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124. THE ¢EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
¢inké ci qa¢a ki améga" 6'di agi” ag¢é gam ¢ai éga™ xagé améd¢e, d-biama. 
the (ob.) again back shereached home there having togo they wish rae ney are crying said she, they 
again as her indeed say. 
L Pate ’ , , pee Paci 
ya"hé, Wakan'dagi dadé¢a"ba t’é¢é taf. Eata™ t’é¢a-bdji a, A-biamé 
Grandmother Water-monster seven heads let them kill him. Why they donot kill him , said, they say 
miyinga aka. T¢a™ba™ égi¢atpi-a he. FE gi¢a™ yi Pé¢i¢e tat, A-biamé wa‘ujinga 
boy the (sub.). A second ee it not ie 4 It is said if he will kill you, said, they say old woman 
time (any one) to (any one) 
A fs p ay 00s . re Poo 
akd. Ga" wanice ama ci a¢i™ a¢a-biama mi™jinga ¢i”. Ki nijinga ama 
the And soldier the again having went they say girl the And boy — the 
(sub.). (pL. sub.) her , (my. ob.) (my. sub.) 
oye : e 5 ° , . / viqye o payee 
é'di a¢i-bi ega™ ci ¢ta¢i? ahi-biamé ni ya™ha ké‘di. Ki mi“jinga ama 
there went, they having again he first arrived, they say water border at the. And girl the 
say (mv. sub.) 
y . . ° Me @0\ i ~ Oy wv TILe £ Gt . 
édi ahi-biamé. Ci ntjinga aké, Mang¢in’-ga. Hata" ef dite, 4-biama. 
there arrived, they say. Again boy _ the (sub.) Begone. Why do you come? said they say. 
he 
Watt ama ag¢a-biama ci. Ni-ttha-ma'’¢i"-4, dahi hideqti ¢an‘di ¢andji* te 
Woman the went homeward, again. Ni-uha-ma¢i" O! neck the very by the you stand will 
(mv. sub.) they say bottom 
ha. Ma ze-¢aqa"-a, sin‘de hidéqti ¢an‘di ¢anaji" te ha, 4-biamé. Cfinuda® 
: Masze-¢aqa» oO! tail the very root by the youstand will . said, they say. Dog 
akiwa ni ké édi ¢gihe did¢a-biama. Udq¢e’qtci da wirdqtci ¢ad¢a*ba- 
both water the there headlong had gone, they say. Very soon head one made emerge 
(ob.) by biting 
biami. Ga” nijinga aké da ¢a" gasi-biama. (féze ¢a® ¢izd-biamé qa 
they say. And boy the head the cutoff they say. Tongue the tookit they say. Head 
(sub.) (ob.) (ob.) 
té égazéze ni ya”ha kédi ité¢a-biama. Ga" nijinga amd ag¢d-bi yi 
the inarow water border by the put them, they. say. And boy the went home- when 
(col. ob.) (mv.sub.) ward, they 
say 
égi¢e wagqe-sibé mi ya™ha ké uha ma¢i’-biaméd. gad té f¢a-biama 
it hap- black man water border the  follow- walked they say. Head the found, they say 
pened (ob.) ing (col. ob.) 
wage-sabé aka. I” ag¢a-biama waqe-sibé ak’ Wakan'dagi dadé¢a"ba 
black man the Carry- went homeward, black man the (sub.). | Water-monster seven heads~ 
(sub.). ing they say 
aka t’éag¢é ha, A-biama. Ga", Huhu! waqe-sabé ¢éamé Wakan’‘dagi dadé¢a"ba 
the Ikilled . said, they say. And, Really! black man this Water-monster seven heads 
one him 
who 
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da té ‘i® ag¢i, 4-biamé. Nikagahi wi téya 4” mang¢in’-@a, d-biamda. 
head the earry- has come said they, they Chief lodge tothe carry- begone * said they, they 
(col. ing home say. ing say. 
ob.) 
Kya 4" ahf-biama. Ga", gé té dgudi hnize a, 4-biamaé nikagahi aké_ Ki, 
Thither carry- he arrived, they And, Head the where youtook ? — said, they say chief the (sub.). And, 
ing say. (col. ob.) them 
Wakan‘dagi dadé¢a™ba aké Cdega® t’éa¢é, A-biamé waqe-sibé akdé. Ga™, 
Water-monster seven heads the one but I tae said, they say black man the (sub.). And, 
who him 
Hau! ¢i ?é¢a¢e yiji cin’gajinga wiwha ¢ag¢a” taté, d-biamd nikagahi aka. 
Ho! you you killed if child my own youimarry shall said, they say chief the 
him her (snb.). 
Ga™ ttha"-biama, wa¢aite gaxd-biamd. Nikaci"ga b¢uigaqti min’e¢a” téga" 
And cooked, they say, food made they say. People 2 all to marry in en 
that 
