UNAJI-SKA TO GAHIGE. TOD 
WAJINGA-SABE TO BATTISTE DEROIN AND KE-yRESE. 
Ca” Wa¢utada ama maja” macté keya gaq¢a™ ¢é ga” ¢ai xi cté, 
And Oto the (pl. land warm to the migrate togo they wish  evenif, 
‘ sub.) (ob.) 
wit’ if¢a-gi. Ci ¢aji ga da-baji yi’ete, ¢tita® iwi" ¢ i¢a-ga. 
to tell me send Again not they donot wish evenif, straight to tell send 
hither. to go me hither. 
: NOTES. 
Wajitiga-sabé, Black Bird, is an Omaha, grandson of the celebrated chief of that 
name. Ke-yre5e, Spotted Turtle, is an Oto chief. . 
705, 2. ¢aji ga%¢a-baji is a mistake. It should be either ¢é ga" ¢a-baji, literally, 
they-do-not-wish to-go, or ¢a-bajl ga” ¢ai, literally, they-wish not-to-go. 
TRANSLATION. 
Send me word whether the Otos wish to migrate to the Indian Territory, or 
whether they do not wish to go. 
UNAJE-SKA TO GAHIGE. 
. v , = , y é / e OS . 
Ga” ag¢fi ha. Uméhamadi ag¢i éga" ¢a‘ea™ gai éga® in’ka"-na™i. 
Just Ihave si To the Omahas T have as they pity me ag they have asa 
returned returned condoled rule. 
with me 
Djs ¢inke’di ag¢i éga", edi andji® ha. Wa¢até uidargti b¢ate a” ¢eqtei 
Joe tohim who  Thave as there Istand C Food very good Ieatit very gently 
returned i 
. / , 1s , Pee . . 
a™¢i". Céama Caa™ ama at(-biama. Hiyafiga amédi ati-biama. Ceta™ 
he keeps Those Dakota the (pl. have come, it Winnebago tothe (pl.) have come, it So far 
me. sub.) is said. is said. 
waja” ba-maji. Gasani etéeté waja™be ta minke. Utig¢aqti-éga® ag¢f ha 
T have not seen them. Tomorrow or(some Iseethem will I who. I suffered greatly T have 
dav) there- come 
after 
an) er J , y al? a , ry , , 2 ey wr * v 
Ki can’ge-ma cti ujé¢ai éga", ceta” gacibe ag¢a-maji ha. Udwakié té 
And the horses too are tired as, so far outside I nee ay gone Italktothem the 
ac (act) 
ett ceta”-na® a®¢a’ b¢a™-ctéwa"-maji. Ca” ¢é¢u ag¢i te fepaha”™ tai-éga", 
too so far only Tam far from having enough of it. And here Ihave the you (pl. in order 
returned know it that (pl.), 
uwib¢a cu¢éa¢ai ha. Ca™ maja” ¢é¢u agdi té i”cté nyt i”uda™qti ga” 
And 
I teil you Tsend to 5 land here Ihave the merely to is very good for me 
you (pl.) returned breathe 
S, if, i. , ~ & (Ipc nf x ae 
ha. Ca® pahan’ga a®wa?da"bai gé éga" carca qt gf" ama ha. Ki 
= And before we saw them the (pl. sa continually are sitting = And 
in. ob.) 
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