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664 THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
not finished threshing the wheat. When they finish it, we will come to you. Iam 
sad because you and we too are losing our people by sickness. When you receive this 
letter send me back one like it very soon. Ido not wish the Omahas and the letter 
to miss (or pass) one another on the way when the former goto you. I desire you 
to send word hither, saying, ‘Stop on the way and wait for a letter!” I refer to all 
the Omahas. I donot wish them to anticipate me in going to you. At some future 
day we (will) all go together to visit you. 
CKAJQE-YINE, A MISSOURI, TO BATTISTE DEROIN. 
Céjya_ niaci” ga a™¢ata¢e ¢inké wagazu and‘a" ka”b¢a: i"wi'¢ f¢a-ga. 
There person he who is jealous of me straight T hear I wish: to tell me send 
where hither. 
you are 
Ki cag¢é ka"b¢éde wagazuaji, 1 teqi ha. Gan’ yi wi" ¢ana ti¢age, wigazu 
And Igoback Iwish,but itis notstraight, itis hard And then youtelltome yousend Sania: 
to you for me hither, 
and‘a" ka™b¢a. (hé wabdg¢eze ¢a" nize yi, uq¢e’qtei Wi lan’ ki¢a-ga. 
I hear I ai: This letter the youre- when, very soon on send hither. 
(ob.) ceive it 
Cin’gajin’ga ¢i¢fja, Badize, wakéga té iwi" ¢a-gi: awdna‘a™ ka™b¢a. Ca 
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Chita your, Battiste, sick the tell to me: I hear of them I wish. And 
Uma™ha™-madi 1 uda’qti anaji. Kiku éduéhe-na?-ma”. A™ba witdéta® 
among the Omahas very good T stand. Cans I usually am a member. Day part 
to feasts 
té hi¢at te’di Uma™ha™ ama watcigaxe édudche-na"-ma™. Wahit¢aga 
the Saturday onthe Omaha the iul. dance I usually join. Pottawatomi 
sub.) 
Watutada amd ad¢ai dite and‘a® ka™bda. Ac¢dé-baji da?’ ctéa™i, ahi 
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Oto the (pl. went whether I hear it I wish. They did not for example, they 
sub.) or not go reached 
there 
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da™ ctéa™i, ana‘a" ka" b¢a. Edada™ edéce ti¢agé yi, cag¢é ti minke. Ca™ 
for example, I hear it I wish. What what you yousend when, Tg0 back I will. And 
say hither to you 
, ov} 5 S. . te S carte 
cag¢é ka™b¢éde i’teqi ha Téqi yi'cté, cag¢a-maéji téinke. Wagazu 
I go back I wish, but difficult - Difficult if, ie will not return to you. Straight 
to you for me 
iwi" ¢and ti¢a¢é ida" yi, cag¢é ta minke. Ji gud¢ica™ ¢ankA ¢ai 1, 
youtellittome yousend good if, T go back I will. Lodge beyond the ones went if, 
it hither to you who 
awana‘a” ka™b¢a, wagazu. Can’ge-ska (Wa¢utada nikagéhi) Pan‘kaja ¢é 
I hear about I wish, str Sait White. Horse Oto chief to the Ponkas to 
them go 
‘i¢e and‘a” ka™ b¢a, wagazu. Pan‘kaya ¢é ga™¢ai yi, wabig¢eze ian’ki¢d-ga. 
spoke LI hear it I wish, straight. Tothe Ponkas to me wishes if, letter send to me. 
of it £0 
NOTE. 
This letter was dictated in Omaha by Lion, acting as interpreter for Ckaqoe-yine, 
who spoke in Oto. Battiste Deroin married the sister of Ckajoe-yine. 
