272. PRAYER OF THE PROPHET TO HIS MASK.

1. [¢]a`andje qahasdsìgo ançèlini, cilì[n].

2. Hyininàleni, cilì[n].

3. Ayà[n]¢a[n] çocisyi`go¢olèl¢a, cilì[n].

4. Caï¢inilìl.

273. _Translation._--1. [¢]a`andje, at any time to you; qahasdsìgo, when

I spoke; ançèlini, always you made or did it, i.e., granted my request

or assisted me; cilì[n], my domestic animal, my pet. 2. Hyininàleni, you

were alive (once); cilì[n], my pet. 3. Ayà[n]¢a[n], be sure, take care;

ço¢a, negative; cisyi`go, that I die; ¢olèl, I desire, I beg (the

divided negative makes one word of the sentence). 4. Caï¢inilìl, watch

thou for me, or over me.

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