LAFLESCHE] TRIBAL, RITES — OSAGE LANGUAGE 357 



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



141. Thi'-u-ba-he i-sdu-ge ga kshe a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



142. Mo^'-ko" a-gi-the a-to° he i° da', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



143. Zhi°'-ga mo°-ko° the mC-thi" bi do" a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



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



145. Mo^'-ge-o^-he ga kshe a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



146. Mo^'-ko" a-gi-the a-to° he i° da', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



147. Mo°'-ko° gi-tha bi do" a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



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



149. Tho'''-dse u-thi-xi° ga thi°-kshe shki a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



150. Mo'"-ko° a-gi-the a-to" he i° da', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



151. Zhi°'-ga mo^-ko" the mo^-thi" bi do° shki a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



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



153. A'-hiu-ha wi-ta', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



154. Zhu'-i-ga wi-ta', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



155. Zhu'-i-ga sho°-e-go° xtsi a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



156. Mo°'-ko° gi-the mo°-thi° ta i tsi" da', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



157. Mo°'-ko° gi-the 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. Wa'-zha-zhe a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



160. Ho^'-ga e- tho^-ba', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



161. Mo^'-ko" gi-the mo°-thi° bi do" a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



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



(Free translation, p. 147; literal translation, p. 525) 



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



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



3. We'-ki-k'o° tho°-tse thi°-ge' a-tha, Wi-tsi-go e', e-gi-a bi a', a bi" 



da, tsi ga, 



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



5. We'-ki-k'o" tho"-tse thi"-ge' e-she do" a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



6. Ha' ! zhin-ga, e' tsi-the a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



7. Wa'-ko"-da gtho"-the do-ba', a bi" da, tsi ga. 



8. Wa'-ko"-da gtho"-the do-ba', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



9. Ki'-pto tse a', wi-tsi-go e', e tsi-the a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



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



11. Ho"'-ba Wa-gu ga to" a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



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



13. 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, 



