LETTERS DICTATED BY OMAHAS AND PONKAS. 483 
TRANSLATION. 
Younger brother, the Omahas will go to you. As they are going, I stand ready 
to go to you. They will go to pay you a friendly visit. Twenty persons wish to sce 
you. Now, I have nothing whatever; I am very poor. I wish to see three young 
men among you: yourself, Maja™-ibaha® (Knows-the-Land), and Cabé-naji" (Stands- 
Dark-in-the-distance). When I think of you, I am always sad. Yet I have a strong 
desire to see you three who are out of my sight. You know the trouble of the tribe. 
It is now in trouble; we are in great trouble. I mean that Iam poor. I wish these 
two young men to see the letter with you, Antoine. I desire to hear if your children 
have been sick, or even if they are dead. I mean you, too, Maja*-ibaha". I mean you, 
too, Cabé-naji. 
WAJI*Y-SKA TO MA*TOU-WAGIHI AND A’ PA*-7AN'GA. 
Waqi”ha ga¢a* wawidaxti cu¢éa¢é. Cuhi té, hnize yi, éskana 
Letter that I write to you I send it to It reaches when, you take it when, oh that 
you. you 
uq¢é’qtci g¢i¢a¢é ka*b¢éga”. Ki nfkaci”ga-ma, ¢éama, Uma™ha™ ama, 
very soon you pndone) I hope. And the people, these, Omahas he. 
UC (sub.), 
edada® fe ké a™cte ca” wab¢ita® ma™b¢i”, égi¢e, Ucka™ wisi¢é ha. Wisi¢e 
what (siey) the asif still I work I walk, behold, deed LIremember . I remember 
speal you you 
té ca™ waqi"ha ga¢a® cuhi té’di, fe ké agai ti¢adé yi, iddyig¢io¢a™ ka™ b¢a. 
the yet letter that itreaches when, words the you give yousend if, 1 decide for myself I wish. 
you me here 
_Ca™ niaci*ga uké¢i" eca” we¢énaji® edida® wi” ¢i4 gé ¢ti wdgaziqti 
And Indians nearto you stand to what one they the too very straight 
them give you (pl. ob.) 
wi" ¢a i¢a-ga. And‘a® ka™b¢a. Ca” A™pa™jan’ga, ¢i cti wisi¢é ca™ca’’- 
totellme send it here. T hear it I wish. And Big Elk, you too Iremember always 
you 
qti-ma”. Ki ca” fe ké cu¢é ké b¢iga, A™pa”-jan'ga, ¢i cti ¢and‘a™ téga™ 
indeed I do. And in fact, wordsthe sentto the all, A*pa"-janga, you too aren hear in order 
you them that 
wawidaxti. fe ¢fa ké ian’ki¢a-gi, d‘ttba, ¢{ cti. Nfacitga-mé edéda® tida™ 
I write to you. Words your the send here to me, some, you too. The people what things good 
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gdxe té/di, si¢éwa¢é. Uda" a®ckAxe-hna™ éga", wisi¢é. Cat uwikie ké 
do when, memorable. Good you usually made me as, Irememberyou. And Italktoyou the 
ie ké dhigiqti ¢éama u¢iwikié cu¢éa¢é. A*wa™ qpani éga" dda® fe Ahigiqti 
words the verymany these Italk to you  Isend to Tam poor some- there- words very many 
4 about you what fore 
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u¢uwikié cu¢éags. Wib¢aha™ cu¢da¢e. 
T talk to you Tsend to you. Ipray to you Isend to you. 
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