Hōcąk Text — The Buffalo Dance

Hocąk Text — The Buffalo Dance - I

narrated by a member of the Bear Clan

Original Texts, Notebook 40: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |

The following are Greek letters and other symbols used as morpheme abbreviations in Radin's text. Their values mostly correspond to those given in Radin's notebook Winnebago II, #6, on the interstitial page between 107/108:

α	β	γ	ε	ɜ	λ	ρ
égi	éja	-ga	ésge	-šaną	žesge	anąga

υ	ψ	ω	·נ	X	շ	ƪ
-regi	hąké	žigé	nųnįge	wąkšig	-že, -še	-ižą

-	/	·/	·/, /	⨪	ᴖ̣	>
-ra	-ną	-kjé	-kjanèną	-nąk	-nįk	-ną

Stylistic Features

	hapaxlegomena: ąjᵉnągᵉrē, "away from"; hacá/haja, "to come or go"; hawa-ų̄ (hawa’ų̄) in the sense of "furthermore"; hi-įpįgē, "to live by (means of) something"; hįkuruxuruka, "to give offerings" (cf. hįkuruxuruk, "to get help, to obtain safety"); hirarucap, "together with" (cf. hirarucep, "to hold with"); jąkigoirowē (< jąkigo-hirowē), "one [who] goes around to invite"; jišugicgigi, "to go and cut"; hiruk’ú, "utiliity, use," inferred from hiruk’úna, "its use"; -hiwira, shortened form of -hįwahiwira, "our," used with kinship terms; hižą́nį̄k, "one"; hogiha/hugiha, "to be painted"; hoišō, "to be busy"; horacgára, "in imitation of"; hiruk’ųna, "its use" (cf. hik’ų, "to use" and [since this was used with respect to a plant] ru-, "to move towards the body by hand"); kišere, "to prepare"; tē’áwa’ų̄, "to be a further reason for something"; wagigā́, "feast (giver)"; wąkšig’į́, "to live" (cf. wąkšik’į́, wąkšígi, wąkšigo’į́, , wąkšígi’į); warukǭ́, "attendant"; wohǭná, "feast, food for boiling"; žegána, "to be all ready".
	rare words: hagakinak, "opposite" (cf. hagakikinak, "opposite one another"); haną́jᵉra , a unique construction of haną́c, perhaps best translated as "the sum of"; ho-inįge, "lightly, not seriously" (Marino), but here as ho-inįge pįgi, "it is not for you to say"; hok’ip’į́, "to last"; kere, "to own" (cf. Marion, kere, "to have"); nąjiwésge, "to be tempting" found only in Marino.; že used in the sense of "thus" ("in this way").
	heavier than average use of žesge, mežesge, težesge.
	neither éže nor wéže, "he said," is ever used.
	žigé, "again," often used as a flow particle, is very much underused (only 4 times).
	-giži and -gają are rarely used.

Translations in italics are derived from Paul Radin, The Winnebago Tribe (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1990 [1923]) 296-297, 299.

Tce	wagigara
Ce	wagigara
Buffalo	the Feast

Notebook 40:1
Hodjánañga	John	?	brother	?	first	owned	this	feast.
Hojánąga	John	?	brother	?	first	owned	this	feast.
Hojá and	John	?	brother	?	first	owned	this	feast.

tce	wohôⁿ[-]	wagígâra	heregíni[·/]	hiñkaruhokdjawi[/]	woré[-]	wagíxônuna	woninakê
"Ce	wohǭna	wagigāra	heregįnįkje,	hįkaruhokjawiną.	Woréna	wagíxōnuna	woninakē.
"Buffalo	[the kettles]	the feast	it is time,	let us get ready.	To work,	the attendants	let them go look.

hagá	hijaⁿ	hacdjagíji	higúâⁿna	hikuruho	djadjiga	a[⨪´][ɜ]	wiragekdjé[·/]
Hagá	hižą	hašjagiži,	'Higúą̄na	hikuruho,	jajiga	aną́kšaną,'	wiragekjéną
Third Born,	one	if you see,	'Now	get ready,	my father	he says,'	you may say to them.

xap’é	adjire[·/][/]	[ε]	wawánide[/]	[β]	hatcá[/]	hitcûⁿcgeha[-]	petc[-]
Xap’é	ajirekjaneną."	Ésge,	wawániteną.	Éja	hacáną,	"Hicųšgehara,	Pejᵉra
Soon	have them come."	So	he went to seek them.	[There]	he went,	"My nephew,	Fire

daéhiga*	djadjiga	wagigo	anank[ɜ]	tce	wohôⁿṇa	hagŭâⁿna	here[·/][/]
Taéhiga,	jajiga	wagigo,	anąkšaną.	Ce	wohǭna	higŭąna	herekjaneną,
Starter,	father	to give a feast,	he says.	Buffalo	Feast	[now]	it will be time,

* this word is followed by "(a name)".

						Notebook 40:2
a[⨪][ɜ]	woninárê	hagŭấⁿna	wore[-]	hik‘uruhoire[·/][/]	a[⨪´][ɜ]	[α]	xap’e[-]
anąkšaną.	Wonináre.	Higŭą̄́́na	worena	hikuruhoirekjaneną,	aną́kšaną.	Égi	xap’era
[he says.]	[They must hunt.]	[Now]	[work]	they must get ready,	[he says.]	[And]	[soon]

hikdjaina[⨪][ɜ]	wagik‘arahérê	worera	hirucdjaⁿnakdjawi	a[⨪][ɜ]	[ε]	nicgế
hikjainanąkšaną.	Wagikarahérē	worena	hirušjąnakjawi,	anąkšaną.	Ésge	nišgḗ
you must go there.	Go and ask helpers	the work	get ready with it,	he said.	[So]	also

yakarahokdjônêháwi[/]	xáp’e	a[⨪´][ɜ]	k‘aruhoroirê	xap’e	here[·/][/]	hodjia	é[/]
yakarahokjōnēháwiną,	xáp’e,"	aną́kšaną.	Karuhoroirē	xap’e	herekjaneną.	"Hojia,"	éną,
they will get ready,	soon,"	he said.	[They got ready]	[soon]	[they were.]	"Yes,"	he said,

higŭấⁿna	wagik‘arade[·/]ne[/]	hakikdjoniháwi[/]	hak‘iré[/]	hijaⁿ	hacd[j]agê	hîñgé[/]
"higŭą̄́́na	wagikaratekjaneną.	Hakikjoniháwiną.	Hakiréną.	Hižą,	"Hašjagē?"	hįgéną.
["Now]	I will go and ask.	"We will be there."	I returned.	[One,]	"Did you see me?"	he asked me.

hahaⁿaⁿ	hijaⁿ	ká[/]	hadjire[·/][շ]	aíre[/]	[α]	wawogírageracê	wagigấ[-]
"Hahąą,	hižą	káną.	Hajirekježe,"	aíreną.	"Égi	wawogíragerašē	wagigā́ra
"[Exclamation],	[someone]	I saw.	They will come,"	they said.	"[Then]	go and tell them	the feast givers

wohôⁿ[-´]	waniandjire[·/][/]	[ω]	wodakdé[/]	pejế[ɜ??]	wagigú[⨪][-]	wanagidaⁿ
wohǭná	waniąjrekjaną."	Žigé	wotakténą.	"Pežḗga	wagigúnągᵉra	wanagitą,
food for boiling	they must bring."	[Again]	he went to inform them.	"All them	that give feasts	I went and told them,

Notebook 40:3
hahi[/]	djadjiga	wagigo[-]	higŭaⁿna	herejê	egế	[ε]	wawogiragerarê	egê
hahiną.	Jajiga,	'Wagigora	higŭąna	hereže',	egḗ.	'Ésge,	wawogiragerarē,'	egē.
I went.	[Father,]	'A feast	it is time	[it is',]	[he said.]	'Therefore,	go and tell them,'	[he said.]

[ε]	honíñgidak	hadjiwi[/]	wohốⁿ[-]	xap’ehi*	djawarejukdjawi	egế
Ésge,	honįgitak	hajiwiną.	'Wohǭ́na	xap’ehi	jawarežukjawi,'	egḗ,
Therefore,	to tell you	I've come.	['Food for boiling]	[soon]	you must take them there,'	[he said,]

* hi added above the line with a caret.

waûⁿdjíⁿ[/]	xap’egiwiadjê	a[⨪´][ɜ]	ho	airé[/]	hap‘eha[⨪]wi[/]	higŭấⁿna
waŭjį́ną.	'Xap’egiwiajē,'	aną́kšaną.	'Ho,'	airéną,	'hapehanagᵉwiną.	Higŭą̄́́na
is why I came.	'You must hurry,'	he said.*	'Ho,'	they said,	'we are waiting for him.	Even now

* this should be, "it was said."

hagihakikônôgasañgwí[/]	hak‘irế[/]	djagu	aírejê	haginañkcê	airé[/]
hagihakikōnōgasągwiną.'	Hakirḗną.	'Jagu	aírežē?	Haginąkšē?'	airéną.
we have made ourselves prepared.'	I returned.	'What	they say?	They are ready?'	they said.

hanip‘e[⨪][շ]	airé[/]	ho	p‘iⁿ[/]	é[/]	[α]	warukốⁿna	hadjire[/]
'Hanipenąkše,'	airéną.	'Ho,	pįną,"'	éną.	Égi	warukǭ́na	hajireną.
'They are waiting for you,'	they said.	'Ho,	it is good,'	they said.	[Then]	the attendants	they arrived.

			Notebook 40:4
hodjia	woredjagéra	ûñkdjonawigi	higŭấⁿna	huñgiragwináⁿṇê	hodjá
'Hojia,	worejagéra	ųkjonawigi?'	Higŭą̄́na	hųgiragwią́rē.	'Hojá
['Alright,	tell us now	what one are we going to do?'	[Even now]	[they told us.]	['Even now]

djicugitcgigirawirê	hijaⁿ	naⁿṇudirawirê	[α]	jigijê	tci-omi[⨪][-]
jišugicgigirawirē,	hižą	nąnutirawirē.'	Égi	žigižē,	'Ci-ominągᵉra
go and cut,	[someone]	go and haul wood.'	[And]	[then again,]	'Where the lodge should stand

p‘i-ûⁿwiṇê	[ω][ƪ]	pedjok‘eré[-]	horucdjaⁿhiwirê	[ω]	hijaⁿ	neγᴇra	hirucdjaⁿwakiwirê
pi-ų̄wirē.	Žigižą	pejokeréra	hirušjąhiwirē.	Žigé	hižą	neǧᵉra	hirušjąwakiwirē.
prepare it.	[Someone]	the fireplace	get it ready.	[Again]	[someone]	kettles	get them ready.

[ω][ƪ]	hinûñgᴇnîñg[-]	wawogiragᴇrawirê	wohaⁿ	k‘icerere[·/]	[α]	[ω]
Žigižą	hinūgᵉnįgᵉra	wawogiragᵉrawirē	wohą	kišererekjeną.	Égi	žigé
[Someone]	girls	go tell them	[feast]	they may prepare.	And	again

neγorupấrog[-]	hirucdjaⁿhiwírê	wohôⁿṇa	waniandjiré[/]	djadjôⁿnañ[γ]	herenốguni
neǧorupā́rogᵉra	hirušjąhiwírē.'	Wohǭna	waniąjiréną.	"Jajǭnąga	herenṓguni
the drum	get it ready.'	[The kettle]	it was brought.	"When	it will be

		Notebook 40:5
hoicônáñk[ɜ]	haramihi haⁿpga	[ψ]	wajaⁿ	uní[ɜ]	[α]	haramiha haⁿp[γ]	here[·/][/]
hoišōną́kše?"	Haramihi Hąpga	hąké	wažą	uníže.	Égi	Haramihi Hąpga	herekjaneną,
they are busy?"	On Sunday	not	thing	they do.	[Then]	Sunday	it is time,

[α]	djañkigoirowê	rawírê	nañxi	hîñtcora	hitcûⁿcge	nérarê	sánîñk
égi	jąkigoirowē,	"Rawírē	Nąxi	Hį̄cora,	hicų̄šge,	nérarē	sánį̄k
and	one to go around to invite,	"Go	4th son	Green Hair,*	nephew,	you go	towards

* the translation also has "James Face."

k‘uhâⁿna	harararê	nicgê	hitcûⁿcgê	huntc’asanîñk‘ira	aṇdjᴇ[⨪]rê	wau[⨪]-úṇê
kuhą̄na	harararē	nišgē,	hicų̄šgē,	Hųcasanį̄kira	ąjᵉnągᵉrē	waunąk-úrē
below*	go	and you,	nephew,	(name one-sided armed bear)	away from timber	go away then

* "(timber)" is added.

kigorórowacê	petc daehira	waruγap	k‘ere[-]	wawowacê	ahumaⁿpága
kigorórowašē.	Pec Taehira	Waruǧap	kerera	wawowašē.	Ahumąpága
inviting feasters.	Fire Starter	Warbundle	owners	you may go to.	Strikes the Earth with His Wings*

* this was the name of the man who called himself "U. S. Grant".

xáp’e	djîñ[·/][/]	eamani-ahiadjê	jeeji	hidjané[⨪]a	djasgê	ho-ininîñge p‘iⁿgi	hu-ŭấⁿdjê
xáp’e	jį̄kjaneną.	Eamani-ahiajē,	žeeži	hijanénąka	jasgē,	ho-ininįge pįgi,	hu-ŭą̄́jē
soon	he must come.	Go walk by him,	[but]	the others	however,	it is not for you to say,	you may do

			Notebook 40:6*
jegá[/]	heré[/]	hirucdjákáⁿ[-]	djiré[/]	hirucdjá[/]	nañγi	hîntcó[-]
žegána	heréną.	Herušjáką́ra	jiréną.	Hirušjáną.	Nąǧi	Hīcóra
to be all ready	it is.	[The preparers]	[they have arrived.]	[They are prepared.]	[Fourth Son]	Green Hair

* at the top of the page is written: wagíha = also dried meat. At the center of the top of the page is the conjugation:

hogíha = paint
horagíha = you
wagíha = I

maⁿwarupurura	wap‘i-úⁿṇê	nûⁿbihi	k‘anâñgadjê	hirucdjaⁿwahirê	jegú[/]	wajaⁿ
mąwarupurura	wap’i-ų́nē	nų̄bihi."	K’anągajē	hirušjąwahirē	žegúną.	Wažą
the earthen mounds	fix them	in two places."	He put them	when he got them ready	it was all.	The instruments

wirok‘u[⨪]rê	hidjá	wajurê	hidja	waju-iré[/]	neγarupấ́rig[-]	hugihaírế[/]
wirokunagᵉrē,	hijá	wažurē,	hija	wažuiréną.	Neǧarupā́rigᵉra	hugihairḗną.
to use,	there	they were placed,	there	[they placed them.]	The drums	they were painted.

hijujugera	cgê	tcesindji[⨪]recgê	tcep‘á[⨪]recgê	hanáⁿdj[-]	wodjihawirê	jegûⁿ	hiré[/]
Hižužugᵉra	šgē	cesįjinągᵉrešgē	cep’ánągᵉrešgē	haną́jᵉra	wojihawirē,	žegų	hiréną.
The flutes	[and]	the buffalo tails also	buffalo head also	all	they placed them,	thus	it was.

kigoradjire[/]	ha-unaⁿ	p‘aga	djí[/]	agak‘inañgᴇ[υ´]	minañgi[·/][/]	hitcak‘arohiwira	kunuságᴇrega
Kigorajireną.*	Ha-uną.	Paga	jina	hagakinagᵉrégi	minąginąkjaneną.	Hicakarohiwira	Kunu Ságᵉrega
The feasters arrived.	[He made.]	[Striker]†	came	opposite	he'll sit.	The friend	First Son, Fleet One

* < kigora-hajire-ną.
† Radin translates this as "He who strikes with his wings." Clearly, Paga is short for the full name (being a front clip).

	Notebook 40:7
edja[-]	mi[⨪]gigiwirê	hûñgᴇnîntcahiwira	hagiré[/]	mi[⨪]îré[/]	[α]	wé[/]	Naⁿγi[-]
ejara	minągigiwirē.	Hų̄gᵉnį̄cahiwira	hagiréną.	Minąkīréną.	Égi	wéną	Nąǧira,
[there (...)]	they placed him.	Many chiefs	they came.	[They were seated.]	[Then]	[he said]	[4th Son,]

sak‘eré[-]	tce[-]	γob[-]	tci-óju	mi[⨪]ca[⨪]rê	waxop‘ini	hok‘iûⁿ	woroγi
"Sakeréra,	cera	ǧobᵉra	ci-óžu	minąkšanągᵉrē,	Waxopini	hok’i’ų̄	woroǧi
"Warbundle owners,	buffalo	blessed ones	[in the lodge]	who are seated,	Spirits	in imitation	commandments

wacîniwiṇa	[λ]	hirok‘íûⁿ	minañgicanañgirê	wa-inîñginaⁿbwira	nîñk‘uruhîⁿdjwi[/]	waxopininañkcîⁿ
wašīniwina	žesge	hirok’í’ų̄	minągišanągirē,	wa-inīginąbᵉwira,	nį̄kuruhį̄jᵉwiną.	Waxopininąkšį̄
your	[that]	in imitation	of the side (?) that you are seated,	I thank you,	[we greet you.]	In place of Spirits

mi[⨪]gica[⨪]ira	[X]oîⁿ	ṇogûⁿ	me[λ]	waxóp‘ini	p‘ewîⁿ	woroγi	wacîniwina
minągišanągira,	wąkšigoį̄	rogų	mežesge	waxópini	pewį̄́	woroǧi	wašīniwina
[that you are seated,]	life	longing for	[for this reason]	[Spirits]	thinking of	counsel	your

				Notebook 40:8*
de[λ]	wanîñgidu[-]	hîsdjani[/]	nîñgík‘aradjawi[/]	djanañgokik‘aradjᴇra	tcióju	micá[⨪]
težesge	wanį̄gitura,	hīsjanina	nį̄gikarajawiną.	Janągokikarajᵉra†	cióžu	mišą́nąk
thus	we greet them for you,	[with tears]	we plead to you.	All the relations	in the lodge	you sit

* at the top of the page is written: "tcexdjiⁿ = real Buffalo". Just below this is written, "ᴖ̣ niñk".
† < janą́ga-hokikarajᵉra.

haca[⨪]wirê	sak‘ere[-]	mi[⨪]	hintcgế[ᴖ̣] djônihawi[γ]	naⁿdjuñgidjaⁿwiaⁿdjê	djagu	ro-ágâⁿṇê
hašanągwirē	Sakerera	minąk	hįcgḗnįkjōnihawiga,	nąjųgijąwiąjē:	jagu	ro-ágą̄rē,
that you are	Warbundle owners	with seating	we're going to tire you,	mercy upon us:*	what	we long for,

* Winnebago Tribe, 344, has, "do not take it amiss."

[λ]	hiñpiwewîⁿwiaⁿdjê	[X]o-îⁿ	rogûⁿ	?(era-u)[⨪][ɜ] \|\|	[α]	[ψ]	ne	wajáⁿni*
žesge	hįpiwewį̄wiąjē	wąkšigo’į̄	rogų̄	?era-unąkšaną.	Égi	hąké	ne	wažą́ni
thus	we thank you in connection with	[life]	[to desire]	it.	[And]	[not]	I	[something]

* this word is followed by an odd angled curved line.

neagûⁿz[ρ´]	[λ]	wa-uṇi[⨪´][ɜ]	[α]	c’agwaha[-]	hijaⁿ	haⁿde[γ]	hodj[ρ´]
neagų̄zánąga	žesge	wa-uniną́kšaną.	Égi	š‘agwahara,	hižą	hątega,	"Hojánąga"
I did not obtain*	thus	doing.	[And]	my ancestor,	the one	that dreamed,	"Hojánąga"

* Winnebago Tribe, 344, has, "I did not originate."

higaíre[շ]	[α]	hitcok‘éwahiína*	waruxawac’agê	naⁿdjodjaiⁿṇe[շ]	[α]	nîñkdjốñgᴇnîñk
higaíreže.	Égi	hicok’éwániwina	Waruxawaš’agē†	nąjojaįneže.	Égi	nįkjǭ́gᵉnīk
he was called.	[And]	our grandfather	Buffalo	they blessed him.	[And]	child

* sic – this appears to be a mistranscription.
† < wa-, "it, them, something"; ruxawa, "to chase after"; š’ak, "ancestor"; and -ge, a suffix denoting a type of thing — "The Ancestral Kind after whom We Chase."

				Notebook 40:9*
hanire[γ]	enaⁿdjodjaⁿ[շ]	[α]	me[λ]	naⁿdjodjaíⁿṇejê	xawiⁿhu[ƪ]	naⁿdjirodjaiṇe[շ]	[α]
hanirega,	enąjojąže.†	Égi	mežesge	nąjojaį́neže.	Xawįhužą	nąjirojaireže.	Égi
when he was,	he blessed him.	And	[in this way]	they blessed him.	A plant	they blessed him.	[And]

* near the top of the page is written, "–grass, weed Petc" (?).
† < e-nąjoją-že.

[X]oîⁿ	hirasa	naⁿdjirodjaiⁿṇe[շ]	[α]	[ω]	wonaγírê	hirará	naⁿdjirodjaíⁿṇe[շ]	[α]
wąkšigoį̄	hirasa	nąjirojaįneže.	Égi	žigé	wonaǧirē	hirará	nąjirojaįreže.	Égi
[with life]	also	[he was blessed].	[And]	[again]	[war]	[also]	[he was blessed.]	And

me[λ]	naⁿbiruγatc	de[λ]	hirok‘ip‘unu[շ]	maⁿṇegûⁿs	woroγí
mežesge	nąbiruǧac	težesge	hirokipunuže.	Mąnegų̄s	woroǧí
[this]	material for offering	[in this fashion]	he asked to be remembered.	Last forever	[rite]

dêế	[λ]	anihekdjônihe[շ]	me[λ]	naⁿdjirodjaiⁿṇe[շ]	x‘awiⁿhudjaⁿṇe	maⁿṇegûⁿs
teé	žesge	anihekjōniheže.*	Mežesge	nąjirojaįreže.	Xąwįhująne	mąnegų̄s
[this]	thus	it would be.	[For this reason]	[they blessed him.]	[The plant]	[as long as the earth lasts]

* the initial /h/ has been dropped from sandhi.

hiruk‘úna	hok‘ipíⁿ[շ]	de[λ]	woragᴇra	nañxgúnaⁿ	[α]	dani-ógiju[-]	[α]	wohốⁿṇa
hiruk’úna	hok’ip’į́že.	Težesge	woragᵉra	nąxgúną.	Égi	tani-ógižura	egi	wohǭ́na,
its use	it would last.	[In this fashion]	[the story]	I learned.	[And]	[tobacco offering]	[and]	[the feast,]

				Notebook 40:10
maⁿcúdje	daníṇa	hirarutcap‘	nahi[-]	ruxadj[-]	dêê	here[շ]	de[λ]	irok‘ip‘unu[շ]
mąšúje,	tanira	hirarucap	nahira	ruxajᵉra	tēē	hereže.	Težesge	irokipunuže.†
feathers,	tobacco	together with	his	[what was spread out]*	[this]	[it was].	[In this fashion]	[he asked the Creator to do something.]

* on the supposition that ruxac < ruǧac, "to spread something out".
† for hirokípųnų́, "to ask the Creator to do something, to ask the Creator for someone to be well" (Helmbrecht-Lehmann). The /h/ has been dropped from external sandhi.

me[λ]	hodj[ρ]	higaíre[շ]	[α]	dee	c’ag	hara	wocgáⁿ	woroγí	naⁿdjodjaⁿnaira
Mežesge	Hojanąga	higaíreže.	Égi	tee	š‘ag	hara	wošgą́	woroǧí	nąjojąnaira.
[This]	Hojanąga	he was told.	[And]	[this]	ancestor	my	[way of life]	councils	he was blessed with.

hir[o]p‘ûnuṇegê	hirok‘arap‘unugêdjêni	wañkcik*	hi-iⁿp‘iⁿgê	de[λ]
Hiropūnuregē,	hirokarapunugejenį,	wąkšik	hi-įpįgē	težesge
He was spoken to for,	also spoke to them about this offering,	[man]	to live by it	this

* before this word, [X]o-i has been lined out.

[X]o-i	hiro-ak‘igîuⁿwigêdjêni	de[λ]	k‘idjireniciwirê	[α]	hiṇagidjiwi[-]
wąkšigo’į	hiro-akigīųwigējēni,	težesge	kijirenišiwirē,	égi	hiragijiwira,
life	we long for ourselves,	[this]	we ask you to help us,	[and]	that you have care for us,

wa-înîñginaⁿpwigê	[α]	wagíxônuṇa	wohốⁿṇa	djadjaⁿ	hirucdjaⁿwahire[γ]	[α]	worúdj[-]
wa-īnīginąbᵉwigē.	Égi	wagíxōnuna	wohǭ́na	jają	hirušjąwahirega,	égi	worújᵉra
we thank you.	[And]	the attendants	the boilings	whenever	[when] they get them ready,	then	to eat

	Notebook 40:11
jeji	wañgigirekdjôni[-]hawi[>]	[α]	warutcốⁿṇa	[α]	naⁿp	daxuxuk‘inañgᴇ[·נ]
žeži	wągigirekjōnirahawiną.	Égi	warucǭ́na	égi	nąp	taxuxukinągᵉnųnįge
the time	for us to do it.	[Then]	our servants	[here]	hands	they are burning themselves, but

[α]	[X]o-iⁿ	rogûⁿ*	wa-únañkadjaⁿ	hicge	[X]’îⁿ	ṇekdjône[>´]	me[λ]	de[λ]
égi	wąkšigo-į	rogų̄	wa-únąkają,	hišge	wąkšik’į̄	rekjōneną́.	Mežesge	težesge
[then]	life	[to long for]	they are doing it for,	also	to live	they will.	[For this reason]	thus

* just before this word, a λ or perhaps a dj has been lined out.

hawa-ûⁿ	woroγi	hirak‘aracawañgᴇrê	[λ]	woc’ûⁿcawañk[>´]	[α]	woroγir[ƪ]	rak‘uruxuruk‘a
hawa’ų̄,	woroǧi	hirakarašawągᵉrē,	žesge	woš’ų̄šawąkšaną́.	Égi	woroǧirižą	rakuruxuruka
furthermore,	?*	you're in charge of,	this	you are doing it for.	[Then]	a councilor	when you offer one†

* "councils" is lined out, and something inscrutible written above it.
† a line running to the top of the page leads to "i.e., the wherewithal to give a feast."

hanaⁿtc	hok‘idjíre[-]	jenicgê	hacawañkwígadjaⁿ	de[λ]	hawa-ûⁿ	hiṇagidjiwirê	nicge
hanąc	hokijirera	ženisgē	hašawąkwigają.	Težesge	hawa’ų̄	hiragijiwirē.	Nišge
[all]	the helping of one another	that way	you are.	Thus	for this reason	you have come far.	[I too]

							Notebook 40:12
[λ]	ro-agunañk[>]	[α]	dê-áwa-ûⁿ	[X]o-îⁿṇa	me[λ]	iṇok‘igûⁿwigê	[λ]	hiháhadjáⁿwi[>]
žesge	ro-agunąkšaną.	Égi	tē’áwa’ų̄	wakšigo’į̄ną.	Mežesge	irokigų̄wigē	žesge	hiháhają́winą.
[that]	I long for.	[And]	further reason	[life.]	Thus	we long for one another	[that]	we are doing.

sak‘erera	nîñgikaradjwi[/]	[α]	hodj[ρ´]	naⁿwaⁿgigûⁿzire[-]	hijáⁿnîñk	horatcgá[-]
Sakerera	nįgikarajᵉwiną.	Égi	hojánąga	nąwągigų̄zireną.	Hižą́nį̄k	horacgára
Warbundle owners	I plead to you.	[Then]	Hojánąga	he says he was taught.	One	in imitation of

jesgekdjônihawi[>]	hirewaha[⨪][ɜ]	sak‘érera	nîñk‘uruhintc rehawidjegó-o-o
žesgekjōnihawiną,	hirewahanąkšaną.	Sakérera	nįkuruhįc rehawijegó-o-o.
then we will be,	thinking this we say.	Warbundle owners	we send greetings to.

Song

nañgú[-]	hománi	hiwírê*
Nągúra	hománi	hiwírē
In the road	walk	have him [do].

nañgú[-]	hománi	hiwírê
Nągúra	hománi	hiwírē
In the road	walk	have him [do].

* Winnebago Tribe, 345, has, hiwiiê, a misprint.

Song

hodjanûñga	hamaniwiṇê
Hojanų̄ga*	hamaniwirē
Hojanų̄ga	walk by.

hodjanûñga	hamaniwiṇê
Hojanų̄ ga	hamaniwirē
Hojanų̄ga	walk by.

* Winnebago Tribe, 345 has Hodjánoka throughout.

Song

k‘ora	hodjanûñga	hamaniwiṇê
K‘ora	Hojanų̄ga	hamaniwirē
Kora	Hojanų̄ga	walk by.

k‘ora	hodjanûñga	hamaniwiṇê
K‘ora	Hojanų̄ga	hamaniwirē
Kora	Hojanų̄ga	walk by.

Dance Song

hodjanûñga	tcawawinê
Hojanų̄ga	cawawirē.*
Hojanų̄ga	go forward.

hodjanûñga	tcawawinê
Hojanų̄ga	cawawirē.
Hojanų̄ga	go forward.

erehúnaⁿ	erehúnaⁿ	erehúnaⁿ	wigárê	wigárê	wigárê
Erehúną,	erehúną,	erehúną!	Wigárē,	wigárē,	wigárē!
It's coming,	it's coming,	it's coming!	Say to them,	say to them,	say to them!

* following here Winnebago Tribe, 345, which implies that the word transliterated was treated as being tcawawiṇê.

Notebook 40:13
Ahumaⁿp‘ága	[speaks]*	-	wároγi[-]	hitcáⁿniṇa	hok‘ík‘aradj[-]	dj[ρ]
Ahumąpága		-	"Wároǧira,	hicą́nina,	hokíkarajᵉra,	janąga,
[Strikes the Ground with His Wings]	speaks	-	"Councilors,	brother-in-law,	relatives,	all

* the English is written in the Hocąk line followed by a dash.

mi[⨪]cawañgcê	nîñk‘uruhîndjwí[/]	[α]	dj[ρ]	s‘ak‘erera	tcioju	mi[⨪]ca[-]	wañgᴇrê
minąkšawągšē —	nįkuruhį̄jwiną;	égi	janąga,	Sakerera	cióžu	minąkšaną.	Wągᵉrē
who are seated —	I greet you;	[and]	[as many as there are,]	[Warbundle owners]	[in the lodge]	sitting.	[Up above]

waxop‘îni	honañkciṇa*	nîñk‘uruhîndjwi[/]	nîñk‘uruhiñjwidjigo[-]	ai[α]†	waroγi[-]	waxop‘ini	hirok‘i’ûⁿ
waxopīni	honąkšina,	nįkúruhį̄jwiną.	Nįkuruhįjwijigora	[aigi]	waroǧira	waxopini	hiroki’ų̄
[Spirits]	[I take the place of,]	[we greet.]	[The greetings we give]	[then]	[the councilors]	[Spirits]	imitators of

* an original [-] is lined out with a vertical line, and inserted above it with a caret is ṇa.
† what appears to be an α is preceeded by the diphthong /ai/. This is likely designed to express the word aigi in place of what had been heard originally as égi.

warutcáⁿna	dj[ρ´]	hamaniniⁿwîñgiji	dejénûñga	tci[υ´]	micá[⨪]cawañgrê	waxop‘î́ni	hirok‘i’ûⁿ
warucą́na	jánąga	hamaninįwį̄giži,	težénų̄ga	cirégi	mišą́nąkšawągrē	waxopī́ni	hiroki’ų̄
[the attendants]	as many as	will be caused to come by you,	[this indeed]	[in the lodge]	they are seated	Spirits	[imitators of]

					Notebook 40:14
[λ]	waminagica[⨪]wira	p‘îñ[>´]	de[λ]	waroγi[-]	hirokip‘unûnañgᴇre	je	wañgasgawi[>]
žesge	waminagišanągᵉwira,	pį̄ną́.	Težesge	waroǧira	hirokipunūnągᵉre,	že	wągasgawiną.
[that kind]	you're sitting for them,	it is good.	[Thus]	[the attendants]	encourage one another,	[thus]	we are.

hijáⁿ	warágira (?)	hîñk‘uruxuruk‘a	jewañgasgawicûnúñ[>]	[α]	mé[λ]	waragídjiwi[-]	hok‘idjire[-]
Hižą́	warágira	hįkuruxuruka,	že-wągasgawišūnų́ną.	Égi	méžesge	waragijiwira,	hokijirera
One	[you came for it]	to give offerings,*	thus we always are.	[And]	[so]	you have come for them,	helping

* the translation adds, "(material to give a feast)".

dêế	here[>´]	de[λ]	hiwa’u (?)	wanañgwi[>]	nicgê	[X]’íⁿ	hiṇogûⁿwige	hiwawasanañgarê[>]	me[λ]
tēḗ	hereną́.	Težesge	hiwa’u	wanągwiną.	Nišgē	wąkšig’į́	hinogų̄wige	hiwawasanągarēną.	Mežesge
[this]	it is.	[Thus]	[?]	we are doing it.	Also	to live	we long to is why	we were doing it.	[Thus]

wawigiperez	hirekdjône[>]	waruxêwac’age	naⁿbiruxaj[-]	naⁿdjiwésgê	xdjîⁿ*
wawigiperez	hirekjōneną.	Waruxēwašage	nąbiruxajᵉra	nąjiwésgēxjį̄
to accept them	they will be.	[The Ancestral Kind after whom We Chase (Buffalo)]	offerings	very tempting

* xdjîⁿ (xjį) is a suffix and should be attached to the previous word.

								Notebook 40:15
hin[ρ´]	me[λ]	wawigiperêz	hirekdjône[>]	jegûñ[γ´]	[X]’îⁿṇekdjône[>]	me[λ]	nicgê	[X]i-îñkdjôniháwi[>]
hinánąga	mežesge	wawigiperēz	hirekjōneną.	Žegų̄gá,	wąkšig’į̄nekjōneną.	Mežesge	nišgē	wąkšigi-į̄kjōniháwiną.
[to do, and]	[thus]	to accept them	[they will be].	If it is, then	they will live.	[Thus]	also	we shall live.

hirê	hiwairánañgwi[>]	me[λ]	waroγí[-]	waro-agigûⁿ*	hihegê	wahadje[/]	dj[ρ]	waxop‘ini	hanañtcíṇa
Hirē	hiwairánągᵉwiną.	Mežesge	waroǧíra	waroagigų̄,	hihegē,	wahajeną.	Janąga	waxopini	hanacį́ra
To do	we are thinking thus.	[This]	[the councilors]	I long for this	I said,	I mean.	[All]	the Spirits	[the sum of them]

* this is written above a lined out word.

tcióju[-]	minañkcawañgrê	hok‘ík‘aradj[-]	hanaⁿtcîⁿ	nîñk‘uruhîndjawi[/]	nîñk‘uruhîndjawidjigo-o-o
cióžura	minąkšawągᵉrē,	hokíkikarajᵉra	hanącī	nįkuruhį̄jawiną.	nįkuruhį̄jawijigo-o-o!
[in the lodge]	[who are seated,]	[the clansmen]	[all of them]	[we greet you.]	We greet you-u-u!"*

* at the end is the following comment: "Now he sings & then he dances. Then the others speak order the same."

Source:

Paul Radin, "The Buffalo Clan Feast" (Ce Wagigara), Winnebago Notebooks (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, n.d.) Notebook 40 (phonetic text with interlinear translation). English translation published in Paul Radin, The Winnebago Tribe, 344-345.