496 THE OSAGE TRIBE [etu. ann. 36 



117. No^-bthe, as food; tho°-ta, suitable; zhi a, it is not; wi-90°-ga, 



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

 they said. 



118. E-zhi-fka, not the kind; u-to°-ga, not quite; wi-po^-ga, my 



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

 said. 



119. E, it is true; tho°-zha, nevertheless. 



120. We-ki-k'o°, ceremonial article: o"-the, we make of it; o^-mo"- 



thi", as we travel the path of life; ta i tse a, we shall; wi-^o^-ga, 

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

 they said. 



122. Dse, lake; u-pko°-Qka, in the center of; dsi, there; xtsi, verily: 



a, they said. 



123. Tse-wa-the, root of the water-chinkapin; kshe, the lying; no°, 



the; a, they said. 



124. No°-(?i-ge, hfting or kicking aside with the foot; tsi-the, with a 



cjuick movement; to", as he stood; a, they said. 



128. Ba-fe-ni, milk; e-go°, like; tha-dsu-zhe, squirted out as they 



pressed the root between their teeth; the-tha, they sent out; 

 bi, they; a, they said, 146. 



129. Zhi°-ga, the little ones; no"-bthe, as food; tha, they make of it; 



ba, they; tho°-tse a, it is suitable; wi-po^-ga, my younger 

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



130. We-ki-k'o°, for general use as food; tho°-tse, it is suitable; 



a-ka, it is; wi-po'^-ga, my younger brother; e-gi-a, they said to 

 him; bi, they; a, they said. 



131. Zhi"-ge, the little ones; no^-bthe, food; the, they make of it; 



mo°-thi°, as they travel the path of life; ta i tsi° da, they 

 shall, 138, 147, 156, 166. 

 134. No°-bthe, food; the, make of it; mo^-thi", as they travel the 

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



136. Wa-dsu-ta, animal; shi°-to-zhi°-ga, the young male; kshe, the 



lying; a, they said. 



137. E-ki-tho^-ba, couple it with; xtsi, verily; o°-ga-xe, we make it 



to be; ta bi a, we shall; wi-^o^-ga, my j^ounger brothers; 

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



139. No°-bthe, food; the, they make of it; mo°-thi°, as they travel 



the path of life; bi, they; do°, when; a, the}^ said, 148, 157, 

 159, 167, 176. 



140. A-dsu-ta, their limbs; i-ga-^i-ge, by the use of these foods to 



stretch ingrowth; ki-the, cause themselves to; mo°-thi°, as 

 they travel the j^ath of life; ta i tsi" da, they shall, 149, 158. 



141. Dse, lake; go-da, on the farther side; ko^-ha, border, margin; 



dsi, there; xtsi, verily; a, they said, 161. 



