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192. THE @EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
yi Wé's‘a-wa‘t i¢a-bajf-biama. a a-baji yi, Ké, dadiha, wa‘'i ama 
when Snake-woman he did not find, they say id not find when, Come, O father, woman the (sub.) 
mek f, A- 
watcigaxe can’gaxe taf, 4-biama. Ca ckaxe taf, 4-biama, a¢a+, watcigaxe 
to sree stop will said he, they Ye will stop, said he, they indeed, dancing 
(they), say. say, 
té, A-biamé. Ga™ can’/gax4-biamé. yf téya aki-biama. Ké, dadtha, 
the, said he, they And they stopped, they say. Lodge tothe he reached home, Come, 0 father, 
Say. they say. 
i“natha tha" te. Na™pa™hi", 4-biamé. Ki ttha"-biama. Duda! aoni” ci 
my mother cook will. T hungry, said he, they And she cooked, they say. This way! you come 
say. with it 
taf. Nin’de ké Ahigi agi” gfi-ga, 4-biama. Ga” nin‘de¢a-bi yi 6'di é¢i" 
will. Cooked the satan bring ye eae said he, they And they caused it to when there having 
say. be cooked, veoe say for him 
ahi-biama. E¢i® ahi-bi ega™ nebeCat: e¢ionuda-bi ega”, Ké, a"wat- 
they arrived, they Having arrived, ane pulled off his own, iain. Come, we 
Say. forhim they say they say 
¢ate taté, A-bi ega™, gi¢e wait aka jugig¢é’qti g¢i’-biama, Wé's‘a-wa‘tt 
eat shall, said, having, behold woman the right with him sat they say, Snake-woman 
they say (sub.) 
aké. Ga™ waddte jigig¢i-biama. Ci kikickade-ctéa”-hna™-biama. Ci 
the And eating she with him, they say. Again they even played regularly with each other, Again 
(sub.). they say. 
We'si-wat ama ¢ingd-biamé. Oi. na"bii¢iq¢a gia”-biama nu ¢inké. Ci, 
Snake-woman the was none, they say. Again ring wore his, they say man theone Again, 
(sub.) who. 
Ké,- dadtha, wa‘ cémi%jin’ga na” ¢i” watefgaxe te, d-biama. Cémiryin’g: 
Come, O father, woman maiden grown une let her dance, said he, they Maiden 
(ob. say. 
¢ana™ ¢a¢ited waddtcigaxe taf ag¢at! Nilcagahi iin’ge aka ¢ida”be ga™ dai 
yougrown you who you are to dance indeed! Chief his son the to see you wishes 
are (sub. 
a¢a+! d-biamd. Ga’ watcigaxa-biama. Ga” wait ama u¢ixida-biama. 
indeed! said he, they And they ion they say. And woman the he looked around for, 
aay. ; (one my.) they say. 
[¢ai-bajf-biamé. I¢a¢a-maji aha", e¢éga"-biama. Can’ gaxewaki¢a-biama. 
She was not found, they I find her I not ! thought he, they say. He caused them to stop, they say. 
say. 
Ga™ ag¢d-biamé. Aki-biama yi tha™ agaji- -biama. Ké, dadtha, i”’natha 
And he went homeward, He reached home, when tocook he commanded them, Come, O father, my mother 
they say. they say they say. 
tha" te. Na®pa™hit, 4-biamé. Ki tha™-biama. Duda aoni™ cf tat. 
cook will. IT hungry, said he, they say. And he cooked, they say. This way you will come with it. 
5 ye ene . Posey ° / Cony; . - ° : 
Nin’‘de ké Ahigi a¢i” gfi-gi, a-biamd. Ga” nin‘dega-bi yi di é¢i" 
Cooked the much bring ye hither, said he, they And they causedit to when there having 
say. be cooked, bee! say for him 
ahf-biamé. EH¢i" ahf-bi ega™ naa g¢ionuda-bi ega™, Hau! ci a¢tiha 
they arrived, Having arrived, ene pulled off his own, ai ee Ho! again finally 
they say. for him bey say they say 
atwa™ date taté, d-biamd. Kgi¢e wat aka jigig¢é’qti e¢i'’-biama, We's‘a- 
we eat shall, said he, they Behold woman the right with sat they say, Snake- 
say. (sub.) 
wat aké. Ga” wa¢ate jigig¢a-biama. Ukfkie-hna”’-biama. Ukikie- 
woman the And eating she with him, they say. They talked inva- they say. They talked 
(sub.). to each other riably to each other 
hna”-bi yi i¢ddi aké na‘a”-biama. Ebé-hna" ukié cite da™bai-ga, 
inva- they when his father the heard it they say. Who only he may be talking see ye, 
riably say (sub.) to 
