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268 THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
(higan’ge watcigaxe i¢dhidai Ga"mi® dha", A-biama. Ag¢a-biama. U¢ica™ 
Your sister to dance they are tired I suspect ! said he, they They wenthomeward, Around 
/ of waiting say. they say. them 
ANTE ; A £ i penie nl 9 
ma'¢i"-biama. qéxe ¢a™ gig¢asa¢u ma*¢i’-biamd. Nikawasa™! ¢égima™ té 
he walked they say. Gourd the rattling his he walked they say. Warrior! thusIdo will 
ehé-de éga®™ ha, 4-biama. Usd-biamd. yyéjanga nuda” ¢ai yi’cti wéhna- 
IT said but so é said he, they He burnt (grass), Big turtle on the went when, you inva- 
say. they say. war-path in the past 
hide-hna™i. Nikaci"ga waq¢i gi-bi éska® amd usd-biamd. Egi¢e afi ¢a™ 
riably ridiculed. People killed them heis theythink they he burnt(grass), Atlength vil- the 
coming back that say they say. lage (ob.) 
° . 5 C / . pay apks 
é¢a™be akf-biamdé. Wahitta"¢i" ¢iciba-bi ega” najiha ja™jinga ugacke 
insight they reached home, Gun (?) red, they say having hair stick tied to 
they say. 
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a¢i™’-bi ega™, Nuda™ ama céag¢i. Igaca™ ca". Nikacitga wag¢i cagi. I ¢apa 
having it, when, They who wentto therethey They ran round Bapoie kille pees they Corn- 
they say war have come. and round. them Lat come erusher 
ack. 
wi” t’é¢é a-bi no+! yiadi’qti té¢é d-bi no+! a-biama. Miydhe giidi’qti 
one hekilled hesays (see Right inthe he killed hesays said he, they Comb right in the 
note). odge him say. lodge 
wi” té¢é A-bi no+! A-biamé. Wayu yfadi’qti wi” t’é¢é 4-bi no+! d-biama. 
one he killed he says! said he, they Awl rightinthe one he killed he says! said he, they 
say. lodge say. 
Wéhe yfiidi’qti wi” t’é¢é d-bi no+! a-biama. Sin’ga gaza”adiqti ¢ab¢i" 
Pestle ight the one he killed he says! said he, they Gray-squirrel right among them three 
odge say. 
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téwa¢e abi no+! 4-biamé. Nuda”hanga gaza™adigti za‘é’gti yeyanga 
killed them he says ! said he, they War-chief right among them in a great Big turtle 
, say. uproar 
u¢a™-biamad no+! @iti-biamd no+! d-biamaé.  [yijtigqti mar¢i"’-biamé. 
they held him, they say! They failed, they say! said he, it is said. Very prond he walked they say. 
ahawag¢e gif” ma¢i"’-biamd yéjanga. pf té udé ag¢d-biamd. Ug¢a 
Shield carrying walked they say Big turtle. Lodge the toenter net wenthomeward, ‘Telling of 
his (ob.) they say. himself 
to them 
o¢i”-biamd. Nikaci"ga na‘a” ga™¢ai éga™ 6'di ahi-hna™-biamé. Hata" 
he sat they say. People to hear it wished as there they regu- they say. Why 
arrived larly 
(¢i¢i‘af 4, eca’ qtci didg¢i". Eca” qtci i¢ag¢i” yi edta" yi ¢anija. Ni na®ape 
didthey ? very near they sat. Very near you sat if how when youalive. Water I feared 
fail with 
you 
dixe ga™ anfja, 4-biamaé. Can’de gidama icta ¢ingai, 4-biama. Hata" 
I pre- ees Talive, said he, they If so those over eye they have said eye they How 
tended say. there none, 
yi ¢anfja f¢i¢a-baji. Kga™a™ja maqtide ma™te ag¢i” ga” anfja, 4-biamd. 
if youalive they did not ‘find Nevertheless ashes in I sat sO T alive, said he, they 
you. say. 
Nikaciga wagq¢i ag¢i. Eadta™ im¢éjai a, 4-biama. Niaci"ga ¢idq¢i-hna™i 
Person killing them I have Why wows faubs ? said he, they Beagle killing you reg- 
come home. say. ularly 
wa¢ikihna-baji éga" wénuda™ pf. Niaci* ga téawa¢é. Hata™ im¢djai cite. 
you did not take ven- as to war on I was Pegpiey I killed them. Why youdoubt may? 
geance on them . them there. me 
Non/ : i 
Céna udg¢a té minke. Ca daxe, 4-biama. Ceta™. 
Enough Itellof will Iwho. Ihave stopped, said he, they So far. 
myself say. 
