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456 THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
Wakide-jin’ga e¢a” ba bispé fhai, éta"¢i" wé¢ai nikaciga-ma. Ki angt eti 
Wakide-jinga he too crouched suddenly, they first foundthem the people (ob.). And we too 
bisp aja“ i. Qadi™-na*pajiama ug¢a ag¢i. Niuda™hanga, q¢abé ¢é’qtci ¢an‘di 
crouch- we lay. dagi"-na"paji the totellit came O war-chief, tree this very at the 
ing (sub.) back. 
ja” edsai, gajiqi, af. Hau! wagaq¢a™, nikaci™ gai té edada™-baji. Anga¢a- 
wood theycut, they make said Ho! O warriors, they are people the itis nothing. We did 
it sound, he. 
béji ca®’-angata™ nfaci"ga dma aka ag¢i Hau! nida*hanga, nikaci"ga ama 
not ‘go after we stood man the the came Ho! O war-chief, they are persons who 
awhile other (sub.) back. are moving 
ha, ai. Wa‘ti éde Mawadda'¢i" wa‘a™i ha, ai. Hau! nikawasa", ca™ ha, 
said They but Mandan they sing 5 said Ho! O warrior, enough 
he. are women he. 
ehé. Hau. Ga” angd¢ai. Jingd-qtci ma™ onade ang¢i™i, qade biyja undcte 
T said. 1 So we went. Very small ground bare of we sat, grass round left aftera 
vegetation fire 
= cats Oy) Bc . / 1 . 
anete di. Min aka ¢a¢uhagtei did¢aii Hau! wagaq¢a™, ha™ ta aka. Mir’ 
we sat in. Sun _ the (sub.) almost had gone. Ho! O servants, night will be. Sun 
aké did¢aiha Hau! Ké, wagag¢a™ qa¢i-na"paji-ha! wada™be ma"¢in’-ga. 
the hasset . Ho! Come, O servant da¢i-na"paji oO! as a scout walk thou. 
Niacitga ¢anké yi ¢anké Anai éda” wa¢dwa-ga, ehé. Egi¢e ga¢i?-na™paji 
Person the ones camped theones howmany ? count them, Isaid. Atlength dagin-napaji 
who are they 
amd ag¢i. Nuda"hangd, yf aka na®ba-aka ha. Can’ge wi"Aqtei a¢i” aka ha, 
the came O war-chief, | tent the two arethe . Horse just one they have A 
(sub.) back. (sub.) ones 
nidathangaé, ¢ iwi"¢a ag¢i. Hau! ca” ha, ehé. Hau! wagaq¢a™, wan’- 
O war-chief, that he told me ub cue Ho! enough , Isaid. Ho! O servant, let us 
ack. 
gaki¢a taf hi Wa¢dcka™ taf ha, ehé. Hau! pigi‘a" ci ¢e-hna”, Sin‘de- 
contend withthem . You willdo your best’ - Tsaid. Ho! todoitagain again only this Sinde- 
to him time, 
xa”’xa", wégaska™¢é ma*cin’-ea, WU ¢ankaé ja"t’af yi, ehé. Uhna ¢ag¢i te, 
xa"xal, to try them walk thon, tent theones theyare if, Tsaid. You tell youcome will, 
who sound asleep it ac 
ehé. Egi¢e Sin’‘de-xa”xa" ama ag¢i. Nuda*hanga, ja™t’ai ha, ai Sin‘de- 
I said. At length Sinde-xa"xa" the came O war-chief, they are said Sinde- 
(sub.) back. sound asleep 
xa™xa™, Hau! Ké, wea” naxi¢a tai ha, wagaq¢a™. Wapé gé pa-i gaxdi-gi, 
xa'xar, Ho! Come, let us attack them ' O servants. Weapon tne sharp make ye, 
(pl. ob.) 
ehé. Mahi? gé@’ cti pa-f yiyaxai; mahi"si cti pa-i yiyaxai; wahita™¢i" pi 
I said. Knife the also sharp they made arrow-heads also sharp they made gun anew 
(pl. ob.) for themselves; for themselves; 
ugfjii, ma™zema" diba-¢a"¢a", ¢ab¢i?-¢a" ¢a® cti ujii. Hau! nida*hanga, 
they loaded ball four apiece, three apiece too they Ho! O war-chief, 
theirs, put in. 
ca” ha, ai. Hau! wdgaq¢a™, ca” g¢i™i-gi. Sin’de-xa™xa"™ @di judg¢e 
enough . saidthey. Ho! servants, still sit ye. Sinde-xa°xa" there I with him 
b¢é t&4 minke. Wégaska"a"wa¢é anga¢e tan’gata", ehé. Wagqi™ha yi té 
Igo with Iwho. We look upon things we go we who will, T said. Canvas tent the 
ug¢i’. Nan‘de ké edi‘qtei ja"q¢tide a"wan’gana‘a". i té udkiha™ jaq¢ude 
they satin. Sideofthe the  jnst there snoring we heard them. Tent the next to it snoring 
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