LAFLKSCHB] TRIBAL RITES — LITERAL TRANSLATION 577 



34. Wa-pa-lii, sharp weapons; a-bu-zha-ga, pass harmlessly by in 

 forked lines; bi, they; ki-the, cause themselves to; mo^-thi", 

 as they travel tlie path of life; ta i tsi" da, they shall; e, said; 

 tsi-the, quickly; a, they said. 



39. Wa-pa-hi, sharp weapons; a-ki-tha-zha-ta, glance away on either 

 side; bi, they; ki-the, cause themselves to; mo°-thi°, as they 

 travel the path of life; ta i tsi"" da, they shall; e, said; tsi-the, 

 quickly; a, they said. 



44. Wa-pa-lii, sharp weapons; ge-go°, glance harmlessly away; bi, 

 we; o°-ki-the, we cause ourselves to be; o^-mo^-thi", as we 

 travel the path of life; ta i tsi° da, we shall; e, said; tsi-the, 

 quickly; a, the}^ said. 



48. Wa-kC-da, god; Ho°-ba, day; do", of the; thi°-kshe, the sitting; 

 a, they said, 50, 53. 



52. Wa-ko^-da, gods; no°-wa-pa, feared by; bi, we; o°-mo°-thi°, as 

 we travel the path of life; ta i tsi° da, we shall; e, said; tsi-the. 

 quickly; a, they said. 



55. Wa-ko^-da, gods; e-shki do", even they, themselves; a, they said, 



56. I°-dse, faces; u-wa-kia-ta, stare us in the; ba, they; zhi, not; 



o°-mo°-tlii°, we travel the path of life; ta i tsi° da, we shall; 

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



Kl'-NO'' Wl'-GI-E 



(Free translation, p. 247; Osage version, p. 433) 



1. He-dsi, at that time and place; xtsi, verily; a, they said; a bi° 



da, it has been said; tsi, house; ga, in this, 7, 13, 38. 



2. Zlii"-ga, the httle ones; da-do", what; pi-tha-to°, use for a girdle; 



mo^-thi", as they travel the path of life; ta, shall; ba, they; 

 do°, interrogative particle; a, they said. 



3. Tse-hi°, buffalo hair; zhi^-ga, of the little one, the calf; thi''-kslie, 



the sitting; no", the; a, they said, 9. 



4. Ga, this; pi-tha-to", use as a girdle; a-ka, they will. 



5. Zhi°-ga, the little ones; pi-tlia-to°, girdle; ki-the, cause them- 



selves to use; mo°-thi", as they travel the path of life; bi, they; 

 do", when; a, they said. 



6. I-ts'a, causes of death; thi°-ge, none; ki-the, cause themselves to; 



mo^-thi", as they travel the path of life; ta i tsi° da, they shall; 

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

 8. Zhi°-ga, the little ones; da-do°, what; wa-no°-p'i°, neckband; the, 

 make of or use; mo°-thi", as they travel the path of life; ta, 

 shall; ba, they; do", interrogative particle; a, they said. 

 10. Ga, this; wa-no°-p'i°, neckband; the, use; a-ka, they will. 

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