LAPLTSCHE] TRIBAL RITES — LITERAL TRANSLATION 521 



45. Ga, this; thi°-kshe, the sitting; shki, also; a, they said. 



47. Wa-to°-<;i, corn; pa-gi, the hard (flint); thi°-kshe, the sitting; 



no", the; a, they said. 



48. I-tha-ki-tho°-ba, these two together; xtsi, verily; a-ni-ka-shi-ga 



i" da, of them I make myself to be a person, a people. 

 5l. Zlii°-ga, the little ones; no^-bthe, food; gi-the, they make of it; 

 mo^-thi", as they travel the path of life; bi, they; do°, when; 

 shki, and; a, they said. 



Tho'-xe Pa Thi-ho" (Butfalo Bull) Gens 

 (Free translation, p. 134; Osage version, p. 353) 



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, 7, 17, 21, 29, 41, 47, 

 57, 68, 79, 92, 114, 120, 132, 140. 



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. Tho-xe, archaic name for buffalo buU; Pa' head; thi-ho°, lift; to", 



the standing; no", the; 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°, 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. Hiu-dse, down, to earth; slii tse a, will you come; wi-tsi-go-e, my 



grandfather; e-gi-a, they said to him; bi, they; a, they said. 



8. Tsi-zhu, the Tsi-zhu gens; Wa-shta-ge, the gentle; thi°-kshe, the 



sitting; no°, the; a, they said. 



9. ^ka-gthe, plume; zhu-dse, red; kshe, the lying; no", the; a, they 



said. 



10. Gthiu-pe, to take from its coverings; tsi-the, he hastened; do", 



and; a, they said. 



11. The-fe, the tongue, of Tho-xe; tha-ta, at the left side; dsi, there; 



a, they said. 



12. U-ha, along side its full length; i-tse-the, placed; to", as he stood; 



a, they said. 



13. pi°-dse, tail; u-thi-xpa-the, to drop (he had lifted his tail in 



anger); i-no°-the, down; ga-xe, forced him to; a, they said. 



14. Ha,0; Tsi-zhu e, Tsi-zhu ; e, to say; tsi-the, he hastened ; a, they 



said. 



15. We-ki-k'o°, symbol; tho°-tse, suitable; thi°-ge, you have none; 



e she do", you have said. 



16. We-ki-k'o", symbol; tho°-tse, suitable; a to° he i° da, I am, 1 who 



stand here. 

 18. ^"-dse, the hair of his tail; thi-bo-xa, expanded; tsi-the, with a 

 quick motion; do", and; a, they said. 



