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616 THE ¢EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
aki-biama, Ukiabi g¢i” akadi jig¢e agi” aki-biamé. Ukiabi @e‘ige aki 
they reached Ukiabi  sattotheone who withher having they reached Ukiabi old man the 
there again, they (sub.) her there again, they (sub.) 
say. say. 
ikAge méga® ja™‘atha-biama (or ja™ ‘a"he-da™ ctéa”-biama). Wagaq¢a"-ma 
hisfriends likewise cum ea conctibuisse aiunt, cum ea forte conciibuisse aiunt. ‘The servants 
wi” ni ufjiki¢d-biamd, indé ¢a® b¢viga niyaki¢a-biama, wa'i ta™ Kdihi 
one water he caused to fill for her, face the whole made wet (for her), they woman the At that 
they say, part say, (std. ob.). time 
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giwaji®ska’-biama. Ukiai té, ‘“yat’si té waya” ani” te. U¢ithi-baji taité. 
she regained her senses, they Hespoke the  Plum-stone the gambling you will ‘They shall not win from 
say. toher (past (col. appliances have you, 
act). ob). (them) 
yree . , if gio = , . vp , a7 , v 7 
(lat dji yAci taté Wattyjingaqtci cf taté. Té wika™b¢a yi, ¢at’é te, 
Youdonot along shall Very old woman you shall To I wish for you if youdie will, 
die time (s.). aoe (s.). die 
there 
éde té wika"b¢a-maji. (fiha” fe piiji ingaxe. He ha, ticka™ té 
but  todie Ido not wish for you. Your word bad made for me. That ; deed the 
mother is it (ob). 
widaxe,” ai té. - 
I did to you, he the 
said (past 
act). 
aah , H , , - 
Hau. ‘Ké, ¢ag¢é te. Ugdhanaddze ca®™ té, jiaja ¢ag¢é tacé. 
q Come, you start will. Dark still when, tothe you start must. 
home tent home 
A™ba yan’ge ¢é yi ca”,” ad-biama. Wai ama ag¢a-biama. Ki 
Day near goes when allright said he, they say Woman the (mv. started home, they And 
sub.) say. 
Ukiabi ie‘age aka ct gdxa-biama. { éta™¢i® ag¢a-biama. 
ta} 5 L D5 
Ukiabi old man the prairie made, they say. Tent he first started home, they 
(sub) hen say. 
NOTES. 
613, 6. ¢i‘ii, perhaps the fem. of ¢i4. 
613, 8. a-i-biama, prob. intended for ahi-biama, judging from the preceding v., 
a¢a-biama. 
613, 8. akiwa, 7. e., both old men. 
613, 11. Nu ¢inke iaji ama, ete. A survival of “ mother-right.”. As Ukiabi had 
one wife, the mother of his sons, his seeking a young wife is a sign that polygamy 
was then practiced. 
TRANSLATION. 
Ukiabi the venerable man had two men as his servants. He sat with them one 
day at sunset and said, “O friends, I wish to marry the single woman who dwells 
yonder (describing her residence). Both of you will go and court her for me.” But 
Ukiabi’s wife said, “How absurd! Do speak about something else! Why should 
those who have pretty daughters give you one?” 
“Go thither,” said Ukiabi. So the men departed. They reached the lodge where 
the young woman dwelt, and thus presented their request to both of them: ‘You 
have a very preity daughter whom a man wishes to marry, so we have come to-day to 
speak to you about it.” The husband said nothing, but the wife spoke immediately, 
«Who is the man that wishes to marry her?” The two men replied, “Our friend, 
