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296 THE @EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
d-biamd. Wi” ci @di ahf-biamd. U¢aq¢e ¢acti. Kata aja’? 4-biama. 
said he, they One again there arrived, they say. You over- heretofore. Why youdidit? said he, they 
iy. took him Bay. 
Kita" tc¢ag¢dji a. Man‘déya” b¢isé Goa" niga o¢é edté, A-biamé. Ci wa- 
Why you did not ’ Bowstring I broke it as live he goes yonder said he,they Again pur- 
kill him home- (see note), say. 
ward 
¢iqe 6di ahi-biamé. Wau! kagcha, nikagahi ju t’ea’ ¢i¢é ta-bi af ¢a™ja, 
suer there arrived, they say. Ilo! friend, chief princi- we were to kill you he though, 
pal (he said) said 
an ka-w" (i"-baji, (ania te. Si nia” ¢é, ehé ta minke, d-biamé. Gickan’-oa. 
we are not so, You live will. Yoot it hurt me, Isay will 1 who, said he; they Go faster, 
say. 
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Qgabe : dkibanan’-ea, 4-biamé. Wi ci é'di ahi-biamdé, Tena’! Ud¢iq¢éeqtia”. 
Tree run to with all Pann said he, they One again there arrived, they say. Why! You really overtook 
might, Bay. him. 
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fdta" té¢ad¢aji a. Si nia’ ¢e, ga” ted¢a-maji. Ccété g¢¢. Gicka" ¢iqd-gi, 
Why did you not ¢ Foot hurt me, 80 I aia not kill him. Yonder he went Going chase him, 
kill him homeward, faster 
d-biama. Ci wa¢igqe é’di ahi-biamd. Hau! kag¢ha, été yf wi” égihe hné 
said he, they Again pursuer there arrived, they say. To! friend, yonder lodge one he sadlong you 
sity. into it xo 
: . 1s / / . ae 
te, i-biamd. (fanfya te, 4-biama. Siya™ ana™b¢i"¢a, ehé td minke, 4-biamé. 
will, said he, they You live will, said he, they Ankle twisted in run- Isay will I who, said he, they 
say. say. ning, say. 
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Wi” @'di ahi-biama. Na*cta™-biamd. Téna’! U¢aq¢éqtia” ¢a’cti. Hata" 
One there arrived, they say. He stopped running, Why! You really overtook heretofore. Why 
they say. him 
aja”? Wi'¢ake, Siya™ ana™ b¢i"¢a, ga” ana” cta®. Cété g¢é. Gicka™ ¢iqd-ga, 
you did You tell the Ankle I twisted it in so. Lstoppedrun- Yonder he went Going chase is, 
it? truth. running, ning. homeward. faster 
A-biamé. Mar¢i"i wi’ égihe did¢a-biama A™he ami. Za‘é’qtia”- 
said he, they Warth-lodge one headlong he had gone, they say. He fled they In a very great 
say. into it say. confusion, 
Kx ka f{baji-biama { ma"ta at 
biama We i¢iqe ama. <i wa‘ tt aKa We aji" ‘-pi Daj l- Jlama. up ma taja Wat 
they say pursuer the And woman the was cross they say. Lodge within it woman 
(sub.). (sub.) 
wi” &di g¢i’-biama. ahawag¢e gii”-biama wait aka. Man’‘dehi a¢i™ 
one there sat they say. Shield car ried her own, woman the Spear having 
they say. (sub.). i 
e¢iza-biama. Quga ijin’ge man/dehi Abahd-biama. Ja-% he. Awadi ef A. 
she seized her own, Badger his son spear she brandished it at Speak. On what you ? 
they say. him, they say. (business) are 
coming 
I¢aaji yi, téwi¢e ti minke, 4-biaméd. Qtga ijin’ge da™be etéwa'-baji- 
You do M IT kill you — will I who, said she, they Bad eer nis can looked at in the least not 
not speak say. her 
biama’. Man‘dehi dbaha eté eé¢é-wa?-baji-biamé; gia™ ha-baji-biama. 
they say. Spear she brandished even he stirred not at all they say; he fled not from her, they say. 
it at him 
Nan‘de ké’ya niaci"ga wi” ja” ke amd. EyAta” fe f¢a-biamé. ane¢ha, 
Wall at the pe eon one was lying, they From it speech he made come O sister, 
say. to her, they say. 
wiga‘ha® ca” ¢inké¢a-ga, Car¢inkéa¢ée ti minke, 4-biamé wa‘t aké. Wah 
my sister's — let fii alone (as he ta), T let him alone (as will Iwho, said, they say woman the Woman 
husband he sits) (sub.). 
Stay pene ° . o_ e ° e oon . ~ 
ak’ Quea iin’ge d¢ixd-biamda. Watt ¢inké g¢a’-bi yi niyjinga isan’ea 
the Badger his son married him, they Woman the(ob.) hemarried when boy — her brother 
(sub.) sily. her, they say 
