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340 THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
Ahatt! 4-biamé. Weénaxi¢d-biamé. Wi” ubdqpa¢d biama. Man‘dehi ké 
Oho! said he, they He attacked them, they say. One he pushed and _ they say. Dart the 
say. made fall 
fjah4-biama. Ci wa¢i" a-fi té, ey4ta"-ma dhigi ama. Ci na¢uhaqtei u¢a”i 
he stabbed with it, Again they weredriving thosefrom(the many the Again very nearly held her 
they say. them back, foe) (sub.). 
té, Ecéqti. Gea ¢it wit’ ¢d¢uhdqtci u¢a™i hé, 4-biama, Ahati! 4-biama. 
when, Yousaid Thisone the one very nearly took hold . said she, they Oho! said he, they 
just that. (my.) say. Say. 
Wakan’di¢éqti gixe wénaxi¢a-biama. Caa™ wi" ubaqpa¢a-biama. Man‘dehi 
Very impatiently doing heattacked them, theysay. Dakota one he pushed and they say. Dart 
made fall 
ké fjah4-biamd. Ci wa¢i" a-fité. Ci égi¢a™-biama wa‘t aka, Na¢uhaqtei 
the he thrust him with, Again they were driving Again said tohim,theysay woman the, Very nearly 
they say. them back. 
¢éya ¢inké wi" u¢a™i hé. Ecéqti-hna® ¢a™cti. Ahat! 4-biama. Weénaxi¢é- 
this hewhois one tookhold . . Yousaid regu- heretofore. Oho! said he, they He attacked them 
one be- just that larly say. 
hind 
biamé. Caa™ wi” ubdqpa¢d-biama. Man’‘dehi ké fjaha-biama. Wéduba” 
they say. Dakota one he pushed and they say. Dart the he thrust him with, The fourth time 
made fall they say. 
tédihi, (ea ¢inké wi” na¢uhaqtci u¢a™i hé. Kcéqti-hna™ ¢a™ cti, 4-biama 
whenit Thisone hewhois one very nearly took hold. You said regu- heretofore, said, they say 
came, behind ~ just that larly 
wait aka. Ahati! A-biamé. Wénaxi¢d-biamd. Kgi¢e can’ge ey4 aka gaskii 
woman the. Oho! said he, they He attacked them, theysay. Atlength horse his the panted 
say. 
té, baza™za%qti wi" man’‘dehi fjahai té. Ga™ki éga"wé‘a*-hna™i té fbaha™- 
when, pushing right one dart he thrust him And sohedid to themregularly the they 
among them with it. knew it 
biama. Ga™ A¢ipt-biama Akictga. Wag¢fonaji’qtia” ama. Hau. Can’gaxai 
they say. And theycloseduponhim, standing He was not visible at all _ they T They ceased 
they say near together. say. 
té, Waha™¢icige t’é¢ai, d-biama. Waha™¢icige ugine ahi-biama. Ca™ 
when, Orphan they killed said they, they Orphan to seek they arrived, they Yet 
him, say. their own say. 
ucka” cté {¢a-baji-biama; can’ge ké’ cti f¢a-baji-biama, nikaci"ga cti 
deed even they ae not they say; horse the too Chey dae they say, man too 
fin bit 
¢ingé’qtia”-biamd. Can’gaxé-biama. Ca™ wa‘t aka aki-biama yi wa¢aha 
was altogether they say. They ceased _ they say. And woman the reachedhome, when clothing 
missing they say 
tida® yiyAxai te. Gan’ki ha” yf ¢ingd-bitéama nikagahi wu ijan’ge aka. 
good _ she made for her- And night when she had disappeared, chief prin- his daugh- the. 
self. they say cipal ter 
CaY awa waja miig¢a™ i¢é t& na‘a” ga™¢ai ctéwa™ na‘a™-baji-biama. 
And to what place stealing off she had the to hear they wished notwith- they did not hear, they say. 
gone standing 
FE pahan’ga wage ama fbaha™i té nikaci"ga uké¢i" wébaha" thi té, ada? 
That before white the they knew the Indians knowing them they the, there- 
man (pl.) had come fore 
Waha" ¢icige aki ma ci ¢é éska" e¢éga"-biama. Wa‘t ¢i™ cti ma”’ci ¢é 
Orphan the high went it mE they thought, they say. Woman a) too high went 
e mv. 
éska" e¢éga®-biamé. Ada” yihadi tima‘a"-baji ca™ cai té. 
it might they thought, theysay. There- down below they have never heard about 
be fore them. 
