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470 THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
¢igtije qi- u¢ipu g¢i” wénace ma*¢i”i, wahéhaji ama ¢izé ma ¢ivi. Ca™ 
bent a small lodge sat snatching walked, stout-hearted ae taking walked. Yet 
little (see note) from them one (sub.) 
tf 
edta™ wagiyi u¢f‘aga-baji. Ja®™ jitiga ¢izaf gé yi waqube ké’ya adi” aki- 
why they tried to they were not un- Stick those that tent sacred atthe having they 
get them from willing. they took 
them 
hna’i. pi snéde u¢tkihehébe gdxai. Waqutbe uju ké yf té fda*be 
reached Tent long one after another, as Mis made Sacred thing principal the tent the in the 
again. far as (the poles) reached it. (ob.) middle 
gixai. Cin’gajin’ga pahan’ga ¢inké 44 ginai. I*c‘dge wi” cin’gajin’ga 
Sieg made. Child first-born the one dried asked of Old man one children 
who meat him. 
¢ébahiwi"-na™ba-qti-éga" ijaje wa¢dde-hna™i. jucpa, wirdqtci ctécte 
hundred two ae his name he called them. O grandchild, only one even 
though 
yuji a¢agig¢a™ te a-no+! agidi ¢Ata™cé-da", af Me‘dge aké. Udéwir¢ai 
yonder, you will pntit on (the indeed, inwhat youarestanding! said old man the They collected 
atashort ground) forme halloo! place (sub.). 
distance, ‘ 
yi, 94 ké b¢tiga da”bai. i sndéde ¢ta® ¢ib¢d-hnati. Waka?’-ma¢i™ 
when, dried the all they looked at. Tent long sofar they spread it out. Waka?-mar¢i> 
meat (ee of) 
aka 44 ci” qtci diba u¢uciaya ihé¢é-hna™i. Maqati. Ki ci’ qtci ké na™bé 
the dried very fat four _in the middle placed them. He cut And very fat the hand 
(sub.) meat ‘ them up. (ob.) 
té é¢a"ska waga gdxe-hna™i. Waséjide fgahfi yi, ja” waqube té fbiya- 
the that size slices he made them. Red clay Pheer when, sacred pole oe he rubbed 
mixed wi ob. 
hna™i, oni“ oninde ataca™ gdxe-hna™i. Ga™ ¢icta’-hna%i. Ukit‘é-cta”-ma 
on, greasy exceedingly he made it. And he completed it. The habitual fighters 
u¢éwiwA¢é-hna”i. Ukit Aki¢a gdxe “¢é-hna™i. Igadize-hna™i, cai’- 
they assembled them. Enemy tocontend making they spoke of. They rode round and sitting 
with (feigning) round, 
gag¢i™. Qadde dubaha nfkaci"ga éga" gaxe-hna™i, yf snéde ud¢tciajd¢ica”. 
on horses. Grass __in four places man like they made, tent long in front of. 
Diba" kikide-hna”i, ci dtiba® nikaci"ga ¢ank& téwa¢é waxe-hna”i. 
Four times they ae at one again four times person the (ob.) they pretended to kill them. 
another, 
Wadade cti dtiba" waxe-hna”i. Ada*bé’qti kide-hna”™i. Qdde miub¢ij 
To cut them too fourtimes they pretended. Taking verv close they shot at (them). Grass they 
up aim knocked 
ihé¢é-hna™i. Maqude sia™¢é uji fkide-hna”i. Ukit‘é amd nikagaéhi ¢ankd 
down by shooting. Powder alone putin they shot at (them) The hostiles chief the (ob.) 
: with. 
wénaxi¢a-hna™i. Duba™ Akiki¢a-hna™i. Na®cta™i. Ukit‘é ama can’gaxai. 
attacked them. Four times they fought one They stopped The hostiles ceased. 
another. running. 
Niniba waqutbe yi a¢i™ ¢inké’3a diba™ ahi-hna™i, waii” wi” ubéta™ taf 
Pipe sacred tent tohimwhohadit fourtimes they arrived, robe one to wrap around it 
é¢i® abfi. (lické té. Niniba ¢ickai yi, ubéta® adi” ahfi. pf waqube 
they took it They untied its Pipe they untied when, wrapping they took it Tent sacred 
there for him. covering. it in (the robe) there. 
kéya a¢i” akfi; é ninigahi waqibe gdxe uji. Nikagdhi amd eondqtci 
atthe havingit they that killikinniok sacred made they put Chief the they alone 
reached in. (sub.) 
again ; 
¢acide g¢i”’-hna"i. 
puffing out sat. 
smoke 
