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136 THE ¢EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
Gan’‘ki é’di ti¢d-bi ega” pe mi’ea ¢icpacpa ¢ingé’qti gaxd-biama. Gan‘ki 
And there passed they avine Female- puta ilo pulling off nothing at all rite they say. And 
on say pieces her 
*n/ . , ee 7 / i a yu/ xt 1 f Gs 
a¢i” ag¢d-biama e-sa” jin’ga. Egi¢e iha” ¢inké’di agi” aki-biamé. Ki 
having went they say W hite- ne Atlength his by the having reachedhome, And 
him homeward buffalo - mother him they say. 
a¢i” aki-bi yi iha” ¢inké jigig¢e g¢in’ki¢a-biama. Jugig¢e g¢in’ki¢a- 
having reached when his the (ob.) he with her caused him tosit they say. He with her caused him to sit 
him home, they mother 
say 
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bi ega” égaxe g¢i” akdama, hégaji p¢ ama. Ki égi¢e Waha" ¢icige 
they having eae in they were sitting, agreat Buffalo the And at length Orphan hi 
say a circle they say, many (pl. sub.). 
. , “J: s Pon o , a 
ama ¢¢a"be ahi-biama dahé keédi, igdq¢a" ¢inké ugine amdma ceta'’- 
the insight arrived, they say hill on the, his wite the (ob.) he was seeking his own so 
(my.sub.) 
hna® Ki, Qieg¢ange C¢a"be ti ¢a™ja ge-mi’ga d¢ikiga™qti wi" jlig¢a- 
far. And, Your husband in sight has though  Female-buffalo just like you one you with 
come 
oi sig¢e ¢ag¢i” te ha. [¢igidaha® se ci ju¢agig¢e ¢ag¢é te ha, A-biama 
ete 
your own you sit will ¢ He knows you, again you with him, yougo will . said he, they 
his own your own homeward say. 
Ki f¢ibaha™ji sf, téa"¢é tan’gata", a-biama. Ki é'di ahi-biama nuijinga 
And he doesnot know if, we kill him we will, said he, they And there arrived, they say boy 
you say 
ama. Ki, ye-mi”ga ean’‘kiga*qti wi"'j jem ‘o¢e o¢in’ki¢ai he. Ky, Pigdgga" 
the (sub.). And, Female- uffato just like me with me Peg cana’ her. Your wife 
0 si 
Awa¢inké a, af yi, Ga¢inké, ecé te hé, 4-biama. Nija dma té bgicka® 
which one ? they when, That one you will 5 said aus they Ear the the move 
say say other (ob.) 
ti minke hé, 4-biamd. Ci cin’gajin’ga iginke éga™ gixe té ama 
will I who . said she, they say. Again child 6 (ob.) 8 will they (?) 
¢a“ja ci nija dma té ¢icka” yi onize te hé, ma"¢a™ ui¢a-biama 
though again ear the other ony he moves when man take will secretly ahs x told they say 
im 
igig¢a® aka. Ki pe-mi”ga ckiga™qti jugig¢e g¢in’ki¢a-biama. K¢, 
his wife the (sub.). And Female buffalo just like her with her they made sit they say. Come, 
¢igdq¢a® Awad¢inkdite g¢iza-ga, a-biamd. Ki wada”be naji’-bi yi 
your wife which one she may be _ take her, your said he, they And looking he they when 
own, say. stood say 
égi¢e nga dma ¢icka’-biam4 wa‘t aka. Ga¢inké, a-bi ega”  u¢a’- 
behold ear the other she moved, they say woman the (sub.). That one, saidhe, having he took 
they say hold of her 
biama. Ki cin’gajin’ga éga™ gaxd-bi ega™ ci éga*-biama (fée ha 
they say. And child = did, they say having again 80 they say. ‘This is he 
One Cre . : Seiqiie . es S 
cin’gajin’ga wiwija, a-biamé. Gan‘ki ¢izaf té Gan‘ki, Ca” ha. 
child my own, said he, they say. And he took him. And, Enough 
. ~ . RI J 
Jugig¢i-gi, a-biama, Ceta™. 
Go with your own, said he, they So far. 
say. 
NOTES. 
131, 3. hittee+, syn., huhu; in yoiwere, hictcinko+, according to Sanssouci. 
181, 4. ye-aza"tasi ¢a", the kidneys of all animals are so called by the Omahas; 
but in goiwere, the name of the animal must be prefixed to that of the kidneys, as 
qoe-aonittee, buffalo-kidneys; ta-aont™tee, deer-kidneys, ete. 
