72 OMAHA AND: PONKA LETTERS. 
Anita ya" gé ean’giga® éga" atdin’dé-qti-ma™. A®wa cka?- 
Limbs mus. thepl iam asI was as I have them very firm. T am very 
cles in. ob. formerly 
i / / *n/ n/ Varig GO RS *n/ 
qyafi'ga-qti-ma™ ada”. ‘ya™ze wi” Na™pewa¢é yaje agi 
~ strong because. Kansas one Dangerous his name he has 
e¢a” ba, waqi”ha cu¢déa¢e ¢a” cuhf tédihi yi, uq¢é’qtei wi" 
he too, paper ITsenttohim the itreaches by the time very soon one 
ob. you that 
Roe ta , NS awf *1/ A es fay / 
vga katb¢éga™. (higan ge wi” ¢at‘a™ éga™ asi¢é-na"-ma" 
you give I hope. Your sister one you have as Tam usually think- 
it to me ing of her 
, if ,ce ree 
Cé¢du wanita na”ba afi ¢ankd awdgisi¢é-na™-ma™, ji’¢eha. 
Yonder quadruped two you gave theones’ Iam usually thinking of then O elder 
where to me that brother. 
you are ‘ 
NOTES. 
Niga-janiga-wa‘i is the Ponka notation of the Kansa, Na"ta-tanga- 
wak’ii, Mule-Giver, a nickname. 
72, 2. Na*pewa¢é, the Ponka notation of the Kansa, Nu™pewaye. 
TRANSLATION. 
i send you the letter which you have often begged of me. I wish 
on this day to hear from you; how you are getting along. I hope to 
see you against the warm weather arrives. I am doing very weil here. 
As my limbs and muscles have recovered their former condition, I am 
very sound (or hardy). For that reason I am very strong. I send this 
letter to you and toa Kansa named Na"pewa¢é. When it reaches you, 
I hope that you will send me one very soon. As you have a sister, I 
am usually thinking of her. O elder brother, I am usually thinking 
about my two animals which you gave me when I was yonder where 
you are. 
DUBA-MAXGIN TO MAN‘E-GAHI, A PONKA, NIOBRARA, NEBR. FEBRU- 
ARY 16, 1880. 
Wabdgteze wi" g¢ia’¢aki¢é ¢a™ b¢izé ha, ¢agdé tédi. 
Letter one you havesentback the Ihave re- é you went when. 
to me ceived it back 
thither 
NS nh) Sip foonf aw ° / v / 9 
Maja™ itéxajya ne té i” ¢é-qti-ma”. Ki ca” ne té 1”¢a- 
Land towards the you the I was very glad. And yet you the Iwas 
head of the went went 
river 
BS) G / a / , A ie inf pes I atte =e) [ OEY gO ies, Om 
maji’-qti-ma™. Ki a”ba¢dé nikaci”ga ¢é¢ifike ikagea¢é ¢inké 
very sad. And to-day person — this st. one T have him the st. 
for a friend one 
wabigteze iwi ¢a, i” ¢é-qti-ma” ya“ be té. Ugq¢e’qtei can’ge 
letter has told it to T was very glad T saw it when. Very soon horse 
me, 
oy, *H/ , Fay , , *niiv ¥ , Y ft 
wi” ab¢i’, ecé. Ki ¢ dwake, i”¢é ehé té. Maja” ¢é¢u ¢anajr 
one Ihave, you And it Imeantit, Iwas Isaid the. Land here you stood 
said. glad 
