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564 THE ¢EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
Ga” mi" ¢éta™ hf yi, ¢é dtidg¢i"-na"-ma™ ha.” ‘ Wana q¢in-ga ha,” 
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And sun this far reaches when, this T usually come and sit * Hurry 
d-biama Ictinike aka, “ yAciqti cénujin’ga dba t’4-biama tbizé, nuona™ 
said, they Iectinike the very lone young men some have died, they from otter 
say (sub.), ago (see note) Say thirst, 
jin’ga cti t’é amd, sin‘de jin’ga cti t’¢é ama, sin’de b¢aska eti t’é ama, miya 
young too isdead, they tail small too is dead, they tail flat too isdead, they raccoon 
say, say, say, 
jin’ga cti t?’é ama.” 
small too is dead, they 
say. 
Hau. “Ké, angd¢e te ha’,” A-biama ye janga aka. Jtig¢e ag¢a- 
bt Come, let us two go C said, they say Big*turtle aS With him = went, 
(sub.). 
biama Ictinike ami. Wahi g¢éga-na" und jig¢e ama. Wahi wéti" 
they say Ictinike the (my. Bone dried only seek- was with him, they Bone striking 
sub.). » ing say. weapon 
ida"qti f¢a-bi a”, “ Kagéha, ma¢in’-ga ha. Anéje ta -minke,” a-biama 
very good having found it, Friend, walk ! Mingo will I who, said, they say 
they say [mingam] 
Ietinike aké. (Qéké wahi ké ¢izd-bi a”, a¢é améde sakibaqti jug¢e 
Ictinike the This bone the having taken it, when he (the Big right beside with him 
(sub.). (lz. ob.) (lg. ob.) they say, turtle) was going him 
mar¢i"-bi a”, “ Kagéha, nikaci”ga ma"¢i"i yi, Gahi gazizi éga™ ma?¢i"’- 
having walked, they Friend, person walks when, neck stretching so he usu- 
say, a often 
. , = a5 Pesce! . ont ° Orrin’ | aS e See = 
nari.” yé yanga Gahi ké gézié’qti-na™ mar¢i” ¢i", jibe* ke’ cti na™jageqti 
ally Big turtle neck the stretching it far, was walking, leg the too sticking them 
walks. (lg. ob.) usually (lg. ob.) out much bent 
: ° 1 . oye che e , . 1 5 
madi” ¢i, éga"-na™ ¢i" yi ji, Gahiqti ké ehc¢a-bi a”, gaza™qti 
was walking, was doing so regularly when, Tighton the the having put the horizon- having 
neck (lg. ob.) — talob. on it (another knocked him 
horizontal ob.), down 
° . I 1 “ye g / a ° 
ihé¢a-bi_ a”, gacta™-baji-bi a" yi, ga” gaq¢i-bi a”, “ Haha+! aba 
and stunned him, not having stopped hitting when, so having killed him, Ha! ha! day 
they say, him, they say they say, 
° & . / A SIRO , , : . “ 
wi"cti gdayi‘a’’-ona",” d-biamd, a¢é ama ag¢i™-bi a Né¢e aka, ye 
some (pl.) Ido that for usually, said he they was going having kept it, He was kindling a ‘Turtle 
myself say, they say. fire, 
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yanga ¢inké jég¢a® aka, Car’ qti ja” tiginga-bi a”, “ Hau, aja”. ta minke 
big the (st. he was roasting In spite (of having become sleepy, they Ho, I will sleep 
ob.) the animal as his hunger ’) say, 
he sat. 
a BD . es See Of e , ES “ 
¢a™ja, fjatxe ¢aja”aji te ha’. Hau, ¢inin’de yi, ye yanga, ‘Pl’ ecé te ha.” 
though, OTja"xe yousjeep shall . Ho, youcooked when, O Big turtle, ‘Puff!’ you | shall 
not say 
Ga™ ja" ké. Mfyasi ama na®stdpiqtci diama. yé ¢inké ¢iza-bi a™, 
And he lay sleep- Coyote the walking very softly wascom- Turtle the (st. aving taken it, 
ing. (mv, sub.) over the leaves, etc. ing. ob.) they say, 
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jega gé wi ¢iontida-bi a”, ¢ajd ad¢ankd. e-anita té wan'gi¢e ¢asni”’- 
leg the (pl. one having pulled out (or sat biting off the Animallimb the all having 
ob.) off), they say, meat. (ob.) devoured, 
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bia™, wahi gé é’di ugidada”-bi a”, ci déde té’di i¢a™¢a-bi a”, Ictinike 
they say, bone the there having pushed them back again fire in the have placed it (the Ictinike 
(pl. ob.) into ete places (?), (ob.) turtle), they say, 
they say, 
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e‘a” gixe té éga%qti gaxe i¢a™¢a-bi a”, a¢d-biama. Kgi¢e Ictinike 
how he made the just so madeit having placed the ani- went, they say. At length Tetinike 
it mal, they say, 
