A8 OMAHA AND PONKA LETTERS. 
S Ti , See Pes : ae [he x Nia 17 Ceol —/ is LAL > 
té. Wa‘u jug¢e icpaha” git’e ha. Ca” ea” uq¢é'qti ¢idabe 
the. Woman hewith youknow isdead . And how very soon to see you 
her her to him 
w, a Pu S / , vu , , © / ° 
té gingéé ha. Ca” ¢anija té ga” ¢ida"be ckiga”’qti ¢ina‘a® 
the there is : And youlive the 0) to see you just like it to hear 
none from you 
/ . =e / read . , oa Z Ser ty 7 E , : tf F on 
ga” gail. Ca” watt ¢i¢ija cin’gajin’ga edibe e‘a” ma?¢i” 
he wishes. And woman your children also how they walk 
wand‘a" ga” dai. Qijin’ge cugé. Ceta™ anfja matb¢i’. E¢e 
to hearabout he wishes. Your sou goes to So far Tlive IT walk. Kin- 
them you. dred 
ee ; 4 teds Ara core sen Died BVO), ext hp 
¢i¢ja cti ¢ina‘a® ga™¢ai. Ucka™ ¢i¢tja b¢tiga na‘a™ ga ¢ai. 
your too to hear they wish. Deed your all to hear — they wish. 
from you 
ea 2 roe r / *n/ pyeqse , 
Qida"be u¢ici éga", ca” ga" waqi™ha cu¢é¢iki¢at. f 
Lo see you it is almost im- yet at any paper he sends it to you, 
possible, rate by some one. 
NOTES. 
1¢e Omaha name of the sender is unknown. The recor ame 1S ¢ 
The Omaha nat f the sender is unknown. ‘The recorded name is a 
Pawnee one. 
47,6. Ga" ea", precedes words denoting @ choice between two things, 
events, ete. (W.). The use of ‘*Ga" ca” here is a singular one (G.). 
47,6, ¢aniga té, etc. Rather, “¢anija da”etéa” 16 ¢avé da™ctéa™ 
you live whether the you or 
are dead 
té wita’wa éi"te ¢inata™ ga’ ¢ai, ¢isi¢é ca”’catl ha, ¢ijin’ge aka.” But 
tue which may be tohear he wishes he re- always : your son the 
of the about {volun- members (yvolun- sub 
two you tarily), you tarily) 
one can also use the text with a single change: ¢ina‘a" ga™¢a ha, 
to hear Wishes A 
from you (by per- 
mission, 
etc.) 
¢isi¢® camea", ¢ijin’ge (G.). G. makes no difference between ‘ca 
remem alw ays your son 
bers (by per- 
you mission, 
etc.) 
ga",” “ca®-na® ga",” and “Ga? ca” Judging from analogy, “¢ijinge 
aka,” ete., must be correct, as the wish and remembrance were volun- 
tary, and not in consequence of a command or permission. 
48,4. Qijinge cu¢e. The name of this “son” was not given; but 
he was distinct from the sender of this letter. 
TRANSLATION. 
Your son always thinks of you, and he wishes to hear whether you 
are dead or alive. He generally thinks about your habits. As you 
have treated him well heretofore, he wishes to hear from you as well 
as to see you again before you die. He has lost his wife whom you 
used to know. There is no prospect of his seeing you very soon, still, 
he wishes to hear from you as well as to see you once more before you 
die. He decires to hear how your wife and children are Your son 
