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674 THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
vé ha, Chya-ma™¢i" ijdje agi”. Nié a™¢in’gé-qti-ma”. Cupi “a¢é te¢a” 
dead. Cuka-ma¢i? his he had. Pain IT have none at all. T reach what I said in the 
name you past 
wagixe ewcb¢i‘a té aa" wa"¢ispéga", cupi-maji té. Géatega” cupi 
debt I fail for them the as I am kept back (or re- I may not reach you. In that man- IT reach 
strained) on account of it, ner you 
‘i4g¢é te¢a”, nid a®¢in’ge yi, cupt ta minke; ki wagixe té nié a"¢in’ge 
whatI promisedin pain Ihavenone if. I will reach you; and debt the pain Ihave none 
the past, 
S ryer is , e . , . . 3 TOC? 
yi, u¢thiagi¢ etéga’. Qéke ¢iha” wakégede iteatgtci gini. Nujinga 
i I cause it to be apt (or This (reel. your was sick, but just now she has Boy 
enough for me may). ob.) mother recovered. 
(to pay or can- 
cel it) 
y ys . 
izicpaawa¢é cin’ gajin’ga ¢ija ¢iha” wasi¢é- na™i. Ucka® e‘a™ ni” té 
IT have them for infant your your remembers usually. Deed how you the 
grandchildren mother them are 
. ~~ v Ca f oo 
wagaztiqti ana‘a® ka™b¢a, ada® edabe wabaxu cu¢éa¢é. Ki cin’gajin’ga 
very straight T hear it I wish, oer also letter Isendto you. And child 
ore 
¢ankicti nié ¢ingat yi, awana‘a" ka™b¢a. Ki ¢igdq¢a" ¢inké cti nié ¢ingaf 
the pl.ob.too pain havenone if, I hear of them I wish. And your wife theone too pain she has 
who none 
yi, and‘a" ka™b¢a. Ki wabiag¢eze tia” ¢aki¢é (ka®™ b¢a). I¢awipe éde, 
if, I hear it I wish. And letter you send hither T have waited but, 
to me for you 
wabig¢eze tia’ ¢aki¢aji. Cub¢é te, ecéd yi, wabag¢eze  ian’ki¢i-od. 
letter you have not sent Igotoyou will, you if, letter send to me. 
hither to me. say 
Gan’ yi Wa¢utada- ma i¢a- bi ai, ea” ucka® té awdna‘a" ka”b¢a. Kyi 
And then Oto the have itis they how deed the I hear of them I wish. And 
(pl. gone said say, 
sub.) (by re- 
quest) 
na-baji cka”na yi, fe wagazu and‘a" ka”b¢a. Ki né te yi, wagazu 
you do not you wish if, word straight T hear it I wish. And vou will if, straight 
go ‘go 
ana‘a" ka”b¢a. Can’ge wi" ani” améde a¢a‘i ka”b¢a. Edéce xi, 
T hear it I wish. Horse one youlhlave they say, you give I wish. You say if, 
but (or as) to me something 
cupi té minke. Wedaji wa¢d wika"b¢a-maji. Nize a uq¢e qtei 
I will reach you. _ Elsewhere you give I do not wish for you. You re- very soon 
them ceive it 
wabig¢eze i¢agé ka™b¢a. Ca” ta” wa"g¢a" ¢i¢ija nikagahi ama ie dida® 
letter you send I wish. And nation your chief the (pl. word what 
hither sub.) 
cté awana‘a® ka™b¢a. Ki a™ba¢é indada™ wi" ¢aka"i té u¢tiwindji’. 
ever I hear of them I wish. And to-day what you haveaidedme the I depend on you 
or it. 
Ga” edéce té wagaztqti ana‘a® ka™b¢a. 
And whatyou the very straight T hear it I wish. 
say 
Hau. Pan‘ka-ma eyacti fe yé wagazu and‘a® ka™b¢a. Pan’ka-ma 
The Ponkas there too word the straight T hear it I wish. The Ponkas 
nikagthi dé¢ab¢i" g¢i ama¢a” judwag¢e pi ama¢a”, fe dada® 
chief eight those who came back I with them those whom I reached, word what 
at¢a” wankiaf asi¢é-na" ca™ca™. Dada” ud¢tiwikié ¢ati té’di Pan’ka fe 
they spoke to me about I have always remembered. What Ispoke to you . you when Ponka word 
about came 
hither 
