LAFLESCHE] TRIBAL KITES — OSAGE LANGUAGE 315 



39. Wa'-hiu-k'a gi-Ra-hi ki-the ino°-thi° ta i tsi° da', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



40. Zhi°'-ga wa-no°-xe i-thi-shto" kshe shki do° a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



41. I'-ki-pa-no°-xe-fka mo°-thi° ta i tsi° da', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



42. I'-ki-pa-nC-xe-fka mo°-thi" hi do" a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



43. U'-no° a bi i-the ki-the nio^-thi" ta bi° da', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



44. A'-ba-ku t'o-xa ga thi°-kshe shki a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



45. U'-no" a-gi-the a-to° he i° da', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



46. U'-no" tha bi do° shki a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



47. U'-no" a bi i-the ki-the mo''-thi'' ta bi° da', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



48. Do'-dse u-ga-wa ga thi°-kshe shki a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



49. U'-no° a-gi-the a-to" he i° da', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



50. Zhi°'-ga u-no" gi-the mo°-thi'' bi do° shki a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



51. Do'-dse u-ga-wa a bi i-the ki-the mC-thi" ta bi° da', a bi" da, 



tsi ga, 



52. Ta'-xpi hi° pa-dse ga thi^-kshe shki a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



53. E'-shki do° a', a hi" da, tsi ga, 



54. U'-no° a-gi-the a-to° he i°-da', a'bi° da, tsi ga, 



55. U'-no" tha bi do° shki a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



56. Ta'-xpi hi" ^a-dse a bi i-the ki-the mo^-thi" ta bi a', zhi°-ga', 



a bi° da, tsi ga. 



III. Mo^'-PE (Metal) Wi'-gi-e 



(Free translation, p. 90; literal translation, p. 475) ^ 



1. He-dsi xtsi a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



2. U'-zho° we-pe-tho°-ba tse a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



3. Tsi-u'-ho°-ge xtsi ge dsi a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



4. He'-dsi xtsi a-gthi-nC-zhi" e do° a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



5. Mo°-Qe u-shpe ho^-^ka do° a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



6. He'-dsi xtsi a-gthi-no^-zhi" to" a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



7. Ha'! wi-tsi-go e', e tsi-the a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



8. Zhi°'-ga zho-i-ga tha bi thi''-ge a-tha, wi-tsi-go e', e-gi-a bi a', a 



bi° da, tsi ga, 



9. Ha' ! zhi°-ga e', e tsi-the a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



10. Zhi^'-ga zho-i-ga tha bi thi°-ge e-she do" a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



11. Zhi°'-ga zho-i-ga o°-tha ba tho° ta mi-kshe i° da', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



12. T's'e wa-tse-xi mi-kshe i° da', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



13. Zhi^'-ga zho-i-ga o°-tha bi do° a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



14. Ts'e' wa-tse-xi ki-the mo°-thi° ta bi° da', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



15. He'-dsi xtsi a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



16. Zhi^'-ga wa-hiu-k'a o°-gi-the mo°-thi° ta i tsi° da', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



17. Zhi°'-ga wa-hiu-k'a o"-gi-the mo°-thi" bi do" a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



18. Wa'-hiu-k'a gi-pa-hi ki-the mo"-thi° ta i tsi" da', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



19. Zhi°'-ga zho-i-ga o"-tha bi do" a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



20. Wa'-hiu-k'a o" -gi-the mo"-thi° bi do" a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



21. Zhi"'-ga wa-no"-xe i-thi-shto" kshe shki do" a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



