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singing and shaking a gourd rattle. At last he concluded his song, and then he cried. 
First one household and then another took up the wail, until all the villagers condoled 
with Ukiabi. The Ponkas have thought that there never was such an exhibition of 
grief as that shown when the venerable Ukiabi killed his son. 
UKIABI, THE SUITOR—A PONKA LEGEND. 
TOLD BY YELLOW BUFFALO. 
Ukfabi iTe‘Age aka nikaci”ga na™“ba wagaq¢a™ wa¢i" té ha’, nu. 
Ukiabi old man the person two servant he had them 
man. 
(sub.) 
. . O, . *n/ . , , . , a Lye ae 
Mi” i¢é yi, juwagte g¢i'-biama. Ga-biama, “ Kagcéha, wa‘t gatédi 
Sun went when, he with them sat, they say. He said as follows, O friend, woman in that 
(down) they say, tent (2) 
. SG Sea oy; / , = , . , v Fa, 
(wa¢ixajt) ¢inké ag¢a™ ka”b¢a,” wagaq¢a™ ¢anka tiwagi¢ai té& Ki, 3 
has not taken a the one T take her I wish, servant the ones he toldit to when. And, 
husband who for a wife who them 
~ e , 2 fe 2 fe , *. 
“H/di wit ¢akié né tai, akiwaqti, kag¢ha,” 4-biam&é Ukfabi aka. 
There you speak to her you will, both, O friend, said, they say Ukiabi the 
for me go (sub.). 
bie . , , . ices easier 
Tedgq¢a", wa‘tjinga aka, ga-biama, “I+, ag¢tihaqtia’,” 4-biama. “Minjinea 
His wife, old woman the said as follows, How do speak about said, they say. Girl 
(sub.), they say, absurd! something else! 
(fem.) 
udaqti ta” akadi aqta™ ¢iti taba,” 4-biama. 6 
very good have among how possi- they should ? said, they say. 
those who ble give one (pl.) 
to you 
7 “lq: ‘n/t iq ~ 1 Se . 
Hau. “Ké, @'di mar¢i“i-ga,” af té. Ga é'di add-biamé. jiaa 
7 Come, there walk ye, he the And there went, they say. To the 
said (past tent 
act). 
. , , an fee PAG , . 
ai-biamé akiwa. Nui aka (mi“jinga i¢ddi aké) gd-biama: “ Hat,” 
were coming both. Man the girl her father the said as follows, Ho! 
in this direc- (sub.) (sub.) they say: 
tion (sie), 
they say 
A-biamad. Nu ¢inké- ga", wa‘t ¢inkd- ga", wa¢aha™ i te akiwa. “Cin’eajin’oa 
ite) 
said, they say. Man uel both, woman usa and, they prayed to them both. Child 
ob.) ob.) 
fae , : is / , , *n/ . Y . 
¢é¢inke udaqti ¢atia"i. A™ba¢é nikaci”ga wi" g¢a” ga’ dai éga™, 
this st. one very good you have a This day person one to marry wishes “as, 
child. her 
¢igdg¢a” é¢a"ba angt¢ikié angati,” a-biama. Nu ¢inké faji amé. Wat 
your wife her too we speak to you we have said, they say. Man ‘thest. did not they Woman 
come, one speak _ say. 
ja . </ : 1 , , : = . , 
aka. fa-biama, uq¢é’qti, ‘“Hbé & niaci”ga g¢a” ga” ¢a ¢inké,” A biama. 12 
the spoke, they very svon, Who }? person tomarry wishes the one said, they say. 
(aub.) say, her who 
