The Xo'-ka Wi'-gi-e» 



(Free translation, p. 74; Osage version, p. 305) 



1. He-dsi, at that time and place; xf si, verily; a, they said; abi°da, 



it has been said; tsi, house; ga, in this, 18, 66, 82. 



2. Ho°-ga, the Ho°-ga subdivision; ii-dse-the, fireplaces; pe-tho^-ba, 



seven; ni-ka-shi-ga, a people; ba do°, they were; a, they said. 



3. Ha, O; wi-(!0°-ga, my younger brothers; e-ki-a, said to one 



another; bi, they; a, they said. 



4. We-ki-k'o", ceremonial articles, or symbols; tho°-tse, suitable 



for use; thi°-ge, none; a-tha, there is; wi-90°-ga, my younger 

 brothers; e-ki-a, said to one another; bi, they; a, they said. 



5. I°-gtho°-ga, Puma; do-ga, the male; to", standing; a, they said. 



6. Ha, Ho; wi-90°-ga, my younger brother; e-gi-a, said to him; bi, 



they; a they said. 



7. We-ki-k'o°, ceremonial articles, or symbols; tho°-tse, suitable 



for use; thi^-ge, none; a-tha, there is; wi-po^-ga, my younger 

 brother; e-gi-a, said to him; bi, they; a, they said. 



8. Tho-e, in haste; xtsi, verily; hi-the, he went forth; do", did; a, 



they said. 



9. A-ba-do, a small hill; a-ga-ha, upon the brow of; dsi, there; 



xtsi, verily; a, they said, 51. 



10. Wa-^a-be, the black bear; u-(?a-ka, without blemish, without 



spots; thi°-ge, none; that has none; to" no", the standing; a, 

 they said. 



11. Tho, in his presence; to°, where he stood; hi, having arrived 



there; no''-zhi°, stood; bi, they; a, they said. 



12. Ha, O; wi-tsi-go-e, my grandfather; e-gi-a, said to him; bi, they; 



a, they said. 



13. We-ki-k'o°, ceremonial article, or symbol; tho''-tse, suitable; 



thi°-ge, none; a-tha, there are; wi-tsi-go-e, my grandfather; 

 e-gi-e, said to him ; a-ka, they. 



14. Ha, Ho; zhi°-ga, little ones; e, to say; tsi-the, he hastened; 



a, they said. 



15. We-ki-k'o", ceremonial articles, or symbols; tho°-tse, suitable; 



thi^-ge, you have none; e-she, you having said; do", because; 

 a, they said. 



33 Many of the lines of the wi'-gi-es are used again and again. Where such repetitions of a line occur 

 the sequential numbers of the lines having the same words and meaning will be grouped together so 

 that the translation of one line will suffice for all, in order that much labor and space may be saved. 

 For the same reason the refrain at the end of every line, " A bi" da, tsi ga," will be omitted save in the 

 opening line of the wi'-gi-e. 



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