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210 THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
u¢ihi ha. (Lijir’ ge ti yi uona” te ha, a-biama. Dadiha, wiji'’¢e 
you were our elder comes when you hold will 5 said he, they O father, my elder 
raised (you brother him Bay. brother 
grew up) 
ub¢a™, ecé te ha, 4-biamé. Hau, wéduba™ té’di nujinga ama a-{-biama. 
I hold him, you say will said he, they Well, thefourthtime when boy the was coming, 
say. (sub.) they say. 
(hiddi i¢é a, A-biamd. A”ha", ji"¢éha, Mdadi i¢é, I-ga ha, 4-biama 
Your hasgone ? said he, they Yes, elder brother, my father has gone. Come 0 said, they say 
father say. 
isan’ga aké. I¢ddi ak& yeddhi nadsageqti yiyaxe ja”-biama. jijébe 
his younger the His father the  buffaloneck dried veryhard made himself he lay, they say. Door 
brother (sub.). (sub.) 
ma*taja ja”-biama. Jim¢éha, hé angikine té, 4-biama. A™ha*, a-biama. 
inside he lay, they say. Elder brother, lice let us hunt for said he, they Yes, said he, they 
each other, say. say. 
Hé ufna-bi yiji asku na"bé i¢dbeta"ta’-biama. Dadtha, wiji”¢e ub¢a™ 
Lice hehunted for when _ scalp- hand he paspned round they say. O father, my elder T hold 
him, they say lock round it brother him 
ha, 4-biama. Cijir’¢e ¢icta™aji-ga, 4-biama. Qaha" atia¢a-biama. Nijinga 
said he, they ourelder do not let him go, said he, they He arose suddenly they say. Boy 
say. brother say. 
g¢é ga” ¢aqtia”. Egi¢e cka™aji i¢a”-biama. Nisfha, wieb¢i" d¢a! 4-biama. 
to go wished very At length motionless he became, they My child, itis I indeed! said he, they 
home- much. say. say. 
ward 
(iji’¢e améga™ ud¢dkikfji, 4-biaméa. (iha” tézug¢ig¢ai yi/ji Indé-na™ba 
Yourelder he aikopice you are near rela- said he, they Your pregnant with you Th Face-two 
brother tions to each other, say. mother 
ama t’é¢ai éga™ eee aki¢aha u¢ihi, 4-biama. 
the killedher as very poor both you grew said he, they 
(sub.) up, gay. 
Dadtha, kagé méga", man‘dé jin’ga wegdxai-ga, 4-biama. Wajin’ga 
O father, younger ierice! bow email mace ye for us, said he, they Bird 
brother say. 
a®wan’kide-hna® tabacé, A-biama ij@¢e aké. Wajin’ga kide ahi-hna™- 
we shoot at them regularly must, said, they say his ate er the Bird to shoot they regularly 
brother (sub.). at arrived 
biama. Kgi¢e, ¢isan’ga méga”, gatédi nihan’ga te¢an'di, égi¢e & ‘di hné tai, 
they say. Beware, your younger iene in that spring at the, beware there you go lest 
brother place 
4-biama i¢adi aki. Kagé, ¢iadi nihan’ga uga te¢an‘di anga¢e té, 4-biama 
said, they his the yeuncer’ your spring tol at the let us go, _ said, they say 
say father (sub.). brother, father 
ijide aka. Naji! j@¢cha, @dddi ¢aji wagaji, 4-biamd. Egi¢e dahi” ke 
hiselder the For shame! elder my father not to go commanded _ said he, they Then hair the 
brother (sub.). brother, us, say. (ob.) 
i i¢d-ga, A-biama ii” ‘te aka. Hin’dega™! 4-biama isan’ga aka. A¢a-biama 
hand back said, they say his el the Let us see! said, they say his younger the Went they say 
to me, brother (sub.). brother  (sub.). 
nihan’ga té/di aki¢a. Egi¢e nihan’ga té wé's‘'a ké ¢éga’qtia™ akama (sa¢t). 
spring tothe both. Behold spring the snake the justthisway they were, (rattling). 
. (ob.) (lg. ob.) they say 
Kagé, wandg¢e tida® hégaji wea ¢é, d-biama iji” ‘fe aki. Kagé, wan’ga- 
Younger pet anima good notalittle we have said, they his el the Younger we having 
brother, found them, say brother as ys brother, 
° = a : , *n/ 
¢i" angdg¢e te, A-biamé. Sindé gé mawasé-bi ega™ ubcta'-bi ega™ agi” 
them let us go homeward, said he, they Tail the cut them off, they ayia wrapped up, ican they 
say. (ob.) say they say took 
