582 THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS, 
THE BUFFALO AND THE GRIZZLY BEAR—AN OMAHA MYTH. 
DICTATED BY GEORGE MILLER. 
Eei¢e Matteti ama a¢é améma, waticka G"te uhd-bi a”. qa¢ige wi" 
Atlength Grizzly the was going, they say, stream perhaps having followed Headland one 
; bear (my. its course, they 
sub.) say. 
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naji” té ami yi, uska™ska"qti a¢d-biam4. da¢age té é¢a"be alhf-bi yi, 
it was standing, they when, in a straight line went, they say. Headland the insight arrived, when, 
say (directly towards it) (std. ob.) they say 
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3 cgi¢e pentiga wi" kig¢e té naji” akima. Mattei’ aka hide nistustu 
behold - Buffalo bull one under- the was std., they say. Grizzly bear _ the base backing step 
neath (std. ob.) (sub.) by step 
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aol-biega™, nf ké‘ya ag¢é-bi a”, ni ké uha a¢a-bi a”, ugas‘i” ahi-bi 
having come, they stream tothe having gone, stream the following having gone, peeping arrived, 
say, (Ig. ob.) they say, (Ig. ob.) they say, they say 
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yi, qe-dixe ta” ama q¢aqtia" paman’g¢éqti naji” ama Lentiga ta™ uxig¢i‘age 
when, scabby std. they very lean with bowed head was std.,they Buffalo bull the — indisposed to 
butfalo say say (std.) move 
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6G ca”. Mattei amd g¢ada-bi a”, yu‘é aga-bi a”, Pentiga najiha ¢a® u¢a" 
as. Grizzly bear the creptupon hav- witha went,they hay- Buffalo bull hairofthe the grasped 
(my. sub.) him, they say ing, rush say ing, head part 
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ida”-bi a”, ¢idaza-biama. (Qiyviwitxe a¢i”-bi a”, ¢ija™ja", “fa-on ha! 
suddenly, hav- pulled him by the Pulling him hadbim, they hav- shook him Speak ! 
they say ing, hair, they say. around say ing, often, 
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[a-ea ha! GaA¢uqti ma*b¢i” A¢ithé yi at¢a”¢akijaje ama. Ké, na, fa-ga!” 
Speak ! That unseen IT walk Iwho when youthreatenedto theysay. Come, now, speak! 
place move attack me 
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9 (A-biama). Na*bé b¢dska cti iti"-na”-bi a”, dacije té. “Téna’! edta™ 
(said, they say). Paw flat too hithimwithit hav- tipofnose the Fie! why 
often ing, (ob.) 
, ey sisapis Ee J . . . . r — *% Z 
wikijaje ta, ga™qti mani” ¢a¢ired,” 4-biamd pentiga aka. “An‘kaji ha! 
I threatento should, justin the you walk you who said, they say Buttalobull the Not so 
attack you manner (you move, (sub.). 
mention ?) 
aga ¢akijaje ama,” A-biamda Ma"tett aka. Naji™ha ¢a™ ¢icta”-bi a™, u¢ica® 
you threatened toat- theysay, said,theysay Grizzly the Hair of the the et it go,they hav- around 
tack me bear (sub.). head part say, ing, him 
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12 ag¢a-bi a”, sin’de ke’ uga”-bi a”, ci ¢itub¢i" a¢i”-bi a”, ¢icta” ta-bi 1, 
having gone, tail the having grasped, again pulled him havinghadhim, about tolethim when, 
they say, (lg. ob.) they say, round and they say, go, they say 
round 
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candé ¢a® na*bé b¢aska iti"-biama. eniga ¢i" gab¢ab¢aje ma¢i™ ama. 
scrotum the paw flat hit him there Buffalo bull the legs wide apart was walking they 
part with it, they say. (my. ob.) say. 
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“U~huthu™ huthu+! nidjiqtcia” ckéxe tha®,” 4-biamaé pentiga aka. Ma"feu 
Oh‘ Oh! Ob! Oh! Oh! not paining at all you ! (insol- said,they Buffalo bull the Grizzly bear 
make  iloquy), say (sub.). 
