Hočąk Text — The Father of the Twins Attempts to Flee, Version 2
narrated by Jasper BlowsnakeThe manuscript is in the hand of Paul Radin, the Hočâk line is written in bolder letters with a different writing implement than was used for the English lines. In general, the MS is not difficult to read. About 50% of the hand written interlinear text has no English translation, but almost all of the untranslated words could be found elsewhere. Radin also used symbolic abbreviations for common whole words or syllables some of which he interpreted here and in other manuscripts, although there are some whose values are unknown. The symbols used in the text appear on the table below:
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α
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β
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γ
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ε
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ɜ
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θ
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λ
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égi
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éja
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giži
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ésge
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šanâ
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žigé*
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žesge
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נ
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ρ
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σ
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τ
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υ
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ϕ
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ϕ
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nunige
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ánañga
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žegû*
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aire†
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re, regi‡
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gaj⇇
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hañké
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ω
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F
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N
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U
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W
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X
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žégû*
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hianč†
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nâhúič hikaroge híjega‡
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uañkwášoše
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Warogᇇ
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uañk, uañg
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2
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ɕ
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9
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|·
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bar
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⨪
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+
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že, še
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xjî
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žâ
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hire*
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nâ
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nañk
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hanâč´†
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||
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-
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=
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·/, or ·/ /
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/
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>
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niñk*
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ra
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higuî´na
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-kjanènâ
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-kjénâ
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gi
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Words supplied by the editor (Richard Dieterle) are found in brackets '[ ]'. It was also necessary for the editor to supply all punctuation and to determine the beginning and ending of sentences.
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"[α]*
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nañkíkara†
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niñgagwirá
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de[·/´][/]re
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[γ´].
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"Égi
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nañkíkara
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niñgagwirá
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tekjanénare
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gíži.
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"[And]
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[going hunting,]
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[my sons,]
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I will go
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[.]"
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"Kodé
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Warorá,
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hiándj[-]gá
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giásonâ.
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'Uañgóñka
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"Koté
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Warorá,
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hiánjragá
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giásonâ.
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'Uañgóñka
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["Koté]
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[Flesh,]
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[your father]
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[he is running away.]
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[This man]
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hâpséretcî
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nañgerá[ɜ]
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'u[ρ´]
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haré[ɕ]
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hogiásonâ.
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hâpsérečî
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nañgerášana
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'uánañga
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haréxjî
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hogiásonâ.
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[all day long]
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he ran only
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he did, [and]
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Very far
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he has fled.
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"Kode
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Warorá,
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hiándj[-]gá
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djasgiógiwekdjera
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hiñgiwagaíxdjenâ."
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"Kote
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Warorá,
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hiánjragá
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jasgiógiwekjera
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hiñgiwagaíxjenâ."
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["Kote]
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[Flesh,]
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[your father]
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the way he should go
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let us mark for him."
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Raxódjedja
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giwaxgáxire[2],
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djasgiówekdjéra.
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Raxójeja
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giwagáxireže,
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jasgiówekjéra.
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In the ashes
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they marked it for him
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[how] he should go.
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"Deiowáregi,
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deiowákiri[·/][/].
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[α]
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dégi[ɕ]
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hakirí
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"Teiowáregi,
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teiowákirikjanénâ.
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Égi
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tégixjî
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hakirí
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"If he goes this way,
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he will come back this way.
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[And]
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over here
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he comes back
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nañkdjé[bar].
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Nowaxíni[β´]
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hip'e'î´
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édjirakére."
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Giwagáx
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nañkjénâ.
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Nowaxíniéja
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hip'e'î´
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éjirakére."
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Giwagáx
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he will sleep.
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At the woodpile
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rest his head on*
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[as he goes by coming back."]
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To mark it for him
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hire[2´].
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Haini[ϕ],
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hihinâ´bire[ϕ],
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hiántchírera.
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hirežé.
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Hainigajâ,
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hihinâ´biregajâ,
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hiánčhírera.
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[they did.]
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[The next morning,]
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when they went out,
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[their father.]
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nówaxiné[β]
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hakirí
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nanañk[2´].
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"Kodé
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Warorá,
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nówaxinéja
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hakirí
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nanañkšé.
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"Koté
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Warorá,
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[at the woodpile]
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he was back there
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sleeping.
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["Koté]
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[Flesh]
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hiándj-gá
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[α]
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nanáñk[ɜ]."
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Raxíñgí[υ],
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hikcáit'e[2].
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hiánj-gá
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égi
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nanáñkšanâ."
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Raxíñgíregi,
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hikšáit'eže.
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[the father]
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[here]
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[he is sleeping."]
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When they woke him up by talking,*
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he laughed.
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"Niñgágwire,*
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nîcdjûwáñ[ɕ]â†
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kirirá
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waikewé[bar],
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yaré[bar]."‡
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"Niñgágwire,
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nîšjûwáñxjîâ
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kirirá
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waikewénâ,
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yarénâ."‡
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["My sons,]
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very sleepy
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as I came home,
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I went in,
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[I thought."]
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Jige
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haininégi,
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hainiñ[ɕ´],
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nankíkarare[2´],
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[ρ]
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Žige
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haininégi,
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hainiñxjî´,
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nankíkararežé,
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anañga
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[Again]
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[the next morning,]
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[early in the morning,]
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[he went hunting,]
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[and]
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jigé*
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giasce.
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"Kodé
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Warorá,
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hiántcragá
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žigé
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giasše.
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"Koté
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Warorá,
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hiánčragá
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[again]
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[he ran away.]
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["Koté]
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[Flesh,]
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[your father]
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jigé
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giásonâ.
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Jige
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hiñgi'úñ[·/´].*
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Djasgiówekdjé[-]
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žigé
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giásonâ.
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Žige
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hiñgi'úñkjénâ.
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Jasgiówekjéra
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[again]
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[he has run away.]
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[Again]
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let us do it to him.
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[The way he should go]
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hiñgiwágaghi[·/´]."*
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Raxódjedja†
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giwagáx
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[|·][2´].
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"Tcirób[υ]
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hiñgiwágaǧikjanénâ."
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Raxójeja
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giwagáx
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hirežé.
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"Čiróberegi
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let us mark it for him."
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In the ashes
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[to mark]
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[they did.]
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["At the door]
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hirakére
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hiñgiwágaghi[·/´].
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Wañgenuwáñka*
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hâpséretcî
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nañgerácana[ɕ´]
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hirakére
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hiñgiwágaǧikžénâ.
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Wañgenuwáñka
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hâpsérečî
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nañgerášanaxjî´
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back up to
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[let us mark it for him."]
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[The old man]
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[all day long]
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[he ran fast]
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'û[2´].
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[σ]*
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hâhé
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nunige
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higû'î
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'ûžé.
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Žegû
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hâhé
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nunige
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higû'î
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[he did.]
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[Then]
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[night]
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but
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he continued on
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'únihe[2].
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Jedjúñga
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cdjûwâ´na
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howajá[ɕ]gi[β´]
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nâhîp[2].
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'úniheže.
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Žejúñga
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šjûwâ´na
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howažáxjîgiéja
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nâhîpše.
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[he did.]
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[Now then]
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sleepy he was
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he was very weak with
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he fell asleep.*
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Haininégi
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hotcintcinegenoñka
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hihinóñp
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hire[ϕ´].
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Tcirób[υ]
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Haininégi
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hočinčinegenoñka
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hihinóñp
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hiregájâ.
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Čiróberegi
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[In the morning]
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[those boys]
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they went out
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[they did.]
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[At the door]
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hakíri
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nanáñk[2].
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Raghíñgi[υ],
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we[2´],
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"Niñgiágwirá,
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hakíri
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nanáñkše.
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Raǧíñgiregi,
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wežé,
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"Niñgiágwirá,
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[he was back there]
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[sleeping.]
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[When the woke him,]
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[he said,]
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["My sons,]
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hâhére
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hîcdjûwaxdjî*
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hakiri[-´]
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waikewé[bar],
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'yarénâ.
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hâhére
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hîšjûwaxjî
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hakirirá
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waikewénâ,
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'yarénâ.
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[at night]
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[I was getting very sleepy]
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[back there]
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[I went in,]
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[I thought.]
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[α]
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hanâ´kinibináñguni
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[ϕ].
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'Yapérezenina."
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Jigé
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Égi
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hanâ´kinibináñguni
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gajâ.
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'Yapérezenina."
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Žigé
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[Then]
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I must have fallen asleep here
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[.]
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[I do not know."]
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[Again]
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hidaníhôna
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giwáse.
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"Kodé,
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hiándjragá
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jige
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hitaníhôna
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giwáse.
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"Koté,
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hiánjragá
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žige
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[for a third time]
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[he ran away.]
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["Koté,]
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[your father]
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[again]
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giásonâ.
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Jigé
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djasgiógiwékjera
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hiñgiwágaxikdjé[bar]."
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Giwagáx
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giásonâ.
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Žigé
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jasgiógiwékžera
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hiñgiwágaxikjénâ."
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Giwagáx
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[he ran away.]
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[Again]
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[how he should go]
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[let us mark out for him."]
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[To mark out]
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[|·][2´].
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Tcirob[-´]
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ho-ikéwe
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giwagáx
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hire[2´].
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hirežé.
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Čirobrá
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ho-ikéwe
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giwagáx
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hirežé.
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[they did.]
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[The door]
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[to] enter
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[to mark]
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[they did.]
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[σ]
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giwáz[-]
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hâpséretcî
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nañg[-´]
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rokóno[ɕ]
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Žegû
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giwázra
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hâpsérečî
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nañgrá
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rokónoxjî
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[Then]
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[running]
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[all day long]
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[running]
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[very much]
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wa'ûcgúni.
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"Nañ[γ´]
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[ϕ]
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hakdjá
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tci[β´]
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wa'ûšgúni.
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"Nañgíži
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hañké
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hakjá
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čiéja
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[he did it.]
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"Next time
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[not]
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[back]
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[at the lodge]
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hagíniñkdje.
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Hire[2´]."
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[ε]
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nañg[-´]
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mâcdjáñ[ɕ]
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hagíniñkje.
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Hirežé.'
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Ésge
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nañgrá
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mâšjáñxjî
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I will [not] go.
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[They did it."]
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[And so]
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[running]
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[with great might]
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hâpséretcî
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'û´[2].
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[σ]
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jedjúñga
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hâhéracge
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hâpsérečî
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'û´že.
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Žegû
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žejúñga
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hâhérašge
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[all day long]
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[he did.]
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[Then]
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[now then]
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[the nights also]
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hipaí'û[2].
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Cdjûwâ´na
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howagá[ɕ]
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gi,
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[β]
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hipaí'ûže.
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Šjûwâ´na
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howagáxjî
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gi,
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eja
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he continued on.
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[To be sleepy]
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he was weak with
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[going back,]
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[there]
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nañxaíjâ
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miñki
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[β]
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hipe'i[ρ´]
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nâ[2´].
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nañxaížâ
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miñki
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eja
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hipe'iánañga
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nâžé.
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a log
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he laid
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[there]
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he rested [and]
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[he slept.]
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Haininégi
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Waretcáwanáñka
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hihinâ´bire[ϕ],
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de
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hiántcirera
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Haininégi
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Warečáwanáñka
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hihinâ´biregajâ,
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te
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hiánčirera
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[The next morning]
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[these Twins]
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[as] they went out,
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[this]
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[the one who is their father]
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tcirób[υ]
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nâ[⨪´][2].
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Nâûsde
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hox?i?g[β´]
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hipei[ρ´]
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čiróberegi
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nânáñkše.
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Nâûste
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hox?i?géja
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hipeiánañga,
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[by the door way]
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[he was sleeping.]
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[Firewood]*
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[?]
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he rested it on, [and]
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"Djagú'û
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hañké
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miñg[β´]
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miñgeni
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wa'uáñkuni?"
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"Jagú'û
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hañké
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miñgéja
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miñgeni
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wa'uáñkuni?"
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"Why
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not
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on the bed
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he does not lay
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that he does this?"
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higánuñk'û
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naxíñgire[2].
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Hikcá'it'e[2].
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"Niñgágwira,
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hâhére
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higánuñk'û
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naxíñgireže.
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Hikšá'it'eže.
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"Niñgágwira,
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hâhére
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they were saying to him
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when they woke him up.
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[He laughed.]
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["My sons,]
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[at night]
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hîcdjûwáñ[ɕ]ge
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homiñgé
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hagiámiñk[ɜ´],
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'yáre[ϕ].
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Hiñké
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hîšjûwáñxjîge
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homiñgé
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hagiámiñkšánâ,
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'yáre[ϕ].
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Hiñké
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[I became very sleepy]
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[bedding]
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I went and laid,
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[I thought.]
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[Not]
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homiñgédjâ
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hagiámiñgenínâ."
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Hidjobóhôna
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jigé
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giáse.
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homiñgéjâ
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hagiámiñgenínâ."
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Hijobóhôna
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žigé
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giáse.
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[on a bed]
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I did not go & lay."
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[For the fourth time]
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[again]
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[he ran away.]
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Jigigû´
|
djasgiowekdjéra
|
giwagáx
|
hire[2´].
|
Gádjuñga
|
|
Žigigû´
|
jasgiowekjéra
|
giwagáx
|
hirežé.
|
Gájuñga
|
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[Then again]
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[how he should go]
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[to mark]
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[they did.]
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[Now]
|
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homiñg[β´]
|
hipe-î
|
giwagáx
|
hire[2´].
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Giwázenihéga
|
|
homiñgéja
|
hipe-î
|
giwagáx
|
hirežé.
|
Giwázenihéga
|
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[in bed]
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[to rest his head]
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[to mark]
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[they did.]
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[Having run]
|
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hâhé[υ],
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hahínâ[2]
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[γ´].
|
Haini[ϕ],
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tci[β´]
|
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hâhéregi,
|
hahínâže
|
gíži.
|
Hainigajâ,
|
čiéja
|
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[at night,]
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[he camped ?]
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[.]
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[The next morning,]
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[at the lodge]
|
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hagína[⨪´][2].
|
Gixaídja
|
nánihera.
|
Haininégi
|
wagaíre[2],†
|
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hagínanáñkše.
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Gixaíja
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nánihera.
|
Haininégi
|
wagaíreže,
|
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he was asleep.*
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[In the wilderness]
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he had slept.
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[The next morning]
|
they said to him,
|
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"Djagú'û
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[ϕ]
|
homiñg[β´]
|
wogízuk
|
ramiñgeni?"
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"Jagú'û
|
hañké
|
homiñgéja
|
wogízuk
|
ramiñgeni?"
|
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"Why
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not
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in the bed
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right
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do you not lay?"
|
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higaíre[2].
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[α],
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"Niñgágwirá,
|
hâhére
|
îcdjûwáñ[ɕ]
|
|
higaíreže.
|
Égi,
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"Niñgágwirá,
|
hâhére
|
îšjûwáñxjî
|
|
[they said to him.]
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[Then,]
|
["My sons,]
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[at night]
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[I was getting very sleepy]
|
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hakirirá
|
homiñg[β´]
|
hamiñkcánâ,
|
'yáre[ϕ].
|
[ϕ]
|
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hakirirá
|
homiñgéja
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hamiñkšánâ,
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'yáregajâ.
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Hañké
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[on the way back]
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[in bed]
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[I lay down,]
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[I thought.]
|
[Not]
|
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jesgáninâ."
|
[α]
|
wagaíre[2],*
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"Djadjí,
|
djagú
|
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žesgáninâ."
|
Égi
|
wagaíreže,
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"Jají,
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jagú
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[I cannot be."]
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[And]
|
[they said to him,]
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["Father,]
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[what]
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c'û´nadjerá,
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yapéres
|
hadjâ´winâ.
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Hatcî´dja
|
djasgé
|
|
š'û´najerá,
|
yapéres
|
hajâ´winâ.
|
Hačî´ja
|
jasgé
|
|
you are doing,
|
[I know]
|
[we did it.]
|
Where
|
[how]
|
|
howé
|
racáwañgra
|
'yapérez
|
hadjâ´winâ.
|
Hiñké
|
|
howé
|
rašáwañgra
|
'yapérez
|
hajâ´winâ.
|
Hiñké
|
|
on the way
|
you are going
|
[I know]
|
[we did it.]
|
[Not]
|
|
hinákiju
|
c'ûnikdjáwigi,
|
megí
|
tci[⨪´]ijâ
|
|
hinákižu
|
š'ûnikjáwigi,
|
megí
|
čináñgižâ
|
|
with us*
|
if you don't want to stay,
|
over here
|
a village
|
|
[⨪][ɜ´],
|
[β]
|
horawácar[ρ´]
|
[β]
|
hinûk´
|
nakónoñki.
|
|
nañkšánâ,
|
eja
|
horawášaránañga
|
éja
|
hinûk´
|
nakónoñki.
|
|
there is,
|
there
|
go and
|
[there]
|
[woman]
|
you may go & get married.
|
|
[β]
|
c'ûnadjanánâ.
|
Hagaíra
|
hidjá
|
hanitcá
|
|
Eja
|
š'ûnajanánâ.
|
Hagaíra
|
hijá
|
haničá
|
|
[There]
|
you could remain.
|
Sometimes
|
[there]
|
we see you
|
|
hiwícununâ´nâ."
|
"Hiniñká[ɕ]na,
|
p'î´
|
waragáwina."
|
[ε]
|
|
hiwíšununâ´nâ."
|
"Hiniñkáxjîna,
|
p'î´
|
waragáwina."
|
Esge
|
|
we will go back."
|
"My sons,
|
good
|
you mean."
|
[And so]
|
|
[β]
|
karakére hahíre[2].
|
Hi'úñgiwina
|
konóñk[2].
|
[α]
|
|
eja
|
karakére hahíreže.
|
Hi'úñgiwina
|
konóñkše.
|
Egi
|
|
[there]
|
they took him to.
|
The princess
|
he married.
|
[And]
|
|
inéki
|
tci[β´]
|
hakíri
|
'uîne[2].
|
|
inéki
|
čiéja
|
hakíri
|
'uîneže.
|
|
[alone]
|
[at the lodge]
|
[they returned]
|
[they did.]
|
Jasper Blowsnake, "Waretcawera," in Paul Radin, Winnebago Notebooks, Freeman Numbers 3850, 3896, 3897 (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, n.d.) Notebook 67: 1-40 [31-35].