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a-biama. Natha! ni d‘iba, 4-biama. (é¢inkd ypeqanga, Hi"+! af, 4-biama. 
said (others), O mother! water some, it said, they This one Big turtle, Oh! he said he, they 
they say. say. said, say. 
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Wuht! Ni na® pe ¢inké ha, 4-biamé. Niaja a¢i” a¢a-biama, sin’de ké 
Wonderful! Water he is fearing - said they, they Tothe having they went, they tail the 
say. water him say, 
u¢a”-bi ega”. syéyanga aké yan’de ké fma*¢a"ta® ctéwa"™ ca™ sin’de ké 
held, they having. Big turtle the ground the clinging to notwith- yet tail the 
say (sub.) standing 
u¢a™-bi ega” nfaja adi" ah{-biam4. Ni ké éoih a” ¢a  i¢é¢a-biama. 
held, they having tothe having they arrived,they Water the headlong threw him they sent suddenly, 
say water him say. away they say. 
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Ni ké ga” ma¢i”-biamé. Xagéga™ ma™¢i’-biama. Niwa” ga™jinea gaxa- 
Water the fora he walked, they say. Crying a little he walked, they say. Toswim knew not how he made 
while 
biama. Wi! wi! wi! 4-biamé. Wuht! nf ké gaza” aja ¢é¢ai-ga, A-biama. 
they say. Wi! wi! wi! saidhe,they Wonderful! water the to the midst of send him said they, they 
say. say. 
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Pi égih i¢é¢a-biama. yuwi"xe ma*¢i”-biama. Egi¢e uspé ama. Ki, T’é ha, 
Again head- they sent him sud- Wandering he walked, they say. Atlength he sunk, they And, Dead 
long denly, they say. around Say. 
d-biama. Ag¢ad-biamé. Edi éga” ga¢é‘a" etaf éde, 4-biamaé niaci"ga ama. 
- said they, they They went homeward, Immediately you should have done said, they say people the 
say. they say. that to him, - (sub.). 
Ag¢i-biamd yi ntyinga d‘iba &’di naji”-biama. Ki yeranga ugaha 
‘They went home- when boy some there stood they say. And Big turtle floating 
ward, they say . 
a-t-biama, Ugas‘i" atf-biama. Ki nijinga dba &di ucka™ ¢an’di da™be 
was coming, Peeping he came, they And boy some there deed (was atthe to see 
they say. say. done) 
najr’-biama. ycjanga nuda” ti yi'cti t’é¢agd-bi ecai ¢a®cti. A"da™be 
stood they say. Big turtle to war came men, in you Rilled! him, you said heretofore. Look here 
the past that 
i¢di-ga, A-biamd ycyanga aki. Ud¢d ag¢d-biama nijinga ama. yaanga t’é- 
at me, said, they say Big turtle the To tell went homeward, boy | the Big turtle you 
(sub.). it they say (sub.). Z 
¢a¢a-bi ecaf éde ¢é4a aka juga yidéha éga" wedqaqa, d-biama. yaanga aka 
killed that you said but thisone the body showedhis as laughed at us, said they, they Big turtle the 
him behind (sub.) - say. (sub.) 
nija aki-biama. Hau! a™¢a™naxf¢ai hau, 4-biam4 nfaci*ga ama. Iénaxidd- 
alive heis they say. Ho! we attack him 1 said, they say people the They attacked 
(sub.). him 
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biama. Idi ahf-biama Awag¢an‘di? 4-biamd. Qé¢andi, 4-biamé. Nuona*’ 
they say. There they arrived, they Tn what place? said they,they In this place, said (the boys), Otter 
say. say. they say. 
dwagi" é 8. Wé's‘a-nideka cti awagi" ¢ a, d-biama. Céna*ba uné tai, 
where is he 3 Grass-snake too where is he ? said they, they Those two let them seek 
moving moving : say. him, 
d-biama. yeyanga ak’ ma"¢in’ka mate g¢i-biama. acije icté ¢a" edAbe 
said they, they Big turtle the soil within sat they say. Tipofnose eye the also 
say. (sub.) (under) (ob.) 
enaqtci é¢a"be am’. Wé’s‘a Nuonat” é¢a"ba und-biamé ni ma™ taya Kea” qti 
alone emerged they Snake Otter he too sought him, they water within. Very near to 
say. say him 
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