580 THE OSAGE TRIBE Ikth.ans. 36 



16. Tsi-zhi°-ga, little house; wi", one; a-ri-tlui-fe, diret^tcd tlicir foot- 



steps toward; a-ka, they, 33, 47, 03. 



17. Zhi°-ga, the little ones; wa-fi-thn-fe, direct their footsteps 



toward these; mo''-thi'', as they travel the path of life; bi, 

 they; do", when; a, they said, 34, 48, 64. 



18. Wa-fi-thu-fe, the act of of taking footsteps; gi-o-ts'e-ga, easy 



for them; ta, that it may; ba, they; sho°, purpose; a-ka, they, 

 35, 49, 65. 



20. Wa-pi-thu-fe, direct their footsteps; ga no", towanl what; shki, 



and ; a, hi"" a, interrogative particles ; e-ki-a, said to one another ; 

 bi, they; a, they said, 36, 51. 



21. U-k'u-be, valleys; tho^-ba, two; a-fi-thu-pa, direct then- footsteps 



toward; ba, they; do", did; a, they said. 



22. U-k'u-be, valleys; tho^-ba, two; e-fka, indeed; e-wa-ka, they 



meant; zhi, not; a-ka, they. 



23. Wa-dsu-ta, animals; tho°-ba, two; a-pi-thu-pa, direct their foot- 



steps toward; ba, they; do", did. 



24. Wa-dsu-ta, animals; tho°-ba, two; e-pka, indeed; e-wa-ka, they 



meant; zhi, not; a-ka, they. 



25. Wa-dsu-ta, animals; u-ba-tse, groups; tho°-ba, two; a-ki-gtha- 



thi°, that keep themselves together; no" no", habitually; a, 



they said, 27. 

 28. E-fka, indeed; e-wa-ka, they meant; zhi, not; a-ka, they. 

 30. Ni, river; u-ga-xthi, bends; tho°-ba, two; e-dsi, there; no" no", 



are; a, they said. 

 32. Ni, river; u-ga-xthi, bends; tho°-ba, two; e-fka, indeed; e-wa-ka, 



they meant; zhi, not; a-ka, they. 



37. U-k'u-be, valleys; tha-bthi", three; a-pi-thu-fa, direct their foot- 



steps toward; ba, they; do", did; a, they said. 



38. U-k'u-be, valleys; tha-bthi", three; e-fka, indeed; e-wa-ka, they 



meant; zhi, not; a-ka, they. 



39. Wa-dsu-ta, animals: tha-bthi", three; a-fi-thu-fa, direct their 



footsteps toward; bi" da, they did. 



40. Wa-dsu-ta, animals; tha-bthi", three; e-fka, indeed; e-wa-ka, thej* 



meant; zhi, not; a-ka, they. 



41. Wa-dsu-ta, animals; u-ba-tse, groups; tha-bthi", three; a-ki- 



gtha-thi", keep themselves together; no" no", habitually; a, 

 they said. 

 43.. Wa-dsu-ta, animals; u-ba-tse, groups; tha-bthi", three; e-fka, 

 indeed; e-wa-ka, they meant; zhi, not; a-ka, they. 



45. Ni, river; u-ga-xthi, bends; tha-bthi", three; a-fi-thu-pa, direct 



their footsteps toward; bi" da, they did. 



46. Ni, river; u-ga-xthi, bends; tha-bthi", three; e-fka, indeed: 



e-wa-ka, they meant; zhi, not; a-ka, they. 



