LAFLESCHE] RITE OF VIGIL LITERAL TRANSLATION. 571 



344. Zha-be, the beaver; do-ga, the male; kshe, that lies outstretched; 



a, they said. 360, 373, 385, 399, 412, 440, 456, 469, 481, 495. 



345. Ni, river; u-?a-gi, the strong current thereof; xtsi, verily; hi 



the, he went to; kshe, as he lay outstretched: a, they said. 

 361, 374, 386, 400, 413, 441, 457, 470, 482, 49G. 



348. Ni, river; u-ba-sho°, bend; we-tho^-ba, the second; thi"-kshe, 



the sitting: a, they said. 444. 



349. He-dsi, there, at that place; xtsi, close to; hi, having arrived; 



to°, he stood; a, they said. 445. 

 352. He-dsi, in haste; xtsi, verily; tha-xu-e, dragging it with liis 



teeth; gi, came toward home; a, they said. 367, 406, 418, 

 448, 463, 502. 

 364. Ni, river; u-ba-sho", bend; tha-bthi", the third; hi, having 



arrived at; kshe, he lay outstretched; a, they said. 460. 

 375. Ni, river; u-ba-sho", bend; we-do-ba, the fourth; tlii"-kshe, the 



sitting; a, they said. 471. 



389. Ni, river; u-ba-sho°, bend; we-fa-to", the fifth; thi"-kshe, the 



sitting; a, they said. 485. 



390. E-dsi, there, at that place; xtsi, close to; lii, he arrived; kshe, 



as he lay outstretched; a, the}' said. 415, 486. 

 403. Ni, river; u-ba-sho", bend; sha-pe, the sixth; hi, ho arrived at; 



kshe, as he lay outstretched; a, they said. 499. 

 414. Ni, river; u-ba-sho", bend; we-pe-tho"-ba, the seventh; thi°- 



kshe, the sitting; a, they said. 

 432. Tsi-zhe-be, door; tha-ta, at the left side; tse, the standing; a, 



they said. 449, 464, 475, 490, 503. 



Song 1. 

 (Free translation, p. 172: Osage version, p. 439. ) 



1. 



Ni-ka, man; wi" e, one; thi", bringing; a-gi, homeward, this way; 



hi, he; no", is. (Lines 1 and 5 in all the three stanzas.) 

 Thi", bringing; a-gi, homeward, this way; bi, he; no", is (repeat). 



(Lines 2 and 4 in all the three stanzas.) 

 Wa-ho-shi-ge, valorous; do", a; thi", bringing; a-gi, homeward, this 



way; bi, he; no", is. (Line 3 in the first stanza.) 



2. 



I-e, words; do" a-tlii" a-do", who has; tlii", bringing; a-gi, honaeward, 

 this way; bi, he; no", is. (Line 3 in the second stanza.) 



3. 



I-e, words; gtho^-the, great; a-do", that are; thi", bringing; a-gi, 

 homeward; bi, he; no", is. (Line 3 in the third stanza.) 



