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356 THE PEGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
4ma ak4 ziqti gdxa-biam4. Nf ckibe ké ma*tdha akf¢a Aid¢a-biama. 
the other very he made it, they say. Water deep the into bot had gone, they say. 
yellow (ob.) 
Ki ¢é nfaci*ga natbé aké 6’/di ahi-biama. Wakan‘da ¢inké ukfa-biamda. 
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And thi man two the there arrived, they say. Deity the (ob.) they talked to, 
(sub.) they say. 
Cin’gajin'ga inké t’Aji; ni”ja g¢i” ¢inké amd. I¢ddi aka cin’ gajin’ ga 
hild eone wasnot alive he was sitting they Hisfather the 
- who dead; say. (sub.) 
ginaf, 4-biamé. Afigd¢i? afigdg¢e t4-bi, af ha. Ahni” ¢ag¢é tai ¢a™ja, 
begs for said they,they Wehavehim we go home- will, : Youhave yougo_ will though, 
is, say. ward (see Tee) ena him homeward 
pahaci abni” ¢akifi yi t’é taté. Cataji té’di ahni” ¢ag¢af yi, ni’ya téite. 
above having you when he - shall. eatenot when youhad youwent if, alive might 
him reach home die him homeward (be). 
Wagate bédte ¢a® ¢ ga¢a téga™ éwa" ga™ t’é taté. El i¢ddi ¢inké fe 
Food eat He that hedesires will,as causing 80 he shall. That his the words 
(ob.) it die father (ob.) 
gité uf¢a mang¢i™i-gi. Agi-biama nfaci"ga na"b4 amd. Akf-biama 4f 
those _ to tell begone ye. They were coming man two the They reached lodge 
him back, they say (sub.). home, they say 
té’di. Cin’ gayi’ ga ¢i¢fja ya” be; wa‘u-wakan’da aK i” akd, 4-biam4. Ni@3a 
at the. your Isaw ae woman-deity ehashim, said (one), they Alive 
say. 
¢inké, 4-biama. Ni”ya ya”be ¢a™ja, wa¢ate ¢ataf ¢a" é hébe ¢até aka; 
he who, said he, they Alive Isawhim though, food they eat ae that apiece he has eaten; 
say. (o 
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Ada® pahdci ang4¢i" angag¢i yi, t’é tatd, af. I¢adi aké ca™ gija™be ga” hie 
there- above wehave wecomeback if, he saan, he His the still tosee his 
fore him die says. father (sub.) 
Wakan’da wa‘t aké cif’gajin’ga ¢inké ¢f yi, cinuda™ ska’qtci wawéci 
Deity woman the child the(ob.) shegivés if, dog very white pay 
(sub.) back to you 
ga™¢ai. I¢ddi aka, A‘{ t& minke, 4-biamé, cinuda® ska’ ¢inké. Ci nfaci*ga 
wishes. His the Igive will I-who, said he, they dog white the(ob.). Again man 
father (sub.), toher say, 
na”ba ci Ama sdbéqti yiy4xa-biamaé, ci Ama ziqti yiyaxa-biamaé. Ci ni 
two again the veryblack he made himself, atey, again the very hemade himself,they Again water 
one say, other yellow a8 
ma” te a¢di-biamé. Ké‘di ahi-biama ci. I¢adi aka cin’gajin’ga ca” anga¢i" 
beneath they went, they At the they arrived, again. His the child atany we have 
say. (ob.) they say father (sub.) rate him 
angag¢e Loe gija”be ‘“¢ai. Ki cin’gajin’ga wéi éga™, agi” agga- -biama. 
we go home- tosee his he puke And child hegave as Deve ey went home- 
ward back to them ward, they say. 
Pahdci a¢i” akfi yi, cin’gajin’ga t’é ama. Tea di ¢inké’di gfi-biamé. Ki 
Above having they when, child he they at the they gave back to, And 
him reached died say. father they say. 
again 
nikaci"ga b¢tigagti xagd-biama, gija™  biqti cin’ gajin’ ga. Cfnuda™ hi” ski’ 
people they cried, they they saw theirs Dog hair white 
say, plainly 
niahi¢é¢a-biama. Cin’ gajin ‘ga gia’ be gigaf yi, niaci"ga na™ba ¢ankd 
they plunge into the water, adiee saw they | when, man two he ones 
ey Bay. their buried their who 
wawéci b¢tiga wai. Ga'téga™ yi, ci i¢ddi aka iha” e¢a™ba ci mi” jinga 
pay all he gave Sometime when, again _ his the his (she) too again girl 
to them, father (sub,) mother 
