714 THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
MAXTCU-NA*SBA TO MATO-MAZA, A YANKTON. 
Ca™ ¢itiga" méga" wib¢aha® cu¢éa¢ée tai minké. Nikaci” ga ama ¢éama 
And your grand-  like- I pray to you I will send to you (pl.). Person the (pl. these 
father wise sub.) 
Heqika-mani d‘iba jiwag¢e ti-ma i wijaqti tii ha. Wadate dida® b¢até 
Walking Elk some — those with whom he house my own genae Food what Late 
came ither 
wa" da" judwag¢éga", wadate ¢acta” cug¢ai. Ca” udg¢acige tai minke. 
together “it having been with food finished eat- they went And I will complain of my own (tribe). 
them, ing it back to you. 
I” ¢a-maji udg¢a ta minke. Uma™ha™ ama ¢éama nfkagdéhi ama eénujin’ga 
Iam displeased I will tell of my own. Omahas the (pl. —_— these chief the (pl. young men 
sub.) sub.) 
ama edabe, “Ké, twa‘ii-gi,” ehé yi, wacta-baji a” ¢i"-na" ma¢i™i, dda® 
the (pl. also, Come, give ye foodto Isaid when, notsparing them havingme they walked, there- 
sub.) them, (articles of food) fore 
uma” ¢inka wi™ i™¢a-maji taté eb¢éga". Ca™ dda™ ¢éama Uma™ha™ ama 
season one T shall be displeased I think it. And peers these Omaha the (ol: 
ore sub.) 
inku naji”i. Bé¢a-maji-na"-ma”. ‘“A*wan'’kega,” ehé. Te a®wa™ha-maji 
inviting they stand. make it a rule not to go. T am sick, Tsay. Word Iam not followed 
me 
at¢a” wankégal. Heqdika-mani, ‘“Ma¢é diba waja™ba-maji taf,” é cag¢af. 
{ am sick on account of Walking Elk, Winter four T shall not see them, said went back 
to you. 
, PEG OR cae. 4 cony) reer , eres va u *n/ . y 
Céna ga” fu¢a cu¢éa¢é. Ga™ ¢iiga™ e¢i da” ctéa“i yi, waqi”ha itizé 
Enough atany news Isend to you. And yourgrand- has even if (2) when, paper together 
rate father returned 
cta™ be tat. 
you will see it. 
NOTES. 
Mato-maza, called Ma*teu-ma"zé by the Omahas, was the son-in-law of Wiyakoi". 
714, 5. wacta-baji a™¢i®-na" ma®¢i"i, They were unwilling (to spare the food to 
them) and they carried me along with them. The idea is, I could not when standing 
alone go against the voice of the majority. 
TRANSLATION. 
I will send to you and your wife’s father to petition to you. These Indians 
who came hither with Walking Elk entered my own house. When I had entertained 
them, sharing with them what kinds of food I had to eat, they returned to you. But 
I will complain of my own people. I will tell of my sorrow. When I said to these 
Omahas, the chiefs and young men, “Come, give food to them!” they refused to do 
it, and I could not act in opposition to them. Therefore I think that I shall be sad for 
a year. As the Omahas know my feelings, they continue inviting me to feasts. But 
I make it arule not to go. I say that I am sick. Iam sick because they have not 
heeded my words. When Walking Elk departed, he said, ‘I shall not see them for 
four years.” Ihave sent enough news to you. And whenever your wife’s father 
returns, please examine this letter together. 
