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258 THE (EGIHNA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
wi” édedi-ke ama, jin’gaji. (ijd-biamé. Gan‘ki Nawi™xe pahan‘ga 
one there it lay, they say, not small. They crossed it, And Fire-brand before 
| they say. 
wacka™ gti ma™¢i” ama&. Hgi¢e ujé¢a-bi ega™ niahi¢é¢a-biama ga” néaji- 
making a great was walking, they Atlength weary, they iter he plunged into the water, and went out 
effort say. say they say 
biamé. Nudathanga! ¢é¢uqtei cub¢a-maji, 4-biamd4. Nikawasa™! uq¢é'qtei 
they say. O war- chief! just here I go not to you, said he, they say. Warrior! very soon 
ag¢i ti minke. Ca” g¢in’-gi, 4-biamé. Masani ahi-bi ega” a¢a-biama. 
Icome will Iwho. Fora sit, said he, they The other reached, having they went, they 
back while say. side they say say. 
Egi¢e Ing¢a”’-sit-snéde wi ci ati-biamd. Nikawasa™! gina"h¢bai-ga, e‘a” 
At length ong- eee cat one again came, they say. Warrior! wait ye for him, (See 
feg@ar Car 1 te. Kgazdéze naji”i-ga, 4-biama. Gakti¢a-oa, 4-biama. E‘a™ 
note.) ih a line stand ye, said he, they say. Speak quickly, said he,theysay. How 
mathni” éitte, 4-biamé. Aha”, nida™hangd, ¢ga™, 4-biama. Wagdca” 
you walk may! said he, they say. Yes, O war-chief, SO, said he, they say. Traveling 
ma*hni”-bi af u¢f¢a-hna™i. Ki &’di ma”b¢i” ka b¢a ga” uwinai, 4-biama 
you walked itwas they was told regularly. And there I walk I wish so Ihavesought said he, they 
said sai of you you, say. 
Kégati-ga, 4-biamd. Cka™ ¢i¢ija té wija"be tate. Gan’ ki Tng ga" ‘-si"-snéde 
Do so, said he, theysay. Ways yourown’ the Iseeforyou shall. ong-tailed-cat 
aka hi” ké bétigaqti yxig¢iheda”-biama. Sin’de ké tit in’ka-biamé. Gan‘k 
the hair the all over made his bristle up, they say. Tail the e bent BE can ard, they And 
(sub.) 
dahé jin’ga kig¢aha ua™si adid¢a- biama. (pLaqti jin’g ga wi” uma” ¢inka 
hill rat tothe bottom leaping he had gone, they say. Deer sant one year 
na®’ba améga™ ntide-jace ¢a™ ¢it‘a’ bi ega™ ¢aq¢dje ¢ahé ag¢i-biamé. Gama™ 
two like thon throat Jump the touched, ae wing makinghim holding he came back, I do that 
they say, ery by biting with his they say. - 
teeth 
téska"-b¢éga", ntida"banga! edida™ nda*xi¢a ‘feai yi, a-biamaé. A¢itha, 
will, I expect, O war-chief ! what to scare or vex he if, said he,they Again (some- 
me threatens say. thing else), 
d-biamé yy4janga aké. An‘kaji eh niida*hangd! eona™, 4-biamd. Ucia™- 
said, they say Big turtle the Not so O war-c hiefl 1 that alone, said he, they You have 
(sub.). say. 
dads, A-biamd yejanga aké. Nikaci"ga ¢é¢anka judwag¢e ¢ankdé wada”- 
disap- said, they say Big turtle the Person these who I with them the ones see 
pointed me, (sub.). who ; 
ba-gi, d-biama. Awata® wi™ jiaji dda", 4-biama. Gijiiijiqtia”. Ké, 
them, said he, they Where one imperfect q said he, they You are very in- Come, 
say. (stands) say. terior. 
ma"¢in’- gi. Gi licia™@A¢é, &-biamd. A¢a-biamd. Egi¢e dahé yiha ahi-bi 
1 you have disap- said he, they They went, they At length hill down- they arrived, 
th: me, say. say. ward they say 
i, égi¢e Wasdbe wi” ati-biama. Nida*hanga! ci ati wi’, a-biama. E‘a” 
when, behold Black bear one came, they say. O war-chief! again has one, saidthey,they (See 
come say. 
téga™ ca™ te, nikawasa™! Ginat™h¢bai-ga. Egazéze naji”i-gi, 4-biama. 
note), warrior! Wait ye for him. = a row Stand se said he, theysay. 
Hau! ké, ¢akti¢a-gt. E‘a™ ma™hni” ¢i"te. Wagaca™ ma™b¢i"-de awana- 
Ho! come, speak quickly. What is your business ? Traveling I walk while Tamina 
q¢iqti ma"b¢?’, A-biamd (ypéyanga aké). A™ha™, nida*hangd! éga?, a- 
great heey I walk, said, they say (Big arte the). Yes, O war-chief! 80, said, 
walk. 
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