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410 THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
akama. Najiha masai ¢ga”, indé ¢a™ ma¢in‘’ka A¢ahagti gaxa-biama. Hi’di 
they say- Hair ent off as, face the earth sticking he made it, they There 
i (ob.) tightly on say. 
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ahi-bi ega™, u¢a™-biama. A¢i” akf-biamd. Iwa"xd-biamd. Hata ma™hni’’ 
arrived, having, they held him, they hey took him home, ‘They questioned him, Why you walk 
they say say. they say. they say. 
a, a-biamé. Nuda” ma*b¢i™, 4-biamé. Edaéda® ukit'é hni” 4, 4-biama. 
? said they,they Onthewar- I walk, said he, they What nation youare % said they, they 
say. path say. say. 
Caa™ b¢i”, A-biamé. Pan’ka cti hébe b¢i”, A-biama. (é hébai uyig¢a- 
Dakota Iam, said he, they Ponka too part Iam, said he, they Vhis hewas he told not of 
say. say. a part 
baji-biama; Uma™”ha"™ hébai uyig¢a-baji-biama; waqe hcébai cti uxie¢a- 
himself they say; Omaha he was he told not of himself, Shey white he was too he told not of 
a part say; man a part 
baji-biama. KE gdté uyig ¢ai yi, € Uma™ha® hébai ci waqe hébai uxig¢ai 
himself they say. Thatafore- he told of if, that Omaha he was again white he was he told of 
said thing himself + @ part man @ part himself 
yi, ni¢é ta-bi e¢éga™ yi, uyig¢a-bajii té. TWdé¢ai té ha; ana™jin’g¢e gidxa- 
if, they wouldlet hethought when, he did not tellit about They killed ; an upright frame they made 
him live himself. him for him 
biamé. Wa‘ai ukéta™ ga” ¢ai éga” wé‘e isna¢é usad-biama nikaci*ga ta”. 
they say. Farming to gain ey wished a hoe togrease they burnt him, man the 
with ‘they say (std.). 
Wat'é¢é tyu aka qa¢i" aka Indé-snede iaje a¢i-biama. Caa™ uyigea té 
Murderer prin- the Pawnee the Face long hisname hehad theysay. A Dakota he confessed 
cipal (Sub.) (sub.) himself 
Caa™ na‘a”-bi t’é¢ai té, gi¢a-baji-biama. Ta™ wang¢a” u¢éwinyi¢a-biama. 
Dakotas they heardit, he was when, they were sad, they say. Tribe they assembled themselves, 
they say killed they say. 
Ugin ‘i¢a-biama. Ta” wang¢a" Cé¢a"bahd-biama. U¢éwinyi¢a-biamd. 
To seek they spoke of, Tribe in seven places, they say. They assembled themselves, 
theirs they say. _ they say. 
Agagq¢aqti @di a-i-biamd. ‘yan’ge atii té hi. Wai cin’gajin’ga edabe 
Just as when moy- there they approached, Near theycame  . Woman children also 
ing on the hunt they say. 
waa” ¢a a-fi té ha. Ga™-ke-qtci ahfi té. Ci wandce akikihide ma™¢i”i té, 
leaving them they ap- 0 Goingforalongtime they ar- Again soldiers payingattention they walked, 
proached in a line rived. to those with them 
égaxe wa¢ihi fyiyuhat éga". Hi’di ha”-ima’’¢i" agai té, nikacitga d‘iba 
round to scare they feared as. There walking by night they when, person some 
about them off for themselves went 
yiman’g¢ai té ha té. agi" yan’géqtei ahii té, ¢é d‘iba aka a™ba é¢a™ 
absconded night when. Pawnee very near they. when, this some the day just 
arrived (sab.) 
béqtei can’ge wa¢izai té. Can’ge wa¢in ag¢af, 4-biama qa¢i" ama. Wad¢i" 
in sight horse they took them. Boas having fey ae said, they say Pawnees the Having 
then gone; (sub.). them 
agd-biama. Na¢uhaqtei iq¢e amama. Wadi" ati-biama. Ki Caa™ ama 
they went, they Very nearly they overtook them, Having they came, they And Dakotas the 
say. they say. them say. (pl.) 
gA-biami: Wubi! d‘tiba fyindqge did¢ai Gite, ¢awAdi" ati. Ga¢uhaqtei 
said as follows, Wuhu! some hiding them- theymayhavegone, there they come Very nearly 
they say: selves chased by the foe. 
aga" amd. Hau! ké, ¢é¢ai-ga, 4-biama Caa” ami. pan’de ké na™ha”ha"- 
they they Ho! eum send a= said, they say Dakotas the Ground the theymade tremble 
held say. (sub.). (ob.) under their feet. 
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