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120 THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
ijan’ge ¢asni” ‘i¢af ega™, nikagahi ijan’ge ¢asni™-baji ib ta™ wang¢a" 
his daugh- to swallow spoke of having chief his daughter swallow not tribe 
ter her her 
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b¢tigaqti ¢asni™” ‘i¢af ega” é@di a¢i” ad¢é tiama he’, dda™ xagaf he, 
all to swallow spoke of having there having her go they will : therefore they ery 
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i-biama Ki, ypa"hd, edta" Wakan‘dagi dadé¢a™ba t'é¢a-baji a, 4-biama 
said she, they And, Grandmother why Water-monster seven heads they do not i] said, they say 
say. kill him ate 
nujinga aké. Hin+! yiepag¢as! dgi¢a™yi-a hé. Qubat éga™ -égi¢a™i xi 
boy the (sub.). Ob! my grandehild! do not say it to 3 He is as (one) says it if 
(any one) sacred to (another) 
wébaha"-hnati he, d-biamé. Ki, Weébaha" etécte ea” yatha, t’é¢ai yi 
he knows invariably . said she, they say. And, He knows nomatterif yet grandmother they kill him if 
tida® ha, “-biamé Egi¢e wandce ama nikagahi ijan’ge ¢inké agi” add- 
good : said, they say. At length soldier the (pl. sub.) chief his dauchior the (ob.) having her went 
he 
biama Wakan‘dagi dadé¢a™ba ginke’y ya. Ki nijinga aka é/di a¢d-biama. 
they say Water-monster seven heads to the (ob.). And boy the (sub.) there we ut, they say. 
Edutha-baji, gacibaja ma¢i’-biamaé Kan’ge a¢i” ahi-bi yi wat ¢inké 
He did not join at a place out- walked they say. Near having they reached, when woman the (ob.) 
them, side of her they say 
di ¢cki¢’-biam&é wandce ama, hebddi na*cta’’-bi ega”. Ki nujinga 
there sent her they say soldicr the (pl sub.) on the way stopped theysay having. And boy 
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aké, Waha™¢icige aka, c¢ta™¢gi? ni ya™ha kéya ahi-biama; Wakan’- 
the (sub.), Orphan the (sub.) he first water border tothe arrived, they say ; Water- 
dagi dadé¢a” ba di éta*¢i" ahi-biamé nujinga aka. Egi¢e wait aka 
monster seven heads ae he first arrived, they say boy the (sub.). Atlength woman the (sub.) 
édi ahtf-biama nutjinga tan’di. Nujinga aka wa¢aha uda™qti yiydxa- 
there arrived, they say boy by the (std.). Boy the (sub.) clothing very good made for 
himself 
bi egat’, ma” ze-weti" cti a¢i” akima. Ki wa‘t ta" ukia-bi ega”, Awadi 
they having sword too had they say. And woman a talked they havi On what 
say (std. ob.) to her say : business 
¢ati a, A-biamd ntjinga aka. Hit+! na! ¢and‘ayi dqta” Ada®, A-biamaé 
you ? said, they say boy ~ the (sub.). Oh! why! you have not how g said, they say 
have heard possible a dae 
come 
che ei , pee , , : 
wat aké. A™ha®, and‘a"-maji, 4-biami nijinga aka. Wakandagi dadé- 
woman the (sub.). Yes Lhave not heard it said, they say boy the (sub.). Water-monster seven 
atba aké a™¢asni® ‘i¢af ega™ atti hé. A” ¢asni®-baji yi c a” qti ta” wang¢a” 
heads the to swallow spoke eS Ihave . He does not swal- if then, alas! tribe | 
(sub.) me of come low me (0) 
b¢tiigaqti ¢asni” ‘i¢af ega™ atfi hé, a-biamé. Ki ntyinga aka, Mang (in 
all of to swallow hespoke ne aving Thave . said she, they And boy = the 
of come say. , (sub.), 
ei, 4-biamaé Ki wa‘ aka, Hi"+ ! ¢ag¢é etéde, ¢i niaci"ga u¢i¢ika™- 
gone, said he, they say. And woman the (sub.), Ob! you should have gone, you man you dressed 
piqti ¢atateé. Egi¢e Wakan‘dagi dadé¢aba aka t’é¢i¢e taf, A-biama. 
very well you who Beware Water-monster seven heads the (sub.) kill you lest said she, 
stand. they say. 
An‘kaji, ¢{ mang¢in’-gi, 4-biama niyjinga aké. Ga” wait aka ag¢a- 
Not so, you begone - said, they say boy the (sub.). And woman the went 
(sub.) homeward 
