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88 THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
Ga” wénaxi¢d-biamé. Ci Ictinike aké wi” t’é¢a-biamd, u¢a’’- 
And they were attacked, they saj. Again Ictinike the (sub.) one killed they say, he held him 
biama. Najiha hébe maqa" ¢izi-biama Ictinike aké. Wa‘ti ama 
they say. Hair part he cut off he took, they say Ictinike the (sub.). Woman the 
ré ¢ | n/ ] ; 4 I 1 ik ¢ 4 sibéati wax jan! | 1s 4 dcéd 
WwW equya- ma’ -Dlama. etinlkke ama “sa peqti yLyaxeqtia -Diama, ede 
he sang for regu- they say. Ictinike the (sub.) very black he made himself they say, fire 
them larly 
naq¢é naji¢a-biama biyiba-bi ega” isabéyi¢a-biamé. Ki é€ gadxe af, 
charcoal he caused to go out, he rubbed to having he blackened himself And that madeit they 
they say powder, they say with, they say. (one) say 
Ictinike ¢i”. Nikacitga uké¢i® fkita¢ai éga"™ téki¢ai té’di u‘ar’t‘a® 
Ictinike the (my. one). Indians they hate oneanother as they killone another when cause (blame) 
ag¢ai té Ictinike ak& ¢ naq¢é fsabéyi¢al, nag¢é iyi‘a™i té, é& garzd 
they as- when Ictinike the (sub.) that charcoal he blackened charcoal hepaintedhim- that taught 
cribe to (one) himself with, self with, (one) 
. a 7 5 o. e? 5 a pee ° 
aké-biama, ai. Ga"-biama dji-¢a™¢a" jut‘a i té, ki gf Aji-¢a™¢a™ ¢i- 
the one who, itis they In the course of different ones matured, and lodge differentones were 
said, say. time, they say 
man g¢ai té, hégactéwa™ji, g¢ébahiwiyan’ga na™bé-biama  cin’gajin’ga 
set up a great many, thousand two they say children 
waa ¢aii ama. Kgi¢e ga-biama Ictinike: Kagé, 4-biamé, fkima™ ¢i? 
they were the (sub.). Atlength said as follows, Ictinike : O younger he said, they say, as a visitor 
abandoned they say brother, 
b¢é tai minke, 4-biamé. Ki, Ji"¢¢éha, Awakéja hné te, 4-biamaé. A*ha"™ 
) ’ ’ ? ’ 
Igo will I who, he said, they And, Elder brother, whither you go will, they said, they Yes, 
say. say. 
ca™ ga” b¢é tai minke, a-biamd. Ga" niaci"ga u¢éwi"wa¢d-biami. 
just because Igo will I who, he said, they say. And person they assembled them they say. 
I wish it 
(ié¢inke nijinga natbA akdé a” qtiéga™ aki é wémaxai té Ké, nijinga 
This one boy two the head man the that they were ques- Come, boy 
(sub.) (sub.) (they) tioned. 
na™-hna™ ¢éma @’be i¢adi¢e-hna”i eté yi, Mwi™¢ai-ga, 4-biamd Ictinike 
grown only these who each has for a father ought, tell ye to me, said, they say Tctinike 
aka. Ki ga-biama, na” na"ba aka: Wi cti imdddi ga” ¢inkd, ijaje 
the And said as follows, grown two the (sub.): I too my father is such a one, name 
(sub.). they say, 
g¢ada-bi ega”. Ki ucté ama gé-biamé: Wia™ baha®-baji-ctéa™i, A-biama. 
called his, having. And remainder the said as follows, We do not know at all, they said, they 
they say (sub.) they say: . say. 
Ictinike ama a¢a-biamai Ga” uta”nadi-hna” ja™i té Ca™ a™ba¢éga™ 
Ictinike the went they say. And in a place regu- he slept. And as it was day 
(sub.) between larly 
u¢tiag¢e duba ja” ca” qti ga” na™ha”-biamda. A”ba wésata™ ja” té 
throughout four (day) sleep he walked even till night they say. Day the fifth sleep the 
édi ahi-biamaé qfi ¢an’di A™gqtiéga™ yf té Awaté, A-biamd. Cdhite, 
there arrived, they say lodges the (circle) at. Head-man lodge the where-the, hesaid, they say. Yonder it is 
i-biama. Edi ahi-biamdé. [kima™¢i" ati hau 4-biamé ni wi. Ga", 
they said, they There he arrived, they Avisitor hehascome ! said, they say man one. And, 
say. say. 
= ny : . . . . fue > 
Ké, fu¢a égan-ga, 4-biamd. ji Akicugdqtia’’-biamd égaxe i¢a™¢ai té. 
Come, do tell the news, they said, they Lodge very thick they say around in they were put. 
say. a circle 
. . y cs . . , 
A™ha®, A-biamd, niac@ea d‘iba édf amd hi, 4-biamé. Niaci®ga d‘iba 
Yes, he said, they say, people some there were, he said, they say. People some 
it is said 
