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776 THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
NOTE. 
Unaji™’-ska and He-warji¢a, Ponkas, were at Yankton Agency. 
TRANSLATION. 
I think that my child shall die. I amin trouble. Isend to you (all) to beg some- 
thing from you. One Horn, I address you and your sister. Iam very poor. If you 
have a horse, I hope that you will promise to give it to me. I hope that you will do 
for me just according to my words. I petition to every one of you, including your 
sisters and your brothers-in-law. I am unable to go to you as I have desired. My 
largest daughter fainted yesterday, but she has revived. I am weeping constantly in 
my heart. She has a strong desire to see you, but she will surely die (as she reclines) 
without having her wish gratified. Send very soon to tell me whether my request can 
be granted. I write something to you and send it to you to day. 
NUDA®-AXA TO MISS JOCELYN. 
December 3; 1879. 
A” ba¢é usni'qti té’di indida® tia” ¢a¢af udnayi” éga", a®ctidéqti-ma™ 
To-day very cold when what you have sent I stand in it as, I am living very com- 
here to me fortably - 
ida” wib¢aha" cu¢déa¢ai, wa‘i-macé. Pi’qti, kagéha, ida" ingdxai-gi. 
there- I thank you T send at to you O ye women. Anew, O friends, good do ye for me. 
fore (pl.), 
Kagéha, Wakan’da ¢inké inddda™ uda™ keyd¢ica" ké at¢isa¢af, Adaz 
O friends, God the st. what good towards the the we turned, there. 
one (ob.) (ob.) fore 
wib¢aha”-na"-ma™. Wage amd ¢éama wag¢ita® ké waja™be. Wakan‘da 
I have been praying to you White the (pl. these do various the I have seen God 
regularly. people sub.) kinds of work them. 
ak& na"bé ¢icka™ waki¢at bpigadti waja” be, dada" égima™ ka"b¢éga”, 
the hand has caused them to I have seen there- I do that I hope, 
(sub.) move (rapidly) them, fore 
agina-na"-ma™. Cin’gajin’ga wiwija wa¢it ibaha™ ada" ci é ga¢inke 
Ibeg for my own usually. Child my to work knows it there: again it that (st. ob.) 
ore 
uya” adi uwib¢a cu¢éa¢ée. Weénandean’gi¢é-na”, ada™ é tida® éska"b¢éga*. 
apart I tell it to I send it to He causes me to feel full, usually, there- that good I think it may be. 
you you. as after eating fore 
Gata™adi égima™ tit eb¢éga", Ada® ayidaxe éga™ tdéite. A™ba dgudi 
Just about this Ido that may I think it, there- I do it a little for my- may. Day where 
time fore self 
etécté waqi"ha tia™¢aki¢é wika"b¢a. Inddda® ckaéxe ma*ni™-macé’, 
soever paper you send hither _I desire for you. What you do O ye who walk, 
to me 
gaza™adi uéhe ma"b¢i™. 
among them I ole I walk. 
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NOTE. 
Miss Jocelyn represented some ladies at the East who had sent clothing for the 
destitute Ponkas, who were encamped near Decatur, Nebr. 
