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194 THE GEGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
te ama. (fétédi hi eska™, e¢éga" éga" &/di a¢d-biama. H’di ahi-bi yi égi¢e 
was they Atthis she itmight hethought as there hewent,they say. There hearrived, when behold 
Say. place arrived be, they say 
niacitga Pe‘Agéqtci akima, wa¢aha ¢icpdcpaqtcia” akd4ma. (é niaci"ga 
person very old man‘ was,theysay, clothing torn in shreds they say. This man 
ahfi yi Me‘Age ¢inké wi¢aha ey té Ad¢ahaki¢a-biama niyjinga aka. 
arrived when old man the (ob.) clothing his the caused him to put on, boy the 
they say (sub.). 
IrcAge aké qubé-biamé. Hau! jucpaha, ¢a‘ea™ ¢a¢e ehnéga", wa¢aha 
Oldman the (sub.) sacred, they say. Ho! grandchild, you pity me you think, clothing 
an¢Ati, ca™ ga‘éwigi¢é, d-biama. Uwikie ti minke, d-biamé. Wa‘t 
you gave yet I pity you, said he, they Italk to you will I who, said he, they Woman 
me, say. say. 
u¢i¢ahe ¢i” gaké ¢é, ni-yanga ke A¢ite ¢¢, a-biamd. Hau! wa¢aha ¢¢ 
youfollow the that (way) went, big water the crossed it went, said he, they Ho!- clothing this 
her say. 
pfijiqtei ¢é dhnaha hné te, 4-bi ega™ ‘i-biama i"ctige aka. Wa¢ige 
very bad this youputon you will go, said, having gave him, old man the Hat 
they say they say (sub.). 
¢a” cti ‘f-biamé. Ma" ze-weti” cti ‘-biamd. Can’ge ta” pfiji wahi¢agé 
the too gave him, Sword too gaye him, Horse the bad lame 
they say. they say. 
cti ‘i-biamé. Gat, Ké, hné te. Ta” wang¢a™ wi” édedi¢a™ @'di ahi ag¢a 
too gave him, And, Come, you will go. Viliage one the one that _—_ there ar- indeed 
they say. : is there rived 
watt aka, A-biama. A™ha™, A-biamaé. Masdni ci tédihi yi nfaci™ga 
woman the (sub.), said he, they Yes, said he, they Across you arrivesatit when person 
say. say. arrive 
diiba é@di g¢i”, a-biama. Uwa¢akié te, 4-biamé. Te ké é¢ind‘a®-baji 
some there sit, said he, they You will talk with said he,they Word the not heed for you 
: say. them, say. 
yi ¢éwa¢iki¢e té, A-biamaé A™ha™, jiga™ha, 4-biama, ¢aha™-bi ega™. 
if you will sead them said he, they Yes, grandfather, said he, they thanked him, having. 
away, say. , say, they say 
Ga™ a¢a-biama. 
And so_ he went, they say. 
Ni-yanga ahi-bi yi ni ké jin’gaji ama. I*c‘Age aka waqtbe gaxai 
Big water hereached, when water the notsmall they say. Old man the sacred (thing) made 
they say . (sub.) 
, v, . . . . . . *n/ . . 
éga" mf ké Agajade ¢éki¢d-biama, i"c‘age aka icta-¢ipT’ze g¢i-bi ega™. 
having water the striding he sent him, they say, old man the (sub.) closing hiseyes sat, they say having. 
Icta ¢ib¢a-bi yi, égi¢e masdni ahi biamd. Masani ahi-bi yi, 3i édedi-te 
Eye opened,they when, behold theother he reached, they The other he reached, when, lodge there it was, 
say side say. side they say 
ama, etide ga™ man’g¢e naji te ama. (é yi witiga™ ud¢d gar’ cti, ¢etés ha, 
theysay, smoke — so erect it stood they This lodge my grand- told of heretofore, this is it 
say. father 
d-biama. E/di ahf-bi ega” uda-biamd. Egi¢e i"ce‘dge na”ba é'di g¢i”’ 
said he, they There arrived, having he entered, they Behold old man two there were sit- 
say they say say. 
akdma, Ing¢a™ Pe‘ige. ‘Abae a¢a-biamd ucté ama. Watage ¢a™ inc‘dge 
ting, they Thunder old man. Hunting went,they say therest the Hat tho old man 
say, (pl. sub.). 
aka ‘fi ¢a™ ugidada”-bi yi wa¢iona-baji-biama. I"c‘ige ama i¢a-baji- 
the had given the he pushed down his, when he was invisible they say. Old man the (sub.) did not 
‘sub.) bim they say discover him 
