562 THE OSAGE TIUBE [eth. a.n.n. 36 



252. Ki, down upon the ground, llfiurativc for vanquish; i-he-wa- 



tha-tho, you shall lay them, make them to lie vanquished; 

 ta tse a, you shall; ll()''-ga; e-gi-e, the}^ said to him or to 

 them; a-ka, he, the Wa-zha-zhe Wa-no°. 



253. Ta, deer's; he, horns, the tips of; pc-tlW-ha, seven. 



254. Wa-pa-hi, weapons; a-gi-the, I have made to be; a-thi" he a, 



in my (life's) journey, Ho^-ga; e-gi-e, said to him or to them; 

 a-ka, they, the Wa-zha-zhe Wa-no". 



255. Ta, deer's; he, horns, the tips of; e-shki do°, even those; a, 



they said. 



256. Ga-stse, split; a-gi-gthe, I with my arrows; a-tlii° he no", in my 



journey, Ho°-ga; e-gi-e, said to him or to them; a-ka, they 

 the Wa-zha-zhe Wa-no". 



257. 1-ki-i-he, with them, the sacred arrows; wa-tha-the, you shall 



make them to lie down, vanquish them, the foe; ta tse a, you 

 shall, Ho°-ga; e-gi-e, they said to him or to them; a-ka, they 

 the Wa-zha-zhe Wa-no°. 



Nl'-KI Wl'-GI-E 



By Wa-tse'-moN-xn 



(Free translation, p. 220; Osage version, p. 414) 



1. Da, what said they; a bi" da, it has been said; tsi, house; ga, in 



this, 80, 130, 156, 226, 23S, 305, 520. 



2. ZW-ga, the little ones; ni-ka-shi-ga, a people; ta, that; ba, they; 



do°, may; a, they said, 13. 



3. Wa-ki-gthi-gtlio°, meditated upon plans for the j^urpose; a-tsi-a- 



the, they proceeded; a-ka, they. 



4. U-k'o°, over the plans; Wa-no°-tha zhi, perplexed; a-ka, they sat, 



7, 17, 28. 



5. Mo"-xe, heavens; u-pa-ki-ba, divisions; wi°, the first; a, they said. 



6. U-ni-ka-shi-ga, wherein to become a people; ta, that; ba, they; 



do°, may, 19. 



8. Zhi°-ga, the little ones; ni-ka-shi-ga, a people; ba, they; tho°-ta, 



possible; zhi" da, it was not, 14, 25, 158. 



9. U-ga-wi"-xe, a soaring, a circle; wi", one or the first one; ga-xe, 



made; a-ka, they. 



10. Ki-fto, to assemble as for a council; a-tsia-tha, they proceeded; 



bi, they; a, they said. 



11. Zhi°-ga, the little ones; ni-ka-shi-ga, a people; zhi, not; a-ka, 



they, 22. 



12. Mo°-xe, lieavens; u-fa-ki-ba, divisions; we-tho^-ba, the second; 



kshe, that lay; a, they said. 

 15. U-ga-wi°-xe, soarings or circles; tlio"-ba, a second; ga-xe, made; 

 a-ka, they. 



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