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180 THE GEGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
(iéqu ja™ te Aga, 4-biamé. Niaci™ga tte ké é wakaf. A¢’-biama éga" ca™ 
Here let him lie indeed, said he, they Man dead the that he meant. They went, they as right a- 
Bay. one who say 
ga” a¢é améima. Kgi¢e dahé wi" ma” ciadiqti da ba-biama; q¢abé cigaqti, 
long they Tiere going, Atlength hill one very high they saw they say; tree dense very 
they say. 
miizi cligaqti da”ba-biamé Hau! nikawasa™, cchi¢e¢an'di é’di anga¢ai a¢a. 
cedar very dense they saw they say. Ho! walrior, to yonder place _ there we go indeed. 
Edita" angdgi taf Ad¢a, A-biamd. K¢é, nikawasa”, wada™be ma"¢in’ ea, 
Thence we will becoming indeed, said he, they Come, warrior, scouting go, 
back, say. 
4-biama&. Ki diiba wada™be aga biamaé. E’di ahi-bi yi cide endqtci da” ba- 
said he,they And four scouting went, they say. There they when smoke alone they saw, 
say. reached, 
they say 
biama, yf té da™ba-baji-biamé. Aki-bi ega™, Nuda™hanga, é’di angdhi 
they say, lodge the they saw not they say. Got back, having, Leader, there wereached 
(ob.) they say 
¢a™ja cide édega® i té a’da™ba-baji, 4-biama. Hau! nfkawasa™, ¢ udne 
though smoke but lodge the we saw not. said they, they Ho! warrior, that Iseek 
(ob.) say. 
4¢a, A-biami. Ci diba é/di wada™be a¢d-biama. Edi‘qti ahf-bi yi ctide 
indeed, he said, they Again four there scouting went, they say. Right theyarrived, when smoke 
Bay. there they say 
¢a’ja wf té da™ba-baji-biama. Niida"hanga, yi té a®da™ba-baji ha, cude 
‘ though lodge the they saw not, _ they say. Leader, lodge the we saw not i smoke 
¢a”ja, d-biamA Ga dba" éga"-biama. Wéduba™ tédihi yi é'di ahi- 
though, said they, they And four times so they say. Thefourthtime it arrived when there they 
say. arrived 
biama yf tédi. Ki nuda™hanga aka, Ké, nikawasa™, yi té angude taite 
they say lodge at the. And leader the (sub.), Come, warrior, lodge the weenter — shall 
d¢a, A-biama. Ki yf té uda-biamd. Egi¢e ieigéqtci akédega™ é'di 
indeed, said he, And lodge the they entered, Behold a very old man he was, but there 
they say. they say. 
g¢i” akama yf té/di. Nacki ¢a™ jin’ga-ctéwa™baji, ki najiha  ska‘qtei 
hewassitting, they lodge in the. Head the by no means small, and hair very white 
say 
akima. Ki nuda™hanga aka edge ¢i> yf té ude agai té’di wébaha” ji 
(had) they And leader the old man the lodge the entering went when  hedid not know 
say. (sub.) (mv. ob.) (ob.) him, 
ama. Egi¢e ga™¢inké’qti wébaha” amd i'ctige ¢inké. Ietige aka 
theysay. Atlength aftersittingagreat he knewhim they say old man the (st. ob.). Old man the 
while (sub.) 
gé¢ega™-biamd: I¢i"sabé’qti ugdca™ “ibae wéahidé'qti ugdca™i ¢a”’cti, 
thonght thus, they say: My relations snffering traveling hunting toagreatdistance they traveled inthe past 
very much 
Niacitga d‘tiba timakdqtci axyig¢a¢i"® ti aha", e¢éga™-biama. [fidiqti 
Man some very easily have brought them- ! thought he, they say. Right in the 
selves hither lodge 
niacitga d‘tiba t’éawa¢é t& minke, e¢éga™-biama. (iéaké nuda™hanga aké 
man some Tkillthem will Iwho, thought he, they say. ‘This one leader the 
(sub.) 
gé¢ega™-biama: T! Nika-najfha wdi"mi” ta minke, ehé ¢a™cti. Wafi" 
‘thought thus, they say: rer Human hair I wearasarobe will I who, Isaid in the past. Robe 
ent! 
ida® inahi" 4ha%. Ab¢i té minke, e¢éga"-biama. Egi¢e isan’ga aka 
good truly ! IThaveit will Iwho, he thought, they say. Atlength his younger the 
brother (sub.) 
