508 THE OSAGE TRIBE [Eiri.AXN. 36 



09. Mi, sun; lii-e, places of its setting; ge, plural; in, t(wanl, in liie 

 tlirection of, 74. 



70. We-go"-tha, as a means by which to express their desires: a-thi", 



take with them; mo^-thi", as tho^y travel the ])iith of life; hi, 

 they; do", when; shki, and; a, they said, 75. 



71. Da, tlie things that they ask for; thii-ts'a-ga, fail to oI>tain; zlii, 



not; ki-the, cause themselves to; mo^-tlii", as they travel the 

 path of life; ta i tsi" da, they shall, 76, 85. 



80. Ho"-ba, days; u-pa-ki-ba, the great tlivisions of; do-ba, the four; 



shki, and; a, they said. 



81. U-hi, to reach and to enter; ki-the, cause themselves to; mo"- 



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



82. Wa-zha-zhe, the people of the Wa-zha-zhe subdivision; a, they 



said. 

 S3. Ho°-ga, those of the Ho°-ga subdivision; e-t]io"-ba, they together. 

 84. We-ki-k'o", ceremonial articles; symbols; o"-the, they make of 



me; mo"-thi", as they travel the path of life; bi, they; do", 



when; a, they said. 



TsK-Do'-GA I^-nsE (Buffalo Bull Face) Gens 



The members of this gens remain silent throughout the recitation 

 of the wi'-gi-es, but the presence of the gens at the ceremony is 

 necessary for the reason that it forms a part of the great tribal 

 division representing the sky. The office of this gens is to prepare 

 the symbolic moccasins to be worn by the Sho'-ka and the Xo'-ka 

 at the initiatory ceremonies of the war rites. (See p. 121.) 



Mi-k'i'" Wa-nqn (Elder Sun-carkier) Gens 

 (Free translation, p. 122; Osage version, p. 342) 



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, 18, 45. 



2. Tsi-zhu, the Tsi-zhu division; u-dse-the, fireplaces: pe-tho"-ba, 



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



3. Mi-k'i", Sun-carrier; Wa-no°, the elder (the term elder signifies 



the warrior gens); thi"-kshe, the sitting; 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. We-ki-k'o", a symbol; tho"-tse, suitable; thi"-ge a-tha, there is 



none; wi-tsi-go-e, my grandfather; e-gi-a, they said to him; bi, 

 they; a, they said. 



6. Ha, O; zhi°-ga, little ones; e, to say; tsi-the, he hastened; a, they 



said. 



7. We-ki-k'o", symbol; tho"-tse, suitable; thi°-ge, there is none; 



e-she do", you have said; a, they said. 



