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626 THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
ag¢ai té. Ga? wait ¢anka wasi¢éqti g¢é té ga”, “ Minag¢a® ta minke,” 
started the And woman the (pl. thinking in- started the eae I take for a will I who, 
home (past _ ob.) tently of them back (past wife 
act). act) 
e¢éga" éga", oi/¢éqti g¢e te’. Ki pahan’ga maja” afi ¢an‘di akfi té, 
having heen Soot gli l started the And before land he was at the hear- the 
home (past approach: (land) rived (past 
act). ing again act), 
ji-ti¢iq¢ige ¢an’di. Egi¢e af wi? @dedi te amd. fi b¢tigaqti waha”-bi 
deserted de ie at the Atlength tent one was std. there, they say. Tents all removed, they 
site (land). say 
< ry qs : % 
yi, uw wirdaqtci & ‘dedi te amd. Edi ahi-bi yi, égi¢e yyébe te’ ctéwa™ 
when, tent just one was std. there, they say. There arrived, when, behold door-way the en 
they say ev 
man¢in'ka aji-bi ega” , i’ teaqtei waha™ a¢a-bi ké ama, yi ama ucté ama. 
earth having been puton just now migrating they had gone oftina thosein the the others 
it in small pieces, lg. line, they say, tents (sub.) (sub.). 
they say, 
Ci ujan’ge ké uhad agai té, ugdg¢a™ jan’ge wiuhe a¢af té. Kgi¢e nfaci™ ga 
Again cond the follow- went the road of the migrating following went the Atlength person 
(lg. ingit (past party closely (past 
ob.) act), after them act). 
na™ba dahadi g¢i” akama. E/di ahi-bi yi, égi¢e ¢¢ es: ¢inké i¢adi 
two on a hill were sitting, they There arrived, when, behold this the one his 
say. they say who father 
aka ihat’ aka céna"™ba akima. Ai-bi ega™, niyjinga iagikig¢a-bi ega”™, 
the his the those two were st., Having come, they boy having kissed their oe they 
(sub.) mother (sub.) they say. say, say, ; 
niaci” ga ¢inké fakig¢a-biama, i¢Adi aka cti, iha aka cti. “ Uda" hégaji 
man the one they kissed him, they his the too, his the too. Good very 
who say, father (sub.) mother (sub.) 
ckixe édega® ¢ayfedijudji,” 4-biamd. Niaci™ ga aké niyjinga ¢inké agi” agai 
you did put youinjured yourself, said, they say. Man ey boy unprone took away 
(sub. who 
té €bé ctéwa" ui¢a-bajii te’. Ki iyan’ge amd niyinga ¢inkd ¢ingé té'di 
when who soever he did not tell the And hissister_ the (pl. boy the one was miss- when 
it to (past sub.) who ing 
act), 
sn/ , 
fei¢a-baji té’di, téyi¢a-biama. Nujinga i¢adi ak&é gé-biama: “Ani” né 
they did not when, they killed themselves, Boy his the reat as follows, You took him 
find him, their they say. father (sub.) they say: away 
own 
tedi und eté yi tda®qti ckixe ¢a™ja, iyan’ge aka enaqtci ni ukfji éga™ 
c 
when you ought very good youdo though, his ater the him only man near as 
tell it (sub.) relation 
(brother) 
Ve latd f . is 79) 
téqigi¢al, ca” ugqpagé te ga” vé da” cté e¢égati éga" ga” téyi¢at yan'ge 
prized him, 80 lost the and dead _ perhaps they as so killed them- his Sees 
their own, thought selves 
aki¢a.” Gan'yi ¢¢ niaci”ga aka ga™ i¢ddi ¢inké ui¢ai té ¢é fe ké 
th 
both. And then Jhis man the atany his the (st. toldit the this spoken the 
(sub.) rate father ob.) tohim (past 
act) 
G ~/ aL = 4 / ~ 
b¢tiga, e‘a™ niaci’ga téai te’. “Ke, anga¢e tai. Ca” ha. Wanate te 
how man hekilled the Come, let us go. Enough . You eat shall 
(past 
act). 
ha,” ai té “ Mar¢i”i-ga. Cub¢é ta minke,” af té niaci”ga aka. Ga™ 
said the Walk ye. I will go to you, said the man the So 
he (past (past (sub.). 
act). act) 
