LETTERS DICTATED BY OMAHAS AND PONKAS. 515 
514, 1. Nia¢ingéqti, contracted from nié an¢in’géqti, “‘Pain—I have not at all.” 
514, 3. tatéska"b¢éga”, in full, taté éska"bééga®, 
’ t=} 5) v) > 
514, 3. Omit “ehe” in both sentences.—Frank La Fléche. 
514, 7. winegi aka, 7. ¢., the Omaha Leuyatha, of the Ictasanda gens. 
514, 9. Frank La Fléche says that the last sentence should read: 
Umaha akadi ag¢i t& ¢ab¢i" ja”’ yi, cu¢é wabaxu da, 
Omahas at them Icame when three sleep when, goes to letter the. 
back you 
“Umiha” is the Ponka form of “Uma™ha;” and “wabaxu,” letter, book, is 
equivalent to the Omaha “ wabag¢eze.” 
TRANSLATION. 
I have come back to the Omahas without any sickness at all. I desire to know 
just what thing you are doing. I have come back to the Omahas in very good health, 
without any sickness at all. But I said that I did not think I would go homeward to 
the Omahas. I say that I hope you may come back. These Omahas are doing very 
well. They are desirous of receiving any kind of person whatsoever who comes back. 
I wish to hear from you that you have no sickness or pain. I desire to hear how my 
young relations are, no matter what their condition may be. I suffered very much 
when I came back to the Omahas; I came back without any outer garments. But 
this one, my mother’s brother, bought a blanket for me. I hope that when the letter 
reaches you, you will give me one very quickly and send it back. I think that my 
sister will go alone to her home among the Dakotas. The letter goes to you three days 
after my return to the Omahas. 
dAGT-NASPAJI TO pA PAN’ GA-NAJE JIN’GA. 
December 16, 1878. 
Waqi™ha ¢é¢a" ati b¢izega", nisiha, wija”be éga", 1M uda"qti-ma™, 
Letter this Teame I took it, as, my child, I see you like, it is very good for me, 
ere 
“1 ¢6-qti-ma™ hi. Ca™, nisfha, ata’ cté waqi™ ha cuhia¢é-hna*-ma™ taté. Ki 
Tam very glad : And, my child, whensoeyver letter I send to you regularly shall. And 
a at 4 subi 4 ou n/ Brae fee f Akidé ha (Né - ay, 2 
fisan ga ce¢u cuhi té, a™wa™qpani éga cu¢eaki¢ée ha. e¢uy nistha, 
youryounger yonder reached as Tam poor as I caused him to : Here, my child, 
brother you _ to it, go to you 
andi" té, maja” ¢é¢u anaji", wab¢ita" idatqti béliga andj. Ca”, nistha, 
all 
Istand when, land here T stand, I work very good T stand. Yet, my child, 
wigisi¢é-hna” ¢an'‘di, edida" wi ahni™ té/di ab¢i’ téite, eb¢éga™ hna"-ma™ 
T always remem- when, in what one youhad when Ihaveit will, T used to think it 
bered you the past, perhaps, 
s, = a7 & / *) ep eh rae deh ao image P mies = 
ha. Nisiha, ata” cté ca™ wigija"be tatéska"b¢éea"-hna™-ma™ ha. 6 
My child, whenever still Isee you, my own shall I am used to thinking 5 
NOTE. 
515, 3. Visanga, i. ¢., Nidaha”, the real son of qa¢i®=na"paii. 
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