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336 THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
biam4. Ja” té 4” ag¢i-biamé. Ki nikagahi aka é’di ahfi té. Gaza” aja 
they say. Wood the carry- they came back, And chief the there arrived. In the midst of 
ing they say. 
éga" gayi etéde, 4-biamd nfkagahi aké. Wath ak& gd-biamd: Egata 
so you should have said, they say chief the. Woman the said as follows, Though so 
pitched the tent, they say: 
mi"jinga ¢ijan’ge ¢é¢u yf an’gaji éga™ axi hé, 4-biama. Ki nikagahi 
girl your daughter here to commanded as Ipitched . said she, they And chief 
pitchit me it say. 
ijan’ge ja” té 4S” ag¢i-biama. pf té’di ité¢a-baji; gaqdja ité¢a-biama. 
his wood the carry- she came back, Tent atthe she did not put it; aside she put it, they say. 
daughter ing they say. 
Egi¢e Waha™ ¢icige iya™ ¢uti ama, yha ¢ig¢ige git” amé. Wa‘ijinga, 
if 
At length Orphan is was coming, tent- wornby shecar- they Old woman, 
grandmother they say, skin use ried hers say. 
dida gf-% hé, 4-biamé nikagahi ijan’ge ak, ja” té’di i¢ape g¢i”. Wat 
this way come ‘ said, they say chief his danghter the, wood atthe waiting sat. Woman 
thou for her 
aka fcte ga™ fiji am&. piha té ja™ té’di ité¢é amd. yi té igaxd-biama. 
the ashamed as_ spoke they Skin- the wood bythe she put they Lodge the she made of it, they 
not say. tent it say. say. 
Hit+! &hna" g¢i”-biamaé wa‘tyin’ga aka. Cénujin’ga ama gé-hna™-biama: 
Oh! saying sat they say old woman the. Young man the (pl.) said as follows, regularly, 
regularly they say : 
Wa! nikagahi iyan’ge aka Waha™¢icige iya” yf té fgidxai, 4-biama. 
Why! chief his daughter the Orphan his grand- lodge the made for her, said they, 
. mother they say. 
Kagéha, A¢ixe ti ak& eb¢éga", 4-biama. yi té ¢icta’-biama. Waii” 
Friend, she will marry him I think, said they, they Lodge the she finished, they say. Robe 
say. 
umi”je edibe Waha™¢icige yf téya yigig¢a™-biama nikagahi ijan’ge aka. 
bed also Orphan lodge tothe carried hers, they say chief his daughter the. 
Wa! ¢a” éga" céhe ha, 4-biama. Ahfi té Waha¢icige yi té’ya. yi té 
Why! it is just as I thought : said they, they He arrived Orphan lodge atthe. Lodge the 
say. 
ugida-baji naji-biama. Ca™qti Agidag¢a naji"’-biamd, wa‘ ma” taya 
he entered not his he stood, they say. In spite of bani about he stood, they say, woman inside 
is own 
C 2 ae s . Pen ° nye 5 
e¢i” akiga™. Na! -a hé, d-biama. yi té ugida-biama. Umi™je tidaqti 
sitting as she was. Fie! come ._ saidshe, they Lodge the he entered his, they Bed very good 
say. say. 
. , *H/ A ep . , : *n/ . , ey 
giixe. Jtigte gti” akima. A¢ixd-biama. Wa¢ate jug¢e a¢i”-biama. Ki 
she made With him — she was sitting, She married him, they Food with him she had, they say. And 
for him. they say. say. 
cénujin’ga ama ei-biamd: Wa! kagéha, Waha™¢icige A¢ixa-biama nikagahi 
young man the said as follows, Why! my friend, Orphan she has married, chief 
(pl.) they say: they say 
ijan’ge aka, é-hna"™-biamé. Gad-biamd: (piddi épaze taf gas4ni u¢éhna te 
his the, they said regularly, He said as follows, Your let them stop to-morrow you tell him will 
daughter they say. they say: father to rest 
hi, 4-biamé. Nikagahi aka feki¢éwaki¢a-biama. Ca™, Eata™ téga™ épaze 
said he, they Chief the made them act as criers, they say. And, Why inorder stop to 
say. that rest 
téda®, e¢éga"-biamé. E¢apaze te, ai ada, u+! gasani, 4-biama. Ki 
should? they thought, they say. You stop to will, he indeed, halloo! to-morrow, — said he, they And 
rest says say. 
