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372 THE (¢EGIHNA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
NUDA®-AXA’S ACCOUNT OF HIS FIRST WAR PARTY. 
A*jin’ga té’di pahan’gaqtei a¢é ‘f¢a-biama. Ki indédi aka ga”, Dadtha, 
Me cagill when atthe very first gomg they spoke of, And myfather the 50, O father, 
they say. (sub.) 
gaamaja b¢é ka b¢a, ehé (té), An’kaji ha, al. I¢a*ba™ égi¢a™ji-ga. Axjin’- 
to those (out Igo I wish, I said (when), Not so 7 A second do not say it to Me small 
of sight) at time (any a 
gadi, nisiha, u4gaca"-hna"-ma™ éde téqi i¢dpaha™-hna™-ma™, af. Qijin’g 
when, my child, LT used to travel but eee T used to know, he said. You sm: il 
ega™ eddda® téqi Ad¢akipa yi, ¢axage fwiyuhé, af. Ega%ja, nfaci*ga ama dnaska 
becanee what difficult youmeet if, youcry I fear it for ey Though 80, person tke howlarge 
you, saic (pl.) 
ctéwa™ nu fyig¢igcai éga", ugdca™-hna™i, ehé. Ada® égima®. Udgaca' 
soever man Henne them- as, they always travel, I said. Therefore I do so. T travel 
selves 
ka™b¢a, ehé Hau! af. K’di hnéd te, af. Niaciga dkiki¢af tédfhi xi, 
I wish, T said. Ho! hesaid. There yougo will, hesaid People attack one the time when, 
another comes 
baza™aqti hnd taté, af. Niaci*ga uhna”-de ga™ t’é¢i¢é ctéctéwa” uda®, 
pushing in you so shall, he said. Man you while so he killsyou notwithstand- good 
among them hold him ing 
ai Ga” nfacitga a-ig¢i® ama ké’di pf. Egi¢e nfacitga na™-hna"™ ama. 
he And man those who came atthe Tar. Behold aera grown only. they say. 
said. and sat place rived. ‘ 
(Niactga uké¢i® é iatqtiéga yih ama) Hau! af. Ca” ha, ijim’ge ¢i” 
(Indian common that heisagreatman heis they say.) Ho! they It is iS his son the 
- by means of wounded said. right (my. one) 
éde ti hi, 4-biam&. Na"™ba™ wa"¢a"i. Ga™ a¢af. Mi u¢tag¢e ma™¢i™’i. 
but hehas .  saidthey,they They shook hands with And they went. Moon throughout they walked. 
come say. me. 
Kgi¢e mi” ké t’¢, ugdhanadazé’qti. Hau! af. Nijijin’ga ti-ma-¢a" wa¢i" 
Atlength moon the dead, very dark. Ho! they Boys of various those who bring ye 
(ob.) said. sizes came 
gli-gi. Tjaje ita” ¢iadi gé gia ¢a taf. Tjin’ge ¢inké adi” efi-ga, af. Wi 
them hither. His old the Sine throw . Hisson hewhois bring him hither, they Me 
name (pl. ob.) sway their. said, 
atwankai, Pdddi ijéje ¢adaf. Ga” a” ¢i® akii. K’di hné te, af Cude- 
they meant me, my father hisname they pro- And having they went There you go will, they Smoke- 
nounced. me back. said. 
gdxe, Nan‘ge-ti¢a, Mi?xi-ska, ca” ucté ama b¢étiga u¢uci ¢an‘di g¢i"anki¢ai. 
maker, ‘To-run-he-starts, Goose-white, in fact the rest all center in the made me sit. 
Ahat! ijaje ¢agiathna té, af ee ikdge ijaje wi” adi” taté; t'a%qtia”, 
Obo! his name you willabandon = th ey Behold, his frie nd hisname one he shall have it; there is a great 
your, sai abundance, 
af. Ikage ¢é nuda™ anga-i té axa ama ha, af; ada™ a¢i™ taté, ai. Nuda™- 
they Hisfriend this to war we were when he cried forit . fee there- he shall haveit, they To-war-he- 
said. coming said; fore said. 
axa, af. Ga™ Ciide-gaxe u¢d ¢é¢ai. Wakan’da-ma u¢a ¢é¢ai. Ga™ ijaje 
eried-for, they And Cude-gaxe called aloud to The deities he called aloud to And his 
said. tell it. them to tell it. name 
té gia” ga ‘ide ¢inké dga, u+! af Nuda-axa ijaje adi” “¢e ¢inké Aga, 
the toabandou he is speakingof indeed, halloo! he Nuda"-axa his name having he is speaking of indeed, 
his said. 
