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257. Ni-ka-shi-ga, person; be, whoever; tlii", he wlio moves, Hves; 



shki do", lie may be; a, they saiil. 



258. Wa-no"-xe, spirits; a-dsi, there, m the place where they dwell; 



the, to go; o°-the, we cause him to; ta i tsi° da, we shall, 266, 

 327, 329, 492. 



259. Ni-ka-shi-ga, person; be, whoever; zhi"-ga, little one; i-ta, 



whose; the, he; shki do", may be; a, they said. 



260. Ki, lay down upon the ground; i-lic o°-the, we make him to lie; 



ta i tsi° da, we shall. 



261. Ta, contraction of the word e-ta, in that directioif, where stands 



the ])erson; xtsi, verily; a-tsia-tha, they hastened ; bi, they, a, 

 they said. 



262. U-ba-no''-the, ceremonial pause; wi°, one; ga-xe, made; a-ka, 



they, 332. 



263. U-ba-no°-the, ceremonial pauses; do-ba, four; hi, arriving at; 



he-the, stood in line, abreast as though laying down of a line ; 

 a-ka, they, 333-334, 495. 



264. The, there, yonder; a-ka, he is, he stands; wi-zlii°-the, my elder 



brothers; e, saying; to°, he, the messenger, stood; a, they 

 said, 335, 496. 



267. We-a-])a-pu, pointer, forefinger, index finger; a, they said, 337. 



268. I-u-gthe, thrust into their mouths; a-tsia-tha, hastily; a-ka, 



they. 



269. I-u-gtha-kshi°, moistened in their mouths; a-tsia-tha, hastily; 



bi, they; do°, then; a, they said. 



271. Ni-ka-shi-ga, the person, 296. 



272. Ho''-ga, a sacred person; bthi° a, I am; wi-zhi°-the, my elder 



brothers; e, saying; to°, stood; a, they said. 



273. Wi-zhi''-the, my elder brothers ; a, they saiil. 



274. I-e-wa-fka, he speaks clearly (our language); bi a, he does; 



wi-zlii°-the, my elder brothers; e, saying; to°, stood (the 

 Puma); a, they said. 



275. Ho°-ga, a sacred person; Wa-tse-gi-tsi, He-who-comes-from-the- 



midst-of-the-stars ; wi, I am; a-to" he i° da, I who stand here. 



276. Wi-zhi"-the, My elder brothers; e, saying; to°, stood (he, the 



stranger); a, they said, 318, 472, 477. 



277. Zhi°-ga-ga-hi-ge, Young-chief; mh, I am; a-to" he i° da, I who 



stand here. 



278. Wa-tse-ga-hi-ge, Star-chief; wi, I am; a-to" he i° da, I who 



stand here. 



279. Wa-tse-ga-wa, Radiant-star; wi, I am; a-to" he i" da, I who 



stand here. 



280. Wa-tse-moM", Star-that-travels; wi, I am; a-to" he i" da, I who 



stand here. 

 282. Zhi°-ga-ga-hi-ge, Young-chief; a, they said, 292. 



