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64 THE PEGIMNA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
a“ha-bi ega”. Wuhii+ ! ugaxe ¢ ¢ingé inahi", i"e‘dge, a-biama. An‘kaji 
fled, they say having. Wuhu:+! edone nothing truly, old man, oid they say. Not so 
hi, kdége-san’ga, an’ginan’ge i¢dyuhé ga” aa? ‘he ha, ‘ene Ci éga™ 
friend sana r running over me I feared 80 A aie they say. Again 80 
»rother, 
duba” gaxd-biamé. Wéduba™ tédfhi, Hau! ¢é i’ji, ca™-daxe ta minke, 
four times he didit,they say. Thefourthtime when it Ho! this when, I stop will I who, 
arrived, : 
d-biam4. A™ha™, kage-san’ga, aa”ha-mdaji ta minke, 4-biamaé Ictinike 
said they say. Yes, friend younger I flee Inot will I who, said, they say Ictinike 
he rother. 
aka, (Pid fti™-bi ega” ékiga™-qti jug¢e a¢a-biama, Ictinike a™p i¢a™ 
the Side hit on, having just Fike him with him he went, they say, Tetinike elk became 
(sub.). they say suddenly 
ama. Iyiji-bi ega™ na®stastapi ma"¢i"-biama, mieaee ga wé¢é gaxe 
theysay. Proud, they aie stepped lightly, making walked they say, discov- made 
say very little noise ering (pretended) 
man¢i"-biamaé ‘I™! é-hna™-biama. 
walked they say. ‘Tn! pes regularly, they say. 
ne 
, = us : ea : / 
Waspegan-ei, Me‘dge, cgi¢e égija"-hna” te, 4-biama Apa” ama. 
Do behave, old man, beware you aa that aie arly lest said, they say Elk the (sub.). 
a inty v $2 one ee , =f) . 
An’‘kaji hi, k4ge-san’ga, i¢dyiji éga" ca” ad¢a, kage-san’ga, a-biama 
Not so . friend younger brother, I am proud as allright indeed friend younger brother, said, they say 
° S = ° eat 3 
Ictinike akdé. Ka™b¢a té kége-san’ga, éga"-qti ma™b¢i” cka™  té, 
Ictinike the (sub.). I wish the friend younger brother just so I walk deed the, 
A-biamé. Ca™-qti wad¢dte ma¢i’-bi p% gé ¢a‘ii ga®™ teatcu-hna- 
said they say. All at once eating walked they say bitter the (ob.) hespitout as he spit regularly 
he large pieces rapidly 
biama. Wa! wag¢éate pfijiiji’-qtci ¢até amédega® éduche, 4-biama. Wa! 
they say. wa! food bad not very those who did eat 1 follow, said they say. Wal 
he 
ic‘dge, edécega’-hna” a, 4-biamdé. Edéha-maji. Wag¢ate tida™ ¢até amé- 
venerable man, what were you saying ? said they say. I said what I not. Food good those who 
tS) 
dega” &duche Aga, ehé a¢i"hé Aga, d-biamd. Egi¢e baxt-qti dhe A¢é-bi 
did eat I follow indeed I was saying (as indeed said they say. Itcameto flat-top very went went, they 
I moved) he pass hill over say 
yiji nikaci"ga wéd¢a-biami A™pa™ amd. ‘I! 4-biamd. Hau! Ictinike, 
when person they discovered them, Elk the (sub.). ‘In! said, they say. Ho! Tetinike, 
they say 
oida"ba-ga, a-biama. B'di agi-bi yi égi¢e nikaci"ga akama. EK’di ahi- 
look at for him, said they, they There went they when it came men thoy were, There arrived 
say, say to pass they say. 
biamé. Wadi" agii té ecéd ¢aki te ha, a-biama jfji uf¢a-biama 
they say. Having them heis the yousay youreach will 5 said they say whisper- told him they say 
coming home he ing 
Ictinike ak& nfaci"ga ¢anké. Wa! ite‘ige edécega” 4, 4-biama. — ‘A” 
Ictinike the (sub.) person the (pL ob.). Wa! venerableman, what are you ? said they,they | Whatis 
saying say. the matter 
edéhe ta. Skéwa*-qti mahi” bayé g¢i" ¢a® uciki¢ai ehéd Agimhe aa, 
whatI shall? A very long time weeds clump sitting the gave needless Iwassayingas indeed 
(ob.) trouble I went 
4-biama. Kgi¢e baxtt wi" dhe a¢a-bi 4 égi¢e A™pa® wit a™he agtf- 
said theysay. Atlength flat-top hill one passing went,they when it happened Elk one fleeing was 
he over say coming 
