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Osage Traditions · James Owen Dorsey — chapter 13 of 17 · ~613 words · public domain

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| Máxe | ú{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}awin'xe | wé¢ún*d*a | e'{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED T~}si | antsi' na{~LATIN SMALL LETTER OPEN O~}in': | á*d*intaú, | Tsiká!

| Upper world | gyration | the second | there | they arrived and stood | he really said | O grandfather!

| E'{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED T~}si | anní{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED H~}k'acin{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}a-*d*á{~LATIN SMALL LETTER OPEN O~}i: | á*d*intaú, | Tsiká!

| There | we were not human beings | he really said | O grandfather!

| Máxe | ú{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}awin'xe | wé¢a*d*¢in | e'{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED T~}si | antsi' na{~LATIN SMALL LETTER OPEN O~}in': | á*d*intaú, | Tsiká!

| Upper world | gyration | the third | there | they arrived and stood | he really said | O grandfather!

42 | E'{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED T~}si | anní{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED H~}k'acin'{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}a-*d*á{~LATIN SMALL LETTER OPEN O~}i: | á*d*intaú, | Tsiká!

| There | we were not human beings | he really said | O grandfather!

| Máxe | ú{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}awin'xe | wé{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED T~}u*d*a | e'{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED T~}si | antsi' na{~LATIN SMALL LETTER OPEN O~}in': | á*d*intaú, | Tsiká!

| Upper world | gyration | the fourth | there | they arrived and stood | he really said | O grandfather!

| Oansan' | antsi' na{~LATIN SMALL LETTER OPEN O~}in': | á*d*intaú, | Tsiká!

| Sycamore | they came and stood (on) | he really said | O grandfather!

45 | Ma{~LATIN SMALL LETTER OPEN O~}an' | utañ'{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}a | ¢iñkcé | e'{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED T~}si | antsi' na{~LATIN SMALL LETTER OPEN O~}in': | á*d*intaú, | Tsiká!

| Harvest time | the | there | they arrived and stood | he really said | O grandfather!

| Há, | wísuñ{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}aé! | ní{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED H~}k'acin'{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}a | win' | si{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}¢á*d*e tsé: | á*d*intaú, | Tsiká!

| Ho | younger brother! | person | one | has left a trail | he really said | O grandfather!

| Há, | wí{~LATIN SMALL LETTER OPEN O~}in¢é! | ní{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED H~}k'acin'{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}a | si{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}¢á*d*e tsé: | éca*d*i'-na, | ní{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED H~}k'acin'{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}a

| Ho | elder brother! | person | has left a trail | you have said | person

|¢íakqá | á*d*intaú, | Tsiká!

| this is he | he really said | O grandfather!

48 | Há, | wí{~LATIN SMALL LETTER OPEN O~}in¢é!(21) | Hañ'{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}a | {~LATIN SMALL LETTER OPEN O~}iñ'{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}a | *d*¢in' | e¢aú | á*d*intaú, | Tsiká!

| Ho | elder brother! | Hañ'{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}a | young | I am | indeed | he really said | O grandfather!

| Há, | wísuñ{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}aé! | ní{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED H~}k'acin'{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}a | win' | si{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}¢á*d*e tsé: | á*d*intaú, | Tsiká!

| Ho | younger brother! | person | one | has left a trail | he really said | O grandfather!

| Há, | wí{~LATIN SMALL LETTER OPEN O~}in¢é! | ní{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED H~}k'acin'{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}a | si{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}¢á*d*e tsé: | éca*d*i'-na, | ní{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED H~}k'acin'{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}a

| Ho | elder brother! | person | has left a trail | you have said | person

|¢íakqá | á*d*intaú, | Tsiká!

| this is he | he really said | O grandfather!

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