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ne" tea" o'"hweiidjiya'de'. Na'ye' e"yago'haa'gwani"t'hak ne" 



the where it-earth extant is. That it is will it-them keep reminding the 



tea" niyawe""!'." 



where so it came to pass." 



■ T'ho"ge' ne" ho's5'da' wa'a'heii', "Na'ye' gwa" o"ni' 



Then the his grandmother did she say, "That it is just also 



e''wak'nigon'hiyo"khe' ne" tea" ne"t'ho'. nagaye'e^k." 



will it-my mind satisfy the where the there so might it be done." 



T'ho"ge' ne" De'hae'"hiyawa"gi' wa'he°"hen', "Na'ye' ne" 



Then the did he say, " That it is the 



ni" tea" ni'yo't ne" tea" degya'dowe't'ha', na'ye' 'on", oya'ne' 



the I where so it is the where I-it consider, that it is perhaps, it-good (is) 



ne" onsayet'hiyon"het de°"se' he'tge"" o"ni' ayet'hiya'da"gwi"da', 



the should, again, we-her to live, and up high also should we-her body move, 



cause 



na'ye' ayondei*hon'de°' ne" daye'hat'he"da* de°"se' 



that it is should she-it matter have the should she-it to be light, cause and 



in charge 



ayagodai'ha"dik ne" tea" o°'hwendjiya'de'. Gado'ge"' tea" 



should she-it to be hot, the where it-earth extant is. It-certain where 



cause place (is) 



non'we' nayofldei'honda"gwa', na'ye' ne" o'ne°' e°yo"gak, na'ye', 



the place should she-it matter have in charge, that it is the now will it dark that it is 



become, 



gen's, donsaye'hat'he"da' de°"sei na'ye' o"ni' onsayon'dai'ha"da' 



ens- should again she-it to be and that it is also should again she-it to be hot, 



tomarily, light, cause cause 



ne" tea" niwa'son'dis, na'ye' agai'honnya"ha' ne" sken'no"' 



the where so it-night long is, that it is should it be the cause the peaceful 



age°k ne" tea" o^'hwendjiya'de' de'"'se' tea" ni'yon' 



should it the where it-earth extant is and where as it many is 



be 



wadonnya"ha' de°"se' o"ni' ne" gondi'yo' de'"'se' ne" on'gwe' 



do they grow and also the they ( !oic) game and the human beings 



animals 



gagwe'gi' sken'no"' i^'ge^k ne" tea" e°wa'sondade'nyonk. 



it whole (=.an) peaceful (it is) should it be the where will it-night be serially. 



Na'ye' di" e''yago'nigonhada"gwik, de°"se' e°wado'k't'hak, 



That it is so then will theu mind(s)-it keep on respecting, and will it ending, keep on, 



'a."se°' niwen'dage' ge^s' ne°yonnis"he' o'ne°' he" 'a"se' 



three it is) so it days many customarily so will it endure now again it new (is) 



number 



de°dwadon'nya'. Na'ye' di" oi'hwagwe'gi' e°yodoge''sda"gwik 



thence again will it-itself That it is so then it-matter entire (is) will it-it guide, thereby 



make (^grow), 



ne" tea' niyodye'e"' tea" o°'hwendjiya'de'; nti'ye' 



the where so it-it has wrought where it-earth extant is; that it is 



e°yagode'niende°'s'henda"gwik ne" 'a"se' ne" on'gwe' 



will one-self test, measure, thereby the new (it is) the human 



being(s) 



de^yagoda'i'ha'dye' ne" tea" o°'hwendjiya'de'." 



wiU one-stopping keep the where it-earth extant (is)." 



T'ho"ge' o'ne°' ne" O'ha'a' wa'he°"hen', "Hi'ya' ni"a' 



Then now the did he say, " Not it is the I 



d'agei'hwa'ni"da'. Na'ye' ne" m"a' gei'hw.a'ni"t'ha' ne', 



any would I-it-matter That it is the the I 1-it-matter am approving the 



approve. 



