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730 THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
NOTES. 
729, 5. yaxe-ni-¢ata™, a name of jeje-baje, or Buffalo Chips, one of the Ponkas 
arrested at Omaha Agency in March, 1879, by order of Commissioner Hayt. 
729, 6. Bu¢ite, the Ponka notation of the French pouliche, a she colt. This was 
the Ponka name of Charles Pepin’s elder brother, who died on the old Ponka reser- 
vation, in Dakota. His son by Rosalie Primeau ((/uza¢i) was John Pepin, a scholar 
of the author in 1872. 
TRANSLATION. 
Mother's brother, when I received your letter it made me very glad. Mother’s 
brother, my elder brother is alive; he has recovered from the sickness. I hope that 
you will fulfill all your promises. I was sad when you went away (in the past). But 
now Iam not so. For the Ponkas (who were here) are in great trouble; this very 
day the white soldiers came and took them away (to Omaha City). (The names of 
the arrested Ponkas are as follows:) Standing Bear, Crow Drinks Water, Buffalo 
Tracks, Prairie-chicken is Coming, Runs a Long time, Foolish Grizzly bear, and Horse 
with Yellow Hair. John Pepin did not go, as his mother, Rosalie, (now wife of the 
Omaha Silas Wood) took him. Mother’s brother, when I finish sowing wheat I may 
go to see the Otos. Throughout each day I hope that you may remain there (where 
you are). Persevere. I think that the soldiers will arrest you (if you return here). 
I wish to hear whether Smoke-maker, my mother’s brother, and my father’s sister are 
well. Icta¢abi went to the Otos to dance the pipe-dance. He has come home with 
twelve horses. 
MA®TCU-NAXBA TO WIYAKOF. 
April 3, 1879. 
Ca™, ya®ckAha, udgtacige cudéa¢é ti minke. Ki a®wa™qpani ehé 
b) 5) = D | 
And, sister’s son, T complain of Twill send to you. And I am poor I said 
my own 
uwib¢a-na"-ma™. Ki Heqdga-ma™¢i" ma¢adi ca” wada™be atti, ki 
T usually told you. And Walking Elk last winter at any to see us came, and 
rate 
awa" qpani ehé éga™, ca” ca" waqpani té cug¢é. Gan’yi Heqdga-ma' ¢i" 
Tam poor I said as, always poor the he went And Walking Elk 
back to you. 
ama anka™ta’l cag¢ai, qa"ckAha. Ki wiyicpa a”ba atan’yi a'’¢icke téda*, 
the (mv. tied me they went Osister’s son. And my grand- day when (fut.) hetoose me will? (in 
sub.) back to you, child soliloquy), 
eb¢éga™ andji” ca” ca" ti minke. Céna, ja"ckdha, fe udg¢acige cu¢éadé. 
I think it Istand always will I who. Enough, Osister’sson, word Icomplain of I send to you, 
my own 
Ahat. Caa™’-qti-méya ci té’di eddida™ fe u¢u¢ikiat G™te ana‘a™ 
T To the real Dakotas you when what word they spoke to if I hear it 
went you about 
