LETTERS DICTATED BY OMAHAS AND PONKAS. 475 
LETTERS DICTATED BY OMAHAS AND PONKAS. 
qGAHE-~AgE TO CUDE-GAXE AND MA*TCU-WAQIHI. 
July 29, 1878. 
Negtha, a*wa™qpani tedbe. Wija™be ka™b¢a, akfwa, Ma*teti-wa¢ihi 
O mother’s me poor very. I see you I wish, both, Matteu-wa¢ibi 
brother, 
é¢a*ba. Ma¢e usni tédihi yi, wija”be taf minke. Uma™ha"-ma can‘ge 
he too, Winter cold it arrives when, T see you will T who. The Omahas horse 
¢ingé tedbe; waqpini ama. Caa™ amidya pi cde, can’ge ¢ingé ag¢i. 3 
without very ; they are poor. Dakotas totheones Iwas but horse without I came 
> who there, home. 
Sindé-g¢écka waja" be pf éde, can’ge a™{-baji. Cin'gajin'ga ¢i¢ija, neetha, 
1 
Spotted Tail Isaw him Iwas but, horse he did not Chi your, O mother’s 
there give me. brother, 
wakéga-baji été, wi" ¢a-ga. Uma™ha’-ma mé tédi, macté té/di, Ahigi 
sick not itmay be, tell to me, The Omahas spring in the, warm in the, many 
¢ida™be té ama. -yaxd-¢a" ba judg¢e ag¢i"; a%¢a™ baha". Wagi™ha hnize 6 
see you will. Two Crows Iwith him Isit; he knows me. Letter you 
receive 
ts ay, = Cee Cie ei ose “ 
yi, wi" utangaqti tian’ki¢a-oa. 
when, just as soon as make one come to me. 
TRANSLATION. 
Mother’s brother, I am very poor. I wish to see you both. I will see you this 
year, in the winter. The Omahas have no horses at all; they are poor. I went to the 
land of the Dakotas, but I came home without a horse. I went to see Spotted Tail, 
but he did not give me a horse. Tell me, mother’s brother, if your children are not 
sick. Many of the Omahas will see you in the spring, when it is warm. I sit with 
Two Crows, who knows me. When you get the letter, send me one immediately. 
yAXE-GA” BA TO MA*TCU-WAQTHI. 
July 29, 1878. 
Nisfha, hnaji té’di, a"wa’qpani-maji’-qti-ma™ ¢a’ ety. Hné yi, a®wat- 
; ! qp yt -q [l, 
My child, you did when, I was not poor at all heretofore. You when, me 
not go went 
5 On : Stree, } ° / / : 
gpani hégamaji. Wigisi¢é-hna™ ca*ca™-qti-ma™. Ca? wigija"be ka™b¢a- 9 
poor me not a little. Tam used to thinking always very Ido. In fact Isee you, my I wish 
of you relation 
qtima”. Hata" yi wigija*be etéga"-maji. Weéahide’qti hné té, i ¢a-maji 
very much. How if Tsee you, my apt I not. Very far away you as, Iam sad 
relation went 
hai, fe wida"qti wind‘a" ka"b¢éga". Nia™ba ¢itigé té’di cu¢éagd. Ca”. 
4 Word very good I hear of you T hope. Moon (-light) none when Isend it to Enough. 
you. 
