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116 OMAHA AND PONKA LETTERS. 
gisi¢é. Ca™ Wallace ana‘a®-maji’-qti-ma”, ca” &jya béd taté’ 
them, my And Wallace I have not heard at all from iit yet thither I go shall 
own. 
cure rire / 
cti i¢apaha"-maji. Céya nankace, ab’-i¢aug¢e wisi¢ai. Ca™ 
too I do not know. Yonder ye whoatre st., every day I think OE And 
where you (pl.). 
you are 
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iv ¢é-qti-ma™ ha, ¢iyinu u¢iya" té. Can’ge mi”ga ta”, Nelly, 
lam very glad : yourelder helped the Horse female ani- the Nelly, 
brother you (=as) mal std. ob., 
7 Ope ys ce ° *n/ F / ene / 
wa¢itanki¢aji-ea, q¢i ecé iwi"¢ana. Ca™ wackan’-git ha’. 
do not cause her to work, lean yeu you told me. Still, persevere ! 
said 
Uda" etéga" gixe ga™¢a-ga. Cin’gajin’ga-ma wakihida-ga. 
Good apt to do desire the children (pl. ob.) attend to them. 
reo ee ° , , ~~ 
Ki Nuga-jin’ga wahdba ¢isé u¢iya", ecé, b¢aha®. Ui¢a-ga. 
And Nuga-jinga i ears of corn topull helped you I thank Tell it to 
you, said, him. him. 
, e1/ wv , oP. ° vu 
Wahaba uji dined é ha. pi ug¢i’ ké wahaba uwjiki¢a-ga, 
Kars of corn to put there is House to sit in the ears of corn cause him to 
them in none lg. ob. fill it, 
ca” tha" 4i, wi"a™ wa ctécte. Ca” ¢i awatéga™ ida" enéga 
and boiling house, which one soever. And you how good you think, 
Ve , Y , ey ° , , on H/ 
éga" gixa-ga. Mat zéska cug¢éwiki¢é t& minke, mi” ¢é 
30 do. Money IT seni home to you will I who, moon this 
ecna tédihi yi. -Waqiha sabé cka™na yi, aji uane ta minke. 
enough by that time. Paper (orcloth) black you wish if, en Iseek will I who. 
other 
Uda"be té ivju-maji. gaze ¢é Odi aki yi, ana gdxai té 
Sight(or the Iam dissatis- After- , this there Ireach when, how they the 
sample) fied with noon again much make 
i¢imaxe ta minke. Céna uwib¢a ha, ¢¢. Ci aji wit fwi- 
Task aques- will I who. Enough I have told P this. Again an- one IJLask 
tion you other you 
, L ° wf Comey a re : , Uy, pete 
mixe té Sastt hi"ska’ idi¢age ¢éckaxe te, ehé, pi-maji 
aques- will. Frank bead belt you make for shall, I said, T had not 
tion him come 
wf ye aH AN r peste wf ° / [pres y 
te'di. Ki Sasi aké atb’-i¢aug¢é’-qti, na‘a” ga”’¢ai. Ki 
when. And Frank the every day, to hear wishes. And 
sub. about it : 
y em Ws rier , w 4 / 
wicti uingazan’de wi™ ia™¢aki¢é te, ehé. Ki wi ka™b¢a 
I too woman’s necklace one yousendtome will, Isaid. And Vf I desire it 
ke’ nf‘a yf, gaxaji-ga. Ki Sasi ¢éckaxe ka*b¢éga™, cag¢a- 
the you if, donot ints it. And Frank you make it I hope, I do not 
lg.ob. fail for him start 
tL “i Ve , ea he, pine Vico. Talsind 15 yn 190) 
maji té’di ti¢a¢dé katb¢éga". Céna widaxu hi. John iagi- 
home when yousend I hope. Enough I write to § John I kiss 
to you it hither you him, 
, , 4 ied / Leh Ne = owe f id , 4 / 
kigde cti¢edde. Qiya™ wattjinga-qti ¢inké fmaxd-gi. Tha™ 
my own I send it to Your very old woman the one ask her a ques- Her 
you. grandmother who tion. mother 
Y hd nd es pS *n/ } he) 
ké edada® ijaje a¢i™ <irte. 
the what her shehad _ per- 
recl. name haps? 
ob. 
