514 THE @EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
I hope that you will send back what news there is, and write for me the names of 
all the people who have died. I wish to hear about all of them. When I think of 
you, I am sorely grieved. When you dwelt near, I used to go to you when I wished 
to see you. But now I am not in that condition, so I am sad. 
If you see those Omahas who have been sent to you, please send a letter, as I wish 
to hear about them. I hope that they are very well; I wish to hear very good words 
about them. 
When those Omahas who are my near kindred reach you, I hope that you will 
give me one of your horses. If hope that you will cause them to bring it back for me, 
or else that your son, Uha® jiiga, will bring it to me. As one of my wagon horses is 
dead, only one is left to me. If you give me a horse, I hope that a letter will come 
before it. Sendit. I think that this letter is long enough. I send to beg of you 
because this land is without horses, and you are in the land where there are plenty of 
them. If Uha®™-jinga does not come back, please ask one of the young Omahas to 
bring the horse home to me. 
* HE-WANI¢A TO GAHIGE-WADAQGINGE. 
Nia ¢ingé’qti ag¢i. Umdha akadi ag¢i. Ucka™ dja” ké wagaan 
Thave no painatall I have Omahas to them Ihave Deed youdo the straight 
come back come back. that 
ani‘a® ka“ b¢a. Umiaha akadi tda®qti ag¢f, nia” ¢ingé’qti. Ede Umaha 
I hear I wish. Omahas tothem- very good Ihave I have no pain at all. But Omahas 
come back, 
akadi ag¢d-maji tatéska"b¢éga", ehé. Eskana ¢ag¢fi ka"b¢éga", ehé. Qéama 
tothem I go not home- shall, I think, I said. Ohthat you have T hope, T said. These 
"ward come back 
° oo =e ° , a s 
Umaha ama tida®qti naji” ama: niaci*ga dada" g¢i etéctewa” ¢izé ga” ¢a 
Omahas the very good are standing : person what hascome soever to take wishing 
(sub.) back him 
. , . py) . - , / er 2 
edi” ama. Ca™ wakéga nid ¢i¢in’ge G"te wind‘a" ka™b¢ai ha. Ca™ eawa¢e 
they are sitting. Now sick pain youhave itmay I hear of I wish 5 Indeed I have them 
‘ none be you (pL ob.) as kindred 
jin’ga efa” yi dctewa’, anda" ka™b¢a. Udg¢aqti ag¢i, nuyadd¢i" ag¢i, 
small how if, even that TI hear it I wish. Suffering greatly Ihave bareofouter Thave 
come back, garments come back, 
Umaha akadi. Ki ¢éaka, winégi aka, wafi™ i’¢iwit Eskana wabaxu ¢a” 
? oD b) 
Omahas to them And this one, my mother’s the blanket bought for Ob that letter the 
brother  (sub.), me. 
cuhi yi, uq¢é'qtci wi a™¢ai gi¢ag¢ai ka™b¢éga™. (iéaka wijan’ge aka 
reaches when, very soon one you give you (pl.) send I hope. Thisone my elder sister the 
you me it back (sub.) 
a ag¢é taité eb¢éga, Caa™ amajya. Umaha akadi ¢ab¢i" ja” cug¢eé 
she gohome- shall I think, Dakotas —_‘ to them. Omahas at them three sleep _it goes 
alone ward to you 
wabaxu ¢a”. 
letter the. 
NOTES. 
He-waji¢a is a Ponka of the Nikadaona gens. His name is given as pronounced 
by the Ponkas, but it is intended for the Dakota, He-wa"jina (One Horn), which would 
be Hé-witaqtci in Pegiha. Gahige-wada¢inge is a Ponka of the Hisada gens. 
