446 THE GEGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
sunrise two went out as scouts, passing directly along in the path to be traveled by 
the war party (literally: Mir’ é¢a™ba-b4ji tédi na™b4 wada™be a¢ai, uhé a¢é tai éga™ 
uka™ ska). 
439, 19. sa® itata-qtci ag¢ai ké; ‘‘sa®” refers to the light soil bare of grass; the horses 
feet had trodden down the stubble (or, burnt grass), leaving the lighter soil, which was 
seen in the distance. ‘“Itata” shows that there were several horses, and that the 
ground was trodden thus in many places; and “ké” denotes the long line of such 
tracks on the homeward way. 
440, 1. a™ba t i¢augte, in full, a®ba_té i¢aug¢e. So, mi® ¢ i¢eqtci, in full, mi™ ¢a™ 
i¢eqtei. 
440, 20—441, 1. itc‘age maja" we¢ajiiga, ete. The old men who remain at home act 
as criers day and night. They goamong the tents and to the bluffs where they exhort the 
distant warriors, after this style: ‘“Wacka™ egan’-g4. Na hnit éga", u¢agaca™ mathni™. 
Maja” She ga ¢aqti A4¢ahe mathni’. Agudi¢aja” cka™hna yf, &/dijai’/-gihi. Gaidugé- 
q¢e ja” ¢ithé.” The following is a translation of this address: “Do your best. You have 
gone traveling because you area man. You are walking over a land over which it is 
very desirable for one to walk. Lie in whatever place you wish to lie (7. e., when you 
are dead). Be sure to lie with your face the other way (7. e., toward the enemy).” 
441, 3. yiadita™ a¢a‘a™ ¢a¢ince te. This is probably a quotation from the usual 
song of the women. When Hebadi-ja? of the yatze gens was addressed, they sang thus: 
Wanag¢i"-a! A¢a‘a™ ¢a¢incé inte. Hasten! What are you doing that you 
remain away so long? 
qinuha, ¢aa™¢a car’ ¢adircé. Elder brother, now at length, you have 
left him behind. 
Hebdadi-ja®! Caa™ jin’ga kite a¢i’ gi-a. O Hebadi-ja"! come back quickly with 
a young Dakota. 
441, 7. hitbe aiigugija" aig¢i"i. They had removed their moccasins before cross- 
ing the stream. 
441, 19. sidahi a*nia-maji ag¢i tate a¢a. This refers to going home on the horses, 
and thus avoiding traveling on foot, which would have pained their feet (na*nie). 
When ga¢i™-na"paji caught the horses, he did not recognize them, as it was dark. 
After the rest had gone to fasten them, Agaha-ma*¢i" returned and thanked him, say- 
ing: “They are our horses. We thank you.” 
442, 4. édi anga¢e te. ga¢i?-na™paji meant Agaha-ma*¢i" and himself. 
442, 17. ca® ¢iskieqti angag¢ai. They drove most of the horses. The warriors 
being mounted kept around the sides and rear of the herd. 
443, 16. Caa® i*witathanga¢i®, in full, Caa® Mwitathe alga¢i®. 
444, 8. na"ba waq¢i ag¢ai. Sanssouci said that only one Omaha was killed at the 
big headland, and that there were more than two in the party which attempted to 
cross the river at that time. 
444, 10. Ma®cka-gaxe belonged to the Quya or Raccoon section of the Wasabe- 
hitaji. Hence his name may contain an allusion to the myth of the Raccoons and the 
Crabs (or, Craw-fish). 
444, 13. agi ‘i¢a-biama, e u¢a aki. This was told by Agaha-mar¢i>. 
444, 14. hatadi wakide-ma, ete. This was said by some of ga¢i?-na"paji’s party. 
445, 1-2. maja" ma¢i"-yi gaxe ¢a“4ya aki. At Sarpy, Neb., near mouth of the Platte. 
