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a20) THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
a™ba (yi) hnd te. Egi¢e waa™¢a fyuha-biamdé nijinga aka. Waii’’ qanga 
day (when) yougo will. Atlength toleavethem afraid of, they say boy the. Robe large 
gé wit ujf wedd'i taf. Maja™ ida” gé’di dah¢ yanga wi” gagé i¢a™ awaga¢e 
the one filling youcarry — will. Land good Hi the hill large one those you put us 
us 
taf, 4-biama nuda”hangaaké. Ga™ a”ba ama. Wan’ ‘eigeqti égatqti gagigije 
will, said, theysay war-chief the. And day theysay. ag sO coiled up 
e¢i” akama, Akig¢i’ g¢i" e¢i"-biamé. Ki waii” yangd wit ¢izd-bi ega™ 
were sitting, sitting on one they sat, they say. And robe large one took, they having, 
another say 
Wji-biama. Ki wé4" a¢d-biama. gahé tida*qti édedi-¢a" ama. H’di i¢a® wa¢a- 
he putthemin, Andcarrying he went, they Hill very good there it was, they There he put them, 
they say. them say. say. 
biama. qahé jin’gaji, dahé bazt, cchi¢e éga” q¢abé na*ba bazti fda*be 
they say. Hill not Sait hill curvilinear extending like it tree two curvilinear in the 
top, yonder top middle 
Ao¢a-biamd. Ga di i¢a® wad¢d-biama q¢abé té hidé té’di. Gé¢é tatdé 
fo) 
were pui down on, And there Re put them, they say tree the bottom bythe. Gohome- shall 
thoy say. ward 
{eidaha”-bi ega™, Wé's‘a ama b¢tigaqti nijiniga ta” Agida‘4-biama, jiga ké 
they knew of their ee Snake the boy the lay thick on their own, body the 
own, they say (sub.) they say, 
dha-biama. Ga" waa ¢a ag¢d-biamé. Ga™ yf ké’ya aki-biama. Nuda’- 
they passed over, And leaving he went homeward, And lodge atthe he reached home, War- 
they say. them they say. they say. 
hafiga ¢i%¢a” wanfja ¢ataf éde é ju yiyaxai, 4-biama. E nugé ¢é ca” 
chief the one animal ate but that body madefor saidhe,they He see this (anex- 
who was himself, say. pletive) 
éwa¢a¢af-ma, wa‘l, cin’gajin’ga, cafi’ge wa¢i"-mé ctéwa™, edada™ a¢i” 
you who arehisrela- woman, child, horse, those aa he even, what he has 
tions, 
gija”be ga™¢d-biamé, 4-biama nujinga aka. (Nugy té'di wi ¢a" ca™ qti 
ety see his he wishes, they say, said, they say boy the. (Summer when lodges the atanyrate 
waja™ be ka™ b¢a, 4-biamd nuda™hanga wi'dé¢a"ska Wé's‘% aka.) Ga™ nugé 
I see them I wish, said, they say war-chief one-half Snake the.) And summer 
té gaqéa” add-biamd. Edi abi-biama. Angéti, 4-biamd. (/é¢andi, 
when migrating they wer, they There they arrived, they We have said he, they Here it is, 
say. say. come, say. 
4-biama. Ki, Edi’qti a%f tai, 4-biamé. Ga™ wa‘t, cin’gajin’ga, ca” b¢tiga 
said he, they aa Just there we will, said they, And woman, child, in fact all 
say. camp they say. 
e/di ahf-biamé. HE/di ahf-biam4 yi égide é¢a"b4-biamé. E/di macan‘de 
there arrived, theysay. There theyarrived,they when behold they came out they There holes in the 
say 
gaxe akima. Hi ha, 4-biama. Kgi¢e na” wagépe tai. Ki ha. Egi¢e 
they had made, they Those . said he, they Beware you fear lest. Those . Beware 
say. are they cae are they 
éahe taf. Cka™ji najii-ga, 4-biama nijiiga aka. Kgi¢e We's% ama 
you flee from _ lest. Motionless stand ye, said, they say boy the. Atlength Snake the 
them 
b¢tigaqti uvjinga ta" 4gida‘a-biama. Akiha™ a¢d-biamé. Nikaci™ga amd 
all boy the ne thick on their own, Beyond they sen’ they People the 
they say. gay. 
éeazéze naji”-biami. Ga" wagika"-biama. Xagé za‘é‘qtia”-biama. Ca” 
in a row stood, they say. And they condoled with their Crying they made an uproar, In fact 
4 own, they say. they say. 
