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914 THE ¢EGINA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
e¢i yi qtawa¢e héga u¢iciqti dha", 4-biama. I¢adi ¢inké ki ama pij¢be 
come when tolovethem a little very difficult ! said he, they Hisfather the one reached home, Door 
home say. who they say. 
. . . ‘nis os 
a" ¢ikidha® yi ¢ia”a*ba- -biama. Priijiiiji’qtci ckaxe. K’di wa¢i" ma*¢i"'1-ga, 
‘ee heliftedup when flashed repeatedly Not bad at all you have There having walk ye, 
they say. done. them 
F , . a iG 4 x/ s 
d-biama. Wadi" ahi-biamé yi wéyug¢e ci 64a i¢ ‘wa¢a-biama, witigiji- 
said he, they Having theyarrived, they when nest again in it ee y placed them, they they put in for 
say. them say = say, them 
biamé. Niyjinga aka akf-biamé. Egi¢e, ¢isan’ga méga™, niti¢ica™ yan’ga 
they say. Boy | the reached home, Beware, your younger likewise, lake Bie 
(sub.) they say. brother 
ke¢an’di ¢iq¢e uji ke¢an’di @’di hné tai, 4-biamaé i¢adi aka. I¢adi ama 
at the canes _ filled at the there yougo lest, said, they say hisfather the His father the 
(with) (sub.). (mv. sub.) 
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‘Abae a¢d-biamd. Kagd, ¢iddi nit¢ica™ ¢aji wagaji ke¢a” e’di anga¢e tal, 
hunting went they say. Younger your lake nottogo toldus the, in the there let us go, 
brother, father past 
d-biama iji”¢e aki. Na! jim¢cha, imdadi ¢4ji wagaji ¢a™cti, a-biama. 
said, they say his elder the Fie! elder brother, my father mae to told us formerly, said he, they 
brother (sub.) say. 
Egi¢e dahi” ké i”i¢a-ga ha, a-biama ji" ¢e aka. In’daké! angdé¢e te, 
Then hair the hand back to ? said, they say _ his el the Let us see! let us two go, 
me brother (sub.). 
4-biamaé isan’ga aka. K’di a¢a-biama Edi ahi-bi 3i‘ji égi¢e nf ké diz 
said, they say his younger the There they went, they There they arrived, when behold water the sand 
brother ee Say. they say 
ké b¢d¢aqti ja” ke ami. Wag¢icka hi-diba dkictigaqti édedi-mama. 
the very level was lying, they say. Reptile feet four standing very thick there were moving, 
they say. 
Wandg¢e vida" tedbe wea" ¢é, kagé, 4-biama. Aki¢a sin‘de waka’’ta?-bi 
Pet Sanaa good very we have found eee said he, they Both tail tied them, they say 
them, brother, Say. 
ega™, baqti-bi ega™, ginaqti wad¢i" ag¢a-biama. Wa¢i" akf-biama f té’ja. 
having, made intopacks, having, just that having they went homeward, Hass they reached lodge at the. 
they say many them they say. them home, they say 
Wa¢i" aki-bi ega” nan‘de yijébe ¢éga™ ge’ cté b¢liga ugaca™ ma¢i"’-biama 
Having reached home, having wall door thus ane even all tr venne walked they say 
them they say (of lodge) 
ivje-wasnibe ama. Ga” ntjinga ckide ma¢i"’-bi yi'ji sf té sin‘de ge 
lizards the(sub.). And boy playing walked, they say when foot the tail the 
wata™-bi yi wana™huta"-hna”-biama. I¢adi yaqti wi” 4" agi-biama, 41 
trod on them, when they made them inva- they say. Hisfather deer one carry- was coming, lodge 
they say ery by treading riably ing a say, 
eiyide.agi-biami. ijébe tée’di ugdqpa¢é yi'ji dgaspa-bi ega” wahuta" 
whennear he was coming, Door atthe hethrewitdown when pressed down Haine erying out 
ins they say. on, they say 
ihé ama. Pfiji teAbe. Agudita® wahni® cki ¢imte, é’di wa¢i® madi" i-ga 
ina were, Bad very. Whence you had you itmay there having walk ye, 
line they say. them cameback be them 
d-biamé. WaA¢i" a¢a-biami. Wag¢i" agd-bi ega™” ca™qti niti¢ica? ugiji 
said he, they Having they went, they Having went, they having in spite of put them 
say. them say. them say in their 
gam ¢é¢a-biamé. Aki-biama. 
so = they sent suddenly, They reached home, 
they say. they say. 
