LAFLESCHE] TRIBAL RITES LITERAL TRANSLATION 547 



1121. No°-ni-o''-ba, pipe; wi°, a; a, they said. 



1122. Zho-i-ga, body; the, make to he; xtsi, verily; ni-ka-shi-ga, 



people; tho°-ka, thej" are, 1217. 



1124. Pla, O! Ho°-ga, name of the tribal subdivision representing the 



dry part of the earth, the Sacred One; e, said; tsi-the, 

 quickl}"; a, they said. 



1125. No°-ni-o°-ba, pipe; wi°, a; zho-i-ga, body; a-the, I have made 



to be; a-thi°-he a, in my journey; Ho°-ga, Sacred One; 

 e, said; tsi-the, quickly; a, they said. 



1126. Zho-i-ga, body; tha- the, you make to be; tha-thi°-she, in your 



journey; do°, when; shki, also; a, they said, 1174, 1180, 

 11S5, 1192, 1196. 



1127. Zho-i-ga, body; i-ts'a, causes of death; thi°-ge, none; tha- 



tlii°-she, you in your journey; ta tse a, shall; Ho^-ga e, O, 

 Sacred One; e, saying; to°, stood; a, they said. 



1128. Pa, head; u-sho°-sho°, the part or the joint that enables it to 



move freely, the neck; ga, this, behold; tlii°-kshe, sitting; 

 shki, also; a, the}' said. 



1129. Pa u-sho^-sho", joint of the neck; a-gi-the, I have made it to 



be mine; a-thi^-he a, in my journey; Ho^-ga e, O, Sacred 

 One; e, saying; to", stood; a, they said. 



1130. Pa u-slio°-sho°, joint of the neck; tha-the, you make to be 



yours; do°, when; shki, and; a, they said. 



1131. Pa u-sho^-sho", joint of the neck; i-ts'a, causes of death; 



thi°-ge, none; tha-ki-the, you cause yourseK to be; tha-thi°- 

 she, you in your journey; ta tse a, shall; Ho''-ga e, O, 

 Ho°-ga; e, saymg; to°, stood; a, they said. 



1132. U-thu-ga, hollow of the bowl; ga, this, behold; thi"-kshe, sit- 



ting; shki, also; a, they said. 



1133. I-u-thu-ga, cavity of the mouth; a-gi-the, I have made it to 



be mine; a-thi" he a, in my journey; Ho°-ga e, O, Ho°-ga; 

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



1134. No^-ni-o^-ba, the pipe itself; ga, this, behold; thi^-kshe, sitting; 



shki, also; a, they said. 



1135. I-u-thu-ga, hollow of the mouth; tha-the, you make to be 



yours; tha-thi" she, you in your journey; do°, when; shki, 

 and; a, they said. 



1136. Hollow of the mouth; i-ts'a, causes of death; thi^-ge, none; 



tha-thi°-she, you in your journey; ta tse a, shall; Ho°-ga e, 

 O, Ho°-ga; e, saying; to°, stood; a, they said. 



1137. Thi-u-ba-he, side of the body; i-sdu-ge the right; ga, this, 



behold; kshe, lying; a, they said, 1139. 



1138. Thi-u-ba-he, side of the body; a-gi-the, I have made to be 



mine; a-thi" he a, in my journey; Ho^-ga e, O, Ho°-ga; e, saj^- 

 ing; to°, stood; a, they said, 1147. 



