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170 =THE @EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
Mi’ jinga ¢i g¢a"’-biamd Hirqpé-dg¢e, édihi yi. Egi¢e fi ¢a" d¢a"be 
Girl 
the (ob.) he married, they say Hitqpe-ag¢e, itoccurred when. Atlength vil- the in sight ot 
: lage (ob.) 
ahi-biamé. Ki niaci*ga wada™ba-bi yi, Mi™jinga cinuda™ ugine ama ¢a"”’ 
they arrived, they And man saw them, they say when, Girl dog sought her she who did 
say- own 
niaci*ea jle¢e ati, d-biamé. Ki niaci"ga egé-hna”-biamé: Kagcha, 
man with him has come, said he, they And man said habit- they say: Frie nd, 
say. thus to ually 
niac@ga ¢i” tida" héeaji édega™ Hitqpé-ag¢e & eb¢éga®, a-biama. pfadi 
man the (ob.) good very Hitqpe-ag¢e he ‘I think, said he, they At the 
say. lodge 
ahi-biamaé yi hitqpé ké ag¢e g¢i” Akama niaci*ga pfaji aka. Gat 
they arrived, when finefeather the sticking was sitting, they man bad the (sub.). And 
they say (ob.) in say 
Higpé-ag¢e ama akf-bi ega” hitgpé ké  gig¢izd-bi ega” hirqpé 
Hirqpe-ag¢e the reached having fine feather the took back hisown, having fine feather 
(my. sub.) home, at) say (ob.) they say 
dgig¢a-biamd. Ga"™ niaci*ga ¢inké na*ta-bi yi égi¢e cinuda® tig¢e ama: 
his own he stuck in, And man the(ob.) he kicked, al behold dog he became sud- 
they say. they seas denly, they say: 
cinuda® dixéqti, na"xagéqti i¢a”¢a ama yi, "cage, ga¢inke gaq¢iwa¢a- 
dog very scabby, madecry much he put him they when, Old man, that one please make 
by kicking say 
ki¢e te, pfiji cinuda™ ¢inké, dA-biamdé. Ga™ cinuda™ ¢inké aci adi” 
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them kill, bad dog the (ob.), said he, theysay. And dog the (ob.) out took 
a¢a-bi ega™ gaq¢i-biama. Ganki Hi'qpé-ag¢e ak& ‘dbae-ona’-bi ega™ 
they say having they killed, they say. And Hisqpe-ag¢e the (sub.) hunted ene having 
they say 
wanija dada”, ca™ 4é, a”pa", yaqti-mé cti, ca™ wanija b¢ugagti téwa¢a- 
animal what, for buffalo, elk, deer too, infact animal killed them 
example 
bi ega”, wacé'qti g¢i”-biama. Siege ga, ta” prance Dine aar tida"qti, 
they having, very rich he sat, they say. very good, 
say 
gi¢éqti mam¢i”-biama. Ganki ian’ge ¢inké eg¢an’ge gidq¢i akdé gad- 
very joyful walked they say. And her younger theone herhusband killed for the alice 
sister who her (sub.) follows, 
biama: Wih¢, ¢feg¢ange u¢ide an’ga¢ixé te hé, d-biamé. Ja*¢<ha, 
they say: ieee your husband together let us marry him . said she,they say. My elder 
sister, sister, 
éga%ja, wieg¢ange b¢a™ pfiji eed hé, ja”xe he. Agta" ¢fci‘é Ahnixe 
nevertheless, my husband smells bad yousaid . strongodor . How. 08- youraees you marry 
sible usban 
ta’, d-biamd. Gan’ki wa‘i ak& na” akdé xagé-hna™ ca™ca™-biama, nt 
shall? saidshe, they And woman the grown the weeping inva- always theysay, man 
say. (sub.) (sub.) riably 
¢inké A¢ixe ga%d-bi ega”. Kei¢e gd-biamé nt akdé: Ké, giriga® tiga” 
theone tomarry wished,they having. At length ‘Said as follows, man the Genet thy hus- thy hus- 
who him say they say (sub.): band’s father —_ band’s 
mother 
edibe eonadgtci awagia”b¢a pi édega” gata” qti awdgija”be ka’ b¢a. 
also alone I Jett mine I came but. Sian! at last I see them, I wish. 
; hither my own, 
Ag¢é te hi, 4-biam&i Wa‘t aka i¢ddi ¢inké uf¢a-biama Dadihd, i¢ddi 
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Ip go will . said he, they say. Woman the her father the(ob.) told it to him, they O father, _ his father 
homeward (sub.) say. 
iha” edibe wagfja"be ‘i¢ai ega” ag¢é ‘i¢ai hé, a-biamé. Ga, A™ha?, 
his also to see them, he spoke haying togo he spoke F said she, they And, Yes, 
mother his own, of homeward of say. 
