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630 THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
maja” wég¢i"wi" te’di waqpaniii ji amd. Tyiga"¢ai aké ujan’ge ida" wi am 
land sold their when they were not poor. Gr andfat her the road good one gave 
(sub.) me 
ha. I™¢agi¢a-maji, Ada" waqpdni. A™wa?’qpani Ada™ ki éskana Wakan‘da 
fs I have not found there- poor. Iam poor there- and _ oh that! God 
ee fore fore 
¢inké iin’ge ¢inké, a”ba e34 ké’ya d¢a"be pi ka” eb¢éga.. Ede 
the one his son the one day their to the in sight I I hope. jut 
who who, reach 
ugahanadaze kédi-na" ca™ca" b¢i". Eskana ¢éceta™, Mahi"-jan’ga-mice, 
darkness in it usually always Tam. Oh that! hence oer Oye (eneetar 
uga”ba ke’ga éskana pl ka” eb¢éga®. Iwit’¢aya™i yi, éska™ eb¢éga®, 
light to the oh that ; I hope. You help me if itmaybe I think that, 
Te ie 1 
cin’gajin’ga wiwija ni™y agai ka” eb¢éga®. Ukit‘e ¢éama Caa™ ami pf- 
child my alive £0 I hope. Nation or these Dakota the bad 
Foreigners (pl sub.) 
baji hégabaji yi, ca”, Mahi"-gan’ga-mace, edida® gé dhigiqti wa¢d4 
not a little when, still, O ye Americans, what thn agreatmany you give 
(=thing) pl. in. to them 
ob. 
waqpani-baji. Wi na*xide a®ska’qti, fe- ¢i¢fyai and‘a® minké.  Nietide 
they are not poor. I Ihave avery good hearing, word your (pl.) IT am hearing as I sit. Missouri R. 
¢é-kédi wage ahigiqti, waqpaniqti at’é ta minke. Niaci"ga-ma ticka® 
this by the white a great many, very poor Idie will I who. People the (pl. ob.) deed 
man ; 
piaiji ama wa¢akihidai yi, fe ¢i¢ijai and‘a" minké. Ugdhanadaze ké‘di 
bad the ones you attend to them if word your(pl.) Iam hearing as I sit. Darkness in the 
who 
ca™ca" b¢i’. Qéceta” éskana a*cta”be eg c¢tea”i éde. Waga™ze wi’ 
always Iam. By this time oh that you see me so (2) Se at but. Teacher one 
east 
Pan‘ka yfi ¢an’di naji” ha, ¢é¢u naji”. Wagqpani t’a” a®¢a™ baha™ waga" ze 
Ponka vil atthe stands : here stands. Poor there he knows about teacher 
lage is me 
ta". Eddda® i’teqi g&é waga™ze ta” na‘a™ taté. Ucka™ i’teqi gé 
the. What hard for the teacher the he hears shall. Deed hard for the 
std. me pl. in std. it me pl.in 
one. ob. one ob. 
baxtiaki¢é-na"- ma™ ti minke. Ki fe ké waga™ze ta” ¢éna‘a*i yi, 
T cause him to write T use will I who. And word the teacher the youhear when, 
usually std. from him 
win'ke éska™ enéga"i, geb¢éga", Mahi"-yan’ea-mace. I L¢é Adia"wa"¢ai-ma 
He speaks perhaps you think, I think that, O ye Americans! ose whom we have had 
truly for agents 
wigazu-baji. Ucka™ gé i”uda™i gé i¢d¢a-maéji hi. Niaci"ga-ma 
not meen (pl.). Deed the good for the I have not found . The persons (pl. ob). 
pl. in me pl. in 
ob. ob. 
waigazuqti-ma wi" ka“b¢a. Wagazti-ma wi" ti¢aki¢é yi, Mwin’ka'i y1, 
the very honest ones one I desire. The h nonert ones one yousendhim if, he helps me if, 
(pl. ob.) , tome 
i¢ani4ja té ha. Ki W adi ige qude ¢f, fe taté ana‘a" té éceta”-qti cgi¢e 
I may live by 5 And gray you he shall Iheard when fromthat really vit 
means of him speak it time on- hap 
ward ered 
wigazu jingdqtci. Wagazu té éga"na™ ka™b¢a. Uda" ha, ebééga" 
seaiene very small, Straight the so only T desire. Good . I think that. 
Gidiha ani™ya (¢)te aha", ada™ wé¢ihide sagigi- na® ka™b¢a. Ja ¢inan’ge 
In future Ilive may ! there- tool hard ones of only I desire. Wagon 
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