OMAHA AND PONKA LETTERS. 57 
MA'TCU-NA‘BA TO WIYAKOIX, YANKTON AGENCY. DECEMBER 26, 
1879. 
, , , et) ey , *n/ . , , / . e , ° 
vekdha, ¢a‘éat¢aée té nikaci’oa ¢i¢iia ¢atea’ ¢ai i¢ayi- 
uid ’ to) 
O sister’s son, you have pitied the people your have pitied me I knowit 
me 
daha”. HEdada” nikaci”’ga ¢i¢fa afigti tai gé é tii¢in’ki¢ai 
for myself. What people your we shall give the pl. it they send here 
back to in. ob. for me 
, / i} . . pes 5 7 , z , , 
ka"b¢éga". Iuda™ té'di, wigija"be etéga", ya°ckaha. Nika- 
I hope. Good for when, [see you, my apt, O sister’s son. Peo- 
mo own 
eri, ,- rey, ° e / . a - , / , ° / , 
civ’ga ¢iskié’qti ¢ida’ bai ewéka"b¢ édega™ a¢i‘ai. Ca™ d‘tiba 
ple allinamass theysee you TI have wished but we have Well, some 
for them failed. 
AO sOK : rae Pa 
eahi etéga". Wakan'di¢é ¢ida”be ga” ¢ai. Ca” Unajim 
they av In great haste (im- to see you they wish. Well, ae tiie 
reach patiently) 
you 
eéna"ba wigita"be ka’ béaqti. 
that two Isee you, my Istrongly desire. 
own 
NOTE. 
57, 4, eweka"b¢, in full, eweka"b¢a. 
TRANSLATION. 
O sister’s son, [ know by expe:icnee that you and your people have 
pitied me. I tone that your people will send word to me what we shall 
give them in return. O sister’s son, when it is for my good, I may see 
you. IL have wished for our entire nation to visit you, buf we are 
unable. Yet some of them may come to see yeu. They are impatient 
to see you. [ have a strong desire to see you and White Shirt. 
WIIITE HORSE, AN OMAHA, TO TCEXA-APAPI, A YANKTON. JANU- 
ARY 10, 1880. 
Wiya™be ka"b¢dde, b¢ifa ha. Nistha, i¢adi¢at aka Iyiga™¢at 
Tsee you Ihave wished, Tam ; O child, - ayent the Grandfather 
but unable sub. 
. Fas bof , fees , = Ne $ 
jin'ea é¢a"ba iwi" ¢ifagat doa", cub¢a-miAyji ta minke. Ci ea” 
Sau he too they are unwilling as, I wiil not go to you. Again how 
for me 
Ce ae Spee AS ee NV. n/ SuoE 
encgea” yi, ¢ita™ meaxe gi¢a-gi, ¢iyin’ge é¢a™ba. Ca™ ukit'é 
you think if, correctly to make be sending your son he too. Well, foreigner 
for me back hither 
hint , S / aire , , , wf y . *n/ 
itaxaja-ma cti ca” edada™ iu¢a w¢and‘a" yi'cté, imwi"’¢ana 
those at the head. too well, what news you hear the even if, you tell it to 
of the stream report me 
