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biamaé), 4-biaméa. A™ha™, 4-biamd Ega" wag¢atai-ga, 4-biamaé nujiniga 
they say i said he, they Yes, said they, they So eat ye them said he, they boy 
say. say. say 
aka. ED eti wacta™bai 4, 4-biama nijinga aka (qaqti ¢ wakdé-biama). 
( he That too you see them 4 said, they say ‘boy the(sub.) (deer that he meant they say). 
sub.). 
A™ha®, hégabaji a"wa™da"bai ha, d-biama. Ega® wahnate taf. (iéma 
Yes, a great many we saw them . said they, they say. So ye eat them will. These 
n , (al) , . , Us niet (Pei elitunaas 72 ] aes 2 yas , 
ca"meéwa¢ai-ga, da-biama. a"¢in'ge ‘ag¢awag¢agal, a-biama nuymga aka. 
let them alone, said he, they say. Needlessly you make them suffer, said, they say boy the (sub.). 
Ki éga” ckaéxe taf yi uwikie taf minke. A™ha*, kagcéha, éga™ angaxe 
And so you do will if Italktoyou will I who. Yes, friend, so we do 
tangata", d-biamé. Ca™ckaxe taité, 4-biamad A™ha", kag¢ha, ca™angidxe 
we who will, — said they, they You will surely stop it, said he, they say. Yes, friend, we stop it 
say 
tan’gata", d-biamd. Ki ¢éma wanija hnate awigaji-ma wahnate taité, 
we who will, said they, they And these animal you eat ITcommand them you eat them will 
say. you surely, 
4-biama. A™ha®, kagéha, a™wa™¢ate tan’gata", 4-biama. Hau! b¢¢ ta 
said he, they say. Yes, friend, we eat them we who will, saidthey, they say. Ho! Igo will 
minke, 4 biamd nijinga aki. B¢é ta minke ¢a™ja the ag¢f t& minke, 
I who, said, they say boy the (sub.). Igo will I who though passing peowe will I who, 
ac) 
d-biama. Wi" ¢aka-baji hnankacé bné taité; wi" ¢ake hnankacé ca’’ca™ 
said he, they You tell not the truth ye who you go shall; you tell the ye who continually 
say. truth 
¢ag¢i’ taité fe wanfja wahnate hnankécé ag¢i yi ca™ca"™ hni™ taité, 
I 
you sit shall. nis animal you eat them ye who at igome when continually you be shall, 
auc 
d-biamaé. An’‘ka-¢i"-baji hnankacé, ag¢i ki hné taité, 4-biama. Ga™ a¢a- 
said he, they You are not-so ye who, ular when you go shall, said he, they And went 
say. LC say. 
biama. Wa‘t sig¢é ¢é té ci u¢the a¢a-biama. Sig¢é ¢é té u¢tihe a¢a-bi 
they say. Woman trail went the again following he went, they say. Trail went the fo owing went, they 
say 
, . , s / , s / — f Be i, Mss y 
ega™, ¢i-bi ga”, ¢a-bi ga”, égi¢e ta” wang¢a” hégactéwa™ ji édedi-¢a” ama. 
having, went, having, went, having, atlength village populous there it was they 
they say they say say. 
Ki Wée's‘a-wat &di ahi-bitéamé. Nutjinga aki yf kan’géqtci ahi-bi yi 
And Snake-woman there arrived had, they Boy the lodge very near to arrived, when 
say. (sub.) they say 
yig¢ita"-biama. Waqtbe gaxa-bi ega™ wa¢aha tida%qti Me'dge ‘fi ké é 
worked for himself, they Saered thing made, they having clothing very good old man ave the that 
say. say im 
gaxi-biama. Can’ge ta™ cti sabéqti gaxa-biamé. Ma”ze-weti"’ cti mig¢a”- 
he made, they say. Horse the too very black he made, they say. Sword too he wore in 
his belt 
. lan ke , . = , . . i} ° . 
biamé. E/di ad¢d-biama. Can’ge amd ua” siqti nan’ge ma*¢i"-biama 
they say. There he went, they say. Horse the (sub.) deen ing very, running walked they say. 
high 
Niaci##ga wada™be yi'cté nape atidg¢a-biama. QWé niaci"ga wi” ati éde 
to) fo) feo) 
People saw even when feared suddenly they say. This man one hascome but 
wa¢aha vida" tedbe Aga. Can’ge ta™ cti tda*qti ag¢i™i, 4-biama. Wé's‘a- 
clothing good very indeed. Horse the too very good  hesitson, said they, they Snake- 
say. 
wait ugine ti éga" yfi ¢a™ ytiwi"xe a¢d-biama. Ueg¢ixide ga” g¢i”-biama. 
woman seeking had as lodges the going around he went, they say. Looking for his so he sat they say. 
his come (ob.) 
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