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394 THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
wahc¢ha-baji’qti-bi dite, Uma™ha™ ¢anké wéku-biama. Ki uqpé té jin’- 
very stout-hearted, a ysay it may be, Omahas the (ob.) he ated them, And dish the far 
ey say. 
gactéwa™ji améde hi"b¢in’ge siah¢e’ qti ugtpiqti wéku-biamé. qa¢i™ aka 
Poin small they were, but beans alone very full he invited them, Pawnee the 
they say. (sub.) 
ja"-wéti" wi" adi” ak&ma. gnasniti yi, gaké fwigdg¢i taf minké. Ci 
club one was keeping, theysay. Yedevourit if, that(ob.) Ikillyouwith will Iwho. Again 
onf‘ai yi’cté, gdké fwigdq¢i taf minkdé, 4-biama. Egi¢e ¢asni”-biamd; 
ye failto evenif, that(ob.) Ikillyou with will I who, said he, they At length they swallowed it, 
do it say. they say; 
inandéqtia”-bi ca” ¢asni”-biama. Gaq¢i-baji-biama. Ca” ha. Qnasni”, 
they were satiated, yet they swallowed it, He did not kill they say. Enough . You have 
they say they say. swallowed it, 
j-biamé. Ki égasdni yi, twakid-biama qa¢i® ama Uma™ha™ ¢anka: 
he said, they say. And ike nextday when, talked tothem, theysay Pawnees the (sub.) Omahas the (ob.): 
Kagéha, can’ge ¢ank& wid¢ag¢é ¢atti ¢a“ja, wagag¢doni" ¢ag¢a-baji taité, 
Friends, oes the (ob.) you have come for though, them you have, your you go not shall, 
them, your own own homeward 
d-biami. T‘a™ yi, wad¢ag¢é ¢ati te, 4-biama. Ki t'a” yi, ¢ati yi, maqude 
said they, they Harvest when, youcome for them, will, saidthey,they And harvest when, you when, gunpowder 
say. your own say. come 
ditiba wé¢aoni" ¢ati taf, 4-biam4. Ga™, A™ha™, égima™ ta minke, 4-biama 
some you have for you will, said they, they And, Yes, Idothat will MIwho, _ said, they say 
us come say. 
Wabaskaha aké. Ag¢a-biamd. Ag¢a-biamd yi, xagé-hna® ca®ca™ qtia’’- 
Wabaskaha the They went homeward, They went home- when, crying regularly all the time 
(sub.). they say. ward, they say 
biama Wabaskdha aké. Wakan‘da ¢inké gfya xagé-hna"-biamd4. Hau! 
they say Wabaskaha the Deity the (ob.) askinga he ered regu- they say. Ho! 
(sub.). favor of larly 
Wakan‘da, ukit‘ ¢anké a” ¢ijudjl ¢a”ja, iwi" ¢aka™ ka” eb¢éga", a-biama 
Wakanda, foreigners they who ill-treated me though, you help me Thope Ttgink, said he, they say 
xagé-ona™-bi ¢an‘di. Ga™ qad¢i-ma wiki¢a ga™¢4-biama Wabaskaha aka. 
erying regu. they when And cq Pawnees totakeven- wished they say Wabaskaha the 
larly say _— (past). geance on them (sub.). 
Kei¢e ha” yi padi aki-biamé. Xagé ag¢a-biama, 4fi ¢an’di akf-bi yi. 
Atlength night when at the they reached C eae he went homeward, vil- at the hereached when. 
lodges home, they say. they say, lage home, they say 
n/ 1: . ce 
Ki xagé g¢é té fbaha”’-biamé, nfaci"ga b¢liga na‘a”-biamd. Ga¢i" can‘ge 
And ae hewent the they knew it, they people all heardit they say. That one horse 
homeward say, 
witigihe ¢i" gf éde, xagé gi ha, 4-biama. Xaga-bi té’di, Wakan‘da ¢inké 
he who was follow- is com- er eryins heis .  saidthey,they Hecried,they when, Deity the (ob.) 
ing his ing back, coming say. say 
¢aha™ xaga-biamd. Gan‘ki nfaci"ga fbaha"-biama, nuda” ga’ ¢a xagé te, 
imploring he er: ried, they say. And people knewit theysay, to war wishing crying the. 
im 
Ug¢aji ¢a™ja, ca” fbaha™-biamd. Ga™ nfaciga bgligagti é'di ahi-bi ega™, 
Hetold though, yet they knew it, they And people there arrived, Taeiie 
not say. they say 
edta" xagé té na‘a™ ga™¢d-biamd. Ga™ ug¢d-biam4 Wabaskaha aka. K'di 
why  heeried the tohear they wished, they And told his they say Wabaskaha the There 
it Bay. (sub.). 
_ as snyer og 1 . - 
pi ¢a™ja, can’ge ¢ankd i”’4-baji. A™¢ina t’dawd¢a-bag¢i", 4-biamd. Ki 
Lar- though, horse the(ob.) they did not They came near killing us, said he, they And 
rived give me mine. say. 
