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306 THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE 
THS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
Egi¢e ci wat’é¢é ugine agai. Ci &’di ahi-biama. Egi¢e ma*tet t’é¢é té 
At length again slayer seeking went. Again there he arrived,they Atlength grizzly bear killed the 
them, his own say. 
é’di ahi-biamé. Ki nan’de-gfpibaji-biamé. Egi¢e wasdbe r’tca™ té¢ai té 
there he arrived, they And heart was bad for him they say. Atlength black bear now killed the 
say. 
¢isnt gi ama. Edi ahi-biama. Ing¢a*’-si®-snéde i¢Adi ¢i* Agine i¢a®-biama. 
dragging was coming, There he arrived, they Long-tailed-cat his father the eaieeed suddenly, they say. 
it they say. say. (ob.) his 
Hau! (fisan’ga wanfya-ma waji”-pibaji u¢éhnaji eté yi, 4-biama. A”, 
Ho! Your younger the animals cross you not to ought, said he, they Yes, 
brother. tell to him say. 
dadiha, éga", 4-biama nijinga aka. I¢a"ba™ ¢isan’ga wi'éctéwa™ uf¢aji-ga, 
O father, sO, said, they say boy the A second your younger even one tell him not, 
(sub.) time brother 
d-biamé. Ga™ ci i¢ddi ak& wan 'gi¢e téwa¢ée ¢ankdé wa‘i’-biamé. Ga™ 
said he, they So again his father the killed them theones carried them, they So 
say. (sub.) Say. 
wa‘i” aki-biama. Tha” aké xagéqti Agin i¢a”-biamd, wamf ké ea bai 
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carrying hereached home, Hismother the cried Ditterly anponed suddenly, they say, blood the oe her own 
them they say. (sub.) hers 
té. Cénujin’ga fe té i¢Adi gidxai té ci égi¢a”-biamé wait aka. (fisan’ga 
when. Young man word the his father made for the again said to him, they woman the Your younger 
him say (sub.) brother | 
f¢a"ba™ wiréctéwa” cta”be yi ui¢aji-a’, 4-biama. A ¢i” ‘Ag¢aa™ ¢aga¢i”, 
a second even one you see it if donot tell said she,they Youhave come near making me 
time him, Say. suffer, 
f-biamd. Ga’ edita™ giniki¢é g¢i’-biamd. ‘Abaa-bdji, wacé ctea™ akdga”™. 
said she, they So after that causing him they sat, they say. He did not hunt, rich in even he raat 
say. to recover food because. 
Egi¢e ha” ega"teé’qtci ama yi ¢ing4-bitéama Ing¢a”’-si"-snéde am Dadtha, 
At length very e sae inthe morn- they when he was missing, they Long-tailed-cat the O father, 
ing say say (sub.). 
kagé ama ¢ingal, 4- biama cénuyin’ga aka. (hisan’ga ‘abae ¢e té, A-biama. 
y ae r the * is missing, said, they say young man the Your younger hunting went, said he, they 
brother (sub.) say (sub.). younger say. 
G¢i ta ¢i’, d-biama. Mi” ¢a™ ma”’ci tiga” yi ag¢i-biama. Ga™ i¢ddi 
Coming he willbe, said he, they Sun the high it became when he came home, they So his father 
back — say. again, suddenly say. 
inké giddspa™-biamd. Gan‘ki Aci a¢a-biama. Ga™ i¢ddi amd u¢tigiha- 
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the (ob.) ane pushed his to attract And out he went, they So his father the followed his 
notice, they say. say. (sub.) 
biama. Ni-iwagi-ayi¢ica” &’di a¢d-biama. E/di ahi-biam4 yi ¢gi¢e jébe-ma 
they say. Place for ae towards there they went, they There they arrived, when behold the beavers 
ting water say. they say 
wi” gan’ke ama, jin’gaji. Ci hideaqd¢ica™ é’di ahi-biamaé. Ci éga™ jabe-ma 
one Soe for some time, notsmall. Again down-stream there they arrived, Again so the beavers 
they say they say. 
wi" gan‘ke ama, jin’gaji. Ga céna*ba t’éwa¢a-biama. Wai” aki-biama. 
one tay for some time, not small. So only those ue killed them, they Carrying he reached home, 
they say, wo say. them they say. 
Ga” égasini na™ba ja’ -qtidga™ té’di jug¢e a¢a-biama nijinga aka. Ci 4Aqti 
So the next day two sleeps, about when withhim went, they say boy the Again deer 
(snb.). 
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na™ ba t’éwa¢a-biama. Wasdbe na™ba t’éwad¢a-biama. Ga” &'di Ahigi téwa¢a 
two he killed them, they say. Black bear two he killed them, they say. So there ene Be ue al 
them 
biamad. Gédéba t’éwadd-biama: yAqti, wasabe cti, jAabe cti. Mi" -¢a® hide- 
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they say. Ten he killed them, they say: deer, black bear tov, beaver too. Sun the low 
