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386 THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STURIES, AND LETTERS. 
gé bahf-hna®-biamé Icibdji ak’. Ki nuda™hanga ak gd-biamd: Ega"qti 
the picked up, they say Icibaji the And war-chief the Said as follows, Just so 
(ob.) (sub.). (sub.) they say: 
ada* , nikawasa™, 4-biama. A™ha®, niidjathanga! éga™ éga", a-biama. Ci 
warrior, said he, they Yes, O war-chief! somewhat like it, saidhe,they Again 
say. say. 
nafka ké ziki¢d-biamaé. Nan‘ka ké zian’ki¢d-ga, d-biama. Ki nuda”hanga 
back the he made it yellow for Back the make it yellow for said he, they And war-chief 
(ob.) him, they say. (ob.) me, say. 
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akA gd-biamd: Egatqti Ada”, nikawasa™, 4-biamé. A™ha®, nudja*hanga! 
the said as follows, Just so warrior, said he, they Yes, O war-chief! 
(sub.) they say: say. 
éga" éga®, 4-biamé. Ki nuda” ama hi"bé gé cté edabe g gtionuda. -biama. 
pulle 
somewhat like it, said he, they say. And the warriors moccasins the even also d off their, they say. 
Ki Icibaji ‘n’ki¢4-biamd. Icibdji, waii” wéagili-ga, 4-bi ega”, [cibaji 
And Icibaji they caused to carry Teibaji, robe carry ours for us, said, they having, Teibaji 
them, they say. say 
in’ki¢d-biamd. Icibdji (aké) gd-biam4: Nida*hanga! nfaci*ga ¢i" ya” be- 
cae, caused to carry Icibaji (the said as follows, O war-chief! ie man the Isee him 
em, they say. sub.) they say: (mv.) 
ona” ctécte-ma™ te ha, udgas‘i” te ha’, 4-biama. Egi¢e waonthi te ha, 4-biama 
only atanyrate Ido will , Ty peep will . said he, they Beware youscare lest . said, they 
say. him off say 
nuda™hanga aké. An‘kaji, ntida"hangdé! ya™be-hna” ctécte-ma™ te ha, 
war-chief the (sub.). Not s0,, O war-chief ! Isee him only atanyrate Ido will 5 
4-biamé. Hau! kéga®, da™b4-ga hi, 4-biama. Ga™ Icibdji aka ugas‘i"- 
said he, they Ho! doing so, see him z said he, they And Teibaji ete peeped 
say. say- (sub.) 
biama. Egi¢e uhfackdgqtci ti ¢i” nfacitga ¢i@. Ki gan’ki g4-biama Icibaji 
they say. At length very near was com- man the And sere Sia as follows,  Icibaji 
ing (mv.). they say 
aka: Nuda™hangé! wa” ecte ¢éta™ ati-maji, 4-biama. Ga™ iénaxi¢d-biama 
the O war-chief! evenonce thisfar I have not said he, they And attacked him they say 
(sub.) : (before) come, say. 
Icibaji aké. Man’dé a” ¢a-biamé, ja"-wéti" sfa™¢é’qtci a¢i”-biama. Ki 
Icibaji the (sub.). Bow he threw away, they say, club barely he had it, they say. And 
niack ga ¢i” uq¢a-bi ega™, ja*-wéti" ké igag¢i-biamé. Wa¢ahide ctéctéwa™ 
the he overtook, ae club the with it he killed him, They ridicule even if 
(ob.) they say (ob.) they say. 
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wa"ete ¢acta” éga"-hna™i ha. Hska" wi” gawf‘a" ka”, 4-biama. Nfaci"ga 
at some time they stop talking usually : Oh that one Idoso to you I wish, said he, they say. Man 
ucté ama bguga najiha ¢izi-biama, [cibaji aka ani‘kaji ha. Ga™ ag¢4-biama. 
the rest hair took it, they say, Teibaji the wasnotso . And they went home- 
(sub.) ward, they say. 
Nuda” ama 4fi é¢a™be aki-biama. K¢a™be aki-biamd yi, g4-biamd: Niaci™ga 
The warriors village in sight of reached home, In sight of they reached when, Snes said as fol- Man 
they say. home, they say lows, they say: 
iaqtci a®¢a™ naxf¢ai éde Icibaji amé gaq¢fi, 4-biamd. Ga™ Pe‘dge wi” 
only one we attacked him but Teibaji the killed him, said they, they And oldman one 
(sub.) say. 
feki¢é ¢é¢a-biama. Nuda™ ama niaci"ga wi™iqtci idnaxi¢ai édega® Leibaji 
proclaimed it aloud, they say. The warriors man only one attacked him but Leibaji 
wégaq¢i, A-bi aga u+! d-biama. Ga™ iha™ gina‘a® ama. Gind‘a"™-biama 
killed him for they indeed halloo! said he, they And his earl it about her She heard it about hers, 
them, say gay. mother own, they say. they say 
