744 THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
NAYZANDAJI TO JAMES O’KANE. 
June 24, 1879. 
Ca™, kag¢cha, a“ba¢é wisi¢é wawidaxu cu¢éa¢é, fe djubaqtei éga". 
And, my friend, to-day Iremember Iwritetoyou Isendtoyou, word very few. 
you about several 
things 
y : : lye Lege a Oe; . ent 
Ikageki¢é tida*qti a™¢i™ ¢a™cti, anyija™ba-baji yaci agi”. Ca” 
Regarding one very good we were formerly, we have not seen one a long we are. And 
another as friends : another time 
/ : : : 1 *n/ 1 : 
watdsi¢a¢a-baji’-qti-ja” ite, ca” a¢isi¢e-na” ar¢i”. Ca”  ¢ikage 
yon have not been thinking of us at all if, per- yet we think of usu- we are. And your friend 
haps, ; you ally 
) oI . , 1 "LZ , 
nin’de ¢a” gi ¢aji’-qti-na® ca™ca", xagé-na"™ ca™ca”. (hikage wait 
heart the very sad forhim usu- - always, he weeps usu- always. Your friend woman 
(ob.) ally ally 
eiwakéga git’e téga". Ca” éskana wabag¢eze nizé yi, e‘a” ma™ni™ ¢i"te 
sick forhim  hisdies is apt. And oh that letter youre- when, how you walk if 
ceive it 
ca” wind‘a® ka”b¢a. Ca™ ti¢ita® a¢dg¢ani” dite a™¢ina‘a® afiga™ ¢ai. 
atany I hear from I wish. And work you have your if we hear from we wish. 
Tate you own you 
Ca” Méjik a™patha, yAqtiha da’ cté, a¢i” dimte, i¢amaxe yi, iwi" ¢and 
And Messick elk hide, deer hide or, he has if, youask him when, you tell it to 
me 
ka*b¢éga™. Ca™ ydqtiha na™ba tida*qti ka™b¢a, ¢éni"wiY yi’, ia” ¢aki¢é 
I hope. And deer hide two very good I desire, you buy them if, you send them 
for me hither to me 
ka"b¢éga", uq¢é’gtci. Ci a™pa"ha wiraqtci etéctéwa" ka™b¢aqti. Ca™ 
I hope, very soon. Again elk hide just one even if I desire greatly. And 
e‘a” ma™b¢i” té a™¢a”cepaha™. Nid a*¢in’gé-qti-ma™ 
how I walk the you know me. Pain I have not at all. 
NOTES. 
Na®zandaji wasan Omaha. O’Kane’s residence was at Kearney Junction, Nebr. 
744, 3. Qikage, i. e., Pidaiga or Spafford Woodhull: see 656, note. 
744, 7. Mejik, 7. e., T. M. Messick, a white trader. 
TRANSLATION. 
My friend, I remember you to-day, and I write to you about various matters, send- 
ing you a very few words. We have been very good friends, though we have not 
seen each other for a long time. Even if you have not been thinking of us at all, we 
are usually thinking of you. Your friend is now very sad at all times; he is weeping 
continually. Your iriend’s wife is ill, and will probably die. I hope that when you 
receive the letter I may hear from you how you are getting along. If you have any 
work of your own, we wish to hear from you. When you ask Mr. Messick whether he 
has any elk or deer skins, I hope that you will tell me what he says. I desire two 
very good deer skins. If you buy them for me, I hope that you will send them to me 
very soon. I also desire at least one elk skin. Youknow how Lam doing. I am very 
well. 
