Hočąk Text — Kaghíga

Interlinear Hočąk-English Text — Kaǧiga

by Paul Radin

The manuscript, which is in the hand of Paul Radin, is extremely difficult to read. Every attempt has been made to check the text against other texts and word lists, but in cases where the reading is doubtful, question marks appear after illegible letters. About 40% of the hand written interlinear text has no English translation, but almost all of the untranslated words could be found elsewhere. Radin also used Greek letter 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 Greek symbols used in the text appear on the table below:

α	β	ε	ɜ	נ	ρ	ϕ	ω
egi	eja	gają	šaną	nunige	ánąga	hąké	žégų

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.

p. 1 —

Či-ižą	eja.	Eja	huñkčabirera.	Eniñkjoñk manina	hunihéra
A lodge	[there.]	[There]	their chief.	His children	bands

p. 2 —

nųp'iwína.	Hižą	niñkjoñgera	nųbaníną*	hižą	kereponaižą	hanina	hižą
there were two of them.	One	children	two had and	one	ten	had	one

*contracted from nųpihanina, literally, "two he had" — see the fifth word thereafter.

nųpihaniną	[égi]	k'inųbirera	hižaskirajane	hoš'igireną	hijąnenáñgere	hanąč
two had	and	brother	the one that was single [that had no children]	they disliked	the others	[all]

hipereziré.	Hagaréžą	wañk'inek'įjera	xawaníną	ä́sge	gix'anaíne	[eja]	či-éra
[they knew it].	[At one past time]	the lone man	disappeared	[so]	they moved	there	village

-kǫnógire	[égi]	xop'éniñk	tok'ę ehireną	ä́sge	Kaǧiga	niñkjoñk,	"T'unairera
they placed	and	[soon]	they were hungry	[so]	K. [= Crow, Raven]	[children]	"That [which] was left

p. 3 —

kšą (or k'ą)	hirairajos'are	haišjat'ekežerą.	Hinekjerą	hi-ųánihesjé."	Hijahohíne.
must	have sinews remaining on it	I will go and see.	Let us go	we will be on the way together."	These they arrived.

Wóp'iñk'érera	tok'o?nána	hunčíbera	rujíkihį́pšaną.	"Hoho	wañgenúnige	hagá
Meat racks	there were plenty	bear entrails	were stretched here and there.	"Say,	old man	what

wažą p'įžą.	Wañgenunanąjera-úną	hunčíbera,"	žesge.	Ručána
a good thing.	Old man I admire (long for) them	these bear entrails."	[thus (he spoke)].	He ate

Wañk'į́nek'iga	hočip.	Hahire	hiržųñgiwina.	Wañk'į́nek'iga
[Lone Man]	entrails.	They arrived		[Lone Man]

hinúñkčabera	hijašaną.	"Waho	hačáñgére	hajríri?	či-era	tok'éwehiną	higuosge
sister his	was there.	[inter- jection?]	barely? able	that we? arrived	village	is hungry	not without expectations

p. 4 —

nišja-ho?wį́	hagáwažą.	P'įpanaina	e'ų́wigają."	žesgéną.	"Čok'áwira	w?añgočáhera
do we come to	see you.	A very good thing	you are doing,"	[thus?].	(Woman speaking) "My gr.fathers	my br?other

ni-ųpšaną.	Wažą	p'įąunañkšaną."	Wawogíha	ujirošjujirera.	Kaǧi-re	warasirí
has come to life.	Thing	a good we are doing."	She boiled for them	it became warm in their stomachs.	The crow	vomited

hunčip	gik'unuk'únuñk	rasirí.	"Čok'a	tonik'ewehíwiže	hišegáją
bear entrails	broken?	he vomited.	"Gr.fathers	hungry	you said, you were

tehúnčipšarasírišonañk'.	Tejasgéragają	waš'ųšá?"	"Waš'ųšá	hoho	hagágaseže	ruáǧinunige
but you are vomiting up bear entrails.	How did you do	that you are doing this?"	"That you are doing this,	say,	[one time ——?]	I forbade it, but

p. 5 —

higųs'jąhigijí	žegųgųhire,	hihanúnige,	[égi]	hajiwíre	wamánu-w[ρ]
as we have arrived already	so never mind,	I said to him	and	when I arrived here	he stole it

wa-u-šáną."	"Hoho	čok'awira	higų	p'įgáją	hajiwarujerire."	Warujewogáną	[égi]
he does this."	"Say,	[gr.father]	[still]	it is good	come and eat."	She gave them food	and

Wañk'į́nekigakirí.	"Hoho,	čok'awira	rajíwigijíra.	Ep'í.	Čok'awira	rajiwi
[Lone Man] he returned.	"Say,	grandfather	you have come.	[It is good?].	Grandfather	you have come

p'į	p'į."	"M?ąhominañgwira	wani-s?áčgerarokoná	hičųšge."	"Hakere áwi
good	good."	"This country we live in	there are many animals	grandson."	"We're going home

niñkjoñgeniñkčuwiną."	"Meé	wagánink-k'arawire:"	Wagíha	hunč	hoši
we have children	"This	take for them."	Dried meat	bear	fat

p. 6 —

wogáną.	Hagíre.	K'unuga	wanaxgú	ǧageraǧé.	"Hoho	čok'ara	wažañgruji
he gave them.	They arrived here.	Kunu	heard them	they made noise from crying.	"Say,	gr.father	when they eat something

reža	žesge,"	airešonú	hijahuhé.	Nóširira	hižą́šaną	wogárahire.	"Hičųšgę
of any consequence	[thus],"	what they [were] saying	when he came towards them.	(corn? growing on tree bark)	one apiece	they gave them.	"Grandson

nóširirujir[ρ]	wá-šaną."	"Hą."	[ω]	hajíre.	"Hohó	čokára	hajíre.
—— eating noširi	is why they say it."	["Yes]."	Then	they came.	["Say,]	[grandfather]	they came.

Čokaíra	warujwire."	Hik'araíre	wagíha	hunjwoši-hirana	haniañkaraíre.	Hagíre
[Grfather]	eat."	They went home	[dried meat]	bear fat —	they took home.	They arrived home

p. 7 —

niñkjoñgeniñgera	žige?	wawokaragaíre.	[ω]	K'unugá	jí	žesge	ášaną
children	[again]	they fed them.	[so]	Kunu	he came	[thus]	they said,

"Čok'ara	wažañg	rujirega,"	žesge	airešonú.	É	hok'aw[ρ]	[égi]
"Gr.father	[something of importance]	[eat],"	[thus]	[what they are saying.]	[He]	he went in	and

waruje-era wawarąšé	[égi]	kaǧi-era	wogitekšaną.	"Niñkjoñge
food took away that they were eating	and	[the] crow	got angry.	["Children]

warujwak'araginąįna	žesgerašonú."	Wañk'į́nekiga	ni-ǫpšaną.
when I try to feed.	thus you always do."	[Lone Man]	has come to life.

"Činañk	hohúwira	mąwašešaną	ä́sge	niží	hak'erekjonihawi,"
["Village]	where we came from	he has plenty	[so]	therefore	we are going back,"

ä́sge	K'unuga	we.	"Nišžé	čok'awira	hajik'erekjonihawi.	Wijájara
[so]	Kunu	[he said].	"I also	grandfather	we're going back.	Crier

p. 8 —

gig??gúwíre	wijájara	horagerare.	'Wañk'į́nek'iga	xįgijeni	mąwaše'."	Mąwaše
go there calling	[the crier]	go and tell.	['Lone Man]	has come to life,	therefore, he has pleny'."	Therefore, he has pleny

aíre.	"Hohúiwira	wanioíčgera	rokañgna	aíre	ä́sge	ehowiñk'erekjáwira.
[they say].	["Where we came from]	animals	[many]	[they say]	[so]	let us go back there.

Hik'arahowire	xap'égiwiré."	Hajiak'araíreže	aíre.	Hagíreg.	Wañk'į́nek'iga	wéže
Get ready	hurry up."	They went back	they say.	[They arrived here].	[Lone Man]	[said?]

"P'įnawí	nak'iriwira,"	wigéže.	Jagú	gia'inera	[ϕ]	wážą	hirániže.
"You did good	that you came home,"	he said.	What	they did to him	not	[something]	did he think of it.

p. 9 —

Činañgire	jasgéšonuną	[ω]	žesgéže	gajuñgá.	Či-era	p'į	wañkšík'įže.
Village	as it used to be	[so]	[thus] it became	now.	[Village]	[good]	it lived.

Wañk'į́nek'iga	nąjojaįneže	ä́sge	či-e-re	p'į	x'į́že	ä́sge	Wañk'į́nek'iga	huñgera
[Lone Man]	they blessed him	[so]	this village	good	it lived	[so]	[Lone Man]	chief

eherehírežę	ä́sge	huñk	p'į́žą	hanínežę	aire.	Či-e-re	hiñkaga
he was made	[so]	chief	a good	they had	[they say].	This village	[never]

hinųbíhan?ą	hošíšik	howaníže	aire.	Wañk'į́ne'iga	hątegejiní	ä́sge	či-era
the second time	bad	did it pass through	[they say].	[Lone Man]	because he fasted	[so]	[village]

p'į	xįžé	airé.	Ženuñgá.
good	[it lived]	they say.	[The End]

English Translation

Source:

Paul Radin, "Kaǧiga," Winnebago Notebooks (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society) #18: 1-9.