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208 THE GEGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
bida¢e akdéma; nijinga akiwa. Ama ké hahi™t‘a® ubéta"-bi ega™ nan’daya 
born they were, they boy both. Theone the skin withthe wrapped in, Sane by the wall 
say: (ob.) hair on they say 
ihé¢a-bi ega™, Ama ké a¢i” ag¢a-biama. Ja™¢a" qa ukiba égih i¢é¢a-biama. 
laid it, they having, the the he took sar they Log a crack in he sent headlong into, they 
say other (ob.) say. say. 
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Nu ¢i™ aki amd. Egi¢e wai ké t’é Akidg¢a-bitéama, nixa ké mab¢aze 
Man the _ reached home, Behold woman the dead had gone again, they say, stomach the cut open 
they say. (ob.) (see note) (lg ob.) 
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ké amé. Gigéga™ waii” ugideta" ga™ yan’de ké giqé ama ff té’ya 
she lay, they He buried his, robe he wrapped and ground the he buried his, Lodge to the 
say. so his in they say. 
Maks P JSON F aes ey, 
aki-biamé ni akd. Ki yi'ji égi¢e nan‘daja cin’gajin’ga xagé ama. Heé! 
reached home, man the He when behold by the wall infant was crying, they Alas! 
they say (sub.). zesched say. 
ome 
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sHimqtci¢é, & ama. K’di a¢d-bi ega” g¢iza-biama cin’gajin’ga ké. Egi¢e 
my dear little said he,they There went, they “having he took his, they infant the Behold 
child, say. say say (ob.). 
niyinga akama. Niyingd-bi ega” g¢i” wakan’dagi-biama, a" ¢i” wakan’- 
boy he was, they Boy, they say being to sit it was forward they say. To run it was for- 
say. 
dagi-biama. Ma*¢ida" wakan‘dagiqtia”-biama. Dadiha, man‘dé jin’ga 
ward, they say. To pull the bow it was very forward they say. O ieee bow smi 1 
ingixa-ga. Hideyice gidxa-biamd. Wayjin’ga ga” wakide-hna®-biama. 
make for me. Blunt arrows he made for him, Bird so he used to shoot at them, they 
they say. say. 3 
I¢adi aké ‘Abae a¢é ta-bi, gia” ze-hna’-biama. jantya jég¢a™ yi nin‘de 
His father the hunting go will, he taught him they say. Fresh meat cooked on when done 
(sub.) said, the fire 
yi hnate-hna™ ¢aja™ te, 4-biama. Weéahide ckade ¢4ji-hnan’-ga, 4-biamda. 
when youeatitreg- yousleep will, said he, they Far away to play go not always, said he, they 
ularly say. say. 
T¢adi ¢i" ¢é ama ‘Abae. Egi¢e ntyinga wi” a-f dtidg¢a-biamd. Wasa’ 
His father the went they say to hunt. At length boy one was suddenly, they say. Song 
(my. one) coming 
gaxe a-i-biama: 
making he was coming, 
they say :— : J ; 
Kagé, ¢i i¢adi ¢at‘a” ega™ 
Younger you hisfather you have since 
brother, 
Lani u¢ize hnate ¢ata*ecé. 
Soup rations youeat youwhostand. 
Wi i¢adi a™¢in’ge ga” 
I his father Ihave none as 
Ha*b¢i-si-jan’ga b¢ate Ad¢ithé, 
“Turkey pease”’ leat I who move, 
d-biama. (Qiddi i¢é a, kagéha, 4-biamd. A™ha®™, ji “¢cha, indadi i¢é ha. 
said he,they Yourfather has 7? younger said he, they Yes, a dee brother, my father has : 
say. gone brother, say. gone 
L-ga. (Qéke wabasna™ ké hégactéwa™ji a¢ate taf. L-ga ha, d-biama. 
Come. This (ob.) roasting piece the (ob.) many let us eat. Come ‘ said he, they 
Say. 
Kagé, ¢iddi cé¢inké, 4-biama. Naji! jim¢éha, idadi i¢é ha, a-biama. 
Younger your that one, said he, they For shame! elder brother, my father has ‘ said he, they 
brother, father say. gone say. 
