644 THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
MAQPIYA-QAGA TO CAKUQGU-(@AKITAWE. 
Wagi”ha gi¢a™ cu¢é. Ca” ga” wisi¢ai té waqi”ha cuhi-na" tated. 
Paper that (ob.) goes to At any rate ITremember the paper reach usu- shall. 
you. you (pl.) you ally 
r Dae2 : / / / w, 
Gata” adi Aja"i éda", eb¢éga", ci wind‘ai ka“ b¢a. Uma™ha"-ma ma” zéska 
Bythistime have ?(ina Ithinkthat, again I hear I wish. The Omahas money 
you (pl.) _ so- from you 
acted liloquy), 
9 
3 ¢iza-baji ca™ca™ i”ta". Pahan’ga gé‘di ma” zésk& ¢izé catca™i, éde i’ta™ 
donotreceive always now. Before at differ- money received always, but now 
ent times 
¢izd-baji, wa‘i-baji’qtia”i. Ada" ma™zéska ¢and té u¢thaji té, wa‘i-baji 
they donot get they do not giveit tous There- money you the you have will, they do not 
it; 9 at all. fore begged not your way give it to us 
about it 
ea”’ca" éga" u¢thaji ha. Wamuske ke ga” hégaji ab¢i” ehé ¢andi, ca” ca”. 
always 80 you do not. wheat the and not alittle Ihave Isaid inthe itcontinues. 
have your (2) past, 
desire 
6 Maja” ¢a" wamiske yangd uaji, wéga"ze e¢cbahiwi" na™ba ab¢i”. Eskana 
Land the wheat large LIsowed, measure hundred two T have. Lhope 
¢é¢u ni” eb¢éga” wamiuske t‘a™ yi, wa¢ate tfa” yi. Wata™zi ke’ eti hégayi 
here you I think that wheat abounds if, food abounds if. Corn the too nota 
are little 
ab¢i”. Wage ni eya ké hégaji ab¢i”. Wage waqta eqa ké b¢tiga ab¢i’. 
T have. White potato his the nota few I have. White fruit his the all I have. 
man man 
9 Ab¢i” gé’cte hégaji ab¢i’. Nikagahi-ma pahan’gadi weat’ab¢é Uma™ ha"-ma; 
Ihave thethings nota Ihave. The chiefs (pl. ob.) formerly Thated them The Omahas (pl. ob.); 
(what) soever few 
ki ita" nikaci"ga ama tda"qti ma¢i’i, ita" nikagahi-ma weiat’ab¢a-maji 
and now people the (pl. very good they walk, now the chiats (pl. ob.) I do not hate them 
sub.) 
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ha. Ca” kikui gaza™ ga" iida"qti ga” 6'di ma"b¢i™ ha. Nikagahi té é tida™ 
Atany calling among so(?) very good so(?) there I walk 5 Chief the it good 
rate to feasts 
12 égi¢e weat‘ab¢é ké égi¢e piiiji daxe te ha. Nikaci*ga ¢i” wi" waqpani i, 
behold I hate them the behold bad I may do c Person the one poor if, 
(mv.) 
nita" etéga™ ha, nikagdhi ama i¢in’gai ha. Nikaci"ga wi™ dada™ ga™ ¢ai, 
you Buen chief the (pl. said the aces ° Person one what _he desires, 
work sub.) going tome 
waqpani yi, uikan-ga, af ha nikagahi amd. Ada” nikaci"ga waqpani gin 
poor when, help him, said , chief the (pl. There- person poor the 
they sub.). fore (my. 
ob.) 
15 farcage i’ta™. Can’ge wab¢i" ¢anka ca" cénawa¢é, nikaci"ga waqpani 
pity him now. Horse Ihave the ones at are expended, person poor 
them that (ob.) length 
%) 
ctéwa™ awd‘i-na™-ma™. Ki ja"ma™ ¢i™ i” ¢anké endqtei uctai ha. Wija™be 
soeyver T used to give to them. And wagon ecar- the ones only theyre. . I see you 
ried that main 
