MAQPIYA-QAGA AND OTHERS TO WIRUKRA® NINE. 649 
MAQPIYA-QAGA AND OTHERS, TO WIRUyRA® NINE. 1878. 
(jijin’ge a”ba waqtbe té’di t’é ha. (fand‘a" téga™ waqi™ha Ada® 
Your son day mysterious onthe dead : You hear it in order paper there- 
that fore 
cu¢éadé.  Wikage wét’ai ta” wa'g¢a" bgligaqti wé¢a-bajfi ha a. Nikaedhi 
I send it to My friend dead to us né Bion we are sad Chief 
you. 
ama. cti bguiga g o7 (a-bajii. (jijin’ge iktge amd wan’gi¢e wakéga-bajfi ha. 
the (pl. too are sad. Yourson his frie nd the (pl. all are ay sick 
smb.) sub.) 
Wawakega-bajii ha. (hijin’e ee eniqtei wakégai, té Niaci"ga ucktiida™, ki 
We have not been sick 5 Your son he only was sic Ste dead. Bente kind, and 
vé ha. Ki a™i” tan’gata. Edta™ atéigaxe taité a™¢a™ baha™bajii. 
dead “ And welive will. Tlow we do for you shall we do not know. 
Wikige ak& Kické aki can’ge wi" gi‘i ha, te ke’. Ki Uha"-jin’ ga, 
My friend the Kicke the hor 2 one gave a dead the And Se 
(sub.) (sub.) his (lg. 
own ob.). 
Gahfge-wadi¢inge, yebiha, ca" ¢ani‘a® téga® ga¢a" cu¢déanki¢al. 
Gahige-wada¢inge, yebaha, now you hear it in order the at ob. we send it to you. 
(or well) that 
Gahige-wadi¢inge igdq¢a™ ¢ag¢at te’di t’é ha. Ca” wabig¢eze ¢é¢a™ 
Gahige-wadat¢inge his wife you went when dead 4 And letter this ob. 
homeward 
euht wiutangaqti ei wi” i¢a-g on ha. A*¢ina‘a® anga™ ai. 
reaches just as soon as again one send qither ! We hear about we desire. 
you you 
NOTE. 
649, 5. a"ni® tafigata", so understood by the author; but it may be intended for 
atnirga (or amnija) taigata™. 
TRANSLATION. 
Your son diedon Sunday. I send you a letter that you may hear it. As we have 
lost my friend by death, all ef us in the nation are sad. All the chiefs, too, are sad. 
None of your son’s friends are sick. We have not been sick. Your son alone was 
sick and is dead. He wasa kind man and he isdead. And we will live. We do not 
know how we shall do (any thing) for you. My friend, Kicke, gave a horse on ac- 
count of the dead (man). Uha"jinga, Gahige-wada¢inge, ye-baha, Kicke, and IT send 
the letter to you. Gahige wada¢inge’s wife died after you started back. As soon as 
this letter reaches you send one hither. We desire to hear from you. 
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