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té, ci cénawad¢é-ma kfi té ha. Djd wat'a™ ké bgugadti Caa™ ama gina- 
when, again those who were ex- they Joe goods the Dakotas the took 
terminated reached home (ob.) (sub.) 
caf té ha. Can’ge-ma cti b¢iga ginacaf té hi. Ga'™ can’ge-mié cti b¢iiga 
from him “i The neeres too all Sieg took from - And the horses too all 
him 
wénacai té wi ¢a" b¢iga. Gd¢eda”-naji" i¢ddi endqtci a ‘ja jugig¢e. 
they took from village the all. Hawk- standing his father he only ve he with his. 
them 
Watt-ma, i"c‘age edabe, wi"dénaqti t'éwa¢ai té, g¢cba diba-qti-éga" Uma’’- 
The women, old man also, just one half they were killed, forty about the Oma_ 
ha"-ma. Ucté ama a”he a¢ai té utcije kéya. Ucté ama cin’gajin’ga 
has. Those who re- fleeing they went thicket to the. The rest children 
mained 
wagii™ a”he-hna™i té, é ni”ya b¢uga. Gan’‘ki wi dizibahe ké’ya pi. 
carrying they fled as, that alive all. And dizabahe to the 
them Sit 
Nikaciga yf g¢éba-qti-éga™ a™¢i’. Té amd héga-baji. Heégaji yé-ma t’éa"- 
Person lodge ten about we were. Buffa- the were a great A great the buffa- wo 
loes (sub.) many. many loes 
wa"¢ai. Waii”, mé-ha gé’ cti hégaji, dda" Ackaqtci a yiffna™ a"ma™ dil. 
killed them. Robes, winter-robes te too agreat therefore very near we camped we walked. 
(pl.) many, regularly 
(he te ujaja ¢an’di qa¢i® ta” wa" dud¢ican’di éqtci angdg¢ii. E’di ha™ 
Here the fork at the Pawnee town on this side of just that we came back. There night 
ayja™i, a™yii. Kgi¢e, ha”ega™”tce angidaha™i yi, can’ge-ma bguigadti w¢- 
welay wecamped. Behold, morning ae arose again when, the ee were 
down, 
¢ingal té ha. Sig¢e an/euginaf, ca™ béliga. MAja™ a™wa™waja adaf té 
missing to vs Trail we followed theirs in fact all. Land to which they the 
(our own), went 
wean ‘oidaha™ anya ¢ai té, ma ¢ingé té.. Hgi¢e wama™¢a" ag¢al ké; égi¢e 
we eae of ours we desired, snow none when. Behold, stealing them they had gone behold, 
back in a line; 
wi¢i" ag¢ai ké. Wian’gugihé angd¢ai. Egi¢e qa¢i™ wama’¢a® agd¢at ke. 
having they had gone We sought them we went. Behold, Pawnees stealing them had gone home- 
them back in a line. (our own) ward. 
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Cé Ni-bédska itaxaja wandce ta” wa" ¢an’di GA¢i® ama &/di g¢i” amd. E‘di 
That Platte River towardsthe soldiers town by the Pawnees the _ there sat. There 
head ‘i (sub.) 
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wa¢i® aki ama. Ki é'di wian’gugihé angahii. Ki ha” yi, qa¢i" can’ge 
having they reached And there wesoughtourown wearrived. And night ay Pawnees ees 
them home. 
eyi-ma éga™ a"wa™ mar¢a™i. Ki wandce vf yan’géqtci qa¢a agfi Uma™ha™ 
their (pl. ob.) ike we stole them. And soldier lodge very near back were Omaha 
again coming 
nujin’ ga Gabe Kei¢e qa¢i" nuda” g¢e-mé wakipaf té. qa¢i" ama dhigi 
boys Atlength Pawnees on the war- aos going they met them. Pawnees the many 
path homeward (pl.)- 
3 on tu ht a —/ 
a™ja Uma™ha™ nujin’ga aka wi” gaq¢i. [i angi an’ga¢i" can’ge éga™ 
ee I Omaha boys the one killed him. And we we who moved horse so 
a"wan ga¢i" angagil. LA ¢an’di angdg¢ii yi, Djd wat‘a™ b¢viga ginacé-bi, 
we had them we ae com- Villagé to the we came home when, Toe goods all ete had nan 
ing back. —~ . from him, 
af, and‘a". Caa™ amd cénawa¢a-bi Uma™ha"-ma, ai, and‘a™. 
they L heard it. Dakota the had destroyed them the Omahas, . hey T heard it. 
said it, . (sub.)* ~ said it, 
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