Hocąk Text — A Man's Revenge

Hocąk Text — A Man's Revenge

Narrated by Aleck Lonetree (Nąínekiga)

Winnebago III, #17: 1-20 Winnebago IV, #8b: 1052-1056

The manuscript, which is in the hand of Paul Radin, is sometimes difficult to read. Radin also used Greek letter abbreviations for common whole words or syllables some of which he interpreted in other manuscripts. The Greek symbols used in the text appear in the table below:

α	β	γ	ε	ɜ	λ	·נ	ρ
égi	éja	-giži	ésge	-šaną	žesge	nunige	-ánąga

τ	ϕ	ω	X	2	ɕ	9	-	⨪
žegų	hąké	žigé	wąk	-že	-xjį	-žą	-(ᵋ)ra	-nąk

\|	·\|	ᴗ	ᴗ̇	>
-na, -ną	-kje(ną), -kjana	-regi	-nįk(a), -nįg(a)	-gają

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.

English Translation

Winnebago III, #17: 1 = Winnebago IV, #8b: 1052 —

worágirega	hoicî́p‘	wairecû́nûñ[>]	[X]
Worágiregą,	hoišíp	wairešúnųgają,	wąk
When story they told,	[always]	[when they would say to them,]	[people]

djagúireja	horagirecônú[\|]	dêê	hotcáñk‘	hirejế
jagúireža,	horagirešonuną.	Tee	Hocą́k	hirežé,
what they are (tribe)	they [would tell.]	[These]	Hocąk	they are,

[α]	hogihixêdejañ[ɕ]	wa-únañk[ɜ]	tcí[⨪]	k‘ônôgᴇ[⨪]a
égi	hogihixetežąxjį	wa’únąkšaną.	Cínąk	k’onogᵋnąga
[and]	about 1,000 in number	they were.	[Village]	[they erected, and]

[X][-]	u-íṇánihe[>]	hoicî́p‘	gixônôxốnô	ranihe[>´]	tcegᴇ[ᴗ´]
Wągᵋra	u’íránihegają,	hoišíp	gixonoxóno	ranihegáją,	cegᵋrégi,
Indians	[after they did it,]	[always]	kept moving	[they left, and]	in the early days

waniók‘iratc	rudjiranihe[ᴗ´]	tca[-´]	tcexdjíṇa	waruxế
waniók’irac	rujiraniherégi,	cara,	cexjį́na,	waruxé
animals - different	[there they were eating,]	deer,	buffaloes,	[to chase after]

wa-u-inánihe[2]	[α]	manî́ñga	detcêdjᴇra	edjí[9]
wa’u’įnániheže.	Égi	manį́ga	tecejᵋra	ejížą
they used to follow around.	[And]	in winter	near to lake	[at one]

hoixánaines’á[2]	k‘éni	manis’íni	uañgᴇ[ᴗ̇]	hitcawiṇa
hoixánaines’áže.	K’éni	manis’ínį	wągᵋnunįk,	hicawina,
they used to move.	Before very long	in winter,	an old man,	his wife,

hinûñg[-]	[α]	hiwañgᴇnấna*	hidjóbik‘ê	tci[9]	iṇék‘i
hinųgᵋra,	égi	hiwągenána,	hijóbik’e	cížą	inék’i
his daughter,	and	his son-in-law,	[four of them]	one lodge	[alone]

*the /hi/ is inserted with a caret.

hotcíre[2]	wañgenuniñgᴇ[⨪]a	c’ak‘édjini	wajónina	ruc’ak‘í
hokéreže.	Wągᵋnunįgᵋnąka	š’ak’éjini,	wažónina	ruš’ak’í,
they lived in.	The old man	as he was old,	hunting	[he could not,]

[α]	waráxdjak‘	hirácgê	[ε]	hiwañgᴇnấna
égi	waráxjak	hirášge.	Ésge	hiwągenána
[and]	trapping and hunting little animals	he couldn't do.	[So]	son-in-law

etcíra	wajónijê	[α]	wañgᴇnuniñgᴇ[⨪]a	wagígos’agi
ecíra	wažóniže.	Égi	wągᵋnunįgᵋnąka	wagígos’agi,
he had to provide for	he hunted.	[And]	this old man	he used to give a feast,

Winnebago III, #17: 2 —

here[·\|][2]	[α]	hinûñk‘á[ɕ]	é[2]	wāgigocônúnaⁿ
herekježe.	Égi,	"Hinųk’áxjį,"	éže,	"wāgigošonúną,
it would be.	[And,]	"My daughter,"	he said,	"I [used to feast]

maniók‘ahi	herek‘ârohógi	[α]	hiwañgᴇna-hará[ɜ]	wajáⁿni[9]
maniók’ahi.	Herek’arohógi,	égi	hiwągenaharášana	wažą́nižą
every winter.	It is near time for,	[and]	[son-in-law] my [only]	[something]

t’egigigi	here[·\|]je	djagu	yagigocônu[·\|]	hip‘erêzdje[>´]
t’egigigi,	herekježe,	jagu	yagigošonuną."	Hip’erezjegáją,
if he kills for me,	that it will be	[what]	I use to feast."	[Once he knows of it,]

[α]	tcára	hi[9]kíšge	pîñkjonê	na[·נ´]
égi	cára	hižąkícge	pįkjone,	nanúnige
[then]	deer	[one] only	that would be good,	[but ?]

nûⁿp‘íwigi,	e	pîñ[ɕ´]na	dêê	hiñgiû́ruxúruk‘i
nųp’íwigi,	e	pįxjįna,	tee	hįgių́ruxúruk’i
two,	[it]	[the very good one,]	[that]	if he could do it for me

wa-ínąⁿpdjîⁿ	wiñ[·\|][\|]*	wañgᴇnúniñgᴇ[⨪]a	éjê	wañkdjéga
wa’ínąpjį	wįkjeną,"	wągᵋnúnįgᵋnąka	éže.	Wąkjéga
very grateful	he would make me,"	[the old man]	[he said.]	[That man]

*first wiñ is scribbled out, then following it, uîñ is also scribbled out.

wejế	tcawiⁿhá[ɕ]	[α]	wonáγire	sgấk	[נ]
wežé,	cawįháxjį,	"Égi	wonáǧire	sgák,	nunige
[he said,]	[to his wife,]	["Here]	war	[it is afoot ?,]	but

ma[⨪´]rê	[α]	djasgế	hi[ρ´]	[ϕ]a	unî́kjê	yarégî
manągᵋre	égi	jasgé	hiánąga	hąkaga	uníkje,	yarégi.
the land	[here]	[what]	[he did, but]	never	I would not do it,	[so I think.]

[ε]	hainêgi	nîñkdjốñgᴇ[ᴗ̇]ra	hiwak‘árani[ρ´]
Ésge	hainegi	nįkjǫ́gᵋnįgᵋra	hiwak’áraniánąga
[So]	tomorrow	the children	take them along with you, and

tciwirókunigᴇracgé	honánubohañ[ɕ]	hohí	wajốna
ciwirókunigerašgé	honánųbohąxjį	hohí.	Wažóna
what they use in camping	two day's travel	[to go out.]	[The hunt]

hijaⁿ	wanîñgi[ɜ]	here[·\|]ga	haininêgi	hadjiak‘arairejê
hižą́	wanįgišana	herekjega."	Haininegi,	hajiak’araireže.
[one]	if I would	[it would be.]"	The next morning,	[they started back.]

Winnebago III, #17: 3 —

nîñkdjốñg[-]	wak‘aranin[ρ´]	’uwáⁿnihai[ᴗ]	hagâréjaⁿ
Nįkjǫ́gᵋra	wak’araninánąga	’uwą́nihairegi,	hagaréžą,
[The children]	[she took, and]	as they went,	[finally,]

[β]onañpî́ñ[ɕ][2]	[β´]	hiwacaíre[2]	hoxdjanánîñgi	hinúñkdjega
ejonąpį́xjįže.	Éja	hiwašaíreže.	Hoxjanánįgi	hinų́kjega
there was a good camping place.	[There]	they stopped.	In the evening	[the woman]

tci	unaⁿíⁿ[2]	wañkdjega	wéjê	tcic’unadjiregi
ci	unąį́že.	Wąkjega	wéže,	"Ciš’unajiregi,
[lodge]	she tried to make.	[The man]	[he said,]	"When are you making a tent,

wajániñg[-]	hi[9]	waní	haikúkdjenaⁿ	e[2]
wažánįgᵋra	hižą	waní	haikúkjeną,"	eže
some little thing	[one]	I'll hunt,	I will go (quickly),"	[he said.]

hidjá	worốγoγotc	naⁿji-ándjê	hitcawina	higê[2´]
Hijá	woróǧoǧoc	nąžią́je	hicawina	higežé.
[There]	looking around	while standing	[his wife]	[he told her.]

[ρ´]	djík‘ere[2]	manaⁿwak‘arani[ρ´]	[α]	hinúñkdjega
Hánąga	jík’ereže.	Manąwak’araniánąga	égi	hinų́kjega
[And]	[he started.]	He took his bow and arrows, and	[then]	the woman

naⁿcgế	rus[ρ´]	rucdjañ[γ´]	ninếj[ρ]	reγếdja
nąšgé	rusánąga	rušjągíži,	ninéžanąga	reǧéja
wood	[she took, and]	[when she was done,]	she went to dip water, and	in a pail

howaxŭ[ρ´]	hijaok‘ére[2]	erucdjaⁿdjekdjếgi	gŭok‘awazᴇnisgê[>]
howaxuánąga	hijaok’éreže,	erušjąjekjégi.	Guok’awazᵋnisgegają.
she poured in, and	she put it on (fire),	so it would be ready.	Already it was getting dark.

wañgᴇra	tcaíjaⁿ	k’iⁿk‘irijê	ruγapwi[ρ´]	[α]	maⁿtcátcawi[ρ]
Wągᵋra	caížą	k’įk’iriže.	Ruǧapwiánąga	égi	mącácawianąga
The man	a deer	he packed home.	They skinned it, and	[then]	they cut it up, and

hodá	dj[ρ]	k‘erudjî́neñkdjáwiga	dáwus	jújế
hotá	janąga	k’erujínekjáwiga,	táwus	žužé,
[what was left]	[all]	that they weren't going to eat,	to dry	she placed it,

hinû́ñkdjega	[α]	wohốⁿ[-]	dutc[γ]	warudjirejê
hinų́kjega.	Égi	wohǫ́ra	tucgiži,	warujireže.
[the woman.]	[And]	[kettle]	when it was cooked,	they ate it.

warutc	rucdjaiⁿṇegi	mîñgire[2]	xap’é*	nîñkdjốñg[-]
Waruc	rujaįnegi,	mįgireže.	Xap’é	nįkjǫ́gᵋra
[Food]	[when they quit,]	they retired.	Soon	the children

*the symbol [ᴗ̇] is crossed out after this word.

Winnebago III, #17: 4 —

naíⁿṇe[2]	hinûñgôⁿñkacgê	wañgáñgêrégi	[ϕ]	nąni-áñkcê
naį́neže,	hinųgǫkašge.	Wągą́gerégi	hąké	nąnįą́kše.
they went to sleep,	the woman also.	This man	[not]	he wasn't asleep.

wawewi-áñkcê	mîñgᴇmîñg[ρ´]	djasgê	wajónina
Wawewią́kše.	Mįgᵋmįgánąga	jasge	wažónina
[He was thinking.]	[He would be lying down, and]	[what]	the hunt

hainêgi	hikdjêgi	k‘êwêwí-añkcê	enaiñ[ɕ´]	wât’eh[ρ´]
hainegi	hikjegi,	kewewíąkše.	"Enaįxjį́	wat’ehánąga
the following day	[he would do,]	he was thinking.	["I could]	I would kill, and

tcok‘agá	wanaⁿî́ñgi	p’iⁿ[ɕ]	djiha[·\|]	hirák[2]
cok’agá	wanąį́gi	p’įxjį	jihakjeną,"	hirákše.
father-in-law	make his heart feel	[very] good	I would,"	he thought.

[ε]	s’í[ɕ]	naⁿ*	ruc’ák[2]	haininếgi
Ésge	s’íxjį	ną	ruš’ákše.	Haininégi,
[So]	[very long]	[to sleep]	[he could not.]	The next morning,

*ɜ follows the end of this word.

Winnebago IV, #8b: 1053 —

hik‘iⁿ[ᴗ]	warudji[ᴗ´]	wajê[2´]	hitcawihaxdjiⁿ*	[α]
hik’įregi,	warujirégi,	wažežé,	"Hicawihaxjį,	égi
when they woke,	[after they ate,]	[he said,]	"My [wife]	[here]

*haxdjiⁿ is written in smaller letters above the line over something that has been crossed out.

wajiⁿ	hiranína-ina	hirapérêz[>]	djadjaíñ[ɕ]
wažį	hiranína’įna	hirapérezgają.	Jajaį́xjį
[something]	I think much of you	[as] you [know.]	[As far as]

gŭañgá	wajáⁿni[9]	hocícik‘	hûⁿwawîgi	dejesgếdja
guągá	wažą́nižą	hošíšik	hųwawigi,	težesgéja,
[as soon as]	[a thing]	[bad]	if we get into,	[at this juncture,]

djasgếgi	hatcî́ñdja	ranicếgi	hidja
jasgégi,	hacį́ja	ranišégi,	hija
[no matter what happens,]	wherever	[you went,]	[there]

hahinấⁿjê	hires’áharê	wajáⁿni[9]	[ϕ]	p‘iⁿnîgi	[ϕ]
hahiną́že,	hires’áhare.	Wažą́nižą	hąké	p’įnigi,	hąké
I would come,	I used to say.	[A thing]	[not]	[if it is not good,]	[not]

niñkjôñge[ᴗ̇][-]	wat’uṇani-áⁿdjê	[ρ´]	nîñkdjôñgᴇnîñg[-]
nįkjǫgᵋnįgᵋra	wat’unanią́je,"	ánąga	nįkjǫgᵋnįgᵋra
the children	don't leave them,"	[he said, and]	[the children]

i wok‘arak‘íwañk[2]	[α]	djik‘erejê	wajónina	haⁿpsérêtc
i wok’arak’íwąkše.	Égi	jik’ereže.	Wažónina	hąpsérec
he kissed them.	Then	he went away.	Hunting	all day long

únihe[2]	dêagâré[9]	uniha’ûⁿ	tcaíjąⁿ	t’ehijế
úniheže.	Teagaréžą,*	uniha’ų,	caížą	t’ehižé.
he was.	[At that time,]	[as he was doing it,]	a deer	he killed.

*< tee-hagaréžą.

Winnebago III, #17: 5 —

girujáb[ρ]	hará	hojú	k’îⁿ[ρ]
Giružábanąga	hará	hožú	k’įanąga
He skinned it, and	the skin	he packed in	he carried it on his back, and

k‘ere[2´]	déê	acgêk‘irégádjaⁿ	tcicúra	naⁿt’ap
k’erežé,	tée.	Ašgek’irigáją,	cišúra	nąt’ap
[he went home,]	[that one.]	When he was near,	the lodge poles	straight

nañk’ûⁿ	wadjokốnôk[2]	djagu	wa-únaⁿ	hiperêssế	tceg[β]
nąk’ų	wajokónokše.	Jagu	wa’úną,	hiperesé,	cegeja.
they were	he noticed.	What	it happened,	he knew,	[from the first.]

[λ]	hicanihegế	tcawiha[-]	nîñkdjôñgᴇ[ᴗ̇]waniná	t’aire[>]
Žesge	hišanihegé.	"Cawihara	nįkjǫgᵋnįgwaniná	t’airegają,"
[Thus]	they used to do.	["My wife]	my children	they have been killed,"

hirák[2]	tci[-]	tcagiwegi	dêê	hidja
hirákše.	Cira	cagiwegi,	tée	hija
[he thought.]	[The lodge]	[when he started back,]	[that one]	[there]

k‘iri[>]	tcirokaraizitc[>]	niñkdjôñgᴇ[ᴗ̇]	ewanína	[β]
k’irigają,	cirokaraizicgają,	nįkjoǫgᵋnįga	ewanína	éja
[when he had returned,]	when he peeped in,	[children]	his own	[there]

miną́ñgᴇ[ᴗ̇]	wak‘ônôgire[2]	wasájᴇniñgir[ρ´]	ixúnîñg[-]
miną́gᵋnįga	wak’onogireže.	Wasáženįgiránąga	ixúnįgᵋra
[they sat]	[where they had been placed.]	They had killed them, and	the lips

hiwa-áⁿ	wagik‘erêr[ρ´]	dêê	hínîñg[-]	tcaⁿt’i[⨪´][2]	naⁿtcgé[-]
hiwa’ą́	wagik’ereránąga	tee	hínįgᵋra	cąt’inąkše.	Nącgéra
raised	they placed	[that]	teeth	[they were visible.]	[His heart]

dekdjiⁿ	nunîñgê	hikcájê	[α]	nîñkjôñgᴇ[ᴗ̇]wira
tekjį	nunįge	hikšáže,	égi,	"Nįkjǫgᵋnįgwira
[ache much,]	but	he laughed,	[and (he said),]	"[The two children]

warudja’ûñ[·\|][\|]	herágᴇnîñg[-]	hak‘ík‘iju	hiwarutcwîkdjégê	warútc
waruja’ų́kjeną.	Herágᵋnįgᵋra	hak’ík’ižu	hiwarucwikjége."	Warúc
I am going to cook (for them.)	The last time	[together with]	we'll eat."	[Food]

radutc[γ´]	wamañgitcatc[ρ´]	nîñgeníñk[ɜ]
ratucgíži,	wamągicacánąga	nįgenį́kšaną.
[after] it was cooked,	he cut a piece of meat for them, and	it was a little piece.

î́[-]*	wagiwa-ijapnañga	íniñg[β]	waní[ᴗ̇]	wogik‘anañkcê
Íra	wagiwa-ižapnąga	ínįgeja	wanínįk	wogik’anąkše.
In the mouth	he pried open, and	[in his mouth]	a little piece of meat	[he put it in there.]

*after the /î́/, the symbol [ᴗ̇] appears to have been lined out.

Winnebago III, #17: 6 —

[α]	warutccế	[α]	wawokarakit’anañkcê	naⁿtcgé[-]	dëk‘
Égi	warucšé.	Égi	wawokarakit’anąkše.	"Nącgera	tek
[Then]	he ate.	[Then]	he was talking to them.	["Heart]	[to ache]

winanúnîñgê	nîñkdjốñgᴇ[ᴗ̇][-]	gaxdjîⁿwina	p‘îñ[ɕ]	waíza[-]
winanúnįge	nįkjǫ́gᵋnįgᵋra	gaxjįwina	p’įxjį	waízara
they made me, but	[the chldren]	[making many gifts]	[very good]	[their limbs]

hiná	nîñk‘áragiwi[ρ´]	[α]	maⁿṇog[β´]	nîñkarat’ûîpdjônéwinaⁿ
hiną́	nįk’áragiwiánąga	égi	mąnogéja	nįkarat’uįpjonéwiną,
enough	I will do them, and	[then]	in the earth	I will place you,

[α]	uniṇáwigacgê	duxurûgikdjônê	yarénaⁿ	hicgế	wonáγiragᴇrê
égi	unináwigašge	tuxurugikjone,	yaréną.	Hišgé	wonáǧiragᵋre
[and]	your mother	I'll obtain,	[I think.]	[Also]	this warfare

[λ´][ᴗ̇]	ûⁿduxúrûk‘uni	yarecônunaⁿ	hak‘ip‘éwîñga
žesgénįk	ųtuxúruk’uni,	yarešonuną.	Hak’ip’éwįga
[a little of that sort]	I could do,	[I have always believed.]	When I think of myself

wañgᴇ[ᴗ̇]	hanîñgúni	yarecônú[\|]	[ε]	nañγírak‘[ᴗ̇]
wągᵋnįk	hanįgúni	yarešonuną.	Ésge	nąǧírak’nįk
a little man	I am	[I have always believed.]	[So]	spirits

wacî́niwina	p‘îñ[ɕ]	nîñgê	tcawá[⨪]i	[β]	hicgế
wašíniwina	p’įxjį	nįge	cawánągi,	éja	hišgé
your*	[very good]	[place]	when they go to,	[there]	[thus]

*"your" is written above ~~he was~~.

harap‘áhi[·\|´]wi[\|]	wik‘aragê[2]	[α]	rok‘ik‘êwe[2]
harap’áhikjanáwiną,"	wik’arageše.	Égi	rok’ik’eweže.
you will go,"	[he told them.]	[Then]	he painted himself.

rosánîñk‘	sga	hi[ρ´]	[α]	sánîñk‘	sebíjê	dêê
Rosánįk	sga	hiánąga	égi	sánįk	sebíže.	Tee
Half his body	white	[he did, and]	[then]	side	he made black.	[This]

rucdjañ[γ´]	maⁿcguk‘aⁿṇa	hok‘urudjadjasê	[α]	maⁿ[-]
rušjągiži,	mąšguk’ąna	hok’urujajase.	Égi	mąra
[after he had finished,]	his bowstring	he tightened it.	Then	his arrows

Winnebago IV, #8b: 1054 —

rotcáⁿtcaⁿ	wak‘aragi[ρ´]	[α]	djik‘erejê	uwáⁿhi[>]
rocą́cą	wak’aragiánąga	égi	jik’ereže.	Uwą́higają,
he straightened	[he made them, and]	then	he went away.	As he went along,

dêê	dotcânagu	nañgú-[9]	hot’aⁿp[2]	s‘íra
tee	tocanagu	nągúižą	hot’ąpše.	S’íra
[that one]	warfare trail	[a trail]	he came into.	The footprints

Winnebago III, #17: 7* —

woroγotc[>]	dêê	hitcáwina	si[-]	[β]
woroǧocgają,	tee	hicáwina	sira	éja
after carefully scrutinizing,	[that one]	his wife	[her tracks]	[there]

*at the top of the page, Radin writes, [he's using his power to transform himself into a ghost to kill them]".

tcaⁿt’îⁿ	hirasádjêjê	[α]	hiniaⁿniaⁿk‘araí[ᴗ]
cąt’į	hiresáježe.	Égi	hiniąniąk’araíregi
he discovered	[she was] with them.	[Here]	they took her prisoner

hiperezcế	[β]	wanañγî́	hik‘úñkdjê	waruxé[2]	acgê
hiperezšé.	Éja	wanąǧi	hik’ųkje,	waruxéže.	Ašge
he knew.	[There]	ghost	he used it,*	he ran after.	[Near]

*at this place in the English translation, Radin has struck out the words "transformed himself into," replacing them with "used it."
Radin has a note at the top of the page unattached to any of the text below, but which appears to belong here — "[he's using his power to transform himself into a ghost to kill them]".

hi[γ´]	tcowéra	honañkcế	[α]	[β]	nûñxawanûñga
higíži,	cowéra	honąkšé.	Égi	éja	nųxawanąga
[when he got to,]	ahead of	he ran.	[And]	[there]	[he hid, and]

dêê	sak’íṇa	uwañk‘iri[>´]	hohób[ρ]
tee	Sak’ína	uwąk’irigáją,	hohóbanąga
[that one]	[Warbundle Bearer]	as he came along	he whooped,and

giság[ρ]	tcacera	maⁿcíj[ρ]	giásê
giságanąga	cašera	mąšížanąga	giáse.
[he knocked him down, and]	the neck	he cut off, and	[he ran off.]

[β]	nûñxáwaⁿ	k‘ônoñg[ρ´]	[ω]	tcowé[-]	woginûⁿwañkcê
Éja	nųxáwą	k’onǫgánąga	žigé	cowéra	woginųwąkše.
There	to hide	he put it, and	again	ahead of	he ran for them.

[ω]	hinûⁿb[-]	sak’íṇa	uwañk‘iri[>]	higigûⁿ
Žigé	hinųbᵋra	Sak’ína	uwąk’irigają,	higigų
[Again]	[the next time]	[the Warbundle Bearer]	[as he came along,]	[now]

hohób[ρ]	gisak[2]	[ω]	higûⁿ
hohóbanąga	gisakše.	Žigé	higų
[he whooped, and]	[he knocked him down.]	[Again]	[immediately]

p‘ara	waⁿcíj[ρ]	jigé	giasế	[β]
p’ara	wąšížanąga	žige	giasé.	Éja
[the head]	[he broke it off, and]	[again]	[he ran away.]	[There]

[ω]	nûñxáwaⁿ	p‘ara	konôñkcê	[α]	[ω]	tcowera
Žigé	nųxáwą	p’ara	k’onǫkše.	Égi	žigé	cowera
[again]	[to hide]	[the head]	[he placed.]	[And]	[again]	[ahead of]

honûⁿwáñk[2]	jigídanina	sak’iṇa
honųwą́kše.	Žigítanina	Sak’ina
[he ran.]	[There for the third time]	[the Warbundle Bearer]

uwañk‘iri[>]	jigigûⁿ	hohób[ρ]	tcacé[-]
uwąk’irigają,	žigigų	hohóbanąga	cašéra
[as he came along,]	[then again]	[he whooped, and]	[the neck]

waⁿcíj[ρ]	hanîñgiasê	[β]	nûñxawaⁿ	k‘ônôg[ρ]
wąšížanąga	hanįgiase.	Éja	nųxawą	k’onoganąga
[he broke it off, and]	he ran away.	[There]	[to hide]	[he put, and]

jigígûⁿ	tcowé[-]	nûⁿwáñkcê	[β]	[ω]	hidjób[-]
žigígų	cowéra	nųwą́kše.	Éja	žigé	hijóbᵋra
[then again]	[ahead of]	[he ran.]	[There]	[again]	[the fourth time]

sak’íṇa	jige	t’éhijê	de	[τ]
Sak’ína	žige	t’éhiže.	Te	žegų
[the Warbundle Bearer]	[again]	[he killed.]	[That one]	[thus]

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ûⁿdjire[γ]	sak’iṇa	haruwoñk	t’ehi[>´]
ųjiregają,	Sak’ina	haruwǫk	t’ehigáją,
as he kept on,	[Warbundle Bearers]	eight	he killed, and

*the following unattached note occurs at the top of page 8: "sak’ína = generally nephews. Leader is in the middle."

[α]	haⁿp	ragu[2´]	[α]	naⁿmaⁿtcéra	hanáⁿtc
égi	hąp	ragužé.	Égi	nąmącéra	haną́c
[then]	[sun]	it appeared.	[Here]	the warclubs	[all of them]

hirarús	naⁿsú[⨪]a	wani[ρ]	[α]	hotcira
hirarús,	nąsúnąka	wanianąga	égi	hocira
[he took,]	the heads	he had, and	[then]	the camp

tcagíwe[2]	hotcinihega	[β]	k’iri[γ]	[β]
cagíweže.	Hocinihega,	éja	k’irigają,	éja
he went back towards.	Where he camped,	[there]	[when he returned,]	[there]

nañgᴇnaⁿsura	wap‘i-ŭ[ρ´]	[α]	nîñkjôñgᴇ[ᴗ̇][-]	wawok‘arakit’é[2]
nągᵋnąsura	wap’i’uánąga	égi	nįkjǫgᵋnįgᵋra	wawok’arakit’éže,
heads	he fixed, and	[then]	[children]	he talked to them,

nîñkjôñgᴇ[ᴗ̇]ga[ɕ]wina	waizaraji	p‘î́ñ[ɕ]	hiná
"Nįkjǫgᵋnįgaxjįwina,	waizaraži	p’į́xjį	hiną́
[My dear children,]	[your limbs in any case]	[certainly good]	[enough]

nîñkaragiwi	[·נ]	haⁿp‘	hinúsgê	[ε]	hi-únirawiga
nįkaragiwi	nunige	hąp	hinúsge,"	ésge	hi’únirawiga
that I did,	but	[day]	it came on me,	[and so]	your mother

[ϕ]	wak‘araik‘-cêni[\|]	wigế[2]	[α]	[X]	wani[β´]
hąké	wak’araik’šeniną,"	wigéže.	Égi	wąk	waniéja
[not]	I did not get,"	[he told them.]	[Then]	[man]	his people

howák‘ere[2]	acgê	gi[γ]	[β]	tciro
howák’ereže.	Ašge	gigiži,	éja	ciro
he started for.	[Near]	[when he got back,]	[there]	village

acgê	hagi	wañgᴇnásura	hik‘ídjarê	waju[ρ´]
ašge	hagi	wągᵋnásura	hik’íjare	wažuánąga
[near]	[there]	[human heads]	in a row	[he put, and]

[α]	naⁿmaⁿtcê	djasgê	wanínîñgi	wawip‘erêznôk‘ê
égi	nąmące	jasge	wanínįgi	wawip’ereznoke
[and]	[warclub]	how each	they belonged to	that he knew of

hidja	hik‘ídjaíⁿdja	wawagit’ûⁿp[2]	[α]	hok‘awazak‘irigi
hija	hik’ijaį́ja	wawagit’ųpše.	Égi	hok’awazak’irigi
[there]	by the side	[he put them.]	[And]	when it became dark

hi-andjera	hotcíra	tcagíwe[2]	haⁿhé	s’i[>´]
hi’ąjᵋra	hocíra	cagíweže.	Hąhé	s’igáją,
[the father]	[the camp]	[he came towards.]	Night	when it was late

pedj[-]	hadozire[>]	gigíji	hominañks’agí
pejᵋra	hataziregają,	gigíži.	Hominąks’agi,
[the fire]	when it was dying out,	he got there.	Where he used to sit,

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[β]	hagí	p‘iⁿhî́[ɕ]	minañk[2]	c’agwahíra	dêê
éja	hagí	p’įhíxjį	minąkše.	Š’agwahíra	tee
[there]	[there]	very carefully	he sat down.	[The parents]	[those]

nanañk‘iji	nandjú[-]	hiru-ế	ju-[ρ´]	hicdja[-´]
nanąk’iži.	Nąjúra	hiru’é	žuánąga	hišjará
they were asleep.	The hair*	in braids	he put, and	his face

*literally, "the heads."

säp‘	k’aragi[ρ´]	[β]	mi[⨪]ᴇ[⨪]’ûⁿ
sap	k’aragiánąga	éja	minągᵋnąk’ų
to blacken	[he was making it for himself, and]	[there]	he sat down.

wañgᴇnúnîñgoñk‘a	hik‘îⁿ	k‘inîp[2]	woruγoγû́tc[>]	dêê
Wągᵋnúnįgǫk’a	hik’į	k’inipše.	Woruǧoǧúcgają,	tee
[That old man]	he awoke	he became.	[He glanced about, and]	[that one]

wañgí[2]	enîñg[-]	homináñks’agi	[β]	k‘ik‘arasêp‘[ρ´]
wągíže.	Enįgᵋra	hominą́ks’agi,	éja	k’ik’arasep’ánąga
[he found.]	His son	the place he used to occupy,	[there]	he's blackened, and

minañge[⨪][2]	giwé[2]	dok‘ếnîñg[-]	wañgi[9]	hinîñgihira
minągᵋnąkše.	Giwéže,	"Tok’énįgᵋra,	wągižą	hinįgihira
[he was seated.]	He said to her,	"My wife,	a man	our son

hominốñg[β]	hadji	minôñgᴇ[⨪]k‘acgê	hinîñgihira	wa-unañk‘uni
hominǫ́geja	haji	minǫgᵋnąk’ašge	hinįgihira	wa’unąk’uni,
in his seat	[there]	sitting, and	my son	it must be,

hirế-wahinaⁿ	pedjᴇ[ᴗ̇][-]	howak‘ak‘arê	e[2]
hiréwahiną.	Pejᵋnįgᵋra	howak’ak’are,"	eže.
that way it seems.*	[Little fire]	fix it,"	[he said.]

*this is written above ~~they think it is~~.

wañgᴇnúnîñgôñk‘a	pedj[-]	howak‘á[>]	hodajadjidjégi
Wągᵋnúnįgǫka	pejᵋra	howak’ágają,	hotažajijégi,
[That old man]	[the fire]	[when he fixed it,]	when it became light,

wañgᴇ[⨪]a	horozodjire[>]	dêê	hinîñkhirera	wa-únañkcê
wągᵋnąka	horožojiregają,	tee	hinįkhirera	wa’únąkše.
[that man]	when they looked at,	[that one]	[their son]	[it must be.]

[α]	djasgá	[ᴗ̇][-]	hiperếzire[2]	[α]	wañgᴇnú[ᴗ̇]ᴇ[⨪]a
Égi	jasgá	nįgᵋra	hiperézireže.	Égi	wągᵋnúnįgᵋnąka
[And]	[how]	[little]	[they knew.]	Then	that old man

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wé[2]	djaha	hinîñká[ɕ]	djagu	jigế	dégi	hak‘iric’uⁿcánañk[2]
wéže,	"Jaha	hinįkáxjį,	jagú	žigé	tégi	hak’iriš’ųšánąkše,"
he said,	["Exclamation]	[my son,]	[what]	[again]	[here]	that brings you?"

é[2]	e[>´]*	hinîñk‘ía[⨪]a	wé[2]	wonaγire†	wa[9]
éže.	Egáją,	hinįk’íranąka	wéže,	"Wonaǧire	wažą
[he said.]	[After he said this,]	the son	[he said,]	"Warfare	[thing]

*~~wañk‘ra~~ occurs right after this word.
†a number of letters following on this word have been scribbled out.

wanide[>´]	tcirá	hamaîñgini[ρ´]	hoxdjainônegi
wanitegáją,	cirá	hamaįginiánąga	hoxjainonegi
when I went hunting,	my lodge	they came upon, and	in the [evening]

hāk‘iri[>´]	dêế	tcicura	naⁿî́ñgit’ap	nañk‘ûⁿ
hak’irigáją,	teé	cišura	nąįgit’ap	nąk’ų
[when] I [came back,]	[that]	[the lodge poles]	[upright ?]*	[when]

*this seems to be from, ną, "wood"; higi, "here, in its place"; and t’ap, "to be arranged."

hak‘irínaⁿ	nîñkdjốñg[-]	t’e	waigigir[ρ]	[α]
hak’iríną.	Nįkjǫ́gᵋra	t’e	waigigiranąga	égi
[I came back.]	The children	to kill	[they did for me, and]	[then]

tcawⁿhara	hinihaniañkaraíre[\|]	naⁿtcgé[-]	hiⁿdegᴇ	[·נ]
cawįhara	hinihaniąkaraíreną.	Nąkgéra	hįtege,	nunige
my wife	they took prisoner.	[My heart]	[ached,]	but

nîñkjôñgᴇ[ᴗ̇][-]	p‘îñ[ɕ]	warutc	wāk‘aragi[ρ´]	[α]	nîñge
nįkjǫgᵋnįgᵋra	p’įxjį	waruc	wāk’aragiánąga	égi	nįge
[the children]	[very good]	[food]	I [made, and]	[then]	[place]

wakarat’ûⁿb[ρ]	djasgế	wagigikdjôné[-]	wāgidag[ρ´]
wakarat’ųbanąga	jasgé	wagigikjonéra	wāgitagánąga
I put them away, and	[what]	I was going to do for them	I told them, and

[α]	wadúxa	de[-]	sak’íṇa	haruwáñk
égi	watúxa	tera	Sak’ína	haruwą́k
[then]	I went after	[going for]	[the Warbundle Bearers]	eight

Winnebago IV, #8b: 1055 —

t’ehá[>]	[α]	hitcok‘éhihiwira	haγephugế*	wagiducdjánaⁿ
t’ehágáją,	égi	Hicok’éhihiwira	haǧephugé,	wagitušjaną.
I killed, and	[then]	Our Grandfather	when he appeared,	I quit.

*the second /h/ is inserted by a caret.

[α]	tci[β]	wanihak’iri[ρ]*	[β]	wap‘î́aⁿŭ[ρ´]
Égi	cieja	wanihak’irianąga	éja	wap’íąuánąga
[Then]	[to the lodge]	I brought them back, and	[there]	I fixed them, and

*after the first /i/, an /ñ/ is crossed out.

[α]	nîñkdjôñgᴇ[ᴗ̇][-]	wawágidak[ɜ]	waizanîñg[-]
égi	nįkjǫgᵋnįgᵋra	wawágitakšaną.	Waizanįgᵋra
[then]	[the children]	I told for them something.	[Their little limbs]

hinấ	wak‘aragi[ρ´]	p‘îñ[ɕ]	maninekdjônéra	[α]
hiną́	wak’aragiánąga	p’įxjį	maninekjonéra.	Égi
[enough]	I made, and	[certainly well]	they'll travel.	[And]

Winnebago III, #17: 11 —

naⁿsú[⨪]a	wanihak‘iri[-]	naⁿmaⁿtcera	hirárus
nąsúnąka	wanihak’irira,	nąmącera	hirárus,
[these heads]	I brought them home,	the warclubs	with them,

[α]	tcinañgitcedje[ᴗ´]	hak‘íri	hik‘ídjarê	wākônôg[ρ´]
égi	cinągicejerégi	hak’íri	hik’íjare	wāk’onogánąga
here	near the village	there	in a row	I placed them, and

naⁿmaⁿtce[-]	djasgế[ɜ]	hirarús	hire[-´]	hedjá
nąmącera	jasgéšana	hirarús	hirerá.	Hejá
the warclubs	[just what]	to belong to each	they did.	[On top]

wagit’û́ⁿp[ɜ]	é[2]	wañgᴇ[⨪]a[\|]	hinîñk‘a[ɕ]	wañgᴇnúnîñgᴇ[⨪]a
wagit’ų́pšaną,"	éže,	wągᵋnąkaną.	"Hinįk’axjį,"	wągᵋnúnįgᵋnąka
[I placed them,]"	[he said,]	the man.	"My son,"	[the old man]

é[2]	hisgếdja	p‘iⁿ	nîñkjốñgᴇnîñg[-]	warakaragi[ρ´]	[α]
éže,	"Hisgéja	p’į	nįkjǫ́gᵋnįgᵋra	warakaragiánąga	égi
he said,	["In truth]	good	the children	you did further, and	[and]

[X]wanínina	[ω]	p‘iiñ[ɕ]	wawaragic’ú[\|]	naⁿsú	p‘îiñ[ɕ]
wąkwanínina	žigé	p’įxjį	wawaragiš’úną.	Nąsú	p’įxjį
your people	[again]	[very good]	you've done for.	Heads	nice

waragacînirak‘irira	e	cgatc	p‘îiñ[ɕ]	u-iṇ[ρ´]
waragašinirak’irira.	E	šgac	p’įxjį	u’iránąga
you've brought for them.	[They]	fun	[very good]	they would do, and

tcowë́dja	nîñk‘arak‘ốnôk‘	hire[·\|´][\|]	de[λ]	wāgegê
cowéja	nįk’arak’ónok	hirekjanéną.	Težesge	wāgege
[in front]	they'll place you	they'll do.	[Just this way]	I want

hidadjê	wa’uṇê	hinîñgêcanu[\|]	nîñxônuṇégi
hitajé,	wa’une	hinįgešanuną,	nįxnunégi.
[to be rich,]	[for that reason]	I used to say to you,	when you were small.

deë́cgê	wocgaⁿ	p‘îñ[ɕ][9]	rāk‘icuruxúrûk[ɜ]	wanaⁿî́ⁿ
Teéšge	wošgą	p’įxjįžą	rāk’išuruxúrukšaną.	Wanąį́
[Even this]	[deed]	[a very good one]	[you have surpassed yourself.]	[My mind]

ciñgip‘îñxdjîñgê	hicgê	hidjórôk‘ᴇnîñk‘cgê	hacgaitcane[\|]	wahá[⨪]rê
šįgip’įxjįge.	Hišge	hijórokenįk’šge	hašgaicaneną,	wahánągᵋre,"
it feels good.	Myself	with them	I will play to,	I myself am saying,"

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e[2´]	wañgᴇnu[ᴗ̇][⨪]a.	[α]	hainîñgí	haⁿbakirigi	widjádjadjere
ežé,	wągᵋnunįgᵋnąka.	Égi,	"Hainįgí	hąbakirigi,	wijájajere
[he said,]	[the old man.]	[And,]	["Tomorrow]	[at first light,]	the messenger

tci[⨪]ᴇ[⨪]a	hogigîñγᴇre[2]	djagú	wañgí[2]	ûñk‘írigi
cinągᵋnąka	hogigįǧereže.	Jagú	wągížą	ųk’írigi,
[this village]	he will go around.	[What]	[a man]	he had returned and done,

hidjadjajê	nañxgú-uⁿṇegî	hitcáwaⁿwahira	etconî́[ɕ]	hidja
hijajaže."	Nąxgú’ųnegi,	hicáwąwahira	econíxjį	hija
he'll announce."	When they heard,	the brothers-in-law	[first]	[there]

hahírejê	ne	wañgo[⨪´]wiṇekdjawîgê	[λ]
hahíreže.	"Ne	wągoną́gwinekjawige,	žesge,
they went.	"We	we want to be the first to hit them (count coup)	[that way,]

hitcawaⁿha[ɕ]	[λ][ᴗ̇]*	hirak‘ipônôwi[\|]	k‘unuga	é[2]
hicawąhaxjį	žesge[...]	hirak’iponowiną,"	K’unuga	éže.
[my brother-in-law]	[that kind]	we seek for,"	[the eldest]	[he said.]

*it is not clear what the second symbol is.

[ε]	wañgᴇ[⨪]a	wawogírag[ρ]	hatcîndja	naⁿsúra	nañk‘íji
Ésge	wągᵋnąka	wawogíraganąga,	hacįja	nąsúra	nąk’íži
[So]	[that man]	he told them, and	[where]	the heads	[they were]

wogírag[ρ]	etcóni	wakdjêrekdjếgê	[α]	gip‘îñ[ɕ´]ṇe[2]
wogíraganąga	ecóni	wakjerekjége,	égi	gip’įxjį́neže.
[he told them, and]	[first]	so they'll be the coups,	[and]	[they liked it very much.]

wagi-ínaⁿbire[2]	hitcawaⁿhírera	[α]	stoi[ᴗ]	wañk
Wagi’ínąbireže,	hicawąhírera.	Égi	stoiregi,	wąk
[They thanked him,]	[their brother-in-law.]	[Then]	[they gathered together]	[men]

naⁿmáⁿtcê	hawa-añk‘ip‘í[\|]	dj[ρ´]	wañgᴇnunîñgᴇracgê
nąmą́ce	hawa’ąk’ip’íną,	jánąga.	Wągᵋnunįgᵋrašge
warclub	those who could handle	[as many as there were.]	[The old man]

nañgᴇ[ᴗ̇]	ruxúrûg[-]	hiregî́	hanáⁿtc	cgaⁿ	wahíre[2]	wañgᴇnaⁿsu[⨪]a
nągenįk	ruxúrugᵋra	hiregí.	Haną́c	šgą*	wahíreže.	Wągᵋnąsunąka
to run a little	[being able]	[he thought.]	[All]	to start for	they did it.	[Those human heads]

*The following unattached note at the bottom of the page seems to apply here: "cgaⁿ - start very suddenly."

hahiwi	érêgi	wañgᴇ[⨪]a	hitcáwaⁿwahí[-]	étconi	wi-érêgi
Hahiwi	éregi,	wągᵋnąka	hicáwąwahíra	éconi	wi’éregi,
to find	when they did,	[those men]	[brothers-in-law]	[first]	when they found them,

Winnebago III, #17: 13 —

[ε]	etconi	wañgonañgire[2]	[X][-]	hinaⁿγíⁿ[ᴗ]	hanaⁿtc
ésge	econi	wągonągireže.	Wągᵋra	hinąǧį́regi,	hanac
[and so]	[first]	[they counted coup.]	[The men,]	when they kept coming,	[all]

wak‘araxér[ρ]	wak‘icaríre[2]	gâré[9]	hanaⁿtc	wakdjérêgi
wak’araxéranąga	wak’išaraíreže.	Garéžą,*	haną́c	wakjéregi,
they gave a whoop, and	they scrambled to hit them.	[Finally,]	[all]	[the coups,]

*this appears to be a back formation from hagaréžą.

wañgᴇnáⁿsu[-]	waniañk‘arair[ρ]	wonaγihotci[β]
wągᵋną́sura,	waniąk’arairanąga	wonaǧirocieja
human heads,	they took them along, and	the warfare tent [= the War Lodge]

waniañgí[ᴗ]	[β]	p‘iⁿhí	wakdjê-wacíre[2]	hanandj
waniągiregi,	éja	p’įhí	wakjewašíreže.	Hanąc
when they brought them,	[there]	[meticulously]	[they did the Victory Dance.]	All

wá[⨪][2]	wañg[-´]	wak‘aⁿtcañk	wa’ûñgádjaⁿ	á[⨪][2]
wánąkše,	"Wągᵋrá	wak’ącąk	wa’ųgáją,"	ánąkše.
[they were saying,]	"The man	holy thing	he has done,"	they were saying.

hagágâre[9]	wací[-]	rucdjaíˆⁿ[ᴗ]	wañgᴇ[⨪]a	[ω]	p‘iⁿhí
Hagágarežą,	wašíra	rušjaį́regi,	wągᵋnąka	žigé	p’įhí
[Finally,]	the dance	when it was over,	the man	[again]	[meticulously]

ûñxî́niṇa	hiwajajê	[α]	[τ]	haⁿdaginaⁿdjnihégi	hagâré[9]
ųxínina	hiwažaže,	égi	žegų	hątaginąjᵋnihégi.	Hagaréžą,
charcoal	he rubbed in,	[and]	[then]	he fasted.	[Finally,]

kerêp‘ônô jobốhañ[ɕ][>]	naⁿjî́ⁿkdjônê	e[γ´]	hitcáⁿwaⁿwahira
kerep’ono jobóhąxjįgają,	nąžįkjone,	egiži,	hicą́wąwahira
[when it was about forty,]	he was going,	[he said, and]	[his brothers-in-law]

tca	t’egigir[ρ]	wagigójê	[α]	wé[2]
ca	t’egigiranąga	wagigóže.	Égi	wéže,
[deer]	they killed for him, and	they had a feast.	[And]	[he said,]

hotcîntcî́ñxdjiⁿwi[\|]	[α]	hicgế	woráγirê	hiruk‘onoṇa
"Hocincį́xjįwina,	égi	hišgé	woráǧire	hiruk’onona
"You young men,	[here]	[also]	[War]	[Controllers]

nañgᴇrê	naⁿdjûⁿdjánîñk	hiregúni	yak‘irecanúnaⁿ
nągᵋre,	nąjųjánįk,	hiregúni.	Yak’érešanúną.
that are,	a little they blessed me,	they must have.	[I am going back.]

[ε]	hitcaⁿwiⁿhara	hak‘arak‘u	de[·\|´][-]	djasgế	tcinôgᴇ[⨪]a
Ésge,	hicąwįhara	hak’arak’u	tekjanéra.	Jasgé	cinogenąka
[Therefore,]	my wife	I'm going after	[I shall be going.]	[What]	[that village]

Winnebago III, #17: 14 —

hagigikdjegi	yakárap‘eres	náⁿîñgê	[ε]	wa-’uranihénaⁿ.
hagigikjega,	yakáraperes	ną́įge,	ésge	wa’uranihéną.
that I'm going to do to it,	[I myself to know]	as I was trying,	[that's why]	I was doing this (fasting).

hak‘áraginaⁿtc	hanihárê	[α]	dj[ρ´]	manîñkdjônárê
Hak’áraginąc	haniháre,	égi	jánąga	manįkjonáre.
I fasted	that I've been doing,	[and]	[as many as there are,]	that much I'm going to make.*

*this meaning is unclear. The word manį means, "to walk."

hiroícanaiñkdjônáwîgi,	hirucdjáⁿ	rak‘aⁿwî́gi	k‘igấra	curucdjáⁿwîgi
Hiroíšanaįkjonáwigi,	hirušją́	rak’ąwį́gi	k’igára	šurušją́wigi,
Who'll follow me,	get ready	if you make yourself,	feasting	when you're through,

hainîñgi	tcok‘é[ᴗ̇]hihiwí[-]	haγếpgugi	[α]	dj[ρ´]
hainįgi	cok’énįkhihiwíra	haǧépgugi,	égi	jánąga
[tomorrow]	Our Grandfather	when he appears,	[here]	[as many as]

maⁿcî́nîñkdjawîgi	hanáⁿtc	xê-ágᴇrê	sanî́ñgᴇ[ᴗ]	xadáp
mąšínįkjàwigi,	haną́c	xeágᵋre	sanį́geregi	xatáp
that are gone to march,	[all]	this hill	[over on the side]	brush

hip‘aídja	[β]	hisdowi[ρ]	[α]	hiⁿdjik‘erekdjônáwi[\|]
hip’aíja	éja	histowianąga	égi	hįjik’erekjonáwiną,"
near	[there]	we gather, and	here	we'll start,"

wigế[2]	hanáⁿtc	[β]	sdoí[ᴗ]	hitcawaⁿwahiracgê
wigéže.	Haną́c	éja	stoíregi,	hicawąwahirašge
[he told them.]	[All]	[there]	when they gathered,	[his brothers-in-law]

hanáⁿtc	hidjorók‘	hiranihe[2]	[α]	hadji-ak‘araí[ᴗ]
haną́c	hijorók	hiraniheže.	Égi	hajiak’araíregi,
[all]	[to attend]	they were.	[And]	when they started,

haⁿpséretc	û-îⁿṇe[2]	hahí	óxdjana[γ´]	[β]
hąpsérec	uįneže.	Hahi,	óxjanagiži,*	éja
all day	they did.	[Finally,]	[early (in the evening),]	[there]

*an initial /h/ has been dropped from external sandhi.

hahí	giγára	t’ûⁿbire[2]	haiⁿserêtc
hahí	giǧára	t’ųbireže.	Haįserec
[he arrived]	he marked the camp	[they laid it horizontally.]	[All night]

hodá	wañgwacocé[⨪]a	wok‘arak‘arak‘	hiránihe[2]	ho-úⁿṇa
hotá	wągwašošénąka	wok’arak’arak	hirániheže.	Ho’ų́na
[remainder]	those warriors	to tell stories	[they were.]	Doing

Winnebago III, #17: 15 —

[λ]gêdjî́ni	[ϕ]	nainsgaírenis’a[2]	dotcaíⁿdja	[α]
žesgegejíni,	hąké	nainsgaírenis’aže,	tocaį́ja.	Égi
it is [that way,]	[not]	they would not sleep,	[on the warpath.]	[Then]

haⁿbᴇra	gugiji	hainiṇégi	[ω]	hadjiakaraíre[2]
hąbᵋra	gugiži,	haininegi,	žigé	hajiakaraíreže.
[the day]	it came, and	the next morning,	again	[they went back.]

de[τ]	u-iⁿṇánihe[2]	[α]	hidjobốhôⁿṇa	hahí
Težegų	u’įnániheže.	Égi	hijobóhǫna	hahí
[Thus]	[they did.]	[And]	the fourth	[there]

giγat’ûⁿbi[ᴗ]	[α]	wañkdjega	watcojú[-]
giǧat’ųbiregi,	égi	wąkjega,	wacožúra,
[when he marked the camp out,]	[then]	the man,	the leader,

wé[2]	[α]	hotcîntcî́n[ɕ]wiṇa	[α]	hiro-ácgê	heré[\|]
wéže,	"Égi	hocįcį́xjįwina,	égi	hiroášge	heréną,
he said,	["And]	you young men,	[here]	near	[it is,]

hîⁿ-wagi-ûⁿhinawira*	[ε]	ne	haⁿhé	dêê
hįwagi’ųhinawira,	ésge	ne	hąhé	tee
the place we're going to,	[therefore,]	I myself	[night]	[this]

* hîⁿ is written above the line.

wak‘araícdja	de[·\|´][\|]	wigế[2]	[ρ´]	djik‘ere[2]
wak’araíšja,	tekjanéną,"	wigéže.	Hánąga	jik’ereže.
I'm going to spy,	[I'm going to go,"]	[he told them.]	[And]	he started.

sagᴇrê-únihegi	haⁿhé	s’i[>]	tcinôñgᴇra	hirahígi
Sagᵋre-únihegi	hąhé	s’igają	cinǫgᵋra	hirahígi,
[As] he went [swiftly,]	[night]	[late]	[the village]	when he came to,

tci[⨪]ᴇ[⨪]a	hanaⁿtc	nāⁿ	wahí[2]	[α]	hatcî́ndja
cinągᵋnąka	haną́c	ną	wahíže.	Égi	hacį́ja
[that village]	[whole]	to sleep	he made them.	[And]	[wherever]

hûñgotci[-]	here[γ´]	[β]	hi[>]	dêế
hųgᵋcira	heregają́	éja	higają,	teé
the chief's tent	[it was]	[there]	[when he arrived,]	[that one]

Winnebago IV, #8b: 1056 —

hitcáwiṇa	[β][⨪][2]	[α]	hûñkarakit’e[2]	niṇa aíⁿpdjegi*
hicáwina	ejanąkše.	Égi	hųkarákit’eže,	"Ni	na’į́kjegi,
[his wife]	[she was there.]	[Here]	he spoke to her,	"To live	if you want,

*this should be, ni na-íⁿkdjegi.

warak‘ínûⁿb[-]	wak‘arahazadjê	de ëji	wak‘izá[-][ɜ]
warak’ínųbᵋra	wak’arahazaje,	teëži	wak’izárašana
your brothers	go to them,	[but I]	I am fighting them alone

ha’ûñkdjônegề	wahé[\|]	[α]*	wahes’aharê	hatcî́ndjaga
ha’ųkjonegé,	wahéną.	Égi	wahes’ahare	hacį́jaga
I'm going to do,	I [am saying it.]	[Then]	I used to say	wherever it is

* ~~tci[⨪]ᴇ[⨪]rê~~ is written just before this symbol.

Winnebago III, #17: 16 —

hanî́na	hak‘araí[ᴗ]	djasgégi	hanîñk‘u	hahináⁿ[2]	hihes’áharê
hanína	hak’araíregi,	jasgégi	hanįk’u	hahiną́že.	Hihes’áhare
there	if they'd take you,	[but]	to come after you	I would do.	[I used to say]

gu-αrédjaⁿ*	hanik‘úhu	[·נ]	worohaⁿ[ɕ]gếdjîni	haruwañkí[-]
guąréją	hanik’úhu,	nunige	worohągéjini	haruwąkíra
at that very time	I came after you,	but	a large lot of them	eight only

*this alpha (α) seems to represent a letter: cf. guą, "as soon as."

t’eha[>´]	[α]	haⁿbak‘inigếdjini	[ϕ]	wanî́ñkaracêninaⁿ
t’ehagáją,	égi	hąbak’inigéjini,	hąké	wanį́karašéniną.
[I killed, and]	[then]	it became day,	[not]	I did not take you away from them.

niñkdjôñgᴇ[ᴗ̇]	hiwahína	gip‘îñ[ɕ]	waíza[ᴗ̇][-]	hiná	wāh[ρ]
Nįkjǫgᵋnįk	hiwanína	gip’įxjį	waízanįgᵋra	hiną́	wāhanąga
[Children]	ours	it is very good	[the limbs]	[enough]	I [am saying, and]

[α]	hitcidowaragácgê	p‘îñ[ɕ´]	wakdjére[\|]	[α]
égi	hicitowaragášge	p’įxjį́	wakjéreną.	Égi
[and]	your older brothers	[very well]	they were counting coup.	[And]

jedjû́ñga	haniñk‘árak‘u	hadjigếdjôni	wa-’uaⁿdjí[-]	tci[⨪]ᴇ[⨪]re
žejų́ga	hanįk’árak’u	hajigéjoni	wa’uąjira.	Cinągᵋnągᵋre
[and then]	I came after you	I came	I am [doing it.]	[This village]

hanaⁿtc	wonáγire hiruk‘ốnanâ	hûñk‘úiṇegêdjîni	[ε]
hanąc	Wonáǧire Hiruk’ónana	hųk’úinegejini.	Ésge
[all]	[the War Controllers]	they gave to me.	[And so]

hainîgi	winîñgᴇraγếp hu[γ´]	[α]	wat’aiⁿpedjônáwi[\|]
hainigi	winįgᵋraǧéphugają,	égi	wat’aįpejónawiną.
[in the morning]	when sun appears,	[then]	we'll make for them.

warak‘inûⁿb[-]	hanáⁿtc	hiñkižuhajíre[\|]	[ε]	[ϕ]
Warak’inųbᵋra	haną́c	hįkižuhajíreną.	Ésge	hąké
[Your brothers]	[all]	they came with me.	[So]	[not]

wanîñk‘áwani[ρ´]	horog[β´]	howaír[ρ]*	warak‘ínûb[-]
wanįkáwaniánąga	horogéja	howaíranąga	warak’ínųbᵋra
to be afraid of them, and	in midst	you go into, and	[your brothers]

*~~ho[|]ir[ρ]~~ is written just before this word.

wawaragekdjé[\|]	ni-aⁿaiⁿpdjénaⁿ*	tcidowi[-´]	hicëkdjé
wawaragekjéną,	"Ni na’įkjéną,	cítowirá,"	hišekjé.
you must say to them,	"I want to live,	my [brothers,]"	you must say.

*this should have been ni na-iⁿkdjénaⁿ.

Winnebago III, #17: 17 —

[α]	wawagidaikdjonégê	hiperêzirekdjôné[\|]	djasgê ho-úṇa	rakdjônéra
Égi	wawagitaikjonége,	hiperézirekjonéną,	jasge ho’úna	rakjonéra.
[And]	I'm going to tell them,	[I would know,]	the way	you'll be.

[ϕ]	nañγíra	ni-[ρ]	djasgế	hihádjana	[λ]	ragíji
Hąké	nąǧira	nianąga	jasgé	hihájaną.	Žesge	ragíži,
[Not]	[the ghosts]	to be afraid, and	[what]	[I say]	[that way]	[you do, and]

[ϕ]	cdjanîñ[·\|´][\|]	he [λ] ranîñgí.	[β]	wanîñgi u-îṇe[·\|´][\|]
hąké	šjanįkjanéną.	He žesge ranįgí,	éja	wanįgi u’inekdjeną,
[not]	you would not die.	If you do it,	[there]	they'll make you

hidadjế	wa-ûñgế	ruxurû[>]	higê[2´]
hitajé.	Wa’ųgé	ruxurugają,"	higežé.
[to be free.]	You'll do it, and	accomplish it,"	[he said to her.]

[α]	gu[γ´]	k‘iri[γ´]	wañg[-´]	wawokaragirakcê	djasgê
Égi	gugíži,	k’irigíži,	wągᵋrá	wawokaragirakše,	jasge
[And]	when he came,	when he returned,	the men	he told them	[how]

tci[⨪]ᴇ[⨪]a	nañkíji	p‘îñ[ɕ][⨪][2]	[ϕ]	idjik‘iperêgᴇni[⨪][2´]
cinągᵋnąka	nąkíži,	p’įxjįnąkše.	Hąké	ijik’iperegeninąkšé.
[that village]	[as it was,]	it was well.	[Not]	they did not know anything about it.

wat’ehip‘îñ[ɕ]	hi-ûñkdjônáwi[\|]	wigế[2]	[α]	hitcawiṇa*
"Wat’ehipįxjį	hi’ųkjonáwiną,"	wigéže.	Égi	hicawina
"Good killing	we'll do,"	[he said.]	[And]	[his wife]

*~~hînû́ñkdjen~~ is written just before this word.

wak‘inûⁿb[-]	wawogírak[2]	hinûñktcábire[-]	djasgê	hi[·\|]djê
wak’inųbᵋra	wawogírakše,	hinųkcábirera	jasge	hinąkje,
[her brothers]	he told them,	[their sister]	[what]	she [was going to do,]

ë	húñk‘et’ehiranîñkdjegê	witcûⁿt’îⁿ[ɕ]	wogírakcê	hak‘aráni
e	hų́k’et’ehiranįkjege,	wicųt’įxjį	wogírakše.	"Hak’aráni
so	they won't kill her,	he made it clear to them,	[he told it to them.]	["To take care of her]

ûⁿnihawi-ádjê	wigế[2]	dê-ë́ji	wāk‘ízakdjônégê	wahé[\|]
ųnihawiáje,"	wigéže.	"Teéži	wāk’ízakjonége,	waheną,"
keep her along with you,"	[he said.]	["But these]	I'm going to fight,	[I say it,"]

wigé[2]	[α]	wé[2]	hotcîntcîñxdjîⁿwina	hirucdjáⁿ k‘îⁿwiñgê
wigéže.	Égi	wéže,	hocįcį́xjįwina,	hirušją́ k’įwį́ge.
[he said.]	[And]	[he said,]	["You, our young men,]	get yourselves ready.

Winnebago III, #17: 18 —

hainî[ɕ][ᴗ̇]	here[·\|´][\|]	wigếjê	higˆ¨ⁿ	hokáwas
Hainixjįnįk	herekjanéną,"	wigéže.	"Higų	hokáwas
[Early in the morning]	[it will be,]"	[he said.]	["Still]	[darkness]

djerégi	haⁿpgú[γ´]	hîndjikếrê-kdjônáwi[\|]
jerégi,	hąpgúgíži,	hinjikérekjonéwiną.
[while it stands,]	when it gets light enough,	we'll [go] about.

hidadjế wa-ûⁿ	wâñgê	p‘îñ[ɕ]	wat’éhi	naⁿî́ⁿwi-andjê	[α]
Hitajé wa’ų.	Wąge	p’įxjį	wat’éhi	nąį́wiąje,	égi
[It is rich in everything.]	[Men]	[very good]	[killing]	we try it,	[and]

[ϕ]	wocgátc wini-áⁿdjê	hanáⁿtc	woik‘ûⁿhira
hąké	wošgác winią́je.	Haną́c	woik’ųhera,
[not]	do not mutilate more than you have to.*	[All]	they gave them to me,

*wošgác comes from wa-ho-šgac. Hošgac means, "to play with, to abuse, to torture." Clearly in this context it refers to playing around (šgac), the idea being to dispatch the enemy quickly and efficiently rather than abusing those who have been caught unawares and even unarmed.

[·נ.]	p‘iⁿṇadjế	ûⁿwi-áⁿdjê	ë	hitcók‘êhiwahíwira	gip‘iⁿṇe[·\|´][\|]
nunige	p’įnajé	ųwią́je,	e	hicók’ehiwahíwira	gip’įnekjanéną,"
but	[be careful]	do,	[so]	our grandfathers	they'll like it,"

wigế[2]	[α]	haⁿpgú[ᴗ]	hadjiak‘araí[ᴗ]	wi[-]	haγếp hu[>]
wigéže.	Égi	hąpgúregi,	hajįk’araíregi,	wira	haǧéphugają,
[he said.]	[And]	towards morning,	[when they started,]	the day	as it dawned,

tci[⨪´][-]	tcaⁿt’îñgi	hok‘aráhohobir[ρ]	wat’áⁿbire[2]
ciną́gᵋra	cąt’įgi,	hok’aráhohobiranąga	wat’ą́bireže.
the village	when it was in sight	[he gave a whoop, and]	they fell upon it.

[α]	hinûñgiaⁿ	rokốno	hú[2]	[ϕ]	t’ehiwiníṇê	hitcáwiha[-]
Égi	hinųgią	rokóno	húže.	"Hąké	t’ehiwiníne	hicáwihara
[Then]	[a woman]	very much	she came.	["Not]	kill her not	my wife

wa-ŭⁿaⁿk[ɜ]	wigế[2]	[ε]	[ϕ]	t’ehirani[2]
wa’ųnąkšaną,"	wigeže.	Ésge	hąké	t’ehiraniže.
she is,"	[he said.]	[So]	[not]	they did not kill her.

[τ]	tcinôg[-]	howahirair[ρ´]	wat’ehíracgê	herê-[ρ´]
Žegų	cinogᵋra	howahirairánąga	wat’ehirašge	hereánąga
[Then]	[village]	they made for, and	[they killed them]	[they did, and]

[α]	hiniwarukôs jañk‘ácgê	here[ρ´]	higû́ⁿ
égi	hiniwarukos žąk’ášge	hereánąga	higų́
[then]	prisoners they did	[it was, and]	[a little later]

herehíre[2]	wakdjế	p‘î́ñ[ɕ]	u’iṇe[2]	tcinốgi-aⁿ
herehíreže.	Wakjé	p’į́xjį	u’ine[2]	Cinógią
that they made it.	[They counted coup]	[very well]	[they did.]	[A village]

ponáñk	maⁿhudjá	hire[2´]	hotcintcíṇa	wap‘aⁿkônôk‘
poną́k	mąhujá	hirežé.	Hocįcį́a	wap’ąkonok,
every bit of it	to kill them all	[they did.]	[The young man]	he was smart,

Winnebago III, #17: 19 (this page is a recopied part of the top of page 20) —

[·נ]	hocgac	naⁿiⁿṇ[ρ]*	tcinogiaⁿ	mąhuja	k‘iⁿṇ[2´]
nunige	hošgac	nąįnanąga	cinogią	mąhuja,	k’įnšé,
[but]	to make fun	they tried, and	[a village]	[he killed them all,]	[he made invisible,]

*Note at the top of the page connected to hocgatc by a line: "the leader whose children were killed."

aireconu[\|]	dee	wagaireną	hądaginandj[ρ]	e
airešanuną.	Tee	wagaireną.	Hątaginanjanąga	e
[it is what they were saying.]	[That]	they meant.	He fasted, and	[so]

Winnebago III, #17: 20 —

[X][⨪]re	ha-éni	djadjaiṇxdjiⁿ	p‘a	woragirega
wągᵋnągᵋre	ha’éni	jajaįxjįp’a		woragirega
[that man]	they talked about	[as long as]		when they tell stories

hiⁿṇe-ûⁿ	hanihaírekdjônê	gadjaiñ[ɕ] p‘a	[X]’îⁿṇegi	airecanu[\|]
hįne’ų,	hanihairekjone	gajaįxjį p’a	wąk’įnegi,	airešanuną.
they used to,	that they will do	as long as it will be	[above,]	[they were saying.]

dêế	hotcîntcî́njaⁿ	wak‘aⁿtcáñgᴇra	de[λ][2]	airecanu[\|]
Teé	hocįcį́žą	wak’ącą́gᵋra	dežesgeže,	airešanuną,
[That one]	[a young man]	[the holy one]	[thus he did,]	[it is what they were saying,]

[X]	c’agᴇnôñgᴇrê	worág[-]	airecanunaⁿ	jénûñga
wąk	š’agᵋnįgᵋre	woragᵋra	airešanúną.	Žénųga.
[people]	the old ones	stories	when they tell.	The end.

Source:

Aleck Lonetree, Untitled, in Paul Radin, Winnebago Notebooks, Freeman #3867 (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society) Winnebago III, #17: 1-20 (phonetic text with interlinear translation), Winnebago IV, #8b: 1052-1056 (typed English translation).