322 THE OSAGE TRIBE [bth. ann. 36 



E-nqn' MiN-DSE To" Gens 

 (Free translation, p. 98; literal translation, p. 484) 



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



2. 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 E-no°-Mi°-dse To° thi^-kshe no" a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



4. Ha'! Wa-zha-zhe', e-gi-a bi a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



5. We'-ki-k'o" tho°-tse thio-ge a-tha, Wa-zha-zhe', e-gi-a bi a', a 



bi" da, tsi ga, 



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



7. We'-ki-k'o" 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. Niu'-i-xa-xa xtsi ge dsi a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



10. A-ni'-ka-shi-ga mi-kshe i° da', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



11. Ni' zhu-i-ga the xtsi a-ni-ka-shi-ga mi-kshe i" da', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



12. Ni thi'-u-ba-he i-sdu-ge ga kshe a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



13. Thi'-u-ba-he a-gi-the a-thi" he i° da', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



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



15. Ni thi'-u-ba-he i-sdu-ge ga-kshe a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



16. Thi'-u-ba-he gi-the mo°-thi° bi do° a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



17. Thi'-u-ba-he i-ts'a thi°-ge ki-the mC-thi" ta i-tsi° da', a bi" da, 



tsi ga, 



18. Thi'-u-ba-he tha-ta ga kshe a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



19. Thi'-u-ba-he a-gi-the a-thi° he i° da', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



20. Thi'-u-ba-he gi-the mo°-thi° bi do" a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



21. Thi'-u-ba-he i-ts'a thi^-ge ki-the mo°-thi° ta i tsi" da', a bi" da, 



tsi ga, 



22. Ni'-u-thu-ga ga kshe a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



23. Thiu'-thi xthu-k'a a-gi-the a-thi" he i" da', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



24. Zlxi^'-ga zhu-i-ga o°-tha bi do° a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



25. Thi-u'-thi-xthu-k'a i-ts'a thi°-ge ki-the mo"-thi° ta i tsi" da', a 



bi" da, tsi ga, 



26. Wa'-dsu-ta wi" zhu-i-ga a-the a-thi" he i" da', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



27. Ho' zhu-dse kshe no" a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



28. Zhu'-i-ga a-the a-thi" he i" da', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



29. I'-ts'a thi"-ge a-thi" he i" da', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



30. Zhu'-i-ga the mo"-thi" bi do" a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



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



32. Ho' ^!a-be ga kshe shki a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



33. Zhu'-i-ga a-the a-thi" he i° da', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



34. Zhu'-i-ga the mo"-thi" bi do" a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



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



