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196 THE ¢@HGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
yi, ké, gdxai-ga, 4-biami. Wéa-biama. Kagéha, an‘kaji, a™¢a™a-baji, 
if, come, do ye, said he, they say. They denied, they say. Friend, not so, we werenot speaking, 
re ape . ° ee : pecinkes : 
d-biama. QAb¢it aka da™bé-bi yi, égi¢e, sabdjiqti wadige ¢a" ugidada™-bi 
said they, they Three the saw him, they when, behold, very suddenly hat the pushed on his, they 
say. (sub.) say say 
ega™ ¢inga-biama. 
having he was not, they say. 
Na! kagé, wéa¢amat ¢a”eti, ihusa-biamd ci. Hata", kag¢, nikacitga 
Why! younger you blamed us heretofore, they scolded him, again. Why, younger man 
brother, they say. brother, 
té¢agaji e¢éwadaki¢é a. Weag¢ama ¢acti; A-biama pahan‘ga aka.  Ga- 
you did not you sent homeward ? You blamed us heretofore, said, they say the first the Those 
Jall (sub.). 
agiama wéama taité, d-biama. Kgi¢e ag¢i-biama. Cin’gajin’ga 4” ag¢i- 
fo) t=) 
returning will surely blame us, said (the first Atlength (one) came home, Infant earry- he came 
A ones), they say. they say. ing heme 
biama. GaAké ¢izdi-ga, 4-biamé. Nan‘day ihé¢a-biama. Ga-biama: Wa- 
they say. That (ob.) take ye, said he, they By the wall they laid it, they He said as follows, Very 
say. say. they say : 
gideajt-qti pi; ai ae¢i, A-biama. Ga-biama: Kagéha, niaci"ga wi" 
ar i Iwas I carried I have said he, they They said as fol- Younger man one 
(I reached) ; come home, say. lows, they say: brother, 
timaka tedbe ati ¢a” ett. T’ea™ wa"¢a-baji ag¢al, a-biama. Céaka wéama éde 
easy very came formerly. We did not kill them he went said they,they Yonder blamedus_ but 
hither homeward, say one 
k, Pe See tie. y__/ , 5 atthe 5 i 
& ett égai ji-bajiha. = Wan’gabacibai, t’ea” ¢a-baji ci. Ga-biama: Qa-i! 
he too wasso unsuccess- We left it for them, we did not kill him again. He saidasfollows, Why! 
ful they say: ‘ 
a™¢a™ sabe inahi" wéahide pt ¢a” cti. Umaka fnahi" ti té t’é¢a¢a-baji 
I suffered truly a great dis- I reached formerly. Easy truly came when you did not kill 
tance him 
. , Sy feet . / es ia ~, , oS . A 
gécdaki¢at té pfiji ckaxai. Wi ga” qa”be yi t’éa¢e ta minke, 4-biama 
you sent him when bad you did. I atany Iseehim if Ikill bim will I who, said he, they 
homeward rate say. 
[kihusd-bi yi égi¢e nijinga aka wa¢age g¢ionuda-biama, éwakiga™ qti i¢a”’- 
Scolding one when at length boy the hat | pulled off his they say, just like them sat sud- 
another, they say (sub.) denly 
biamd. Edéeai a, 4-biami = A*¢aa-baji, d-biamé. Kagéha, eddda” eda'’- 
they say. What said ? ~~ said he, they We did not speak, said they, they Friend, what we said 
you say. say 
¢a"-baji, 4-biamé. Weéja-biama Na” pa-i-biama nijinga alka. I¢ae-hna”i. 
nothing, said they, they They denied it, they Was feared they say boy the You were speak. 
say. say (sub.). ing. 
Edadda" edécega™ fai-gi Kagéha, edada™ ctéwa™ ‘ia® ¢a-baji, a-biama. 
What what yousaid,so speak ye. Friend, what soever we spoke not of, said they, they 
say 
Wad¢age ¢a™ gia-bi yi cgi¢e ¢ingé aAtidg¢a-biamd. Kagéha, edta™ aja™. 
Hat ~ the he puton when behold he disappeared suddenly, they say. Younger what were you 
his, they say brother, doing? 
Pie . ek , Wee : . 
Kata® téwadadaji, kig¢¢waddgé & Weadamai ¢acti, da-biama. Nikaci™’ga 
Why you killed them not, you sent them home ? You blamed us heretofore, said they, they Man 
again say. 
, = : om ar oni, , 
tmaka tedbe ati-hna™ ¢a™cti, a"wa™ ¢ig¢a™ ¢ai. Tea ¢a-baji. DP’ta" gdagi-ma 
easy very came regu- heretofore, we missed doing it to him. We did not kill him. Now those return- 
larly ing 
wi" qtawa¢é u¢iciqtia’i, wéahusa ta ama, a-biama. Ci wi" ag¢i-biama. 
one to love us very dittcult, they scoldus will the said they, they Again one came they say. 
(pl. sub.), say. home 
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