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152 THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
aka &di a¢d-biamad ci, wé¢aji ama Ja™¢cha, wed¢a-maji, 4-biama. Ci 
the as went they say again, shedidnot they say O elder sister, Ihave not found said she, they Again 
(sub.) find them them say. 
wi” aka @di aga-biamd Ja™¢céha, wed¢a-maji, a-biama. (ita ewa¢e 
one the(sub.) there went, they say. O elder sister, I have mae found _ said she, they say. You hateful 
em, 
f¢anahi”i ¢é Akiha"-hna"™ cfi hé, d-biama. Adib¢e ta (aks hinda! 
you indeed !  Beyond,invariably yewent . saidshe,theysay. Igoforhim will I who, behold! 
di-biama j¢é-wa't aka. Hindé! i¢dd¢a-maji eska™, a-biamd. Ki édi  ahi- 
said, they say Buffalo-woman the Let me see! have I not found him? a she, they say. And there she 
(sub.). arrived 
5 : . : , aa, o . 
biamé. Walmate  tég a¢igiati-hna’i, eta" ¢ag¢i”-hna® a, 4-biama. 
they say. You eat in ie a at they came  inva- why you sit invariably % said she, they 
for you riably say. 
/ *n/ ro le * , 
Egan¢a™ja be an’giti-iiji éga". Ga™ ag¢i” minké, 4-biama ni aka 
Ne evertheless who came aa for me 80. Just so I was sitting, said, they say man the (sub.). 
Ga” jig¢e ag¢a-biama Egi¢e wat aké ukfkiji aka diba akama, é 
And with him ans went they say. Behold woman the near the four they were, she 
homeward relations (sub.) it is said, 
wésata" aki é& wa¢ixe ahi akdé. Ga” gi¢ika”-biama. yf té tkiza 
the fifth the (sub.) that marrying arrived the And made room they say. Lodge the no one 
one who for her there 
gidxa-biamd. (é ijan’ge ak& e-hna™ jtiwagig¢ai té. 
they made for her, his hersister the (sub.) only she was with them. 
they say. - 
Egi¢e ha”ega"tce amd. Iya” aka ga-biamd (igtcpa € wagika-bi 
At length morning they say. His grand- the said as follows, (hergrand- him she meant her 
mother (sub.) they say child own, they say 
(iiadi ive jeég¢a" hé, imide judg¢e téga’, A-biama. Ga™ imide 
haying) - Your stone I ie heated : sweat- I with in order said she,they And sweat- 
father for him bath him that, say. bath 
jig¢a-biamé iyan’de aké. Ga™ ype-niga amd nan‘difagaspe gaxai fi té 
he with her, they herdaughter’s the And Buffalo-bull the to hold down the walls making came, 
say husband (sub.). (pl. sub.) when 
dé¢ab¢i’-biamé. Ga iya™ aka i” ‘é jahd-bi yi ga¢a*ska-biama; ci pf 
eight they say. And his wife's the stone pushedat, when that size they say; again again 
mother  (sub.) they say 
jaha-bi yi gA¢a"ska-biama; wé¢ab¢i%a"™ jaha-bi yi gata™hi¢a’-biama; ci 
she pushed when that size they say; the third time she thrust at, when that high suddenly, they and 
at, they say they say say ; 
: , & , Py BO . ° 
pi jahdé-bi yi yf té c¢a"skagtcia’-biama i” té Nua aka hitqpé 
again She thrustat, when lodge the just the size of they say stone the Man the fine feather 
they say ae (sub.) 
yiyaxa-bi ega” e-ntiga yiha bidkibesa”-bi ega” hitqpé bihi¢a ¢é¢a- 
made himself, having Buffalo- ball tent-skin made double up by lean- one fine feather blew off suddenly 
they say ing against, they say 
biamé, gyiha <dkibésa" ké égih Aid¢a-biamd. [¢-wa‘ujin’ga, pandé, 
they say, tent skin fold the rightinto he had gone, they say. Buffalo old-woman, O canes 
husband, 
u¢inada¢a® éga®, d-biamé. A”, ya"ha, a-biamé. Ci ga™te ama. pandé 
you are accus- oom hat, said, they say. Yes, O wife’s said he,they Again 8 long they say. O daughter's 
tomed to heat mother, say. while husband 
e‘a™ éga™ a, 4-biama é-wa‘ujin’ga aka. Nat’e éska” e¢ega” éga fmaxé- 
how isit # said, they say Buffalo old-woman ioe Killed by she oped asked him 
(sub.) heat 
biamé. -ya"hd, ga” g¢i” minke, 4-biama. Ga™ wasisige fe té 
they say. O wite’s mother, allright [am sitting said he, they say. And active — he spoke 
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