LA FLESCHE] TRIBAL RITES — OSAGE LANGUAGE 349 



156. No^'-bthe the mo"-thi" ta i tsi" da, a bi° da, tsi ga, 



157. Zhi°'-ga no"-bthe gi-thc mo"-thi° bi do" a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



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



159. Zhi^'-ga no"-bthe the mo"-thi" bi do° a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



160. A'-dsu-ta i-ga-^i-ge a bi i-the ki-the mo°-thi" ta i tsi" da', a bi" 



da, tsi ga. 



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



162. Ha'-ba fi kshe a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



163. Ga' kshe shki a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



164. No°'-bthe the mo°-thi" ta i tsi" da', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



165. No"'-bthe the mo°-thi" bi do" a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



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



167. Zhi"'-ga no"-bthe the mo"-thi" bi do" a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



168. A'-dsu-ta i-ga-pi-ge ki-the mo"-thi" ta i tsi" da', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



169. Wa'-zha-zhe a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



170. Ho"'-ga e-tho"-ba', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



171. No"'-bthe the mo"-thi" ta i tsi" da', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



172. No"'-bthe the mo"-thi" bi do" a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



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



174. Ho"'-ba u-^a-ki-ba do-ba', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



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



176. Ho"'-ba tha-gthi" shki a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



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



Tsi'-zHU We-ha-ge (The Last Tsi'-zhu) Gens 

 (Free translation, p. 13(1; literal translation, p. 516) 



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



2. Tsi'-zhu u-dse-the pe-tho"-ba ni-ka-shi-ga ba do" a', a bi" da, 



tsi ga, 



3. Tsi-'zhu We-ha-ge 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. We'-ki-k'o" tha"-tse thi"-ge a-tha, wi-tsi-go e', e-gi-a bi a', a bi" 



da, tsi ga, 



6. Ha'! zhi"-ga, e-tsi-the 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. Wa '-fa-be hi" zhu-dse kshe a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



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



11. Zhi"'-ga o"-tho"-gi-ni-tha mo"-thi" bi do" a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



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



13. U'-no" o"-tiie nio"-thi" bi do" shki a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



14. U'-no" a bi i-the ivi-the nio"-thi" ta i tsi" da', a bi" da, tsi ga. 



