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504. THE @EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
WAJI’A-GAHIGA TO MA*TCU-,ANGA. 
October 19, 1878. 
Nikagéhi ttiju hnankdce, Acdwage, Ma"tett-wa¢ihi é¢a"ba, cénujinga 
Chief principal ye who are, Acawage, Ma*tcu-wa¢ibi he too, young man 
¢i¢iga waja™ ba-mAaji, a*wa™ qpani hi. Wigta"be ka™b¢a. @Qé usni ¢é 
yourown Ihave not seen them, I am poor Isee you, myown, I wish. This cold _ this 
tédihi yi, cupi taté eb¢éga™ ha. Bekana uq¢e’qtci waqi? ‘ha g¢ia™ ¢aki¢e 
itarrives when, Ireach shall I think A Oh that very soon letter you cause (one) to 
at you send it back to me 
ka"b¢éga", nisiha, wisan’ga, wijyicpa méga"™, nikagahi wju hnankace. 
1 hope, my child, my younger my grandchild _ likewise, chief principal ye who are. 
rother, 
A®wa" qpani éga", awigija™be ka™b¢a, ta” wang¢a™. Cénujin’ga g¢ubaqti 
I am poor as, [see them, my own, I wish, nation. Young man all 
an¢a” wathe ga™ ¢ai ha. Judwag¢e cupf taté, eb¢éga®. Ca™ nikagdahi 
to follow me desire Iwith them TIreach you shall, I think. Tn fact chief 
brtiga am¢a" wa"™he ga™¢ai, eb¢éga", nisiha, wisan’ga, wijyicpa méga", 
to follow me desire, I think, my child, my younger my grandchild likerise,” 
brother, 
nikagahi uju hnankdce. Cénujin’ga wiwija judg¢éqti ite éga", nain’de 
chief principal ye who are. Young man my own I reall we dead to as, heart 
with me 
i” pi-maji éga", waqi™ha cu¢éwiki¢é. Nikaci"ga bgigagt gipi- ee waqpani; 
is bad for me 3 letter I cause (one) to People poor; 
send it to you. 
Ita” ¢igisi¢at ha. Nisiha, wija™be ka™b¢a hi. Wandg¢e can’ge a™¢a‘-ma 
at they remem-  . My child, I see you I wish ¢ Domestic horse those which 
present ber you animal you gave me 
cénawa¢éga", a"wa™ qpani, nisfha. A™wa" qpani éga™ » ¢guha i¢ate. Ukit‘'é 
they have been de- Iam poor, my child. I am poor a early Ihave died Nation 
stroyed, as, from it. 
¢é Caa” ama atfi ha. Can’ge wab¢i" éde wan’gi¢e awd‘i. Ki @di pi 
this Dakotas the came . Horse Ihadthem but all Igavethem. And there I ar- 
(sub.) here rived 
yi, wiecte a™f-baji ha, nistha. Uma™ha™ ama, nisfha, ¢ida™be ga™ ¢ai, 
when, even one they did not 5 my child. Omahas the my child, to see you wish, 
give me (sub.), 
ki éga"™ wija™be ka™b¢a.  Cupi taté eb¢éga", nisiha, usni ¢é. E‘a™ yi, 
and so I see you I wish. ITreach — shall I think, my child, cold this. How if, 
you 
nistha, ¢tta"qti g¢ia¢aki¢é te eb¢ega”. Ugq¢e’qtci éskana and‘a" te 
my child, very straight you cause (one) to will Very soon oh that Thearit win 
send it back to me 
eb¢éga". Cénujin’ga ¢i¢ija, nikagahi ¢i¢fja edabe, ie ¢i¢ja uq¢é’qti 
that I think. Young sane your own, chief your own also, words yourown very soon 
wind‘a"i ka b¢a. 
I hear from I wish. 
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