OMAHA AND PONKA LETTERS. 3 
Re aa 
-té'di iu¢a ¢ingé. A’ ba-waqube dma te¢an’di a“ba wéduba té 
when news there Mysterious day other — on the, iu day fourth the 
is none. the past 
/ , /e 4 S ° a *n/ / 
Uma™ha” ama cka™i. ji té ugipi. Ki nikaci”ga-ma baza”™ 
Omaha the pl. were House the wasfull. And the people pushing 
sub. acting. ob, the way 
through 
*H/ se: . fe or . / , ° 
ma"b¢i”. Ki ¢icta’i té’di a™ba-waqube ¢¢, nikaci™ga 
I walked. And they fin- when mysterious day this, people 
ished 
Ss ee . , . Pee , *n/ 
ama ci u¢éwinki¢at b¢tgaqti. Ki nikaci"’ga ama cé te ¢a- 
the pl. again assembled all. And people the pl. that word you 
sub. sub. 
Oy, ° , re ry rs Pa he Ovise ° 
na‘a"-na" ké ¢iuda"™ S¢ai. Ki ukikie gé fe uda*qti iigaxai 
-heard usu- the todo good  prom- And talking thepl. werd very good did forme 
ally ised together in. ob. 
Shee ae ~/ — | aise ree 
nikaci”ga ama. Ki ca” éskana can’ge ¢ima™¢a"i té i¢agi¢ée 
people the pl. And yet ob that horse was stolen the you have 
sub. from you (act)? found 
your own 
< \ Cie : . , / / Opes 
té wa¢iona tédihi xi, ¢agicta*be etéga®. Ca” e‘a™ nikaci”ga 
the visible itarrives when, you see vour apt. Well, how people 
there own 
rs J , Oye ~ lA w 
itixaja-ma ma¢i"i té wabiag¢eze ¢é¢a" cuhi, nize yi, e‘a” 
those toward the they walk — the letter thisone reaches youre- when, how 
head of the river you ceive it 
*H/ . ° Se ¢ i ” : , e 
ma¢im i"wi’¢ana ti¢a¢é ka*b¢éga™. Ca™ éskana tdaaqti 
they walk yontellittome you send I hope. Well, oh that very good 
it here 
-ma’ni” ka®. Edada® ctéctéwa™ iida® ani” ka"b¢éga™. Wisité 
you walk Ut W hat soever good you have I hope. I think 
= hope (?). of you 
"n/ esa 1 / / aie , , , . / 
ma™b¢i” téinke. Ca™ ga™-na™ edada™ iu¢a céna na*buwib¢a” 
I walk will (?). Well, still usu- what news enough TI shake hands with 
ally you 
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DS ° , GIVE PIL as, ~/ ye o y+ / . 
té ékiga". QM nikaci”ga ukikiaf té/di, y,e-j¢-baye waha" ‘ai. 
the itislikeit. This people they talked when, Lejebaye prayed for a 
together special object. 
wl ye re ns ite rife Oe) fe pane reas eerie 
“Uq¢e'qti wigia’b¢a ag¢é ti minke, eb¢éga",” ai. Ga'’-na™ 
Very soon Tleave you, my I will go back (or home- I think, he And — usn- 
own ward), said. ally 
Ovi Pe Peas , vy 4 , Sn *n/ 4 
itaxajya eddda® u¢ane né té éskana edada"™ wi” ab¢i™ enéga™ 
toward the what you you the oh that what one IThaveit youthink 
head of sought went i 
the river 
wa¢acka" etéga". Ga” céna uwib¢a. 
you make an apt. And enough I have told 
effort it to you. 
TRANSLATION. 
When you returned to your old home on the Niobrara, you sent me 
a letter, which I have received. 
IT was very glad that you went to the land towards the head of the 
Missouri River. And yet IT was very sad. And to-day, this person 
whom I regard as my friend (the writer), has told me what you have 
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