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256 THE (EGIHNA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
Ss SSS 
wa-ska-¢i"-heati! y,¢-ne-xé! wa-ska-¢i"-heati! pé-ne-xé! wa-ské-¢i"-heati! 
bowl bring! O Buffalo-blad- bowl bring! O Buffalo-blad- bowl bring! 
der! der! 
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Lé-ne-xé! wa-ska-¢i"-heatt! 4-biama. Wag¢a ama aki-biama. Niida- 
O Buftalo-blad- bowl bring! said they, they Went for they reached home, O war 
der! Say. them who they say. 
hangd! wan’gi¢e na‘a”i, 4-biama. Giba™i-mdé wan ‘gigeqti ahfi, yéyanga 
chief ! all heard, said they, they Those called aed Big turtle 
say. 
yi té'di. Hau! nida™hangé! I’ ¢apa, Miyahe, NBL Wéhe, Nawi"xe, J,e- 
lodge at the, Ho! O war-c hief!~ Corn-crusher, Comb, Pestle, Fire-brand, Buffalo- 
néxe, nikaci"ga gdama iqtai ¢a”ja céd¢a-baji éga". Nida" wi" nudanga¢e 
bladder, seats Benes injured though do not stir like. War-path let us go to war for 
taf, a-biama yeyanga aké. Duba ja” yi anga¢e tai. I” ¢apa tha® Agaji- 
them, said, theysay Big turtle the Four night when let us go Corn-crusher to cook he com- 
(sub.). manded 
biama. Nuda™hanga! I" ¢apa, ¢f u¢dha™ te ha. Ki Miydhe ci ha™ gud¢ica™ 
they say. O war-chief! Corn-erusher, you youcook will . And Comb again night — beyond it 
té’di ¢f u¢dha™ te ha. Ci Wayu ¢i eéna u¢aha® te ha, 4-biamdé. Nuda’- 
? 
when you youcook will . Again Awl  youthat many you cook will . said he, they War- 
say. 
hanga ceéna diba tha". Nuda™hangai; ucté ama wagaq¢a. Ki niaci"ga 
chief thatmany four cooked. They were war-chiefs; rest the were servants. And people 
ama gi-biama: Na! niaci"ga wéba™ ama ¢a" &be nitda®™ tha™i té’eti. Ki 
the said as follows, Why! persons those who were called who war-path they cook (See note). And 
(sub.) they say: ‘ 
wi™ gi-biama: Na! yycyanga tha"-biama. Téna’! cka™’-juaji-ma cka™’-¢i‘A- 
one said as follows, Why! Big turtle cooked, they say. Psha! they whocannotmoye — they who can- 
a say: well enough 
ma ¢a™ wan’si¢e wabahi 4. Tena’! Cénawad¢é ta ama tibesni® wé¢ai te. 
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not move fast all he gathered ? Psha! They will destroy them they find they see when. 
enough them them out them 
Is / , : 
Nuda” hanga wé¢ig¢a” t'a"i-de nuda™ aka té’, 4-biama. I’ ¢apa tha"-biama. 
War-chief mind pos- when he may carry on war, said they, they Corn-crusher cooked, they say. 
sesses say. 
Nuig¢e tha™-biama, ci ye-nixa éga” u¢tiha’-biama. Ci Wayu aka ttha™-biama. 
Turnips hecooked,they again buffalo- like he cooked together, Again Awl the cooked, they say. 
gay, paunch they say. (sub.) 
Si” vtha™-biamaé. Cr Miydhe aka ttha’-biama. pé¢awe tha™-biama. Ga”, 
Wild he cooked, they say. Again Comb the cooked, they say. ‘Le¢awe he cooked, they say. And, 
rice (sub.) (see note) 
Céna ja”. Anga¢e taf, ha®’ yi, 4-biamdé. Ga™ a¢d-biama. anga aka 
J ’ ’ 
Enough - sleep. Let us go, night when, said he, they And they went, they Big turtle the 
say. say. (sub.) 
uta” -¢ahe yan’ga gaxd-biamd. Hi¢awi'’-da"pd hi¢dwi"-biama. Ma¢in’k 
leggings with large flaps “made they say. Short garters he tied around the leg- Earth 
gings, they say. 
