LAFLESCHE] RITE OF VIGIL LITERAL TRANSLATION. 601 



16. 0-ba-xo", a cut; do-ba, four; ga-xe, made; no°-zhi°, where he 



stood; a, they said. 32, 48, 64. 

 18. .Sho°-ge, wolf; hi°, hairs; to, blue, dark gray; to°, standing; no°, 



the; a, thc}^ said. 

 27. Ta, deer; he, horns; lia-fi-ge, spiked ; kshe, that lies outstretched; 



a, they said. 

 34. I°-gtho"-ga, puma; do-ga, male; kshe, that lies outstretched; a, 



they said. 

 36. Wa-zhi", courage; gi-the, make to be their; nW-thi", as they 



travel the path of life; bi, they; do°, when; a, they said. 52. 

 44. Ta, deer; he, horns; sha-be, dark, matured; kshe, that lies out- 

 stretched; a, they said. 

 50. Wa-^a-be, black bear; do-ga, male; u-^a-ka, blemish in color; 



thi"-ge, that has none; kshe, lies outstretched; no°, that; a, 



they said. 



57. fo°-dse, upland forest; ko"-ha, the border of ; dsi, there; a, they 



said. 



58. Mo°-ba-tsi-he, hummock; ho"-Qka, of no particular size; do°, a. 



59. Thi-ta-the, tore apart; gthi, pulled toward himself; no°-the, and 



placed; to°, where he stood; a, they said. 



60. Wa-gthu-shka, insects, bugs; zhi"-ga, little; sho° e-go°, all con- 



tained therein; a, they said. 



61. I-u-wa-tha-btho"-^;e, he crushed between his teeth; to", where he 



stood; a, they said. 



Ho^-BE'-gU Wl'-GI-E. 



Moccasins cut ritual. 



(Free translation, p. 248: Osage version, p. 474.) 



1. Da-do", what; zhi°-ga, the little ones; fiu-e, foot; ki-the, make 



to be their; mo"-tlii", as they travel the path of life; ta, shall; 

 ba, they; do", interrogative particle; a, they said. 11, 21, 31. 



2. Ke, turtle; 9i"-dse, tail; ga-tse, serrations; i)e-tho°-ba, seven; 



tlii"-kshe, sits; no", that; a, they said. 



3. Ga, that; piu-e, foot; ki-the, make to be their; mo"-thi", as they 



travel the path of life; bi, they; a, they said. 13, 23, 33. 



4. ^^iu-e, foot; ki-the, make to be their; mo"-tlii", as they travel the 



path of life; bi, they; do", when; a, they said. 14, 24, 34. 



5. (^'iu-e, foot; ki, when they make of it; i-ts'a, causes of death; 



thi°-ge, have none; ki-the, cause themselves to; mo"-tlii°, as 

 they travel the path of life; ta, shall; i, they; tsi" da, shall. 

 15, 25, 35. 



6. Da-do", what; ho"-be-ko°, moccasin string; the, make to be their; 



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

 do", interrogative particle; a, they said. 16, 26, 36. 



7. We-ts'a, snake; ni-dsi-wa, that lives near water; kshe, lies out- 



stretched; no", that; a, they said. 



