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618 THE ¢EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
A DAKOTA STORY. 
ToLp By FRANK LA FLECHE. 
Pahan’gadi Caa” wit té amd yi’, i¢adi aka tha” é¢a"ba dahéaya 1 
fo) 
Formerly Dakota one died they when, his the his she too onthe lodge 
say father (sub.) mother hill 
. . , ae, 7. v / sf ig SUP: A) / “ Ia = 
giyixa-biama. Ki yi té matte sadég¢e gidxa-bi ega”, gaha ihégi¢a- 
made for their own, And lodge the within scaffold made for him, as(=hay-  onit they laid 
they say. iste they say ing), him, their 
ob.) own, 
biamdé. Ki cénujin’ga wi" yig¢a-bi ega”, i¢ddi ¢inké ag¢a¢i"-biama. 
they say. And young man one dwelt ina as (=hav- his the had his own, they say. 
lodge, they ing), father (st. ob.) 
say 
e . . oye” Gaseieate , & . sai eulp . 3 
Ki égi¢e Pe‘ige na”ba di alt-biama, ki ninf i” jug¢e g¢i'’-biama 
And atlength old man two there arrived there, and tobacco to with him sat, they say 
they say, use 
(=smoke) 
A ek oye as A abssy) é : : z 
wi" ¢inké. Ca” décte i¢a¢a. Egi¢e ¢é cénujin’ga i¢adi aka gd-biama: 
one the (st. Yet they talked first Atlength this young man his the said as follows, 
ob.). about one thing father — (sub.) they say 
then about another. 
“Kagéha, ¢ikige méga", wat’é ké’di macté wai” maanyiqa" anga¢e tal 
O friend, your friend likewise, the at the warm Trobe we cut it apart we go shall 
corpse (?)  (recl. for ourselves 
ob.) 
ha, viha té,” a-biamé. Ki cénujin’ga aké u¢f‘aga-bi ega”, “An‘kaji ha. 
tent the said he, they And young man the was unwilling, as, Not so 
skin (ob.), say. (sub.) they say 
Kga® géxa-bajfi-gi ha. Cénujin’ga ¢a‘éga™-qti té ha, e-na™ ctéctéwa’, 
So do not ye ! Young man [in a] very pitia- died 2 alone even if, 
ble [manner] 
uif‘a giya’¢ai éga", gi giydxe ihégi¢af ha. Canké¢ai-ga ha,” 4-biama. 
to mel- desired for as, lodge making for they laid their 3 Let the reel. ob. ! said he, they 
low or their own their own own. alone say. 
decay 
in (the 
tent) 
ae . . 5 . Y xf as a2 / , 
Ki ca™ i¢ddi aké, “T’é cti ¢icta” ke yi’, &'di igitda™ déctea™ tada*. 
And yet his the Dead too he lies finished if, there for his good perhaps will? 
father  (sub.), (sign of 
surprise 
or doubt). 
Wai” wa¢in’gai éga", wha té hébe méanyfqa™ anga™¢ai ha,” 4-biama. 
Robe we none as, tent the part we cut off for we wish : said, they 
skin ourselves say. 
Ki cenujinga aka, “ Wahu‘a’! u¢ihéqti ckat’onai Aha". Hin’daké! ¢é ete- 
fo) b] 
And young man the Really! to have your you wish 1 Let us see! go ye at 
(sub.), wish fully 
gratified 
