506 THE GEGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
daze cé-na"ba, a™wa’’wa ctécte t/éska"i gind‘a" ga™¢ai. Wiuwa¢agihna 
daze those two, and which one soever dead, he tohearof he wishes. You tellus about ourown 
no more, mi; chit be his : 
ki¢a¢é t4-bi. Ci niga yi, wa¢uta® gind‘a” oa™ gai. 
you will cause it to Again alive if, straight = hear of hy wishes. : 
reach home, he said. his own 
NOTES. 
This letter was written before October 25, 1878. 
505, 1. tveskati, 7. ¢., Ve eska*i, “‘Dead, they might be.” 
505, 3. uq¢eqtci ki¢é ta-bi. Frank La Fléche does not understand how “ki¢é 
ta-bi” can be used here, and it is a puzzle to the collector, who suggests the substitu- 
, tion of “ti¢a¢e te, you will please send it here,” or “g¢i¢ad¢é té, you will please send 
one back.” 
506, 1-2. wiuwa¢agihna ki¢a¢é ta-bi. Frank La Fléche and the collector have 
agreed in substituting for this, ‘“ wiuwa¢agihna yi, i¢a¢é tai, when you tell us of our 
own, you will send one here.” 
TRANSLATION. 
Jabe-sk& begins to inquire, as he thinks that Gahige-jiiga may be dead. As he 
thinks that Waqa-naji", Acawage, or Gahige-jinga may be dead, he has come to inquire 
about the deceased one. Jabe-ska desires to hear about his own. He says that some 
one will cause a letter to reach bim at home (sic) very soon. He wishes to hear about 
his own kindred. The letter will please reach home soon (sic).—O Acawage, receive 
the letter which I send you, and look at it with them. O Gahige-jiiga, Waqa-naji", 
and Wahe‘a*, look ye at it. When you receive the letter, if one of you has not died, 
please cause the letter to reach home very soon (sic). He wishes to hear if either of 
his relations, Wahe‘a" or Wa¢idaze, has died. You will tell us by sending a letter 
here. And if they be alive, Jabe-sk&’ wishes to hear correctly about them. 
JIDE-TA* TO ACAWAGE. 
October 25, 1878. 
3 Wiji’¢e Ve, nan’de i” pi-maji-hna®™ ca” ca’. Tyuhadbi t’é ¢and‘a” te, 
ae elder died to heart bad forme regularly always. Tyuhabi dead you hearit will, 
brother me, 
Acdawage. Wa‘t wiwija ké ci t’é ké yangé’qtci-hna™ hf. Umar ¢inka ¢¢ 
O Acawage. Woman myown the again dead when very near to usually ar- Season this 
(reel. one) lying rived. 
wija™ be ka*b¢éde b¢i‘a ha; wiji’¢e té, wat wiwfa t’é ta té’di hi. 
I see you I wished, but I have ; my elder dead, woman my own die will atit hasar- 
failed brother rived. 
6 Uma ¢inka ji yi, wia”be ka™”b¢a th wija”be taté ebees a", Céki, 
Season another if, I see you I wish Isee you shall O Ceki, 
¢ijan’ge t’é ha, a™’ba¢é, Gakfe-ma” ¢i" ager 
yourelder dead , to-day, Gakie-ma*¢i® his wife. 
sister 
