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Il—Waha™ a¢é “i¢d-biamad, 46 uné. pé-ma u¢d g¢f-hna™i gan’di 4f 
Removing they spoke of going, buffalohunting. The buffa- to tollof they used to when tent 
they say, loes (ob.) come back (in the past) 
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waqtibe ja” ké waii™ tida™ ‘i-hna"-biamé. Wandse-hna”-bi yi, yf té/di 
sacred wood the robe good they used to give, They used to surround the when, tent at the 
(=pole) (recl. ob.) they say. herd, they say 
ye¢éze gibahi-hna™-biamé. Cénujin’ga na™ba nikagah{ ¢anké 3f waqtibe 
buffalo- they used to gather for it, Young man — two chief theones tent sacred 
tongue they say. who 
té‘di ye¢éze ¢écpahi te d¢a, A-biamé nikagdhi amd, 4é-ma t’éwa¢af hnan’‘di. 
atthe  buffalo- yougather will indeed, said, they- chief the the buf- were killed whenever. 
tongue for (them) say (sub.),  faloes 
Le¢éze dasf ¢a" man‘dé ké ubéxa" yi, man‘dé-ya™ {4"-hna™i. pi té/di 
Buffalo- tip the bow the pushed into when, bow-string theyusedtocarry Tent at the 
tongue (ob.) by means of. 
étan¢ivqti akf-hna%l. daze aki yi, uha™-hna%i. Nikagdéhi amd u¢éwi"i 
they, the very they used to Evening they when, they used to cook. Chief the assembled 
first reach again. reached (sub.) 
home 
yi, wahi"-ci’¢e t‘a™i yi, di yf té udaf, waii”hahdge ¢a” é ujf ¢ate’. KH 
when, robe withthe  theyhad if, there tent the they lower cornersof a the that filling they That 
hair out (ob.) entered, buffalo robe (ob.) ate. 
waqtbe ey4 ak& Han’ga gaxai aka wa‘a™ g¢i"-hna’i, -¢atat té/di. 
sacred thing his theonewho Hanga he whomadeit singing he used to sit, theyate when. 
IIL—Niaci"ga wiY wyuhe ma*¢ivi yi, wada™be adé taf. Nikagdhi 
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Man one fearing walks when, as scouts they will go. Chief 
unseen danger 
ami u¢éwinyi¢é-hna™i. Ic‘age wi” ba™-hna®i. Gé-hna*i: Maja” iééga- 
the (sub.) usually assemble. Oldman one calls. He says as follows: Land you know it 
safi'ga te wi a¢ithe+, ai. E’di éga*qti cénujin’ga g¢éba-sdta", g¢éba-cade 
for me will I Iwhomove, hesays. Forthwith young man fifty, sixty 
da” cté, yf waqube té’di ahf-hna™i. Cénujin’ga wada™be did¢e-hna™i. A¢at 
perhaps, tent sacred atthe they arrive. Young man as scouts usually go. They go 
yi, hui¢uga ¢a™ u¢ica® ya’ ¢iri. Kgi¢e nikaci"ga wé¢é da™cté, u¢d ag¢t- 
when, circle of the goin they run. At length people they perhaps, to tell it they 
tents (ob.) around it discover come 
hna"i. Ca™ é nuda™ ¢kiga™qtia”. Wébeta™ ag¢i-hnati, a“he da ctéa™ i. 
back, Tn fact that going to is just like it. st a they come back, they flee perhaps (pl). 
war etour 
IV.—¢-ma hégabaji t’éwa¢ai yi, gaq¢a™ agi-hnati. Egi¢e nikagahi 
The buffaloes a greatmany they killed when, the hunting usually returned At length chief 
them party homeward. 
ami u¢éwinyi¢é-hna”i té. Kgi¢e waqtbe gaxe ‘“i¢ai té ci’. yf waqube 
the (sub.) assembled themselves. At length sacred (thing) making they spokeof again. ‘Tent sacred 
na” ba té’di 44 wi™ tha"l té, u¢éwinyi¢e tai-éga". Cénujin’ga e¢ébahtwi'- 
two atthe dried one they cooked, to assemble them- in order fhat. Young man a hundred 
buffalo selves 
~ meat 
qti-éga" u¢éwitwa¢é-hna™i. Cénujin’ga nuya¢i" 6'di agai té, gi té égaxe 
about they assembled them. Young man stripped to there went, tent the around it 
the waist in a circle 
imi té. Ca™ agudf cté wahéhaji-ma waii” i”-hnai, undji® tda®™ cti 
they sat. Yet inayat soever the stout-hearted ones robe they worerobes, shirt good too 
place 
uginaji?-hna™ 1. (asnivi yi, can’gaxe-hna™i. pi ké uhd a¢af yi, dici 
they wore their own hey swal- when, they ceased. Tent the  follow- went when, tent- 
shirts. lowed (the food) (line of) ing it poles 
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