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588 THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS 
miiona" i¢é¢a-biama. Tetinike aka kide yi, sakib’ thé ¢iq¢e wi" 
he suddenly missed hitting it, they Ictinike the shotat when beside lying reed one 
say. (sub.) it 
. l , . , . , , . or 
¢ida” ¢é¢a-biamé. Niaci"ga ama a-biama, “Wuhu+! Waha™¢inge aka 
pulling he sent it, they People the (pl. said, they say, Oh! Orphan the 
(the say. sub.) (sub.) 
string) 
ave te¢apragin i) 9%! Wie b¢i’,” a-biama Ictinike aka. Wayjin’ga ama 
came very near killing it! Tam, said, they say Ictinike | the Bird the 
(sub.). (mv. 
(sub-) 
gia” a¢d-biama yi, niaci"ga ama ga” udé¢a ag¢a-biama. Ga™ Waha’ ¢icige 
flying went, they say when, people the atany  scat- went homeward, And Orphan 
(pl. rate tering they say. 
(sub.) 
cti ag¢i-biamé. Ki akifi té, iya™ ¢inké’di. “ygatha’, wajin’ga ¢inké 
too went homeward, And he reached his at the st. one. O grand- bird the one 
they say. home, -grand- mother, who 
mother 
‘0 
av¢i" téa¢ a¢i® ha,” a-biamda. “I¢a"ba” ¢aji-a he+! Is¢iqta taf hé. 
I came very near killing it - said, they say. A second go not ! (fem) Abuse will 
time you (pl.) (fem). 
Qnaji te a™¢a™i ¢arcti,” a-biama iya” aka. Ci aba aji té ci 
You go shall we said heretofore, said, they say his the Again day an- the again 
not grarfd- (sub.). other 
mother 
ha”ega™tce té di a¢d-biama. Ci za‘é’qtia’-biama, Ci ahi-biama yi, 
morning the there went, they say. Again there was a great noise, Again arrived there, when 
they say. they say 
éga’-biama. Ci niaci"ga kide Agaji aka ct éga" kide Agaji-biama. Ci kidai 
so, they say. Again person toshoot com- the again so toshoot commanded him, Again he 
atib manded (sub.) at it they say. phoy at 
him 
té éga"-biamd. Ci na™ji"eteé’qtci mutona™-biama. Cr Ietinike aka idle 
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the so, they say. Again barely missed hitting it, they Again Ictinike the shot at 
(past say. (sub.) it 
act) 
yi sakib’ ihé ¢iq¢e wi" ¢ida™ ¢é¢a-biama. (And so on, as on the first day. 
when beside lying reed one pulling he sent it, they 
(the string) say. 
Similar adventures on the third day.) A™ ba weduba té ahii te wajin’ga 
Day fourth, the — ar- the bird 
rived (=when) 
there 
¢inké kida-biamd. Kusandeé’qti i¢a™¢a-biama. ‘“Wuhu+! Waha™ ¢inge 
the one shot at it, they. Through and he placed it, they On! Orphan 
who say. through say. 
aka t’é¢é,” A-bi yi'ji, Ictinike aka, “Sa! sal Wi tea¢e! Wi tedgé! 
the has said, when, Tetinike the (See note) I I killed it! I I killed it 
(sub.) killed it, they (sub.), 
say 
mG Vite , ufo a > , . r 1 . “, . , 
U¢ide ¢i¢in’'ge! Ud¢ade ¢ig¢in’ge!” 4-biama. Ga" uhéwaki¢a-baji-biama 
Cause for you have Cause for you have said, they say. And he would not let them have their 
(com- none! (com- none ! way, they say 
plaint ?) plaint ?) 
Ictinike aké, ga” Waha™ ¢icige wajin’ga té¢ai té ginacd-biama. Ga™ 
Ictinike the and Orphan | bird killed it the snatched from him, And 
(sub.), they say. 
: rer me ses 
nfaci"?ga ama’ dkie Abana" wajin’ga ¢inke naji”-biami. Ki Waha™ ¢icige 
people the (pl. ina viewing bird the (st stood, they say. And Orphan 
sub.) crowd the spec: ob.) 5 
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