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396 THE GEGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
ni amd bé¢tigagti A¢aé-bi yi, égi¢e, Caa” d%iba yii ¢an‘di ahf-biama; 
males the all. They went, when, behold, Dakotas some village atthe arrived, they say; 
(sub.) they say 
Uma™ha™ 4fi ¢a™ ninf a¢i” ahi-biamd. Qé¢a™ba-biama. Nuda”™ b¢ugaqti 
Omaha village the tobacco they brought to, they say. Seven they say. To war all 
a”ba¢é aid¢ai té ¢ati, d-biamé. Caa” aka qd¢a ag¢a-baji, nuda” amadi 
to-day havegone when you said they, Dakotas the back did not go home, to those who went 
havecome, they say. (sub.) again to war 
a¢é ‘f¢a-biaméi. Gad-biama: Ucté ama ati yi, uwa¢agiona taf ha, 4-biama, 
togo they spoke of, They said as fol- The rest they when, youtellthem will . said they, 
they say. lows, they say: come they say, 
Caa” é wawakd-bi ega™. Gat Caa” ama dé¢a"ba ama Uma™ha?-md 
Dakotas that meant them, they say having. And Dakotas the seven the the Omahas 
witihe a¢a-biamé nuda” té. A¢a-bi ega” égi¢e agi" yfi ¢an’di ahi-biama 
following went theysay onthe when. They went, having at length Pawnee village at the arrived, they 
them war-path they say say 
Uma™ha™ ama nuda” té fi ya™ha ké’di ahi-biama a™ba yan’ge yi. 
Omahas the on the when. Village border by the they arrived, day near when. 
(sub.) war-path they say 
Wénaxi¢a gat¢d-bi ega”, yfi ya"ha ke‘di naji”’-biama. Egi¢e wénaxi¢d- 
Toattack them desired,they having, village border by the they stood, they say. Atlength they peeekes 
them 
say 
biamd a“ba yi, ga¢@-md. Ki ga¢i® am& Uma™ha™-ma wada™ba-biama 
they say day when, the Pawnees. And Pawnees_ the the Omahas saw them they say 
weénaxi¢ai té. qad¢i® ama, Wu! wednaxi¢ai ¢aja, ya™zai té ha. pajuci 
they attacked when. Pawnees the Why! they have attacked though, they are Kansas . equent 
them (sub.), us explosions 
égati-dé ga™ o¢é ta ama, 4-biama. Egi¢e jf ¢an’di ahi-bi ega™, égi¢e 
they make atlength they willgoaway, said they,they Atlength village bythe arrived, having, behold, 
them while - say. they say 
Uma™ha®-mima. Wébaha™-biami Uma™ha"-ma. Ga™ waki¢a-biama. 
they were Omahas moving. They knew them, they say the Omahas. And they contended with 
them, they say. 
Waki¢a-biama ¢a™ ja, aki¢a t’ékig¢é-hna”-biama: Ga¢i"-ma cti_ ?’éwa¢é-hna"’- 
They fought them, though, both they killed one another, regu- the Pawnees too they killed them regu- 
they say larly, they say: larly 
biamé, Uma™ha®-mii eti t’éwa¢é-hna”-biama. Egi¢e afi ¢a™ ubfsandé’qtei 
they say, the Omahas too they killed them regularly, they At length village the pressing very close 
say. upon 
ahi-biamdé. Egi¢e fi ¢an’di ali-bi ega”, égi¢e ma™-fji gé. Ma™-fi gé 
they arrived, At length village by the arrived, having, behold, lodgesof the Lodgesof the) 
they say. E they say earth (pl.). earth (pl. 
ba‘t-bi-dé usé-hna”-biamé. gqa¢i? vio wi” ba‘t-bi-dé ga¢i" amd mate 
they pushed holes they set afire regularly, Pawnee lodge one they pushed holes Pawnees the inside 
in, they say, while they say. in, they say, while (sub.) 
ee . 7 . GS ey t . a 
undji? amd aci a”ha a¢a-bi-dé, ci 4 wédajiaq4 ahi-hna”-biama. qa¢i" 
stood in the out fleeing they went, they again lodge elsewhere they reached regularly, Pawnees 
(sub.) say, while, they say. 
ahigi miwahégabaji-biama. Ki yii djtibaqtci ugactd-biama, qa¢i" cé- 
many they shot down many of them, And lodges very few remained they say, Pawnees_ they 
i they say. were 
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nawa¢a-bi ega™. Ga” can’ge-ma cti b¢iigagti wénacd-biama qa¢i’-ma. 
exterminated, because. And the horses too all they took from them, the Pawnees. 
they say they say 
Ga” Caa™ dé¢a™ba nuda” withe hi ¢anka cti zanf téwa¢d-biama. 
And Dakotas seven to war following arrived theones too all they killed them, they 
them who say. 
yaxé-¢a ba iziga™ cti t’é¢a-biama. 
Crow Two hisgrand- too they killed him, 
father they say. 
