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  THE 
  OMAHA 
  TRIBE 
  LBTH. 
  ANN. 
  27 
  

  

  Opening 
  Ritual 
  

  

  1. 
  Mi 
  i 
  tho" 
  tathisho", 
  ni'kashiga 
  

  

  2. 
  A 
  i 
  ;e 
  ego 
  n 
  , 
  ni'kashiga 
  

  

  3. 
  Wani'ta 
  dado", 
  to"ga 
  ke 
  shti 
  wo" 
  

  

  ■1. 
  Bthu'ga 
  xti 
  utlu-'wi" 
  i 
  ego", 
  ni'kashiga 
  

  

  5. 
  Wagthi'shka 
  dado" 
  ke 
  shti 
  wo 
  

  

  6. 
  Bthu'ga 
  \i 
  i 
  uthe'wi" 
  i 
  ego" 
  

  

  7. 
  A'wa 
  te 
  ego" 
  i 
  iei" 
  te 
  

  

  s. 
  Elm 
  11 
  xti 
  ii" 
  xti 
  thi"ke 
  ego" 
  

  

  9. 
  Ethe'go" 
  wathe' 
  go" 
  

  

  Hi. 
  I 
  po 
  to 
  ga 
  te 
  i 
  Ik." 
  

  

  11. 
  Mo"'xe 
  itha'ugthexti 
  p'u'tho" 
  

  

  12. 
  Mn 
  n 
  'xe 
  itha'ugthexti 
  

  

  13. 
  Zhi"'ga 
  the 
  ui'the 
  u"gi'kaxe 
  ta 
  i 
  te 
  tho"zha 
  

  

  14. 
  Ato 
  n/ 
  tha 
  i 
  te 
  sheto" 
  ui'the 
  u^i'kaxe 
  ta 
  i 
  to 
  

  

  15. 
  Eshe 
  a 
  bado" 
  

  

  16. 
  Eili 
  uwa'to" 
  thi 
  n 
  ke 
  

  

  17. 
  Peto 
  n 
  nuga 
  tha 
  to" 
  she, 
  pa 
  ke 
  fnede' 
  a 
  xti 
  no 
  n 
  zhi" 
  ego" 
  

   L8. 
  IVhi 
  ke 
  e'to" 
  thi"ge' 
  xti 
  no 
  n 
  zhi" 
  ego" 
  

  

  19. 
  A'wate 
  ego" 
  to 
  n 
  de 
  ke 
  uti"' 
  ihe'the 
  . 
  

   ******* 
  

  

  20. 
  I'ucishto" 
  athi"' 
  ga'ha 
  i 
  de 
  

  

  21. 
  Ni'kashiga, 
  ni'kazhide 
  urn 
  shetho" 
  

  

  22. 
  Zhi"ga 
  ui'the 
  u 
  n 
  gi'kaxe 
  ta 
  i 
  te 
  thn"zha 
  

  

  23. 
  Edi 
  uwa'to" 
  Bho 
  I1 
  'to 
  n 
  ga 
  auga 
  ede 
  hu 
  tithe'the 
  ki 
  

  

  24. 
  I'thapithi" 
  xti 
  to"'de 
  ke. 
  thap'C'de 
  xti 
  

  

  25. 
  Thapo 
  n/ 
  de 
  uthi'shi 
  xti. 
  thapo'"'de 
  go" 
  

  

  26. 
  Ui'e 
  ga'xa 
  bi 
  e 
  go" 
  

  

  27. 
  E<li 
  uwa'to" 
  he'ga 
  ede, 
  pa'hi 
  ke 
  zhi'de 
  xti 
  

  

  28. 
  I'thapithi" 
  xti. 
  a'hi" 
  ke 
  na'di"di" 
  the 
  no"zhi" 
  ego" 
  

  

  29. 
  I'thapithi" 
  xtigaha' 
  itho 
  n 
  tho 
  ego 
  

  

  30. 
  I'thapithi" 
  xti 
  giu"' 
  the 
  go" 
  

  

  31. 
  I 
  n 
  sha'ge 
  we'utha 
  ga'xa 
  lii 
  e 
  go 
  1 
  

  

  Literal 
  translation 
  

  

  1. 
  .1//', 
  sun: 
  »', 
  come; 
  tathisho 
  n 
  , 
  in 
  that 
  direction 
  east 
  : 
  nikashiga, 
  

   people. 
  

  

  2. 
  Aivagt 
  ego 
  n 
  , 
  of 
  whatever 
  kind 
  ; 
  nikashiga, 
  people. 
  

  

  3. 
  Wani'ta, 
  animals; 
  dado", 
  every 
  kind; 
  to 
  n 
  ga, 
  great; 
  ke 
  indicates 
  

   that 
  they 
  spread 
  over 
  the 
  ground 
  in 
  vast 
  numbers; 
  shti 
  WO 
  n 
  , 
  they 
  also. 
  

  

  4. 
  Bthu'ga, 
  all; 
  xti, 
  truly; 
  uthewi", 
  gathered; 
  i 
  ego 
  n 
  , 
  it 
  came 
  to 
  

   pass. 
  

  

  5. 
  Wagthishlca, 
  insects; 
  dado", 
  of 
  every 
  kind; 
  ke, 
  spread 
  (scattered 
  

   over 
  tin 
  extent 
  of 
  ground) 
  ; 
  shti 
  wo 
  n 
  , 
  they 
  also. 
  

  

  6. 
  Bthu'ga, 
  all; 
  xti, 
  truly: 
  uthe'wi 
  n 
  , 
  gathered; 
  i 
  ego", 
  it 
  came 
  to 
  

   pass. 
  

  

  7. 
  A'wa, 
  how; 
  t< 
  ego 
  n 
  , 
  what 
  manner; 
  i, 
  come; 
  ieiHe, 
  did 
  they 
  

   come? 
  

  

  