LAKLESCHE] RITE OF VIGIL OSAGE LANGUAGE. 473 



TSI'-ZHU WA-SHTA'-GE VERSION OF THE NO'^'-ZHI''- 



ZHO'' RITE. 



No^-Nl' A-THA-SHO-DSE Wl'-GI-E. 



(Free translation, p. 245; literal translation, p. 600.) 



1. Ha' ! da-do" wa-zhi" gi-the mo°-thi° ta ba do° a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



2. I^'-gtho^-gthe-zhe zhi"-ga kshe no" a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



3. Wa'-zhi° to°-ga do" wa-zhi" gi tha bi a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



4. Wa'-zhi" gi tha bi do" shki a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



5. Wa'-zhi" u-ta-thi° bi ki-the mo"-thi" ta i tsi" da', a bi" da, tsi ga. 



6. No°'-be-hi wi-ta', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



7. No"'-be-hi tha bi do" shki a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



8. No"'-be e-dsi wa-thi"-ga zhi ki-the mo"-thi" ta i tsi" da', a bi" da, 



tsi ga. 



9. Ho"'-ba i-ta-xe tho" dsi a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



10. Ni' u-ga-xthi wi" e-dsi xtsi a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



11. Wa'-ko"-tha tsi-the to" a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



12. Ta' tse-he-xo-dse kshe a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



13. Bi'-shu-ka .xtsi a-thi" hi the kshe a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



14. Wa'-tse niu ga-.xe to" a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



15. Wa'-tse niu bi do" ga' xto" mo"-thi" ta i tsi" da', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



16. O'-ba-xo" do-ba ga-xe no°-zhi" a', a bi" da, tsi ga. 



17. Ha' ! da-do" wa-zhi" gi-the mo"-thi° ta ba do" a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



18. Sho"'-ge hi" to to" no" a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



19. Wa'-zhi" to"-ga do" wa-zhi" gi-tha bi a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



20. Wa'-zhi" gi-tha bi do" shki a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



21. Wa'-zhi" u-ta-thi" bi ki-the mo"-thi" ta i tsi" da', a bi" da, tsi ga. 



22. No"'-be-hi wi-ta', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



23. No' '-be-hi tha bi do" shki a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



24. No"'-be e-ilsi wa-thi°-ga zhi ki-the mo"-thi" ta i tsi" da', a bi" da, 



tsi ga. 



25. Ho"'-ba i-ta-xe tho" dsi a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



26. Ni' u-ga-xthi wi" e-dsi xtsi a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



27. Wa'-ko"-tha tsi-the to" a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



28. fa' he-ba-fi-ge kshe a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



29. Bi'-shu-ka xtsi a-thi" hi- the kshe a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



30. Wa'-tse niu ga-xe to" a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



31. Wa'-tse niu bi do" ga-xto" mo"-thi° ta i tsi" da', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



32. O'-ba-xo" do-ba ga-xe no"-zhi" a', a bi" da, tsi ga. 



33. Ha' ! da-do" wa-zlii" gi-the mo"-thi" ta ba do" a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



34. I"'-gtho"-ga do-ga kshe a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



35. Wa'-zhi" to°-ga do" wa-zhi" gi-tha bi a', a bi" da, tsi ga. 



36. Wa'-zhi" gi-the mo°-thi" bi do" a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



