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444 THE ¢EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
cAde itéxaja ag¢ai éga” Ada¢age yan’ga wi” &'di akfi té IY Uma™ha® 
six to the head went hea aad large one there theyreached And Omahas 
of the stream homeward it again. 
d‘iba, yAqti ime ma¢i”-ma ¢a”, qéki ké’di g¢i” akama. Ki Uma™ha® 
some, deer Boreas those who had walked, foot aoe the atthe were sitting,they say. And Omahas 
em 
amaé ucté amd eca™ ogi i té wégidaha’-baji-biamé j4qti tne ma"¢i” ama 
the therest nearthere sat the knewnot about theirown,they say deer hunting walked the 
(sub.) them (sub.) 
¢éamé. Caa™ amd baxtt ké/di ugds‘i*-biamd. Egi¢e Uma™ha™ nal ba 
these. Dakotas the (sub.) peak at the peeped, they say. At ga Omahas 
watcicka ké’di aki-bi ega™”, mandé-ha gaxd-bi ega™, niwa¢ije et té. 
stream atthe reached again, having, skin-boat made,they having, tocrossinthe they went. 
they say say boat 
Egi¢e Caa” amd wakida-bi ega™, aki¢d téwatal. Ucté aka akfi, cin’ ay ga, 
Atlength Dakotas the shotatthem, having, both Hove The rest Sacked 
(sub.) they say home, 
wa‘t eddbe. Angt-an’gata"-j4ta™ can’ge Ag¢i” wi’ a-i. Masdaniataja™ u¢a 
woman also. ea from us who stood horse _ sitting on one was From the other side to tell 
coming. 
i¢a-biama. Na™ba eee ag¢ai, hu"+! 4-biam4. Cé ha™adi weanaxi¢ai. 
they sent (the Two ee lolled eet vant halloo! said they, he That lastnight we were attacked. 
voice) this way, homeward, said. . 
they say. 
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Wakidai. Ha” a™¢a"ma?¢i", ca” qti a"na”a"ba afigag¢ii, é ¢é¢a-biama. 
Theyshotatus. Night we walked by, we walked even till day wehavecome to theysent (the voice), 
back, say it they say. 
Wagq¢i ké Sbé-hna*i 4, 4-biama (can’ge dg¢i" aka). Ma™cka-gaxe gaq¢t 
Killed the who only ? said, they say (horse sitting on he who was). Ma*cka-gaxe they slew 
ag¢ai, nijinga jug¢e, ai. Ca™ angag¢e tan’ gata” hau. Mandé-ha angaxai 
they went boy with him, said Yet we gohome- we who will Skin-boat we make 
homeward, they. war 
éde céta™ anyig¢i‘af. Itdxayd-ma géama b¢iiga cag¢é ta ama, 4- biamé. 
but so far we have not Those up thestream those out all they ‘go home- will they, said Sd they 
finished for ourselves. of sight ward to you 
Agi ‘¢4-biam4, é u¢d aki. Egi¢e xagé agi Atidg¢ai Xagé Aue ha, 
Coming theyspokeof, that to hereached Atlength crying coming they were Crying they are 
back they say, tellit home. back doing it suddenly. coming back 
ai. Ha™adi wakide-ma ¢a” é da™cte uhé the aki éde, wi” t’éawa¢al té, ai. 
was Last night those whoshotatus they perhaps path pass- they but one they killed (of) us, said 
said. , ing that reached (some). 
way again 
Ha’ adi wednaxf¢ai amd ¢a” Adaddge té hidé ké’di gaq¢i ag¢a-biama, ai. 
Last night they attacked us the ones who headland the bottom atthe killed him went homeward, said 
did they say, he. 
(jijin'ge, Ma” cka-gixe, gaq¢i ag¢d-biama, ai. Agaha-ma”’¢i" (ak4) iwi" ¢ai. 
Your son, Marcka-gaxe, killed him faut Lone wan ee Agaha-mar¢i> (the sub.) told me. 
they say, 
yi ké bedgaqti agi-biama. ji ama bgugaqti cangdki tan’ga¢i®. Wédai-ga, 
Tent the et coming back, Tent the we reach you wewill, as we Wait for 2 
’ they say. (sub.) at home move. 
af té nf masdni naji” ama. pi ama bgtigadti cak{ ti amd. Weédai-ga, 
said river ontheother those whostood. Tent the ciay ele you Wait for us, 
side (sub.) at home. 
A-biamé u¢d ag¢i ak&é. Na™ba ja” yi, égi¢e af ké bgagadti ag¢fi. Nicide 
eye said, totellit he who came Two sleep when, atlength tent the came Missouri 
said he back. back. 
hidé kéya uhd ag¢af. Wana b¢igagti ‘i ma*¢i’’-biama, . Wjawagti. 
bottom tothe follow- they went Animal all carrying walked, they say, a great 
(mouth) ingit homeward. abundance. 
