Hocąk Text — Ghost Dance Origin Myth II

Hocąk Text — Ghost Dance Origin Myth II

narrated by Jean Baptiste

As is the case with a number of other Radin interlinear MSS, this text is full of abbreviations for common words and affixes.

α	β	γ	δ	ε	θ	λ	ο
égi	éja	-giži/-nąk*	gająga**	ésge	’ųže, jánąga†	žesge‡	-žą

* this value changes during the course of the text. The suffix -nąk was introduced on p. 16.
** introduced on p. 16 and again on p. 19.
† ųže was introduced on p. 16, jánąga on page 34.
‡ introduced on p. 16.

ρ	τ	ϕ	ψ	ω	ɕ	ɬ	V
ánąga	žegų*	hąké	gają	žigé	-xjį, -eže†	éja‡	-nąk

* introduced on p. 19.
† formerly the value for ɕ had been -xjį, but on page 25, the value -eže was introduced in its place.
‡ formerly the sign for éja had been β, but on page 25, ɬ was introduced in its place.

X	ʆ	ƪ	‧\|	\	/	\|‧	ᴗ	⨩	⨪
wąk	-že	-kjaneną*	-kjaneną†	šaną	-ną	nihé	hižą́‡	nąk	hire, nihe‡‡

* introduced on page 27.
† introduced on page 33.
‡ introduced on page 34.
‡‡ the value nihe was first presented on page 36.

Where a missing translation has been supplied from other sources, it is enclosed in brackets, [ ].

Key —

First Row	"raw" text from Paul Radin, Notebook, Winnebago V, #8: 14-37.
Second Row	revised text.
Third Row	English translation based in part on that of The Culture of the Winnebago: As Defined by Themselves.

Winnebago V, #8: 14 —

dêế	wanaγí	wací	waik‘áⁿṇa*	tcinốgijaⁿ
Teé	Wanaǧí	Waší	waiką́na.	Ciną́gižą
This	Ghost	Dance	fable.	A town

*this word is written above a lined out wañgᴇrá.

[β]	nañkí	[β]	’uāñk	hotcîⁿtcíⁿjaⁿ
éja	nąkí,	éja	wąk	hocįcįžą
there	it was,	there	man	a young man

hinû́ñk	kanañkcế	hinûñk	p‘ī́́ⁿjaⁿ	hêrejế
hinų́k	kanąkšé.	Hinųk	pįžą	herežé.
woman	he married.	Woman	a good looking one	she was.

wōkárasgí	xêdêxdjîⁿjế	djasgê	hi[ρ]	hanaⁿdjíhi
Wokárasgí	xedexjįžé.	Jasge	hi-anąga	hanąjíhi
His own he loved	[it was very great.]	Whatever		kindness

hokáraniⁿnañgíji	[λ]	his’ajê	hagâréjaⁿ	howajá[ʆ]
hokáranįnągíži,	žesge	his’aže.	Hagoréžą,	howažáže.
he could do for his own,	[that]	he did.	Once	she got sick.

’uañkdócêwêra	djanûñga[γ]	hanáⁿtc	waruhîⁿtc	nunigê
Wąktóšewera	janągagiži,	haną́c	waruhįc,	nunige
Doctors	as many as	all	he bade come,	but

[ϕ]	wajaⁿ	jêêsgáni[ʆ]	jếgūⁿ	wak‘aⁿtcañk
hąké	wažą	žeesgániže.	Žégų,	wakącąk
not	[anything]	it was of no avail.	[Then]	[holy one]

honiná	ruc’ákcê	hagâré[ο]	jêgû[γ]	t’é[ʆ]	[a]
honina	ruš’ákše.	Hagoréžą,	žegųgiži,	t’éže.	Égi
[he sought]	[with no result.]	[In time,]	[thus]	[she died.]	[Then]

haⁿhé[γ]	wanáñγi-adajáhira	’uinegí	rohaⁿ[ɕ]	dji[ʆ]
hąhégiži,	Wanáǧatažáhira	’ųinegi	rohą́xjį	jiže.
[at night,]	[Ghost Lightning]	[when they did,]	[a great many]	[they came.]

[X]cîk-p‘î́ⁿ[ο]	herế[ʆ]	[ε]	rohaⁿ[ɕ]	gidji[ʆ]
Wąkšikpįžą	heréže.	Ésge	rohą́xjį	gijire.
[A good man]	[he was.]	[So]	[a great many]	they helped him.

p. 15 —

[X]	hitcáwîⁿ	git’ā́nañka	wānaíñcguni[ɕ]	wokícdjôⁿ[ʆ]
Wąk	hicáwį	git’ánąka	wanaįšgunixjį	wokíšjąže.
[Man]	[his wife]	[who had died,]	[very peacefully]	[he strengthened himself.]

[α]	[ω]	hāⁿhé	hinûⁿbốhaⁿ[γ]	hadjíne[ʆ]
Égi	žégų	hąhé	hinųbóhągiži,	hajíreže.
[And]	[then]	[night]	[after the second one,]	[they came.]

djobốhaⁿ	[ʆ][λ]	híre[ʆ]	[α]	hāⁿhé
Jobóhą	žežesge	híreže.	Égi	hąhé
[Four times]	[such things]	[they did.]	[And]	[night]

hidjobốhôṇa	hahû́ⁿp	hirêgíji	haínî[ɕ]	wanaxí
Hijobóhąra	hąhąp	hiregíži	hainixjį	wanaǧí
[The fourth time]	[all night]	[they did, and]	[early in the morning]	[ghost]

k‘uⁿṇa	’uíṇe[ʆ]	rucdjaⁿrehi*	[λ]	hanáⁿtc
k’ųra	’ųi´reže.	Rušjąrehi	žesge	haną́c
[games]	[they did.]	[Having finished]	[that]	[everyone]

*/hi/ is inserted above the line by a caret.

hakaraíre[ʆ]	[α]	[X]	hitcáwîⁿ	git’anáñgᴇrê
hakaraíreže.	Égi	wąk	hicáwį	git’ánągere
[they went home.]	[And]	[man]	[his wife]	[who had died,]

hikârohōā́nañga	s’ānîñk	wioiréra	tcawë[ʆ]
hikarohoánąga	s’anįk	wioiréra	caweže.
[he got himself ready, and]	[in the direction]	[the setting sun]	[he went towards.]

wanaγínañgᴇre	naγíragᴇrá	wioiréra	howaranañkcế	ā́nañkcanaⁿ
Wanaǧinągere,	naǧíragerá	wioiréra	howaranąkšé,	ánąkšaną.
[The dead,]	[their souls]	[the setting sun]	[go,]	[they say.]

[β]	[ε]	hitcáwiṇa	naγíragᴇra	kuruxế
Éja	ésge	hicáwįna	naǧíragera	kuruxé
[There]	[therefore]	[his wife]	[her soul]	[to follow]

p. 16* —

wa’ûⁿ[γ]	hire[γ]	dóware[ʆ]	hagâréjaⁿ	hahí
wa’ųgiži	hiregíži,	tówareže.	Hagoréžą,	hahí
[when he did it,]	[he thought,]	[he went in that direction.]	[In time]	[after awhile]

*the following was written at the top of the page:

    ’ûⁿjê = θ
     jêsgê = λ
     γ = nañk

hokikúruc’åk[ʆ]	hiságûⁿkếrê	’ûⁿ[ʆ]	hahí	gádjûñga
hokikúruš’ákše.	Hiságųkére	’ųže.	Hahí	gájąga
[he became exhausted.]	[Cane]	[he used.]	[After awhile]	[finally]

[ϕ]	wajaⁿ	jêsgánijê*	hahí	kikúrudi
hąké	wažą	žesganįže.	Hahí	kikúruti
[not]	[anything]	[he could not do.]	[After awhile]	[to crawl]

*after this word, the text has, "(gadjûñga = δ)."

’ûⁿjê	[ω]	hupấrora	wowáha[ʆ]	wa[θ´]
’ųže.	Žégų	hupórora	wowáhaže,	wa’ų́že.
[he did.]	[Then]	[his knees]	[he trailed her,]	[he did it.]

hīⁿcgê	rujáb[ρ´]	hupấrora	[λ]	hiraítcak[ʆ]
Hįšge	ružabánąga	hupórora	žesge	hiraicakše.
[Basswood]	[he pulled the bark off and]	[his knees]	[those]	[he bandaged.]

nunigế	[δ]	hosgê	hokikúruc’ak[ʆ´]	[α]
Nunigé,	gájąga	hosge	hokikúruš’akšé.	Égi
[However,]	[finally]	[just]	[he was exhausted.]	[And]

hoc’âgᴇnigi[ο]	k‘ûⁿhaídja	hi[ʆ]	gadjáⁿ	hoc’ốk*
hoš’ógenįgižą	kųhaį́ja	hiže.	Gają́	hoš’ók
[a little knoll]	beneath	[he was.]	[Then]	[knoll]

*the /ô/ is hypercorrected with an /â/ written above it.

hihágᴇnigᴇnañgrế	mop‘iⁿ[ɕ]	djînîñk*	wa’ú[V][ʆ]†
hihágenigenągeré,	mopį́xjį	jinįk	wa’únąkše.
on the top,	[a most pleasant country]	[he had come to ?]	[it was it.]

*the first syllable is written above the line and is overwritten at the same time, making it almost impossible to read.
†the sign [V] is defined later as -nąk.

mop‘iⁿ[ɕ]	djînîñknañgrế	[β]	hahitcê	p‘īⁿna
Mopį́xjį	jinįknągeré,	éja	hahíce.	pįna
[The most pleasant country]	[that he had come to ?]	[there]	[he dwelt.]	[The good one]

hire[ʆ´]*	howanáⁿ	hy[ρ´]	djasgê	hi[ρ´]
hiréže.	Howaną	hiánąga	jasge	hiánąga
[it was.]	[To roll over]	[he did, and]	[what]	[he did, and]

*in the text this is run together with the previous word.

p. 17 —

kiwaxurúdjᴇnañdjá	diránañgi	[λ]	hi[ρ´]	uáñk‘ûⁿ
kiwaxurújenąjá	tiánągi,	žesge	hiánąga	’uą́k’ų,
[he managed to inch himself along]	[as he crawled,]	[that]	[he did, and]	[doing thus,]

rogû́ñga	[β]	hîⁿp[ʆ]	[β]	hi[γ´]
rogųga,	éja	hįpše.	Éja	higíži,
[while longing,]	[there]	[he lay.]	[There]	[after he did it,]

hot’erácanaⁿ	higiré[ʆ]	hicdjá	nawî́ⁿjañkcê	dêë́woíraki*
hot’erášąną	higiréže.	Hišjá	nawįžąkše.	Teewoíraki
[only to die]	[he thought.]	[Eyes]	[closed in sleep.]	[Unexpectedly]

*an /ê/ is written above the initial /ê/ and an /ë́́́́/ is written over the /o/. I take this to indicate a clarification, changing dê to dêë́́. This form of the word is highly unusual, the typical form being dewéraki.

[X]	híjaⁿ	hit’ênañgû́ⁿ[ʆ]	hidjikếrekdjénaⁿ	egí
wąk	hížą	hit’enągų́že.	Hijikérekjéną	egí
[man]	[a]	[he spoke.]	["Get ready to go,]	[here]

hadjë́́́́naⁿ	ējế	djaⁿpgádjaⁿ	dewoíraki	’uañgᴇnañkêwesgéjaⁿ
hajéną,"	ežé.	Jąpgáją,	tewoíraki,	wągenąkewesgéžą
[I am,"]	[he said.]	[When he opened his eyes,]	[unexpectedly,]	[a terror inspiring person]

[α]	naⁿjî́ⁿdjejê	[X]	woikikáγᴇra	rorá	hicếk
égi	nąžįježe.	Wąk	woíkikáǧera	rorá	hįšék
[here]	[he was standing.]	[Man]	[his clothes]	[his body]	[shaggy]

ki[ρ´]	wa’û́ⁿdjejê	húnâⁿṇê	[α]	jegûⁿ
kiánąga	wa’ų́ježe.	"Húnąne	égi,"	žegų
[he made himself, and]	[he was doing this.]	"Come	here,"	[so then]

t’aⁿp	djir[ρ´]	hironąk	maníṇe[ʆ]	tcípâroké[ο]
t’ąp	jiránąga*	hironą́k	manįreže.	Ciporokeížą
[he jumped up]	[he came, and]	[he follows]	[they walked.]	[An oval lodge]

*for ji-hánąga.

[β][γ][ʆ]	ēdjokawaíre[ʆ]	[β]	wagê[ʆ´]	hitcûⁿcgế
ejagižiže.	Éjokawaíreže.	Éja	wagežé,	"Hicųšgé,
[there it was.]	[There they went in.]	[There]	[he said to him,]	["Grandson,]

p. 18 —

wanáⁿdjodjaiⁿsgê	wac’ûⁿcáwañkcánaⁿ	nūnigế	hîñkê	wajốⁿarijaⁿ
waną́jojaįsge	waš’ųšáwąkšáną	nunigé	hįké	wažąnarižą*
[pitiable]	[you were making it,]	[but]	[not]	[anything]

*the usual rule is that if there are two /h/'s in a compound word, the second /h/ is converted into an /r/; but wažąnarižą seems to be for wažąna-hižą, so we see the /h/ converted here to an /r/ without any preceeding /h/.

nîñgídjidê	cuxurugᴇnínaⁿ	djagúji*	nîñgídjidanâⁿṇá	[λ]
nįgíjite	šuxurugenįną.	Jagúži	nįgíjitanąná	žesge
[I am helping]	[you cannot achieve.]	[What]	[I can do to help]	[that]

*just before this word, djagúiyaⁿ is lined out.

hakdjonénaⁿ	higế[ʆ]*	[α]	warútc	gigi[ʆ]
hakjanéną,"	higéže.	Égi	warúc	gigiže.
[I will do,"]	[he told him.]	[Then]	[to eat something]	[he caused him.]

*just before this word hîñkếjê has been lined out.

[α]	wagê[ʆ´]	jeguⁿ	’uáñgᴇre	tcowérêgi
Égi	wagežé,	"Žegų,	wą́gere	cowéregi
[And]	[he told him]	["So]	[this man]	[ahead]

hitcakấrohara	hirará	híkdjonénaⁿ	[α]	hebêrếgi
hicakárohará	hirará	híkjanéną.	Égi	heberégi
[my friend]	[you get there]	[he will be.]	[And]	[this side]

nī́́ⁿ[ο]	hirara	híkdjonénaⁿ	niñxêdêxdjî́ⁿ[ο]*	hêrénaⁿ
nį́ža	hirara	híkjanéną.	Nįxetexjį́žą	heréną.
[a river]	[you get there]	[he will be.]	[A great river]	[it is.]

*within this word the symbol ʆ has been deleted by a vertical line and xdjî́ⁿ written out in its place.

jêế	harot’áⁿbikdjônénaⁿ	hihára	’uandjê	jêê
Žeé	harot’ą́bikjanéną.*	Hihára	’uą́je	žee
[This one]	[you will cross.]	[You get there]	[do]	[this]

*< ha-hot’ą́p-hi-kjané-ną.

curue’ákiji	[β]	cúruc’ágiⁿkdjônénaⁿ	hat’aⁿbádjê	ranáⁿṇế
šurue’akiži,	éja	šúruš’ágenįkjanéną.	Hat’ąbáje.	Raną́ré."
[you open it up, and]	[there]	[you cannot possibly fail.]	[Jump over it.]	[You will do it."]

[α]	[ω]	re[ʆ]	[α]	’uáⁿhigadjaⁿ
Égi	žigé	reže.	Égi	’uą́higáją,
[Then]	[again]	[he started out.]	[And]	[as he was going,]

p. 19* —

dêế woíraki	[β]	hirahi[γ]	niñxêdê[ɕ´][ο]	sākdjî́ⁿ[ʆ]
teé woíraki,	éja	hirahigiži,	nįxetexjį́žą	sakjį́že.
[unexpectedly,]	[there]	[he arrived, and]	[a great river]	[it was swift.]

*at the top of this page, Radin has written down the following equations:

gádjuñga δ
hire[ʆ] = [left blank]
jeguⁿ = τ
[blank] V

djasgê	sasásᴇnañkí	[λ´][γ]	bopíⁿnipîni[ʆ]	hat’áⁿbᴇragitcêxí[ʆ´]
Jasge	sasásnąkí	žesgegiži,	bopį́nipiniže.	Hat’ąberagicexižé.
[So]	[swift]	[kind it was, and]	[it swirled about.]	[He dreaded to jump.]

ā́gᴇra	mororá	tcowế[ɕ]	tcaⁿt’îáñk[ʆ]	tcowế[ɕ]
Ágera	mororá	cowéxjį	cąt’ią́kše.	Cowéxjį
[The other side]	[the bank]	[very small]	[it looked.]	[Very small]

tcorák[ʆ]	[X]cî́k	tcexanísgê	tcaⁿt’î́ⁿ[ʆ]	[ϕ]
corákše.*	Wąkšík	cexanísge	cąt’į́že.	Hąké
[it lay blue?].	[Man]	[like an eyebrow]	[it looked.]	[Not]

*as a single word, this is a hapaxlegomena. Given Baptiste's propensity to change the initial /h/ of the second member of a compound to /r/, the word may be a compound of co, "blue"; and hak, "to lie"; and -še as the sentence terminator.

hat’áⁿp	p‘îⁿní[ʆ]	[δ]	’uⁿdja’ûⁿ	djagú
hat’ą́p	pįníže.	Gająga,	’ųja’ų,	jagú
[to jump]	[it was not good.]	[Now then,]	[finally,]	[what]

hat’áⁿbikdjanejế	ḗjarê	hirê[γ]	jêgûⁿ	djasgếgi
hat’ąbikjanežé.	Éžare,	hiregiži,	"Žegų,	jasgégi
[he must jump.]	[He may have said,]	[when he thought,]	["Thus,]	[anyhow]

hêrekdjê	hire[ʆ]	jêgûⁿ	hat’áⁿbikdjê	hire[ʆ]
herekje,"	hireže.	Žegų,	hat’ąbikje,	hireže.
[it will be,]	[he thought.]	[Thus,]	[he will jump,]	[he thought.]

[τ]	t’era	rus[γ´]	s’íredjaⁿ	tcejarê
Žegų,	t’era	rusgiži,	"S’íreją	cežare,"
[So]	[to die]	[when he took,]	["Long ago]	[I died perhaps,"]

hire[ʆ]	[ε]	[δ]	núñgadji[ρ´]	hicdja
hireže.	Ésge,	gająga,	nų́gajiánąga*	hišja
[he thought.]	[Therefore,]	[now then,]	[he ran, and]	eyes

*nų́gaji is a hapaxlegomenon whose meaning is derived from its context.

nû́ⁿwij[ρ´]	[τ]	t’áⁿbirejê	[ψ]*	āgếdja
nų́wižánąga	žegų	t’ą́bireže.	Gadjâ	agéja
[he shut his eyes, and]	[then]	[it was jumped.]	[Then]	[other side]

*the word gadją is written above this sign (to establish its value).

kiri[γ´][ʆ]	niṇoxoruxútc[ʆ]	āgếdja	horuxútc
kirigižiže.	Nįruxuruxúcše.	Agéja	horuxúc
[he reached.]	[He completely accomplished his object.]	[The other side]	[he looked]

p. 20 —

rehikdjegê	wa’ûñ[ψ]	[ϕ]	niⁿ	wajaⁿ
rehikjege,	wa’ųgają,	hąké	nį	wažą
[because he had done it,]	[he did it, and]	[not]	[water]	[anything]

hadja-ní[ʆ]	p‘î́ⁿ	hiwesî́ⁿwi[ψ´]	dê woíraki	nicónañk
hajaníže.	Pį́	hiwesį́wįgają́.	tewoíraki	nišónąk
[he could not see.]	[Well]	[after he looked around,]	[unexpectedly,]	[the river]

xonûñ[ɕ]nîgí[ο]	hot’áⁿp	djihúnañga	hat’áⁿp	djiy[ρ´]
xonųnigížą	hot’ą́p	jihúnąga	hat’ą́p	jiánąga
[a little one]	[he had leapt]	[he passed by, and]	[jumping]	[he arrived, and]

wa’û́ⁿdje[ʆ]	nicónoñgᴇnigôñká*	bopî́nipî́ninîñdjôñk[γ]	xêdế[ɕ]	hadjadjerá†
wa’ų́ježe.	Nįšą́nągenigąká	bopįnipįninįjąknąk,	xetéxji.,	hajajerá
[he had done it.]	[The little stream]	[roiled about,]	[greatly,]	[that he saw]

*the word before this, nicốnôñk, has been lined out.
†the word before this, hadjarera, has been lined out.

hosgế	wa’uⁿjế	[α]	wajaⁿná	hijáⁿ
hosgé	wa’ųžé.	"Égi	wažąná	hižą́
[just]	[he did it.]	["And]	[the things]	[one of them]

wotcếxigíji	wowát’egᴇnîñk	me[λ]	hānañgê	wa’uⁿgúni
wocéxigíži,	wowát’egenįk,	mežesge	hanąge,	wa’ųgúni,"
[while it was difficult,]	[it was easy,]	[in this way]	[as I did,]	[maybe I am doing it,"

hire[ʆ´]	[τ][γ´]	winấⁿji[ʆ]	djagu	’uáñka
hiréže.	"Žegųgíži,	winą́žįže."	Jagu	’uą́ka
[he thought.]	["If thus,]	[there is hope."]	[What]	[as he did,]

ruxúrudjíkdjanê	hirêjê	[α]	re[ʆ´]	[β]
ruxúrujíkjane,	hireže.	Égi	režé.	Éja
[he would accomplish,]	[he thought.]	[And]	[he went on.]	[There]

’uáⁿhi[ψ]	tcipâroké[ο]	hirohi[ʆ]	hokếwecírejê
’uą́higáją,	ciporokéžą	hirahiže,	hokéwe	šíreže.
[as he went along,]	[an oval lodge]	[he came to,]	[he entered]	[they lived.]

p. 21 —

hokêwe[ʆ]	dê woíraki	gadjá	[X]	híjaⁿ
Hokeweže.	Dewoíraki,	gajá	wąk	hížą
[He entered.]	[Unexpectedly,]	[then]	[man]	[one]

hadjí	hadjénihera	ha	[β][γ][ʆ]	hidjoⁿṇé[ο]
hají	hajé-nihera	ha	ejaną́kše.	Hijaneža
[he came]	[who had worn as a kilt]	[skin]	[there he was.]	[Another]

hakíju	wa’ú[γ][ʆ]*	nûⁿpíwiwi[ʆ]	[α]	[ω]
hakížu	wa’únąkše.	Nųpíwiwiže.	Égi	žigé
[together with]	[he was.]	[There were two of them.]	[And]	[again]

*just before this word, wa'uañk has been lined out.

[β]	warutc[ʆ´]	wohaíⁿ[ο]	hidjadjegí	wagizếrejê
éja	warucšé.	Wohaįžą	hijajegí,	wagizéreže.
[there]	[he ate.]	[One boiled thing]	[as it was on,]	[he dished it out.]

[β]	warutc[ʆ´]	[α]	[ω]	wagaíre[ʆ]
Éja	warucšé.	Égi	žigé	wagaíreže,
[There]	[he ate.]	[And]	[again]	[they said to him,]

hitcûⁿcgế	djagu	c’ûⁿcáwañkế	’uánaⁿiⁿji nîñgikerekdjoniháwinaⁿ
"Hicųšgé,	jagu	š’ušáwąké	’ųánąįži nįgikerekdjaniháwiną.
["Grandson,]	[what]	[you are doing]	[concentrate your mind.]

wotcêxínaⁿ	nếwana-íⁿṇa	hidanídje[ʆ´]	curuxúrugíkdjônihénaⁿ	[τ]
Wocexíną.	Néwana-į́na	hitaníježe.	Šuruxúrugíkjanihéną.	Žegų
[It is difficult.]	[Your mind]	[it exerts.]	[You will succeed.]	[So]

[ω]	rarế	tcowếrêgi	hitckấrohawíra	nañgᴇrá
žigé	raré	cowéregi	hickárohawíra	nągerá
[again]	[go]	[ahead]	[our friend]	[who sits]

[β]	ḗji	wajaⁿṇaícgê	hijáⁿ	hinįgékdjonénaⁿ
éja	éži	wažaraíšge	hižą́	hinįgékjanéną.
[there]	[instead]	[things also]	[one of them]	[he will tell you.]

p. 22 —

[α]	nîñgidjidékdjôniháwináⁿji.	higaírejê	[α]	[ω]
Égi	nįgijitékjaniháwiną́ži,"	higaíreže.	Égi	žigé
[And]	[I will also help you perhaps,"]	[he said to hiim.]	[And]	[again]

rế[ʆ]	hagâréjaⁿ	[ω]	[β]	’uáⁿhi[ψ]
réže.	Hagoréžą,	žigé	éja	ųą́higają,
[he went on.]	[In time,]	[again]	[there]	[as he went along,]

tcipâroké[ο]	hirahí[γ]	[ω]	hokêwecíre[ʆ]
ciporokéžą	hirahígíži,	žigé	hokewe	šíreže.
[an oval lodge]	[he got there, and]	[again]	[he entered]	[they lived.]

hokếwe[ψ]	dê wë́raki	[X]ra	daní.	[β]
Hokéwegają,	tewéraki	wągera	taní.	Éja
[After he went in,]	[unexpectedly,]	[men]	[three.]	[There]

hanañgwi[ʆ]	nûⁿpíwi	hahiwadjága	ēṇûⁿpíwi	wa’uáⁿnañk[ʆ]
hanągwiže,	nųpíwi.	Hahiwajága,	enųpíwi	wa’uą́nąkše.
[they sat,]	[two.]	[When he saw them,]	[two of them]	[they had kept on.]

hią́widáni[ʆ]*	ējêế	warútcgigi[ʆ´]	ḗjigûⁿ	hikit’é[ʆ]
hią́widániže,	"Ežeé	warúcgigižé,"	éžigų,	hikit’é[že].
[The three said,]	["This one]	[he shall eat,"]	[so they]	[they spoke to themselves.]

*an /ą/ is written above an original /ó/.

hitcûⁿcgế	djagu	c’ûⁿcáwañgᴇrê	wotcêxínaⁿ	nunigê
"Hicųšgé,	jagu	š’ųšáwągere	wocexíną,	nunige
"Grandson,]	[what]	[you did as you went,]	[it was difficult,]	[but]

nîñgídjidékdjaniháwinají	hidadjế	wa’uáⁿdjê	djagu
nįgíjitékjaniháwinaží.	Hitajé	wa’uą́je.	Jagu
[I will perhaps help.]	[Exert your utmost prowess.]		[What]

hinigékdjaniháwirê	c’ûⁿ[γ´]*	curuxúrugíkdjanihénaⁿ	curuc’ā́kiji
hinigékjaniháwire	š’ųgiži,	šuruxúrugíkjanihéną.	šuruš’ákiži,
[we are going to tell you]	[if you do,]	[you will accomplish it.]	[If you fail,]

*[γ] vacilates between the values -nąk and -giži. In this case, the context makes it clear that it is -giži.

p. 23 —

wanáⁿdjodjaíⁿsgê	warakík‘ûñkdjanénaⁿ	higêjê	[α]
waną́jojaį́sge	warakik’ųkjanéną,"	higeže.	Égi
[pitiable]	[you will make yourself,"]	[he said to him.]	[Then]

warúdj[é]rucdjañ[γ´]	[ω´]re[ʆ]	’uáⁿhi[ψ´]	hoc’ogíjaⁿ
warujerušjągíži,	žigérežé.	’Uą́higáją,	hoš’ogížą
[after he finished eating,]	[again he went on.]	[As he went along,]	[a hill]

haγếbᴇre[ψ]	dewéraki	hosdóxêdê[ɕ´]jaⁿ	[β]	nañk[ʆ]
haǧéberegają,	tewéraki,	hostóxetexjį́zą,	éja	nąkše.
[it appeared, and]	[unexpectedly,]	[a large gathering place,]	[there]	[it sat.]

tcinañgí[ο]	hêrejế	hojedjấⁿṇa	[ϕ]	tcaⁿt’î́ⁿni[ʆ]	djaⁿbᴇrá
Cinągížą	herežé.	Hožeją´na	hąké	cąt’įniže	Jąberá
[A town]	[it was.]	[The end]	[not]	[it was not seen.]	[The sight]

hahi	hoixáwaniⁿjế	hidjá	hadjitcawé[ʆ]	[ψ]
hahi	hoixáwanįžé.	Hijá	hajicawéže.	Gają,
[after awhile]	[it vanished.]	[There]	[he reached.]	[Then]

hîñkê	[X]cî́k	nîñgê	wajaní[ʆ]	hañkíjañkíxdjîⁿ*
hįké	wąkšík	nįge	wažąníže.	Hąkížąkixjį
[not]	[man]	[anywhere]	[there was not any.]	[Not a single one]

*the first two syllables of this word (hagi), as well as the sign prior to it (ϕ), were deleted with angled lines and above them was written hañkí.

rarë́cgê	hadjaní[ʆ]	naⁿhaitcirárekí[ɕ][ʆ´]	tcirá	hijáⁿ
rareške	hajaníze.	Nąhaicirárekíxjįžé.	Cirá	hižą́
[even]	[he did not see.]	[They were all bark lodges.]	[Lodges]	[one of them]

hois’î́ⁿgacgế	tciwáⁿṇas’ajế	[β]	hijaⁿ
hois’į́gašgé	cimą́ras’ažé.	Éja	hižą
[when he peeped in also]	[the lodges would always be empty.]	[There]	[one of them]

[γ]ijí	[β]	hokêwejế	[β]	’uañgᴇrá
nąkiží,	éja	hokewežé.	Éja	wągerá
[it sat, and]	[there]	[he entered.]	[There]	[the men]

djopíwi	hanañgwí[ʆ]	wadjá	nihegá	edā́ni
jopíwi	hanągwíže.	Wajá	nihegá	etani
[four]	[they sat.]	[He saw]	[who were there]	[those three]

p. 24 —

wa’uaⁿnañgwí[ʆ]	[α]	hidjaⁿṇéjaⁿ	widjópcê	[α]
wa’uągwíže.	Égi	hijąnéžą	wijópše.	Égi
[they came.]	[And]	[another one]	[he was fourth.]	[And]

hidjaⁿṇế	widjóbᴇnîñka	wejế	hitcûⁿcgế	horawácura
hijąné,	wijóbenįka,*	wežé,	"Hicųšgé,	horawášara†
[this other one,]	[the fourth man,]	[he said,]	"Grandson,"	[you are going]

*wijóp means "the fourth one", or "fourth"; the ending -nįka could be -nįk-ka, "the little one"; or it could be analyzed as -nį-ka, where -nį is an old suffix indicating the male gender, and -ka is in either case a definite article. The suffix -ka is usually reserved for names, but not always. Therefore, it could also be the name, "The Fourth Man", but since none of the other three men were given a name relating to their sequence, this seems unlikely. Nor is it likely that size is made reference to here, since it has not been hitherto. So "the fourth man" seems like the most probable translation.
†this is the attested form, the form horawašura is unattested.

dếê	herénaⁿ	núnigê	hitcawinága	hîñkế
tée	heréną,	núnige	hicawįrága	hįké
[this]	[it is,]	[but]	[your wife]	[not]

hacdjá	curuxúrugᴇnínaⁿ	djagú	’unicikdjanáharê	[λ]
hašjá	šuruxúrugeníną.	Jagú	’unišikjanáhare,	žesge
[for you to see]	[you are not able.]	[What]	[I shall do for you,]	[that way]

ragícanaⁿ	hacdjákdjanénaⁿ	haⁿhé[γ]	wací	hirékdjanahénaⁿ
ragíšąną.	Hašjákjanéną.	Hąhégiži,	waší	hirékjanahéną.
[you are going to do.]	[You will see.]	[Once it becomes night,]	[dance]	[they will do.]

[β]	hañkagá	nîñgế	hocuruxútcnîñkdjénaⁿ	haniníji
Éja	hąkagá	nįgé	hošuruxurúcnįkjéną.	Haniníži
[There]	[never]	[anything]	[you will not accomplish.]	[To be on your guard]

ha’û́ñkdjaniháwinaⁿ	hitcokấrowahará	wokaraíkiju*	nîñgê	hocúruxútcgijí
ha’ų́kjaniháwiną.	Hicakórowahará,	wokaraíkižu.	Nįge	hošúruxurúcgiži,
[you must do.]	[My friends,]	[I with them.]	[Anything]	[if you accomplish,]

*Radin indicates that the sentence ends here.

djagu	c’úⁿṇadjirá	hanáⁿtc	curuc’ágikdjanihénaⁿ	higê[ʆ´]
jagu	š’ų́rajirá,	haną́c	šuruš’ágikjanihéną,"	higežé.
[what]	[you are doing,]	[everything]	[you will obtain,"]	[he said.]

p. 25* —

[α]	hoxdjanáñ[ʆ]	dewë́raki	reγarupấrogi[ο´]	gitcgaíre[ʆ]
Égi	hoxjaną́že.	Tewéraki,	reǧorupórogižą́	gicgaíreže.
[Then]	[it was evening.]	[Unexpectedly,]	[a drum]	[it was struck.]

*at the top of this page, Radin has written:

      \ = canaⁿ
      / = naⁿ
      - = ra
      ɕ = ējê
     edja = ɬ

gi was written with no corresponding sign.

tciwî́ⁿdjikere[ʆ´]	[ψ]	[τ]	nîñgecánaⁿ	hohốbire[ʆ´]
Ciwįjikerežé.	Gają	žegų,	nįgešáną	hohóbirežé.
[It thundered.]	[Then]	[thus,]	[here and there]	[they raised a shout.]

[ω]hirarế[ɕ][ψ´]*	[ω]	gitciwî́ⁿṇe[ʆ]	[ω]	hiratcéra[ʆ]
Žigehiraréxjįgáją	žigé,	gicįwį́reže.	Žigé,	hiracéraže.
[Very soon,]	[again]	[they struck it.]	[Again]	[it increased.]

*/dj/ is scribbled out between ʆ and ω.

hohóbᴇra	[ω]	hidaníhoⁿṇa	gitcgá	hire[ʆ]
Hohóbera	žigé,	hitanihǫna	gicgá	hireže.
[The shouts]	[again]	[for the third time]	[to strike up]	[they did.]

hidjobóⁿhoⁿ[-]	’uíṇegi	waíre[ʆ]	higŭấⁿ[-]	hêrekdjé[/]
Hijobóhǫna	’uíregi	waíreže,	higuą́na	herekjéną.
[For the fourth time]	[when they did,]	[they said it,]	[immediately,]	[it will be.]

k‘ếnitci[-´]	hokíracíriní	[ɕ]	[ε]	haraíre[ʆ]
"K’éni crá	hokíra-šíri-ní,"	eže,*	ésge	haraíreže.
["Not yet the lodge]	[it was crowded,"]	[he said,]	[and so]	[they began.]

*this value for [ɕ] is reiterated by being written above the word at this place in the text.

tcinốñgᴇ[γ]á	hokiságêdja	tcisérêtc	hijáñki	[ɬ]
cinấgenąká*	hokiságeja	cisérec	hižą́ki	éja
[This village]	[in the center]	[long house]	[only one]	[there]

*over this [γ] is written the suffix -nąk.

hahíre[ʆ]	ējêế	howací	hotci[-´]	hêrejê	[ɬ]
hahíreže.	"Ežeé	howaší	hocirá	hereže."	Éja
[they went.]	["This one]	[dance]	[lodge]	[he is."]	[There]

hahíre[γ´]	hokisák	gokônáñgire[ʆ´]*	djadjîⁿṇédjaⁿ	sûⁿṇếgi
hahíregíži,	hokisák	gokeną́girežé.	Jajįnéją	sųnégi,
[they went, and]	[center]	[they made an opening.]	[Right away]	[in back,]

*the initial /h/ was overwritten with a /g/. The closest word to what is presented in the text is gokenąk, there being no gokonąk or gokąnąk attested anywhere else. The original hokąnąk means, "he placed."

p. 26 —

jijí	wanañxgû́ⁿ[ʆ]	wá[γ][ʆ]	(wagisgadjī́́ṇa)*
žiží	wanąxgų́že.	Wánąkše,	"Wagisga	jira,
[whispering]	[he heard.]	[They said,]	["Wagisga]	[who has come,]

*the parentheses are in the text. Directly above the name is "?", and above that is written, "bead ornament worn around neck.". For this name, see the Commentary.

hitcawína	kuruxadjínaⁿ	e	wa’unáñk[\]	hosgế
hicawína	kuruxajíną.*	E	wa’ųną́kšaną."	Hosgé
[his wife]	[he came in pursuit.]	[He]	[it is."]	[Just for fun]

*< kuruxé, "to pursue"; hají, "he came"; and -ną, a sentence terminator indicating direct knowledge of the truth of the sentence.

wa’unañkádjaⁿ	djagucgế	ruxurugíkdje[ʆ]	ā́nañk[ʆ]	wanañxguⁿ[γ][ʆ]
wa’ųnąkáją,	jagušgé	ruxurugíkježe.	ánąkše.	Wanąxgųnąkše.
[they were, and]	[how also]	[he would fail,]	[they were saying.]	[He heard them.]

ê	rajítc	wá[γ][ʆ]	hitcawí	ṇacgế
E	ražíc	wanąkše,	"Hicawí	našgé
[They]	[teasing]	[saying,]	["His wife]	[she untied]

hikánatcûⁿ[ψ]*	ā́[γ][ʆ]	kodế	ne	hakanû́ñk
hikánącų́giži,"	ánąkše.	"Koté,	ne	hakąną́k
[when she got married,"]	[they were saying.]	["Exclamation]	[I myself]	[I married]

*just before this word, hîñkê naⁿdjo is lined out.

hadjé[/]	cgê	ā́[γ][ʆ]	[α]	naⁿwáⁿṇa
hajéną,"	šge	ánąkše.	Égi	nąwą́na
[I have,"]	[also]	[he said.]	[Then]	[songs]

djirehíre[ʆ]	rokốnaⁿjê	wigízok (?)*	wajáⁿ	wahirácgê
jirehíreže.	Rokónąže,	wogízok	wažą́.	Wahírašge
[they started up.]	It was great,	[truly]	[something.]	[His relatives also]

*the parenthetical question mark appears in the text. As indicated, this is probably a mistranscription of wogízok.

ëcgê	náⁿwaⁿ	horehírejê	náⁿwaⁿ	hait’uṇaíre[ʆ]
ešge	ną́wą	hurehíreže.*	Ną́wą	hait’unaíre.†
[he also]	[to sing]	[they went ahead.]	[To sing]	[they gave as a gift.]

*horé means "to set (like the sun)" and horéhi means "to be wounded." Neither of these is appropriate to the context. However, huré might be appropriate, given the alternance /o/ ~ /u/, as it means "to come on."
† the meaning of this word is unclear. Cf. git’unaíre, "they gave as a gift," where hai- is a contraction of ha-gi. The prefix ha- is found in certain verbs of action (where its meaning is unclear).

wagisgá	hitcawína	djíraⁿ	rohû́ⁿdjikdjane[/]	ewá[γ][ʆ]
"Wagisgá	hicawína	jíną.	Rohą́jikjaneną,"*	ewánąkše.
"Wagisgá	[his wife]	[she came.]	[Many more will come,"]	[they said to him.]

*< rohą́-ji-kjane-ną. The form rohų́ for rohą́ is unattested.

naⁿwáⁿṇa	haíserêtc	ᴇrajídjire[ʆ´]	hagâréjaⁿ	haíⁿnîgíji
Nąwą́na	haį́serec	eražíjirežé.	Hagaréžą,	haį́nigíži,
[Songs]	[all night]	[they teased him.]	[Finally,]	[in the morning,]

wirá	haγếp‘u[ψ]	hanáⁿtc	xawanínejê	jegû́ⁿjê
wirá	haǧép’ųgają,	haną́c	xawaníneže.	Žegų́že.
[the sun]	[after it rose,]	[everyone]	[they vanished.]	[Thus it was.]

p. 27* —

hîñkếcgê	hagá	hitcawína	howêsíwinijế
Hįkéšge†	hagá	hicawína	howesį́wįnižé.
[Never]	[time]	[his wife]	[he did not sense her presence.]

*at the top of the page, Radin has written, "-kdjanenaⁿ = ƪ".
† this is short for hįkerešge.

tciho-únañkí*	êhowákaraíre[ʆ]†	[β]‡	hagíre[ʆ]
Cihunąkí,	e howákaraíreže.	Éja	hagíreže.
[When he came to the lodge site,]	[he went back in.]	[There]	[they arrived.]

* just before this word, tcit’ohu has been lined out.
† the letter /h/ is inserted above the line with a caret.
‡ above this sign is written, "edja!".

wa-iñgínaⁿbire[ʆ´]*	dêéji	hitcûⁿcgê	p‘iⁿṇa	núnigê
Wa’įgínąbirežé.	Teéži,	hicųšge,	pįna,	núnige
[They thanked him.]	["Of course,]	[grandson,]	[it is good,]	but

*Radin strikes out the apostrophe after /wa/ and replaces it with a dash. However, in later works, the apostrophe is restored as shown here.

[ω]	hiraitcérakdjonihé[/]	hidja	hidádje*	wa’ŭáⁿdjê
žigé	hiraicérakdjanihéną.	Hija	hitáje	wa’uąje,"
[the next one]	[it will be greater.]	[There]	[mightily]	[you must do it,"]

*/hi/ is inserted above the line by a caret.

higaíre[ʆ]	[ω]	hoxdjanáⁿ[ʆ]	[ω]	rêγarupấrôkdjegá*
higaíreže.	Žigé	hoxjaną́že.	Žigé	reǧarupórokjegá
[they told him.]	[Again]	[it was evening.]	[Again]	[the drum]

*there is a bar (|) between the /k/ and the /dj/ (indicating that it is not the future tense of a verb, -kdje-).

gitc[g]airágenijế.*	[ω]	hinûⁿbốhôⁿṇa	gitcgá	hirejế
gicgairágenižé.	Žigé	hinųbóhǫna	gicgá	hirežé.
[they sounded it.]	[Again]	[for a second time]	[to strike]	[they did.]

*this word is legibly written in another hand above the original word in the text which in some respects is hard to read. He omitted the second /g/.

hokarahóhôp	hire[ʆ´]	hidaníhoⁿṇa	gitcíwiⁿre[γ]	higŭấna
Hokarahóhop	hirežé.	Hitaníhǫ́na	gicíwįregiži,	higuána
[To whoop]	[they did.]	[For a third time]	[they made a great noise, and]	[immediately]

herékdjanénaⁿ	hokiráciríkdjanénaⁿ	[ω]	haraíre[ʆ]	hidjá
herékjanéną.	Hokiráširíkjanéną.	Žigé	haraíreže.	Hijá
[it will be.]	[It will be crowded.]	[Again]	[they started.]	[There]

hahíre[ʆ]	[ω]	rajítc* hirágᴇni[ʆ]	djagu	air[ρ´]
hahíreže.	Žigé	ražijirageniže.	Jagu	airánąga
[they came.]	[Again]	[they already began teasing.]	[What]	[they said, and]

*just before this word, the beginning of the sandhi version, rajidji[...], has been lined out.

p. 28 —

wajaⁿā́[γ]í*	[λ]	e	wá[γ][ʆ]	[ω]
wažąnánąki,	žesge	e	wánąkše.	Žigé
[as the things were,]	[that way]	[they]	[they were saying it.]	[Again]

*the γ has nąk written above it for clarification (since it sometimes has the value giži).

djirêhíre[ʆ]	naⁿwáⁿṇa	[ω]	hiraidjairaxdjîⁿ[ʆ]	tconí
jire híreže.	Nąwą́na	žigé	hiraijairaxjįže.	coní
[to start, they did.]	[The songs]	[again]	[they were very much more.]	[First]

woráwanaⁿ	hirêgíji	hiñkế	jêsgánijê
worawáną,	hiregíži,	hįké	žesgánįže.
[to get through with it]	[when they did,]	[not]	[they could make nothing of it.]

hiraidjaíra[ʆ]	gadjûñgacgế	naⁿsŭếdja	hawasû́ⁿdjiránañga
hiraijairaže.	gajągašké	nasuéja	hawasújiránąga
[It became greater.]	[Now this time]	[on the head]	[they pushed him, and]

wak‘áⁿdjiⁿbíres’á[ʆ]	higê	hiraidjaíra	wagi’úiṇejê	[γ]
wakąjįbires’aže.	Hige	hiraidjaíra	wagi’ų́ireže.	Nąk
[they pushed his head down.]	[To call]	[greater]	[they made it.]	[He sat]

únañk‘ûⁿ	haháⁿpcê*	[ω]†	hadjiákaraíre[ʆ]
únąk’ų,	hahąpše.	Žigé	hajiákaraíreže.
[while he did,]	[it became daylight.]	[Again]	[they returned home.]

*the initial /ha/ has been inserted above the line with a caret.
† just before this symbol, hahaⁿ has been deleted with a wavy line.

wa-iñgínônbiré[ʆ]	hitcûⁿcgê	p‘iⁿṇáṇaⁿ	dêế	nunigế
Wa’įgínąbiréže.	"Hicųšge,	pįnáną.	Teé,	nunigé,
[They thanked him.]	["Grandson,]	[it is good.]	[This,]	[however,]

hiraidjaírakdjonihé[/]	honî́ñgidánaⁿ	hidjá	hidadje*	wa’ŭáⁿdjê
hiraijaírakdjanihéną.	Honį́gitáną.	Hijá	hitaje	wa’uą́je."
[it will be greater.]	[More will left for you.]	[There]	[mightily]	[you must do it."]

[α]	hoxdjanáñ[ʆ]	[ω]	djadjiⁿṇédjaⁿ	rêγarupấrogᴇra
Égi	hoxjaną́že.	Žigé	jajįnéją	reǧarupórogera
[Then]	[it was evening.]	[Again]	[right away]	[the drum]

p. 29 —

gitcgáhirágini[ʆ´]	hokaraγế	hire[ʆ´]	tcegếdja	hirohë́knihéra
gicgá hirágenižé.	Hokaraǧé*	hirežé.	cegéja	hirohéknihéra
[to sound, they did already.]	[To yell]	[they did.]	[From the first]	[he was better]

*cf. hohogeraǧeže, "to yell, shout" (Marino).

rokấna[ɕ][ʆ´]	hinûⁿbốhôⁿṇa	gitcgá	hire[ʆ]	higŭấⁿna
rokánaxjįžé.	Hinųbóhǫna	gicgá	hireže.	Higuą́na
[he did much.]	[For a second time]	[to strike]	[they did.]	[Immediately]

haraírejê	higŭấⁿna	hêrekdjénaⁿ	hokirácirikdjanénaⁿ	ējế
haraíreže.	Higuą́na	herekjéną.	"Hokiráširikjanéną,"	ežé.
[they began.]	[Immediately]	[they will have existed.]	["It will be crowded,"]	[he said.]

[ε]	higŭâⁿṇa	haraírejê	hahíre[ʆ]	[ω]
Ésge	higuąna	haraíreže.	Hahíreže.	Žigé
[So]	[immediately]	[they began.]	[They arrived.]	[Again]

rajítc hirágᴇnijê	gadjûñgácgê*	wirakárara	[ϕ]
ražijirageniže.	gajągáške	wirakánara	hąké
[they already began teasing.]	[Now this time]	[his attendants]	[not]

*above the letter /î/ of the original gadjîñgácgê, a /û/ has been written.

wa’uní[ʆ]	nunigế	hîñkê	wajáⁿ	jesgáni[ʆ´]
wa’ųníže,	nunigé	hįké	wažą	žesgánižé.
[they did not do anything,]	[but]	[not]	[anything]	[they could make out of it.]

[ω]	naⁿwáⁿṇa	djirehírejê	gádjûñga	hîñkê
Žigé	Nąwą́na	jirehíreže.	Gájąga,	hįké
[Again]	[The songs]	[they started.]	[Now then,]	[not]

wajáⁿ	[λ]ánijế*	[τ]	maⁿṇácgê	giksûⁿtcnísge[ʆ]
wažą́	žesgánižé.	Žegų	mąnášge	giksųcnísgeže,
[anything]	[they could make out of it.]	[Then]	[the earth also]	[it was like shaking,]

*this is followed by a bar (|).

rêγarupấrôgra	gadjûñgácgê	wa-iⁿ[ɬ´]	harukốzir[ρ´]	rudí
reǧarupórogera.	Gajągáške	wa-įnéja	harukóziránąga	rutí
[the drum.]	[Now this time]	[on his blanket]	[they took hold of, and]	[to drag]

naⁿíⁿnes’á[ʆ]	ho-’unañkácgê	[β]*	kiníⁿbirês’á[ʆ]	’unáñk‘ûⁿ
na’į́nes’áže.	Ho’ų́nąkášge	éja	kįnį́bires’áže.	’Uną́k’ų,
[they continually tried.]	[Going, also]	[there]	[they would always fall down.]	[Finally,]

*just before this sign, ɬ is scribbled out.

p. 30 —

hatcûñgérê	haháⁿpcê	wira	haγếp‘u[τ´]	[ω]
hacągére,	hahą́pše.	Wira	haǧép’ųgáją,	žigé
[after much difficulty,]	[it became daylight.]	[The sun]	[after it rose,]	[again]

mîⁿsdjikêre[ʆ]	[ω]	hakarairágᴇni[ʆ]	haⁿhá	hitcûⁿcgê
mįsjikereže.	Žigé	hakarairágeniže.	"Hąhá	hicųšge,
[they vanished.]	[Again]	[they had gone home already.]	["Exclamation]	[grandson,]

dêếcanaⁿ	wajaⁿ	pônaiṇánaⁿ*	hiroágᴇra	haⁿhékdjanihé[/]
teéšaną	wažą	ponaįraną.	Hiroágera	hąhékjanihéną.
[this alone]	[something]	[it was wonderful.]	[The last time]	[it will be night.]

*above the letter /ṇ/ an /r/ was written.

hidádje	wa’uáⁿdjê	hîñkế	wajaⁿ	[λ]anikjanihé[/]
Hitáje	wa’uąje,	hįké	wažą	žesganikjanihéną."
[Mightily]	[you must do it,]	[not]	[anything]	[we will not make out of it."]

gadjîñgáji*	wirakarará	haruwốñk	ha’ûñkdjánihawínaⁿ	nunigế
gajągáži	wirakarará	háruwank	ha’ųkjánihawíną,	nunigé
[Now this time]	[the attendants]	[eight]	[we will be in place,]	[but]

*this once again has a /î/ where it would ordinarily would have had a /û/. In the present orthagraphy, this is consistently rendered as an /ą/.

hîñkế	wajanína	hidadjế[ɕ] wac’uñgi	ca-ną*	hêrékdjanihé[/]
hįké	wažaníną.	Hitajéxjį waš’ųgí,	šaną	herékjanihéną,"
[not]	[it is nothing.]	[If you try hard,]	only	[she will remain,"]

*ca-ną is written above the line over a [\].

higá[γ][ʆ]	djadjiṇédjaⁿ	hoxdjánaⁿ[ʆ]	[ω]
higánąkše.	Jajinéją	hoxjánąže.	Žigé
[they said to him.]	[Right away]	[it was evening.]	[Again]

rêγarupấrôgra	gítciwîⁿ	hirágîni[ʆ]	[ψ]	rokốna[ɕ][ʆ]
reǧarupórogera	gícįwį	hiráginiže.	Gają	rokónaxjįže.
[the drum]	[they struck it]	[they already did.]	[Then]	[it was great.]

[τ]	hahí	’uañg[β´]*	γ’û́ñk[ʆ´]	waγé[-]
Žigų	hahí	wągéja	ǧų́kšé.	Waǧéra
[Then]	[there]	[from above]	[it roared].	[Shouting]

*the letter /g/ has a circumflex over it.

p. 31* —

higŭấⁿna	herekdjé[/]	hokirácirídjikêrékdjanihénaⁿ	[ɕ]	higŭấⁿna
higuą́na	herekjéną.	"Hokiráširíjikerékjanihéną,"	ežé.	Higuą́na
[immediately]	[it will be.]	["It’s beginning to get crowded,"]	[he said.]	[Immediately]

*at the top of the page the following is written:

     ējế   ɕ
     nañk = ⨩
     hire = ⨪
      |‧ = niké

haraíre[ʆ]	tcináñgᴇnañká	dirế[ɕ][⨩][ʆ]	haⁿbíjañga	wanaγíra
haraíreže.	Ciną́genąká	tirexjįnąkše.	Hąbížąga	wanaǧíra
[they began.]	[That village]	[it had increased.]	[During a single day]	[the ghosts]

rohaⁿ*	hidjanaⁿjiáñk[ʆ]	maⁿnáñgếrê	hot’era
rohą	hijanąžią́kše.	Mąną́gére	hot’era
[many]	[they were present camping.]	[On earth]	[the ones who died]

*above the /û/ of the original rohû, is written /a/.

[λ]á[⨩][ʆ]	[ε]	jê[λ][ʆ]	hahíre[γ]	howacínañka
žesgánąkše.	Ésge	žežesgeže.	Hahíregíži,	howašínąka
[those they were.]	[So]	[thus it was.]	[When they arrived,]	[that dancing place]

[β]*	rokôna[ɕ][ʆ´]	tcowê	wanaⁿ[ʆ]
éja	rokonaxjįžé.	Cowe	wanąže.
[at,]	[there were a great many.]	[Quite nearly]	[he was stepped on.]

*after this symbol is written, "(gádjûñga = δ)".

hiranáⁿ[ʆ]	cgê*	higŭấⁿ	[⨪][ʆ]	dewë́raki
Hiraną́že,	šge	higuą́	hireže.	Tewéraki,
[They did]	[as well]	[immediately]	[he thought.]	[Unexpectedly,]

*this word is run together with the previous word. After it, the word tcowe is deleted with diagonal lines.

hitcawína	w[ɕ]*	djagú’ûⁿ	wadoráγîñkdjanihé[ʆ]	degí
hicawína	weže,	"Jagú’ų	watoráǧįkjanihéže?	Tegí
[his wife]	[said,]	["Why]	[you would pout?]	[Over here]

*eje is written above this symbol.

horáwacu[ρ´]	hadjí-wadoráγiⁿcánañk[ʆ]		ejĕ*	tcowê
horáwašaránañga	haji	watoráǧįšánąkše,"	eže.	Cowe
[go and]	[there]	[you can sit and pout,"]	[she said.]	[Almost]

*inserted above the line with a caret.

hidjaoruxútcᴇnaⁿ[ʆ]		naⁿwốⁿ[⨩]	djire	[⨪][ʆ]
hija	horuxúceną.	Nąwą́nąk	jire	hireže.
[there]	[he looked.]	[Songs]	[to start]	[they did.]

rokốnaⁿ[ʆ]	manáñgᴇrê	hixgaxgaⁿ[ʆ]	[δ]cgế	rudî
Rokónąže.	Mąną́gere	hixgąxgąže.	Gajągašké	rutí
[It was great.]	[The earth]	[it started to shake.]	[Now this time,]	[To drag]

p. 32 —

gipinis’a[ʆ]	hitcawinácgê	ewa’ûⁿ[ɕ][ʆ]	hoicî́p	horá
gipįnįs’aže.	Hicawinášge	ewa’ųxjįže.	Hoišíp	horá
[they liked.]	[His wife also]	[she herself did it to him.]	[Always]	[her voice]

tcaⁿt’îⁿnihês’ajê	wa-iⁿṇog[β´]	minañgᴇnúnigê	wa’iⁿṇáegê	naⁿsế
cąt’įnihes’aže.	Waįnogéja	minągenúnige	wa-įná-ege	nąsé
[he used to hear.]	[On his blanket]	[they sat, but]	[his blanket]	[to shut]

hirês’a[ʆ]	hagaíracgế*	hawasû́ⁿtc	hiráwis’á[ʆ]
hires’aže.	Hagairašké	hawasų́c	hiráwis’áže.
[they would always do.]	[Sometimes]	[to pile on]	[they were always doing.]

*just before this word, [ϕ´]recgê has been lined out.

wirakárara	haruwốñk	winúnigê*	hîñkê	[X]cî́k
Wirakárara	háruwank	winúnige	hįké	wąkšík
[The attendants]	[eight]	[they were there, but]	[not]	[man]

*/hi/ has been deleted with diagonal lines and replaced with /wi/.

hidjá	wiranaⁿ-îⁿṇani[ʆ]	[δ]	haⁿbidjaná	hare[ʆ´]
hijá	wiraną’įraniže.	Gająga,	hąbijaná	harežé.
[there]	[they could not think of anything.]	[Now then,]	[the light there]	[it grew.]

hîñkê	wajáⁿ	[λ]áni[ʆ´]	sik‘aíⁿdjacgế	harukốzir[ρ´]
Hįké	wažą́	žesgánižé.	Sik’aį́jašgé	harukóziránąga
[Not]	[anything]	[it was not that way.]	[At his ankles also]	[they caught hold, and]

rudínuwañk	[⨪]s’ájecgế	’unañk’ûⁿ	hatcañgérê[ɕ]
rutínuwąk	hires’áže šgé	’unąk’ų,	hacągérexjį
[to run pulling]	[they were always doing, also]	[finally,]	[with great effort]

haháⁿbiré[ʆ]	wira	haγêphugê	haⁿhá
hahąbiréže.	Wira	haǧephuge,	hąhá,
[daylight came upon them.]	[The sun]	[because it appeared,]	[exclamation,]

higŭấⁿṇa	êrekdjé[/]	[α]	waíre[ʆ]	haⁿhá
higuą́na	erekjéną.	Égi	waíreže,	"Hąhá
[immediately]	[it will be.]	[Then]	[they said,]	[exclamation,]

p. 33* —

hitcûñcgế	p‘iⁿṇánaⁿ	curuxúrukšanaⁿ	tciho’únañka	[β]
hicųšge,	pįnáną.	Šuruxúrukšaną."	Ciho’ų́nąka	éja
[grandson,]	[you did well.]	[You have accomplished it."]	[This lodge site]	[there]

*at the top of this page, Radin writes, "‧| = kdjanénaⁿ".

hagíre[ʆ]	[α]	[ω][ɕ´]	hitcûⁿcgế	hîñkaga
hagíreže.	Égi	žigéže,	"Hicųšgé,	hįkagá
[they arrived.]	[Then]	[again they said,]	["Grandson,]	[never]

howárehírê	dé[λ]á	nîñkdjani[\|‧]	[ϕ]	wagûⁿzᴇrá
howárehíre	téžesgá	nįkjaninihe.	Hąké	Wagųzerá
[is it to go]	[that way]	[you will not be.]	[Not]	[the Creator]

[λ]	guⁿzᴇní[/]	nunigê	náⁿdjonidjấnaⁿ	hitcakấrowahára
žesge	gųzeníną,	nunige	ną́jonijáną.	Hicakórowahára
[this way]	[he did not create,]	[but]	[I bless you.]	[My friends]

êtcóni	enaⁿdjónidjaíⁿṇegê	náⁿdjonidjáⁿnê	[ε]	dé[λ]ránaⁿ
ecóni	enąjonijaį́nege,	nájoniją́ne,	ésge,	téžesgeráną.
[first]	[since they blessed you,]	[I blessed you,]	[therefore,]	[thus you did.]

[α]	hitcawinága	hakaraíkiju	rakếrekdjani[\|‧]	[α]
Égi	hicawįrága	hakaraíkižu	rakérekjaniheną."	Égi
[And]	[your wife]	[with her]	[you can take her home."]	[And]

[ω][ɕ]	hágagurawírê	ē[ʆ´]	hagágu	haraíre[ʆ]
žigéže,	"Hagagurawire,"	ežé.	Hagágu	haraíreže.
[again he said,]	["You may fetch her,"]	[he said.]	[To fetch]	[they started.]

hagánihakiríre[ʆ]	[α]	wawagế[ʆ]	naⁿdjonidjaⁿwína
Hagáni hakiríreže.	Égi	wawagéže,	"Nąjonijąwíną.
[They brought her back.]	[And]	[he said to him,]	["We bless you.]

rakérêdjáⁿniháwinaⁿ	[α]	dêế	naⁿtc wironidjaⁿwínaⁿ
Rakérekjániháwiną.	Égi	teé	nącwironijąwíną.
[You can go home with her.]	[And]	[this one]	[we bless you.]

manáñgᴇrê	hanáⁿtc	nañxgûⁿnáñkcanaⁿ	dêê	[ρ´]
Mąną́gere	haną́c	nąxgųną́kšaną,"	tee,	ánąga
[On this earth]	[everyone]	[they shall hear of it,"]	[this]	[he said, and]

p. 34* —

réγarupấrogíjaⁿ	wok‘û́ⁿ[ʆ]	tcohi[ρ´]	manitcó
réǧorupórogížą	wok’ų́že.	Cohiánąga	manicó
[a drum]	[he gave it to him.]	[He made blue, and]	[blue earth]

*at the top of the page, Radin has

ᴗ = hijáⁿ
θ = djanûñga

hitco[⨪][ʆ]	hijaⁿ	t’ehi	hikârohoírecgê	nañγíragrá
hicohireže.	Hižą	t’ehi	hikarohoírešge	nąǧíragrá
[he made blue.]	[One of them]	[to die]	[he is getting ready, also]	[the soul]

haniñgā́ni	hahinañgikdja[\|‧]	[ω]	hijáⁿ	nañγíragra
hanįgáni	hahinągikjaniheną.	žigé,	hizą́	nąǧíragra
[to take home]	[I will go.]	[Again,]	[one of them]	[the soul]

wahêhêdjếcgê	hanihagú	hirékdjô[\|‧]	wawige[ʆ´]	[α]
wahehejéšge	hanihagú	hirékjonihe,"	wawigéžé.	"Égi
[it gets weaker, also]	[you bring]	[it will be,"]	[he said to them.]	["And]

ranínaⁿ	[θ]	cawaxû́ⁿwi[ʆ]	hinîñgiperếz
raníną	jánąga	šawaxųwiže.	Hinįgíperéz
[you are]	[as many as]	[you can pour it out.]	[Remember to smoke]

nihékdjaniháwinaⁿ*	higaíre[ʆ]	[α]	rakếrekdjániháwirê
nihékjaniháwiną,"	higaíreže.	"Égi	rakérekjániháwire.
[we will continue to be there,"]	they told him.	["And]	[you two shall take it home.]

*just before this word, haniha ha |‧, has been lined out.

niruxaírekdjánihawínaⁿ	wouốñk	[⨪]naⁿ	[ω]	haruwốñkci*
Niruxaírekjánihawíną.	Wową́k	hireną.	žigé,	haruwą́kži
[They shall chase after you.]	[To act badly]	[they do.]	[Again,]	[at least eight]

*/ci/ is written above the line, and after this word, jihidja is lined out.

hidjá	nîñkérế	harairêkdjanihawínaⁿ	[α]	raxótc
hijá	nįkéré	harairekjanihawíną."	Égi	raxóc
[there]	[to take you]	[they will go."]	[And]	[ash]

wogájê	honixára	hirawígi	dêế	hisgế
wogáže.	"Honixára	hirawígi,	teé	hiské
[he gave him.]	["If they overtake you,]		[this]	[some]

p. 35 —

hagê[β´]	horabéwicuⁿnûñkdjếnaⁿ	wawigế[ʆ]	ragíwi[ʆ]
hagejá	horabéwišųnųkdjéną,"	wawigéže.	Ragíwiže.
[behind]	[you two should throw ? it,"]	[he said to them.]	["You are going back.]

higŭấna	tci	’ûⁿ	wáraciwi[ρ´]*	dêế
Higuána	ci	’ų	warašiwiánąga	teé
[Immediately]	[lodge]	[to make]	[you do, and]	[this]

*before wiρ´ and after wáraci, wi (written above the line) and ’uρ have been lined out.

c’ûñkdjawínaⁿ	wigế[ʆ]	[α]	hagâréjaⁿ	waruxaíre[ʆ]
š’ųkjawíną,"	wigéže.	Égi	hagaréžą,	waruxaíreže.
[you two will do,"]	[he said to them.]	[And]	[in time,]	[they chased after them.]

hohấ	hitcawihihiwíra	wakisgá	waⁿgaganikarawínaⁿ
"Hohá,	hicawihihiwíra	Wakisgá	wągaganikarawíną.
["Exclamation]	[our wife]	Wakisgá	[he has carried her off from us.]

hîñkúruzíkdjawínaⁿ	air[ρ´]	wa’unáñkcê	hoxerế[ɕ]
Hįkúrukjawíną,"	airánąga	wa’uną́kše.	Hoxeréxjį
[He will take her from us,"]	[they said, and]	[they did it.]	[Almost catching up]

hahurere[ʆ´]	raxótcᴇnañká	hisgế	hagếdja	hohä́rejê	ho
hahurerežé.	Raxócnąká	hisgé	hagéja	hoháreže.	"Ho,
[they came.]	[Those ashes]	[right]	[behind]	[he cast ?.]	"Ho,

giázwirê	[ᴗ]	waíniṇa	cicî́k	nîñgígikdjaniháwinaⁿ
giázwire,	hižą́	waínina	šišík	nįgígijaniháwiną,"
[run away,]	[one]	[clothes]	[bad]	[we will make,"]

air[ρ´]	hakdjá	hoginóñ[k]*	hirejế	dówakếrejê
airánąga	hakjá	hoginą́k	hirežé.	Tówakéreže.
[they said, and]	[back]	[to run away]	[they did.]	[They went home.]

*there's a hyphen at the end of this word, but nothing follows except hirejế.

[ω]	wagí’uⁿs’a[ʆ]	hoxére[ɕ]ṇega	[X]’û́ⁿ
žigé,	wagí’ųs’aže.	Hoxérexjįrega,	wąk’ų́,
[Again,]	[they kept doing it to them.]	[When they would almost catch up,]	[doing thus,]

girucdjaíⁿ	hirawí[ʆ]	[β]	wirákarará	[δ]
girušjaį́	hirawíže.	Éja	wirákarará	gająga
[to quit them]	[they did.]	[There]	[the attendants]	[then]

p. 36 —

wakcaⁿ[⨪][ʆ]*	[α]	tcinû́ñgᴇra	ā́cgê	hagíre[ψ]
wakšąniheže.	Égi	ciną́gera	ášge	hagíregają,
[they turned back.]	[And]	[the village]	[nearby]	[when they returned,]

*the symbol /⨪/ has nihe written above it in another hand, although its attested value previously has been hire.

dê woíraki	[ᴗ]	[α]	náⁿdêra	tcáγᴇra
tewoíraki	hižą́	égi	ną́tera	cáǧera
[unexpectedly,]	[one]	[here]	[the chopping of wood]	[the marsh ?]

tcaⁿt’î́ⁿ[ʆ]	êówakaraíre[ʆ]	dewoíraki	γak	wa’û́ⁿdje[ʆ]
cąt’į́že.	E-ówakaraireže.	Tewoíraki	ǧak	wa’ų́ježe.
[they heard.]	[They went to it.]	[Unexpectedly,]	[cry]	[she made it.]

hidjágire[ψ]	dewoíraki	[X´]djega	hi-unína	wa’û́ⁿdje[ʆ]
Hijágiregają,	tewoíraki	wą́kjega	hiunína	wa’ų́ježe.
[When they got there,]	[unexpectedly,]	[the man]	[his mother]	[she was doing it.]

dewoíraki	hinîñgrá	gijế	nañγíre[ʆ]	t’ḗjaⁿ
Tewoíraki	hinįgerá	gižé.	Nąǧíreže,	t’éžą
[Unexpectedly,]	[her son]	[he had returned.]	[They were afraid,]	[a dead one]

hakijú	’ûⁿdjegê	[ε]	[α]	[β]
hakižú	’ųjege.	Ésge	égi	éja
[with]	[as he was.]	[Therefore,]	[then]	[there]

hokit’aíre[ʆ]	wagaíre[ʆ]	nôni	kar[ρ´]	[X]rá
hokit’aíreže,	wagaíreže,	"Nąnį	karánąga	wągerá
[they spoke,]	[they told her,]	["Mother,]	[go home, and]	[males]

hotcîⁿtcî́ⁿṇa	kêni	[X]cîk	kiónina	kerêpônaíjaⁿ
hocįcį́na	keni	wąkšík	kiónina	kereponaížą
[young men]	[not yet]	[people]	[the untouched]	[ten]

[α]	hinûñk	wátcegeráji	jigigûⁿ	kerêpônaíjaⁿ
égi	hinųk	wácegeráži	žigigų	kereponaížą,
[and]	[at least virgins]		[and again]	[ten,]

higíhowa	huirekdjénaⁿ	wodápôną	hanin[ρ´]	higuíre[ʆ]
higí-howa	huirekjéną."	Wotápaną	haninánąga	higaíreže.
[to come here]	[they will start coming."]	[Incense]	[taking, and]	[they told her.]

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kêrêjế	hagi	horakíji	jenûñga	hidjádjiwí[ʆ]
Kerežé.	Hagi	horakíži,	ženųga	hijájiwíže.
[She went back.]	[To come]	[after she told them,]	[both of them]	[the two returned.]

[α]	[β]	tci	’ûⁿwagigí[ʆ]	hot’û́ⁿkerêpônaijaⁿjaⁿ
Égi	éja	ci	’ųwagigiže.	Hot’ų́-kereponaižąžą
[Then]	[there]	[lodge]	[they caused to be made.]	[A ten-fireplaces one]

’ûⁿwagigí[ʆ]	[α]	wodápôna	[⨪][ʆ]	[α]
’ųwagigiže.	Égi	wotapaną	hireže.*	Égi
[they caused to be made.]	[Then]	[incense]	[they did.]	[Then]

hidjá	hokáwawíjê	[α]	hañhếgiji	higŭấⁿna
hijá	hoikawawíže.	Égi	hąhégiži,	higuą́na
[there]	[they went in.]	[Then]	[at night,]	[immediately,]

wací	wagigíwijê	ṇéγarupấrôgra	hidjá	nañka
waší	wagigíwiže.	Reǧorupórogera	hijá	nąka
[dance]	[they caused it.]	[The drum]	[there]	[those]

náⁿwaⁿ	gigû́ⁿzire[ʆ´]	wawi’û́ⁿjê	ḗp‘ā	[λ]
ną́wą	gigų́zirežé,	wawi’ų́že.	Ép’a,	žesge
[song]	[he was taught,]	[he made them.]	[From then on,]	[that way]

[⨪]s’á[ʆ]	[ε]	[X]cigᴇnáñgᴇrê	higû́ⁿ	’unáñkcanaⁿ
hires’áže.	Ésge	wąkšigeną́gere	higų́	’uną́kšaną.
[they would do.]	[Thus]	[these people]	[still]	[they do.]

[β]	huwádji	wagi’uⁿnúñkcanaⁿ	rếγarupârog
Éja	howáji	wagi’uną́kšaną.	Réǧoruporok
[There]	[where they came from]	[they were using something.]	[The drum]

hodjiⁿṇ[ρ´]*	wojawahináñgᴇrê	higû́ⁿ	jeguⁿ	negícgê
hojįránąga	wožawahiną́gere	higų́	žegų	negíšge
[they struck up, and]	[those having fun]	[still]	[now]	[even now]

*the /ṇ/ has an /r/ written above it.

’unáñkcanaⁿ	wa’û́ⁿdjega	woksisgá	higaíre[ʆ]	ragᴇrá
’uną́kšaną.	Wa’ų́jega,	Woksisgá	higaíreže.	Ragerá.
[they do.]	[As he was it,]	["Stingy"]	[they called him.]	[The last.]

Source:

John Baptiste, "The Man who Brought His Wife back from Spiritland," in Paul Radin, Winnebago Notebooks, Freeman #3897 (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society) Winnebago V, #8: 14-37. An English version is found in, "The Man who Brought His Wife back from Spiritland," in Paul Radin, The Culture of the Winnebago: As Defined by Themselves (Baltimore: Special Publications of the Bollingen Foundation, #1, 1949) 47-65. This story is discussed in Claude Lévi-Strauss, "Four Winnebago Myths," Structural Anthropology, vol. 2, trs. Monique Layton (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1976) 198-210.