570 THE OSAGE TRIBE [eth.ann.3G 



340. Hi", hairs or feathers; ga-ta-the, struck it and made its feathers 



to scatter; i-he-the, made the animal to lie in death; a-ka, 

 they. 



341. He-dsi, at that moment; xtsi, verily; hi-e-ha, they arrived upon 



the spot; a-ka, they. 



343. Mi-xa, a swan; bi a, it is; wi-zhi"-tiic, my elder brothers; e, they 



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



344. Mi-xa-fka, a white swan; bi a, it is; wi-zhi°-the, my elder 



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



345. We-ki-k'o", a ceremonial article; o°-tha, we make of it; ba-tho", 



it is fit that we; tsi° da, we sliall. 



346. We-ki-k'o°, a ceremonial article; o"-the, we make of it; ta i tsi" 



da, we shall, 361. 



347. ^i, feet; sha-ba, dark in color; bi° da, it is. 



348. Pa, head; sha-ba, dark in color; bi" da, it is. 



349. Hi°, hairs or feathers; ^ka, white; ga ge, these; shki, also; a, 



they said. 

 352. Mi-xa-fka, White-swan; shki, also; a, they said. 

 354. Wa-zhi°-ga-pka, White-bird; shki, also; a, they said. 



356. Zhi"-ga, the little ones; zha-zhe, these names; ki-to°, they shall 



make to be their own; mo°-thi°, as they travel the path of 

 life; ta i tsi" da, they shall. 



357. Mo^-sho'i-Qka, White-feather; shki, also; a, they said. 



359. (^'i-ha, skin of the feet; sha-be, dark in color; ga, these; shki, 



also; a, they said. 

 363. No"-xthe, charcoal for ceremonial use; o°-gi-the, we shall make 



of it, the color (symbolically); ta i tsi° da, we shall, 375. 



367. Mi-xa-pka, white swan; wi°, a, one; ts'e, dead; o"-tha, we caused 



it to be; bi no", that one; a, they said. 



368. Ta-hi u-sdo-zha, curve of its neck; ga, this; thi°-kshe, the 



sitting; a, they said. 



370. Wa-xthe-xthe, war standard; o"-gi-the, we make of it; ta i tsi" 



da, we shall. 



371. Wa-xthe-xthe, war standard; o"-gi-the, we make of it; o°-mo°- 



thi", in our life's journey; bi, we; do", when. 

 374. Pa, tip of the bill; sha-be, the dark color; ga, this; tse, standing; 



a, they said. 

 376. No"-xthe, charcoal; o"-gi-the, we make of it; o"-mo"-thi°, in our 



life's journey; bi, we; do", when; a, they said. 



386. A-ba-do, a small hill; a-tha-k'a-be, on the side of; dsi, there; 



xtsi, verily; a, they said. 



387. 'I" sha-gtha, fragment of a rock; thi"-kslie, the sitting; no", the; 



a, they said. 



388. llc-dsi, there, at that moment; xtsi, verily; a-thi", carrving it in 



his hands; gi, he came home; a, they said, 410, 429, 447, 528, 

 538, 549. 



