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16 THE GEGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
d-biama Mactcin’ge aké. A™ba wiujanga égi¢e niaci"ga hégaji-qti ug¢a‘a‘a- 
he they say Rabbit the. Day as soon as it came person not afew very gave the 
said to pass scalp-yell 
. 5 o ae is . F 
biamé. Negiha, nikacitga hégactéwa™ji cka”awa¢ai ha, 4-biama Ma- 
they say. O mother’s person a few—not at all they cause us to > said they say Rab- 
brother move 
ctein’ge aké. (Qé¢u skéwa™-qti aja” ¢a™ja &'be cka™a™¢é td, A-biama 
bit the. Here along while very Tlie though who make memove shall? said, they say 
Wasabe aka. Ede nfaci"ga hégaji-qti ug¢d‘a‘’-biama b¢uga-qti. Gan‘ki 
Black bear the. But person not afew very gave stenosis they say all very. And 
ye 
Pe . , . , . . fi Kise) , , = 
dci a¢i-biamé Wasdbe ama, nikaci®gd-bi e¢éga"-bi ega™. Aci hi wiujan- 
out of went they say Black bear the (my.), person (See Note). thonght they having. Out of ar- as soon 
doors say doogs rived 
gi-qti Wasdbe t’é¢a-biama Mactein’ge aka. Negtha, té¢i¢é’-qti-a™i, -bi- 
as very Black bear he killed, they say Rabbit the. oa they kill very said, they 
orother thee 
ama Mactein’ge aké. T’é¢a-bi ega™ ag¢a-biama. Ki af téya aki-biama. 
say Rabbit the. Killed they having he went _ they say. And lodge at the he reached home, 
him = say homeward ey say. X 
atha, Wasdbe nikagahi t’éa¢é ha, 4-biama. Agta" téwa¢a¢ée ta. Téeé te / 
O grand- Black bear chief I have 4 he they say. How possi- youkill them shall? Killink the 
mother killed him said ble = 
pibaji hé, 4-biamé. -yahd, téa¢é ha. Anga¢e tai, a-biama. (See Waji”- 
bad 5 she they say. O grand- I have c We go will, he they say. 
said mother, killed him said 
ska’s version.) Wa‘tjinga &'di jug¢e ahi-biama. yga*ha, céé ha, a-biama. 
Old woman there she with arrived, they say. Ogrand- that E he they say. 
him mother is it said 
A™ha® yicpa¢a™, ca® hé, d-biamé. qada-bi ega” 4" ag¢d-biama. Aki- 
Yes O grandchild, enough . said they say. Carved they having carry- they went home- Reached 
she, it say ingon ward, they say. home 
the back 
bi yi Mactcin’ge a¢d-biamé Wasdbe can‘de a¢i”-bi ega”. Wasabe mi 
they when Rabbit went they say Black bear scrotum hehad they having. Black bear _ vil- 
say say age 
¢a"yA ahi-bi yi, Mactcin’ge ti ha, Mactein’ge tf ha, 4-biama. Za‘é’-qti- N 
the—to  ar-_ they when, Rabbit has ! Rabbit has ! said they say. Uproar very 
rived say come come 
a”-biamé. A™ha", ati ha. Tub¢a ati ha, 4-biamé Mactcin’ge aké. Hat! 
they say. Yes, Ihave . Itell Ihave . said they say Rabbit the. Well! 
come news come 
Mactcin’ge fu¢a ti 66 ha, 4-biama. Wasabe b¢tiga-qti édi ahf-biama. 
Rabbit to tell has he 2 said they say. Black bear all very there ar- _ they say. 
news come says rived 
Akié-qti ahi-biam4 sfaja. Keé, fu¢d-gi ha’, 4-biaméd. A™ha™, fub¢a ta ¥/ 
Standing very ar-_ they say at the Come, tellthenews . said they say. Yes, Itell will 
close together rived lodge they news ) 
minke ha, 4-biamd Mactein’ge aké. Wasdbe nikagahi yu ¢inké nikaci"ga 
I who . said they say Rabbit the. Black bear chief Bent the person 
pa! 
dhigi-qti &di ahi-bi ega” t’é¢a-biama, 4-biama Mactcin’ge aké. Nikagahi 
many very there ar- they having they they say, said they say Rabbit the. Chief ; 
rived say killed him 
angtyai t’é¢a-biamd, 4-biamé Wasabe ama. Wasabe ama b¢uga-qti xagé- 
our sey Taye they say, said they say Black bear the (pl.) Black bear the (pl.) all very cried 
killed him 
