464 THE OSAGE TRIBE [bih. 4nn. 36 



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



a-to°-ho, I stand. 



17. E-dsi, there, in the activities of life; zlii, absent; the, moving; 



thi°-ge, none, never; xtsi, verily; a-ni-ka-shi-ga, I am a person; 

 i° da, I am. 



19. Xa-dse, grass; ba-tse, a bunch of; ho°-fka, one of any kind; 



do", the; a, they said. 



20. Thi-thi-shi-zhe, plucked and twisted it; gtlii, drew toward him- 



self; no^-the, placed it upon the ground; to", as he stood; '', 

 they said, 26, 44. 



21. Ga, these grasses; tse, that lay upon the ground; shki, also; a, 



they said, 71, 78. 



22. We-ki-k'o°, ceremonial article; the, make of it; mo^-thi",^* as they 



travel the path of life; ta bi° da, they shall, 28, 41, 46, 58. 



23. Tho-e, in haste; xtsi, verily; fi-thu-^e, took footsteps, went 



forth; do", did; a, they said, 29, 37, 42, 50. 



24. Ba-xpe, small stunted oaks; ba-tse, a bunch of; ho^-pka, any 



kind; do°, the; a, they said. 



25. Ga, this, bunch of stunted oaks; thi°-kshe, sitting here; shki, 



also; a, they said, 27, 32, 40, 45, 55. 



30. Ga-xa, a branch, a creek; zhi^-ga, small; pe-gtha-gtha the, a 



Une of groves along its banks; xtsi, verily; ge, dsi, there 

 amongst; a, they said. 



31. Zho^-sha-be-the hi, dark-wood tree, the red-bud; ba-^se, a bunch 



of; ho°-?ka, any kind; do", the; a, they said. 



33. We-ki-k'o°, ceremonial articles or symbol; the, make of; mo"- 



thi", as they travel the path of life; ta i tsi" da, they shall. 



34. No°-xthe, charcoal; gi-the, they shall make of it; mo"-thi", as 



they travel the path of life; ta bi" da, they shall. 



35. No°-xthe, charcoal; gi-the, they make of it; bi, they; do", when, 



a, they said. 



36. U-no°, old age; a bi, spoken of as; i-the, live to see; mo"-thi°, as 



they travel the path of life; (a bi" da, they shall, 98. 



38. Mo"-f a, arrow-shaft trees; ba-tse, bunch; ho°-9ka, any kind ; do", 



the; a, they said. 



39. E-dsi, there, close to it; xtsi, verily; hi, having arrived at; gthi", 



he sat down; thi"-kshe, sitting; a, they said. 

 43. Ha-fi-lii, grapevine; ko", the root; ba-tse, bunch; ho"-9ka, any 

 kind; do", the; a, they said 



47. Zhi"-ga, the little ones; we-ki-k'o", ceremonial articles or symbols; 



tha, they make of; bi, they; do", when; a, they said. 



48. Da-gthe, captives; i-thi-sha-wi", they shall tie up as with cords; 



e no" bi no", and spoken of as cords; a, they said. 



>< The word mo»-thi°, used colloquially, means, to walk. When the word is used figuratively and cere- 

 monially it denotes the continuation of an important act during the life journey of the tribe. 



