184 THE ¢EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
wa¢izi-biamé. Ca™ ta” wang¢a™ diba éga" waq¢i-biamé. Ga™ 4fi ¢an‘di 
they took them, they And so tribe four 80 killed them, they say. And lodges atthe 
say. 
aki-biamé. Ga™ ta” wang¢a™ ey amé b¢tigaqti nikagahi tju gfyaxa-bi 
theyreachedhome, And tribe his the all chief principal made their 
they say. (pl. sub.) own, they say 
ega”, é wégi¢ig¢a™-biama. 
having, he ruled for them, they say. 
NOTES. 
176, 6. gi¢abajiqti-lma" caea"-biama, pronounced gi+¢abajiqti-hna™ ca™ea™-biama 
by Joseph La Iléche. 
176, 12. waitmi” an, equal to wainmi® ta minke. See “au” elsewhere, as in the 
myth of the Coyote and the Buffaloes, egi¢e natjim ¢aa™he ¢ihe au; and in that of the 
Raccoons and the Crabs, egi¢e na®jim ¢acka™ ¢ihe au. 
176, 13. When the young man was fasting, he knew about the aged Thunder- 
man, who had the Coyote for his servant. The deity told him this. 
177, 7. gi¢éqtia®-biama, pronounced gi+¢éqtia”-biama. 
cidamlalee dda. This word is added to express emphasis. I never heard it used in 
common speech. It is used by the criers in proclaiming the commands of chiefs. See 
“6¢6” in the Dictionary. 
177, 11. nikawasa®, O warrior! O warriors! This is derived from the archaic word 
nika, a male, a man; and with it may be compared the proper name, Mi™-wasa™ 
(Female warrior ?). 
177, 18. egi¢e ye-nuga ta" t’e¢ ‘i¢a-biama. The contraction is from t’é¢é ‘i¢a-biama. 
178, 6. ujange ¢uta" ihe¢a-ga. This probably meant that they could not resume 
their march till the body of their comrade had been taken out of the way, and buried. 
178, 6. ga" nikawasa” ¢e¢u ja ga ega® ga" ¢e¢u ja" te a¢a. It is almost impos- 
sible to give the idea of ‘“‘ga"” by any single English word. This “ga?” with a rising 
inflection is very emphatic, and differs from “ga”, and.” The idea in this case was that 
as the warrior had chosen to lie there, no fault could be found. Ga¢ ega” is contracted 
from ga¢a ega". 
178, 17. t’e¢a¢a-baji ta-bi ehe ¢a*cti. This phrase shows that “ta-bi” can be used 
even in quoting the former words of the speaker himself. 
179, 15. na®pa-bajii-gi. The scene was one well calculated to inspire them with 
fear; but they were urged not to be afraid of what they saw. 
180, 4. edita® angagi tai a¢a. The men were tired of so long a journey. 
180, 12. i"c‘agéqtci, pronounced i*c‘a+géqtci. 
180, 13. jingactéwa"baji, pronounced jin+gactéwa"baji. 
180, 16. i7¢i*sabéqti, pronounced in¢im+sabeqti. 
181, 4. ye-nuga ede. It had been a live buffalo-bull, but at the time referred to it 
was only the carcass of one. So, niaci™ga ede, it had been a man, but it was then 
only the body that was carried. 
181, 10-11. wana‘a®-baji-bi e¢ega® ega". The old man pretended that he thought 
they said that they did not eat sliced squash, when he knew that they meant human ears. 
182, 3; 182, 7; ete. am A¢aand -biam A¢a are contractions of ama a¢a and biama a¢a. 
182, 18. ha! ha! hat! Crescendo, as in music. 
