LAFLESCHE] TRIBAL RITES LITERAL TRANSLATION 519 



3. Tse-thC-ka, buffalo back; to", the standing; no", the; a, they 



said. 



4. Ha, 0: wi-tsi-go-e, my grandfather; e-gi-a, they said to liim; bi, 



they; a, they said. 



5. We-ki-k'o°, 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, you have none; 



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



8. We-ki-k'o", a symbol; tho^-tse, suitable; a-to'' he i° da, I am, I 



who stand here. 



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



said. 



10. Tsi-zhu, those of the Tsi-zhu division; e-tho°-ba, the two together. 



11. We-ki-k'o°, a symbol; o°-the, make of me; mo°-thi°, as they 



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



12. No^-be, my hands; dsu-dse, to be frequently burnt; o^-tha, they 



shall cause them to; mo°-thi°, as they travel the path of life; 

 ta i tsi° da, they shall. 



13. No°-be, my hands; dsu-dse, frequently burnt; o^-the, they cause 



them to be; mo°-thi'', as they travel the path of life; bi, they; 

 do", when; a, they said. 



14. U-no°, old age; a bi, that which is spoken of as; i-the, live to see; 



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



15. U-no°, as a means to reach old age; o°-tha, they make of me; bi, 



they; do", when; a, they said. 



16. Ho^-ba, the days; u-fa-ki-ba, the divisions of; do-ba, the four. 



17. U-hi, arrive at and enter; ki-the, cause themselves to; mo°-thi°, 



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



Ni'-KA Wa-ko'^-da-oi (Men op Mystery) Gens 

 (Free translation, p. 133; Osage version, p. 352) 



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, 15, 23, 32, 40. 



2. Tsi-zhu, Tsi-zhu division; u-dse-the, fireplaces; pe-tho°-ba, seven; 



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



3. Ni-ka Wa-ko°-da-gi, the men of mystery; thi°-kshe, the sitting; 



a, they said. 



4. Ha, O; wi-tsi-go-e, my grandfather; e-gi-a, they said to hiro; bi, 



the}-; a, they said. 



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



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

 they; a, they said. 



