510 THE OSAGE TRIBE [eth. axn. 36 



49. Ga-gthe-zhe, stripes, rays; sha-pe, the six; tse, that stand; no", 



the; a, they said. 



50. Ga, these; tse, standing; shki, also; a, they said, 57. 



51. Wa-we-a-ga-(!ko"-the i° da, I have made to be symbols, 58. 



52. Zhi°-ga, the little ones; we-tha-wa, use them for counting; mo"- 



thi", as they travel the path of life; bi, they; do", when; a^ 

 they said, 59. 



53. 0-do", military honors; gi-tsi-^a, correct; a bi, spoken of as; 



i-the, to see; ki-the, cause themselves to; mo"-thi°, as they 

 travel the path of life; ta i tsi° da, they shall, 60. 



55. Thi-u-ba-he, the side of the body; i-sdu-ge, the right; dsi, there; 



a, they said. 



56. Ga-gthe-zhe, stripes, rays; pe-tho°-ba, seven; tse, the standing; 



no", the; a, they said. 



Ho" I-NI-KA-SHI-GA (NiGHT PeOPLE) GeNS 

 (Free translatioiij p. 123; Osage version, p. 343) 



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



seven; ni-ka-shi-ga, person, a people; ba, they; do", were; a, 

 they said. 



3. Ho", niglit; I-ni-ka-shi-ga, by which they became a people; 



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; ])i, 



they; a, they said. 



5. We-ki-k'o", symbol; tho"-tse, suitable; thi"-ge a-tha, tliere is 



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

 they; a, the}' said. 



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



they said. 



7. We-ki-k'o", symbol; th()"-tse, suitable; mi-kshe i" da, I am, I 



wiio sit here. 



8. Wa-^a-be, the black bear; u-^a-ka, blemish, spots; thi"-ge, that 



has none; kshe, the lying; no", the; a, they said. 



9. Zhu-i-ga, body; the, made of; xtsi, verily; a-ni-ka-shi-ga, I am a 



person, a people; mi-kshe i" da, I who sit here. 



10. Zhu-i-ga, their bodies; tlie, they make of him: mo°-thi", as they 



travel the path of life; bi, the\-; do", when; a, they said. 



11. I-ts'a, causes of death; thi^-ge, having none; mo"-thi", as they 



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



12. U-no°, old age; a bi, spoken of as; shki, and; i-the, live to see; 



ki-tlie, cause themselves to; mo°-thi", as they travel the path 

 of life; ta i tsi" da, they shall, 26. 



