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298 THE GEGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
Hebddi ja”-biamé. Egasdni mi” ¢a" hide hf yi &/di ahi-biamé. Egi¢e 
On the way he slept, they The next day sun the low ar- when there he arrived, they Behold 
say. rived say. 
wait aka watcigaxa-biama. Néxe-qaytt uti’-biama. Najiha gd¢a™ égat 
woman the (sub.) danced they say. Drum they hit, they say. Hair that like 
¢izaf éga" watcigaxe a¢i” ama. Wag¢ade ahi-bi ega”, wada™be naji’- 
they as dancing theyhad they Creepingupon arrived, having, looking at them he stood 
took it say. them they say 
biama. Ugas4™-biama. Wa‘ ama can’gaxa-biamé néxe-gayt uti’ té. 
they say. He peeped they say. Woman _ the (sub.) quit it they say drum beating the 
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[iaja ag¢a-biama. hi gi¢e ¢a™be ati-biama Wé4" ma™zepe cti adi” 
Tothe they went back,they At length in sight they came, they Pack- ax too they had 
lodge say. Say. strap 
biama. Wé¢ée a¢a-biama, ja" agia¢a-biama. Wa‘t wi™ najiha ska’qti, 
they say. To find it they went, they wood they went for it, they Woman one hair very white, 
say, say. 
wi" jideqti, wi" yaqtei-biama, wi" ziqtci-biama. A-i-bi caja ¢a™qti ga™ 
one very red, one very green, they say, one  yellowvery, theysay. Theywere though without the least 
approaching, cause 
they say 
kidaaze ga” a”he Atidg¢a-biama Quga ijin’ge aké yi‘a’qti-biama. Udatati 
scaring each a to flee they started suddenly, Hasan his eat the painted himself, they Very good 
other they say. (sub.) say. 
yiyaixa-biama. Wa¢aha té’ eti uda*qti yiyaxa-biama. Ja” wi™ Aka®™ naji’’- 
he made himself, they Clothing the too very good he made for himself, Wood one leaning hestood 
say. they say. on 
biama. Wa‘t jan’ge jinga aka mi“jinga pahan’ga ati-biama. Quga ijin’ge 
they say. Woman hersister small ie) girl before came, they say. Badger his son 
eu ) 
f¢a-biamd. Hir+! ja*¢cha, nu wi” i¢ayi¢é, A-biama. Hir+! wihd, wici'é 
she found him, Oh! elder sister, man one Ihave found said she, they Oh! ay itso my sister’s 
they say. for myself, say. sister, husband 
ja” a™¢iqa® tan’gata™, ga" wakida taf, 4-biamd. Ja™ ¢iqa”’-biama. Ja™ ké 
“wood we break we will, so let him watch, said she,they Wood they broke, they Wood the 
Bay. say. (ob.) 
hé‘a? ¢icta* ‘_biamé yi, ‘Iwéaki¢ai-a, a-biama. Ahat! Hajinga u¢isnati-git. 
tied in they finished, they when, Cause us to carry — said they, they Oho! Cord put the cords on 
bundles say them, say. the bundles 
‘IY’ wiki¢é taf minke, 4-biama. Hajinga u¢isna"-bi ega™, man‘de g¢isninde 
I cause you to will Iwho, said he, they Cord put them on, they having, bow pulled his out 
carry them say. say 
ega™, wan’ gi¢e t'éwa¢a-biama wat diba ¢anka. Najtha gé bgriga mawaqa” - 
having, all he killed them, they say woman four the (ob.). Hair the he cut off 
; (ob.) 
biama. Ga” yf té’ya a¢a-bi yi najtha g¢iza-bi ega™, iig¢a™-biama. Usd- 
they say. So lodge to it he went, when hair took his, they having, hecarriedin hisrobe He fired 
they say say above the belt, they say. (the grass) 
biama. Ctde sabe. Ki gd-biama: pangéha, wiyaha™ agi eb¢éga”.  Usé, 
they say. Smoke black. And he said as fol- O sister, my sister's iscom- Ithink. MHehasfired 
lows, they say: husband ing back (the grass), 
d-biama. Wiecté wab¢i‘a-hna"-ma™. Hata” ¢ijaha™ wa¢i" gi tada*, 4-biama. 
said he, they Even I Ihave failed regu: Thave. How  yoursister’s bringing com- will? gaia she, they 
say. with them larly husband them ing home say. 
Ne , . , J , . , o , : y iid s ci | n foyen a) 
Ci usd-biama. Usé-biama yi cide té jide ama aha" wa¢i" cugi, 
He fired (the grass), He fired it, they when smoke the red they Yoursister’s haying there he 
again they say. say say. husband them is, coming, 
A-biamd Quga igiq¢a" aka. Ci yan’ge g¢i-bi yi, ci usa-biamaé. Cude té 
said, they say Badger his wife the Again near had come, aL, again he fired it, they Smoke the 
(sub.). they say say. 
