LAFLESCHE] TRIBAL, RITES — OSAGE LANGUAGE 339 



68. Tho°'-dse ba-he' e-to"-ha no° shki do° a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



69. Da' i-sdu-ts'a-ga zhi tha thi^-she ta tse a', wi-zhi-'-the, e' to° a', a 



bi° da, tsi ga, 



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



71. No°'-be zha-ta ga tse a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



72. E'shki do" a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



73. We'-ki-k'o° tha-the tha thi^-she ta tse a', wi-zhi^-the, e' to" a', a 



bi° da, tsi ga, 



74. Zho°'-xa zha-ta e' no" bi no° a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



75. Sho°' xtsi wi-kshi-the i° da, wi-zhi^-the, e' to" a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



76. Mi'hi-e ge ta', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



77. We'-go^-tha a-ni tha thi°-she do" shki a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



78. Da' i-sdu-ts'a-ga zhi tha thi°-she ta tse a', wi-zhi^-the, e' to° a', a 



bi" da, tsi ga. 



I'-BA-TSE Ta-dse Gens 



(Free translation, p. 118; literal translation, p. 504) 



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



2. Ha' ! wi-90°-ga, e'-ki-a bi a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



3. We'-ki-k'on tho°-tse thi°-ge a-tha, wi-?o°-ga, e'-ki-a bi a', a bi" 



da, tsi ga, 



4. I°'-gtho''-ga zho-i-ga the to° a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



5. Thu-e' xtsi pi-thu-fe the do° a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



6. Tse'-xe xtsi ge dsi a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



7. Hc'-ga we-ha-ge to° a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



8. Tho' to" hi no^-zhi" bi a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



9. Ha' ! wi-zhi^-the, e'-tsi-the a', a bin da, tsi ga, 



10. Ni'-ka be tha-to^-she a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



11. Ho^'-ga Gthe-zhe wi a'-to°-he a', wi-zhi^-the, e to" a', a bi" da, 



tsi ga, 



12. Ho^'-ga bthi° a', wi-zhi°-the, e' to° a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



13. We'-ki-k'o" tho^-tse a-to^-he a', wi-zhi^-the, e' to° a', a bi° da, 



tsi ga, 



14. We'-ki-k'o° o°-the mo^-thi" ta i tsi" da', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



15. We'-ki-k'o" o°-the mC-thi" bi do" a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



16. Wa'-zha-zhe a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



17. fsi'-zhu e-tho°-ba', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



18. We'-ki-k'o" o"-the mo"-thi" ta i tsi" da', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



19. We'-ki-k'o" o"-the mo"-thi° bi do" a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



20. Tho"'-dse ba-he e-to"-ha no" shki do" a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



21. We'-ki-k'o" gi-o-ts'e-ga ki-the mo"-thi" ta i tsi" da', a bi" da. 



tsi ga, 



22. We'-shno" wi-gi-the a-to"-he a', wi-zhi°-the, e to" a', a bi" da, 



tsi ga. 



