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346 THE ¢EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
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Cénujin’ga ikagewa¢é-ma cti éga® wa¢aha’i te. Cénujin’ga wi" wahchiiji 
Young man those pee ne had as too sO he implored them. Young man one stout-hearted 
riends 
yi, nin‘de sag{ da ctea” udé ¢é giga™¢ai wa¢aha™i té. Egi¢e wi fgadizd- 
if, heart. firm perhaps enter- to go wishing for he implored them. At length one rode round 
ing him and round 
biama yfi ¢aX. Ude ¢é ‘i¢a-biama. I¢ddi ¢inké uf¢ai-ga ha, 4-biama. 
they say village the Entering to go he promised,they His father the one tell to him - said he, they 
(cv. ob.). say. who (ob.) say. 
Hajinga u¢éwi"¢é tace, d-biama. péha hajinga st-bi ega™”, u¢éwir¢d- 
Cord he collectthem must, said he, they Buffalo- ‘cord cutin strips, having, he collected 
say. hide they say them 
biamé. Hajinga ké’ fka™ta’’-de, ha-biya wi” ug¢i” ingdxe taf, 4-biama. 
they say. Cord the he tied when, skin round one to sit in please make it said he, they 
(ob.) with for me, ay. 
Ga™ ¢icta’-biama. Ca™ Agudi pi ctéctewa” ud‘athe ta minke. Ub¢a™ 
And they finished it, they Now in what Tarrive soever Iputthe will Iwho. I take hold 
say. place body in 
b¢é ta minke ¢a™ja, yan’de ké hide pi tédihi yi hajinga ké b¢idaag¢é ta 
Igo will I who though, ground the the Ireach when here- cord the LIpullonitsud- will 
(ob.) bottom after (ob.) denly 
minke. B¢ida"da” yi hnize tai, a-biama. Kgi¢e yan’de ké ma*taja ahi- 
I who. Tpullonitre- when you will, said he, they Atlength ground the inside he ar- 
peatedly take it say. (ob.) rived 
biamaé. Ugdhanadazé’qtia® té. Wabit‘a"-biama yi 4é amaé uya™adi gat’é 
8 g 
they say. It was very dark. He felt around, they say when buf- the by itself waslying 
falo  (sub.) 
akéma; can’ge eti uya™adi gat’é akama,; niaci®ga cti uya™adi gat’é akama. 
dead from horse too by itself was lying dead from man too apart was lying dead from 
the fall; the fall; \ the fall. 
(éké nfacitga ke ¢izd-bi ega’’, iq¢uqa ug¢a”-biama. Gan’‘ki gété ca” qti 
This man the hetookhim, having, the hollow he put him in, they And that in spite of 
(recl. ob.) (recl. ob.) they say (bag?) say. thing 
a¢ai té yiyd-baji té ha. Ga™ nikaci*ga u‘a”ha-bi ega™, gi¢a-biama. Gan’‘ki 
he when hedidnotaskthe . And man he put him init, because, they rejoiced, they And 
went, favor for himself they say say. 
te ké’ ¢izd-bi ega”, ni”ya ¢inké gisi¢a-baji-biama. Ca” i¢dpe g¢i™ té 
dead theone they took having, alive theonewho him they forgot, they say. Yet waiting he sat 
(ob.) him, they say (ob.) : for it 
¢a™ja, ¢izi-baji g¢i” té xagé-hna"-biama. Nikagahi aka ijan’ge wa¢ixaji 
though, not taking hesat when hecriedregu- they say. Chief the his daugh- virgin 
him larly (sub.) ter 
¢inké & wéci-biamdé. Ahni™ ¢ag¢i yi ¢ag¢a™ taté, A-biama. Ugdca™ man¢i” 
she who that he hired him for, You have youcome if youmarry shall, said he, they Traveling he walked 
(ob.) they say. him back her say. 
té ca” ugdhanadize. Egi¢e wa‘ijinga akéde uhé é¢ai ahi-biama. Wa‘i- 
when still dark. Atlength old woman was sitting, travelingthe he arrived, they Old 
when path, he came say. 
to her suddenly 
jinga ¢inké ¢aha’-biamé. Ca”, watijinga, maja” ¢é¢u ti U¢iciqti att, 
: land 
woman she who _ he implored her, they Yet, old woman, here tocome very diffi- I have 
(ob.) say. hither eult come, 
4-biamé. pan’de ké pahdciaja ké‘ya ati. Nikaci*ga wi” ma*can‘de ¢é 
said he, they Ground the up above tothe Icame. Man one pit this 
say. (ob.) 
ugpadé ti. B¢ize téga™ ati. A™ ¢iza-baéji ha. Gan‘ki edta” ag¢é taté bé¢f‘a 
falling from he Itake inorder Ihave Metheytooknot . And how I go shall I fail 
aheight came. him to come. back 
ha. Watijinga, iwin’kan-ga, 4-biamé. KEdéda™ uwika" taté daxe tatd 
5 Old woman, help me, — said he, they say. What Thelp you shall Ido shall 
