OMAHA AND PONKA LETTERS. 15 
edgu waja™be tatdé,” ehé t& iteqi. Qa ja wé¢ig¢a" yiydxa- 
there I shall see them, I said it difficult Though plan they make 
for me. for them. 
selves 
, i , i v OS 
bada® iwi" ¢a i¢ai tédthi yi'ji, cub¢é ta minke ha. Cin’ga- 
and (pl.) to tell it they by the time that, I will go to you : Child 
to me send 
hither 
ony 
jim ga Wiwija - ma tiwag giga-g - OA. 5 . Qisan’g oa nuya¢i” ha, 
those who are my tell it to en Your younger bare to the 
own brother waist 
lan x , iy , ih w 
edada™ icka’cka" ¢ifgé. Piqti uwib¢a cu¢éa¢ée. Paht-sa"- 
what by means of there is Anew I tell it to I send it to Pahi-sa"- 
which he can none. you you. 
act often 
mani ijfga" é¢a"ba, edada" t‘a” yi, éskana fe wagaziqti 
mani his gather: he too, what, he has if, oh that word ~_- very straight 
1n-law 
qi¢a gia’ ¢aki¢é ka™b¢éga*. 
back Sa cause it to I hope. 
again be returning 
to me 
TRANSLATION. 
O ye people, I hope that you will send and tell me exactly how you 
are, and what you are doing. I wish to see those young Dakotas whom 
I made my children (in the pipe-dance). I failed to visit them in the 
year that they named to me, and I have reached another year, but still 
it is difficult for me to say, “I will see them on that particular day.” 
But by the time that they send and tell me what decision they have 
made for themselves, I will go to (see) you. Tell my children. Your 
younger brother (Mandan) is bare to the waist. He has nothing by 
means of which he can act often(?). I send to you to tell it anew. If 
Pahi-san-mani and his father-in-law have plenty of things, I hope that 
you will send a correct report back to me. 
GEORGE MERRICK TO KE-MREOE, AN OTO. 
Kag¢éha, nikaci’ga amd ¢éama wabdaji"a"¢ai. Ki ie té, 
O friend, people the pl. geese (pl. have caused me to And word the 
sub. sub.) take a message. ob., 
Chas , : en/ , 
kagéha, uwib¢a tai-éga" uwib¢a ta’ minke. Nikaci™ ga ama 
10) friend, I tell it to in pre r I will tell it to you (s.). People the pl. 
you that (pl.) sub. 
, , *n/ a We : w , , u , : 
¢éama ie wi” yind‘ai ha. Ud¢tida™bai yi, kagéha, giteqi. 
these (pl. word one have heard 5 They considered when, O Fiend: it was dif- 
sub.) about them- it ficult for 
selves them. 
20 eee , , 
Ca® giteqi héga-baji éga" wabaji"a¢at éga" uwib¢a. Mé pa- 
In difficult oo Fe they have caused as I tell it to Spring at 
fact for them me to take a you. 
message 
hai’ga té’di éga"qti, kag¢éha, Uma™ha®™ 4fi ¢an‘di ¢anaji’. 
othe first just as O friend, Omaha village in the you stood. 
(it came), 
