4 THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
Lion is the head of the first subgens of the Deer people, and is keeper 
of the sacred pipe of his gens. He used to be a government chief, but was 
set aside at the election in 1880. The Omahas do not put much confidence 
in him, and he is regarded by some as a mischief-maker. 
Diba-ma" ¢i" (Four Walking) is one of the young men’s party. He 
was elected chief in 1880, with Two Crows and five others. He was 
usually the first speaker when the young men had a couneil. 
LIST OF SOUNDS IN THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE. 
The alphabet which follows is substantially the one suggested by Maj. 
J. W. Powell, in the second edition of his Introduction to the Study of In- 
dian Languages, Chap. I. 
A number of sounds not used in (@legiha are given because they are 
found in pLoiwere (Oto, lowa, and Missouri), Winnebago, and other kin- 
dred languages, to which occasional references are made in the explanatory 
notes. Therefore, the alphabet may be regarded as including all the 
sounds known to exist in Qegiha, jaiwere, and Winnebago When any 
Dakota word is given, it is written first in this alphabet, then in that 
adopted by Mr. Riggs in his Dakota Grammar and Dictionary, published 
by the Smithsonian Institution in 1852. 
al as in father; German, haben. 
at a prolonged a; always a final sound. 
‘an a nasalized a 
a"+ a prolonged nasalized a. 
“Fy an initially exploded a. 
‘an a nasalized ‘a. 
a nearly as in what; German, man. 
an initially exploded 4@, as in wés‘d, a snake. 
an a nasalized @. 
a as in hat. 
b as in blab; French belle. Not used in y,oiwere. 
c as sh in shall. 
a) a medial sh, between sh and zh. Not synthetic. 
