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230 THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
Abana®™ a®¢in’géqti-hna™ma™ hi, 4-biamé. Huhu‘i! itetige, dwigidana™ 
To gaze on it I never have any one at all 5 said he, they Really ! old man, I gaze ve you, ny 
say. relation 
téi@te. Wi cti ‘Abae ma™b¢i”, 4-biama Haxige aka. Hau! i"e‘ige, fyig¢a- 
may. I too hunting I walk, said, they say Haxige the Ho! old man, try it for 
(sub.). 
x sy ze f © L (a We y 
gaska™ ¢a-ga. Awigiddna™ b¢icta™ yi ond te hi, 4-biama, A™ha™, éga™ ha, 
yourself. I gaze on you, my I finish when you gowill . said he, they Yes, so 
own - say, 
4-biamé. At cpana”™ te, d-biamdé. Ca, itc‘dge, ticka™ dada® ‘a™ ckaixe té 
said he, they You gaze onme will, said he, they Yet, old man, deed what how youdoit the 
say. say. 
: . : : t —/ : / / / 
b¢tigaqti wind‘a" te, 4-biama Haxige akd, gactan’ka-bi ega™. A” cpana® 
every one Thearit will, said they say Haxige the tempted him, they _ having. You gaze on 
(sub.), say me 
. f / 0 (ee / . 
taté, 4-biam’ Héea aka. Wa‘a™ té gi‘a”’-bi ega™ watcigaxd-biama : 
? to) to) con) fo) 
shall said,they say Buzzard the Song the sung his, they having he danced they say: 
surely, (sub.). say 
SSS a 
Hé-ke té-ko, hé-ke hé-ke ta-ko. Heé-ke ti-ko, hé-ke hé-ke ta-ko, 
4-biamdé. Hau! ite‘ige, éga®qti-hna™ Gi te i¢i”wa"ka™pi fnahi", iecige, 
said he, they Ho! old man, always just so ifitbe it looks nice to me truly, old man, 
say. 
4-biamé. Gan’‘ki, Ie‘ige, ‘a®’-hna™ dja" té b¢igagti wigfna‘a" ka™b¢a, 
said he, they And, Old man, how regularly you doit the all I hear from you I wish, 
say- 
4-biama Haxige aka. ge pi yi nfa¢é te, ehé, d-biama. Baxti dttba wéduba 
said, theysay Haxige the This I when Iwill healit, Isaid, said he, they Peak four the fourth 
(sub.). time arrive say. 
efké &di pf yi an’gi-hna"-atf, 4-biama. Weéduba ¢¢a*be pi yi ana” te 
that there I when they comeregularly — said he, they The fourth in sight I when TIdance 
(lg. one) arrive for me, say. arrive 
=e Se . . rae - 
andj yi an’gi-hna®-at{, 4-biamé. Waii” ug¢a™ gaha a™¢i" ¢é-hna’i. he 
Istand when they always come said he, they Robe they put on if having they always This 
for me, Bay. in it me £0. (time) 
pi yiji, Ni ndkade naji” te hi, ehé. Maze na™ba najide ihéa¢gé yr ti 
ITar- if, Water hot please let it S Tsay. Tron too red hot Iplace when wounds 
rive stand 
. . . . / . . . 
té idistasta yi, ni’ja té, 4-biama. (hab¢ita”’-qtiéga" watefeaxeki¢d-biama. 
the I press against if, alive will said he, they About three times he made him dance they say. 
repeatedly be, say. ve 
Cka™” mate?’ té bétiga ¢ipf ga™¢a gdi-bi ega”. Weéduba™ té/dihi na™tdé 
co) co) to) 
Manner walking the all to oY wishing sat, they say having. The fourth time at it arrived dancing 
wel 
na®cta”-biamd. Hau! ca” ha. A” cpana™ f¢ib¢a’ gti gja™mi’, A-biamd 
he stopped, they say. Ho! enough . You gaze on me you have had I suspect, said, they say 
your fill i 
Héea ak&. A™ha®, ite‘Age, ca™ hi, 4-biamd. ‘A”-macd’ ctéwa™ Haxige 
fo) ’ (spot) 7 § 
Buzzard the Yes, oldman, enough . said he, they What sort of person are you Haxige 
(sub.). say. 
hndjitigaf 4, 4-bi ega™ gagqixa-biama, t’é¢a-biama. Ca” wa¢aha b¢igagti 
you think little ? said, they having he hit and broke in he killed him, they And clothing all 
of him say (the skull), they say, say. 
¢izA-bi ega™ A¢aha-biamd. qéxe cti Aiga¢a ma”¢i"’-biama. U¢ka™ fyig¢a- 
took, they having he put it on, they say. Gourd too carryingen he walked they say. Deed he tried 
say the arm 
