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Osage Traditions · James Owen Dorsey — chapter 14 of 17 · ~649 words · public domain

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51 | Há, | wí{~LATIN SMALL LETTER OPEN O~}in¢é! | Wa{~LATIN SMALL LETTER OPEN O~}á{~LATIN SMALL LETTER OPEN O~}e | *d*¢in' | e¢aú | á*d*intaú, | Tsiká!

| Ho | elder brother! | Osage | I am | indeed | he really said | O grandfather!

| Hañ'{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}a | anní{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED H~}k'acin'{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}a tatsé: | á*d*intaú, | Tsiká!

| Hañ'{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}a | we shall be people | he really said O grandfather!

| Ní{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED H~}k'acin'{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}a | {~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED T~}'u*d*a | si{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}¢á*d*e tsé: | á*d*intaú, | Tsiká!

| People | some | left a trail | he really said | O grandfather!

54 | Hañ'{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}a | utá¢an{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED T~}se tsí | i{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED H~}tá*d*e, | é | e¢aú: | á*d*intaú, | Tsiká!

| Hañ'{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}a | apart from the rest | lodge | theirs | that | indeed | he really said | O grandfather!

| Há, | ní{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED H~}k'acin'{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}a | {~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED T~}'ú*d*a | tsi' añká | á*d*intaú, | Tsiká!

| Ho | persons | some | have come | he really said | O grandfather!

| Tsí{~LATIN SMALL LETTER OPEN O~}u | Wátsetsi | i{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED T~}á*d*e | tsi' añká: | á*d*intaú, | Tsiká!

| Tsí{~LATIN SMALL LETTER OPEN O~}u | Wátsetsi | also | have come | he really said | O grandfather!

57 | Oiñ'{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}a | uwáqta | e¢é{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}i añká: | á*d*intaú, | Tsiká!

| Child | what is good for them | they decided (?) | he really said | O grandfather!

58 | Oiñ'{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}a | {~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}íwatañ'{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}a | man¢in tatsé, | e¢é{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}i añká: | á*d*intaú, | Tsiká!

| Child | being chiefs over them | they two shall walk | they decided (?) | he really said | O grandfather!

| Oiñ'{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}a | íts'e ¢iñ{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}é | man¢in tatsé, | e¢é{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}i añká: | á*d*intaú, | Tsiká!

| Child | without cause of death | they two shall walk | they decided (?) | he really said | O grandfather!

60 | Oiñ'{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}a | u{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}ístu | e'{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED T~}sí ¢iñ{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}cé tatsé: | á*d*intaú, | Tsiká!

| Child | assembly | there it shall be | he really said | O grandfather!

| Oiñ'{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}a | uní{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED H~}k'acn'{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}a | tá*d*e | ma{~LATIN SMALL LETTER OPEN O~}an' | u¢á{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}i{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED T~}se tatsé, | á*d*intaú, | Tsiká!

| Child | to become men in | in order that | land | you two shall seek you | he really said | O grandfather!

| Oiñ'{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}a | uní{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED H~}k'acn'{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}a | tá*d*e-{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED T~}an' | ma{~LATIN SMALL LETTER OPEN O~}an' | e{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED T~}si ¢iñkcé | {~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}áxe añká:

| Child | to become men in | in order that | land | it is there | they have made

| á*d*intaú, | Tsiká!

| he really said | O grandfather!

63 | Oá*d*e(22) | min'{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}a | ¢é-na | e'{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED T~}si | kan'ha | hí {~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}¢in añká: | á*d*intaú, | Tsiká!

| Beaver | female animal | the mv. an. obs. in the past | there | border | reached and was sitting | he really said | O grandfather!

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