OMAHA, TO KE-YREJE, AN OTO. NOVEMBER 12, 
1879. 
Wagqi”ha ti¢ ‘ite cde, tiaji ha, ada" wawémaxe cu¢éade. 
Paper to be was but, it has ; there- to ask about I send it to 
sent prom- not come fore several things you. 
hither ised, 
Mig ce cunt sr. waqi ha ¢a® ti gicat¢ar. ~Ucka> “e’ay 
co) 
And this it when paper the to he wishes Deed how 
reaches come for it (2). 
you hither 
*n/ ae / ° EN / - rate i Ay , = , 
mani” yi, na‘a™ ga™¢ai. Ca” wat¢ikega ¢ag¢é té ana‘a® 3 
you walk if,’ to hear it ne wishes. And you were sick you went the I hear it 
back 
nil { Fal a an) $s 
ka™b¢a. Ca™ e'a™ nikaci’ga ucka™ e lgaxal té ana‘a” 
I wish. And how person deed ae they didfor the TI hear it 
, you 
f Yon/ r een 1 
ka™b¢a. Ca™ efa™ ¢aki ¢tita" ana‘a™ ka™ bé¢a. 
I wish. And he you correctly I hear it I wish. 
reached 
home 
NOTES. 
Ke-yrede, or Charles Moore, an Oto, had eloped with another man’s 
wife (or widow). He brought her to the Omaha Reservatioz, where he 
remained for some time. The writer met him there. The above letter 
was sent after his return to the Otos. 
47,1, wawemaxe. Wawéwimaxe, J ask you about several things could 
have been used. 
47, 5, ea” ¢aki, etc. Supply “eitte,” perhaps, between ¢aki and 
¢ata™. 
TRANSLATION. 
I send to you to ask about several things, because the letter which 
was promised has not come. (The sender of this) wishes a letter to be 
send hither when this one reaches you. He wishes to hear how you 
are faring. I wish to hear about your going home when you were sick. 
I desire to hear the truth about your reaching home, and how the 
people treated you. 
I-TU-TI-TA-HAY-GAY, AN OMAHA, TO TA-PI-KA-(@A-WA-HUY, 
PAWNEE. 
Ga™ ca” ¢anija té ¢at'é té wita”wa ¢ina‘a™ ga™¢ai, 6 
(See note.) you live the youare the which one to hear he wishes, 
dead about you 
144A ve n/ vey hl baa. iy N, Ve «yh f ‘I bars Ye hy at ‘ hy 1] reves oy’ 
¢isi¢é ca™ca", ¢ijin’ge. Ca™-na" ucka” ¢i¢tja disi¢e-na"i 
he re- always, your son, And usually deed your he usually remem- 
members bers you. 
you 
GA if , , , . / . / . , 
Uda" wani" té ga” ¢anija ¢idatbe ckiga gti ga ai, ¢ina‘a’ 
Good yonhave the — so you live to see you just like it he wishes, to hear 
them from you 
