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590 THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
ti¢a’’-biama. Waha™¢icige aké kisandé’qti i¢a™¢a-biamad, yijébe té’di 
became suddenly Orphan the through and placed it, they say, doorway atthe 
(a ev. ob.), (sub.) through 
they say. 
?é¢a-biama. Ga™ iya™ é¢a"ba dada-bi ega™, iya™ akd bé¢tigagqti aga- 
killed it, they say. And his she too they cut up as his the whole cutinto 
grand the animal, (=hav- grand- (sub.) slices, 
mother they say ing), mother they say 
biama. Ta” wa"g¢a" wag¢ta-baji-biamd. Iya" aké f¢iq¢i hébe gos 
they say. Nation did not eat anything, they His grand- the [See note.] mee mad 
say. mother (sub.) 
biama. (ficta”-bi yi, “ygatha, i¢iq¢i eété ani né te,” 4-biama, “nikagahi 
they say. Finished, when, O grand- [See that hav- you will, said, they chier 
they say mother, note.) pile ingit go say, 
¢inké’di. Géce te ha, inf, gate ¢iddi ¢até teda+,” 4-biama. “A™, 
to the (st. Yousay will . O son's that your eat he may said, they Yes, 
ob.) as follows wife, father . (fem.) say. 
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ga", éga® taté, cpa¢a™,” a-biama iya™ aké. “Ga™ 6’di a¢a-biamaé iya™ ama. 
and, 25 shall, grandchild, said, they say his the And there went, they say his the 
grand- (sub.). grand- (my. 
mother mother — sub.). 
Ga™ yij¢ébe té’di ubtha" ¢é¢a-bi ega™, yig¢isat¢a ¢é¢a-bi ega™, agi-biamd 
And doorway atthe partoftent sent it nee turned herself around sud- having, she was return- 
near en- off, they denly, they say ing home, 
trance say they say 
wa‘tyinga aka. Ki gi-biama yfaja aka, ‘Da™bai-ga, da” bai-ga, da™ bai-ga,” 
old woman the And - said as fol- inthe theone Look ye! Look ay Look ye! 
(sub.). lows, they say tent who 
(sub.), 
d-biama. Da™be é¢a"be ahi-bi yi, niaci”ga ctewa™ ¢ingd-biama. 
said, they To look emerging arrived when, person soever there was none, 
say. there, they they say. 
say 
(Waha™¢icige akA iya” ¢inké wa¢fonaji giydixa-biamdé, dda™ haci té’di, 
Orphan the his the one invisible made his, they say, there- after when, 
(sub.) panne who (ob.) fore 
mother 
a” ba wéduba™ tédihi yi, “yga"ha, wa¢iona cki taté ha, i’ta",” 4-biama.) 
day fourth time the, it. when, O grand- visible you shall 7 now, said he, they 
arrived mother, come say. 
there back 
Ki Ictinike aka gé-biamaé, ‘“Wa‘tyjinga wi"dqtci ucté dega™ é te ha,” 
And Ictinike the said as follows, Old woman just one remains but that is 
(sub.) they say, the 
one (?) 
a-biama. Ci duba” éga%i té Weéduba” tédihi yi, u¢ikfha® wit’ 
said, they say. Again four it was so. Fourth time the,itar- when, sack of buffalo one 
‘ times rived there meat 
. . eet / 
7"’-biama 1ya™ aka, wajint g ga ¢inké djag¢a™-biama. ‘“ yga"ha, ita" wa¢iona 
carried on her his the bird the she carried the (cv. ob.) O grand- now visible 
back, they say grand- (sub.), (st. ob.) ou top of a pile, mother, 
mother they say. 
cki taté ha,” a-biamé. Ga™ iya” amd a¢ad-biama, wajin’ga ¢inké 
you shall : said, they say. And his the went, they say, bird the 
come grand- (my. sub.) (st. ob.) 
back mother 
. a7 4 ~ — cy y , ~ poe . 
djag¢a™-biama. Ki yf té yan’ge ahi-bi yi, yi té ugajide a¢aé-biama. 
she carried the (cy. ob.) And tent the near arrived when, tent the began to shine with a red 
on top of a pile, (std. there, they (std. light, they say. 
they say. ob.) say ob-) 
