498 THE OSAGE TRIBE Ieth. anjj. 36 



8. Tho, jiresence; to", standing; hi, having arrived there; no", zhi", 



they ])aiised, stood; bi, they; a, they said. 



9. Tho-e, in haste; xtsi, verily; gi-e, lie returned; do", and; a, they 



said. 



11. Ni-ka, a man; wi", one; e-dsi, there, at a certain place; a-ka, is; 



wi-zhi°-tlie, my elder brothers; e, saying; a-gthi, having 

 returned; no"-shi°, stood; a, they said. 



12. Ha, O; wi-fo^-ga, my younger brothers; e-ki-a, they said to one 



another; bi, they; a, they said. 



13. Ni-ka, man; be, whoever; the, living, moving; shki do°, he may 



be; a, they said. 



14. Wa-no°-xe, spirits; a-dsi, there, to their abode; the, to go; o°-the, 



we, cause him to; ta bi a, we shall; wi-po°-ge, my younger 

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

 said. 



15. E-ta, thitherward, toward the man; pa-mo°-gthe, with heads 



inclined forward; xtsi, verily; a, they said. 



16. We-a-ba-fii, the index finger; iu-gtha-zhu-zhu-the, moistening in 



his mouth; tsi-the, he hastened; thi°-kshe, as he sat; a, they 

 said. 



17. Thu-e, in haste; xtsi, verily; fi-thu-pa, they took footsteps, went 



forth; ba, they; do", and. 



18. 0-pxo", the elk; do-ga, the male; to°, standing; no°, the; a, they 



said. 



19. E-ta, there, at the place where stood the elk; pa-mo"-gthe, with 



heads inclined toward him; xtsi, verily; hi, having arriveil 

 there; no°, zhi", they stood; bi, they; do", when; a, the}' said. 



20. Ha, O; wi-zhi''-the, my elder brothers; e, to say; tsi-the, he (the 



elk), hastened; a, they said. 



21. Ho^-ga, a sacred person; bthi° a, I am; wi-zhi^-the, my elder 



brothers; e, saying; to°, he stood; a, thej^ said. 



22. 0-pxo°-to''-ga, The-Great-Elk ; wi, I am; a-to° he a, I who stand 



here; wi-zhi°-the, my elder brothers; e, saying; to", he stood; 

 a, they said. 



23. E-dsi, there, at any place, or at any important movement; zhi, 



not present; the, moving; thi°-ge, none; xtsi, verily; a-ni-ka- 

 shi-ga, I am such a person; wi-zhi°-the, my elder brothers; e, 

 saying; to", he stood; a, they said. 



24. We-ki-k'o", a symbol; tho°-tse, suitable; a-to" he a, I am, I who 



stand here; e, saying; to", standing; a, they said. 



25. 0-pxo"-to"-ga, The-Great-Elk; shki, and; a, they said. 



26. Zha-zhe, name; a-ki-to", I have made to be mine; a-to" he a, I 



who stand here; wi-zhi"-the, my elder brothers; e, saying; to", 

 he stood; a, they said. 



