LAFLESCHE] KITE OF VIGIL LITERAL TKANSLATION. 551 



26. Wa-ko°-da, god of day; ga-ho", risen to a point midway between 

 the eastern horizon and the zenith; a-thi", brought to, fol- 

 lowed to; hi, arrived there; thi", as he moved about; a, they 

 said. 



30. Ni-hni, a spring; to°-ga, great, large; wi", a; e-dsi, there was; 



tse, standing; a, they said. 



31. The, here, in this spot; shki, also; wa-ko°-da-gi, god of mys- 



teries; e-dsi, within; a ba, they; tho° ta, possible; sho°, even; 

 e-the, he thought; to°, as he stood; a, they said. 44, 59. 



32. Gi-bi-shu-dse, rubbed away the sacred soil from his brow; 



tsi-the, he proceeded; to", as he stood; a, they said. 4.5. 

 43. E-hiu, elm tree; to°-ga, great, large; wi°, a; e-dsi, there; do°, 



stood; a, they said. 

 50. Ilo^-ba, day; i-ta-xe, beginning of; tho° dsi, at the; a, they said. 

 53. Wa-ko"-da, god of day; ga-ho°, risen to a point between the 



eastern horizon and the zenith; a thi°, brought to or followed 



to; kshe, as he lay; long continued action; a, they said. 



57. ^iu-ka, turkey; mo°-hi°-zhu, the breast of; e-go°, a low hill 



resembling; wi°, a; e-dsi, there; do", stood; a, they said. 



58. He-dsi, there; xtsi, close to; hi, arriving there; no''-zhi°, paused; 



to", stood; a, they said. 



60. The, here; ga, in this spot; xtsi, verily; a-zho", I recline and 



sleep; ta, shall; e-ki-the, he thought; to", as he stood; a, they 

 said. 



61. No", lo; wa-xpa-tlii", poor in body and spirit; a-thi" he no", I 



am as I move about from place to place; e-ki-the, he thought; 

 to", as he stood; a, they said. 106. 



62. Wa-no"-xe, spirits; dsi, there, to their land; btho, I go; ta, 



shall; mi°-kshe, I sit; sho", even as; e-ki-the, he thought; to", 

 stood; a, they said. 



63. Wi-zhi°-the, my elder brothers; a, they said. 



64. 0°-tho°-gi-tha, find me, my body; ba, they; tho"-ta, possible; 



zhi, not; sho", in any event; e-ki-the, he thought; thi"-kshe, 

 as he sat; a, they said. 



65. Ni-ka-shi-ga, ijersons or men. 104, 112, 116, 120, 123. 



66. U-shko"-bi, places frequented by them; ge, the; dsi, there; 



e-ta-ha, toward; a-gthe, I go home; tse, shall; e-ki-the, he 

 thought; to", as he stood; a, they said. 



67. Thu-e, at once; xtsi, verily; fi-thu-^e, took footsteps; the, and 



went forth; do", when; a, they said. 101. 



68. Ga-xa, branch of a stream; zhi"-ga, a small. 



69. ^e-gtha-gtha-the, brokenly wooded along its course; xtsi, 



verily; ge, the; dsi, there; a, they said. 



70. E-dsi, there; kshi, having returned to; no°-zlii", paused; to", he 



stood; a, the V said. 103. 



