Hocąk Text — The Drunkard's Self-Reflections

narrated by Stella Stacy
transcribed from an audio tape by Sheila Sigley

Stella Stacy
(01:15) Nąga ēgi že, wągiyą, wągiža’a, že’e, wakīzanąka jānįk hikį, jānįk

hiperesgają, pārašgera kųnųgireanąka, hegų hacągere gāžesge, giži že’e hahi,

(01:38) kiwewį* ēja, ēsge anąkže, jāsge hanąga, mē, hahi, jasge hakjeną. Wa’ųnąka

* or giwewį.

(01:49) ēgu jāisge anągre jāsgekjenegųnį, me’esge hakipewį, nącgera gītegenąka

(01:58) gāesge(ni?) Nųnįge žegųgųnkjera xgų jāsge kerēkje, ēgu yareną. Ānąkž’. (02:04)

Source:

Reading by Sheila Shigley, from the audio tape in the American Philosophical Society: 10-04. Fraenkel, Gerd. Stacy, Stella. "The drunkard's self-reflections," recorded 13 July 1959, 1 .mp3; 00:01:15 - 00:02:04. Copy made by Gerd Fraenkel of an original tape held at the Archives of Languages of the World, Indiana University. This program comes from original tape 528.7. APS accession number 7260; APSdigrec_2182; Recording Number: 02; Program Number: 34.