Hočąk Text — Hog's Adventures

Hočąk Text — Hog's Adventures

translated by Oliver LaMère

p. 121 [= 1 = 52] —

Éja	máñxagičìže	činañkšgúni	xguxgušéžą	níhinoñk.
[There]	farm-who-lives-on (= farmer)	was living	a hog	was owner of.

Hą́pga	taníhą	warujók'ųs'àže.	Žéjuñga	šíñšjį.
In day	3 times	food he would give him.	Now	very fat.

Hagaréžą	čížą	hijážige	wohǫ́benoñka	čégeja
[Once]	a house	there again	that corn	that cow

wohą́bera	hižą	ruzeną'į.	Xguxgúšega	wešgúni,
the corn	one	tried to take.	The hog	spoke, said

"Rušjáne."	"Hohó	hičakáro,	woniñgítagìkjege	wa'uąjíną."
"Don't do it."	"Hoho	my friend,	I wish to tell you something [is why]*	I came."

*The words in brackets were supplied by LaMère (or Radin).

"Hičakáro,	jagu	hunagíšaragikjanèže?"	Hičakáro,	woigixéterege
"My friend,	what	are you going to tell me?"	[My friend,]	they love me

waígi'unañkùni."	"Hitaré,	t'eninékjège	waniñgí'unàñkšaną.
is why they do this to me."	"You think,	to kill you	do they this to you.

Š'íninąįnàñkšaną.	Ninuč	hírekjonèną.	Haíninegi	wiraročą́jegi
To fatten you they are trying.	Eat you	they will.	In the morning	at noon

égi	t'éninekjanèną."	Égi,	"Hičakáro,	hiñgijírare
[here]	they will kill you."	And,	"My friend,	help me

hagi-ázikjèną."	Ásge	čéjega	nąwáčogera	gižéžeže.
I will run away."	And so	that cow	the fence	broke it down.

p. 123 [= 5 = 54] —

Xguxgúšega	hačuñgérerexjį	hihínopge.	Žéjuñga	maniñkéreže.
The Hog	with great effort	got out.	And now	walked off.

"Éx éx!"	Kará!	nį́ža	éja	gíže.
[the sound pigs make?]	Say,	a creek	[there]	he got.

Ninačgúną	uñxjį́že.	Nįpšgúni	agéja	gíže.
Drink water	did very much.	[He swam]	the other side	he got.

"Koté!	hañke	hunágeni-ą̀je	hágiaz	wa'ųmáñkšaną."
"Koté!	not	do not tell on me	fleeing	I am doing."

Éja	gigáją	Zizíkega	éja	'ųjéže.
[There]	got and	Turkey	[there]	he was at.

p. 124 [= 7 = 55] —

"Hisuñgéjį,	we	egi	čikjéną?"	"Ho!"
"My younger brother,	what	here	may I live?"	"Yes."

Ásge	éja	čikik'oíneže.	Nañgikániak	hičížą
And so	[there]	they built a house.	Logs cut	that kind of a house

kik'oíneže.	Haíninegi	žéjuñga	warúč	hokiníže.
they made for themselves.	In the morning	now	food	he looked for himself.

Kará!	Zizíkega	hoišípjį	woruǧiǧíčježe.	"Hisúñgejį,
Say,	the Turkey	always	looked around (on the alert).	"My younger brother,

hañké	wažǫ́nižą	náñkawanìne;	Mą́una	néšaną
[not]	anything	not am I afraid of;	Earthmaker	me alone

wit'éhira	xeté	hiñgigíną,"	éže.	Hoxúiže.*
my way of killing	great	made it,"	he said.	He coughed.

*Hoxúiže is written directly over hoxíwiže.

p. 125 [= 9 = 56] —

Zizíkega	wešgúni,	"U-į u-į.	Hiníxjį,	nųwañgáją
[Turkey]	said,	[the sound turkeys make]	My older brother,	run

Šuñkjóñgega	žowáhu!"	Ásge	Xguxgúcega	nągíne.
Wolf	is šoming!"	And so	Hog	ran.

Šųkjǫgéga	wešgúni,	"Xguxgúšera,*	nišgé	Mą'úna
Wolf	said,	"Hog,	I also	[Earthmaker]

*The words, "šųkjǫgéga wešgúni xguxgúšera" occur at the top of the page and were inserted with a line before "nąžíne." (They should have followed this word.)

wit'éhira	xeté	hiñgigíną.	Hi-úñkjanèną."	Hañké
to kill with	great	made it for me.	We will do it [challenge]."*	[Not]

*bracketed expression inserted above the English line by LaMère (or Radin).

nąžíni	Woxgúcega	regokonóñgregi	niñgé	račágikèreže.
not stand	Hog	in the barn	a piece	he bit.

"Žégų."	"Ho!"	Kawanáñkše.	Čiróbera	hawakísjijèhiže
"It is done, that's ended."	"Ho!"	He ran in.	The door	he closed

p. 126 [= 11 = 57] —

égi	kíkitakìreže.	Hagaréžą	Šuñkjóñgega	nąšgúni.
and	[they] quarrel with one another.	Now	Wolf	slept.

Xguxgúšega	žéjuñga	čiróbera	ruhazánañga.	Tojéregi
Hog	now	the door	opened.	In throat

háraxjak.	"Ho!	hi-úñkjanèną."	'Uñxjíneže.	Šuñkjóñgega
bit.	"Ho!	we will do it."	They did very much.	Wolf

kíšipše.	Žéjuñga	Xguxgúšega	wešgúni,	"Hisúñgejį,
got loose.	[And then]	Hog	said,	"My younger brother,

hañké	wažą́	žesganíną."	Ásge	Zizíkega
[not]	anything	I am not."	And so	the Turkey
[I'm all done for]*

*This more idiomatic translation of the Hočąk was inserted in brackets by Radin.

p. 127 [= 13 = 56] —

ruhíra	hókixàjoñke	nañxjákše.	Šuñkjúñgega	t'ehíre.
ribs	backward	kicked him.	Wolf	they killed.

Zizíkega	wešgúni,	"Hini-áxjį	hára	homįniñgíginą.
Turkey	said,	"My older brother,	the hide	I'll allow you for a rug.

Róra	wohą́niñgi'ùną."*	"Ho!"	éže	Xguxgúšega.
The body	I boil for you."	"Ho!"	he said	Hog.

*Radin adds the following note with an asterisk: "really for a feast."

Žéjuñga	róra	hohąšgúni.	Hára	hómįšmiñgànañga,	"Hąhą́
Now	body	boiled it.	Hide	for a rug to lie on, and	"[Yes]

hisúñgejį,	réǧ'arupàrogre	égi	kigohírowewašìrare,
my younger brother	make a drum in oval shape	[and]	go send a feast messenger,

p. 128 [= 15 = 59] —

higų́	péžega	hášjagi	ë	hiragékje."
just	anybody	you see	him	you ask him."

Žéjuñga	regáją	te	uañgížą	huheže.
Now	was going	there (?)	a man	was coming.

Hižą́	huhéną	ásge	mináñkše.	Jigáją
One	coming	and so	sat down.	When he arrived

werakírakuni	wakúruhinč	jíreže.*	Xguxgúšega	Mañká'ų
werakírakuni	greeting	he began.	Hog	Medicine Dance

*At the bottom of page 129, Radin says the following in an unattached note: "[When going to a doctor the Indians always showed their respect by placing tob[acco] in his hand and in his hair and gently rubbing it [in]]"

hogirákše.	Žégų	hišgé	kigoírowe	a?íže.
invited him.	That's all [or: Then]	also	as a messenger	he asked him.

Žéjuñga	hąhégi	nąwáže.	Hąhéra	jobóhą
Now	at night	he sang.	The night	four times

p. 129 [= 17 = 60] —

nąwáže,	égi	máñka	'unéže.	Hisúñgera
he sang	and	Medicine Dance	they had.	His younger brother

hakaraíkižu	hiwigáją	hinúñk	kiki'ųnañkìži.	Éja
together with him	when they got there	women	gambling they were.	There

Zizíkega	horóg	'uñgíži	wowohíže.	Wanąpína
Turkey	him too	he did	he won.	The beaded necklace

haną́č	égi	ǧ'eǧ'éra	haną́č	wohíže.
[all]	[and]	ear-bobs	[all]	beat them.

Kirigi	Xguxgúšega	ǧ'eǧ'éra	haną́č	horušíkše.
When he returned	Hog	ear-bobs	all	wore them.

Zizíkega	hišgé	wanąpína	haną́č	nąpíñgi
Turkey	also	necklace	all	put them around his neck

p. 130 [= 19 = 61] —

gają	werakirakúni	hinúñgenuñka	Xguxgúšega	hánąįzìneže.
and	werakirakúni	the women	Hog	got jealous of him.

Ásge	Xguxgúšega	nąčáware	hirus'éreserek
And so	Hog	ears	slit them by pulling

hiréže.	Wa-ira	rokónože.	"Hąhą́
they did.	Blood	very much.	"[Yes]

hisuñgéjį	žégų	hiñkérekjeną.	Hiñké
my younger brother,	that's all*	let us go home.	[Not]

*Radin has the following gloss at the bottom of the page following an asterisk: "Well, let him go!"

tee	čí	tee	čáwe	uañkšíga-įnoñkje
this	house	this	future (?)*	they did not want me to live

*The parenthetical question mark is Radin's. It means literally, "I go towards."

waigi'únañkają.	Mą́'una	róra	hižą́	hiñkųsgáją,"
they do this to me.	Earthmaker	body	one	he created me,"

p. 131 [= 21 = 62] —

éže,	aíre.	Ásge	žegų́	hakaraíreže,
he said,	they said.	And so	that's all	they went home,

aíreną.	Éja	žejáną.
they said.	[There]	it is ended.

English Translation

Source:

Charles Houghton, Untitled, translated by Oliver LaMère, in Paul Radin, Winnebago Notebooks, Winnebago III, #11a, Freeman #3892 (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society) 121-131 (52-62).