536 THE OSAGE TRIBE [eth. ann. 36 



437. Zhi°-ga, little ones; ni, water; a-ga-ha, upoii;ba, they; tho°-ta, 

 possible; zhi a, not; wi-po^-ga, my younger brothers; e-ki-a, 

 said to one another; bi, tiiey; a, tliey said. 



440. Thu-e, quickly; xtsi, verily; pi-thu-pe, took footsteps; the, went 



forth; do", did; a, they said, 542, 597, 652, 707, 792, 829, 879, 

 895, 928, 949, 992, 1043, 1067, 1084, 1.372, 1379. 



441. Tse-xe, open, treeless prairie; xtsi, verily; ge, where; dsi, there; 



a, they said, 1017, 1044, 1100, 1373, 1386. 

 444. Ni-ka, man; wi°, a; a, they said. 



446. No°-be, hand; ba-ha, uplifted; hi, arriving there; no"-zhi", 



stood; to°, standing; a, they said. 



447. No"-be, hand; zha-ta, forked; ga-xe, making; to", standing; a, 



they said, 1231. 



448. He-dsi, quickly, then and there; xtsi, verily; gi-e, he returned; 



do", iHd; a, they said. 



449. Ha, O! wi-zhi°-the, elder brothers; e, saying; a-gthi-no"-zhi°, 



having returned and stood; to", standing; a, they said, 545, 

 600, 655, 710, 768, 884. 



450. Ni-ka, man; wi", a; edsi, there, a-ka, is; wi-zhi"-the, elder 



brothers; e, saying; a-gthi-no°-zhi°, having returned and stood ; 

 to", standing. 



451. Ha, O! wi-po°-ga, my younger brother. 



452. Ni-ka, man; be, who; zhi"-ga, little one; i-ta, his; sliki do", may 



be; a, they said, 459. 



453. Wa-no°-xe, spirits; adsi, there, in the land where they dwell; 



the, to go; o"-the, we cause him to; ta, shall; bi a, let us; 

 wi-po°-ga, my younger brothers; e-ki-a, said to one another; 

 bi, they; a, they said, 460. 



455. E-ta, in that direction; ])a-mo°-gthe, heads inchned; xtsi, verily; 



a, they said, 550, 605, 660, 655, 715, 772, 804, 841, 



456. ^"i-thu-pe, took footsteps; tsi-tha, quickly; ba, they; do", did; 



a, they said, 551, 606, 661, 716, 773, 805, 842. 



457. We-a-ba-fu, index finger; a, they said. 



458. I-u-tha-zhu-zhu the, thrust into his mouth to moisten; hi-the, 



quickly; thi"-kshe, sitting; a, they said. 



461. He-dsi, there, at that place; xtsi, verily; hi, arriving there; no"- 



zhi", stood; bi, they; do", when; a, they said. 



462. Ha, O; wi-zhi"-the, elder brothers; e, said; tsi-the, quickly; a, 



they said. 



464. Ho°-ga, sacred one; Mo°-thi°-ka-zhi"-ga, little earth. 



465. Wi, I; a-to" he a, I stand; wi-zhi"-the, my elder brothers; e, 



said; to", stood; a, they said. 

 467. We-shno", heartily grateful; wi-gi-the, I have caused you to be; 

 a-to° he a, I stand; wi-zhi"-the, my elder brothers; e, saying; 

 to" a, he stood, 476, 493, 505. 



