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58 THE ¢EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
Aqi” a¢d-biama. Ca” wafi site qti wai ama ¢iqd-biama. Agi” a¢a-bi 
Having they went, they say. And very woman the (sub.) chasedit, they say. Having they went 
him him they say, 
ga” uti” yi gaona™gi ga” " weahide’ -qti wa¢i® ahi-biama. Wiubeni agi- 
“so they hit when missed when it so very having he arrived, they Going round cuytars 
got to him them Say. them back 
biama Si¢émaka™ amd. Agi-bi ega” Wiha gina” onuda-bi ega” ha"b¢in’ge 
they say Sig¢emaka? the (sub.). Coming back, ie aving bag pulled off they having beans 
they say say 
itégidé uji-biamé ujiha ké. ‘I ¢é¢a-bi ega™ ag¢a-biama iya™” ¢inké 
putting putin they say bag the Carried sud- they eee he went they say. his the (ob.) 
together (ob.). denly say homeward grandmother 
giyadé. Tya™ ¢inkée’di “i” aki-biamdé. ‘ya™ha, dtaka Wiha anaq¢ 
drew near His to the carrying he reached home, Grand- this one sack hiding 
hisown. grandmother they say. mother, here 
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ihé¢a-gi, A-biamé. Qéde nan‘de kéja égih i¢é¢a-biama, anag¢ ihé¢a- 
put away, or they say. Grass side oftent atthe headlong sherent they say, hiding she put it 
e suddenly 
biamé. Ki wa‘t ¢ab¢i" agi-biama. Na! wa‘ujinga ¢iyiepa ha"b¢in’ge 
they say. And woman three coming back, Why! old woman your grand- beans 
they say. child 
anyf‘ai ¢a’cti wan'gicé’-qti wéi" agfi té hé, 4-biama. Hi"+! wina™, 
we hoed for heretofore all very carrying was coming 5 said, they say. Oh! first 
ourselves for us back she daughter, 
an’kaji/-qti-a" hé. @éké wakége cta”bai t& ca"ca™-qti-a" hé, 4-biamd. 
not so very . This Bigs you saw as hecontinues very : said they say. 
(ig. ob.) she 
Da*ba-biama yi, Hi®+! ciya”, win’ké-qti-a" hé, na¢uha-qtci t’é ke hé, 
They saw they say when, Oh! brother’s shetoldtheexacttruth . nearly very dead helies . 
wue, 
d-biamé. Ag¢d-biam& wa‘i ama. -ya™hd, ké, uhan’-gi, 4-biama. 
said they say. Went they say woman the (sub.). Grandmother, come, cook them, said they say. 
she homeward he 
Watate jugig¢a- biami ya"hd, udagaca™ b¢é te, a-biamaé. Man’dé ké 
Eating he with his they say. Grandmother, I travel Igo will said they say. Bow the 
own cS) (ob.) 
g¢iza-bi ega” a¢é-biama. Ca™-qti qade ckube sidthi ckttbe tida-qti 
took his they having hewent, they say. All at once grass deep siduhi deep good very 
own say ; 
¢a" 6/di ahi-biama. Qade ¢ibty i¢a”-biamaé. Ca™-qtci ag¢é amd. Aki- 
the there he they say. Grass emade itround they say. Allatonce he went they say. Reached 
(ob.) arrived homeward ome 
bi ega™ xagé-hna® gixe g¢i’-biama. Hata" ¢axdge 4, 4-biama  iya” 
they having crying regu- made he sat they say. Why you ery ? said they say his grand- 
say larly she mother 
aké. A™ha™, ya"hé, icka® wi" a™bahi éde téqi hégaji, a-biama, Hddda™ 
the Yes, grand- deed one Iam picked but difficult nota little, said, they say. What 
(sub.). mother, out he 
téqi yi ga™ uont te hé, 4-biama. ‘ya™ha, watcefgaxe a™bahi, 4-biama. 
difficult if so youtellit will 3 aa they say. Grandmother, to dance Tam picked said, they say. 
she out, he 
Kde, yathd, ti¢aze jiwigig¢e te af, a-biama. Awate téqi té ga” &'di 
But helt to chorus I with you will he he_ they say. Where _ difficult the © still there 
said, said (ob.) 
anga¢e té, A-biam4é wa‘ijinga aka. H’di ahi-biama yi, ya"hd, ¢e éde 
we go will, said, they say old woman the (sub.). There arrived, they say when, Grandmother, this but 
