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602 THE (bGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
gaha ihé wixa-biamd. Gitjawaqtia”-biama nikaci”ga amd néxe-gayu té 
he made the crowd rise (about a They were much pleased, they people the (pl. drum the 
foot) and come down again, say sub.) 
they say. 
uti’ te’di. I¢a™ba™ uti’-bi yi, ma*cidha jin’ga gaha ihd-biama. (héaka 
hehit when. A second he hitit, when, up in the air little the crowd arose and came This 
it time they say (mv.) down again, they say. (sub.) 
iya™ aka, “TP”, yicpa¢a+! ana” piqti-ma™ hé,” 4-biama. Jtiga ké b¢tga 
his the Oh! grandchild! T usually (?) dance very : said she, they Body the every 
grand- (sub.), well (fem.) say- (lg. ob.) 
mother , 
eahi i¢a’-biama i ateg’ i¢a™-biamaé. Ki i¢a™ba™ uti”-bi yi 
5 ’ > - if ; 
arose and came down again, when, in that she became suddenly, And asecond time hit, they say when, 
they say manner they say. 
matcidhaqti ihé waxa-biama. Gi-bi yi, yan’de ke ki-baji ci uti’’- 
my. very high up placed he made them, they They were when, ground the notreach- again he hit it, 
in the air ip a line say. coming back, (ig. ob.) ing there 
they say again 
biama. Ci pf pahdci ¢éwa¢d-biama. Gaktkug¢a-biama. Nikaci™ga-ma 
they say. Again anew upabove he sent them, they say. He beat rapidly, they say. The people (pl. ob.) 
b¢étigaqti ma*cidhaqti i¢éwa¢a-biama. Ki gakiku¢a-bi ega”, nikaci™ ga-ma 
all my.very highup he sent them thither. And having beat rapidly, they say, the people (pl. ob.) 
in the air they say. 
uxide ctéwa™ wa¢fona-baji-biamdé. Nikaci®’ga-ma ga™téqti yi té'qti- 
glimpse even they were not visible, they say. The people (pl. ob.) along time when fully dead 
na® e@¢ihaha waxa-biamé. Nikaciga-ma b¢ugaqti ga” t’éwa¢a-biama, 
usu- returningand he made them, they The people (pl. ob.) all * “so he killed them, they say, 
ally lying one by one say. z 
gat’éwa¢a-biamd. Qéak& wa‘tjinga aka, igdq¢a" aka céna"ba  écti 
he killed them by beating This (sub.) old woman _ the (sub.), his wife the (sub.) only those they 
(the drum), they say. two too 
ma” ci gada”i ¢a™ja, fdifage ké u¢a”waki¢ai ga™ ¢icta”ji wagaji: sihf 
highin were blown through, belt the he made them grasp as not to let go he com- feet 
the air (up) to (Ig.ob.) it manded them: 
té ma™ci gada”-biamaé, jiiga aké bas‘i’ ja’’-biama. Ictinike igfga” 
the high in were blown (up) to, body the (sub.) upside lay, they say. Ictinike his tath 
the air they say, down er-in-law 
é¢a"ba iya™ ké’ cti céna™baqti ugdcta-bi ega™, iyiga™ ¢i  waha?‘é-qti 
he too hismoth- the too only those two having been left (not killed his fath- the making a special 
er-in-law (Ig. by hitting the ground), they er-in-law (my.ob.) petition (with 
ob.) say, fervor) 
gf-na" amd: “Ha, nisiha! wijan’de méga", cag¢eé. (litean’gi¢di-gal” é 
was coming back, Oh! my child! my son-in- likewise, I return to Pity ye me, yourrela- said 
often, they say: law you. tion! 
ctéwa™ Waha ¢icige aka, “A*ha™! Gi-g& ha,” 4-bi etéwa”, ci pi uti"’-na™ 
notwith- Orphan the Yes! Come ! said, nevertheless, again anew beat often 
standing (sub.), they 
say 
bi ¢an'di, ci pf gud’ ig¢é¢é-na”-biama. Waha™‘e {b¢a*-qti-bi 3, 
they when, again anew beyond sent him thither often, they Making aspe- fully sated (ov sa- when 
say say. cial petition tiated) they say 
, . ite Ss 2 * , @ n 2 ' 
gaté¢a-biama. Ci igdgq¢a" ke’ ci éga™qtia” ama, ci waha™‘e té. Ci 
he killed him by letting Again his wife the again was just so, they say, again made aspecial pe- Again 
him fall, they say. (ig. ob.) tition, 
. , x se : = / Y 
Waha" ¢icige aka, “Atha”! Gi-gai ha, wa‘ujin’ga,” 4-bi ctéwa™, ci pi 
Orphan the Yes! Come ! old woman, said, neverthe- again auew 
(snub.), they say less, 
5 tA . 7 . . . , 
gud’ i¢é¢é-na”-biamd, ci gat’é¢a biamd. Iectinike enadqtci ucté ama. 
beyond sent her thither often, they again he killed her by letting Tetinike he alone was left they 
say, her fall, they say say. 
