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2 THE ¢EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS, 
a¢d-biama, gf¢a-bajiqti a¢a-biamaé. Ki ti‘e kédi ahi-bi yi ni aka ja™ wi" 
he went, they say very sorrowful went they say. And field atthe arrived, when man the _ tree one 
they say (sub.) 
fta"-bi ega™, Wajin’ga-macé te ké ¢até gfi-ga, 4-biamd. Gan‘ki ag¢a- 
stood on, having, Ye birds field the toeatit be ye said he, they And went 
they say (ob.) coming say- homeward 
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biama ha” yi. Ci ha’ega™tce yi igaha" ama yaqgti wi" ‘1 agi-biama. 
they say night when. Again morning when his sister’s the deer one carrying was comin 
husband (my. sub.) home, they say. 
Hu-hii! yangcha, wijdha™ wa‘i’ gi ¢i” War’ete waci™qti hébe bé¢ate ta 
Oho! O sister, my sister's’ carrying he is coming This once very fat a piece Ieat will” 
husband home. 
<u . , Ne . , / . : 
minke, 4-biamé. Ci éga™ gaxdé-biama. Uba™ ¢a™ ¢iza-bi ega™ yedi ga” 
I who said he, they Again so she did, they say. Fat around the took,they having liver the 
say. the kidneys (ob.) say (ob.) 
edabe ‘i-biama. Cé¢a™ ¢ata-& hé. Waci” ¢a" cka™hna f¢anahi™ a, 4-biama. 
also she gave him, That eatthou . Fat the you wish you, indeed ! _ said she, they 
they say. (ob.) Say. 
Gan‘ki, Ue ké akihide ma*¢i"’-& hé, 4-biama. Ki ca” éga®™ té duba™ gaxa- 
And, Field the to watch it zo : said she, they And in thusit was fourtimes she did 
(ob.) say. fact 
biama. Weduba™ té’di, Wakida g¢i”-a he. Ue ké a™da™be tangata’, 
they say. The fourth time when. To watch sit thou 5 Field the (ob.) we see we who will 
d-biama Ki Waha™¢icige aka ja't’e/qtci ja” akéma, ukizdgtci yi Ki 
said she, they And Orphan the (sub.) sound asleep ee they say altogether alone when. And 
say. ying 
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sabajiqtei wat u/da™qti wi di ahi-bi yi ¢iqi-biama  Paha™-a hé. Hata" 
very suddenly woman very beauti- one there arrived, when awakened him, Arise 4 Why 
ful they say they say. 
¢aja” 4, d-biama. Ki paba™ ama yi, Hata" waci”qti ¢égé € hébe 
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you sleep said she, they say. And he arose they say when, Why very fat these that piece 
gnate eté yi, d-biamdé. Ega¢a™ja, wijan’ge amd ejai ha. Egi¢e 
b) te) J) to) 
you ought to eat said she, they Nevertheless my sister the it is hers (I am afraid) 
say. (sub.) lest 
at¢a™husa tai, 4-biamé. Ki, Hébe maqa™-Ada" ¢ata-a hé, a-biama (watt 
she scold me said he, they say. And, Piece cut off and eat thou : said, they say (woman 
aka). Ede nijinga, Kgat¢atja, ub¢itage, A-biamé. Ki wa‘t aka naji’’-bi 
the). But boy Nevertheless Tam unwilling said he, they And woman the stood, they 
say. (sub.) say 
ega” tidatqti ¢a" hébe méqa"-biama, niaci"ga wi"iqtci ¢até é¢a"skaqti 
having very good the (ob.) piece cut off they say person one toeat just that s.ze 
magqa™-biama, jég¢a"-biama. (jata-a hé, d-biama, ntyjinga ¢inké ‘f-bi ega™. 
she cut off they say, roastedit they say. Eat thou . _ said she, they boy the gave itto having. 
say (ob.) him, they say 
Gan’ki waga magqa?-bi ¢a" égiga"qti gaxd-biama wa‘t aka. Gan’ki ci 
And slice she cut off, they the  justas before she made it, they woman the And = again 
say (ob.) say (sub.) 
éga® té duba”-biamaé. Gan’ki wa‘ akd ag¢-biama yi sig¢é t¢ wa¢fonaqti 
so the fourtimes they say. And woman the went homeward, when trail the very plain 
(act) (sub.) they say ob.) 
gixe ag¢dbiamd. Gan‘ki nijinga aké sig¢é té ugithe aga-biama. 
making went they say. And boy the (sub.) trail the (ob) tvilowing went, they say. 
it homeward 
A” i¢dug¢éqti ma™¢i"-bi yi cgi¢e Cazéqtci ahi-bi yi cgi¢e gi wi" idaqti 
Throughout the day walked, they when atlength verylatein arrived, when behold lodge one very good 
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