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72. Thi-k'a-xe, he sounded his rattles; o°-ha-lia-e, repeatedly; to°, 



stood; a, they said. 



73. Pa ii-gthe, at the head; ta ha, toward. 



74. Thi-k'ak'a-xe, repeatedly sounding his rattles; to", he stood; a, 



they said, 76, 78, 80. 



75. Ta-dse, winds; ga-xpa, the east; dsi, there; a, they said. 

 77. Ta-dse, winds; mo°-ha, west; dsi, there; a, they said. 



79. Ta-dse, winds; ba-po", from the cedars, the north; dsi, there; a, 



they said. 

 S6. Ho^-ba, the days; tha-gthi°, peaceful and beautiful; shki, and; 



a, they said. 



THE Ho'"-GA SUBDIVISION 



HoN'-G.\ A-Hiu-ToN Gens 



(Free translation, p. 104; Osage version, p. 326) 



1. He-dsi, at that time and place; xtsi, verily; a, they said; a bi° da, 



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



2. Ho"-ga, a sacred person; u-dse-the, fireplaces; pe-tho°-ba, seven; 



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



3. Ho''-ga, the sacred person; a-hiu-to°, who possesses wings; thi°- 



kshe, the sitting; no°, the; a, they said. 



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



they; a, they said. 



5. Zhi^-ga, the little ones; we-ki-k'o", ceremonial articles, symbol; 



tha, of which to make; ba, they; tho°-tse, suitable; thi°-ge, 

 none; a-tha, there is; wi-tsi-go-e, my grandfather; e-gi-a, they 

 said to him; bi, they; a, they said. 



7. We-ki-k'o", symbol; tho^-tse, suitable; thi°-ge, none; e-she do°, 



you have said; a, they said. 



8. We-ki-k'o", symbol; tho°-tse, 'suitable; mi-kshe i" da, I am, I who 



sit here. 



9. Wa-zhi°-ga, the bird; wa-tha-xthi, stains, anger, evil disposition; 



tlii°-ge, that has none; thi°-kshe, the sitting; no°, the; a, they 

 said. 



10. Zhu-i-ga, my body; the, I have made of it; xtsi, verily; a-ni-ka- 



shi-ga, I as a person, as a people; mi-kshe i° da, I who sit here. 



11. Wa-ko°-da, the gods; u-to^-ba-bi, watched over, and cared for 



by them; mi-kshe i" da, I am, I who sit here. 



12. Zhi°-ga, the little ones; zhu-i-ga, their bodies; o°-tha, they make 



of me; bi, they; do°, when; a, they said, 25, 29, 33. 



13. Wa-ko°-da, the gods; u-to°-ba bi, watch over them and care for 



them; ki-the, cause themselves to be; mo°-thi°, as they travel 

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



14. U-no°, the means of reaching old age; o°-gi-tha, they make of 



me; ba, they; tho°-t.se, fit, suitable; mi-kshe i° da, I am, I 

 who sit here. 



