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672 THE ¢EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
MA*TCU-NA*BA TO BATTISTE DEROIN AND THE OTO CHIEFS. 
ucpdAha, wib¢aha". Weé¢ig¢a® Gaxe té éea®gti i¢éckaxe Wac¢utada 
] ) 3B ga q 
Grandchild, I pray to you. Decision Imake the just so you make it Oto 
it for me 
, ry: = , ye wee] *n/ Su / S 
nikagahi nankdce édabe wib¢aha™i. Nan‘de i”¢a-maji. A™ba i¢dug¢e 
chief ye who are also I pray to you (pl.). Heart lam sad. Day throughout 
axdge ca™ca™i éde, na"baé ja™ wind‘a"i té i’ ¢éqti-ma”. Wandg¢e a¢a‘i-ma 
I weep always but, two sleep Ihave heard the I am very glad. Domestic ani- theones which 
from you mal you gave tome 
: / die he ’ L nl hee Sree, 
wé¢ihide wédaxe ida" waka™b¢a-na"-ma™, éga™ wina éga™ a™¢a‘i té nan‘de 
tool Itreatthom there- I desire them only, as Thave ° as  youhave the heart 
as(orluse fore begged piven 
them for) of you to me 
. . S = : Oy, / CG) be Bs 
iuda*, ci wakéga té angini-méji-na"-ma™, Ada" cénujin’ga wahdchaji'qti 
good for again sick . the I have not yet recovered, there- young man very stout-hearted 
me, fore 
wi" ivte, Wanita-waqe ijin’ge, Tyuhdbi ijaje agi”. 
one of mine Lion his son, Iyuhabi “his he had. 
is dead, name 
H tha” méga® nié ¢i¢in’ge ¢andji” nan‘de i uda". Ki ¢ijan’ 
au. @Wiha™ méga" meé ¢i¢in’ge ¢anaji” nan’de 1 uda". Ki ¢ijan ge 
7 Your likewise pain youhave you stand heart good for And your sister 
mother none me. 
Uma™ha"™ ama ¢a‘é¢ai, wandg¢e duba ‘fi ha, ada™ ¢iyaha" wasxyig¢ita’ qti, 
Omaha the (pl. have pitied domestic ani- four have . there- your sister's works very hard for 
sub.) her, mal given fore husband himself, 
to her 
dda" nan‘de i’uda’ qti andji™. piuji wiwija udatgti anaji®. Céna cu¢éwiki¢d, 
there- heart very good for Istand. House- my very good I stand. Enough Ihave sent to you. 
fore me hold 
NOTES. 
672, 5. angini-maji-na"-ma*, used by a chief, really, wagini-bajii ha, we have not 
(yet) recovered. 
672, 8. ¢ijaha", Ckaqoe-yile, or Sam Allis, the brother of Deroin’s wife. 
TRANSLATION. 
My grandehild, I petition to you. I ask you and the Oto chiefs to do for me just 
according to the plan which I have made. I am sad at heart. Throughout the day I 
am ever crying, but I am delighted to hear from you after an interval of (only) two 
days. From time to time have I regarded the domestic animals which you have given 
me as helpful appliances in connection with my work, and so I have desired them. I 
have been glad on account of your giving me these things when I begged them of 
you. I (i. e., my people) have not yet recovered from the sickuess, therefore I have 
lost one of my most stout-hearted young men, Iyuhabi by name, the son of Lion. 
Tam glad because you and your mother continue well. The Omahas have pitied 
your sister, and have given her four domestic animals; therefore your wife’s brother 
works very hard for himself, and so I continue well pleased. The members of my 
household are doing very well. I have seut you enough. 
