70 THE ¢EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
ICTINIKE AND THE ELK. 
Hupr¢a”’s VERSION. 
Kag¢ha, nikaci*ga d‘iba gatéya Ededf amdma. Kita bed ka” b¢a, 
Friend, person some at that place there they are,itissaid. Thither Igo I wish, 
d-biama Ictfinike aké. Ahati, a¢i-biama. A¢a-biama yi égi¢e A pat 
said, theysay Ictinike the (sub.). Well, he went, they say. He went, they say when it happened Elk 
3 miga édi ¢inké amd ha. Hau, ukfa-biama. Kagéha, wawéwimaxe 
male there the (st.ob.) they say J Well, Ne they say. Friend, to question you 
. with him 
ati, a-biamd Ictinike aka. Ki eddda* a*¢a“hnaxe té 4, 4-biamé Apa" 
Ihave said, they say Ictinike the(sub.). And — what you questionme will { said, they say Elk 
come 
niga aké. Kagéha, hi a*wa™je¢a ag¢i’ ha, ada™ a"wa™ wayacté udgaca™- 
male the (sub.)- Friend, legs me tired IT sit 5 there whithersoever I travel 
6 maji ha, d-biam&é A™pa" niga aka. Kag¢ha, nikaci"ga-ma tyjawa- 
IT not g said, they say Elk male the (sub.). Friend, person the haye much 
ones who 
qti-a®-biama. Hata" dda" ma”oni'’-aji & A™ha®, kagéha, wa‘tt pahan’ga 
enjoyment, they say. Why therefore youwalk not ? Yes, friend, woman before” 
ag¢a” ¢inké i™nacaf éga*, nan‘de fsaa” ¢in’gega” ¢é¢u ag¢i”, A-biamd 
I took to the (ob.) snatched from as, heart as it = nothing to here I sit, said, they say 
wife me satisfy it 
9 A* ‘pa niga aké. Kagéha, é’di afigd¢e té, 4-biama Ictinike aki Kagéha, 
male the Friend, there we go will, said,theysay  Ictinike the Friend, 
(sub.). (sub.). 
¢i-hna"” @‘di ma*¢in’-ga, 4-biama A™pa™ niga aka. Kagéha, dwatédfi 
you alone there go thou said, they say Elk male the (sub.). Friend, in what place 
are they 
a, a-biamd. Kagéha, ¢étéjdi ha. Edi ea -ga, d-biama. Hau, a¢a- 
? said they say. Friend, they are at : There said they say. Well, went 
he this place he 
12 biama Ictinike amé. Egi¢e Apa" Gdedi améma, dhigi-biamdé. K’di 
they say Ictinike the (sub.). It happened Elk there they were, itissaid many they say. There 
ahi-biamé. I"c‘Age, edta® mathni” ¢i"te, 4-biamd A™pa™ amd. A™ha®™ 
Oo? ’ b] 
hearrived, they say. Venerable why you walk may said, theysay Elk the (sub.). Yes, 
man, 
quepaha, a” ba wi" wa¢ate onatai b¢aite ka“ b¢a ma"b¢i” ga” ada®, yucpdha, 
grandchild, day one food you eat eat I wish I walk as penis! grandchild, 
15 ati ha, 4-biama. Qa-i! ic‘dgeha, téqi ha, wa¢ate angiyai. Dada® p‘a’ 
Ihave . said they say. Why! Ovenerable difficult’ . food our. What bitter 
come he man! 
eé b¢uga a™¢ate a™ma”¢i® usni yi’cté kima*ha™ pasate -qti aa i ha, 
the (ob.) all we eat we walk cold even when against the wind we sit 
i-biama. Hau, ic‘dgeha, ug¢dde ¢i¢in’ge. Cena, ¢actan’ ae ha. An’ eae 
said they, they Ho! oO yeners able totalkof you ae © Enough, stop talking . Not so, 
say. man! nothing. 
18 qucpaha, ¢i¢da® céna ¢acta”i-ga ha. Ga™ mathni’-macé’di ma?b¢i’ 
grandchild, do you enough stop (ye) talking e Anyhow you walk by youwho TIT walk 
