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678 THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
¢é¢u ati-baji té’di maja” angtyai té éska™ a™¢a™¢ai ha. Ki Igfgam¢ai aka 
here had not when land our the perhaps we thought nd Grandfather the 
come 5 (sub.) 
maja™ ¢a™ wé¢i" wi" -bi ai éga*, we¢i" wi"ha; ki maja” ji"aqtci angugig¢actal 
land the thatitwassold he Ba it was sold 4 and land very small we have reserved of 
said our own 
ha, angig¢a¢i’i ha. Ci wage ama wé¢izai ga™ ¢ai ha, maja” wédaji ¢edwaki¢e 
. we fave our own . Again white the(pl. they take Fos wish . land elsewhere to send us 
man sub.) from us 
D/ hoy ha: rh 7 i 4 bati A n/ qa D/ jt Key ] I oh xx 1 rs 
ga™¢al ha: weteqi hega-baji. A™cte maja” ¢a" we¢izal teawa¢ai té 
they wish hard for not a little. Asif land the they take they killus’ the 
us (ob.) from us 
ékiga™qtia’i ha. Ki a®ni’ ga anga™¢ai dda" wabag¢eze ¢¢é widaxu ha. Ki 
it is just like it ; And welive we wish there letter this Iwriteto . And 
fore you 
nikaci™” ga uké¢i" ama piaji dha" eonéga*i ha, ada" wage angéxe ta-bi a™¢a™ 
Indian common the(pl. bad ! (in you think 2 there- white that we will act we say 
sub.) thought) fore man 
an oui¢i¢at ha. de té win’kéqti an’gui¢i¢ai ha. Ki waqe angdaxe té‘di 
we tell to you é Word the speaking the wetellit to you 5 And white we act when 
very truth man 
maja” ¢a" angag¢ad¢i” anga”¢ai hi. Ada® wage angdxe afiga™ ¢ai ha. 
land the we keep our own we wish 2 ahere: white we ae oa wish 
ore man 
(Ca™ edada" wéteqi ké zani’qti uwib¢a ka” b¢a ¢a™ja, b¢ita éga™ aba Aji 
And what hard for the all Itelltoyou I wish though, ‘I fail Sane day an- 
us what other 
yi ji, ci d‘uba uwib¢a té.) . . . . Kagéha, wage ama Mahi-yan’ga 
if, again some  Itellto yon will. My pane white she tol: _ American 
man sub.) 
ama nikaci”ga uké¢i" wada”be ama eddda®™ u¢i¢ai yi, tida" (wagazu) 
the (pl. Indian common those who have seen what they tell when, good straight 
sub.) them you 
u¢i¢a-na™i ha. Ki wada™ba-baji’qti ama, “ Nikaci™ ga uké¢i*-ma pibaji ama,” 
they usuaily tell . And. those who have not seen them at Indian those who are arebad itis 
you all common said 
é-na™i ha; ukikiai té ‘di, “Nikaci” ga uké¢i"-ma pibajiqti,” é ukikie-na™i ha. 
they usu- . they talk when, Indian common, those are very bad, that they usually talk 
ally say together who are together 
Ki, kagcha, éskana nin‘de ¢i¢ja ¢a™ ¢ag¢acibe ada” Wakan'da ¢inké 
And, my friend, oh that heart your the you open your and God the one 
(cy. ob.) own (in speech ?) who 
asi¢e é wa ai ha. Ca ha 
¢asi¢a¢é Ada® nikaci” ga uké¢i"-ma ¢a‘éawa¢a¢ai ka mga" ‘gai ha. Ca” ha? 
youremem- and those who = common Indians you have pity on us we hope 5 In fact night 
ber him 
gé a” ba ge’ cti, ylia*he-na™ ca*ca™ qti a™¢i7i ha. Kagéha, ci fe Aji wi™ 
the day the too, usually we fear always we are > My adh again word an-- one 
unseen danger other 
djibaqtci dixe ka”b¢a. Kagé, ie ci djtiba~ aji uwib¢a ti minke ha. 
avery few I make I wish. Friend, word again few different I tell to I will 
it you 
Wage wandce-ma i¢ddia*wa™ ¢é ta-bi, ecai ha. “Ede wanice-ma wia™ baha"i 
White thesoldiers (pl. that wearetohavethemfor you : Bat the soldiers (pl. we know them 
man ob.) agents (pl.) say ob.) 
ha. Wia™baha™i éga", na“a wa"pai ha. . A®*wai’ga"¢a-baji ha. Ca™ 
We know them as, we fear to see them r We do not want them c In fact 
nikaci” ga uké¢i® ama wan’ gi¢e’qti waga™ ¢a-baji wandce-ma. Ki nikaci’ga 
matey the (pl. all of them do ut: want them the solpiere (pl. And person 
sub.) ob.). 
