328 THE GEGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
THE SUN AND MOON. 
ToLp BY qh¢1™-NaPAJI. 
Awimika-maji. Nikaci"ga u¢éwi"awA¢s ctéwa™ waonié¢a™ éga®™ Ahigi 
I am out of patience with People I collect them notwith- you scatter as many 
you. standing them 
ugpa¢éwa¢ade-cta”, A-biama Nia™ba aké. Niaci®ga Ahigi uhf ewéka- 
you cause them tobe habit- said they say Moon the. People many togrow I wish for 
lost ually, 
b¢éga™ wab¢ié¢a™ ¢éa¢é ctéwa™ ugdhanadaéze ui¢aji-hna® éga® Ahigi na"péhi" 
them, as _ J scatter them T sud- notwith- darkness ouput regu- as many hungry 
denly standing them init larly 
téwa¢a¢é-hna*, d-biama Mi” aké. Hau, nfkaci®ga-mdce! Ahigi ji¢at‘a” 
you kill them ae - said they say Sun the. Ho, ye who are people! many you mature 
arly, 
taité. Pahdci A4musta wija’ be ag¢i”’ taf minke. Eddda™ cka™” ma*hni"i 
shall Above directly I see you I sit will I who. What business ye walk 
above 
gé b¢ugagti fwib¢ig¢a™ ag¢i” taf minke, 4-biama Nfa™ba aké gd-biamé: 
the all T ruling you T sit will I who, said he, they Moon the said as follows, 
Bay. they say: 
Ci wi cti éga" ag¢i” ta minke. Ugewiwi¢é-de ugdhanadaéze yi ci u¢éwiqti 
Again I too 80 T sit will I who. cellect you while darkness if again assembling 
in full force 
ak{-¢aja” taf. Ca™ ecka™ ma*hni” tai té b¢iga wi {fwib¢ig¢a™ taf minke, 
yousleepthere will. Infact business you walk will the all I Iruling you will Iwho, 
again 
a-biama. Ci ujan’ge ukidwata™ a"ma™¢i" taité. Haci ma*b¢i” t& minke, 
said she,they Again road one after the we walk shall. Behind I walk will Iwho, 
Bay. other 
a-biama Nfa™ba aka. Nfa™ba ak4 wa‘ wi™ éga*qtia™i. Néxe afga¢a 
said, they say Moon the. Moon the woman one is just like. Kettle cerrying 
on the arm 
ma*¢in’-hna*i. 
yh ks regularly. 
ean NOTES. 
The Sun and Moon used to reside on the earth prior to their quarrel recorded in 
the myth, of which this fragment is all that has been preserved. 
328, 2. uqpa¢éwa¢a¢é, you cause them to be lost, 7. e., you kill them by your heat. 
328, 2-3. eweka"b¢ega®, 7. ¢., ewéka"b¢a é6ga". 
328, 8. aki-¢aja®, from kija®. 
TRANSLATION. 
“T am out of patience with you. Notwithstanding I assemble the people, you 
scatter them, and thus cause many to be lost,” said the Moon. “I,” said the Sun, 
“have desired many people to grow, and so I scattered them, but you have been 
putting them in darkness, and thus have you been killing many with hunger. Ho, ye 
people! many of you shall mature. I will look down on you from above. I will be 
directing you in whatever occupations you engage.” The Moon said as follows: “And 
I, too, will dwell so. I will collect you, and when it is dark, you shall assemble in full 
numbers and sleep. In fact, I myself will rule all your occupations. And we shall 
walk in the road one after the other. I will walk behind him.” The Moon is just like 
a woman. She always walks with a kettle on her arm. 
