LAPLBSCHE] TRIBAL RITES OSAGE LANGUAGE 317 



22. No"'-ka ga-gthe-zhe ga thi"-kshe shki a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



23. Wa'-thi°-e-9ka she-mo" mo"-zhi i" da', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



24. U'-uo°-the ino"-thi" ta i tsi" da', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



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



26. U'-no" a bi i-the ivi-the mC-thi" ta i tsi° da', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



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



28. Xi°'-ha ?a-gi ki-the mo°-thi° ta i tsi° da', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



29. Mo°'-ge ga-gthe-zhe ga thi"-kshe shki a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



30. E'shki do° a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



31. Wa'-we-a-ga-fkC-thc i° da', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



32. Wa'-ko°-da mo°-shi ta ga kshe a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



33. A'-ki-thi-tse xo-dse ga thi°-kshe shki a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



34. Wa'-ko°-da mo°-shi ta ga kshe a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



35. I'-tha-ga-9ko"-the xtsi a-ni-ka-shi-ga i° da', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



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



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



38. Ho"'-ga, fsi-zhu e-tho"-ba', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



39. Zho'-i-ga o°-tha bi do" shki a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



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



41. Ho"'-ba u-9a-ki-ba do-ba', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



42. U'-hi ki-the mo"-thi" ta i tsi" da', a bi" da, tsi ga. 



Wa-zha'-zhe Qk\ Gens 

 (Free translation, p. 94; literal translation, p. 479) 



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



i.'. Wa'-zha-zhe u-dse-the pe-tho"-ba ni-ka-shi-ga ba do" a', a bi" da 

 tsi ga, 



3. Wa'-zha-zhe ^'ka thi"-kshe no" a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



4. Ha' ! Wi-tsi-go e', e-gi-a bi a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



5. Zhi"'-ga we-ki-k'o" tha ba tho"-tse thi"-ge a-tha, wi-tsi-go e', 



e-gi-a bi a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



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



7. Zlu"'-ga we-ki-k'o" tha ba tho"-tse thi°-ge e-she do" a', a bi" da, 



tsi ga, 



8. We'-ki-k'o" tho"-tse mi-kshe i" da', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



9. 'Tsiu'-ge thi"-kshe no" a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



10. Zhu'-i-ga-the xtsi a-ni-ka-shi-ga mi-kshe i" da', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



11. Zhi"'-ga zhu-i-ga o"-tha bi do" a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



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



13. Ha' ba-k'i"-tha ga kshe a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



14. U'-no" pa-xe i° da', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



15. Zhi"'-ga zhu-i-ga o"-tha bi do" a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



16. Ha' ba-k'i°-tha a bi i-the ki-tlie mo"-thi° ta i tsi" da', a bi" da, 



tsi ga, 



