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554 THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STURIES, AND LETTERS. 
té. Abixéqtia” amd& yi, baca™¢a-biamé ni aké. Baca” ¢a-bi yi, si” 
the It was boiling they say when pushed over kettle, they man the Ho pushed they when wild 
(ob.). very fast say (sub.). overthe say rice 
kettle 
- / | i / yas, . , . > 
baca™¢a-biama. Gat Ictinike aké ¢atd-biamd si" té. Ninitjiha ¢a® 
he [pushed over the ket- And Ictinike the he eats, they say wild the Tobacco-pouch the 
tle and] poured out, (sub ) rice (ob.). (ev. 
they say. ob. 
gist ¢a-baji gaxe ag¢a-biama (Ictinike ama). Ki cin’gajin’ga ¢anka ¢ 
gajin g 
2 not remember- Ee pre- he ae ted they Ictinike the (mv. And child the (pl. that 
ing it tended homeward, say. sub.). ob.) 
. / NYS oy pye ei ~, ~ 
wawagika-bi ega”, “Cé¢a® i¢é¢i® mar¢in’-ga! Qa™xdja igia™¢a ¢é¢a-gi 
he meant them they “as, Thatseen  naving it walk thou. At a great toany it back to him, the 
say (ev. ob.) for the distance owner 
owner 
: . Fine eet bos=/} ° . ] . 
Décteda- na”,” 4-biamd. Ki cin’gayin’ga ama i¢é¢i? a¢d-biama. anxaja, 
t=) fen) 
He talks in- usu said _he, they And child the (mv. havingit went they say. Ata great 
cessantly ally say. sub.) for the distance 
owner 
. rye nye . , fife , 
fgia™¢a ¢é¢e tabi “Dudiha! duidiha!” 4-biama Ictinike aké. Ejydha 
he was about to throw it back a ben This way! this way! said, they say Tetinike the Further 
to him, the owner, they say (sub.). 
rye , , vty . / , ve . , , 
wéaga¢i® hi ama yi’ ji, “(Diadi a“ da"be hi te, ui¢a-ga,” a-biamd. “ Dadiha, 
having them he was when Your toseeme he shall tell him said, they say O father, 
for the reaching there, father reach ® 
owners they say there 
, PSS OP. . pisivl , Nie7: Ce /) oO of? , 
wacta™ be ci te, ai,” 4-biama nijinga aka. “Gé wian’yuhai éga", Qa™xdja 
you see them you shall he said, they say boy the That we apprehended it as Ata great 
seach said (sub.). distance 
there 
weégia' ¢a ¢é¢a-gh, amgati’ ¢a™cti,” a-biamd Si” hnedewagi¢e aka.  Ictinike 
ieee it back to them, tho we said heretofore said, they say Muskrat the Tetinike 
owners, (sub.). 
Ay . , “nW/ . 5 . 3 pats 
yiide a¢a-biama Si”hnedewagi¢e amd. Ki eydha ahi-bi yi, Ictinike 
toenter went, they say Muskrat the (my. And further ar- they when Ictinike 
the lodge sub.). rived say 
(visit) there 
; ae apy yeah 1 ° , See . 
aka, igdq¢a" ¢inké é wagika-bi ega™, ‘Ni agima"¢in’-gi,” A-biama. 
the ahs wife the (st that he meant his as, Water fetch thou, — said he, they 
(sub.) ob.) (afore- own, they say, say. 
said) 
, ae 5 1 amet : é 
TeAq¢a" ama ni agia¢a-biamda. Ugdcka-bi ega™, Abixé’qti yi, baca™ ¢a-bi 
His wife the(mv. wa- she went they say. She hung the as, it boiled very when, he pushed it 
(sub,) ter after it kettle over the fast over, they say, 
fire, they say A; v 
yi, ni sia'¢é’qti baca”¢a ama. Si”hnedewagi¢e gaxe té dea" gixe ga qa 
when, wa- alone he was pushing it over, Muskrat ae did the so oe do he 
ter they say, (act) wished 
te ¢i‘4 amd Ictinike aka. Si”hnedewdgi¢e aké ci éga™ gAxa-bi ega™ 
the he was failing Ictinike the Muskrat the again so he did, aS 
to do it, they say (sub.). (sub.) they say 
. nyne ° > . , ys Cue (a ° 
si” ahigi gia®¢a ag¢a-biamd. Ki’ ci ga-biama ab aji yi, “(igi ga" 
wild a great ie left for he started home, they And again said as follows, day an- wheu Your 
rice quantity him say. they say other grandfather 
eee Ns esd oe 5 ee Aft . , mis ye 
Naxide-cka™ ni ¢inké’di b¢é ta minke,” a-biama. Ki é’di a¢é-biamd. Edi 
Blue Kingfisher(?) to the (st, ob.) Igo I  whowill saidhe,they say. And there he went, they say. There 
hi amd yi, Naxideckani aké ¢ixucpa™ Agadamiqti kédega™ Ata™-bi ega™ 
he wasar- when Blue Kingfisher (?) the large white as it lay bent down so far that he stepped as, 
riving, they (sub.) willow it was horizontal (2) on it, they 
say say 
