FIGHT BETWEEN THE OMAHAS AND THE DAKOTAS. 427 
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/ yee <i a s , s . 
A™ba aka é¢a™be. Wednaxi¢a cu-f¢ai; égaxe yan’de na%yidai. Can’ge 
Day the came forth. They charged onusincoming allaround ground — they made a Horse 
(sub.) this way; drumming noise 
(on) by running. 
¢é¢uta™ d‘uba wéka"ta" e¢ise éga” nan’gai; uwd¢ica® nan’gai. Caa” ama 
hence some lariat broke as they ran; around us they ran. Dakotas the 
2 theirs (sub.) 
=f xd , , = Ij , Tf . . 
can'ge-ma wa¢i" ag¢ai, gacibe nan’ge ahi-ma. Wage wit gaza™adi 
the horses having went outside running those who White one among 
them homeward, arrived. man 
gaq¢a"-madi édufhe; can’ge ta” cti i" ag¢af. Mactu Qida™ ijdje agi”. 
to those who were he joined; horse the too having they went Mr. Reed  hisname_ he had. 
- hunting (std. ob.) for him homeward. 
ay, *n/is ros , a , : 
Caa™ ama can’ge ii ta ama, ¢é-hna" ama. Gi‘ etéga®-baji, ca” fe éoi¢a’- 
Dakotas the horse give will, - he said they To give they were not yet words he said to 
(sub.) back to me regularly say. back to him apt, (some one) 
1 . . pe Peder. ro 
hna™ ama. Weéga"ze wi'dcta™-qtci-éga" yi égaxe waki¢ai. Ca™-ama fi 
regularly they Measure about one-half lodges all around they contended By and by lodges 
say. aguinst us. 
g 1 ke ays 1 Pils b “ae patos 
ké Uma™ha® ama tigidaé-qtia™i; na™zaja éciha agti. fi kéya kidai Caa™ 
the Omahas the entered theirown; totherear headlong they Lodges atthe shotat Dakotas 
(line of ) (sub.) were 
coming back. 
amid, ca” nid¢a wakidai. Can’ge-ma t’éwa¢af dhigi. Caa™ ma™ eyaf ké 
the, yet atrandom theyshotatthem. The horses they killed them many. Dakotas arrow theirs the 
ati-hna"i yi ké. Uma’ha™ ama yiha umagude-hna™i; ki Caa™-ma é¢a"be 
they came lodges the Omahas the _ tent- cut holes in regularly; and the Dakotas in sight 
regularly (ob.). (sub.) skins 
{ yi, wakide ¢é¢é-hna™i Uma”ha" ama. Uma™ha" wi”, ypaxe-¢a™ ba ii” ¢e, 
came when, shot away at them regularly Omahas the Omaha one, Crow two his elder 
(sub.). brother, 
éga® t’é¢a-biama Caa” ama. ha yang4 uma‘ude yi, ugds‘i amd. Hegi¢e 
so they killed him, Dakotas the Tent- large cnt aholein when, he peeped they At length 
they say (sub.). skin say. 
déqti ‘é¢a¢ai. U¢uci-naji® yaje a¢i”. Gacibaya ma¢i’i té, Uma™ha® 
right on they put it. Atthe he stands his he had. At the outside they walked when, Omaba 
the forehead front name 
. . / nse . vy, ce *n/s ~ Sy 
wi” té¢ai, ca”ha ii. Héga t’é¢ai ha, ai Ci gacibaja ma¢i"i té, ci 
one was killed, wolf-skin he wore. Buzzard iskilled  . Bey, Again at the outside they walked when, again 
said. 
wi” té¢ai. Uhat-gan’ga té¢ai ha, ai. Ci gacfbaya mar¢i™i te, ga¢i"- 
one was killed. Kettle large iskilled , they said. Again atthe outside they walked when,  qa¢i”- 
na*paji vi hi. E téd¢ai dea", Mawddar¢i" é'di a¢af; ti jibe keda™. 
na®paji was 4 That was killed as, Mandan there went; he was lower the. 
wounded wounded leg 
Mawada¢i" t’é¢ai, af. Mawada"¢i" mith ¢ij i¢éfai. Caa™-ma cti, t’éwa¢at- 
Mandan is killed, they Mandan they made him fall sud- The Dakotas too, those who were 
said. denly by shooting him. 
ma, wag¢isnu ag¢é-hnati; di gé waka'ta™ can’ge ma ¢ismiwaki¢at. 
killed, they dragged they went home- head the they tied them the horses they made them drag 
them along ward regularly ; (pl. ob.) them. 
Egi¢e intéde é’di a-f-baji. Can’gaxai U¢ticiaga Caa™ na™ba t’éwagat. 
Atlength now,but there they were They ceased. Atthe front Dakotas two were killed. 
not approaching. 
E’di wénaxi¢ai ahfi ega”, wadddai Uma™ha™. ama; waonuontde, ga” 
There rushingonthem arrived having, cut them up Omahas the (sub.); cut them in many pieces, so 
CAC ae . . , / rie , / , ros 
wégiti® ¢é¢ai. Xagé agdd-biamé. Ga™ akf-biama Caa” ama, wagf‘i”. 
they threw back and Crying they went homeward, And reached there Dakotas the carrying 
hit them with. they say. again, they say (sub.), their own. 
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