Hočąk Text — A Man's Revenge

Hočąk Text — A Man's Revenge

Narrated by Aleck Lonetree

The manuscript, which is in the hand of Paul Radin, is sometimes 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 in other manuscripts, although there are some whose values are uncertain. The Greek symbols used in the text appear in the table below:

α	β	γ	ε	ɜ	λ	נ
égi	éja	giži	ésge ?	šaną	žesge	nunige

·נ	ρ	ϕ	υ	U	X	ω	2
nunįge	ánąga	hąké	?	uañkwášoše	uañk	žégų	že

ɕ	9	⨪	\|	·\|	ὐ	>
xjį	žą	nąk, nañk	na	ną	nįñk(a), nįñg(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

p. 1 —

Worágirega	hoišíp	wairešúnuñ[>]	[X]	jagúireža.
When story they told	[always]	[they said?]	[people]	what they are (tribe).

Horagirešonu[·\|]	tee.	Hočáñk'	hirežé	[α]
They [told ?]	[that].	Hočąk	they are	[and]

hogihixetežañ[ɕ]	wa-únañk[ɜ].	Či[⨪]	k'onoge[⨪]a.
about 1,000 in number	[they were].	[Village]	[they erected ?].

[X—]	wiránihe[>]	hoišíp	gixonoxóno	ranihe[>].	Čege[υ]
[Humans]	[going — ?]	[always]	kept moving	[going ?].	[Early days ?]

waniók'irač	rujiranihe[υ].	Ča—	čexjína	waruxé
animals — different	[eating —- ?].	[Deer]	[many buffaloes]	[chase after]

wa-u-inánihe[2].	[α]	maníñga	tečejera	eji[9]
they used to follow around.	[And]	in winter	near to lake	there

hoixánaines'á[2].	K'éni	manis'íni	uañge[υ][·נ]	hičawina	hinúñg—
there they used to move.	[Before]	very long in winter	an old man	[his wife]	[woman]

[α]	hiwañgenána	hijóbik'e	čí[9]	inék'i
[and]	his son-in-law	[four of them]	[a lodge]	[alone]

hokére[2].	Wañgenuniñge[⨪]a	š'ak'éjini	wažónina	ruš'ak'í
they lived in.	The old man	as he was old	hunting	[he could not]

[α]	waráxjak'	hirášge.	[ε]	hiwañgenáną
[and]	trapping and hunting little animals	he couldn't do.	[So ?]	son-in-law

ečíra	wažóniže ?.	[α]	wañgenuniñge[⨪]a	wagígas'agi.
he had to provide for	he hunted.	[And]	[the old man]	he used to give a feast.

p. 2 —

Here[·\|][2].	[α],	"Hinuñk'á[ɕ],"	é[2],	"Wagigošonáną
It would be.	[And],	"My daughter,"	he said,	"I [used to feast]

maniók'ahi.	Herek'arohógi	[α]	hiwañgena-hará[ɜ]	wažą́ni[9]
every winter.	It is near time for	[and]	[son-in-law] my [only]	[something]

t'egigigi	here[·\|]je	jagu	yagigošona[·\|]."	Hip'erezje[>]
if he kills for me	that it will be	[what]	I use to feast."	[He knew of it ?]

[α]	čára	hi[9]kíšge	piñkjone	na[·נ]
[And]	[the deer]	[one] only	that will be good	[but ?]

nųp'íwigi,	e	piñ[ɕ]na	tee,	hiñgiųruxúruk'i
two,	[he]	[the very good one]	[that one],	if he could do it for me

wa-ínąpjį	wiñ[·\|][·\|],"	wañgenuniñge[⨪]a	éže.	Wañkjéga
[very happy ?]	he would make me,"	[the old man]	[he said].	[That man]

wežé,	čawįhá[ɕ],	"[α]	wonáǧire	sgak[·נ]
[he said],	[to his wife],	["Here]	it is not safe [= war]	[moves about ?]

ma[⨪]re	[α]	jasgé	hi[ρ]	[ϕ]a
the land	[and]	[what]	[he did]	hanka-a

uníkje yarégi.	[ε]	hainegi	niñkjóñge[ὐ]ra
I would not do it.	[So ?]	tomorrow	[the children]

hiwak'árani[ρ]	čiwirókunigerašgé	honámibohañ[ɕ]	hohí.	wažóna
take them along with you	what they use in camping	[camping place ? —- much ?]	[he went in ?].	[The Hunt]

hižą́	waniñgi[ɜ]	here[·\|]ga."	Haininegi	hajiak'oraireže
[one]	if I would	[it would be]."	The next morning	[they went back]

p. 3 —

niñkjóñg—	wak'aranin[ρ].	Uwą́nihar[υ]	hagaréžą	[β]o
[children]	[take them? back].	As they went	[finally]	[there —]

nañpíñ[ɕ][2].	[β]	hiwašaíre[2].	Hoxjanániñgi	hinúñkjega
it was a good camping place.	[There]	they stopped.	In the evening	[that woman]

či	unąį́[2].	Wañkjega	wéže,	"Čišunajiregi
[lodge]	she tried to make.	[The man]	[he said],	"When are you making a tent

wažániñg—	hi[9]	waní[2]	haikúkjeną,"	e[2].
some little thing	[one]	I'll hunt	I will go (quickly),"	[he said].

Hijá	woróǧoǧoč	nąži-ánje	hičawina	higi[2].
[There]	looking around	while standing	[his wife]	[when he got there].

[ρ]	jík'ere[2].	Manąwak'arani[ρ]	[α]	hinúñkjega
[And]	[he started].	He took his bow and arrows	[and]	[that woman]

nąšgé	rus[ρ]	rušjañ[γ]	ninéž[ρ]	raǧéja.
wood	[she took]	[get done ?]	she went to dip water	in a pail.

Howaxu[ρ]	hijaok'ére[2]	erušjąjekjégi.	Guok'awazenisge[>].	Wañgera
She poured in	she put it on (fire)	so it would be ready.	Already it was getting dark.	[The] man

čaížą	k'įk'iriže.	Ružapwi[ρ]	[α]	mąkáčawi[ρ]
[a deer]	he packed home.	They skinned it	[and]	they cut it up

hotá	j[ρ]	k'erujíneñkjáwiga	táwus	žujé
[and since]	[all]	that they weren't going to eat	dry	she placed it

hinúñkjega.	[α]	wohǫ́—	-tuč[γ]	warujereže.
[the woman].	[And]	[kettle]	when it was cooled	they ate it.

Waruč	rujaįnegi	miñgire[2].	Xap'é[ὐ]	niñkjóñg—
[Food]	[they quit]	they retired.	[Quickly]	[children]

p. 4 —

naį́ne[2]	hinuñgǫñkašge	wañgáñgereži	[ϕ]	nąnį-áñkše.
went to sleep	the woman also	this man	[not]	he wasn't asleep.

Wawewi-áñkše	miñgemiñg[ρ]	jasge	wažónina	hainegi
[He was thinking]	[he would be lying down ?]	[what]	[hunting]	[tomorrow]

hikjegi,	kewewí-añkše.	"Enaiñ[ɕ]	wat'eh[ρ]	čok'aga
[foremost ?],	he was thinking.	["...]	I would kill	father-in-law

wanąíñgi	p'į[ɕ]	jiha[·\|],"	hirák[2].	[ε]
make his heart feel	[very] good	-?-?med,"	he thought.	[So ?]

s'í[ɕ]	ną—	ruš'ák[2].	Haininégi	hik'į[υ]
[very long]	[sleep —]	[he could not].	[The next morning]	when they woke

waruji[υ].	Waže[2],	"Hičawi	haxjį,	[α]
[he ate —].	[He said],	["Wife]	[my],	[here]

wažį	hiranína-ina	hirapérez[>].	Jajaíñ[ɕ]	guañgá
[something]	I think much of you	you [think].	[As far as]	[coming back ?]

wažą́ni[9]	hošíšik'	hųwawigi	te	žesgéja.
[a thing]	[bad]	that we get into	[this ?]	[this kind ?].

Jasgégi	hačínja	ranišégi	hija	hahiną́že,
[Anytime?]	wherever	[you ——]	[there]	I would come,

hires'áhare.	Wažą́ni[9]	[ϕ]	p'įnigi,	[ϕ]
I used to say.	[A thing]	[not]	[good ?],	[not]

niñkjoñge[υ ?]—	wat'unanią́je,"	[ρ].	Niñkjoñgeniñg—	i
[children]	don't leave them,"	[he said ?].	[Children]	he kisses

wok'arak'íwañk[2]	[α]	jik'ereže.	wažónina	hąpséreč
them	[and]	[he started].	[The Hunt]	[day long]

únihe[2]	te	agaré[9]	uniha'ų.	Čaížą	t'ehižé
[he was]	[lake]	[across ?]	[so he kept on].	[A deer]	[he killed]

p. 5 —

giružáb[ρ]	hará	hožú	k'į[ρ]	k'ere[2]
[peel off ?]	skin	packed in	[he would carry on his back]	[he went home]

tée.	Ašgek'irigáją	čišúra	nąt'ap	nañk'ų
[that one].	When he was near	[lodge pole]	straight	[they were]

wajokónok[2].	Jagu	wa'úną	hiperesé	čeg[β].
he saw them.	[What]	[they did ?]	[he knew of it]	[the first (time)].

[λ]	hišanihegé.	"Čawiha[ra]	niñkjoñgi[ὐ]waniná	t'ane[>] (?),"
[Thus]	they used to do.	["My wife]	my [children]	[they are dead],"

hirák[2].	Či—	čagiwegi	tée.	Hija
[he thought].	[Lodge ?]	[he started back]	[that one].	[When]

k'iri[>]	čirokaraezite[>].	Niñkjoñge[ὐ]	ewanína	[β]
[he had returned ?]	he peeped in.	[Children]	his own	[there]

mináñge[ὐ]	wak'onogire[2].	Wasáženiñgir[ρ].	Ixúniñg—	hiwa-ą́
[they sat]	[where they had been placed ?].	They had killed them.	The lips	raised

wagik'erer[ρ]	tee	híniñg—	čąt'ir[⨪][2].	Nąčgé—
they placed	[that one]	teeth	[apparent —-].	[Heart]

tekjį	nuniñge	hikšáže.	[α],	"Niñkjoñge[ὐ]wira
[ache much]	[nevertheless]	[he laughed].	[And (he said)],	"[The children]

waruja'úñ[·\|][\|]	herágeniñg—	hak'ik'ižu	hiwaručwikjége	warúč."
I am going to cook	the last time	[come ?]	we'll eat	[food]."

Ratuč[γ].	Wamañgičač[ρ]	niñgeníñk[ɜ].	í[ὐ]—	wagiwa-ižapnañga
It was cooked.	He cut a piece of meat for them	a little piece.	In the mouth	he pried open

íniñg[ρ]	waní[ὐ]	wogik'anañkše	[α]	waručšé
[in the mouth]	a little piece of meat	[he put ?]	[and]	[he ate ?]

p. 6 —

[α]	wawokarakit'anañkše.	"Nąčge—	tek'	winanúniñge
[and]	he was talking to them.	["Heart]	[to ache]	they made me

niñkjóñge[ὐ]—.	Gaxjįwina	p'iñ[ɕ]	waíza—	hiná
[chldren].	[The many gifts ?]	[very good]	[limbs]	enough ?

niñk'áragiwi[ρ]	[α]	mąnog[β]	niñkarat'uįpjonéwiną	[α]
I will do them	[and]	in the earth	I will place you	[and]

unináwigašge	tuxurugikjone	yaréną.	Hišgé	wonáǧiragere
your mother	I'll obtain	[I say ?].	[Therefore, thus; also]	this warfare

[λ][ὐ]	ųtuxúruk'uni	yarešonuną.	Hak'ip'éwiñga	wañge[ὐ]
[that way —-]	I could do	[I believe ?].	When I think — myself	a little man

haniñgúni	yarešonu[·\|],"	[ε].	Nañǧirak'[ὐ]	wašíniwina
I am	[I believe ?],"	[he said ?].	Spirits	your

p'iñ[ɕ]	niñge	čawá[⨪]i	[β]	hišgé
[very good]	when	they go to	[there]	[thus]

harap'áhi[·\|]wi[\|],"	wik'arage[2].	[α]	rok'ik'ewe[2].	Rosániñk'sga
you will go,"	[he told them].	[And]	he painted himself.	[Half body]

hi[ρ]	[α]	sániñk'	sebíže	tee.
[he did]	[and]	[side]	[dark ?]	[this].

Rušjañ[ɕ].	Mąšguk'ąna	hok'urujajas'e	[α]	mą—
[He got much done ?].	The bowstring	he tightened it	[and]	arrow

ročą́čą	wak'aragi[ρ]	[α]	jik'ereže.	Uwą́há[>]
he straightened	[took along with him]	[and]	[he started off].	As he went along

tee	točanagu	nañgú-i[9]	hot'ąp[2].	S'íra
[that one]	warfare trail	[a trail]	[he got onto it ?].	[The tracks]

p. 7 —

woroǧoč[>]	tee.	Hičáwina	si—	[β]
[to look]	[that one].	[His wife]	[tracks]	[there]

čąt'į	hiresáježe.	[α]	hiniąniañk'araí[υ]	hiperezšé.
[came into view]	with them.	[And]	they took her prisoner	[he knew].

[β]	wanañǧi	hik'uñkje	waruxé[2].	Ašge
[There]	[ghost]	he used it*	he ran after.	[Near]

*at this place in the English translation, Radin has stricken 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]	čowéra	honañkší	[α]	[β]
[when he got to]	[ahead of]	he ran	[and]	[there]

nuñxawanuñga	tee.	Sak'ína	uwañk'iri[>]	hohób[ρ]
[—- hid]	[that one].	[Warbundle Bearer]	as he came along	he whooped [and]

giság[ρ].	Čašera	mąšíž[ρ]	giáse.	[β]
[he knocked him down].	[The neck]	[he cut off and]	[he ran away].	[There]

nuñxáwą	k'onoñg[ρ]	[ω]	čowé—	woginųwañkše.
[to hide]	[to place, put ?]	[and so]	[ahead of]	he ran for them.

[ω]	hinųb—	Sak'ína	uwañkiri[>]	higigų
[So]	[the next time]	[the Warbundle Bearer]	[as he came along]	[now]

hohób[ρ]	gisak[2].	[ω]	higų	p'ara
[he whooped and]	[he knocked him down].	[So]	[immediately]	[the head]

wąšíž[ρ]	žige	giasé	[β]	[ω]
[he broke it off and]	[again]	[he ran away]	[there]	[in order to]

nuñxáwą	p'ara	k'onoñkše.	[α]	[ω]
[to hide]	[the head]	[to put, place ?].	[And]	[so]

čowera	honųwáñk[2].	Žigi	tanina	Sak'ina
[ahead of]	[ran —-].	[There]	[the third time]	[the Warbundle Bearer]

uwañk'iri[>].	Žigigų	hohob[ρ]	čašé—	wąšiž[ρ]
[he came along].	[Then again]	[he whooped and]	[the neck]	[he broke it off and]

haniñgiase	[β]	nuñxawą	k'onog[ρ].	Žigígų
he ran away ——	[there]	[to hide]	[he put].	[Then again]

čowé—	nuñwáñkše	[β].	[ω]	hijób—
[ahead of]	[he ran]	[there].	[And so]	[the fourth time]

Sak'ína	žige	t'éhiže.	Te	[τ]
[the Warbundle Bearer]	[again]	[he killed].	[That one]	[thus ?]

p. 8 —

ųjire[γ].	Sak'ina*	haruwoñk	t'ehí[>]	[α]
[he did ?].	[The 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."

hąp	ragu[2]	[α]	nąmąčéra	haną́č
[sun]	when it appeared	[here]	[the warclub]	[all]

hirarús	nąsú[⨪]a	wani[ρ]	[α]	hočira
[he took]	[those] heads	he had	[and]	[the camp]

čagíwe[2].	Hočinihega	[β]	k'iri[γ].	[β]
[he came towards].	Where he camped	[there]	[he returned].	[There]

nañgenąsura	wap'i-u[ρ]	[α]	niñkjoñge[ὐ]—	wawok'arakit'é[2]:
heads	he fixed	[and]	[children]	he talked to them:

"Niñkjoñge[ὐ]ga[ɕ]wina	waizaraži	p'íñ[ɕ]	hiná	niñkaragiwi[·נ]
[The children's many gifts]	[limbs ?]	[certainly good]	[enough]	that I did, but

hąp'	hinúsge,"	[ε].	Hi-únirawiga	[ϕ]
[sun]	it came on me,"	[he said ?].	"Your mother	[not]

wak'araik'-šeni[\|],"	wigé[2].	[α]	[X]	wani[β]
I did not get,"	[he told them].	[And]	[man]	his people

howák'ere[2].	Ašge	gi[γ]	[β]	čiro
[he started back the same way].	[Near]	[gigiži = when he got back]	[there]	village

ašge	hagi	wañgenásura	hik'íjare	wažu[ρ]
[near]	[there]	[human heads]	in a row	[place on, plant]

[α]	nąmąče	jasge	waníniñgi	wawap'ereznoke
[and]	[warclub]	how each	they belonged to	that he knew of

hija	hik'ijaį́ja (?)	wawagit'ųp[2].	[α]	hok'awazak'irigi
[other]	by the side	[he placed ?].	[And]	when it became dark

hi-anjera	hočíra	čagíwe[2].	Hąhé	s'i[>]
[the father]	[the camp]	[he came towards].	[Night]	[late]

pej—	hatazire[>]	gigíži.	Hominañks'agi	[β]
[the fire]	when it was dying out	he got there.	Where he used to sit	[there]

p. 9 —

hagí	p'įhí[ɕ]	minañk[2].	Š'agwahíra	tee
[there]	very carefully	[he sat down].	[The parents]	[that one]

nanañk'iži.	Nanjú—	hiru-é	žu-[ρ]	hišja—
they were asleep.	Hair	in braids	he put [and]	[residue]

sap'.	K'aragi[ρ]	[β]	mi[⨪]e[⨪]'ų	wañgenúniñgoñk'a
[pin under].	[To have had refuge]	[there]	[he commenced to sit down].	[That old man]

hik'į	k'inip[2].	Woruǧoǧúč[>]	tee.	Wañgí[9]
he awoke	he became.	[He glanced about]	[that one].	[A man]

eniñg—	homináñks'agi	[β]	k'ik'arasep'[ρ]	minañge[⨪][2].
his son	[where he used to sit]	[there]	he's blackened and	[he sat down].

Giwé[2],	"Tok'éniñg—	wañgi[9]	hiniñgihira	homináñg[β]
He said to,	"My wife	a man	our [son]	[where he sat there]

haji	minoñge[⨪]k'ašge	hiniñgihara	wa-unañk'uni
[he began]	[sitting down]	my son	it must be

hiréwahiną.	Peje[ὐ]—	howak'ak'are,"	e[2].
that way it seems.	[Little fire ?]	fix it,"	[he said ?].

Wañgenúniñgoñka	pej—	howak'á[>].	Hotežajijégi	wañge[⨪]a
[That old man]	[the fire]	[he fixed].	When it became light	[that man]

horožojire[>]	tee	hiniñkherera	wa-únañkše	[α]
they looked at	[that one]	[their son]	[it must be]	[and]

jasgá[ὐ]—	hiperézire[2].	[α]	wañgenú[ὐ]e[⨪]a	wé[2],
[what]	[he knew].	[And]	[that old man]	[he said],

p. 10 —

"Jaha	hiniñká[ɕ],	jagú	žigé	tégi	hak'iriš'ųšánañk[2],"
["Jaha]	[my son],	[what]	[again]	[here]	brings you?"

é[2].	E[>]	hiniñk'ira[⨪]a	wé[2],	"Wonaǧire
[he said].	[And]	the son	[he said],	"Warfare

wa[9]	wanite[>]	čirá	hamaiñgini[ρ].	Hoxjainonegi
[something]	when I went hunting	[the lodge]	they came upon.	In the [evening]

hak'iri[>]	teé	čišura	nąiñgit'ap	nañk'ų.
I [came back]	[that]	[lodge pole]	[upright?]	[they were].

Hak'iríną	niñkjóñg—	t'e	waigigir[ρ]	[α]
[When I came back]	[children]	[killed, dead]	[they did for me]	[and]

'Čawįhara	hinihaniañkaraire[·\|].'	Nąkge—	hįtege[·נ]
['My wife]	[my son.']	[Heart]	[ached]

niñkjoñge[ὐ]—	p'iñ[ɕ]	waruč	wak'aragi[ρ]	[α]
[children]	[very good]	[food]	I [made]	[and]

niñge	wakarat'ųb[ρ].	Jasgé	wagigikjoné—	wagitag[ρ]
[somewhere]	I put them away.	[What]	I was going to do for them	I told them

[α]	watúxa	te	Sak'ína	haruwáñk
[and]	I went after	[that one]	[The Warbundle Bearers]	[eight]

t'ehá[>].	[α]	hičok'ihihéwira	haǧephugé.	Wagitušjaną
[I killed].	[And]	our gr. father	appeared.	I quit

[α]	či[β]	wanihak'iri[ρ].	[β]	wap'íąu[ρ]
[and]	[in the lodge]	I brought them back.	[There]	I fixed them

[α]	niñkjoñge	[ω]	wawágitak[ɜ].
[and]	[children]	[thus]	I told for them something.

Waizaniñg—	hiná	wak'aragi[ρ]	p'iñ[ɕ]	maninekjonéra
[Limbs ?]	[enough]	I made	[certainly well]	they'll travel.

p. 11 —

[α]	nąsú[⨪]a	wanihak'iri—	nąmąčera	hirárus
[and]	[these heads]	when I brought them home	[warclub]	[belonged to them]

[α]	činañgičeje[υ]	hak'iri	hik'íjare	wak'onog[ρ]
[here]	near the village	there	in a row	I [pull off ?]

nąmąče—	jasge[ɜ]	hirarúshire—.	Hejá	wagit'ų́p[ɜ]
[warclub]	[only what]	belonged to each.	[Roof]	[I placed them],"

é[2]	wañge[⨪]a[\|]	hiniñk'a[ɕ].	Wañgenúniñge[⨪]a	é[2],
[he said]	the man	[his son].	[The old man]	[he said],

"Hisgéja	p'į	niñkjóñgeniñg—	warakaragi[ρ]	[α]
["Some there ?]	[good]	[the children]	you did further	[and]

[X]wanínina	[ω]	p'iñ[ɕ]	wawaragiš'u[·\|].	Nąsúp'iñ[ɕ]
your people	[thus]	[very good]	you've done for.	[Very good heads]

waragašinirak'irira	e	šgač	p'iñ[ɕ]	u-in[ρ].
you've brought for them	[they ?]	fun	[very good]	they would do.

Čowéja	niñk'arak'ónok	hire[·\|][·\|].	Te[λ]	wagege
[In front]	they'll place you	they'll do.	[Just this way]	I want

hitajé,	wa'u?ne	hiniñgešanu[\|]	niñxnunégi.	Teéšge
[rich in everything],	[for that reason ?]	I used to say to you	when you were small.	[The last time]

waš?gą	p'iñ[ɕ][9]	rak'išuruxúruk[ɜ]	wanąį́	iñgip'iñxjiñge.
[to give chase]	[very good]	[if you only could]	[it would make my heart]	it feels good.

Hišge	hijórokeniñk'šge	hašgaičane[\|],	wahá[⨪]re,"	e[2]
Myself	with them	I will play to,	I myself am saying,"	[he said]

p. 12 —

wañgenu[ὐ][⨪]a.	[α],	"Hainiñgí	hąbakirigi	wijájajere
[the old man].	[And],	["Tomorrow]	[at first light]	the messenger

či[⨪]e[⨪]a	hogigiñǧere[2].	Jagú	wañgí[2]	uñk'írigi
[that village]	he will go around.	[How]	[a man]	he had returned there (?)

hijajaže."	Nañxgu-ųnegi	hičáwąwahira	ečoní[ɕ]	hija
he'll announce."	When they heard	brothers-in-law	[very first ?]	[there]

hahíreže.	"Ne	wañgo[⨪]winekjawige	[λ]	hičawąha[ɕ]
they went.	"We	want to be the first to hit them (count coup)	[thus, that way]	[brothers-in-law —-]

[λ][ὐ]	hirak'iponowo[·\|],"	K'unu?ga	e[2],	[ε].
[that kind]	we seek for,"	[Kunu]	[he said],	[they say ?].

Wañge[⨪]a	wawogírag[ρ],	"Hačinja	nąsúra	nañk'íži
[That man]	he told them,	["Wherever]	the heads	[they were]

wogírag[ρ]	ečóni	wakjerekjége,"	[α]	gip'iñ[ɕ]ne[2].
[he told ?]	[first]	they'll be the coups,"	[and]	[they liked it very much].

Wagi-ínąbire[2]	hičawąhírera	[α]	stoi[υ]	wañk'
[They thanked]	[their brother-in-law]	[and]	[gather together ?]	[men]

nąmą́če	hawa-añk'ip'í[·\|]	j[ρ].	Wañgenuniñgerašge	nañge[ὐ]
warclub	those who could handle	[as many as].	[—- Old man]	[he is]

ruxúrugkiregí.	Haną́č	šgąwahíre[2]*	wañgenąsu[⨪]a.	Hahiwi éregi
[was able ?].	[All]	they started for	[those human heads].	When they found them

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

wañge[⨪]a	hičáwąwahí[ra]	éčoni	wi-éregi	[ε]
man	[brothers-in-law]	[first ?]	they found them	[so ?]

p. 13 —

ečoni	wañgonañgire[2].	[X]—.	hinąǧį́[υ]	hanač
[first ?]	[visit them ?].	[People].	when they kept coming	[all]

wak'araxér[ρ].	Wak'išaraíre[2]	Garé[9]	haną́č	wakjéregi,
they gave a whoop.	They scrambled to hit them.	[Then ?]	[all]	[the first coups],

wañgeną́su[ra],	waniañk'arair[ρ]	wonaǧiroči[β].	Waniañgi[υ]	[β]
[human heads],	they took them along	the warfare tent [= the war lodge].	When they brought them	[there]

p'įhí	wakjewašíre[2].	Hananj	wá[⨪][2]	wañg—
[carefully]	[Scalp Dance].	[All ?]	[they were saying ?]	[the men]

wak'ąčañk	wa'uñgáją	á[⨪][2].	Hagágare[9]	waší—
holy thing	he has done	they are saying.	[At some time ?]	[the dance]

rušjaį́[υ]	wañge[⨪]a.	[ω]	p'įhí	ųñxínina
[he ? quit]	[that man].	[And so]	[carefully]	charcoal

hiwažáže	[α]	[τ]	hątaginąjnihégi.	Hagaré[9]
he rubbed in	[and]	[then ?]	he fasted.	[At one time]

kerep'ono jobóhañ[ɕ][>]	nąžiñktone,	e[γ].	Hičą́wąwahira
[a full forty ?]	he was going,	[he said].	[His brothers-in-law]

ča	t'egigir[ρ].	Wagigóže	[α]	wé[2],
[deer]	they killed for him.	He gave the heart	[and]	[he said],

"Hočinčíñxjįwi[\|]	[α]	hišgé	woráǧire	hiruk'anana
"You young men	[here]	[also]	those who [war]	[those in charge of]

nañgere	nąjųjániñk	hiregúni	yak'érešanáną,"	[ε],
that he is	a little he blessed me	they must have	[I ——],"	[he said ?],

"hičąwįhara	hak'arak'u	te[·\|]—.	Jasgé	činoge[⨪]a
["my wife]	I'm going after	[that one].	[What]	[that village]

p. 14 —

hagigikjega	yakáraperes	ną́iñge	[ε]	wa-'uranihéną.
that I'm going to do to it	[I —— know]	I was trying	[so],	I was doing this (fasting).

Hak'áraginąč	haniháre,	[α]	j[ρ]	maniñkjonáre.
I fasted	that I've been doing,	[and]	[as many as]	much I'm going to make.

Hiroíšanaiñkjanáwigi	hirušją́	rak'ąwíñgi	kigára,	šurušján?wigi,
Who'll follow me	get ready	make yourself	to feast,	when you're through,

hainiñgi	čok'é[ὐ]hihiwí—	haǧépgugi,	[α]	j[ρ]
[tomorrow]	our grandfather	when he appears,	[here]	[as many as]

mąšíniñkjàwigi	haną́č	xe-ágere	saníñge[υ]	xatáp
that are gone to march	[all]	this hill	[over on the other side ?]	brush

hip'aíja	[β]	histowi[ρ]	[α]	hįjik'erekjonáwi[\|],"
near	[there]	we gather	from where	we'll start,"

wigé[2].	Haną́č	[β]	stoí[υ]	hičawąwahirašge
[he told them].	[All]	[there]	[gather together ?]	[his brothers-in-law]

haną́č	hijorók'	hiranihe[2].	[α]	haji-ak'arai[υ]
[all]	[attend, join in]	they were.	[And]	[began] they started

hąpséreč	u-įne[2].	Hahi	óxjana[γ]	[β]
[long-day]	they did.	[Finally]	[early (in the evening)]	[there]

hahí	giǧára	t'ųbire[2].	Haįsereč	hotá
[he arrived]	marked the camp	[they laid it horizontally].	[The whole morning long ?]	[remainder]

wañgwašošé[⨪]a	wok'arak'arak	hiránihe[2]	ho-ų́na.	[λ]
[those warriors]	they told stories	[they were]	doing.	[That way]

p. 15 —

gejíni	[ϕ]	nainspaírenes'a[2]	točaį́ja,	[α]
it is	[not]	they would (hardly?) sleep	[go on the warpath] is (?),	[And]

hąbera	gugiji	haininegi	[ω]	hajiakaraíre[2].
[the day]	came	[the next morning]	[and so]	[they went back].

te[τ]	u-įnánihe[2].	[α]	hijobóhǫna	hahí
[This]	[they did].	[And]	[the fourth]	[he arrived]

giǧat'ųbi[υ]	[α]	wañkjega	wačožú—	wé[2],
[marked the camp out horizontally]	[And]	[the man]	leader	[he said],

"[α]	hočinčín[ɕ]wina	[α]	hiro-ášge	here[·\|]
["And]	you young men	[here]	near	[to be]

hį-wagi-ųhinawira,"	[ε],	"Ne	hąhé	tee
the place we're going to,"	[he said ?],	["You]	[night]	[this]

wak'araíšja,"	te[·\|][·\|]	wigé[2].	[ρ]	jik'ere[2].
I'm going to spy,"	[these ones]	[he told them].	[And]	he started.

Sagere-únihegi	hąhé	s'i[>]	činoñgera	hirahígi.
[Swiftly] he went	[night]	[late]	[the village]	he came to.

Či[·\|]e[·\|]a	haną́č	nąwahí[2].	[α]	hačínja
[That village]	[all]	he made them.	[And]	[wherever]

huñgeči[ra]	here[γ]	[β]	hi[>]	teé
the chief's tent	[it was]	[there]	[higi = to do, to us]	[that one]

hičáwina	eja[⨪][2].	[α]	huñkarákit'e[2]:	"Nina aį́pjegi
[his wife]	[she was there].	[Here]	he spoke to her:	"If you want to live

warak'ínųb—	wak'arahazaje	te ëži	wakizá-[ɜ]	ha'uñkjonegè.
your brothers	go to/for them, make for them	[but this ?]	fight only	I'm going to do.

Wahe[·\|]	[α]	wahes'ahere	hačínjaga	hanína
I [say it]	[and]	I used to say	wherever it is	there

p. 16 —

hak'arai[υ]	jasgégi	haniñk'u	hahiną́[2].	Hihes'áhare
if they'd take you	[how ?]	after you	I would.	[Say ?]

gu-[α]réją	hanik'úhu[·נ]	worohą[ɕ]géjini	haruwañkí[šana]
at that very time	I came after you	a large lot of them	eight only

t'eha[>]	[α]	hąbak'inigéjini	[ϕ]	waniñkarašéniną.	Niñkjoñge[ὐ]
[I killed]	[and]	it became day	[not]	I did not take you away from them.	[Children]

hiwanínagi	piñ[ɕ]	waíza[ὐ]—	hiná	wah[ρ]
ours	very good	[limbs]	[enough]	I [— ?]

[α]	hičitowaragášge	p'iñ[ɕ]	wakjére[\|].	[α]
[and]	your older brothers	[very well]	they were counting coup.	[And]

žejúñga	haniñk'árak'u	hajigéjoni	wa-uąji—.	Či[⨪]e[⨪]re
[and then]	I came after you	I came	I am.	[This village]

hanąč	Wonáǧire Hiruk'ónana	huñk'úinegejini,"	[ε].
[all]	[War Controllers]	they gave to me,"	[he said ?].

"Hainigi	winiñgeraǧé[ρ]	hu[γ]	[α]	wat'aįpejónawi[\|].
["In the morning]	when sun appears	[when he approaches ?]	[then]	we'll make for them.

Warak'inųb—	haną́č	hiñkižuhajíre[\|]	[ε]	[ϕ]
[Your brothers]	[all]	they came with me	[so]	[not]

waniñkáwani[ρ]	horog[β]	howaír[ρ]	warak'ínųb—.	Wawaragikje[⨪],
be afraid of them	in midst	you go into	[your brothers].	You must say to them,

p. 17 —

"Ni-ąaįpjéną	čítowi—,"	hišekže.	[α]	wawagitaikjonége
"I want to live	my [brothers],"	you must.	[And]	I'm going to tell them

hiperézirekjoné[·\|]	jasge ho-úna	rakjonéra.	[ϕ]	nañǧira
[I knew]	the way	you'll be.	[Not]	[the ghosts]

ni-[ρ].	Jasgé	hihájona	[λ]	ragíži
be afraid.	[What]	[I say]	[that way]	[you do ?]

[ϕ]	šjaniñ[·\|][·\|]	he [λ] raniñgí.	[β]
[not]	he would not die	if you do it.	[There]

waniñgi u'ine[·\|][·\|]	hitajé	wa-uñgé	ruxuru[>],"	hige[2].
they'll make you	[rich in everything]	you'll do it	and accomplish it,"	[he said to her].

[α]	gu[γ]	k'iu[γ].	Wañg—	wawokaragirakše	jasge
[And]	he came	[to contend with them].	[Men]	he told them	[how]

či[⨪]e[⨪]a	nañkíži	p'iñ[ɕ][⨪][2].	[ϕ]	ijik'iperegeni[⨪][2].
[that village]	[it was]	[very good].	[Not]	they did not know anything about it.

"Wat'ehipiñ[ɕ]	hi-uñkjonáwi[\|],"	wigé[2].	[α]	hičawina
"Good killing	we'll do,"	[he said].	[And]	[his wife]

wak'inųb—	wawogírak[2].	Hinuñkčábire—	jaéé	hi[·\|]ji
[with her brothers]	he told them.	[Woman contacted]	[how]	she [attained ?]

e	húñk'et'ehiraniñkjege	wičųt'į[ɕ]	wogírakše.	"Hak'aráni
[they]	they won't kill her	he made it clear to them	[he told it to them].	["I will take her back ?]

ųnihawi-áje,"	wigé[2].	"Te-éži	wak'ízakjonége	wahe[·\|],
keep her along with you,"	[he said].	["But these ?]	I'm going to fight	[I say it],

wigé[2].	[α]	wé[2],	hočinčíñxjįwina	hirušją́ k'įwíñge.
[he said].	[And]	[he said],	["You, our young men]	get yourselves ready.

p. 18 —

Haini[ɕ][ὐ]	here[·\|][·\|],"	wigéže.	"Higų	hokáwas
[Early in the morning]	[it is ?],"	[he said].	["As soon as]	[darkness]

jerégi	hąpgú[γ]	hinjikére-kjonéwi[\|].	Hitajéwaų.	Wañge
[stands ?]	when it gets light enough	we'll about.	[I made rich in everything].	[Men]

p'įñ[ɕ]	wat'éhi	nąį́wi-anje	[α]	[ϕ]
[very good]	[killing]	we try it	[and]	[not]

woegáč wini-ą́je	haną́č	woik'ųhera[·נ].	P'įnajé	ųwi-ą́je,"
do not mutilate more than you have to	[all]	they gave them to me.	[It would be a good thing ?]	do,"

ë.	"Hičók'ehunahíwira	gip'įne[·\|][·\|],"	wigé[2].	[α]
[he (said)].	"Our gr. father[s]	they'll like it,"	[he said].	[And]

hąpgú[υ]	hajink'araí[υ]	wi[ra]	haǧép,	hu[>]
towards morning	[going back]	[sun]	[to arise, appear],	[when he approached]

či[⨪]—	čąt'iñgi	hok'aráhohobir[ρ]	wat'ą́bire[2].	[α]
[village]	was in sight	[he gave a whoop]	[coming on ?].	[And]

hinuñgią	rokónohú[2].	[ϕ]	t'ehiwiníne	hičáwiha[ra]
[woman]	very much she came.	["Not]	kill her not	my wife

wa-ųañk[ɜ],"	wige[2].	[ε]	[ϕ]	t'ehirani[2].
she is,"	[he said].	[So]	[not]	they did not kill her.

[τ]	činog—	howahirair[ρ]	wat'ehirašge	here-[ρ]
[Then ?]	[village]	they made for	[kill —-]	[also and likewise]

[α]	hiniwarukos žañk'ášge	here[ρ]	higų́
[and]	prisoners they did	[also and likewise]	[a little later]

herehíre[2].	Wakjé	p'íñ[ɕ]	u'ine[2]	Činógi-ą
that they made it.	[They counted coup]	[very well]	[they'll make].	[Village]

ponáñk	mąhujá	hire[2].	Hočinčína	wap'ąkonok'
every bit of it	they killed them all	[they did].	[The young man]	he was smart

p. 19 (this page is a recopied part of the top of page 20) —

[·נ]	hoegač nąįn[ρ].*	Činogią	mąhuja	k'įn[2],
[but]	they tried to make fun of them.	[Village]	[they killed them all]	[made invisible],

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

airešanu[\|].	Tee	wagaireną.	Hątaginanj[ρ].	E
[is what they were saying].	[That one]	they meant.	He fasted.	[He]

p. 20 —

[X][⨪]re	ha-éni	jajaiñxjį	p'a	woragirega
[that man]	they talked about	[when]	[it has been]	they tell stories

hįne-ų.	Hanihairekjone	gajaiñ[ɕ] p'a	[X]'įregi,	airešanu[\|].
they used to.	That they will do	as long as it will be	[above],	[what they were saying].

Teé	hočinčínižą	wak'ąčáñgera	te[λ][2],	airešanu[\|].
[That one]	[a young man]	[the holy one]	[thus he did],	[what they were saying].

[X]	š'ageniñgere	woragirega	airešanúną.	Žénuñga.
[People]	the old ones	when they tell stories	[what they were saying].	The end.

English Translation

Source:

Aleck Lonetree, Untitled, in Paul Radin, Winnebago Notebooks, Freeman #3867 (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society) III, #17: 1-20.