LETTERS DICTATED BY OMAHAS AND PONKAS. 519 
éga® waqi™ha cu¢éwiki¢é. A™ba¢é ¢izfja" Cda™iya b¢d, can’ge na™ba 
der that letter T cause him to send To-day your sister’s atthe Dako- I go, pony two 
it to you. daughter tas’ land 
. *n/ , : , n/ ¢ Oe yr , o, , waa 
qi’ ba™ ti¢ai éga®. Wabaxu wi™ fi¢a¢e itizé gdqa. Béé té& wabaxu wi't. 
tocallmeon have as. Letter one yousend at the ‘to that Igo when letter I give 
account of sent here here same time place. you. 
mine 
Awanaq¢i" qti b¢é hia. Gan'yi ag¢t yi, udji ti minke. Waha’’-¢ingé iya”’ 
Tam ina great hurry Igo And Icome when, I plant will I who. Waha"-¢inge his 
back grandmother 
, , S: , / ~~ 
é¢a"ba wa¢i" g¢i ga™¢a-gi. Cka™hna yi, wa¢i" e¢i ga ¢a-gi. 
her too having to come desire thou. You wish if, having tocome desire thon: 
them back them back 
NOTES. 
Cude-gaxe, commonly called “Smoke-maker,” was a member of the Ponka (ixida 
or Soldier gens, of which Ma*teu-wad¢ihi is the endl In the fall of 1878 he ese aped 
from Ponka Agency, Ind. T., with his immediate family, He-wa%ji¢a and Unaji®-ska, and 
arrived at the Omaha Agency in December, 1878. 
518, 2. éding¢a%, 7. e., &/di in’g¢atl, from 6/di gig¢a"; synonym, i, to give. 
519, 1. ¢ijija7, 7. ¢., Louis Roy’s wife, who was a Yankton woman. Cude-gaxe 
had married Louis Roy’s mother; and Wés‘a-janga’s wife was Cude-gaxe’s daughter 
by a former wife. 
519, 35. Waha®-¢inge sometimes means ‘an orphan,” but here it is, perhaps, a 
proper name. 
TRANSLATION. 
All of these Indians have aided me. They have given me a horse, and have filled 
my tent with food. The agent has given me great assistance. He has given me land, 
and all the things for me to sow or plant. As I wish you to know this, I cause this 
letter to be sent to you. I am going to-day to your sister’s daughter, who is among 
the Dakotas at Yankton Agency. They have sent me an invitation, and have prom- 
ised to give me two horses. I give you a letter as I go. I goin very great haste. 
When I return, I will plant. Desire to come back with Waha”-¢iige and his grand- 
mother. If you wish it, desire to bring them back. 
CAN’GE-HI“Zf TO HIS BROTHER, WE’S‘A-,AN’GA. 
March, ee 
Jin¢cha, Monday tédi fe djiba uwib¢a cu¢éag¢ée. Edada® wi, ji"¢cha, 
Elder brother, Monday on the words afew I tell you Isend to you. What one, el brother, 
*n/ oy pea / y = feos rye AW ry 
iteqiqti-ma” cté a™¢in’ge. Niaci®ga uké¢i® wé¢ig¢a™ té ité¢a-ga; wage 
Thave it very hardforme even I have none. Indian mind the putitdown; whiteman 
. One ts A 
wé¢ig¢a® gaxa-ga. Niaci*ga wé¢ig¢a® juaji ¢i” ufka™ji-ga. Ucka™ ¢fuda® 
mind do. | Pe mae mind not up to the donot aid him. Deed good for 
the mark one who you 
eté té yiydxa-gi; hahada™ yiyixa-ga. Tyiga™¢ai aka tyu aka wa¢ita”- 
apt the(ob.) do for yourself; ready make yourself. Grandfather the principal the did not work 
