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212 THE ¢EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
biamé. Egi¢e i¢4di ama aki-biama ci. Dadiha, wiya” i”4" angag¢i, 
they say. Atlength his father the reached heme, again. O father, my grand- we carried we have 
(sub.) they say mother her come home, 
f-biaméa. Wthu‘i! pfiijigti ckaxe. (fiya™ i¢a™¢é ma™¢i™i-ga, A-biama. 
said they, they Really ! very bad you did. Your to put her walk ye, said he, they 
say. grandmother Say. 
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Gii" a¢a-biamé. piqinde pahan’ga ¢izaf té’di ci git” ahi-biama. Ké, 
Carrying they went, they Gorge before took her atthe again carry- they arrived, Come, 
her say. ing they say. 
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yatha, ti¢a-g8, A-bi ega™, An‘kaji ¢¢é, cpa¢a™. ‘A wab¢askabe yi ca” ca® 
grand- passon, said they, having, Notso indeed, grandchild. How I stick if without 
mother, they say stopping 
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wab¢askabe é¢é6, d-biamd wa‘ijinga aka Egi¢e sindé-q¢u‘a uti”-bi ega” 
I stick indeed, said, they say old woman the Atlength the lower part of hit, they having 
(sub.). the back say 
ugaqpa¢ i¢é¢a-biama 
he made her fall suddenly by 
hitting her, they say. 
Ci aki-biamd. Egi¢e, dahé ma” ciadi ada¢age ké‘di q¢abé wi” naji’ 
Again they reached Behold, hill high headland at the tree one stands 
home, they say. 
ami. Egi¢e @di oné tai, 4-biama i¢ddi aké. Ki ‘dbae a¢a-biama. Kage, 
they Beware there yougo lest, said, they say his the And tohunt he went, they say. Younger 
say. father (sub.). brother, 
q¢abé ¢iddi u¢d te¢an’di anga¢e taf, a-biama ii“¢e aka Na! ¢aji 
tree your father told of to the let us go, said, they say _his elder the Why! not to 
brother (sub.). go 
wagaji ¢a™cti, 4-biamé KEgi¢e dahi” ké i“i¢a-ga, a-biama ii"¢e aka. 
he com- formerly, said he, they Then hair the hand back to said,they say his elder the 
manded us say. me, brother — (sub.). 
In‘daké! angdge te, A-biamé (isan’ga akd). Egi¢e q¢abé té wéjug¢e 
the nest 
Let us see! let us two go, said, they say (his younger the). Behold tree 
brother 
tedi Ing¢a” jin’ga yidida g¢i”-biama. Diba akama. Kag¢ha, ¢éaké 
in the Thunder-bird small drilling holes sat they say. Four they were, O younger this 
in their shells they say. brother, (one col.) 
wanig¢e djiba wed¢é, A-biama. (fiddi wandg¢e in’ga¢i" angdki tatd, 
pet animal ‘afew  Lhavefound said he,they Your father pet animal we have for we reach shall, 
them, say. him home 
d-biama. Ane wagi-ma*¢in’-ga, 4-biama, Ub¢i‘age, ji"¢éha. i ma*¢in’-o, 
said he, they Climbing go for them, said he, they Iam unwilling, O elder ou wall, 
say. Say. brother. 
d-biama isan’ga aka. Ké, wadib¢e ta minke, a-biama iji”¢e ak& Ane 
said, they say his younger the Come, Igoforthem will I who, said,they say hiselder the Climb- 
brother (sub.). brother (sub.). ing 
a¢i-biama. Kya ahi-biama pahaciaja. Kagé, wandg¢e ¢é¢anka tida® 
he went, they say. At it he arrived, they above. Rees pet animal these good 
say rother, 
hégaji ¢anké, a-biamé. Ub¢iqpa¢é cu¢éa¢e yi waq¢i-ga ha, a-biama 
not a little the ones said he, they I make (them) I send to you when kill them n said he, they 
who, Say. fall say. 
Ga-hninké’ce, indida® ijaje ahni™. pi-u¢ia™ ba yaje ab¢i” (4-biama Ing¢a” 
That you who are, what name youhave. Lodge-lightensin name Ihave (said,they say Tbunder- 
bird 
jinga aka). Hau! kagdé, yi-ui¢ia’ba cu¢é. Ada™ba-ga ha, a-biamaé. E’di 
to} fo) u bool ? 
young the), Ho! younger Li-u¢ia"ba goes to Look after him “ said he, they There 
brother, you. Say. 
