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52 THE (@EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES. AND LETTERS. 
Mactein’ge ijin’ge ¢¢a"be dgajii-ga hat, 4-biama. Ictinike ama é¢a"be 
Rabbit “his son tocomein command ye ! said, they say. Tetinike the (my. coming in 
sight sub.) sight 
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ahi-biamé. Amusté-qti fhe amd. Kfda-bi ega™ mitona"-biama. (éaka 
arrived, they say. Directly above it passed they He shot atit, having he missed it, they say. his one 
say. they say 
Ama aka é¢a"™be ahi-biamé. Ga té-qti yi é¢a"be ahi-bi yi hu¢uga fda? 
the otherone insight arrived, they say. A great while when insight arrived when tribalcircle right 
they say 
beayi-qti gawi’xe ma¢i’-biama qi¢4 ama. Kide ¢é¢a-biama yi té¢a- 
through the circled around walked they say eagle the (mv. Shot at with they say when he killed 
middle sub.). him force 
him 
biama. Wuhii! t’é¢ai hati, 4-biama. Tenia’! Mactcin’ge ijin'ge é aké mi, 
they say. Wubu! he killed ! said, they say. Why! Rabbit his son that theone am 
ee hi (i) 
im 
A-biama. Dé¢ai té ucka” ¢an’di ahi-bi yi hi"qpé wi" u¢iqpa¢a-bikéama. 
said, they say. He kil 
where they say 
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(fizi-biama. Gadké ihé¢a-gi, 4-biama, wa‘t é waka-bi ega™. 
He took it, they That putitaway, said they say, woman that hemeant, having. 
say. (lg. ob.) he they say 
ed it deed the (place) arrived, when fine feather one had fallen, they say. 
Qi¢d fkind- 
Eagle contended 
for 
biama nfaci"ga b¢tiga. Egasani yi aba ama Maca” ihé¢a¢é ké da™bé-gi 
they say men _ all. The next day when day they say. Feather youputaway the look atit 
ha, 4-biamé. Da®bé-biamé. Hi'+! 4-biama. (baqttba-biama. (héginké 
said, they say. Saw it, they say. Oh! paid they say. Spoke in wonder, they This one 
she 
say. 
who 
qi¢a betiga-qti-a” ¢inké, 4-biamd. Ie‘dge é¢i" ma*¢in’-ga, 4-biamé. Ga” 
eagle the whole the one said they say. Venerable take it to him ead they say. And 
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who, she man 
é¢i" ahi-biamdé. Egasani yi, Cu¢é qi¢a wi" hat, 4-biama. Mactcin‘ge iin’ge 
having she arrived, they The following when, Goes eagle one ! said, they say. Rabbit his son 
it for say. day to you 
him 
é¢a™be Agajfi-gi havi, 4-biamd. Ictinike ama ¢é¢a™be ahi-biamé. Amusta- 
to appear command ye ! said, they say. Ictinike the (my. insight arrived, they say. Directly 
sub.) 
qti fhe amd. Kida-bi ega” mitona™-biama. (Qéaka ama aka 
above it they He shot atit, having hemissedit they say. hisone the other one 
passed say. they say. 
é¢a"be ahi- 
in sight ar- 
rived 
biama. Gan’té-qti yi ¢¢a"be ahi-bi yi hi¢uga fda"beazd-qti gawi"’xe 
they say. A great while when insight arrived, when tribal circle right through the circled around 
they say middle 
ma*¢i"-biama qi¢d amd. Kide ¢é¢a-biama yi t’é¢a-biamda. Wuhit! t’é¢ai 
walked they say eagle the (mv. Shot at with force, they when he killed him, they 
sub.). him say say. 
Wuhu! he killed 
him 
hati, 4-biamd. Téna’! Mactcin’ge ijin’ge é aka yi, d-biama. T’é¢ai té 
! said, they say. Why! Rabbit his son that the one when, (?) said, they say. He killed it 
ucka™ ¢an‘di ahi-bi yi hitqpé wi" u¢iqpa¢a-bikéama. (fizi-biama. Ga- 
deed the (place) arrived, when lightfeather one was falling they say. He took it, they say. That 
where they say 
ké ihé¢a-gi Egasani yi aba ama. Maca™ ihé¢agé ké da*ba-gi hia, 
(lg. ob.) put it away. The nextday when day they say. Feather you put away the 
(ig. ob.) 
A-biam&. Da®ba-biamé. Hi"+! 4-biama. (faqiiba-biama, 
said, they say. Saw it they say. Oh! ae they say. poke in wonder, they 
she say. 
look at it 
Goginké gig 
b¢tiga-qti-a” ¢inké, 4-biamé. Ic‘ige é¢i" ma”¢in’-ga, 4-biama. Ga™ é¢i° 
the whole the one said they say. Venerable take it to him, a they say. And having 
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who she man 
it for him 
