ICTASANDA CUSTOM.
The following “nikie” or ancient custom of the Ictasanda gens was related by George Miller:
| Najiⁿ´ | daⁿ´ctĕaⁿ´ | ʞĭ, | naⁿ´pai | ʞĭ, | gaⁿ´ | Wakan´da-ma | nini´ | uji´ | wa‘i´i | tĕ. | Gaⁿ´ | nini´ | uji´ | wa‘i´i | tĕ´di | e´giȼaⁿ´i |
| Rain | perhaps | if | they fear seen danger | if | so | the Wakandas (pl. ob.) | tobacco | put in | they gave to them | the (past act) | and | tobacco | put in | they gave to them | when | they said to one |
| tĕ: | Ȼéȼu | waqpa´ȼiⁿ-qti | a´ȼiⁿhe´, | aⁿwaⁿ´waʇa´ȼicaⁿ | cte´ctewaⁿ | ȼiúde ti´gȼe | gáxai-gă, | ʇigaⁿ´ha. |
| the (past act) | Here | very poor | I who move | in what direction | soever | to become abandoned (suddenly) | make ye | O grandfather. |
[Transcriber’s note: the hyphen in “waqpa´ȼiⁿ-qti” was at the end of a line; the word may be “waqpa´ȼiⁿqti”.]
| Ĕ´dedi´ ȼa´ȼiⁿcé | (é) jaⁿmiⁿ´. | Ȼigȼíze-maⁿ´ȼiⁿ, | ĕ´dedí ȼáȼiⁿcé | (é) jaⁿmiⁿ´. | Ȼiaⁿ´ba-ti´gȼe, | ĕ´dedí ȼa´ȼiⁿcé. |
| You are mv. there | I suspect. | Walking Forked-lightning, | you are mv. there | I suspect. | Sheet-lightning flashes suddenly | you are mv. there |
| (é) jaⁿmiⁿ´. | Ȼiaⁿ´ba-gí-naⁿ, | ĕ´dedi´ ȼáȼiⁿcé | (é) jaⁿmiⁿ´. | Gáagigȼédaⁿ | ĕ´dedí ȼáȼiⁿcé | (é) jaⁿmiⁿ´. | Gaⁿ´ |
| I suspect. | Sheet-lightning is often returning hither. | you are mv. there | I suspect | (a name referring to passing thunder) | you are mv. there | I suspect. | And |
| gatégaⁿ | gáxa-bájĭ | ʞĭ´ctĕ | níaciⁿ´ga | ciⁿȼiqáde | ȼégaⁿ | najiⁿ´i, | maqpi´ | kĕʇáȼicaⁿ | xagé | najiⁿ´i. | Gaⁿ´ | Wakan´da |
| in that manner | he does not | if | man | (See Note.) | thus | stands, | cloud | toward the lg ob. | crying | stands. | And | Wakanda |
| amá | wégi[p]ahaⁿ´-bi, | aí. | Níkaciⁿ´ga | taⁿ´waⁿgȼaⁿ | wédajĭ | amá | aȼiⁿ´ | naⁿ´pai, | ijáje | gĕ´ |
| the pl. sub. | that they know about them, their own | they say. | Person | gens | elsewhere | the pl. sub. | to have it | they fear seen danger, | name | the pl. in. ob. |
| ctĕwaⁿ. | Águdi´ctĕ | níkaciⁿ´ga | amá | iȼa‘e´ȼĕ amá | Icta´sanda | úckaⁿ | eʇai´ | tĕ | e´gaⁿ | ga´xai. | Waaⁿ´ |
| even. | In some places (not specified) | person | the pl. sub. | those who have visions, etc. | Ictasanda | custom | their | the ob. | so | they do. | song |