480 THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
di-ZI-GIN’GE TO MISXA-SKA, QUGAHUNAJL, AND QIGA-SKA. 
Niacitga am& ¢éama ¢ida”be taf eb¢éga", dda" cub¢é t& minke. 
People the (sub.) these see you will T think, nares I go to you will I who. 
Hné té ceta”, negiha, can’ge céna a'¢ai ¢anka t’af, Ada" cub¢é t&é minke. 
You when so far, ann rosy somany you gave theones have there- Igoto will Iwho. 
went brother, to me that died, fore, you 
3 Wija™be té ékiga”, ta” wang¢a™ zaniqti ¢ida™he ga™¢ai. Negiha, wiji¢e 
I see you the ike: it, nation see you they wish. 10) mother’ 8 my elder 
brother, brother 
méga®, a®wa™ qpani héga-maji. Cub¢é ta minke ha. Kdécai yi, waqi”ha 
likewise, me poor I not a little. I goto you will Iwho f What you if, letter 
say 
uq¢é qtei tia’ ¢aki¢e ka™ b¢a hia. 
very soon yousendhereto Iwish 
me 
NOTE. 
Mitxa-ska or White Swan is Frank La Fléche, sr.; Qugahunaji", Badger-skin- 
shirt; and Qi¢a-ska, the head-chief, White Eagle. 
TRANSLATION. 
I think that these Indians will visit you, therefore I will go to you. Mother’s 
brother, the horses which you gave me have died since you departed, therefore I will 
go to you. All of the tribe wish to see you, just as Ido. Mother’s brother and elder 
brothers, Iam very poor. I will go to you. If you have anything to say, I wish you 
to send me a letter very soon. 
qAHE-y;AgE TO QIGA-SKA. 
6 Wagqi”ha hnize té, ian’ki¢é-gi. Negiha, maja” ¢a™ efa” ma™hni”™ 
Letter youre- Ww ine nm, cause one to fe O mother’s land the how you walk 
ceive coming to me. brother, 
té ¢uita™ and‘a® ka” eb¢éga™. Jhaji yi'cté, ¢ita® wi" ¢a gi¢a-ga. Negtha, 
the correctly I hear it I hope. Unsuit- evenif, correctly totellme causetocome  O mother’s 
able back. brother, 
awa" qpani tedbe hi. Axdge-hna™ ca"ca™-qti-ma™, wija™ba-maji. Dada” 
me poor very Tam erying always indeed Iam, I do not see you. What 
9 i“¢ingé, negiha, a™¢a”wang¢a ha. Awa qpani tedbe, negtha. (Néama, 
Tam without, maine! s  Isufferonaccountofit . Me poor very, mother’s These, 
brother, brother. 
negiha,—wija™be ti minke ¢a™ja, negiha, wamuske udaji ugéwi Agi¢é 
mother 8 I see you will I who though, ee 8 wheat T sowed collect mine 
brother,— brother, 
b¢icta” yi wija”be ka" b¢a—Uma™ha™ ama usniqti wi'déta" tédthi yi 
I finish when Isee you I wish.— Omahas the (sub.) very culd half the length it arrives when 
‘i there 
12 ¢ida”be ta ama, negiha. Nikaci"ga-ma ¢éama, Uma™ha"-ma, negiha, eydha- 
see you will, mother’ 8 The neti these, the Omahas, aa Ss are ec- 
brother. brother, 
