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592 THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
Waha™¢icige igaq¢a® ¢¢a"ba gi’¢a-baji’qti g¢i-biamd. Wat aka gidhe 
Orphan his wife she too very sad sat, they say. Woman the ne comb 
(sub.) for him 
‘i¢a-bi yi, u¢ffage-na™-biama Waha' ¢icige aka. Ga™ g¢i'i té, mi” e¢ari 
promised, but, always agile they say Orphan the So he sat signof taken a wife 
they say (sub.). complete 
achion, 
éga". A™ba mi ma™ci tiga” ama sp’, wait ¢inké jigig¢e a¢a-biama 
having. Day sun was becoming highin the air, when, woman the one with her he went, they 
they say who his own say 
s / , ia ~ e Spelt DA ad ony, / *n/ . wh 
maja” gacibaja. Ahii té ha. Neti¢ica” wi" eca® g¢i’ éi"te &’ya abi- 
land beyond (the vil- They ar- c Lake one nearto sat per- there ar- 
lage.) rived there haps rived, 
biama wa‘ jigig¢e. G¢i'-biama, ni-ya”ha kédi “Ni ¢é¢a™ matte 
they say woman with her, his Sat, they say, shore by the. Water this (ev. beneath 
own. ob.) 
, / 
b¢é ta minke ¢a™ja, ¢égi¢e ¢ag¢é te ha. Ag¢i-mdji ctéctewa", ga™ 
Igo will I who though, beware you go lest . Icome back I notwithstand- still 
home- not ing, 
ward 
g¢in'-ga. Ag¢i ti minke ha,” a-biama Waha%¢icige aka “ qé eda" éda® 
SI 
t. Icome will Iwho 2 said, they say Orphan the Fore- that in par- 
back (sub.) head part tien. 
lar (?) 
3 is , . , , v s , [ee / 
wégaska"a™ ¢a-@a,” a-biama. gé ¢a™ ida*bé’qti unticka-biamé. Ga" 
examine me as to it, said, they say. Fore- the in the very mid- was a depression, they And 
head part dle say. 
Paes : rae aera. ys ~ y 
waha” ¢icigai é¢ za waqpa¢il éga" uhfi éga" nié¢é da’ cté-a™i té, sna 
orphan was poor as was as was perhaps sign was 
brought hurt of scarred 
up completed 
action, 
te, dé ¢an’di. Ga" ni ké jihe a¢a-biamé. Ga” daqti ¢a" é¢a*be 
sign fore- on the And stream the ford- went, they say. And only the the emerg- 
of com- head part. (Iz. ing head part ing 
pleted ob.) 
auction, 
naji”-bi ega”, yig¢isa"¢a-bi ega”, wa‘t ¢inké ugikie i¢a-biama. ‘“ Kdéda® 
stood, they havi oe turned himself around, having, woman the one esisine sent (lis voice) What 
say they say who to her, his hither, they 
own say. 
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uwib¢a té si¢a-ga,” a-biama. ‘Ca™ ha,” 4-bi ega”, ni ké égiha did¢a- 
Ttold you sign Abin tees said, they say. Enough a said. having stream the beneath had gone 
a ° it, they (lg. the sur- 
past or say ob.) face 
complete 
action 
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biama. Ga™ watt ¢inké xagé ¢inké té ga” g¢fiiji té ¢ta" ni-ya™”ha 
they say. And woman the st. was weeping (as as still ne did not as_ so far bank, or shore 
a one she sat) come back 
ké uha ga” xagé ma¢i’-biama. Ictiha ké ujé¢a-bi ega™, ja™’-biama 
the follow- still weeping walked, they say. Eyelid the weary, they being, slept, they say 
(lg. ing the (lg. say 
ob.) course ob.) 
watt aka. Maja” ¢a® ni-ya”ha ké’di pahan’ga ahtfi ¢a}4 aki-bi ega™, 
woman the Land the bank, (or shore) by the first they tothe shereached having, 
(sub.). (place) reached (place) there again, 
there they say 
5 2 5 5 ¥ aes , ape Pope ; 7 ere fee 4 
edi ja”-biama. Ja"t’é’qti ja" ké yi, edi aki-biamé nt aka. (fiqi-biaméa. 
there she lay down, Sound asleep J she was when, there he reached there man the He woke her by 
they say, lying again, they say (sub.) takiny hold of 
; her, they say. 
