542 THE OSAGE TRIBE [bth. ann. 86 



874. Zhi"-ga, little ones; no"-bthe, food; tha, to make of; ba, they; 

 tho°-tse, they could; thi^-ge, none; a-tha, it is so; wi-pon-ga, 

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

 a, they said, 945. 



877. Zlii"-ga, httle ones; no°-bthe, food; tha, to make of; ba, they; 

 tho"-tse, they could; thi°-ge, none; a-tha, it is so; wi-po"-ga, 

 my younger brother; e-gi-a, said to him; bi, they; a, they 

 said, 894, 908. 



880. Dse, lake; ko''-ha, border; dsi, there; xtsi, verily; a, they said, 



896. 



881. Ho-xtho°-ta-xe-hi, the sparganium; to°, the standing; a, they 



said. 

 883. He-dsi, quickly; xtsi, verily; a-thi°, with it; gi e, returned; do°, 

 then; a, they said, 899, 913, 932, 953, 973, 1301, 1382, 1388, 

 1394, 1409, 1419, 1433. 



885. The, this; ho°, how will it serve; wi-zhi°-the, elder brothers; 



e, saying; a-gthi, having returned; no°-shi", stood; to", 

 standing; a, they said, 900, 914, 933, 954, 974, 1376, 1383, 

 1389, 1395, 1411, 1420, 1434. 



886. I-k'u-tse, tested the taste; a-tsia-tha, with haste; ba, they; do", 



did; a, they said, 902, 916, 934, 956, 976. 

 889. No°-bthe, to use as food; tho°-ta, possible; zhi a, not; wi-fo^-ga, 

 my younger brother; e-gi-a, said to him; bi, they; a, they 

 said, 903. 



892. We, with wliich to; ki-i-he-o^-the, to make fall, in death; ta bi a, 



we shall; wi-po^-ga, my younger brothers; e-ki-a, said to one 

 another; bi, they; a, they said, 906, 964, 983. 



893. No°, look you: wi-fo°-ga, my j^ounger brother; e-gi-a, said to 



liim; bi, they; a, they said, 907, 925, 966. 

 897. f!i''-mo°-no°-ta-hi, the Nijmphsea advena; to", the standing; no", 

 the; a, they said. 



910. Dse, lake; u-pko°-fka, in the middle of; dsi, there, at that place; 



xtsi, verily; a, they said. 



911. Tse-wa-the, the root of the water lily (Nelumlo lutea); kshe, 



that lay; no", the; a, they said. 



912. No^-pa-ho", made it to rise by treading upon it; a-tsia-tha, 



moving in haste; ba, they; do", did. 



917. Ba-fe-ni, milk; e-go", resembling; a, they said, 935. 



918. Tha-dsu-zhe, making the juice to squirt by chewing the root; 



gthe, suddenly; a-ka, they, 936. 

 920. The, this plant; e, that; shno", the very tiling; u-tha-dse, have 

 been searching; tha, you; to", standing; she a, you have; 

 wi-fo^-ga, my younger brother; e-gi-a, said to him; bi, they; 

 a, they said, 938, 1436. 



