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V.—Niniba waqtibe kéjA¢ica® ci ticka” wi" uwibéa td minke. Nfkagdhi 
Pipe sacred pertaining tothe again custom one Itell you will I who. Chief 
ami u¢éwi"i yi, Watcigaxe uda™ hi, ai. Inké-sabé aké, ninfba ei aka, 
the assembled when, To dance good 5 said Tnke-sabé it was pipe his the 
(sub.) they. he who, (sub.), 
é watcigaxe gaxe ‘i¢af, u¢tikie. I¢ikig¢e fhuyi¢af. Ma‘a ja™ wi” agiagat 
that a dance making prom- talkedto(them) Tojoinone they consulted Cotton- wood one went for it 
ised, about it. thing tothe other one another. wood 
Tnké-sabé amd wan'gi¢e. qasi ¢a"y4 ja” gastida-bdji. Wa‘t na™ba jliiwag¢e 
Tike-sabé the all. Topof atthe wood was not cleared of Woman two with them 
(pL sub.) a tree branches. 
a¢af, macaka a¢i™i. U¢ticiaya ujcyi gixai; &’di miza-hnavi, ja” td. Petige 
went, woman’s strap hey In the middle hole for they there they plantedit, pole the Old man 
for carrying wood had. the pole made; (ob.). 
feki¢éwaki¢ail. Wa¢atcigdxe te, af a¢a+. Ja™ ¢ayfnarqi te a¢a+, af. Inké- 
they made them act as ‘ou will dance, they indeed. Sleep you will arouse indeed, said Tnke- 
criers. —~ say yourselves by dancing they. 
sabé akadi ja”jinga d‘iba gasai. Hi¢uga ¢a” u¢ica® agaf éga", ta” wang¢a" 
Babs at the stick some theycut. Circle of tents ete aroundit went as, tribe 
(ob.) 
ubéna™-ma ja™jifiga wi" ¢a’¢a” wa‘i-hna™i. Ubdna™ tju aka gé-hna’i: 
the gentes stick one by one they gave them. Gens head-man the said as follows: 
Watcigaxe té 6'di-angiti*he wéga"¢ai éga™, ja“ jinga ké wa4 tai-éga™ atfi ha, ai. 
Dance the we join it they wish for as, stick the togive inorder they . said 
us (ob.) us that have come he. 
Cénujin’ga b¢tiga ha¢uyd¢i7i. Wasdsa® yi‘a”i. Wat mi”jinga eddbe waté 
Young man all naked. White clay hey wale Woman girl also dress 
on themselves. 
té-hnati, ci yi‘a™i. Agudi cté cénujin’ga wi’ widaha tida® A¢ahai. Inké- 
wore dresses, again they In what soever young man one clothing good he wore Tnke- 
painted place clothing. 
themselves. 
sabé ni na” ama waii’gi¢e ja” té eca”qtci g¢i”-hna"i. Wahi?-ci’¢e i”- 
sabé man grown ie every one pole the very near it sat. Robe with the hair they 
(sub.) out 
hna%i. Néxe-gayt diba, déxe diba cti (a¢i”) a-f-g¢ii. Inké-sabé ednujin’- 
wore. Drum four, gourdrattle four too Geng they sat there. Tike-sabé the young 
them 
ga-ma niniba waqtbe na™ba ké, é akiwa wépahan’ga a¢i” tA aké. Cénu- 
men pipe sacred two the, that both the first will have them. Young 
jin’ga na™b4 aké ninfba ujfi-de Aigd¢a mat¢i’-hnati. WaAdiée¢e oa™ ¢a-ma 
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man two the pipe (they) filled, carrying walked, Tomake those who wished 
(sub.) when on the arm presents 
fgadize-hna”i, cafi'gag¢i"i. Na*taf u¢ica®. Mate g¢i”i Quya aké. Niu 
rode round and round, sitting on horses. aes soe aaund Within sat Singers (an Man 
ance: e pole), ‘sub.). 
ama ca™ baytiwi"xai; wa‘tt amd dgaha na*taf. 
the infact turned around; woman the outsideonthe danced. 
(sub.) 
NOTES. 
468, 1. 4i na™ba, the two sacred tents of the Hafiga gens. 
468, 2. 4i witaqtci, the sacred tent of the Weji®cte gens. 
468, 3. mazi ja" ma‘a ¢i" edabe, the sacred pole, which is kept in one of the Hatiga 
tents. 
468, 4. niniba b¢aska na"ba, the two sacred pipes kept by the Inke-sabé gens. 
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