518 THE OSAGE TRIBE [eth. ann. 86 



46. A-zhu, tlie muscles of my arms; ga-wa, loosened with age; ga, 

 this; tlii"-kshe, the sitting; shki, also; a, they said. 



48. A-ba-t'u-xa, my shoulder that is bent with age; ga, this; thi°- 

 kshe, the sitting; shki, also; a, they said. 



51. A-ba-t'u-xa, shoulder that is bent with age; a ])i, that which is 



spoken of as; i-the, hve to see; ki-the, cause themselves to; 

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



52. Du-dse, the muscles of my throat; u-ga-wa, that are loosened with 



age; ga,this; tlii°-kshe, the sitting; shki, also; a, they said. 



55. Du-dse, muscles of the throat; u-ga-wa, loosened with age; a bi, 

 that wliich is spoken of as ; i-the, live to see; ki-the, cause them- 

 selves to; mo^-thi", as they travel the path of life; ta i tsi" da, 

 they shall. 



^6. Ta-xpi, crown of the head; hi°, the hair of; ^a-dse, thinned with 

 age; ga, this; thi^-kshe, the sitting; shki, also; a, they said. 



58. Zhi°-ga, the little ones; no°, old age; hi, arrive at; bi, they; do", 



when; a, they said. 



59. Ta-xpi, the crown of the head; hi°, the hair of; ga-dse, thinned 



with age; a bi, that which is spoken of as; i-the, live to see; 

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

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



60. Pa-xi", the hair of the head; pa-dse, thinned with age; ^i e-go°, 



turned yellowish in color; ga, this; thi°-kshe, the sitting; shki, 

 also; a, they said. 



61. E-shki do", that also; a, they said. 



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



of me; bi, they; do", when; a, they said. 



64. Pa-xi°, hair of the head; (?a-dse, thinned with age; pi e-go", 



turned yellowish in color; a bi, that which is spoken of as; 

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

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



65. Ho°-ba, the days; u-pa-ki-ba, the divisions of; do-ba, the four. 



66. U-hi, to reach and enter; ki-the, cause themselves to; moMhi", 



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



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



said. 



68. Ho^-ga, and tliose of the Ho°-ga subdivision; e-tho°-ba, the two 



together. 



69. Zhu-i-ga, their bodies; o''-tha, they make of me; bi, they; do" 



when; a, they said. 



TsE ThqN'-ka (Buffalo Back) Gens 

 (Free translation, p. 132; Osage version, p. 351) 



1. He-dsi, at that time and place: xtsi, veril}-; a, they said; a bi" 



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



2. Tsi-zhu, 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. 



