LAFLESCHE] TRIBAL, RITES OSAGE LANGUAGE 359 



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



57. Ho^'-ga i-da-be a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



58. Tsi'-zhu i-da-be a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



59. Zho'-i-ga o°-the mo^-thi" bi do° a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



60. U'-no° a bi i-tlie ki-the mo°-thi° ta i tsi" da', a bi° da, (si ga, 



61. Ho°-ba u-9a-ki-ba do-ba', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



62. U'-hi ki-the mo°-thi° tai tsi° da', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



63. Wa'-ko''-da gthC-the wi no° bthi° mo°-zhi i" da', a bi° da, (si ga, 



64. Wa'-koMla hiu-dse ta ga kshe a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



65. Ha' ! I-ko e', e-gi-a bi a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



66. Zhi°'-ga zho-i-ga tha bi thi^-ge a-tha, I-ko-e', e-gi-a bi a', a bi" da, 



tsi ga, 



67. Zhi^'-ga zho-i-ga tha ba tho°-tse mi-kshe i" da', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



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



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



70. Zhi'''-ga-zhi''-ga', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



71. U'-ki-wa-wa-the xtsi i-the ki-the mo°-thi° ta i tsi" da', a bi° da, 



tsi ga, 



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



73. Ho'^'-ga i-da-be a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



74. fsi'-zhu i-da-be a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



75. Zho'-i-ga ©"-the mo^-thi" bi do° a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



76. Zhi^'-ga-zhi^-ga u-ki'-wa-wa-the xtsi i-the ki-the mo''-thi" ta i 



tsi° da', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



77. Ho°'-ba u-pa-ki-ba do-ba', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



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



79. Ho°'-ba tha-gthi° xtsi shki a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



80. Ho°'-ba tha-gtlii° u-hi ki-the mo^-thi" ta i tsi" da', a bi" da, tsi ga. 



81. Wa'-ko^-da sho" e-go" xtsi a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



82. U'-xthi thi°-ge i-he' a-tlie a-to° he i" da', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



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



84. Zhi°'-ga-zhi''-ga u-ki'-wa-wa-the xtsi i-the ki-the mo°-thi° ta i 



tsi" da', a bi" da, tsi ga. 



The Wi'-gi-es of the Ni'-ki No'*-k'o'* 



(Free translation, p. 157; literal translation, p. 527) 



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



2. Ho°'-ga u-dse-the pe-tho^-ba ni-ka-shi-ga bi a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



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



4. Ha' ! wi-90°-ga, e'-ki-e no"-zhi° bi a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



5. Zhi"'-ga hiu-dse ta ni-ka-shi-ga ba tho"-ta zhi-a', wi-90"-ga, 



e'-ki-e no"-zhi° bi a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



