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190. THE ¢EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
dtathé ha. Ci nf té’di ¢ata™ a¢d-biamda. Ci wé’s‘t aka é¢a™be ati- 
IT whostand - Again water bythe todrink he went, they say. Again snake the(sub.) im sight came 
biamé. Ci xagd-biami. A™ha-biama. Ci é}4wada™be té'di ¢ingaf éga™ 
they say. Again he cried, they say. He fled they say. Again he gared at it when there was as 
none 
ci ni té ¢ata” ¢é. Ci wé's‘a akd é¢a™be ati-biama. Ci a™hai té Ci 
again water the todrink he Again snake the insight came they say. Again he fled. Again 
(ob.) went. (sub.) 
wéduba”™ té dtba™ badazai té ntjinga ¢i". Ga™ wé's‘a ta" adabe té’di 
thefourthtime when four it scared him off boy the And snake the looked at when 
times (ob.). (ob.) 
égi¢e wa'ti tda™gti akéma. Ki ni-i¢ata" jin'ga wi “S-biama wa‘t aka. 
behold woman very beautiful was, they And cup small filled gave him, woman the 
say. they say (sub.). 
Avga™ bize a™wan'‘kandi¢éqti-ma™, 4-biamé nijinga aka. A*¢a™b¢a"-maji 
Tam thirsty Iam very impatient from, said, they say boy the (sub.). I get enough T not 
taté Aha". Ni té djiba fnahi" Aha", e¢éga"-biama. T[gi¢e fb¢a*qti giaxa- 
shall ! Water the a little very ! thought he, they say. At length to get enough pee made 
" ‘or him, 
biamd wa‘t aka. Ib¢aqti ¢ata’-biama nujinga aka. 
they say woman the (sub.). Gotenough drank they say boy the (sub.). 
Ki niyinga ak&é watt ¢inké da™ba-bi té’di qta¢a-biama Wa‘t 
And boy eee woman the (ob.) saw, they say when he loved her, they Woman 
(sub.) say. 
tida™ inahi® Aha", e¢éga"-biama. Ki ¢¢ niyinga ta” g¢é té yi, na*bu¢iq¢a 
t ing 
beauti- truly ! thought he, they say. And is boy the went home- when, Tin, 
ful (ob.) ward 
wi" ‘“-biami wait aké. Na™bti¢iq¢d ga¢a™ ja” ¢ag¢é te, a-biama. Ki 
one gave, they say woman the Ring that youuse yougo will, said she, they And 
(sub.). homeward Say. 
wahnate té yi Ag¢i® wit Adag¢a®-de, Ké, a®wa'¢ate té, ecé té, A-biama 
you eat will when seat one youputiton when, Come, we eat will, yousay will, said, they say 
wai aka. Ga™ ag¢d-biam4 ni amd. Can’ge ta" agikibana’. Can’ge 
woman the (sub.). And went homeward, they man the Horse the he ran back to Horse 
say (sub.). (ob.) his. 
tan’‘di akf-biama. Ag¢i" ag¢d-biama. ji té agikibana’’-biama. Aki-bi 
at the he got back, they Sitting on he went homeward, Lodge the he ran back to they say. He reached 
(ob.) say. they say. (ob.) his home, they say 
yi i¢ddi akd, Uthati-ga. Na®péhirqti g¢i té, a-biama. Ga” ufha" té 
when ane the (sub.), Cook ye for him. Very hungry he = come said, they say. And they jcoaked for 
ather ome im. 
Watate té dhigi ?’¢i" fi-ga, 4-biama. Ga™ wa¢adte té dhigi ¢¢i" abfi té. 
Food the much having be ye said he, they And food the much having they 
(ob.) for me coming Say. ob.) for him arrived. 
Na"bi¢iq¢d ¢iontida-biama. (iontida-bi ega” eca™adi ¢iontide ia” ¢a- 
Ring he pulled off, they say. Pulled off, they say having near by pulling it off he put it 
biamé. Ké, a"wa™¢ate taté, 4-bi ega” égi¢e wai akaé jugig¢é’qti g¢i”- 
they say. Come, we eat shall, said, having behold woman the right with him sat 
they say (sub.) 
biama, Wé’s‘A-wa‘tt aké. Ga™ wa¢adte jugig¢4-biama yi ¢asni”’-biama. 
they say, Snake-woman the (sub.). And eating she with him they say when sheswallowed, they say. 
(fasni”-biama yi, égi¢e We's‘i-wat ¢ingé Atidg¢a-biama. Ci nujinga 
She swallowed, they say when, behold Snake-woman wasnone suddenly, they say. Agam boy 
aké na™bii¢iq¢d ¢a" ug¢isna™-biama. Ki nijinga ga-biamd: Dadtha, wai 
the ring the put on, they say. And boy said as follows, O father, woman 
(sub.) (ob.) they say: 
