LAFLESCHE] RITE OF VIGIL LITERAL TRANSLATION. 603 



52. Wa-ba-to-be, the act of cutting upon; gi-o-ts'e-ga, easy for them- 

 selves; ki-the, cause to be; mo"-thi", as they travel the path of 

 life; ta, shall; i, they; tsi° da, shall. 58, 64, 70. 



55. Slii-mi, maiden; ho, voice: btho°-xe, broken; kshe, lies out- 

 stretched; a, they said. 



61. Ni-ka, man; wa-k'o", deeds accomplished, military honors; o-tha- 

 ha, to whom is attached; kshe, lies outstretched; a, they saitl. 



67. Wa-k'o, woman; wo", once; for the first time; we-da-the, gave 

 birth; tlii°-kshe, sits; a, they said. 



Kl-NO" Wl'-GI-E. 



Adornment ritual. 



(Free translation, p. 252: Osage version, p. 176.) 



1. Ha, ho; da-do°, what; ki-no", adornment; gi-the, make to be 



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

 they; do", interrogative particle; a, they said. 



2. Wa-ko°-da, god; ho^-ba, day; do°, of the; tlii°-kshe, who sits; 



a, they said. 10. 



3. Tse-ga, anew, early; xtsi, verily; hi, comes; no°, always; bi, 



they; a, they said. 11. 



4. Thi-u-ba-he, side of the body; tha-ta, left; dsi, there; a, they 



said. 12. 



5. Da-zhu-dse, crimsoned with heat; thi°-kshe, sits; no°, that is; 



a, tliey said. 



6. Ga, that; ki-no", adornment; gi-tha, make to be their; bi, they; 



a, they said. 



7. Ga, that; ki-no°, adornment; gi-the, make to be; mo°-thi°, as 



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



8. I-ts'a, causes of death; thi°-ge, none; ki-the, cause themselves 



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

 i, they; tsi° da, shall. 16, 33. 



9. Da-do°, what; wa-gthe, plmne; gi-the, make to be their; mo°- 



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

 interrogative particle; a, they said. 



13. Wa-gthe to° e-go°, that wliich like a plume; to", stands; no°, 



that; a, they said. 



14. Ga, that; wa-gthe, plmne; gi-the, made to be their; mo^-thi", 



as they travel the path of life; bi, they; a, they saitl. 



15. Ga, that; wa-gthe, plmne; gi-the, make to be their; mo°-thi°, 



as they travel the path of life; bi, they; do", when; a, they 

 said. 



16. Wa-gthe, plume; i-ts'a, causes of death; tlii°-ge, none; ki-the, 



cause themselves to have; mo°-thi", as they travel the path 

 of life; ta, shall; i, they; tsi° da, shall. 



