LAFLBSCHB] TRIBAL KITES OSAGE LANGUAGE 453 



i'-shtsi-zlii-hi, no°'-ka u-pa shki i-shtsi-zhi-hi ta ki°-do'. Wi-tsi'-go 

 a-ka wo°'-shki do", wa-ni'-e-pka she'-mo° mo°-zhi mi-kshe a'-be the, 

 zhi°-ga'-zhi°-ga mi the' u-no"' a-wa-the ta tse' a-be the e-she ta ki" do. 



Hau ! u-wa-to° tse', wa-dsu'-ta, tse-do'-ga no°' kshe tha'-ha, k'i" 

 gthi hi kshe a'-ha-ha, xi°-ha' thi°-kshe shi, tha'-gthi° shka-xe a-do°, 

 to°' tha-the a-do° shto°-ga tha'-gthi" shka-xe ta ki" do. Wi-tsi'-go 

 a-ka e'-gi-a be the, e-she ta ki° do'. Wo"' shki do" wa-ni'-e-fka 

 she'-mo" nio°-zhi ta tse a' be the, e-she a-do°, i'-stsi-zhi-hi ta ki° do, 

 thi-u-ba-he kshe sho''-e'-go°, no°'-ka u-pa kshe shki e', wa-ni'-e-pka 

 she'-mo° mo^-zhi a-thi° he ta tse a' be the, e-she ta ki° do. Wo°' 

 shki do" mi the zhi^-ga' u-no° a-wa-the a-thi° he ta tse a' be the, 

 wi-tsi'-go a-ka, e-she ta ki° do'. Wa-ni'-e-?ka she'-mo° mo°-zhi ta 

 tse a' be the, e-she ta ki° do'. Wo"' shki do" zhi°-ga ts'e' wa-tse-xi 

 a-wa-gi-the a-thi° he ta tse a' be the, wi-tsi'-go a-ka, e-she ta ki" do'. 



Hau ! shi u-wa-to° tse', wa-dsu'-ta tse-he'-xo-dse kshe a-tha'-ha, 

 shi zhi°-ga u-no°' a-wa-the tse e-dsi e'-stse tha'-ha, Hau ! to°'-tha 

 the a-do°, shto°-ga tha'-gtlii° tha the a-do°, ha, a'-hiMi-ha-ge i'stsi- 

 zhi-hi ta ki° do. Wo°' shki do°, wa-ni'-e-fka she-mo° mo°-zhi mi- 

 kshe a' be the, wi-tsi'-go a-ka, e'-she ta ki° do. Zhi°-ga mi the u-no°' 

 a-wa-the ta tse a' be the, wi-tsi'-go a-ka, e'-she ta ki° do. Zhi°-ga 

 ts' e' wa-tse'-xi a-wa-gi-the a-tlii" he ta tse a' be the, e'-she ta kin do. 



Hau ! we-do-ba tse', wa-dsu'-ta tse-do'-zhi^-ga kshe tha'-ha, shi 

 wa'-tho-to° a-ni' a-do°, tha'-gthi" tha-the a-do", shto^-ga shka'-xe 

 a-do" e', ha, shi no°-ka u-pa' kshe i'-stsi-zlii-hi ta ki" da, a'-hi°-u- 

 ha-ge shki e'. Wi-tsi'-go a-ka, wa-ni'-e-pka she '-mo" mo°-zhi a-thi° 

 he ta tse a' be the. Mi the zlii°-ga' u-no" a'-wa-the ta tse a' be the, 

 e-she ta ki° do'. Wo"' shki do° zhi^-ga ts'e' wa-tse'-xi a-wa-gi-the 

 a-thi" he ta tse a' be the, e-she ta ki° do'. 



Hau ! ga she'-no° a no° e'. 



Nl'-KI Wl'-GI-E OF THE Tsi'-ZHU Wa-SHTa'-GE 



(Free translation, p. 277; literal translation, p. 591) 



B Y MoN-zho''-a'-ki-da 



1. Ha' tha tsi ta', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



2. Zhi^'-ga ni-ka-shi-ga ba zhi a-tha', wi-po^-ga, e'-ki-e a-ka', a bi" 



da, tsi ga, 



3. Wi'-90°-ga', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



4. U'-to^-be tha-the ta bi a', wi-Q0°-ga', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



5. Wi'-?o°-ga ga xtsi hi tha i do" a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



6. Mo°'-xe u-9a-ki-ba wi" a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



7. E'-dsi xtsi hi no^-zhi"" a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



8. Wi'-zhi°-the a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



9. 0°'-ha-go° mo°-zhi xtsi a', a bi° da, tsi ga. 



