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222 =9THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
Ma’ta ahi-bi yi égi¢e waqpani-ctéwa™-baji aké, wa‘i eg¢an’ge ein ‘ba. 
Inside theyarrived, when bane a they were not poor at all the woman her husband 
they say (sub), 
Kdada® t‘aqti akima. Ga” ian’ge ¢inké gija”be yi gi¢éqtia™-biama. 
What they had plenty of, they say. And his sister the (ob.) saw his when he was very glad, they say. 
Ki ijan’ge cti gi¢éqtia”-biama. Iy4ha" aké cti gi¢éqtia’-biama. Ma? fui ké’ 
And his Saban too was very glad they say. Hissister’s the too wasvery glad theysay. Arrow he had 
husband sub.) wounded 
him with 
yan'ge akd ubatihé¢é akima ipi ihé¢a-bikéama. Egi¢e yAci jin’ga 
his sister the had hung it up, they say. Skillfally it had been laid up, Atlength some little 
(sub.) they say. time 
naji"i yi yi"¢e ¢anké wagisi¢a-biama. Hau! wihé, ag¢é ka” b¢a ha. 
he stood when hiselder theones he remembered them, they Ho! my sister, Igo I wish 
brother who say. homeward 
(iginu awadgisi¢é hi, a-biamé. Ki ni ¢inké ui¢a-biama wa‘t aka. 
ourelder Iremember them : said he, theysay. And man _ the(ob.) shetold him,they woman the 
brother say (sub.). 
(ig4ha® e¢é S¢eé hé, a-biama. Ga iy4ha" aké mandé jin’ga ditba gidxa- 
Your wife’s going _ speaks . said she, they And his sister's the boat small four made for 
brother homeward of say. husband (sub.) him 
biama, jingdqtci-hna”™i aha”, gdté aoni” ¢ag¢é te ha, a-biamaA aha”, 
they say, very small only. Wife's that (ob.) you will take homeward D said he, they Wife's 
brother, say. brother, 
edaida™ cka™ona yi, Wat‘a” ga” ka™b¢a aha", ecé-de ga” ni u¢a‘a™he 
what you desire when, Goods ofsuch TI desire you when and water you putitin 
a kind say 
te ha, 4-biamé. Ga™ ag¢a-biama. Ma™ fui keg¢a™ cti ag¢a¢i™ ag¢a- 
will 2 said he, they And he went homeward, Arrow wounded theone too having his he went 
say. they say. with (in past time) homeward 
biamé, mandé jin’ga a¢i”-bi ega”. Ag¢a-biama ki égi¢e af haci 4fi 
they say, boat | small had, they having. He eee homeward, when atlength lodge last village 
say they say 
¢an‘di aki-biama. Ga™ mandé ké wi” watcicka wi” 6'di kém@te nif 
at the he reached home, And boat the one creek one there itlay, water 
(ob.) they say. (ob.) perhaps 
wa”ha-biamé mandé ké. Mandé ké ni u‘a”ha-bi yi, edida™ wat‘a™ 
he put it in, they say boat the Boat the water heputitin, they when, what * goods 
(ob.). (ob.) say 
dji¢a™¢a" mandé ké ugipiqtia” ama; mandé ké yangdqti gaxd-biama. 
different kinds boat the (ob.) — very full of they say; boat the (ob.) very large made it they say. 
Ga™ ¢icta”-bi yi gan’ki yf ¢an‘di ag¢a-biama. Wa‘t ¢inké’di akf-biamé 
And he finished, when and village tothe he went homeward, Woman to the he reached home, 
they say they say. they say. 
Ga” ga-biama4: Wijiha" mandé gatédi ab¢i” ag¢i. Pcdge égia¢é tai, 
And he said as follows, My sister’s boat in that place Thadit Ihave Old man let them go after 
they say: husband come. it for fim 
d-biama Ga’ agfahi-bi ega” a¢i™ akf-biam4. Ga™ ijiga” ¢inké mandé 
said-he, they And arrived there for having having theyreachedhome, And his wife's the one boat 
say. it, they say it they say. father who 
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a¢i”-biamaé, wat‘a™ ugipigti a¢i”-biama iziga" aka. Ga™ ha™ yi ja™- 
had they say, goods very fullof hadit they say hiswife’s the And night when they 
father (sub.). lay down 
biama. Ja”-bi yi ga-biama nut akdé: Gasdni ¢ici‘é awagija”be ka"b¢éga™ 
they say. They lay when said as follows, man the To-morrow yourhus- I see them my Iwish so 
down, they say they say (sub.) : band’s brother own 
ag¢é ta minke, 4-biamdi. Ki wa‘t aké ga-biama: Dadiha, ag¢é ‘i¢ai hé, 
Tgo will Iwho, said he, they And woman the _ said as follows, O father, going hespeaks . 
homeward say. (sub.) they say: homeward of 
