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614 THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
“Wikdge aka Ukfabi aké,’ 
, hd , 
4-biama. 
NG, evidiha gig¢at- a! Am ¢imska 
My friend the Ukiabi the one said, they say. Fie! farther off enter ve your Almost (?) 
(sub.) referred own lodge 
to, (fem. imper.) ! 
, . , , Ano , , . / y *n/ 
niaci"ga éga" bada™. Cin’gajin’ga ¢é¢inké uda™qti at‘a” he. Niaci”ga 
person so ? Child this (st. ob.) very good T have 5 Human being 
her (fem.) 
Wakan’‘da 
watixe agiya"b¢a, 
wa¢ixé ctéwa™ agisga*b¢a- maji hé’.” Gar 
totakeas I wish her, my Mysterious to take as soever I do not wish her, my And 
her husband own, Power her husband own (fem.) 
. . SS . . . , . . 
ag¢a-biamd. Aki-biamd. Kgi¢e Ukiabi ieige aka ¢izt ja” akdma. 
started back, they Reached home, Meanwhile Ukiabi old man the stretched ~ was recl., they 
say. they say. (sub.) out say. 
, ~ *n/ Le r ° ° 
dha" ami. Man’g¢e g¢i”-biama. Ukikie ag¢a-biama wagdq¢a" ama. 
Arose from recl , Erect ~ sat, they say. Talking to- started back, they servant the (pl. 
they say. gether say sub.). 
“Kagéha, fe té piiji a. Wikage angud¢aji té,” 4-biama. Ama aka 
O friend, speech the bad ! My friend let us not tell him said, they say. Other the 
about it, one  (sub.) 
: Ne / ° *n/s 
ed-biama: Tena’! fgidaha” o¢i”i. Eaéta™ angti¢aji tada™.” 
said as follows, Why! knowing his he sits. Why we a not tell should ? 
they say: own about it 
Ga” aki-biama. 
“Hau, ¢ikage améga™ ¢ag¢i,” 
d-biama Uktabi i"e‘ige 
And they reached Ilo, yourfriend he like- you two said,theysay  Ukiabi old man 
: home, they say. wise have come 
back, 
aka. Iqaqa g¢i"-biama. “Angdg¢i, kagé-i,” 4-biama. “Ahati! eddda™ edai 
the Laughing he sat, they say. We face come Santee said, they say. Oho! what they 
(sub.). often back brother sail 
(mase.), something 
éi"te, ¢ikige méga", wagaztqti i"wi' ¢ai-gi,” 4-biama. Gat, ‘“ Kagcha, 
per- your friend itkewiset rh “correctly tell ye me, said, they say. And, O friend, 
haps, 
u¢f‘agai,” 4-biami. “Cin’gajin’ga ¢c¢inké a®t‘a”i ¢a™ja, nfaci’ ga wa¢ixe 
they are un- said, they say. Child this st.one wo have though, human being to take as 
‘willing, ’ her her husband 
A 
agiya"b¢a, Wakan’da wa¢ixé etéwa™ agtya"b¢a-maji he.  Giidiha 
I wish her, my Mysterious Power to take as soever I do not wish her, my 5 Further 
own, — her husband own (fem.) off 
gig¢ai-a he’, kagcha, ewéagat,” d-biama. Uwakia-biama Ukfabi ie‘ige 
enter ye your ! O friend, 
own lodge 
(fem. imper.) 
she aide sped ane 
(against you) 
to us what 
said (they say). He spoke to them Ukiabi old man 
precedes, 
aka. “ Cé¢a® hitqpd ¢a®, wA‘ujin’ga, i” 4 f¢a-ga” (4-biamd). Ikage dma 
the That (ev. plume the O old woman, hand mine to me said, they say. His other 
(sub.). ob.) (cv. ob.), friend one 
LS ~) , = 2 ~ se! , , gee se , 
¢inké indé ¢a" sabeki¢at te. Hinqpé ¢a" gaqpi ¢a® i té, maca® 
the (st. face the he blackened the Plume the crown the put the feather 
ob,) (part) for him (past (ev. of the (part) many (past 
act). ob.) head small act), 
ob. on 
for him 
5 g ie , Oe wF . y (ae Cee y 
A¢ahahdqti gidxai té. Ci dma ¢inké ci éga™ gaxai té. Uwakiat té. 
sticking toit here madefor the Again other the (st. again so did the He spoke tuo the 
and there him (past one ob.) (past, them (past 
act). act). act). 
eye w r1: . y eee, ° Gone Dey , ° 
péha wai™i té, wahi" ci’ ge. Maja” wi" dg¢adai té. “Maja” ga¢andi 
Buffalo wore as the robe with the hair Land one he men- the Land to that (place) 
hide robes (past outside. tioned it (est 
act), act). 
