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46. O^-ki-tha-zha-ta, make way at my approach; bi, they; mi°- 

 kshe i°, I who here sit; da, oral stop. 65, 84, 103, 122, 142, 

 162. 



49. A-ki-tha-zha-ta, make way for them; bi, they; mo'^-thi'', as they 



travel the path of life; ta, shall; i, they; tsi°, shall; da, oral 

 stop. 68, 87, 106, 125, 145, 165. 



50. Ho°-ba, days; tha-gtlii", that are calm and peaceful; shki, and; 



u-hi, reach; a-ki-the, I cause myself to; a-thi° he i°, in my 

 life's journey; da, oral stop, 69, 88, 107, 126, 146, 166. 



52. Ho°-ba, days; tha-gtlii°, that are calm and peaceful; shki, and; 



u-hi, reach; ki-the, cause themselves to; mo°-thi°, as they 

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

 stop. 71, 90, 109, 128, 148, 168. 



53. Ni, river; u-ba-sho'', bend; tho°-ba, second; the e, approached; 



do", when; a, they said. 

 72. Ni, river; u-ba-sho°, bend; tha-bthi°, third; the e, approached; 



do°, when; a, they said. 

 91. Ni, river; u-ba-sho°, bend; do-ba, fmirth; the e, approached; 

 do°, when; a, they said. 



110. Ni, river; u-ba-sho°, bend ; ^a-to", fifth; the e, approached; do°, 

 when; a, they said. 



129. Ni, river; u-ba-sho°, bend; sha-pe, sixth; the e, approached; 

 do", when; a, they said. 



150. Ni, river; u-ba-sho", bend; pe-tho°-ba, seventh; the e, ap- 

 proached; do", when; a, they said. 



Tsi Ta'-pe Wa-tho". 



House approach song. 



Song 1. 

 (Free translation, p. 258; Osage version, p. 481.) 



One line only of the words translated. 

 Ga-go° ha, thus, in this manner; mo^-bthi" e, I make my journey. 



Wl'-GI-E. 



(Free translation, p. 258: Osage version, p. 481.) 



1. Ha, ho; da-do°, what; wa-fi-thu-pe, direct their footsteps to- 



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

 they; do", interrogative particle; a, they said. S, 15, 22. 



2. 0-k'o-be, valley; zhi°-ga, little; wi°, a; a-^i-thu-pe, shall direct 



their footsteps toward; bi, they; a-tha, indeed. 



3. 0-k'o-be, valley; zlii°-ga, little; wi°, a; e-pka, or the like; e-wa- 



ka, mean or speak of; ba, they; zlii, do not; a, they said. 



4. Ni, river; u-ga-xthi, bend; \vi°, a; a-pi-thu-^a, shall direct their 



footsteps; bi, they; a-tha, indeed. 



