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104 OMAHA AND PONKA LETTERS. 
minke.) (Pan‘ka ma™zéski’ te GA¢é ka™b¢a.) Hau. fe wi, 
send. Ponka "money the relat Iwish. — qT Word one, 
about 
yiga”ha, @ji ci uwib¢a tai minke. Pan’‘ka nikagahi ama, 
O grand- dif: again I will tell you. Ponka chief the pl. 
father, ferent sub., 
yiga™ha, ¢é¢u atti té. Ki iwa¢akié ga" oéwadigece: ‘ Maja™ 
O grand- here they (past And — you talked end you said as follows Land 
father, came sign). to them to them: 
, : Pee ae *n/ Wier , oak 
u¢gdgd¢i® ga” é'di ¢ag¢i” taité. Wayig¢ita’i-ga. [i yiya- 
you sit in the there you (pl.) shall sit. Work for yourselves. House make 
place 
(ob.) 
74] 5” f be ae fore 1 rs w4oyva1-o05 es 
Kal-ga,  ece te. Li ¢ayig¢asai te ypyaxal-ga. Kegi¢e 
for your- you (past House youcutfor your- when make for your- At 
selves, said sign). selves with axes selves. length 
wawéci nize taité,” ecé te. “Ki wandg¢e can’ge wacka™ anga 
pay you shall receive, you (past And domestic ani- horse strong 
said sign). mal 
fine / oa * ~ : / , / ae w 
wani"-mace, yan’de ¢iyubai-g%. pjan’de wéga"ze wi" ma™zéska 
you who havethem, ground work it fine. Ground measure one money 
rye , w, v4 - , wy oe 
na™ba f¢i¢awa tai,” ecé té. “Weéearze e¢cba nijubé yi, 
two shall be reckoned for you (past Measure ten you work if, 
you, said sign). fine 
lA 4 vy , *n/ ae | 
o¢éba-na”ba nize tal,” ecé té Ki nikaci”’ga minké, ¢¢é 
twenty you shallreceive, you (past And person Iwhoam, this 
said sign). 
minké, yiga™ha, a"wa™ ckayafi‘ga héga-maji. Can’ge ja" na™ ba 
1 who am, O grand- I was strong I a very. Horse wood two 
father, (=span) 
. re J if PISS w, 
wab¢i® ada" a®wackayan’ga héga-maji, ehé té. Wi-na” 
Thad them  there- I was strong I was very, Isaid (past I alone 
fore sign). 
Sy) i v , on , / y wi ys 5 [een r 
pahan’ga yf té ag¢icta", sf g¢éba-na”ba ki 6'di diba uha 
first - house the T finished — foot twenty and there four length 
std. ob. mine 
y Alc 3 Sn!) eh ers / , . 
té, ug¢adi® té ag¢i”’-cadé. Hau. yan’de ¢a" wéga"ze ag¢i'’- 
the, width the sixteen. q Ground the measure six- 
part (ob.) 
cAdé wigqtci ci ayle¢iyibe pahant ga. IXi i¢ddi¢at aka a™dat’- 
teen Imyself again I made it fine And agent the saw 
tor myself : sub. 
] $ i hég =} vo nl sed ae (ta® tida® , 
ai té qta’¢é héga-baji, a"wa”sisige, ai, wa¢ita” Uda", al. 
me when — he liked pcceeantaly: I was active, he work good, he 
me said, said. 
, . ld , , *n/ I estes / 
I¢adi¢at aka fe wit égi¢a®: “Little Warrior yi wi" ¢é- 
Agent he word one — said to (me): Little Warrior house one you 
sub. 
ckaxe tai. Nicta™ yi, ma™zésk& ag¢i™ sata" nize te ha’,” ai. 
make for shall. You fin- when, money . fifteen youre- shall. he 
him ish it ceive it said. 
q v Vie ent oriee , , / , , 
4 D eat tk n a an wey ll sea 
Kea” ci fe wi égi¢a" pi té. ‘“Maja™ ¢a™ wéga"ze g¢éba 
So again word one he said to I. when. Land the measure ten 
(me) reach- part 
ed there (ob.) 
ee os (ee e199 , y / pea 7 / 2 , v 
¢enigubé te hi',” af. Ga” daxe ge¢a” ci b¢icta™ ha 
youmake please : he And Imade the things again I finished A 
tine for him said. in the past 
