Hočąk Text — Hawk Clan Origin Myth

Hočąk Text — Hawk (Wonaǧire Wąkšik) Clan Origin Myth

Style

	Hapaxlegomena: akišaną, "on either side"; hágakikínʼak, "opposite one another";
	heavy use of the emphatic pronoun e (third person) as a prefix

This is probably one of the earlier works in which Radin has employed Greek letters as abbreviations for Hočąk words or syllables.

α	β	ε	ρ	ω	x	9	\|
égi	éja	asge	anąga	žigé	aíreną	na, ną	že

The values of /ε/, /ω/, and /x/ are given at the top of page 38.

Brackets ’[ ]’ are used for words supplied by the redactor (Richard Dieterle) in places where the English part of the interlinear translation was left blank.

p. 36 —

egi	máⁿ’uṇa	’uañgera	djop	’unaⁿ	maⁿṇêgi
Égi	Mą́’una	wągera	jop	’uną.	Mąnegi
[And]	[Earthmaker]	[people]	[four]	[he made].	[To earth]

húwagigínaⁿ	haⁿberá	higízawahúirenaⁿ
húwagigíną.	Hąberá	higízawahúireną.
[they descended?].	[Like the] day	they made a streak as they came down.

derogédja	ēdja	kiridjére[\|]	náⁿijaⁿ	hadjidjére[\|]	ak‘áratcgéra
Terogéja	éja	kirijéreže.	Ną́ižą	hajijéreže.	Ak’áračgéra
At Within Lake (Green Bay)	[there]	they land.	A tree	they alight on.	Branch

djopiwínaⁿ	jewadjídjire[\|]	[α]	maíⁿdja	hidjérenaⁿ
jopiwíną	žewajíjireže.	Égi	maį́ja	hijéreną.
four of them	on these they alight.	[And]	[on the ground]	they alight.

wiaγê´phura	hopā́hi	máⁿni	hadjiakaraíre[\|]	[β]
Wiaǧéphura	hopáhi	mą́ni	hajiakaraíreže.	Éja
Towards the east	they started	to walk	[they began to go].	[There]

igiγára	t’úⁿbire[\|]	pētc´	daéhire[\|]	hū́ñk pēdjira
igiǧára	t’ų́bireže.	Péč	taéhireže.	Hų́kpejira
camping place	they put it.	[Fire]	they started.	Principal-fire*

*The word ’chief’ is struck out and the word ’principal’ written below it.

[α]	nañkíkaraire[\|]*	warútc	honiṇénaⁿ	’uañk
égi	nąkíkaraireže.	Warúč	honinéną.	Wąk
[here]	they hunted for.	[Food]	they hunted for.	[Man]

*/raī is inserted after /ā above the line with a caret.

tcónidjéga	ruc’ákcánaⁿ	ásge	’uáñk	hinûbErá
čónijéga	ruš’ákšáną.	Ásge	wąk´	hinuberá
first	he failed.	[And so]	[man]	[the second]

p. 37 —

ḗ	regigínaⁿ	kê´	wanioî´tcgê	wajáⁿ
e	regigíną.	Ké	wanioíčge	wažą́
he	he sent him.	No	animal	[thing]

hanikirini[\|]	’uañkcî´gijaⁿ	hānikîrínaⁿ*
hanikiriniže.	Wąkšígižą	hanikiríną.
did he bring.	A [man]	he brought.

*this word is followed by a large caret with the numeral "1" inscribed inside it. This represents interstitial material imported from pages 39-41. After the conclusion of the interstitial material, page 37 resumes.

p. 39 —

’uañkcî´gijaⁿ	hāniñk kiriga	hawá’ûⁿ	nîñkdjî´ñk	tconína
Wąkšígižą	hanįkiriga,	hawá’ų	nįkjąk´	čonína
[A man]	because he brought,	for that reason	[child]	first

p. 40 —

’uañgEnî´gEra	hijérêgi	’uañkcî´krutcgá	hîñgékdjenáwinaⁿ
wągenįgera	hižéregi,	Wąkšíkručká	hįgékjenáwiną.
male	if it is,	"The Human Eater"	we shall call him.

p. 37 (continued) —

ä́sgê	’uáñgehinûⁿ´pdjega	wonáγire
Ásge	wą́gehinų́pjega	"Wonáǧire
[And so]	the second man	"War

’uañkcî´ka	higaírenaⁿ	jéjegūánoⁿga	[α]
Wąkšíka"	higaíreną.	Žéžeguánąga	égi
Man"	they called him.	Thus it was, and	[then]

hûñk	hotcíra	tcāwénaⁿ	haraírenaⁿ	hûñg´
hųk	hočíra	čawéną	haraíreną.	Hųg´
chief	the lodge	towards	they went.	As chiefs

maníṇenaⁿ	hanáⁿtc	djobadjáwîñga	hidjá	hirénaⁿ
maníneną.	Haną́č	jobajáwįga	hijá	hiréną.
they walked.	[All]	four of them	there	they were.

hû´ñgotciédja	tcañgê´dja	tcipâ´rok‘ḗnîñkê	ḗdja	hokawaírenaⁿ*
Hų́gočiéja	čągéja	čipárok’énįke,	éja	hokawaíreną.
At the chief’s lodge	outside	an oval lodge,	[there]	they went in.

*after this word, a very large caret with the numeral "2" is inserted. At this point, interstial material from pp. 40-41 is inserted, after which page 37 resumes.

p. 40 —

[α]	wak‘aíñkikáratcdjegá	êarádjirénaⁿ	worúdjEra	haguhínaⁿ
Égi	Wakaį́kikáračjegá	earájiréną.	Warújera	haguhíną.
[And]	the Snake Clan	they were the ones appointed.	The food	he went after.

tcaxcêp´	hûñgEnû´gErê	wagigó	horá	núⁿp
Čaxšép	hųgenągere	wagigó	horá	nųp´
Eagle	chief	feast	fish	two

wak‘aíⁿkiradjdjegā́	êánîñk kirináⁿ	je	wigígo	tcaîkikáratcdjega
Wakaįkirajegá	eánįkiriną́.	Že	wigígo	Čaįkikáračjega
the Snake Clan	he brought them.	[This]	[feast]	Deer Clan

ê´warutcáⁿ	ä́sgê	higuâⁿ´na	hṓnôñka	warudjirénaⁿ
éwaručą́	Ásge,	higuą́na	hónąka	warujiréną
it was the attendant.	[And so]	[immediately]	[the fish]	they ate.

hṓnañka	warúdjiréra	ākicanaⁿ	hodáwahíre[\|]
Hónąka	warújiréra,	akišaną	hotá	wahíreže.
[The fish]	[which they ate,]	on either side	some	they left it.

parê´re[ρ]	howáka	sīndjErá	hodahíre[\|]	worúdjEra
Paréreanąga	howáka	sįjerá	hotahíreže.	Worújera
The head and	the fish	its tail	they left.	Their meal

jéjegûⁿ	híre[\|]	[ε]	cûñgErá	hijaⁿ´
žéžegų	híreže.	Asge	šųgerá	hižą́
thus	they did.	[And so]	[the dogs]	[one of them]

nihírêgi	hoā́ki	hodahíra	hîñgê´kdjanihé[\|]
nihíregi,	Hoáki	Hotahíra	hįgékjanihéže.
if they have,	"Fish on Both Ends	[He Leaves"]	we will call him.

p. 41 —

jéjesge	ḗnaⁿ	’uáñk	tcowé	djanañka
Žéžesge	éną,	Wąk	čowé	janąka
[This sort]	[he said.]	[Man]	[in front]	[every]

[α]	hûñgotcirá	hokawaírenaⁿ	tcaxcêp´	kikáradjega
égi	hųgočirá	hokawaíreną.	Čaxšép	Kikárajega
[here]	[the chief’s lodge]	[they came in.]	[Eagle]	[Clan]

wonô´ɣirê	’uañkcî´gEra	jêê´	hágakikínôk	minô´giré[\|]
Woną́ǧire	Wąkšígera	jee	hágakikínʼak	miną́giréže.
[War]	[the Men]	[these]	opposite one another	they sat.

[ε]	wakôdjádjega	x’orádjega	ā́gakīkínôk	minô´girénaⁿ
Asge	Wakąjájega	Xorájega	ágakikínąk	miną́giréną.
[And so]	the Thunders	[the Bald Eagles]*	opposite	[they sat.]

*Radin has "(Pigeons ?)".

āgakikínogEra	aíre[\|]	hitcakâró	é	wairé[\|]	jegûⁿ
Agakikínągera	aíreže,	hičakaró	e	waíreže,	žegų.
"My opposite"	they say,	friends	they	[they say it]	[thus.]

p. 37 (continued) —

[β]	minô´girénaⁿ	jejegû´ñgadjaⁿ	hijaⁿ	djiois’īⁿ´na
Éja	minógiréną.	Žežegų́gają.	Hižą	jiois’į́na
[There]	[they sat down].	And thus it was.	One	he came and peeped in.

tcirô´bedja	cûñgijaⁿ	wa’uⁿdjénaⁿ	p‘arácanaⁿ	hois’ihínaⁿ
Čiróbeja	šųgižą	wa’ųjéną.	P’arášaną	hois’ihíną.
At the door	a dog	it was.	With his nose only	he stuck in.*

*At this point in the notebook, another myth is inserted. It was recently discovered that the end of the present story had been placed at the end of this intervening text.

p. 38 —

â´sge	wagaíre[\|]	pējê	parisgera	airenaⁿ
Ásge	wagaíreže,	"Peže	parisgera?"	aíreną.
[So]	they said,	"Whose	nose it looks like?"	[it is said.]

hûñgenûḱa	howé[\|]	cûñgErá	hijaⁿ	nihiwígi
Hųgeną́ka	howéže,	"Šųgerá	hižą	nihiwígi,
The chief	he said,	"[The dogs]	[one of them]	if we own,

cûñg	’uáñgEra	hisg[β´]	nihikdjáwiki	pḗjê
šųg	wą́gera	hisgéja	nhiikjáwiki,	"Peže
dog	male	permanently	if we want to own it,	"Whose

pā́risgéra	hiḗkdjanihe[\|]	[α]	[ω]	’uañgEnáñka
párisgéra?"	hiékjaniheže."	Égi	žigé	wągeną́ka
nose it looks like?"	we shall say."	[And]	[again]	the men

xapgḗnîñk	noridjáⁿ	haraíre[\|]	maⁿcú[9]
xapgénįk	noriją	haraíreže.	Mąšúna
soon	their bodies	they became different.	Their feathers

sodjEraíre[9]	[α]	waktcêxí	hûñgenû´ka	hotcirá
sojeraíreną.	Égi	Wakčexí	hųgeną́ka	hočirá
they became worn out.*	[And]	[Waterspirit]	[the chief]	[the lodge]

*"worn out" is placed in parentheses.

hokêwê´	kuruhoíre[\|]	pēdjErá	wigiwenínaⁿ	jḗguⁿhíra
hokewé	kuruhoíreže.	Pejerá	wigiweníną.	Žégųhíra,
to enter	they were going.	The fire	he passed it away.	When he was through,

tcirá	wodáponahíre[\|]	[α]	gádjûñga	hokawaíre[9]
čirá	wotáponahíreže.	Égi	gájųga,	hokawaíreną.
the lodge	they smoked with cedar leaves.	[And]	[then,]	they came in.

tcisê´rêtcakâ´	mogacúdjedjá	hêrénaⁿ	[α]	maíⁿdjêrera
čisérečaká	Mogašújejá	heréną.	Égi	maį́jerera
[The long lodge]	at Red Banks	[there was.]	[And]	the ones below

p. 39 —

wajáⁿ	wagigúⁿsire[\|]	nañkíkara	wagigúⁿzire[\|]	jejeguⁿ
wažą́	wagigų́sireže.	Nąkíkara	wagigų́zireže.	Žežegųhíregi,
things	they taught them.	[Hunting]	they taught them.	[When they were through,]

’uankcîgo’íⁿṇa	p‘iⁿṇekdjê´gê	[ε]	maⁿ’úṇa	jesgêhínaⁿ
wąkšigo’įna	p’įnekjége,	ásge	Mą’ųna	jesgehíną.
[life]	that they might be good,	[thus]	Earthmaker	he did it.

hanáⁿtcîⁿ	’uañkcîk´	djasganû´ñgErê	jêsgaíre[\|]	hanáⁿtc
Haną́čį	wąkcík	jasganų́gere,	jesgaíreže.	Haną́č
[All]	[men]	as they are,	that way they were.	[All]

wak‘aⁿtcáⁿkire[\|]	[α]	hanáⁿtc	rorá	hûñk
wakąčą́kireže.	Égi	haną́č	rorá	hųk
they were holy.	[And]	[all]	[the flesh]	chiefs

’uañkcik’íⁿṇenaⁿ	[α]	[β]	wajaⁿ´	jéjesge	yapérezsônáⁿ
wąkšik’į́neną.	Égi	éja	wažą́	žéžesge	yapérezsoną́.
they lived.	[And]	[there]	[things]	[this sort]	I learned.

English Translation

Source:

Untitled Clan Myth (Hočąk-English Interlinear) in Paul Radin, Winnebago Notebooks, Freeman #3881 (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, 1908) Winnebago V, #8, 36-41. A loose translation is published in Paul Radin, The Winnebago Tribe (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1990 [1923]) 170-172.