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44 THE ¢EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
ctcin’ge, unase ¢i¢ija ugtpi hi, 4-biam& Ma*tci aka. Ji™¢ehd, hitbé 
bit Seer your own is full . said, they say Grizzly bear ee. ). O elder brother, moccasin 
Pp sub 
na ja” hai, 4-biama Mactcin’ge aka. Ga wénaxi¢d-biama. Ci 4é . wi® 
ition my =. said, they say Rabbit ite ; And he attacked them, they say. Again buffalo one 
SUD.). 
im gti ?é¢a-biamé. E’di ahf-biamé. Uhe a"wa™¢a mafig¢in’-gi, 4-biamd 
fat very he killed, they say. There arrived, they say. ae come to tell of me begone, said, they say 
‘or meat 
Mattei akdé. Ji¢éha, hébe agi‘ ta minke, 4-biamé Mactcin’ge aké. Qa-t! 
Grizzly bear the Oelderbrother, apiece Icarry will I who, said, they say Rabbit the Qa-i! 
(sub.). mine (sub.). 
wai” ga™¢a Aha". Uhe a*wa™¢a mang¢in’-gi, 4-biam4. Ga™ wamaka-bajf- 
topack he wishes ! Tocome to tell of me begone, said, they say. And he got out of patience 
for meat : with him 
biam&é hébe git” té dhucigd-bi ega™ Mactcin’ge aké. Ga™ ja gé 
they say apiece tocarry the heinsistedon,they having Rabbit the (sub.). And meat the 
his own say (pl.) 
mdonuonudé-biamé. Ki Mactcin’ge aké wamf hébe ¢iz4-bi ega™ ijig¢a?- 
he cut and disjointed they say. And Rabbit the blood apiece hetook, having put fe a his. 
e 
several times (sub.) they say 
biamé. Inddda® hnize éga*, 4-biamA Mattetiaké. Jit¢éha, inddda™ bé¢fza- 
they say. What have you taken, said,they say Grizzly bear ; te O elder brother, what took 
su 
maji, 4-biam4 Mactcin’ge aka. Abayu ¢a™ u¢a®-bi ega™ wamf ubfta"ta"’- 
I—not, said, they say Rabbit the Napeofthe the he held him, nyt: blood _he pressed in it 
(sub.). neck they say repeatedly 
biamd Ma*teti aké. Xagd-biama Mactcin’ge aké. Ga™ the u¢d f-biama. 
they say Grizzly bear the Cried they say Rabbit the And tocome totell he was com- 
(sub.). (sub.). to pack ing, they say. 
Uthai éga” ati-biama. Ga" é¢a" wami ¢izal ¢a™ nan‘dajya i¢a™ ¢a-biama 
8 ee ginal ¢ ga’ 
To come 80 they have come, s(ob.) blood hetook theone atthesideof heputit they say 
for meat they say. which the lodge 
Mactein’ge ak4. Ha™ amd. Egi¢e Mactcin’ge ak4 g4-biamd: Eskana, 
Rabbit the Night they say. It came Rabbit the said as follows, T hope, 
(sub.). to pass (sub.) they say: 
winisi, cin’gajinga ukiai fe tig¢dg¢a-ma éga™ ka™, d-biama. Ki égi¢a® 
my child, children they talk speech they begin theones so Thope, said, they say. And said to it 
eee su denly who 
other 
icta™-bi yi A™ 4-biama wami inké cin’ vajine a ég an Ki é a*-biama. 
, ? c=) oO c=) 
he finished, when, Yes, said,they say blood the (one infant like. And 80 they say. 
y Say: 
they say sitting) 
Ki ci égi¢a”-biama. Eskana, winisi, cin’gajinga ukfai yi edé¢aona®-ejf-qti- 
And again said toit they say. I hope, my child, infant theytalk when they speak very plainly, 
a making no mistakes, 
other 
mi éga" ka”, 4-biama. Ki éga*-biama. Ki, Ga"’-hninké é'be u¢dkie hat, 
theones so Ihope, said,theysay. And so(it they say. And, Yousitforawhile who youtalked ? 
who was) with 
d-biamé Mattei aké. Na’! jit¢ehd, &béct® udkie-maji, wi-hna® udyikié ga” 
said, they say Grizzlybear the Why! O elder whoatall Italked I-—not, I alone I talked with so 
(sub.). brother, with myself 
i” minké, 4-biamd Mactein’ge ak4. Ci égi¢a™-biamd. Eskana, win{si, 
I was sitting, said, they say Rabbit ony Again Be to they say. T hope, my child, 
su ‘im 
nijidga ma¢ida® wakan’dagi ta” ¢i® ti¢aga- -hna® éga"™ ka™, 4-biamé. Ki 
boy pulling the bow wonderfully welt to run starting habitn- 56 I ene said, they say. And 
repeatedly ally 
