ICTINIKE, THE WOMEN, AND CHILD—AN OMAHA MYTH. 561 
ama ¢ingai té hé,” a-biama. “Na! i ja" té ca®ca™qtci ja” eha™+!” 
the is missing (?) said. Why! he lay the without inter- lies ! (fem. in 
(my. (fem.), forme past mission soliloquy) 
(sub.) act 
. / , , . y , , y , . yee . 
d-bi ega”, g¢ize agi-bi yi, da ¢a” uqpadé ama. “Hi”, sfji"qtci¢at+!” 
having said, they seized her wasre- when, head the was falling from a Oh! ‘dear little child! 
say, own turning, part height, they say. 
they say 
, s a - 1 / *n/ —/ ~ s 
éama. Xaga-biama wa‘ aki¢a. Ga™ xagé edi” ¢an‘ka té, Ictinike ama 
was saying, Cried, they say woman both. And = crying were st. when, Ictinike the 
they say. (my. 
sub.) 
. 11: 1 Dy) Fue fake Oe a . ie PNG . 0 
yi‘a’’-bi a”, mat¢in’ka fyifa’-bi a”, djiqti yiyixa-bi a™, &di ahf-biama. 
having painted his earth having painted his very dif- having made himself, there arrived, they say. 
face, they say, face with it, they say, ferent they say. 
Gene , . , . w, aap , a . , . , 
“Tena! edta"qti ¢axagai a, ¢iciya" méga",” A-biamé. “Hi”, yfgathd, 
Why! for what pos- you(pl.)ery 7? your sister- _ likewise, said he, they Oh, grandfather 
sible reason in-law say. (f. sp.) 
Ictinike ama ¢é¢u atti Cdega", yan’de u¢a ega™ a®¢isé angahi. (héke ua he 
Ictinike the(my. here came having plum having told wepick wetwo This (lg. (entire) In- 
sub.) (past), about (them) reached there. ob.) dian cradle 
ké ata™¢a angahi cde, ¢asni’ aid¢ai té. ga ¢a" u‘a”he ké daq¢tiqaha 
the we left it we two but, swallowing he had gone. Head the entire In- the head covering 
(lg. reached there (the child) part dian cradle Ce 
ob.) ob.) 
¢an’di ugig¢a" aid¢ai teda™+.” “Wahua!” a-biama. “ Hind’, ma zepe 
inthe part put hisown had gone . (fem.) Really! said he, they Let me see, ax 
relation say. 
i¢ai-ga. B¢iqe tice,” a-biama. Ma zepé-de ‘fi-bi ega™, a¢i-biama ya ¢inqti 
send ye I chase must, said he, they Ax when they having he went, they running fast 
hither. him say. (2) given it to him, say 
they say, 
ma"¢i” ama. pa ¢itqti a¢a-bi ega™, q¢abé cugdqti édega™ ahi-bi ega™, 
he was walking, they Running fast having gone, they say, tree very thick being, in having reached 
say. the past there, they say, 
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iMtcan’ga-na™ tine ma™¢i” ama. Ja” gyifa ke’ uhd, ma™zepe dahide ¢a™ 
mice(orsome only seeking waswalking, they Wood de- the passed ax butt-end the 
other rodents them say. cayed (lg.ob.) along, of the ax-head part 
i"tean’ga-na" wégaq¢ig¢i-bi ega” wamt a¢ahahaqti g@axa-bi a”, ag¢é ama. 
mice only having killed them one by one blood streaming from having made it, was returning, 
with it, they say various parts of it they say, they say. 
, . / , vi ye v . , = Ow , ” 7 5 , 
Hau. Aki-bi a”, vi té’di, “Aq¢i ag¢i ha, ¢icfya® méga*,” 4-biama. 
T Having reached lodge at the I killed Ihave 5 your sister- likewise, said he, they 
there again, (std. ob), him comeback in-law say. 
. they say, 
“Ai"+! qgiga™ha, uht ackéga" éfte.” ‘An‘kajiqtia’ ha, wa¢ide etéwa ji. 
tan) to) A i ’ J 
Oh! grandfather place somewhat perhaps Not at all 5 by no means near. 
(f.sp.), of reach- near (indirect 
ing question). 
po ite vs , : 1 , PoE . 5 
Hi" ¢ié-de udq¢e ha,” a-bi a”, ma” zepe wamf A¢ahahaqti adi akf-biama. 
Hurrying, JIovertook . having said, ax blood streaming from having he reached there, 
when him they say various partsofit - it again, they say. 
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Ki é ama ha, yan’de nin’de yi agaha qtide A¢aha ¢i" Ewa" ama Ictinike 
And that wasit, . plum ripe when on it gray adheres the he caused it, Ictinike 
they say (class) they say 
ama gaxa-biama. 
the did it, they say. 
(mv. 
sub.) 
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