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dg¢ai Caa” amd. Ci nfkagahi ahf-bi ehé akd, Ickaddbi ak‘, gaf: Hau! 
gone Dakotas _ the Again chief arrived Tsaid the ee Ickadabi the said as Ho! 
(sub.). wio, (sub.), follows: 
af. : : x Ce, 
cali gaxdi-gi. Gaski gf‘aziyi¢é gfi-ga, ai. Gatéga™ yi, ci wadakihna taf, 
cease ye. Panting to rest one’s self beyecom- he Some mae when, again you contend with w il, 
ing back, said. ae 
ai. Hau! éga™ te, ai. qahaya b¢tiga akfe¢i". Can’ge-ma cti gi‘a™ ziwagi¢e 
he Ho! so letit-be, the At the hill all sat together Theh horses too Shey eaused ninGaE ee ir 
said. said. on. own, to rest. 
Caa™ ama q¢abé ukig¢i® g¢i™i, wa‘a™ za‘é’qti edi™i. Qéabé udtinaji® aka 
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Dakotas the tree sitting sat, singing making great ji sat. Tree were depending on 
(sub.) ~ together in confusion 
Caa” aké. fi-gi! an’gakikf¢a taf, ¢hna", an’gabig¢a ta-bi e¢éga" éga". 
Dakotas the Be ye let us contend together, they said we will draw back they thought as. 
(col. sub.). coming! regularly, 
P'ta®’! nathébe g¢i"i-gi. Gattedga” yi, ga” an’gakiki¢a taité, af. Hau. 
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Hold! waiting sit ye. Some time when, ofcourse we contend to- * shall, he 
gether said. 
Kei¢ e@ Ea ES ama ahfi té. Hea” i"win’g¢i7i, dda" tiwagi¢a abfi. Nika- 
At flenein the arrived. Near we sat to them, therefore totellitto they To chase 
(sub. them arrived. 
¢iqe ahfi Wad¢titada ama. Q¢abé gam angubdaazai té, Wa¢titada ama atti. 
the foe arrived tos the Tree tho we enced them when, Otos the came. 
(sub.). (cv. col.) into ue ) 
Ga” nikagahi aka gaf té: ta! na™h¢ébai-gi. Ga*teéga™ yi, ga” an’/gaki¢a 
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And chief the saidasfol- Hold! wait ye. Some anna when, of we coniend to- 
(sub.) lows: course gether 
taité, ai. Ga™ Wagitada amd na*cta™i. B¢iga ang¢i”i. ypaci ang¢i’i, 
shall, hesaid. And tos the stopped going. All We sat. A long time we sat, 
ca” mi™da"be wi” akiha*-qti-éga” ang¢i”i. Hau. Nikagahi ak& man ‘ode 
in fact ~ hour one beyond abot. we sat. 7 Chiet af the erect 
naji”i. Leki¢ai: Hau! ceta” ha. Ké! waki¢si-ga, af Gam wan gi¢e, 
stood. aera proclaimed: Ho! so far 5 Come! contend with them, he said. And every one, 
Ahaii! af Q¢abé ¢a® biya hi Egaxe i¢a™ waddi-ei. Masini hi-ba ga” 
Oho! said. ‘Tree the round . Sane them. The other reach so 
(col.) side and 
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gii-ga, af. Ga™ waiki¢af. Téki¢a-baji yaci. Kgi¢e Uma™ha® wit’ t’é¢a-bi, 
ie coming he And they fought They didnot kill along At length Omaha one was killed, 
back, said, them. one another time. “ 
af. Uma™ha™ wim t’é¢ai ha, af. K’di pi yi, égi¢e an’ka-bdji; had¢ezaha 
they Omaha one has been 3 they There Lar- when, behold, not so; ‘i just on the 
said. killed said. rived surface 
¢inké. Wagata g¢i”i yi, Caa™ aka cta™¢i" kidai, 4 ké ti. Hau. Ci 
the one eninge he sat when, Dakota the first shotat arm the he bit Again 
who. (sub. ) him, "a ) pounded: 
ga'teé yi, Wa patada wi” té¢ai, & t’é¢dqtia’i. Hei¢ te Caa™ aka ci wit’ 
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ook time when, one was he was el indeed. At jeawen Dakotas the again one 
killed, (col.) 
té¢ai, € Uma”ha® ama wat’é¢ai Ci Caa” aka Wag¢titada wi t’é¢ai. 
was that Omahas the were the Again Dakotas the Ote one they 
killed, ‘. (sub.) slayers. (snb.) killed. 
Caa™ aka, a*wan’gabig¢a yaci a™ma™ ¢i"i, téawag¢é-hna™i. Q¢abdé ¢a® ca” 
Dakotas the we drew back fromthem along wo walked, they were killing us. Tree he at any 
(sub.), time (col.) rate 
ua” sii-ei, af Ickadabi aka. Wacpag¢at té, égi¢e t’é¢i¢é-hna”i te. Gat 
leap ye into, said Tekadabi the You draw back he beware they kill regularly lest. And 
(sub.). from them you 
¢abé ¢a® ca” ua” sii niaci®ga bgiiga. Q¢abé ga” wirdétan-di hi yi, ci 
tree the atany leaped in men : Tree the toone-halfofthe ar- when, again 
(col.) rate among (col.) distance rived 
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