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36 THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTBS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
naji”-gi hati, 4-biam4 kidqpaqpdg¢e. Egi¢e wi am4 uhan’gaja man¢i™ 
stand thou ! said they say walking back and forth It came one the at the end was walking, 
they among themselves. to pass (mv. sub.) 
vy ~~ s8n/ = y v 
ama. Gété cu¢é te hat, 4-biama, ¢e dnasé naji” ui¢a ¢é¢ai té. Ki 
they say. That ill come ! said they say, this to head to stand telling he sent it. And 
(unseen ob.) to you he him off F him 
utcije baza” a¢d-biama. Kgi¢e ga” akama f¢a-baji gaxai té uba-haja 
thicket pushing went they say. It came after standing he not he pretended at the side 
among to pass awhile found him 
inaji® ki ma" ké g¢izai té. Ga™ mdndé ké ga™ ¢ida™i té. Ge cu¢é 
of ithe and arrow _ the he took his And bow the so he pulled it. his coming 
stood (lg. ob.) own. (lg. ob.) to you 
té u¢ixida-gi, a-biama, gactan’ka té. Ga" ma™ ké ¢icibai té Mactcinge 
which lookout forit, said they say, he tempted him. And arrow. the he pulled when Rabbit 
he (lg. ob.) and let go 
kuisandé’-qti i¢a’¢ai té. Ga" xagé ama Mactcin’ge. I’a! iva! ra! 
through and he put it (the And he was orang, they Rabbit. (the rabbit's cry), 
through arrow). 
d-biama Mactein’ge aké. Kagé¢ha, Pébads, a-biama. Kagéha, a‘i” td 
Ba they say Rabbit the. O friend! you killed said they say. O friend, Iearry will 
him, he it on my back 
a hau, 4-biama. Mactcin’ge ua’si aid¢a-biamé. Ki ma™ ké ¢iontda- 
I who ! said they say. Rabbit leaping hehad they say. And arrow the he pulled 
he gone out of 
biama. Ki a¢i” a¢d-biama. Ga” ¢iqd-biamd. Mactcin’ge wam{ md ké 
they say. And having he they say. And they they say. Rabbit blood snow the 
it went chased him (lg. ob.) 
ji-de ké amama ¢iqai té. Ma™can’de ugidaazi-biamd, fgat‘a®-biama. 
red was lying, they say as they chased. Den theyscaredhim they say, he they say. 
into his own grunted 
yya"ha, téa*¢é'-qtci-a“i, a-biama. Hw"! hi! 4-biamd. ITya"’ igaska¢d- 
Grand- they have altogether said they say. Ht! hin! said, they say. His tried him (sic) 
mother, killed me, he grandmother 
biama. Naxide-¢i¢in’ge i¢anahi" eha®’+. ({-hna® u¢ina-bi, ehé yf, ¢axdga- 
they say. Disobedient you oat you-truly ! You only they soughtyou, I when youcry 
it was reported. said 
jt. e ga™ gag¢i” etéde, 4-biama. Ga", ya"hd, maka” ufine ma” ¢in’-ga, 
not you sit should said they say. And, Grand- medicine to seek walk 
have, she mother, it (for one) 
aan Wiyticpa, maka™ i¢dpaha™ da” cté-ma™ a¢iPhé, 4-biamaé. -ya"h4, 
ae they say. My grandchild, medicine I know it (dubitative sign) I who move at they say. Grand- 
e she 
mother, 
na™pa-hi ge-¢a” wi" i” ¢i® sf-o%, a-biamé. Iya” akd agi” aki-biamé. 
choke- bush the inthe one bring back forme said they say. His the having reached home, 
cherry (pl.) past : he grandmother (sub.) it they say. 
Ga® ¢ata-biamd. Ga” igini-biama. < 
And he ate it, they say. And he recovered by it, 
they say. 
NOTES. 
35, 2. wé¢ixuxti. Nuda?-axa, a Ponka, gave it thus; but it may be intended 
for wé¢ixuxt-hi, as the Omahas use we¢ixtixu-hi k&. @a™/-qti ga" is a phrase which 
scarcely admits of a brief translation. It seems to imply for no reason whatever, at 
any rate, etc. 
35, 8, et passim. aiatai té, a¢ai té, ui¢a ¢e¢ai té, etc., denote certainty on the part 
of the speaker, or that he was cognizant of the acts referred to, hence it would have 
been better to say, “‘aia-¢a-biama, a¢a-biama, ui¢a ¢e¢a-biama,” denoting what was not 
observed by the narrator. 
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