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144 THE @EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
Kgi¢e égasani yi ha’ ega™tce 41 fyi¢i-bi ega™, enaqtci qadadi ja™- 
Atlength the day after when morning when he: awoke, having, heonly onthe grass lay 
they say 
biam’ Waha™¢icige aké. Wa‘i amdé j,é-ma jiwagig¢e Aid¢a-bitéama. 
they say Orphan the Woman the the Buffaloes, she with them had gone, they say. 
(sub.). (mv. sub.) 
Eei¢e waqiga pa-f gé maja” b¢tigagti dhe gidxa-biamaé. E’di abi- 
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At length thorns sharp the land all over onthe they made for him, There arrived 
(pL. ob.) surface they say. 
biamé Waha" ¢icige amd. Gé-biama: Hau! wigag¢a™, ¢é¢u eccqti ¢a” 
they say Orphan the (sub.). He said as follows, Ho! my wite, here just as you said 
they say: 
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cub¢é tA Atathé Aga, A-bi ega™, icta ¢ipi™ze-da™ agajade aid¢a-biama. 
I guto you will I who indeed, said he, having, eye he closed when madeastride he had gone, they 
stand they say say. 
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Huhu‘a! cé ati ha, Waha¢icige, 4-biama. Ci tcka® wi” ci ufnai-ga, 
Really ! that has F Orphan, said they, they Again deed one again seek ye for 
one come say. him, 
d-biamé. Kgi¢e égasani ha” ega™tce yi fyi¢d-bi ega™, enaqtci qadadi 
they said, they Atlength the next day morning when ReLaWoES: having, he only on the grass 
say. they say \ 
je"-biama Waha" ¢icige aka. Watt ama y¢é-ma jiwagig¢e a¢a-bitéama. 
lay they say Orphan the Woman the the Buffaloes she withtbem went they say. 
(sub.). (inv. sub.) 
Ma™xe ¢a%4 ujan’ge gaxe ga™ a¢a-bitéama Pahdciaya ahi-bi ega™, 
Sky to the road mnade so they went, they say. On high arrived, they having, 
say 
hiita"-hna”-biama ¢ ama Waha'¢icige amd ujan’ge uf¢a"be a¢a-bi 
bellow- repeat- theysay Buffalovs the Orphan the road up hill went, they 
ing edly (pl. sub.). (my. sub.) say 
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ega™, &di ahf-biamé. Ga-biamd: Hau! wigag¢a™, ¢cé¢u ecdéqti ga” cub¢é 
having, there arrived, theysay. He said as follows, Ho! my wife, here just as you said I go to 
they say: you 
ta Atathé Ada, d-bi ega™ icta ¢ip’?ze-da® Agajade a¢a-biama. Magqpf 
will I who stand indeed, nee he, having eye he shut when madeastride went they say. Cloud 
they say 
ké Atataqti a¢d-biamd. Ki masani ahf-biama. Huhu‘a! ci cé ati ha, 
the very far he went, they say. And onthe other he arrived, they say. Really ! again that has 
ob.) beyond side : one come 
d-biama. Ca™ckdxe tai Ada, hni‘a bac, 4-biama. Qa¢a ¢ag¢é tai 
said they, they Enough ye do will indeed, ye fail must, said they, they Bac you go will 
say. say. again home 
d¢a, A-biamé. Ega™ damit agi-biamé. Hidadi ag¢i-biama. Hau! u‘é¢a 
indeed, said they, they So down bill) they were coming At the they reached home, Ho! scattering 
say. home, they say. bottom they say. 
hné tai A¢a, a-biamd. Gaé-biamd Waha’¢icige aka: Ké, angag¢e taf 
you go will indeed, said they,they Said as follows, Orphan the Come, let us go homeward. 
say. they say (sub.) : 
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(Hicisjar agija"be te d¢a, a-biamd. Ag¢d-bi ega” égi¢e i ya™ha ké 
our hus- I see mine will indeed, saidhe,they Went homeward, having atlength lodge border the 
band’s siste say they say (ob.) 
edi cin gajin’ga wa‘u ginke edabe i¢a™wa¢d-biamd Egi¢e iyan’ge 
there child woman he (ob.) also he placed them, they say. And behold, his sister 
¢inké waqpdniqtia" ¢inké ama, na"pchi"qti-t’é etéga" gank’ ama. 
the (ob.) very poor the (one st.) they say, very hungry todie apt the ones they say. 
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Langéha, wijtha" méga", ag¢i, a-biama. U¢ade ¢ingéga® niyinga 
O sister, my sister's likewise, Ihave said he, they say. Cause for none, as boy 
husband come home, complaint 
