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702 THE ¢EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
i"cfige-na" uctaf. I¢ae te¢a™ b¢f‘a taté eb¢éga. Uda" daxe béi‘a taté 
old man only are left. What you men- I aha surely I think that. Good Ido it  Ishall surely 
tioned formerly ‘ail fail 
eb¢éga®. Axiqib¢a niaci” ga finial éga" ukizagti atii, ada", ya"ckdéha, 
I think that. T hesitate on person scarce as not at home they  there- sister’s son, 
account of proba- at all have fore 
able failure come, 
¢indgtci ¢ikige méga*, i”uda® ckaxe- na™i Ada" awackatqti . taté. 
you only your friend ieee good f for you make usually  there- I mike a great ef- shall. 
it fore fort 
B¢f'a taté ¢a™ja ca” atga™ ¢acigaji-ga. (ikage méga", ca” b¢itagti ¢and‘a"i 
T shall fail though still donotspeak againstmeon Your friend fone still I failalto- — yon (pl.) 
account of it! gether hear it 
ctéctewa™ ¢d‘ean’gi¢di-ga. Ta” wa"g¢a™ waqpi¢i" te dhigi uwib¢a é& ha 
even if pity (ye) me! Nia'ion poor the much Ihave told that 
you is it 
béi‘a té. Ci wai™ té i’tfai ¢a” awd'i etéde a®¢in’ge ha Ma?’ zéska’ eti 
I fail the. And robe the Thad it the I should have I have none 6 Money too 
given to them, but 
b¢iza-maji. Ki nikaci"’ga-ma, qtawi¢at héga-maji. Dada® wi4- maji taté 
Ihave mot re- And the people, I love you (pl.) very much. What I shall not give to you 
cvivec 
i” ¢a-maji ha. Iwitab¢ai-maji. Ata” a®nijai té ceta” ean’ki¢ai ca®ca™ 
Iam sad I do not hate you (pl.). How long welive the solong we have each always 
ere a kin- 
dre 
taté. (Qi can’ge ta” ama gaza” ¢andji", Ada® wa¢iqpa¢i® ctéctéwa” ji 
shall. You those who have many among you stand, — there- you are poor not by any means 
horses fore 
ha. Ede wi, can’ge ¢ingdéidi’qti andji. Beéiga ¢uitatqti uwib¢a. 
But I just where there are no horses T stand. All- very straight I tell you. 
Nikagahi nankacé, wandce ¢i¢fia ¢ankd, nikagdhi ijin’ge nankacé, ci 
Ye who are chiefs, s ldier your they who chief ‘his son ye whoare, agan 
are, 
nikagahi ijan’ge-macé’ cti, awa" qpa¢i" éga" ca” ¢d‘ea™ ¢a¢ée te wib¢aha” 
chief yew ho are their too, Tam poor as still you pity me the Iprayto you 
daughters 
cu¢éage. A™wa™qpa¢i® té ca"ca’-qti-ma™, dda" ¢e-mda  nikaci®’ea-ma 
] ) : 
I send to you. Tam poor the I am continually, there- these the people 
fore 
. , yer / , ~ / / i = oF S / 
ti-ma i¢igaska™b¢e etéctéewa™ ca” wab¢i‘a taté eb¢éga". Wib¢aha™ té 
thosewho I amake the:exper- notwithstand- still I shall failin regard I think that. I pray to you the 
have come iment ing to them 
céna ha. Sindé-g¢ecki édedi géité u¢ikie te iwi'’¢ f¢a-ga. Wagi™ha 
enough . Spotted Tail whether they (in pl.) hasspo- the to tell ng send Paper 
are there . ken to you hither. 
eS < iy ~ *n/ los ~ , </ qs: ease, x 
¢a" b¢ize ha, ti¢a¢e. Mi”¢uma™ci waddtée hi te’di b¢ize ha. 
the Ihave A you have Noon meal arrived when I re- 
ob. received sent it there ceived 
it hither. it 
NOTES. 
701, 2. The idea is, “‘ You have appealed to me sv strongly that I can not retuse 
you, when you address me as your mother’s brother. Yet I do not see how I can do 
anything for you.” 
702, 4. a™¢a™tacigaji-ga, fr. i¢acige. Changed by W. to a™¢a¢aciiji-ga (fr. i¢aci), 
Do not talk against me because I give you no food! Amended by G. thus: A*¢a*¢aciiiji 
