704. THE ¢EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
CANGE-SKA TO BATTISTE, THE PAWNEE INTERPRETER. 
Ca” cé nikaci’ga é¢é wijagti cu¢ai ha. Ki iéska ninké nikagdhi 
Now that person kins- myreal havegone . And  inter- you who chief* 
man to you preter are 
, le , Pury , 7 . v ip, ye ed 
céna"ba ¢a‘éwa¢ag¢e ka"b¢éga". Ca” maja” ¢a™ wéahide ¢a“ja, waqpéni 
shose two you pity them I hope. And land the distant though, poor 
only ob. 
éga" ¢ida”be cu¢ai. Nan’de giuda*qti wackixe ka”b¢a. Udwa¢aya™i 
as toseeyou have gone Heart very good you make I wish. You aid us 
to you. them 
ka" b¢a. Ki gate aji wi” uwib¢a. Uma'ha™ igan’ge aka eddda™ a™ ¢a 
I wish. And that an- one I tell you. Omaha his sister the what he aban- 
other (sub.) doned 
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¢é gé wi” giya™¢ai, Ada™ ¢i¢aha™ cu¢é¢ai ha. Wi" ¢a‘i yi, Uma™ha"-ma 
he the one wishes her there- toprayto shesendsto . One you if, the Omahas 
went (pl. own, tore you you give 
in ob.) her 
“nl? , . the r , . eae v v rae 
a¢i” wa¢aci tai. Ki Kucdca iha” é¢a"ba tiwagi¢a-gi ha. Ki e‘a™ 
lokeep you will employ And Kueaca his she too tell it to them ! And how 
it them. mother 
yicté, Kucdca waqi™ha wi” gian‘ki¢e té ha. Wagazu i"wi™¢a éi"te. 
even if, Kucaca paper one he will send back : Straight totellme whether. 
to me 
Ki eé nikaci”oa é¢é wiwija cuhi » ns efa™ cuhi éi"te awagina‘a™ 
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if, 
And that person kins- my reach how reach whether I hear about them, 
man you you my own 
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ka™b¢a. Wagqi™ha ia” ¢aki¢é ka™b¢a. 
I wish. Paper you send hither T wish. 
to me 
NOTES. 
704, 3. uawa¢aya"i, from iwaya". See uiya® and uwagiya" in the Dictionary. 
704, 4. Umatha®, 7. e., Sida ma™¢i", who died among the Pawnees. 
TRANSLATION. 
Now, those men, my near kinsmen, have gone to you. I hope that you, the interpre- 
ter, and chiefs will pity them. Though the land is distant, they have gone to see you 
because they are poor. I hope that you will treat them kindly and make them very 
glad. I wish yu to help us. And I will tell you about another matter. The sister 
of the Omaha (who died among the Pawnees) wishes to have one of the things which 
he left when he departed, therefore she sends to you to petition to you. If you give 
her one, please ask the (visiting) Omahas to keep it for her. Tell Kucaca and his 
mother. And Kucaca will please send back to me a letter, telling me how they are. 
Perhaps he will tell me correctly. And when_those Indians, my relations, reach you, 
I wish to hear about them, and how they reach you. I wish you to send me a letter. 
