MA‘*TCU NA'BA TO BATTISTE DEROIN. 667 
MA*NTCU-NA*BA TO BATTISTE DEROIN. 
October 10, 1878. 
ickaddbi, nfkagahi nankaéce wan’gi¢e, nikaci” ga wija cu¢af, Cin’ga- 
Ickadabi, chief ye who are all, people my have gone Child 
to you. 
jin’ga wija cti cug¢af. Qida”be cug¢ai. Uma™ha" tida" wab¢i"-ma zanf 
my too has gone To see you have gone Omaha good those whom I all 
to you. to you. have 
eu¢af. Udatgti wit ké té ha, Heqaga-jin’ga, ga¢i"-gahige ijin’ge; ucté 
have Very good one the dead. Little Elk, Pawnee Chief his son; the 
gone to (veel. rest 
you. ob.) 
ama cu¢ai ha. Wa¢ikega-bi af té, and‘a® ca™ ¢ida™be ga” ¢ai éga™ cu¢al. 
the havegone . That yon had been they Iheard it yet to see you they wish as they 
(pl. to you sick said, have gone 
sub.) to you. 
Kagcéha, nikagathi nankdace, ¢a‘ean’gi¢di-ga. Cé-ma nikaci” ga udatqti 
Friend, chief ye who are, have pity on me. Those person very good 
giwaki¢ai- ga, ¢a‘é¢a¢e giwaki¢ai- ea, nan’de-giudaqti giwaki¢ai- ga. 
send ye them back you pity him send ye them back being very glad ~ send ye them back 
to me, to me, to me. 
Cénujin’ga wasisige ¢i¢ija-ma wag¢aha”i-ga! Nikagahi ijin’ge ¢inké 
Young man active | those who are pray ye to them, your Chief his son the (st. 
your own! an. ob.) 
Ahati-oa! Ki iéski nankdé, ¢icti, Badize isan’ga é¢a®ba, Wad¢utada 
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pray ye to him, And inter- ye who are, you, too, Battiste his younger he too, Oto 
your own! preter brother 
nikagahi fe tiwagika™i-ga, iésk’ nankiace. Uma™ha®™ ta” wa?g¢a™ naji” 
chief word help ye them, iuter- ye who are. Omaha nation stand 
preter 
nikaci”ga amd wasisige ataca™ cu¢ai. Eska™ ¢a‘ean’gi¢a-bada” ‘i¢al 
people the (pl. active exceed- have gone Oh that you have pity and (pL) they 
(sub.) ingly to you. on me prom 
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etéga’gti ingixa-ga. Uma™ha™ nikagahi wan’gi¢e ccénujin’ga ¢é ti-ma 
very apt make for me. Omaha chief all young man this those 
who have 
come 
téqiwagi¢e’qtiati. Le eddda" edaf yi, Uma™ha® nikagdhi éga"qti wagiyaxe- 
they prize them very Word = what what when, Omaha chief just so they usually do 
highly. they tor them 
say 
na” i, ¢é ti-ma niyjinga. Hau. Céna Wa¢utada nikagahi nankdce, wib¢a- 
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their these who boy. 7 Enough Oto chief ye who are, I have 
own, have come prayed to 
ha™i, kagéha. Hau. Ie té céna wib¢aha" cu¢déage. 
you my friends. 1 Word the enough I pray to you I send it to 
{pl.), you. 
