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388 THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
THE RABBIT AND ICTINIKE. 
OBTAINED FROM NuDA®’-axA. 
Ictinike amé a¢é amdma. Gan’ki Mactcin’ge ama ga” amama. 
And 
Ictinike the Was going, they say. Rabbit the so was mv., 
(my. sub.) (my. sub.) they say. 
Hu+! 4-biam4. Kagé! 4-biama. Uht+! a4-biama. U¢ai-da” waja™ be 
Hu+! said,theysay. Ovyounger said, they say. Uhbu+! said, they say. It was when I see it 
brother ! told E 
ka®b¢éga® éga™ agija"be dha*, 4-biama. Ga™a¢i"hé-hna™ ¢a™ja &be 
I hoped and so I see my own ! said, they say. I moe uae some only though who 
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qta’¢é té, 4-biama. Gi-gi, 4-biamé. Kata® dda", 4-biamd. Ca” of-93, 
loveme will said, it is said. Come said, it is said. Where- ? said, they say. At come, 
fore any rate 
4{-biam4 Ictinike ak4. E/di akf-biam4. Kagé, 4-biam4, edéhe ctéctewa™ 
said, they say Ictiniké the There hereachedhome, Ovyounger said, theysay, whatI soever 
(sub.). they say. brother, say 
a™ha® -ecé te, 4-biamd4. A™ha”, 4-biama Mactcin’ge aka. Kagé, 4-biam4é— 
yes you will said, they say. Yes, said, they say Rabbit the Oyounger said, they say— 
: Bay (sub.). brother 
kagé, witei ta minke, 4-biama4 Ictinike aka. An‘kaji, 4-biamd, wita™¢™ 
Oyounger tecumcoeo will I who, said, they say - Ictinike the(sub.). Not so, said, they say, I first 
brother, (te- cum _co- 7- bo) 
witcf tee, 4-biam4 Mactcin’ge aka. Na’! an’kaji, kagé, na” amd edad 
tecum cowo, said, they say Rabbit the (sub.). Psha! notso, Oyounger adult the what 
brother, (pl. sub.) 
“¢ai uhé-hna"i, 4-biama. Na’! an’kaji ha, ji*¢éha, 4-biam4. Jingd amé, 
they they have their said, they say. Psha! not so : O elder said, they say. Younger the 
speak of way, habitually, brother, = (pL) 
jin¢cha, edada” ‘i¢ai té’di é ¢acta-baji éga* ¢ uhé-hna’i, 4-biamd 
O elder what they when that a ee not so they have habiiu- said, they say 
brother, speak of talking their way ally, 
(Mactein’ge ak4). Hindéga*, kagé, égan-gi hi. Ga” Ictinike aké bas4™ 
Rabbit the (sub.). Let us see, O younger do so . And Ictinike the(sub.) upside 
brother, down 
i¢a”¢a-biama. Mactcin’ge akA ga™ teil té. @icta”-biama yi ua™si Aid¢a- 
he placed they say. Rabbit the (sub.) so cum eo coiit. Finished they say when leaping he had 
it *« gone 
biamé Mactcit’ge ama. Giga, kagé, ¢-hna™biam4. Egi¢a"-hna™ ama 
they say Rabbit the Come, Ovyounger said habit- they say. Said to  habitu- they 
(my. sub.). brother, ually him ally say 
yi Mactcin’ge ama& a™he-hna” amd. Ca” utcije ciiga égihe did¢a- 
when Rabbit the was fleeing they say. And thicket dense headlong he had 
(my. sub.) into it gone 
biamé. Wahu+! d-biama Ictinike aké. Wi-hna" niaci"ga i¢dkite-de 
they say. Wahbu+! said, they say Ictinike the (sub.). I only person I cheated while 
ma” tihéa¢é ata”he ¢a™cti. Mactcin’ge péji’-qti! si-yan’ga péji’-qtei! ictea- 
I was putting it inside heretofore. Rabbit bad very! foot big bad very! eye- 
si-jani'ga péji'-qtci! ja”xe ahigi péji’-qtci! ‘Ag¢ea add tedbe dha*, 4-biamd 
ball big bad very! Sie much bad very! you navel made verymuch ! said, they say 
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