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7a0 THE ¢EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
TO INSPECTOR J. H. HAMMOND, FROM SEVERAL OMAHAS. 
June, 1879. 
Two Crows said:—Ga™, ji¢cha, ¢ati tée’di twidaba”-maji ha. Ki 
And elder brother, you when I did not know you 5 And 
came 
nikaci” ga ¢éama twa¢akié-ma wiwija-ma f¢ae ¢ag¢é té wi" ¢ai. Ki wisi¢e- 
person these those to whom you those who are you you the they have And Ithink of 
talked mine spoke went told me you 
back about it. 
na" ca™ca" hi. Ki maja” ¢é¢a™ a®¢a™niye etéga™i té bgtigagti udwa¢agina 
usu- always 2 And land this we live by Aaa (pl.) *the you told it tous 
ally means of it 
¢ag¢ai. Ki ci pi/qti éskana a™¢a™wacka™ etéga"l yi, wi" we¢éckaxat 
you started And again anew oh that we get strong by ought (pl.) if, one you make for us 
back. means of it 
ka™ at¢a”¢ai. Eskana, can’ge, kagéha, waka™b¢a ha. Wag¢ita"-ma jibaji, 
we hope. Ob that, horse, my cgend) I desire them 5 The working ones are inferior, 
nucidha, éga", wacka™-¢i‘a-na"i. Nikaci”ga uké¢i" can’ge é Aawaka-maji 
low in as, they are weak usn- Indian common horse it Ido not mean it 
stature, ally. 
< n/ re K Ls 
ha: wage can’ge, uma” ¢inka ¢ab¢i", diba-ma ceta™ a®wan’ga"¢ai. Eskana 
white es year three, those who are so far we Genes: them. Oh that 
man four 
udwa¢agika™ a i yiji, & wedgitda® etaf. Ugq¢ée’qtci éskana Iyiga¢ai 
you help us at if: that good fer us may. Very soon oh that. Grandfather 
¢inké fe angiyai na‘a™¢aki¢é ka” at¢a™ ¢ai. 
the one word our you cause him to we hope. 
who : hear 
Duba-ma'¢i” said: —Ji¢cha, a™ba¢é edada" wiya ta minke, ada™ 
O elder brother, to-day what I will ask a favor of you, sneer? 
ore 
wabig¢eze widaxu cu¢éa¢é. Madgadi ¢ati ha. Ki uwikie-maji éte-ma™ 
letter I have writ- I send it to Last winter you ¢ And I did not talk to I may, in 
ten to you you. came you the least 
hither 
¢a™ja, nikaci”ga ¢éama ikageawd¢é-ma u¢ikiai té, fe té u¢i¢ai té 
although, person these those whom I have for talked to the, word the toldabout the 
friends you you 
and‘a® té iuda*qti-ma™”, ji¢éha. IJ¢dniya té Iwi¢ana té, éb¢izé 
ITheard when I was very glad, O elder L live by will. You tell it to the, I take it 
brother. means of it me from him 
tédihi yi, Gdi-na™ ani”ya etéga. Ki wiya te, ehé té. Can’ge-ma 
by the when, then only L live apt. And Taska_ will, I said it. The horses 
time favor of (pl. ob.) 
you 
wiwija-ma wéb¢ihide-ma hahada™i, ki edada" skige agai té ¢utaqti 
those that are those by means of which are light. and what esos goes the very 
mine I continue at work straight 
a¢a-baji ¢a™ja, ca” awacka™ te, ehé ¢a", ga” awacka™ taminke. Ji*¢éha, 
they donot though, yet I make an will, I said in the so I will make an effort. O elder 
go effort past, brother, 
can’ge wige ejaf, ca” uma ¢inka ¢Ab¢i" diba, sita"-ma, éskana a™wan’- 
horse white their, te. year three four, those that are oh that we de- 
people five, 
gam¢at. Ki Tyiga™¢ai ¢inké ugq¢e'qti éskana ¢écepaha ka™b¢éga™. 
sire them. And ae grand- the very soon oh that you show it T hope. 
father (st. ob.) to him 
