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122) THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
kan‘dagi dadé¢aba t’é¢é taf. Hata" t’é¢a-baji a, 4-biama ntjinga aka. 
monster seven heads let them kill Why they do not kill ? said, they say boy the 
him. him (sub.). 
Lucpa¢at+! qubé hégabaji, na pai hé. Betiga nikaci#*ga na” pai hé, 
O grandchild! sacred very, they fear : people they fear 
him him 
i-biamaé. Ci nijinga ak4 6/di a¢d-biama Ni ké ¢ta®¢i" a-fnaji”’-biama. 
said she, they Again boy the there went they say. Water the he first came and they say. 
say. (sub.) (1g. ob.) stood 
Ga” wandce ama ci wa‘t ¢inké &di a¢i™ agd-biama. Kan‘ge agi” ahf-bi 
And soldiers the again woman the (ob.) there having went they say. Near having arrived, 
(pl. sub.) her her they say 
yi /di ¢éki¢d-biamé. Ki wandce ag¢a-biama. Ga” wa‘ ama edi a¢a- 
when there senther they say. And soldier went homeward, As woman the there went 
they say. (mv. sub.) 
biam4 nf ¢an‘di. Ki dgi¢e mijinga aka édedi akama ci, ni ya™“ha ké'di. 
they say water by the (ob.). And at length boy the there he was, they cont, water border by the 
(sub.) say (ob.). 
Nijinga aka, Edta™ cf 4, 4-biamé wa‘i ta® é waka-bi ega”. Him+! na! 
Boy the Why you ? said,they say woman the that he meant, having. Oh! psha! 
(sub.), come (std. ob.) they say 
¢ag¢é etéde, ¢i nfaci® ga u¢ti¢ika’piqti ¢dtatcé. Egi¢e Wakan'dagi dadé- 
you should have you you are dressed very you who Beware Water-monster seven 
gone homeward well stand. 
¢aba akaé t’é¢i¢e taf, d-biamé. An’kaji, ¢i mang¢in’-ga, 4-biamaé nujinga 
heads the he will kill you, said she, they Not so, you begone, said, they say boy 
(sub.) say. 
aké. Ki watt aké ag¢a-biamé. Ga™ ci ni ké’di ahi-biama nujinga aka 
the And woman the went homeward, And again water bythe arrived, they say boy the 
(sub.). (sub.) they say- (sub.). 
Cinuda™ ¢ank4 twagikid-biamé. Ni-tha-ma’¢i"-4! dahi hfdéqti ¢an‘di 
Dog the (pl.ob.) he talked with they say. Ni-aha-ma*¢i= oO! neck the very by the 
them, his own bottom 
édedi ¢dta*cé te ha’, Ma™ze-¢aqa™-a! sin ‘de hidéqti ¢an‘di édedi ¢ata™cé te 
there you will stand 3 Ma*ze-¢aqa"™ Oo! the eu by the there you will stand 
roo 
ha’, 4-biam4. Ga™ cfnuda® aké ni ké égiha Aid¢a-biamd. Egiha didda- 
, 8 g 
= said, they say. And dog he ; water as headlong had gone, they say. Headlong had gone 
(su (ob.) 
-biamé yi égi¢e Wakan‘dagi dadé¢a™ba dai na”ba ¢awad¢iona-biama. 
they say when atlength Water snounine seven heads head two they made ap- they say. 
pear by biting 
Nujinga dé ¢a" akiwa gasd-biamé. Q[éze ¢a" wa¢iza-bi ega” da ¢a™ ni 
Boy head the both 23 off, they say. ongue the tookthem,they having head the water 
(ob.) (ob.) say (ob.) 
ya”ha ké‘di a™¢a-bi ega” ag¢a-biama. Ga™ yf té kan’ge aki-bi ci 
border by the threw away, ovine went homeward, And lodge the near reached again 
they say they say. (ob.) home, they 
say 
mactin’ge tma-biamdé. yga"hd, cé¢anké mactin’ge wa¢izd-gi, a-biama. 
rabbit he hunted them, Gaandinothor those rabbit take them, said, they say. 
they say. 
Ki wa‘ujin’ga ci mactin’ge wd¢izd-biama ‘ya"ha, ¢éze ¢a™ m¢in’g¢an-ga, 
And old woman again rabbit took them they say. Grand- tongue the put on something for 
mother (ob.) me, 
4-biama. Ci ja™-biamé. Ha” amd. Ci ha™ega™tce xagé za‘é’qtia”’- 
he said,they Again slept they say. Night they say. Again ata cr. ae made a very 
say. great noise 
