254 THE @EGIMA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
HOW THE BIG TURTLE WENT ON THE WAR-PATH. 
TOLD BY [E-OMA"HA. 
Ki nikaci"ga ta” wang¢a® hégactéwa" ji g¢i"-biama. yeyanga ke'di 
And people village very populous sat they say. Big turtle to it 
wiha-biama. Ki wénuda® ati-hna"-biamé nikaci"ga 4ji amaja. Ki wit 
joined, they say. And to waragainst came regularly, they say people af another place. And = one 
them 
3 gaq¢i ag¢a-biama. Ki nuda™ ttha’-biama. Niaci"ga na™ ba wagi¢ewaki¢a- 
killed they went home- And war-path- he cooked (for it), Person two he caused them to go 
ward, they say. they say. for them 
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biama. Wagadq¢a" wag¢aki¢e, ypehamajide Sin’ga céna*ba. Qade na™ba 
they say. Servant he caused to go Red-breasted turtle Gray-squir- those two. Grass two 
; for their own, rel 
¢ibtya i¢a” ¢a-biamad tha” ¢a" ugacke tée'di hidé té. Ki a-i-biama, Niaci"ga 
he made he placed, they say kettle the fastening by the bottom the. And they approached, Person 
round they say. 
6 é¢a"be ati-biamé. Hau, nikawasa™! a-biama. Nikaci™ga fqtai yi éga"- 
in sight came, they say. Tio, warrior ! said he, they People injured when so 
say. 
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wé‘a?-hna", nikawasa™ ! (het nuda” udha", 4-biama. Uha® té wata™zi 
they always do warrior ! This war-path I cook said he, they Cooking the corn 
to them, (for it.), Say. 
ski¢e ye-nixa edAbe uaha™ ha, a-biama yeyanga aka. IY ¢apa i ¢acki-hné 
sweet buffalo- also I cook : said, they say Big turtle the Corn-crusher you go after him 
paunch (for it) - (sub.). for me 
9 tai. Gan’ki gibati-ga, d-biamdé. (Ci éga" Miydhe, Wayu cti, Wche cti, 
will. And eall to him, said he, they (Again so Comb, Awl too, Pestle too, 
say. 
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Nawitxe cti, pe-néxe céna, wéba"i-ga, a-biama yejyanga aka.) Egi¢e 
Fire-brand too, Buffalo-bladder enough, call them, said, they say Big turtle the.) At length 
wéba® a¢ai-biama niaci"ga na™ba ama. Ki I” ¢apa giba"-biama: 
tocall went, they say person two the And Corn-erusher they called him, 
them (sub.). they say: 
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12 I"’-¢a-pa! wa-ska-¢i"-heat! I" -¢a-pa! wa-ska-¢i?-heat! ['’-¢a-pa! wa-ska 
O Corn-crusher! bowl bring! O Corn-crusher! bowl bring! OCorn-crusher! bowl 
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¢i"-heati! I"’-¢a-pa! wa-ské-¢i"-heatt! 4-biama Ci Miyahe giba™-biama: 
bring! O Corn-crusher ! bowl bring! said they, they Again Comb they called him, 
say. they say: 
