496 THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
te’di uq¢e’qtci wi" cpaxu, ji"¢cha. Gi¢a¢é ka b¢a. Wad¢ttada afi ¢an‘di 
when very soon (see note), elder Youcause I wish. Oto village by the 
brother. to be coming 
back 
fhe pi ta minke. Ca™ maja™ ¢ag¢i” ¢a” ¢uta™qti @baxu gi¢a-ea, ji"¢cha. 
I will Iwho. Now land you sit the very straight writing send it back, elder 
‘ive (ob.) to me brother. 
Bier : G 
Pikigagti vi¢a-ea. 
Doit very quickly send it back. 
NOTES. 
495, 7. Mattcu-wa¢ihi e¢a™ba. Three persons are addressed: Acawage, Matcu- 
wa¢ihi, and Acawage’s (?) sister’s son. 
495, 9-10. Ca" nikaci"™ga ama e¢ega™l ¢atja, etc. Icta¢abi also gave another reading: 
Ca™ nikac@ga ama e¢éga®-baji awana‘a®-maji cat wi eb¢éga™ ha. 
Now people the they do not Lhave notheard yet I I think it 
(sub.) think it about them 
“Now, I have not heard that the people do not think of visiting you, yet I, for 
my part, think of doing so.” - 
496, 1. i™wi’cpaxu, a case of hapax legomenon. The regular form is, i"¢écpaxu, 
“You write to me.” 
TRANSLATION. 
Elder brother, in my heart, to-day, I have a strong desire to see you. I desire to 
see your tribe. O Acawage, Ma*tcu-wa¢ihi, and your sister’s son, I wish to see your 
tribe this season. Among my people the following have died: Wacuce, Cuya-man¢i", 
Hegaga-jiiga, and gaheyadé. Though the people think of visiting you, I, for my part, 
without regard to them, am thinking of going to you. When the letter reaches you, 
elder brother, write to me very quickly. I desire you to send a letter back. I will 
pass by the Oto village in going to you. Send me in writing, O elder brother, a very 
accurate account of the land in which you dwell. Send it back very hastily. 
GAHIGE TO ACAWAGE. 
October 14, 1878. 
Ca” edaida® fuga ¢ingé ha. Ga™ nikaci"ga t’af té uwib¢a ga” cu¢déagé 
Now what news thereis . And people die the Itell you so I send to you 
none 
téke. Qiadi Wactice t’é; Clrya-ma™ ¢i" ?é; qahé-y4dé cti t’¢; Heqdga-jin’ga, 
will. Yourfather Wacuce dead; Cuya-man¢i" dead; dahe-jade too dead; Heqaga-jiiga, 
qi¢i-gahige ijin’ge, pada ta” wang¢a” ubana”, t'é ha Cin’gajin’ga ?é-hna’, 
da¢i"-gahige his son, pada gens, dead. Children die usuaily, 
J : e o -3 st : . ye ey: ip Raho ie 
watt cti t’é-hnari, ¢é¢u eté dhigi-baji, djabai. A*¢ina‘a"i nan’de wéuda"i 
woman too die usually, here even not many, they are few. Weheardfromyou hearts good for us, 
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éde, at¢ida"be taf edta" agi” taité” téqi ha, Cat edada" wage ama wa‘t 
but we sce you will how we Ys shall difficult . In fact what white the give us 
people (sub.) 
