A Battle between the Kansas and Cheyennes. Stephen Stubbs Gayó gasíⁿxci níkashiⁿga dodaⁿhaⁿga (stress) ephé miⁿkhé báⁿ yéyabe ao, … gayó and m127 gasíⁿxci in the morning m121 níkashiⁿga person m351 dodaⁿhaⁿga war captain m093 m158 ephé miⁿkhé whom I have mentioned m101 m005 m419 m169 m322 báⁿ yéyabe called to those in the distance m005 m004 m046 m004 m600 m049 ao : m031 And in the morning, the war captain whom I have mentioned called to those in the distance: … … "Wajúta wanághe yéya ta-ché ábe-daⁿ!" wajúta quadrupeds m522 wanághe ghost m530 yéya make go m592 m586 m007 ta-ché shall m485 m065 ábe they say m005 m004 m169 m049 -daⁿ indeed m085 … "'Tis said that you must cause the ghosts of the quadrupeds to depart!" Gayó shóⁿge blóga aláyiⁿ-alíbe ao níkashiⁿga. gayó and m127 shóⁿge horse m457 blóga all m055 aláyiⁿ-alíbe brought his back m009 m005 m004 m131 m000 m607 m010 m004 m285 m049 ao . m031 níkashiⁿga person m351 And all the men brought back their horses. Gayó áliⁿ-bá-daⁿ, shi wanáse aⁿgáyabe ao. gayó and m127 áliⁿ sat on m012 m005 m004 m286 (a)bá-daⁿ when m015 m085 shi again m442 wanáse to surround them m509 m004 m339 aⁿgáyabe we went m028 m010 m592 m049 ao . m031 And when they mounted them, they went to surround the buffaloes. Aⁿgáya-bá-daⁿ wéhije badó ágaha aⁿgáhibe níkashiⁿga blóga wanáse akhá. aⁿgáy(e) we went m028 m010 m592 (a)bá-daⁿ when m015 m085 wéhije far away m542 badó mountains m042 ágaha on m021 aⁿgáhibe we arrived m028 m010 m172 m049 níkashiⁿga persons m351 blóga all m055 wanáse akhá who were surrounding m509 m004 m339 m023 All of us who went to surround the herd arrived at a place far away on (or over) the mountains. Wajúta, cedóⁿga dóba yegáha watíⁿ akhá ao. Hao. wajúta quadrupeds m522 cedóⁿga buffalo m060 m097 dóba some m091 yegáha mv. in this direction m597 m145 watíⁿ akhá were visible m509 m667 m023 ao . m031 hao ¶ m164 Some buffaloes were in sight on our left, … Shi yegáha dóba watíⁿ akhá eyaó cé ébe ao. shi again m442 yegáha mv. in this direction m597 m145 dóba some m091 watíⁿ akhá were visible m509 m667 m023 eyaó indeed m101 m001 m031 cé ébe they were buffaloes m060 m004 m101 m049 ao . m031 … and others at another point on our left. Yegáha watíⁿ akhá oⁿmáⁿdaⁿbe shóⁿ-akhá wanáⁿgabe ao. yegáha mv. in this direction m597 m145 watíⁿ akhá those that were visible m509 m667 m023 oⁿmáⁿdaⁿbe we saw them m028 m509 m096 shóⁿ-akhá awhile m456 m024 wanáⁿgabe they ran on them m509 m004 m331 m049 ao . m031 Some were visible on our right. After we had looked awhile at those on our left, some of them ran over others. "Sho she-ába wajúta abá wanáⁿgabe ao. sho she-ába those in sight m453 m440 m016 wajúta quadrupeds m522 abá the (sub.) m016 wanáⁿgabe ran on them m509 m004 m331 m049 ao . m031 "Those yonder that you see ran over others. Níkashiⁿga ézhi ejí yiⁿkhé hóⁿble ao," ephé miⁿkhé ao. níkashiⁿga persons m351 ézhi other m101 m639 ejí yiⁿkhé are there m101 m235 m613 hóⁿble I suppose m155 m005 m052 m591 ao . m031 ephé miⁿkhé I said it m101 m005 m419 m169 m322 ao . m031 I think that other Indians are there," said I. "Égo é hóⁿble au. égo so m103 é that m101 hóⁿble I suppose m155 m005 m052 m591 ao . m031 "So I suppose," said another, Níkashiⁿga ézhi ejí yiⁿkhé-daⁿ, wanáⁿge-hnáⁿbe, wajúta abá." níkashiⁿga persons m351 ézhi other m101 m639 ejí yiⁿkhé were there m101 m235 m613 -daⁿ and m085 wanáⁿge-hnáⁿbe they ran on them m509 m004 m331 m179 m049 wajúta quadrupeds m522 abá the (sub.) m016 "The animals ran over the rest because other Indians are there." Shi ézhi, "Áⁿkazhi ao! Ógaghe yiⁿgé náⁿge abá skáⁿ e!" Hao. shi again m442 ézhi another m101 m639 áⁿkazhi not so m161 m639 ao . m031 ógaghe yiⁿgé without cause m374 m005 m005 m612 náⁿge abá they are running m004 m331 m015 skáⁿ perhaps m474 e that m101 hao ¶ m164 And a third man said, "Not so! Perhaps they are running without just cause." "Wajúta ógaghe yiⁿgé wanáⁿgabe che pízhi ao! wajúta quadrupeds m522 ógaghe yiⁿgé without cause m374 m005 m005 m612 wanáⁿgabe run on them m509 m004 m331 m049 che then m064 pízhi bad m005 m422 m639 ao . m031 "It is a bad thing for quadrupeds to be running over one another without cause! Yegáha aⁿgále tábe ao! yegáha here m597 m145 aⁿgále tábe let us go back m028 m010 m275 m485 m049 ao . m031 Let us return thither. Aⁿgála-bá-daⁿ, wáspe aⁿlíⁿ tábe ao! aⁿgál(e) we go back m028 m010 m275 (a)bá-daⁿ when m015 m085 wáspe still m511 m004 m004 m479 aⁿlíⁿ tábe let us sit m028 m286 m485 m049 ao . m031 Let us go back, and sit still. Aⁿgákitóⁿbe-hnaⁿ aⁿlíⁿ tábe ao!" aⁿgákitóⁿbe-hnaⁿ aⁿlíⁿ tábe let us sit and look closely at it for ourselves m028 m012 m005 m254 m484 m096 m179 m028 m286 m485 m049 ao . m031 Let us sit and examine the cause of this action for our own satisfaction," said one. Gayó yéaba áⁿkazhi ao. gayó and m127 yéaba these (mv. ones) m595 m016 áⁿkazhi not so m161 m639 ao . m031 And these quadrupeds in motion were not so (any longer). "Wéhije aⁿgáchibe ao. wéhije far away m542 aⁿgáchibe we have come m028 m010 m068 m049 ao . m031 "We have come far. Wajúta ts'eáⁿye tábe ógaghe yiⁿgé aⁿgáchibe ao. wajúta quadrupeds m522 ts'eáⁿye we kill m004 m506 m005 m028 m586 tábe in order m485 m049 ógaghe yiⁿgé without cause m374 m005 m005 m612 aⁿgáchibe have come m028 m010 m068 m049 ao . m031 In vain have we come to kill the quadrupeds. Yegáha yaⁿkhá aⁿgáye tábe ao! yegáha yaⁿkhá those on this side m597 m145 m582 aⁿgáye tábe let us go m028 m010 m592 m485 m049 ao . m031 Let us go to those on this side (on the right). Aⁿyúxe tabe ao!" aⁿyúxe tabe let us chase m028 m005 m627 m485 m049 ao . m031 Let us pursue them." Gayó éji aⁿgálabe ao. gayó and m127 éji there m101 m235 aⁿgálabe we returned m028 m010 m275 m049 ao . m031 And then we returned thither. Shóⁿgaliⁿ noⁿbá alábe ao, wajúta dóⁿbe. shóⁿgaliⁿ on horses m457 m012 m005 m004 m286 noⁿbá two m361 alábe went back m010 m004 m275 m049 ao . m031 wajúta quadrupeds m522 dóⁿbe to look at m005 m004 m096 Two were mounted, and they went back to look at the quadrupeds. Gayó aⁿgákhibe wajúta yaⁿkháji áshka zhíⁿga. gayó and m127 aⁿgákhibe we got back m028 m010 m252 m049 wajúta quadrupeds m522 yaⁿkháji to the m582 m235 áshka zhíⁿga a short distance m033 m641 And then we returned to a place that was but a short distance from that part of the herd. Gashóⁿ ce ébe ao. Hao. gashóⁿ then m118 ce buffaloes m060 ébe they are m101 m049 ao . m031 hao ¶ m164 And they were buffaloes. "Aⁿyúxe tábe ao! aⁿyúxe tábe let us chase m028 m005 m627 m485 m049 ao . m031 "Let us chase them! Aⁿyúxe tábe-chézhiⁿ ílahnaⁿbázhe hníⁿhe ao." aⁿyúxe tábe-ché we will chase m028 m005 m627 m485 m049 m066 -zhiⁿ though m640 ílahnaⁿbázhe you do not ___ (?) m000 m179 m049 m639 hníⁿhe be sure m183 ao . m031 Though we shall chase them, be sure that you do not ___!" Wajúta yéga wanáⁿgabe ao. wajúta quadrupeds m522 yéga here m597 wanáⁿgabe ran on them m509 m004 m331 m049 ao . m031 Here the quadrupeds ran over the rest… James Owen Dorsey writes, "This fragment of a story was obtained from Nika-guⁿya, Jan. 10 188 [sic, but probably 1883] as the author was about to remove to the Osage Agency. Owing to that removal, he was unable to obtain the rest of the account. But he secured a sketch of the fight from the narrator, who was the artist. Scene 1st. shows the surprise of the Kansas by the foe. The Kansas had camped at the forks of Gadadje jiñga and Nickube jiñga. Kibaqla-hu yata, who had a gun, and Nika-guⁿya was dismounted (?), his horse running after him. The two men fled till they met Wajiñga yali, who was mounted, and armed with a bow and arrows. Scene 2d. The three Kansas, on foot, turned and encountered the Cheyennes. Two of the latter fled, firing as they went. Two tried to flank the Kansas. Some of the Kansas tents are shown in this sketch. The two (A, B) at the top belong to men who had done no brave deeds. The first in (C) the middle row was the tent of a man who had fasted and held supernatural communication with an eagle that gave him some feathers. He had danced the pipe dance for some one once. At the base of this tent are seen two peace pipes on each side of the entrance. And at the back are a large turtle and a black bear. The second tent in (D) the middle row is that of a man who has danced the pipe dance at least three times. Buffalo tails are fastened to the tops of the triangular pieces forming the shelter of the smoke hole, feathers hang from the two shields a, and stars are above and on the base of the tent skins. Feathers, shields, and stars are on the back, in like manner. When one has danced the pipe dance twice, his tent can be decorated with two cornstalks at the front, one on each side of the entrance, and two more at the back. Fig. 1. in the third row belongs (E) to one who had not distinguished himself in any way. Fig. 2 in that (F) row belonged to one who had danced the pipe dance four times. Two Kansas were killed in the fight: Kawa-qudje of the Kaⁿzeqcti sub-gens; and Wahuñgaji, of the Wawecadje sub-gens. añgatcibe. This is a a singular use of the verb, "tci" (unless it be part of a speech). No one could doubt the propriety of using "añgahibe" here, from "hi," (in a mere description of what happened previously). ilahnaⁿ-baje hniⁿhe au, a puzzling phrase. The first word is probably the 2d. pl. of ilayaⁿ, judging from analogy; but the meaning of that verb is uncertain. The whole was a warning to those who were about to chase the herd." Although their order as described in his notes is not clear, Dorsey also includes the following three sketches made by his informant: fig8.jpg fig9.jpg fig10.jpg Continuing to emulate Rankin's transcription style, this was entered as the sixth text in March 2006. It was started anew for the ANA graded reader project in October 2008, using the new orthography and with no marking of morpheme boundaries. This was the first text entered for this project. -jtm