LETTERS DICTATED BY OMAHAS AND PONKAS. +81 
baji, negtha. Uda" naji®’-baji; ’teqi teabe ha. I[’natha, winéei edabe, 
centric, mother’s Good theydonotstand; hard for very 5 My mother, my mother's also, 
brother. me ’ brothers 
ata [a ce sn/ SS / , aye aii Ne ede 
wakéga-baji yi, Mwi¢a gi¢a-ea. E‘a’ ctécte awanata® ka“ b¢a. Negtha, 
they are not sick if, to tell me cause to be Whatis  soever  Lhearof them I wish. Mother's 
: coming back. the matter brother, 
jn! n/ |x 74 V7 6 PAY, Sn/‘c pil Ter “hs 
waqi"ha Pan‘ka ama g¢i¢ai té and‘a", nan’de iuda®. Ega®, negtha, 
letter Ponkas the(sub.) caused to when I heard it, heart good for me. So, mother’s 
come home brother, 
*/ ore. S, i r ae ~ ~/ 0 
waqi”ha a™{ i¢a-ga ha. Ie d‘tiba a™f-ga ha, negiha. Nan’de iuda* 
letter to give cause to 0 Word some give me A mother’s Heart good for me 
me be coming brother. 
té, negiha. 
will, mother’s 
brother. 
NOTES. 
480, 9. am¢a"wang¢a is from u¢ug¢a; but Sanssouci read, “aa walgig¢a,” from 
the possessive, u¢ugig¢a. 
480, 9-10. @eama, negiha,—wiya*be, etc. This is a curious instance of a sudden 
digression on the part of a speaker. He inteuded speaking about the tribe, but he 
proceeded to tell of his own affairs. Then he returned to the Omahas. The correct 
order would have been, “@eama, negiha, Uma*ha® ama usniqti wirdéta™ tédihi yl 
¢ida"be ta ama. Wija"be ta minke ¢atja, negiha, wamuske uaji u¢ewiagi¢e b¢icta® 
yi, wiga*be ka"b¢a.” 
TRANSLATION. 
When you receive the letter, send me one. O mother’s brother, I hope to hear 
just how you are getting along in the new land. Even if it be unsuitable, send back 
and tell me just how it is. Mother’s brother, lam very poor. Iam crying all the 
time, because I do not see you. I suffer on account of what I have los‘, O mother’s 
brother. I am very poor, mother’s brother. Though I wish to see you, mother’s 
brother, it cannot be till I have finished harvesting my wheat that I sowed. These 
Omahas will visit you when the very cold weather shall have gone half of its course. 
These Omahas, mother’s brother, are eccentric. .They do not prosper, and that is very 
hard for me. Send me back word whether my mother and mother’s brothers are not 
sick. Whatever may be their condition, | wish to hear about them. Mother's brother, 
when I heard the letter which the Ponkas sent back, my heart was glad. In like man- 
ner, mother’s brother, give me some words. My heart will be glad. 
yEBAHA TO WE‘S‘A-,AN’GA. 
Wawémaxe cu¢ca¢é. Nikaci’ga mace, a¢isi¢ai wé¢a-baji tedbe. U‘a®- 
Task questions Isend to you. O ye people, weremember you we are sad very. To no 
x ¢in’ge wisi¢é-hna"-ma™, a bata” cté. Ca™ maja” e‘a™ ma*hni™ yi, é wagazu 
purpose Tam generally thinking of you, some days. Yet land how you walk if, that correctly 
and‘a" ka b¢a. (iéami nikaci"ga amd usni tédihi yi, ¢ida™be ga™ gai. 
T hear I wish. These people the (sub.) cold it arrives when, tosee you wish. 
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