I..1 IXESCHKJ TRIBAL KITES LITERM. TRANSLATION 541 



810. Ila, ()! zhi°-ga, little ones; e, he said: tsi-the, quickly; a, they 



said. 835, 1049. 

 821. Zhi"-ga, the little ones; n-no", tlie means hy whicli to reach old 



age; o°-gi-thc, make of me; mo''-thi", in their j<iurney; bi, 



they: do", when; shki, and: a, they said. 

 828. Ila, O! wi-zhi°-the, elder brother: e-gi-a, tliej^ said to him; bi, 



they: a, the}' said. 



830. Ni, water; mo°-ho", miry marsh; .xtsi, very; ge, the; dsi, there; 



a, the\' said. 



831. 'I", stone, rock, or boulder; shi°-ga, smah; thi"-kshe, the sitting; 



no", the: a, they said, 843. 



837. Ha, O! wi-vo"-ga, my younger brothers; e, saying; a-gthi, hav- 



ing returned; no°-zhi°, stood; to", standing; a, they said. 



838. '1°, stone, rock, or boulder; zhi"-ga, httle: wi". a; o-dsi, there, 



at j-onder place; a-ka, is; wi-po°-ga, my younger brothers; 

 e, saying; a-gthi, having returned; no"-zhi", stood; to", stand- 

 ing; a, they said. 



839. Wi-zhi"-the, my elder l)rother he who is. 



840. '1°, stone, rock, or 1)oulder; zhi"-ga. little: wi", a: e-dsi, there, 



at yonder place; thi"-kshe, sitting; e, said; a-ka, is; wi-fo^-ga, 



my 3'ounger brothers; e-ki-a, said to one another; bi, they; 



a, they said. 

 843. 'I", stone, rock, or bovdder: thi"-kshe, the sitting: no", the; a, 



they said. 

 845. Ni-ha, algae; ga-mi-mi-tha, floating about as in the winds; xtsi, 



verily: thi"-kshe, sitting as though: a, they said. 



854. Ko°-ha, etlges, of the boulder; ga-mi-mi-tha, alga» floating about; 



ga ge, these; sliki, also; a, they sai<l, 856. 



855. Ni-ka, men; no", aged; hi, arrived at; do", when. 



859. Ni-ka, men; ts'a-ge, aged, venerable; hi, arrived at; bi, they; 



do", when; a. they said. 

 863. I-bi-fo"-dse, close to, by its side, as a symbol of old age: o"-kshi- 



the, let us make it to be; ta bi a, we shall; wi-^on-ga, my 



younger brothers; e-ki-a, said to one another; bi, they; a, they 



said. 

 866. Zho-i-ga, bodies; the, to make to be; xtsi, verily; ni-ka-shi-ga, 



people; ki-the, to make themselves to be; mo°-thi", in their 



journey; ta bi a, the}- shall; wi-90"-ga, my younger brothers; 



e-ki-a, said to one another. 



869. U-hi, reach; ki-the, cause themselves to; mo"-thi", in their 



journey; ta bi a, they shall; wi-<?o"-ga, my younger brothers; 

 e-ki-a, said to one another; bi, they; a, they said. 



870. U-no", old age; a bi, spoken of as; i-the, see; ki-the, cause them- 



selves to; mo"-thi", in their journey; ta bi a, they shall; 

 wi-fo^-ga, my younger brothel's; e-ki-a, said to one another; 

 bi, the}'; a, they said. 



