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348 THE ¢EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
Dadtha, can‘ge hi” ska’qti Aag¢i" ag¢é ka“ b¢a. Nijd-yanga hi” ska’qti 
O father, horse hair very white Isitonit Igo I wish. Ear-big hair very white 
homeward 
eéna"ba. Canakag¢e da", 4-biamd. Ké, &'di ma¢in’-gi. Can’ge 4fjebe 
those two. Saddle good, said he, they Gane there walk thou. Horse door 
say. 
¢iciba-ga ha, 4-biama. (iha™ é¢a™ba f¢a"ba™ wacta™be cka™hna 4], wa- 
pull open 2 said he, they Your too a second you see us you wish when, you 
Say. mother time 
cta”be tai, d-biama. Ki¢ag¢é te ¢a™ja, Ké, dadiha, uhé ké ag¢é ka™b¢a, 
see us will, said he, they You go home will though, Come, O father, path the Igo I desire, 
say. again 5 (ob.) homeward 
ecé te, 4-biama i¢adi aka. Ag¢a-biama. I ¢a™ ¢idza tig¢é ga qti gaxa- 
you will, said, they say his the He went homeward, Stone the pulled suddenly justso he made 
say father (sub.). they say. (ob.) open them 
biama, ma™ze i¢abazu uska™skaqti-bi ga”. Uhéata™ uf¢a™be na™ydjaqi a¢a- 
they say, iron pointing at ina very straight line because. Steps up-hill making the he went 
them with with, they say (or, Bridge) sound ‘‘jaqi”’ 
at every step 
biama. Ga" i" yangdqti wi” yjebe té dgaqade g¢i” ¢a™ bahé ti¢é¢ai 
te) ? 
they say. And stone very large one door- way the Sachin itsat the he pushed it aside when, 
(ob.) (ob.) suddenly 
é¢a"be akii té. Can’ge ama gicka™ ti¢a¢a, ndxixi¢a ti¢d¢a ma¢i’-biama, 
in sight he had come “Horse the he was quick beginning he wastimid beginning he walked they ane 
again. (sub.) inmoving suddenly suddenly 
and Rego tag now and then 
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maja” pia, b¢a™ pfiiji ii¢ib¢a"-bi ega”. E¢atbe ahi-bi ega™ja, ta® wang¢a™ 
land bad, odor bad he smelt, they say Ream Insight hearrived, having, village 
they say though, 
a”¢a a-fi ¢a™ ugine a¢di-biamd. Hegi¢e i™tca*gqtci waha™ a¢d-bikéama. 
he left hecame the seekinghis he went, they say. Behold very recently removing they had gone.in a 
(ob.) line, they ee 
I¢ipe g¢i” té ¢a™ja, waha” a¢a-bikéama. yit¢iq¢ige can’ge amd na” 
Waiting they sat though, removing they had gone in a line, Old camping- horse the fearing the 
for him they say. ground (sub.) sight 
to appear 
ma¢i"-biamd. Ugaq¢a" ujange ké uhd a¢d-biamd. Egi¢e nfacitga we ‘ba 
walked they say. Road of the migrating party the follow- he went, they Atlength person 
(ob.) ing say. 
dahé jan’ga ¢a" ugdq¢a™ ujan’ge ké wé¢é ¢é¢ai te. FE nfkagahi tju igdg¢a™ 
hill large the roadof the migrating party the he discovered them That chief princi- his wife 
(ob.) (ob.) suddenly, by looking pal 
that way. 
é¢a"ba wétet‘a” mar¢i™-biamd. Haciaja u¢ixidai té, Can’ge dg¢i" céati, 
too mourning for walked they say. Behind they looked ity Horse riding yonder 
their de ad he comes, 
ugiq¢a" ujan’ge ké uha, 4-biamd. yan’ge a-f-biama. I¢ape g¢i”’-biama. 
road of the i entire the he fol- said they, they Near he was coming, Waiting for they sat, they say. 
party (ob.) lows, say. they say. him to appear 
Can’ge ama na™ wape ma"¢i”-biama, b¢a™ pfiiji u¢ib¢a"-biama. Na! eddda™ 
Horse ie fearing them walked _ they say, odor bad they smelt they say. Why! what 
(sub.) 
ukit‘é hni” hau, é ¢é¢a-biama nikagahi tu aka. Wieb¢i" hau, 4-biama. 
nation you are q say- sent suddenly, chief prin- the It is ! said he, they 
ing they say cipal (sub.). say. 
Ca” wita®’ wa éoni®, ecé, 4-biama. Wandasai cin’ gajin’ ga ¢i¢ija ma*can’‘de 
Yet which one youare you saidhe, they Theysurrounded your pit 
that, say, say. a her 
égih i¢é béize pi. A™oniza-baji. Wieb¢i® hau, 4-biamd. Ajiqti éga™ té 
head- had Itake Iwas Yon did not take me. It is ! said he, they Very dif- like the 
long gone him __ there. say. ferent (as) 
