720 THE ¢EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS, 
CANGE-SKA TO WIYAKOI*. 
January 27, 1879. 
Negiha, ca” winégi cti i’t’e ga” wijdha™ cti ite ga” awa” qpani 
Mother's atany my too isdead as my brother- too isdead as Tam poor 
brother, rate mother's to me in-law to me 
brother 
héga-maji. Cé cin’gajin’ga daxe ¢inké agija"be ka™b¢a. Awa" qpani 
Tam very. That child I made the one Isee my own I wish. Iam poor 
him who 
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3 héga-maji ga” ada” ta™warg¢a™ ¢i¢tia, negiha, awdja"be ka”b¢a. Kyi 
Tam very as there- nation your, mother's I see them I wish. And 
fore brother, 
waqi”ha ¢a® cuhf tédihi yi’, cin’gajin’ga wiwija u¢dkie ka". abe 
paper tke reaches when the time child my you talk please. I see him 
(ob.) you arrives, to 
ka" b¢a té inahi" yi, waqi“ha ia” ¢aki¢é ka"b¢éga". Ca” wagazua¢aki¢é 
I wish the he is if, paper you cause to be I hope. And you straighten it for me 
willing coming hither 
to me 
Cony . ae , , *n/ . . iS S 
6 yi, Mwi"¢ana i¢a¢dé te. Ki ¢é¢u nikaci’ga ¢i¢fja amd atii ha. Ki 
if, you tell me you will send And here people your the (pl. came : And 
hither. sub.) hither 
a ay Z . v wus Oee pics a 
a"wa™qpani éga" eddda® wi”aqte? cté iwin’gaxa-baji cag¢al. Ki’ fe ké 
I was poor 80 what even one we did not do for them they went And word the 
back to you. 
jlaji wégaxe cag¢a-biama. Ki é’di ca™ juga windqtei cub¢é ka” b¢a. Ta 
inferior made for they went back to And then atany body I alone I go to 1 wish. And 
us you, it is said. rate you 
ens / Se OIE! e Pe lev . avy G De / 
9 e‘a™ ma™ni” ca” nié ¢i¢il'ge yi, ca? uda"qti ma™ni” yi, wind‘a" ka" b¢a. 
how you walk atany you have no pain if, atany very good you walk if, I hear from I wish. 
rate rate you 
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Ca” ukit‘'é,i°taxay’ ama efa™i gé’ ctéwa™ ca” fe wagazu and‘a" ka™b¢a. 
And foreigners those whoareup how(pl.) soever their af- still word straight T hear it I wish. 
towards the head fairs may be 
of the river 
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Ca™ ta’ warg¢a™ ¢i¢ija-ma cti iicka™ e‘a” ma™¢i” yi, ca” e‘a™i g&’ ctéwa™ 
And nation those who are too deed how they walk if, atany how(pl.) soever their 
yours rate affairs may be 
12 ca” wagaztiqti and‘a® ka" b¢a. 
still very straight Ihearit I wish. 
NOTE. 
720, 11. e‘ati gé ctéwa® however their different affairs may be: gé shows that the 
affairs, ete., belong to different times or places. 
TRANSLATION. 
Mother’s brother, I am very poor on account of the deaths of my mother’s brother 
and my brother-in-law. I wish to see that one whom I made my child. I am very 
poor, therefore I wish to see your nation, O mother’s brother! And when the letter 
shall have reached you please talk to my child. Should he be willing for me to see 
him, as I desire, I hope that you will send mea letter. When you get the matter 
