624 THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
YANKTON STORY. 
TOLD BY GEORGE MILLER. 
Ga® Than‘kta"wi" ta” watg¢a" mdi"te, cénujin’ga wi” mi” i¢dpe-na™i 
And Yankton village those per- young man one human waited for regu- 
haps (?) female anun- larly 
seen one 
© , eens, / pT_sss yy : Obie Tb Pps chee O w 
té. Nikagahi ijjan’ge na™ba ukikiji té, wa¢ixa-baji te, nijingdé cti wi”  té, 
the Chief his two nearkin- the they didnot take the boy too one the 
(com- daughter dred = (past husbands (past (past 
pleted sign), sign), act), 
act). 
eee a . . hry . , , , = ty at . A 
3 jingd. Ki niaci”’ ga ¢é mi” i¢apa-bi ehé aka, ¢ wa‘ti ¢anké twakie ga™ ¢ai 
“ small. And man this that he waited for Isaid the he woman the(pl. totalkto desired 
a woman (sub.), ob.) them 
~ y “ , vi ye . ~, o . = Onc ° 
té, é wéapai té. Ha™ yi, ai tédiahfi té, yi-sa"¢é. i ndza té di ja™i 
the he waited for the Night when, tent atthe arrived the tent whitened. Tent rear atthe lay 
(past them (past (past 
act), act). act), 
o . ye y Ale , OC a . 
te. Ga" fe wana‘a™ ja™i t&é Egi¢e cémijin’ga aka aki¢a ukikie 
the And  speak- listening to lay the At length young woman the both talked 
(past ing them (past (sub.) together 
act). act). 
mais . a fo . , Ts oy , ony, . a 
6 Atidg¢a-biamda. Gé atidg¢a-biama: ‘Wihd, é’be nikaci’ga wi” Kagé 
began suddenly, they To say began suddenly, they Younger who person one Younger 
say. as fol- say: sister, brother 
lows (fem.) 
Wa" ta"-wéaki¢at yi, an’ea¢ixe taté,” 4-biama. ‘ Wuhu+!” e¢éga® ja™i té. 
causes him (for us, his sis- if, wetakehim for shall, said, they say. Oho! thinking helay the 
ters) toenrage the enemy, a husband (past 
etc. es act). 
. . . nS : 1 = rye : ° 
Ga" wé¢ig¢a™ gixe jai té. Ag¢d-bi ega”, éwa¢é-madi aki-bi ega™, hi"bé 
And plan making ‘he lay the Having gone back, to his kindred having returned, mocca- 
(past they say, (pL. ob., ete.) they say, sins 
act). 
. oe . . ¥ , a y kere - 
9 baté wacfi té. Ga™ gidxai té. daze i¢a"ba” yi, nujiiga uné afaf té, 
tosaw employed the So they didit the Evening asecond when, boy toseek went the 
them (past forhim (past time him (past 
act). act). act), 
indé ¢a™ fyidaha™jiwd¢e té’di. Ga™ nijinga ¢i" &dedi ¢i" ama, 4i-gaxe. 
face the can not be recognized by when. And boy the wasmy. there they playing. 
(part) one another (mv. ob.) say, 
Gan’yi i¢ai te. Gan’yi, “ Gi-gt hati, Kagé-i,” 4-bi ega” ga™ a¢i™ agai té. 
Andthen found the And then, Come ! Younger having said, so having he the 
him (past brother, they say him went (past 
act). (masc.) act). 
12 Ga” ha” té i¢dug¢e’qti ga” gif” a¢af té, yan’de a¢ijaqti. Ga” nuda” 
And night the throughout so carrying went the ground acrossby the And to war 
him on (past nearest way. 
his back act), 
