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168 THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
ceinuda® aka akf-biamdé. Akf-biamé yi‘ji, cl mi”jinga ¢inké baspa?’-hna®- 
dog the reached home, He reached home, when, again girl the (ob.) he pushed against 
(sub.) they say. they say invariably 
biama. Ki mi™jinga aké cinuda” ¢i” ci u¢tthe a¢a-biama. U¢the qa” xaya 
they say. And girl the dog the again following went, they say. Following to some 
(sub.) (ob.) distance 
edi ahi-bi yi, égi¢e wasdbe wi” t’é¢é akéma cinuda™ aka. Ci i¢ddi ¢inké 
ived, when, behold black bear one he had killed, they dog the Again her the (ob.) 
ey 83 say (sub.). father 
iha” égaba tiwagi¢a a¢d-biamé. Dadiha, i”na"ha é¢a™ba, wasdbe wi" 
her her too to tell them she went, they say. O father, my mother she too, black bear one 
mother 
efnuda® wiwija aka té¢é he, d-biamd. Ki i¢4di aka iha™ é¢a"ba wasabe 
dog my the killed. said she, they And her the her she too black bear 
(sub.) say. father (sub.) mother 
ké a¢i” aki-biamé yaya. Ci égasini ci ‘ibae a¢a-biama. ‘Abae a¢a-bi 
the having it reached home, at the Again the morrow again hunting he went, they say. Hunting he went, 
(ob.) they say lodge. they say 
yi mactein’ge wi’ a¢i” aki-biamé nfaci"ga aka. Ki cfinuda™ aka égi¢e 
when rabbit one having reached home, man the And dog the at length 
they say (sub.). (sub.) 
akf-bi yi, ci -mi"jinga ¢inké baspa”-hna™-biama Ci u¢the a¢a-bi ega™, 
reached when, again girl the (ob.) he pushed against frequently, Again following went, they having, 
home, they they say. say 
say 
égi¢e, a™pa™ kéde t’é¢@ akima. Ci égasdni ‘abae a¢a-biama nfaci"ga aka. 
behold, elk itlay, but he had killedit, Again the morrow hunting went they say man the 
they say. (sub.). 
Niacitga sitsnédewdgi¢e wi” a¢i” ki ama. EKgi¢e cinuda™ aka jabe wi” 
Man muskrat one having reached they At length dog the beaver one 
home say. (sub.) 
té¢é akima. Ga™ i¢ddi aké iha™ é¢a™ba gi¢éqtia’-biama; cinuda® ¢inkéd 
e had killed, they And her the her she too were very glad, they say; dog the (ob.) 
say. father (sub.) mother 
qtagi¢e-hna”-biamé.  Minjinga aka cti cinuda® ¢inké qtagi¢éqti-hna”- 
they loved their own habitually, Girl the (sub.) too dog the (ob.) loved her own habitually 
they say. very much 
biama. Egi¢e niacitga aka gd biama: Ie‘age, waha™ waki¢é te ha. U‘dibae 
they say. At length man a said as fi vs Old man, pleasemake themremove'  . Hunting 
(sub.) rs 
¢ingé ha. U‘dbae ttangéya ints te ha, 4-biamé. Ki waha”-biamaé 
there is : Hunting atone at cause them to please . said he, they And they removed, they 
none pitch their tents : say. say 
égasani yi. Ki waha™ a¢a-bi yi cinuda™ aka a¢a-baji-biama. Niaci"ga 
the morrow when. And removing they went, when dog the went not they say. Man 
they say (sub.) 
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b¢ugagti did¢a-bi yi mijinga enadqtci a¢a-baji-biama. Cimuda" ugina- 
had gone, they when girl alone went not they say. Dog she sought 
say her own 
biama, cinuda® fyinaq¢4-bi ega”. Ga™ ¢itidéqtia’-bi yi yil¢iq¢ige ugdca™- 
they say, dog hid himself, they having. And fully deserted, they when remains of went among 
say soy lodges 
hna™-biama, xagé-hna®-biamé mi™jinga aké. Egi¢e dazégtci yi cfnuda” 
frequently, they say, crying frequently, they say girl the (sub.). Atlength very dark when dog 
akd utefje kéyita” é¢a"be akf-biamé. Mimjinga aké, Kata" ma"hni” éi"te. 
itis thicket from the insight got back, they say. Girl the (sub.), Why you walk it may be 
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