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THE DEFEAT OF THE PAWNEES BY THE PONKAS IN 1855. 379 
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a”ba dttba gi¢adai té e¢é taté. Ga™ céna® tédihi yi ga” ag¢ai té. qa¢i” 
day four theypro- when hego shall. And enough arrived when so “he went Pawnee 
nounced to him homeward times there homeward. 
; an oe Pane , en : ae ous 
na” ba edibe jiwag¢a-biama. Ga™ Agidg¢ai té. A™ba g¢céba ¢ab¢i" ja’’- 
two also went with them, they say. And they passed (the other Day ~ ten three “sleep- 
camp) on their way home. 
qti-éga™ akfi té. Ga™ qa¢i-ma jiiwag¢e akfi té, hitbé, uta” gé, wali”, 3 
about they reached And the Pawnees “ withthem reached when, moccasin, leggings the robe, 
home. home = (ob.), 
oy fe . ye v) i s . an o - 
ean’ge eti ékina wa‘ti té, ci g¢éwaki¢ai té. Ki ga” edita™ ga™ ikit’a¢at té 
horse too equally they gave to again they sent them home. And then fromthat (exple- they hated one 
them, time tive) another. 
re . pe eee ne 5 ~ , Dene . . ie. es 
Ga™ Agaha-ma™ ¢i" cénujingai tédi té. Ga™ wahaba ¢isé’ ¢icta™i té edi. 
And A gaha-man¢ir he was a young it was when. And earsofcorn topull they finished it was 
man off then. 
: Is t ye 4 1 on/ , : Sy ae 
Qé ¢icta’i té, gaq¢a” agai te. Ga™ 4é wanase-hna”i Niub¢a¢a ke'di. 6 
To they finished when, migrating they went. And buffalo they sur- regularly Niobrara at the. 
bury rounded them 
Pe 5 F 5 , ° re Eas nid , , 
Egi¢e dazéqtei niaci*ga dba sig¢a-bikéama, hégaji. Kgi¢e of ama 
At length late in the person some they leftatrailinalong a great Behold the tents 
evening line many. 
sakiba™wat¢af té. Maetein’ge ak& qa¢i® ¢anka wé¢ai té. Mi” ¢a® hide- 
we had them side by side. Rabbit the(sub.) Pawnee the(pl.ob.) found them. Sun the at the 
qtei té’di, égi¢e, Mactcin’ge yf amaja tkima’’¢i" ag¢af cde agi amama, af té. 9 
very when, behold, Rabbit tent tothe as a visitor hewent but he is coming back, said 
bottom : they say, they. 
With! with! af té. Nikaci=ga amd za‘ai éga® can’ge ama a*ha-biama. 
With! with! he said. People the making as horse the fled _ they say. 
(sub.) an uproar (sub.) 
Pan‘ka amd nika¢iqe adaf té. Mactein’ge éduthai té. qa¢i" ¢anka g¢ini 
Ponka the  tochase the foe went. Rabbit joined in it. Pawnee the (pl.) sat 
¢an’di abfi té. Ga” égax i¢a™wa¢at ga” édiqti ahi yi, Cgi¢e ¢ingat té. 12 
at the they arrived. And around it they placed them so just there shove? behold, there were none. 
. arrive 
Niactga fyindq¢ai té. Umar‘e 4", hi"bdé, uta”, can’ge wéka"ta® a¢i™i 
People had hid themselves. Provisions carried, moccasin, leggings, horse lariat they had 
s “ . . eee , oe te ee 
ge ctéwa™, ons éoa® a’ ¢ai té hégaji a™¢izai té. Gat Waii’’-qude ama 
the soever, they dropped as  theyaban- as a great “we took. And tobe-gray the 
(pl ob.) doned many (sub.) 
eca” yfi. Ga nikaci"ga am& dahé b¢tiga unai sig¢é ctéwa™ wé¢a-baji 15 
near camped. And people the hill all hunted trail inthe least they found not 
Ga™ an’eu an’ga¢i*dita® niaci*ga na”ba é'di twagi¢a ahfi té, wii’ ¢e ci 
And we we who moved from man two there totellthem they arrived, my elder his 
brother tent 
té/ja. Niaciga dba ga¢andi wé¢a-biama éga", wenaxifa ati-bi cde sig¢é 
at the. People some inthat(place) they found them, as, to attack them they came, but trail 
they say they say 
s das t * D n/ oes “ 
ctéwa™ ¢ingai; uma” ‘e b¢igaqti waca-biama. Ada® ata™ ma®oni™ t& eta" 18 
inthe least there was provisions all they snatched from Therefore when youwalk the tothat 
none; them, they say. time 
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can’ge eé-ma wa¢akihide te, af Ada, u+! Ha” gé’ ctéwa™ wa¢akibide te, 
horse those you watch them will, he indeed, halloo! Night fe soever you watch them will, 
says (pl.) 
af Ada, u+! 4-biamé. Ga™ é tiwagi¢a ahi-biama af ana‘a". Gat™ a™wat- 
he indeed, halloo! — said they, And that to tell them they arrived, they I heard. And We sur- 
says they say. they say said rounded 
