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436 THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
Maja” ké wiwfja ga”, béé t&é minke, ai. A™ha”, ai, gasdni hné a, Ae 
Land the mine at Igo will Iwho, he said. Yes, Peete ie to-morrow you go 
wija" be cub¢é t& minke hi, ai wage aké. Waqe-jin’ga ya™haha ehta™ 
I see you Igoto will Iwho said white the Young white people neighboring that class 
you man (sub.). ones 
u¢éwrrawat¢é-de, judwag¢e cub¢é ta minke, ai wage aka. Ha™ega”’te - 
Icollectthem when, JIwiththem Igotoyou will I who, said white man the. Morning 
waha"i éga", ‘abae u‘é¢a ga™, aiga¢ai éga”, gabgr judwag¢e. Wage ama 
they removed as, hunting scattered as, we went as, ree I with them. Whiteman the 
e¢éba-diba-qti éga” ahfi éga", wanase naji”i. Ga™i. Ceta™ na®cta™i-ga, 
forty Au arrived as, heading us off they stood. They didso. That far stop moving, 
ai. Ca™ angd¢ai yi, yu‘e’ a-fi éga™, TELE ké waéyii. Angu¢i‘agai-de 
they Yet wewent when, witha they as, the they tried We were unwilling, 
said. rush approached (ob.) to get from us. when 
wakidai: Ku! ku! ku! Angdg¢ai éga”, ucté k&’3a w¢i" abfi. (f4-bajfi-ga. 
they shot atus: Ku! ku! ku! We went home- as, remain- tothe havingus they Do not go. 
ward ing reached. 
Hnaf yi, wikide taf minke. U¢an’da ¢a™ angunaji"i; ékipa wénaji"i wage 
Yego if, Ishootat will I-who. Island the we stood in it; stood surrounding us white 
you man 
am&. Wa¢dkide hnicta"i, ai. An’ka-a™¢i’-baji ha, wéjai wage ama. 
the You shot atus you finished, he said. We are not so 3 doubted whiteman the 
(sub.). their word (sub.). 
A‘talcide hnictai ga”, ca” b¢é ta minke, ai. Maja” wiwija udgiha 
You have finished shootingatme as, at any; Igo will JIwho, _ saidhe. Land my I sob my 
rate 
ma"b¢i”, ai. ‘Abae ma"b¢ir. a aja“i a. I” ¢ika™i-ga. Cubsé ta 
Iwalk, saidhe. Hunting I walk. do woe q Make ye room forme. Igotoyou will 
act 80 
minke, ai. A¢ahucige, wikide téike, ai. Hau! égija" cka™hna Ys 
Iwho, saidhe. You speak saucily, I shoot at you will, he said. Ho! you do that you wish 
égan-gi, ai Uma™ha™ ama. A¢af yi, wage amd wé¢ika?. dahé ke 
do it, said Omahas the They when, white the made way for the 
(sub.). went men (sub.) them. 
an’gahe angd¢ai ga” damt angd¢ai. Waticka ké angahii. Waticka ké 
we went over we went and down-hill we went. Stream the we reached. Stream the 
ug¢i” ida”; &'di aigug¢i7. 
tositin good; there we sat in. 
Egi¢e wage amd é¢a*be atfi, héga-baji, g{ébahiwim “na” ba: -qti-éga”. 
At aa white man the (sub.) in sight came, a great many, about. 
Angu See No ce -qtci a” ¢i". Waticka ké uspé aiigug¢i"; nf ya” haqtci 
just we were. Stream the sunken we sat in; water on the very 
place bank 
ké ang¢i”i. Wandce-jin’ga ehé ¢i* é¢a"be hi. Wada™be. Ga™ i¢a" 
the we Bat. Young-soldier Isaid theone insight arrived. He looked at He did so sud- 
; who them. ares 
yiji, 4 ké ‘é¢a%¢ai. T’éa™¢ai hau, al. Dada” baski¢e! t’éa*¢éqtia™ i, ai. 
when, arm the he was hit on. They have ! What angry! they have cee 
(ob.) killed me ae Killed me, aia 
Ahat! ai. Keé! ca” wia naxi¢a taf, ai. B¢tiga anajiti, angug¢a‘af. Kga- 
Oho! the Come! atany wedashonthem will, Bey we stood, we gave the scalp- Ina 
said. rate sai yell. 
zéze ga™ wia™naxi¢a angd¢ai. WaAqe-ma a*wa™baazai. Can’ge ag¢i" wage 
row 80 wedashed onthem we went. The white men we scared them off. Horse sat on white 
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