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cu^itoiii to coiiio forth ami cross over to the other side of tlie lodge 

 where ^'us her own abidiii"' place. So then, in this manner it was that 

 she daily devoted her attention to liini, dressino- and arranging his hair. 



Then, after a time, it came to pass that she to whom this female 

 person Vjelonged perceived that, indeed, it would seem that she was in 

 delicate health; that one would indeed think that .she was about to 

 give birth to a child. So then, after a time, they questioned her, 

 saying: "To whom of the man-beings living within the })orders of 

 the village art thou al)Out to have a child T' But she, the girl child, 

 did not answer a single word. Thus, then, it was at other times; 

 they questioned her repeatedly, but she said nothing in answer to their 

 queries. 



At last the day of liei' continement came, and she gave l>irth to a 

 child, and the child was a girl: liut she persisted in refusing to tell 

 who was its father. 



te"tkaia'ke""ne' tii'hno"' e"' iensewata'weia'te' dji' nonka'ti" ne' 



thenc^she (z.) will besidts there thither she it will where the side of it the 1 



come forth reenter 



a'on'ha' tiio'nakte'. E" ka'tf ni'io't ne' niia'tewe'ni'sera'ke' 



it (she) her- there her own Thus, so then so it the eaeh it day in number *is) ^ 



self mat (room) is. stjinri> 



ne' te'ho'snie" ne' rokerothi'lii's. 



the she him the s!ie his hair o 



attends to handles. 



No'k' ha'kare' ka'ti" neiT ne' akaoilkwe'ttl" wa'oilt'toke" ne' 



.\nd jiflerawhile so then now the her (indef.) parent she (indef.) the 4: 



ds) noticed it 



ia"' iie"'-ke"' ii'nio" sken'no"" te'iako'n'he' ne' akoien''a". 



not that is it indeed well in not she lives the her offspring. *^ 



health 



AieiTre" e"iakok.sa'taien'ta'ne'. No'k' ha'kare' ka'ti' neii' 



One would she a child will have. .\nd after a while so then now O 



think (therefore) 



wa'kofiwari"hwanon'to"'se' . o""ka' ne' dji' nikana'ta' ne' 



she her questioned who the where so it village the ^ 



(it isi (is) in size 



ratinak'ere' ne' ratiteroii'to"' ne' rotiksa'taieuta'sere'. No'k' 



they <m.) dwell the they fm.) abide the they (m.) are about to But O 



severally have child. 



ia'' skawefi'nii' thaofitaioiita'ti' ne' eksa'a". E" ka'ti" ni'io't 



not one it word she it answered tin- she Thus so then .«oit 9 



4isi back child. stood 



oia' skonwari'hwanofiton'ni". lu'' othe'no"" thaken'ro"'. 



it (is) she her questions repeatedly. Not anything she iz. t it would -^U 



other .'■ay. 



No'k' ha'kare' neii' iri'akote'niseri"he'.se' nefi' wa'akoksa'- 



But after a \v\\ her day arrived for her now she became il 



time 



taif'fi'ta'ne'. tii'lino""' iakofi'kwe' ne' ek.sa'a'' (eksa')". O'k' o'ne"' 



posses.sed of a and she a man- the shea Only now 1- 



child, being (Ls) child. ' litis) 



dji' ni'io't ia"' thaionthro'ri' o'"'ka' ro'ni''ha'. 



where .so it not she it would tell who he it is father 13 



stood ('tis) to (her). 



«This is a contracted form of the preceding word and is very much used. 

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