INVOCATION OF THUNDER BEINGS. 383 



ICTASAXPA CUSTOM. 



The following ''nikie" or aucieut custoiu of the Ictasauda geus was 

 related by George Miller : 



Xaji'" da"'ctea"' :5[i, na"'pai 3|i, ga"' Wakan'da-ma iiiui' iiji' wa'i'i 



Rain perhaps if they fear if so the Wakandas (pi. ob.) to- put iu they 



seen danger harco gave to 



Ilit-m 



te. Ga"' nini' uji' wa'i'i te'di e'gifa^'i te: (/'efu waqpa'<fi"- 



the (past and tobacco put in they gave when they aaid to the Here very 



act) to them (one) (past act) 



qti a'<fei''Le', a"wa'^'wa^a'((;ica" cte'ctewa" ^iude ti'g(f*e gdxai-gil, 



poor I who move in what direction soever to become abandoned make ye 



(suddenly) 



^iga"'ba. E'dedi' <fa'<fi"c^ (e) ja"nii"'. (figffze-ma'^'fi", e'dedi 



(.) grandfather. You are mv. there I suspect. Walkini; Forked-lightning, you are 



^afi"ee {6) ja"mi"'. <pia"'ba-ti'g(('e, e'dedi (/;a'(j'i"ce (6) ja"iiii"'. 



mv. there I suspect. Sheet-lightning flashes you are mv. there I suspect. 



suddenly 



(fia"'ba-gi-na", 6'dedi' <f'ii(f'i"ce (e) ja"mi"'. Gaagigi/ieda" 



Sheet-lightning is often you are mv. rhere I suspect (a name referring 



returning hither, ^ to passing thunder^ 



e'dedi fdifi^c^ (e) ja^nii"'. Ga*" gatega" gaxa-b^ji ^I'ct^ niaci"'ga 



you are mv. there I suspect. And in that manner he does not if man 



ci"(('iqitde tj'.ega" naji^'i, inaqpi' ke^afica" xage iiaji°'i. Ga'" 



(See Note.) thus stands, chfud toward the Ig ub. crying stands. And 



Wakan'da ama w^gidalia'"-bi, af. Nikaci"'ga ta°'wa"g<fa" 



Wakanda the pi. sub. that they know about they say. Person gens 



them, their nwn 



wedaji ama atj^i"' iia"'pai, ijdje ge' ctewa". 



elsewhere the pi. sub. to have it they fear seen dan^^er, name the pi. in. ob. even. 



Agudi'ete nikaci"'ga am^ ifa'e'f^ ama Icta'saiida 



In some places person tlie pi. sub. those who have visions, etc. Ictasauda 



(not specitied.) 



ucka" e;ai' te e'ga" ga'xai. Waa"' e'qti ga'xai da'"cte 



custom their the ob. so they do. song they themselves they make perhai>s 



gia"' oaji'^'i. Nini'ba kg xiji' a^i"'i e'ga" maqpi' 



singing their own they stand. I'ipe the Ig. ob. tilled they have as cloud 



kS^a^ica" dgaqfe baba' uaji'^'i. Ni'kaci°'ga ama' a'ji cti 



towards the Ig. ob. facing holdingoiitto they stand. Person the pi. sub. dift'erent too 



ga'xe-iia"'i. Ata"'ct6 nini'ba afi"'-baji ga"' waa'" si'a^fe' da"'cte 



they often do. Sometimes pipe they do not have so singing alone perhaps 



naji"'-na"i. Ki ni'kaci^'ga ama' ^e' i'^a'e'fe ama' iicka" eda'da" 



they stand often. And person the pi. sub. this those who liave deed what 



visions, etc. 



uda" ulia' *i'<fe tai' 5[i'cte i'baha"'i, ei licka" ji'miji 



good to follow the course promise will even they know, again deed unsuitable 



a'kipa tai' jp'ct6 i'baba""!. Ga" iii'kaci^'ga (fd" a"wa"'wa^a 



they will meet even they know. And person the in what direction 



mv. one 



gaq^a"' ma'^ifi"' ct6 wa"' uiui' uji' 4'i e'ga" wa<f i'gfauki^'ai'- 



large hunting walks soever tobacco puts iu gives to as causes him to proplu-sy. 



expedition him 



E'a"' ujan'ge iiha' tai 3[i'cte i'baba" gi'ga"fai' e'ga" waafi'kifai'. 



How road he will follow its even to know wishes for him as causes him to sing, 



course 



Ki ata"'ctg ni'kaci"'ga ama' e'ga"i, a'fade-na^'i, waui'ta da"'cte 



And sometimes person the pi. sub. just so, they often pronounce, quadruped perhaps 



ube/sui^ ?[i, wani'ta d'li'ba a"'i'i bil, e' da"'ctea"'i, 



they find it" quadruped some they have he perhaps. 



out given to me says 



