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164 THE (@EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS, 
ahi-biamé. Nijinga ¢i¢ija at¢an‘ka" angiti, 4-biama. Ki i¢adi aka 
they arrived, they Boy your wecontend with wehave said they, they And his father the 
say. come, say. (sub.) 
iha” é¢a"ba u¢ffagd-biama. ndji te, 4-biama. Ki niyinga aki: Naha, 
his she too were mneeiilines g, they say. Please do not go, said they, And boy the (sub.): O mother, 
mother they say. 
imdadi é¢atba, edi b¢é t& minke, 4-biama. (ijiv ¢e ¢éga” wagiati éde 
my father 16 too, there Igo will I who said he, they say. Your elder so they came for but 
brother them 
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wi¢i a¢af éde téwa¢e-hna™i, a-biama tha” aka, - Ki Cat -natha, 6 di 
they took them but, they killed them said, they say his the And, Still, Omother, there 
away eae mother (sub.). 
Fes . . , . , , mm yy° . , 
b¢é ti minke, 4-bi ega™, 6'di ag’-biamaé niyjinga aka. E’di ahi-biama. 
Igo will I who said, having, there went they say boy the There he arrived, they 
they say (sub.). say. 
A™ha™, ca™ hai ¢ati t6, 4-biama. Ki, Ké, edada® ata” tai 4, a-biamd 
Yes, that will . youhave as,  saidthey, they And, Come, what we do will ? said, they say 
do come say. : 
nujinga aké. Ja™ c¢té angdne taté, d-biamd. Ga™ nujinga aka hitqpé 
boy the Wood that we Solin shall, said they, they And boy the fine feather 
(sub.). (std.) say (sub.) 
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g¢iza-bi ega™ hitqpé Agig¢a-biama. Ga ja” té ane aga-bi ega”, ¢ 
took his, they having fine feather Sane his in, they say. And wood the climbing went, they having, he 
& 
say (ob.) say 
pahan’ga ntjinga aké ahi-biamd. Ci agf-bi yi, ci & pahan’ga hide 
before boy the arrived, they say. Again coming when, again he before below 
(sub.) back, they say 
akf-biama nijinga ak&  Ga™ aki-bi yi, gaq¢f-biama niaci"ga pfiji ke, 
got back, they boy the (sub.). And he got. when, he killed him, they man bad the- 
say back, they say say (ob.), 
diiba e wit gaq¢f-biama. Ga™ nijinga aka ag¢d-biama. Tha™ ¢inke'di 
four that one he killed they say. And boy the went homeward, His at the 
(sub.) they say. mother 
i¢idi ¢inke’di edibe akf-biamé. Naha, wiji’¢e téwag¢e hna”™ ¢an‘ka wi 
hisfather at the also he reached home, O mother, my elder killed them inva- they who one 
they say. brother riably 
téagé ha, a-biama. Ga™, Sijimqtci¢a’+! wacka” ega™-a hé. Ega"qti 
Ikilledhim . said he, they say. And, oO ear tita child! do exert Soureel® Just so 
ctéwa™ ¢iji’¢e téwad¢é-hna”i hé, A-biama. Kgasani yi, ci Seige ¢ab¢i" 
notwith- yourelder they killed inva- 5 said she, they The morrow when,again behold three 
standing brother them riably say. 
aki ahi-biama. At¢a™¢ika" angati, mijinga, a-biama Aha", cub¢é ta 
the arrived, they say. We contend with we have O boy, said they, they Yes, I go to you will 
(sub.) you come, say. 
minke, 4-biamé. Ki iha™ aka gdé-biam’: Wacka™ ega™-a hé, sijinqtci¢a™+! 
Iwho, said he, they say. And his the said as follows, Do try O dear little child! 
mother (sub.) they say: 
éga'gti ctéwa™ ¢iji ¢e téwags- -hna™i hé. Wacka™ ega’’-a hé, a-biama. 
just so nothwith- your elder mney killed invariably . Do be strong 2 said she, they 
standing brother them say. 
Nijinea akdé 6/di ad¢d-biamé. Gat 6/di ahf-biama. BE gi¢e ci he¢tbaja" 
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Boy the (sub.) there went theysay. - And there hearrived, they say. At ea again swing 
an ‘i¢a- -biamé. Hegttbaja" ké hdajinga tda® ké an’-ga ha, a-biama 
to use 163 <i spoke of, Swing the (ob.) cord good the(ob.) use it 0 said they, they 
ey say. say. 
SS & waké-biam4. Ama ké pfiiji ha. Haajinga ita’ ¢iadi ké, sdsa 
him they meant, they say. Other the bad ; ol the breken 
(ob.) (ob.), 
