MA“E-GAHI TO LOUIS ROY. 739 
MA™E-GAHI TO LOUIS ROY. 
May 24, 1879. 
Umaha-madi ag¢i. Uméha ¢éama wiji’¢e amd, winégi ama edabe, 
To the Omahas I have Omaha these my elder the (pl. my the (pl. also, 
returned. brothers sub.), mother’s sub.) 
brother 
1 . sO Oey; / O . anew oe eo 
a ¢éqti a” gir éga", i”uda™gti ma"b¢i”. Maja” pfiiji hégaji, tte ké 
very gently have me as, very good for T walk. Land very bad, cause the 
(or carefully) me of (coll. 
death ’) 
J ~ Is Fey eel, . . 
héga-ctéwa" ji, macté hégaji-na” ca”ca’. Wija”be ka™b¢a-qti_ ca” ca" 
far from being few, warm very ust- always. I see you T have a strong always 
ally desire 
ma*b¢i”. Wisf¢é-na* ca”ca™, Watt ¢i¢ija uckida™ ga”-ada™ awasi¢é-na® 
I walk. ITremember usu- always. Woman your kind as, there- Iremember usu- 
you ally fore them ally 
ea” ca". Himbé tida" ingdxe- na", da" awasi¢é-na™ma™. (Piddi wa¢até 
always. Moccasin good made for ust- there- Tam usually thinking about Your food 
me aliy, fore them. father 
ukét‘a® ¢a” u¢ide uhf juwig¢e, wa"da” udhi ha, ga”-ada™ wisi¢é-na"-ma™, 
heacquired the together I was with you in together Igrew . as, there- Tam usually thinking 
= (ob.) in work growing, up fore of you. 
Ede wija™ba-méji iteqi i¢dnahi® ma*bd¢i’. Edudna ea” ¢a-baji  té 
: | 
But I do not see you hard for I accept it I walk. Antoine not related to the 
me me 
. / . / , , v ~ / / eu / , y eee if; 
ékiga™ qtia”, dda" yf té ctéwa™, ya™ba-maji, ca” di ha. (bigaha" aka can’ge 
is just like it, there- lodge the even, I did not see it, I wascom- . Your the horse 
fore (ob.) ing back brother-in- (sub.) 
hither just law 
so 
ta” ¢if ta® ab¢i” di te af de, agisi¢é’-ctéewa*-maji, Ca™ ha™-ima”™ ¢i" 
the he the Tam bringing will he but, I did not think of it at all. Just walking by night 
(std. gave (std. it back hither said (as L 
an. it to was) 
an. 
ob) you ob.) 
di ha. Ugq¢e/qtei wijabe ta minke etéga". Dega™ wabaxu ¢a* nize x1, 
I . 
Very soon I will see you it is But (?) letter the you when, 
was probable. (ob.) receive 
coming it 
back 
5 : . . . ml v np — , : 
uq¢e’qtei waqi”ha gia” ¢aki¢é te. Edéce yi, cupi ta minke. Nt wata™zi 
very soon paper please be sending it What you if, I will reach you. Potato corn 
back to me. say 
4 
edabe udji édega® ceta™ ag¢f‘a. Ag¢icta yi, cupt etéga" ha. Hitbé éskana 12 
also Lhave but sofar Ihave not Ifinish when, I reach it is 6 Moceasin ob that 
planted finished mine you probable 
mine. 
. . (ee 1S , L 
¢igaq¢a® i¢a”anki¢al ka*b¢éga”. 
your wife she puts them by I hope, 
in order to save 
for me 
