774 THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
NOTE. 
qede-gahi wished Silas, who was a full Omaha, to return from the Ponkas in 
Dakota, and become the Omaha interpreter. gede-gahi was an Omaha chief. 
TRANSLATION. 
I have received this letter which you have sent me. I was very glad when I saw 
it. To-day all the people are talking about one subject, but notwithstanding I am 
doing very well here, when they talk about the matter it saddens me to think that I 
am sending you word about it when it can do no good on account of your absence. 
The white people. including the President and the agent, have said, ‘“ Make one of 
your own people your interpreter.” I have told you the substance of what they said. 
You say that you are prospering where you are, and you speak of not seeing me again, 
so I am sad. 
MI°yA‘E-JINGA TO KE-yREGE (CHARLES MOORE). 
December, 1879 
Ga® ¢é¢a" waqi”ha ¢a" ¢éama Uma™ha™ ama fe ¢i¢ija ub¢ édega”, 
And this paper the these Omaha the word your I have told them, 
(ey. ob.) (cv. ob.) (pl. sub.) but, 
ca” d‘iba iMjaki¢éga" ca¢é ta ama, dna‘a-baji. Ada™ ga¢a™ waqi™ha 
yet some as they have they will go to you, they have not There- that paper 
‘ doubted me obeyed. fore (ev. ob.) 
cu¢éad]é. Ki fe eddda™ edéce té ci pf ¢tita" and‘a™ ka™b¢a. Te wi” 
I send it to And word what what you the again anew straight I hear it I wish. Word one 
you. say 
¢é iwi'¢ana té pi wagazuanki¢e’qti f¢a-ga. ‘Naxide té a¢in’-ga,” 
this you told it to the anew making it very straight send it Inner ear the eep thou, 
me for me hither. 
ecé te¢a” é& awake. Ie té ana”b¢i. KE ¢tita™ and‘a® ka™b¢a. Edada™ 
what yousaid, that Imeanit. Word the I forget (Ido That correct I hear it I wish. What 
in the past not understand). 
fu¢a ¢ingé, ca™ ie ug¢iwikié-na"-ma” gé éskana ¢uta’qti im¢éckaxe 
news none, yet word Ihave been speaking to you the (pl. ob that very correctly you do for me 
regularly in. ob.) 
5 pines A ¥ oy 
ka"b¢éga". Te ¢i¢iga asi¢é-na™ ca™ca", i”uda™ gé. Gat nikaci™ga-ma 
I hope. Word your Ithink usu- always, good for the(pl. And the people (pl. ob.) 
of them ally me in. ob.). 
wacta”be ¢ag¢é ga” e‘a™ ¢ingé, idatqti naji”. Te ¢i¢fja dakihide andji’, 
you saw them youwent still whatis thereis very good stand. Word your Iattendtoit I stand, 
. back the matter none, 
é beige. Ca” ie wé¢ig¢a™ uda™qti wind‘a" ka*b¢éga™. Uq¢e'qti ci a¢tha 
it Ipursue And word decision very good I hear from I hope. Very soon again finally 
it. you 
waja” be ka™b¢a waqi™ha. 
I see them I wish paper. 
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