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118 THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
daké, kagd, fwija"be tai. I¢a-@a wahuita™¢i® ké. Gan’ki ‘i-bi yi da™ba- 
see, O friend, let me see your Hand itto roaring weapon the And  hegaveto when he looked 
property me (ob.). him, they say at it 
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bi yi: Kagé, ida" inahi™ aoni” dha", d-biama. Ki, Hinda! kagé, inga’’- 
they when: Friend, good truly you have ! said, they say. And, Stop! friend, teach it 
say 
. , . . , i= yes , . . o 
Za- gi, d-biaméa Gia™za-biama. Gan‘ki cyt wi" kida-biama yi t’é¢a- 
to me. said, they say. Taught him they say. And eS one shotat they say when killed it 
chicken 
biamé nidc@ga aké. Kagéha, wahtta"¢i® ké wib¢itwi? ka™b¢a,  a- 
they say man the (sub.). O fri iend, roaring weapon the (ob.) I buy from you I wish, said 
biamda nidcitga aké. Ki niyinga aka u¢f‘aga-biama. Keat¢a™ja i”- 
they say man the (sub.). And poy the (sub.) wasun- they say. Although so I 
willing 
wacta-maji, 4-biam’. Ki niaeP@ea akA: Wi tida®™ Ata wilt te ha, 4- 
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cannot spare it, said, they say. And man the (sub.):_ I good beyond I give will 5 said 
to you 
biamd. Ki, Eddda® a™¢a% tida™, d4-biamé nijinga aka. Cinuda™ ¢anka 
they say. And, What yougiveme will? said, they say boy the (sub.). Dog the (pl. ob.) 
na"ba-biamaé. Cfinuda™ ¢é¢anké akiwa wit te ha, 4-biama. Ki, Edda” 
two they say. Dog these both - Igive will . said, they say. And, What 
to you 
wédaxe taté cinuda™ ¢anka, 4-biama. ‘Abaewa¢dki¢s té, 4-biama. 
I do with them shall dog the (pL ob.) said, they say. You cause them to hunt will, said, they say. 
Hindega™! Waja™be te ha. ‘Abae wagajfiga. Ki nfaci® aci"ge aka cinuda™ 
Let me see! I see aatlly 3 Tobunt command them. the (sub.) dog 
ta" ijdje ¢adé-biamé: Ni-tha-ma™¢i"-a! yaqti wil agima”¢in'-ga, 4-biama. 
the name called they say: Walks-following-the- oO! deer on walk for it, said, they say. 
(std. ob.) stream 
Ci, Mat ze-¢dqa™-4! wasdbe wi” agima™¢in-gi, 4-biamd. Ki Ni-iha-ma”’¢i" 
jen Beoee iron-with- OO! black bear one walk for it, said, they say. And Ni-uha-ma¢i" 
his-teeth 
aké yAqti wi” uq¢é’qtci a¢i” aki-biamd. Ci Ma’ze-¢aqa™ aka ci wasdbe 
the deer one very soon having reached they say. Again, Ma"ze-¢aga" the again black bear 
(sub.) home (sub. 
wi" uq¢é qtci agi” aki-biama. Ki ntjinga aka cinuda™ma_ qtawa¢a- 
one very soon having See they say. And boy the (sub.) the dogs loved them 
ome 
biamé. Ki wahtta™¢i" ‘i-biama nikaci"ga ama ta™ Ci nujinga ta” 
they say. And roaring weapon _he gave to him, man the other the Again boy the 
they say (std. ob.). (std. ob.) 
cinuda® ¢anké ‘“-biama. Ga™ nifaci"ga aka, Wi tda™ Aataqti wit ha, 
dog the (pl. ob.) he gave to him, And man the (sub.) TI good very I give 
they say, you 
A-biamd. Ma" ze-weti® cti eddbe wit ha, 4-biama. Ki ntjinga aka, 
said, they say. Sword too also Igiveyou . said, they say. And boy the (sub.), 
Wi eti tda™ wil ha, 4-biamé. Edada™ wanija i¢akide ctéwa™ it’ea¢e- 
too good I give * said, they say. What animal with it I notwith- T kill 
you shoot at standing with it 
hna™-ma™ éde ab¢i” ha, 4-biama. Ki, Inga™za-ga ha, wahita¢i" ke, 
inva- Ido but T have it a said, they say. ‘And Teach me roaring weapon the 
riably (ob.), 
4-biamé. Ga™ gia™za-biamd. Ucka™ fbaha™ ga™¢4-biamé wahiita¢i® ké. 
said, they say. And taughthim they say. Deed (use) to know Sanbeal they say roaring weapon a 
(ob.). 
