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468 THE (HGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS. STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
SACRED TRADITIONS AND CUSTOMS. 
ToLp BY A™PA™-LANGA 
I—TI'c‘dge angtyai ama fwaspe gax ‘i¢d-biama, iwagazu. [i na™”ba 
Old man our the whatmakes making spoke of,they what makes Tent two 
(sub.) one behave it say, one upright. 
waqtbe @Ax ‘i¢d-biamd, ci af wiAqtci waqtibe eax ‘i¢dd-biamé. Ud¢éwin- 
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sacred making they spoke of, again tent only one sacred making they spoke of, Assembled 
they say, they say. 
i¢d-bi ega™, fhuyi¢a-biamé nikagahi amd. Ca?’ mazi ja™ ma‘a ¢i" eddbe 
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themselves, having, consulted one another chief the In fact cedar wood cotton- the also 
they say (sub.). wood (ob.) 
waqtibe gix ‘i¢d-biama Ci niniba b¢aska na™ba waqube gax ‘i¢4-biama. 
sacred making they spokeof, Again pipe flat two sacred making they spoke of, 
they say. they say. 
Niniba ¢icta’-bi yi, nikag4hi yiddhi-biama. Ca” ta™wang¢a" uyidaje 
Pipe they finished, when, chief they chose for them- In fact tribe each gens for 
they say selves, they say. itself (?) 
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wi"’¢a™¢a” na™ba cté ca™ yig¢iza-biama. Ca™ waqube jin’ga ucjayfyi¢é 
by ones two even in fact took for itself, theysay. Infact sacredthing small they caused them- 
selves to own 
¢a™ ta” wang¢a” bayéyé-ma yi‘f-biamd. i na’’ba té yedja waqube gaxa- 
the tribe the gentes gave to one an- Tent two the tothe sacred they 
(ob.) other. (ob.) buffalo made it 
biama. pf wi"Aqtci té nikaci™’ga-aja¢ica™, Péwa¢al-aja¢ica’, waqube gaxa- 
they say. Tent only one the referring to men, referring to killing them, sacred they 
(ob.) made it 
biamé. Ga ¢icta’-biama quibe g¢iba. Ki ¢é nikagahi yiyaxe aka 
they say. Atlength they finished, they say sacred all. And this chief made them- the 
selves (sub.) 
twakia-biam4, pahan’ga f¢ig¢a” aka. pi ¢é na”ba waqube ckaxai té, 
talked to them, they the first ruler the Tent this two sacred youmade the 
say, (sub.). (ob.), 
dki¢i”i-gi hi. Higuga gaxai té u¢iiciaga naji™ taté ha. Ca edada® uda’qti 
respectyethem . Circle of tents made the inthemiddle stand shall . In fact what very good 
abni” etéctewa™ “-hnati-ga. Ki nikagahi an’ga¢i” ctécte wéga¢ai-ga, 
you have soever always give to (them). And chief we who are even desire from us, 
4-biamd. Cénujinga-mé é waka-biama. Edi yi wa¢iheha-baji taf, 4-biama. 
said they, they The young men (ob.) that they meant,they In that case you will be stout-hearted, said they, they 
say. say. 8 
ay. 
Edada® dhigi ¢ingé¢adé, oninké’cé, cin’gajin’ga dé ¢an‘di ugagiga taf ha. 
What much you give to those thou who, child forehead on the you paint will . 
not relations yours 
Awaqpani’qti éga" ticka™ u¢dketa™i yi, a™qti¢iéga™ taf, ca” udkiha™ ata™ 
Very poor, asagreat like deed you acquire if, you willbe greatmen, still additional how far 
man (generations) 
a¢af té ceta” agi” taf, a-biama. 
theygo the sofar theywillhaveit, said they, 
they say. 
