656 THE (@EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
diba te¢a” nijinga ama gind‘a® ga ¢ai ¢éama. E‘a™ ckaxe té wagdxe té 
four in the boy the(pl. to hearof they wish these How youmake the debt the 
past sub.) theirown (the sub.). it 
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é dba icpacc¢al té I"wi’¢ i¢a-ga. Gan'yi ta’ ¢é ¢icta” te¢a™ duba ¢a® 
that some youhaverubbed the totellme send hither. Andthen tanning finished in the four the 
il out past 
« / ~ , 2 / / ya 4 = , / 7 , . 
3 wata”’¢é wa¢aci te¢a” efa™ ckaxe té ana‘a" ka™b¢a, wicti. Wagaztiqti 
to tan hides you hired in the how youmake the _ I hear it I wish, I too. Very straight 
them past it 
i"wi"¢ i¢a-ga. Cupi etéga® ca” i¢adi¢ai i’¢in’ginahi” tédihi yi, cupi 
to tell to send hither. I reach apt now agant willing for me, his in case that, Ivreach 
me you own you 
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ti minke. Céna wawidaxu cu¢éa¢ée ha. Ca” ugq¢é'qtei g¢ia® ¢aki¢e 
I will. Enough I write them to T send it to 5 And very soon you cause to have 
you you returned to me 
6 waqi™ ha. 
paper. 
NOTES. 
The writer, Pidaiga, belongs to the Omaha yeda-it‘aji sub-gens of the @atada gens. 
He and other Omahas owe Mr. Heron some money. They ask in this letter what he 
intends doing about the hides which they had tanned for him. Will he credit them 
for the hides, and so allow them to cancel part of their debt ? 
655, 4. yeha-nasage, to be distinguished from yaha-nuya, a green hide. 
TRANSLATION. 
My friend, I send you avery few words in writing. These young men with whom 
I visited you have thought from time to time of what they owe you, but so far they 
have utterly failed to pay their debt. And I am sad because they have given you 
nothing for a long time. 
These young men wish to hear about the four buffalo hides which you hired them 
to tan when we were with you. Send word hither whether you will cancel part of the 
debt with (this work on) them, and how you propose doing. And I, too, wish to hear 
how you will allow for the four hides which you hired them to tan. Send and tell me 
just how itis. Now, lam apt to reach your land, that is, if the agent is willing for me 
‘to go I will come to you. I have sent you enough in writing. You (will please) send 
a letter back very quickly. 
WAQPECA, AN OMAHA, TO TATANKA-MANI, A YANKTON. 
September 25, 1878. 
Wabigt¢eze wi" cu¢éwiki¢é. I" ¢a-maji héga-maji. Isan’ga wija t’¢ 
Letter one I send for you. Tam very sorrowful. His younger my dead 
$ brother 
ha, Ada® waqi”ha eu¢éa¢ée. Wagia"-ma”zé, wikage, uf¢a-ga. Pahan’gadi 
there- paper T send to you. Wagia"-ma"zé, my friend, tellit to him. Formerly 
fore 
9 wacta™be té iida"qti égaji ha. Can’ge cide wa¢a‘i-ma cté ¢ingai, é wa‘ti. 
yousawus the very good not so. Horse six the ones which even arewant- that are 
you gave us ing given 
away 
