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110 THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
Wi cti ¢é¢anké cinuda™ ¢ank4 i” wacta-maji édega" ca” wi‘i ta minke 
I 
too _ these (ob.) dog the (ob. pl.) I cannot spare but yet Esive will Iwho 
you 
ha, d-biama niaci"ga aké. Ki cinuda™ ¢ankaé 4-biama, ma™ze-weti" ké 
said, they say person the (sub.). And dog the he gave to him, sword the 
(pl. ob.) they say, (ob.) 
, ee / 
edabe, Waha” ¢icige. Ga édiqti aki¢aha a¢a-biama. Ki Waha” ¢icige 
also Orphan. just then apart went they say, And Orphan 
aka aki-biama_ iya™ sinks! di. Ki cinuda™ ¢anka jiwag¢e aki-biama. 
the reached home, his by the (ob.). And dog the (pl. ob.) he with them reached home, 
(sub.) they say grandmother they say. 
Ki iya” akdé fhusd4-biama. Ki, Uma™e té ¢ingé’qtia" hé. Hata" efnuda™ 
And his grand- the scolded theysay. And, Provisions the there are none 7: Why dog 
mother (sub.) him (ob.) at all 
¢anké cé jiwa¢ag¢e ¢ag¢i a ya™hd, wéucii ¢éga" wabd¢i’wir ha, 4- 
the (pl. ob.) that you with them youhave ? Grandmother, useful as I bought them 5 said 
come home 
biam&é Waha™¢icige aka. Waijinga uma”e ¢ingé Ab ega™ 4f dkie 
they say Orphan the (sub.) Old woman provisions there are said, having lodge stand- 
none they say ing thick 
amaja wéyig¢iqe a 6 “i¢a-biamé. Ga waha"’-biama. ji dAkie améaja 
tothem to seek se for gomg spoke they say. And removed theysay. Lodge pee to them 
herse of thie 
aki-biama Gaqdjaqtci yi-biamé. Ki 4f ama néu¢ica™ jin'gaji ¢a™ &'di 
reached home, At one side she pitched the And _ the lodges lake not small the by 
they say. tent, they say. (cv. ob.) 
yavha ké yi amdama. 
border the pitched they say. 
tents 
Ki ha™ega"tce yi xagé za‘é’qtia’-biamé.  ya"hd, edta” xagaf A 
And morning when crying they made a very great Grandmother, why they cry ? 
noise, they say. 
i-biama Waha™¢icige aka. Ecpa¢a™hé! ¢and‘atji Aqta" Ada", 4-biama 
said, they say Orphan . the (sub.). O grandchild ! you heard not how possible q said, they say 
waitijinga aké. Wakan’dagi dadé¢a"ba aké nikagahi ijan’ge ¢inké 
old woman the (sub.). Water-monster seven heads the (sub.). chief his dan hiss the (ob.) 
wena-biama. ‘Li-baji yi ta™ ‘wang ¢a” ¢a" b¢tiga ¢ahtini “¢a-biama. 
begged they say. They not if the all draw into he spoke of, they 
of them : ae his mouth say. 
“© him 
Ada® id¢e etaf éga" gfgika™i hé. Qa-f! 4-biam& Waha¢icige 
There- toopenhis apt as ne ecudola with . Whew! ‘said, they say Orphan 
fore mouth her (a relation) 
aké. Ga™, wa‘ijinga, aki¢a-bada™ t’é¢ etaf yi. FE cé égi¢ayi-a hé. 
the (sub.). Any- old woman, to attack and (pl.) killhim they ought. It that say not to 
° how, him (any one) 
Egi¢a"i = t8’.—seté-—s gind‘a”-hna”-biam& Wakan’dagi dadé¢a"ba aka. 
(One) says it to when even . he hears regu- they say Water-monster seven heads the 
(another) of him larly (sub.). 
Wa‘ujinga, &’di b¢é ti minke ha, 4-biam&é Waha'¢icige aka. Gidki¢é 
Old woman, there Igo will Iwho c said, they say Orphan the T cause her 
(sub.). to be com- 
ing back 
ti minke wa‘ti ta". Ga™ @&di a¢d-biamé Waha™¢icige aka. Ki w‘at 
will Iwho woman the And there went they say Orphan the And woman 
(std. ob.). (sub.). 
ta" ni ya™ha ké’di ugdack es ‘ga-bi¢inkéamé.  EHadta™ ¢ag¢i” a, 
the water border at the fastened ut she had been, they Why you sit 1 
(std. ob.) Bay. 
