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708 THE ¢EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
Umaha amd edabe niin‘de ¢kiga”qtia”i ¢a”ja, e‘a” taté a%¢a™baha™ji. 
Omaha the (pl. also heart they a very similar though, what shall we two do not knowit. 
sub.) the mat- (be) 
ter 
. , . y / 
E uwib¢a cu¢éag¢ai. E‘a” ckaxai gé watete wi"Aqtei éga" uythai-ga. 
That Itell you I send to yon. How you do the _ at least this just one follow it for 
scattered one time yourselves. 
(in an. obj.) 
Kga" né eti ukit gi¢ajiwa¢a¢é-na™i. Beégi¢é’qti éde ca” ¢a‘é¢i¢e tedbe- 
So only too nation you have usually made them Atotalstranger but yet they pitied very 
[See note. ] sad. you 
na™i. Ké, i”teqi éga* céhe. Ci gaté uya”ha. Ci ga” uwib¢a cu¢éagai. 
usually. Come! hard for as ry Again that apart. Again so Itellyou I-send to you. 
me that. 
Ceta™ udgaca™ taté hfaji, itaxaja¢ica" ké Eq ke’ etéwa™ ca nin‘de 
That far I travel shall ithasnot towardsthe head _ the There the notwith- yet heart 
reached, ofthe river (lg. ob.). (ig.ob.) standing 
ké éga™ tait eb¢éga". Eqya ama fe ejyaf gé and‘a® ¢a™ja, écti fe 
f=) to) , 
the so shall I think. There the(pl. word their the I hear it thongh, they word 
(coll. ?) sub.) (pl. ob.) too 
uya” adiqtia” wi a¢i*heya¢ica™ ¢a™ja, “ Win'kéqtia”i Aha” eb¢éga™. Ata™ 
are altogether at one I towards me asI though, They have spoken ! (in so- I think. When 
side moye the full truth liloguy) 
éi¢apaha® yi’, waqi”ha wi” cuhi ete ha cf. Hat-ha! Waqi”ha wi” ingéxai 
til know about it (in paper one it may . again. Well! Paper one they make 
it future). reaches it for me 
you 
ee Tees -ii! oe ¢a‘ea™ ¢a¢é’qti ka"b¢éga™ té-na® ca™ ca™qti b¢i™. 
you pity me greatly I hoped usually Ireally continue. 
Cé pi té edéda® mi”-maji ha. Wagqi”ha b¢éyaqtci mi” ag¢i ha. Ki 
That I the what I did not wear : Paper (or calico) very thin Iwore Icame And 
reached as a robe asarobe back 
niaci”ga-ma ¢éé ha, ¢d‘ea”¢ai té igadi¢ai udarqti anga¢i¢i” éska™ b¢éga® 
the people said . they pitied me the agent very good we had you I thought that 
it 
¢a™cti. The ha, i¢act-a"¢a¢ éga® ha, ¢a“ja edada® té ni‘a éga® éga®™ Aha? 
formerly That you, my friend, ae F though what the you Sone: so ! (in so- 
(not now). is it have made ine what failedat what liloquy) 
asharoud 
eb¢éga" hi. Wag¢ack ud¢aket‘a™ yi’, tida™ i¢d ipaha” téite eb¢éga®. 
I think that - You try you acquire it if, good I know it might (in I think that. 
past) 
Wa¢acka” te¢a™ja, ni‘a téha, eb¢éga. Ki céama ca™-na® we¢éwacka™-na® 
You tried phon epian pon ABs I think. And those atanyrate(?) you make efforts for them 
the past, ailec 
Y 
ea™ca" ka™b¢éga™.  I¢adi¢ai ‘a qtia’¢igi¢égai ¢a™cti. Inddd tida® 
always T hope. Agent we repinipd seep our own, in the past. What good 
too highly 
we¢éckaxe té wiecté i¢dpaha™-maji ha (fa™ja eddda® wi” éwa™ té’cté 
you made forus the Iformy I do not know about = Though what one is causing the 
part it trouble 
, hae ° °u , eo ie . a 
éga™ aha™ eb¢éga". Ca™ fe ahigi’qti wii taté cté ci iteqi éga™ ha. 
s (in I think. Yet word verymany Igive shall even again hardfor  some- 
thought) you me what 
/ = / 2 Ne Ul 
Céna ga” ca” i¢de té, ga” ¢and‘a® t eb¢éga®, éga" ga” uwib¢a 
Enough so an any Ihave the, so youhearit will I think, so thus T tell you 
rate spoken 
i¢adi¢ai-a! Géatega™ edna, i¢ddi¢af-i! Gan’yi nfiaci”ea wi’ te o¢i¢a- 
t=) ’ > 
O agent! Thas enough, O agent! And then person one died yon have 
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