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ha. Hi-bajfi-ega ha,” 4-bi ega”, o@¢céki¢d-biamé ha cénujin’ga aka. Gan’ yi 
Jil ? feed is) 7 yf 
Do not ye arrive ! said as arate him go homeward, . young man the. And then 
there they (=hav- they say (sub.). 
say ing), 
. , ne / . . 
cénujin’ga ama qi¢a a¢a-biama. Ki égi¢e i"eige na™ba aka ceta™-na™ qia¢ai 
young man the back to went, they say. And at old man two the still they rell 
(mv. the start- length (sub.) down 
sub.) ing place 
(=seatfold) 
¢an’di akf¢a ja” akima. Ki yan’ge ¢é ama yi aki¢a bayt Aid¢a-biama, 
at the both were lying, they And near at was young, when both with they had gone some- 
place say. hand (in they say robes over where, they 
time) their heads say, 
: / / i ~ Zaqae t 
waq¢i-bi ega™, ca” ca™¢ankéwa¢e ag¢a-biamda. Ag¢a-bi yi" ci étar¢i" 
they were as, yet he let them alone he went homeward, He went when again he first 
cowards, they they say. homeward, 
say they say 
° ApS | , sey , aa fas . re : , Ons Say) 
aki-biama yf té’di cénujin’ga ama Gan’yi yig¢ija-bi ega” ¢izte ja™”- 
reached home, lodge atthe young man the (my. And then washed himself, as stretched lay, 
they say (std. ob.) sub.). they say (=hav- out 
ing) 
biamaé. Ki igq¢a™ ¢inké ugikid-bi ega”, “Kgi¢e e¢ii yi’ f¢aqa te ha’. 
they say. And his wife the st. spoke to her, as Beware they when you lest 
one his own, they =hav- have laugh 
say ing), returned 
A oe ; 0 , Gea 2 RD 9 Lye fee 
Tqaji ga” ¢a wackan’-ga ha. A” ci" waq¢i gaski t’éawa¢a¢i” ha,” 4-biama. 
Not to desire make an effort ! Nearly being panting I killed them (ac- 5 said, they 
laugh scared cidentally) say. 
{1 made them die 
from exhaustion. } 
Ki e‘ge-ma g¢i-bi yi’ ja” gaxe ja™-biamd aki¢a. Ki ie‘ige aka 
And the a men returned when to feigning Jee lay, they both (i. e., And old men the 
home, they sleep say the man (coll. 
say and wife). sub.). 
‘ns 1s , teh c a 2 
wan'gi¢e ja"-baji’-qti ninf i" jukig¢e g¢i”-biama, fabaji’-qti cti. Cat’ qti 
all Jee sleeping at all to- us- with one they sat, they say, notspeaking too. Still, in- 
bacco ing another at all deed 
jav-baji, aba ama, wan’gi¢e. Ki ha”ega™tce yi cénujin’ga aka 
not sleeping, it was day, they all, And morning when young man the 
say, (sub.) 
diha™-bi yi’ Pe‘Age aké wan’ gi¢e gi’¢a-baji’-qti e¢i”akama. Iki ecnujin’ga 
arose from when old men the all very sorrowful were sitting, they And young man 
sleep, they (coll. say. 
say sub.) 
aka gi-biama: “(Qikage méga" wai” mA¢aqa" ¢ag¢fi g& wi” a™d-e ha. Wi 
the said as follows, ams eine robe youcutoff youhave the one givetome ! 
(sub.) they say: friends come back ts 
ob- 
jects) 
eti wai” a®¢in’gé-qti-ma™ ha,” a-biama. Ki i¢adi aka, Tena’! edi angahii 
too robe I age none at all C said he, they And his the Why! there we arrived 
say. father (sub.) there 
ga” ja a™¢ia angag¢il ha, weana"xi¢al éga®., A™¢i"-na" téawa¢a-ba¢ini ha,” 
though we failed we have we were attacked S.. Nearly we were killed (acci- 
come back dentally ?) 
f-biamé. “Tena’! éga® taté ub¢iage ga”, (Qé-bajfi-et ha’, ehé yi ca” 
said he, Why! so shall Iwas unw vill aes Go ye =e I_ when yet 
they say. ing saic 
a™¢and‘a"-baji onat ha. Ita" éde ¢axdgai té ha,” 4-biamé cdénujin’ga 
you did not hear me you : Now but you weep. the ¢ said, they say young man 
went past 
act (?) 
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