Hočąk Text — The Man Whose Wife was Captured

Hočąk Text — Man Whose Wife was Captured

narrated by Jim Pine

The following are Greek letters and other symbols used as morpheme abbreviations in Radin's text. Their values correspond generally to those given in Radin's notebook Winnebago II, #6, on the interstitial page between 107/108:

α	β	γ	δ	ε	ɜ
égi	éja	gíži	žegų*	ésge	šaną

*this value for [δ] is given in Notebook 26, p. 243 at the top of the page.

λ	ρ	υ	ϕ	ϕ-i	ω	·נ
žesge	ánañga	-regi	hañké	hiñké	žigé	nunige

X	-	/	>	⨪	2	ɕ	9
wañkšik	-ra	-ną	-gi	-nañk	-že, -še	-xjį	-žą

Where a missing translation has been supplied from other sources, it is enclosed in brackets, [ ].

English Translation

p. 250 —

[X]i[9]	nañkikarare	[α]	hitcawina	tci[β]
Wañkšigižą	nañkikarare	égi	hičawina	čiéja
[A man]	he went hunting	[and]	[his wife]	at the lodge

t’ųnare	nuñga	k’iri[>]	hakirigadją	tci
t’ųnare.	nuñga	k’irigi	hakirigają	či
he left her.	[And]	when he returned,	[as he came]	[lodge]

mąna[⨪]	[ρ]	tcicu[-]	hi[9]	rucárotc
mąnanañk	ánañga	čišura	hižą	rušároč.
it was empty,	and	[the lodge poles]	[one]	it was pulled out.

wañkdjega	wecguni	hohó	hitcáwįhara*	harukozireguni
Wañkjega	wešguni,	"Hohó	hičáwįhara	harukozireguni."
[The man]	[he said,]	["Hohó,]	my wife	she must have been captured."

*just before this word, hitcaį has been crossed out.

[β]	wañg[⨪]	wañkdjega	wogídek	[ρ]
Éja	wañgnañk	wañkjega	wogítek	ánañga
[There]	man that he was	[the man]	he got angry,	[and]

[α]	hik’ųhe	warutc[2]	[ρ]	[α]
égi	hik’ųhe	waručše.	Ánañga	égi
[then]	in a hurry	he ate.	[And]	[then]

waruxe	[ρ]	[α]	[β]	hiyucairegi*
waruxe,	ánañga	égi	éja	hiyušairegi,
he chased them,	[and]	[then]	[there]	when he stopped,

*/gi/ is written over an original [γ].

p. 251 —

wadja	[ρ]	hiñk’eniñge	t’ehire	hiperézeni
waja	ánañga	hiñk’eniñge	t’ehire	hiperézeni.
he saw	[and]	nowhere	they killed	he could not find.

[ε]	[ω]	wañgera	waruxé	hahąpseretc
Ésge	žigé	wañgera	waruxé	hahąpsereč,
[And so]	[again]	[the man]	chased them	all day,

sagere	waruxe	[ρ]	[α]	tci[β]
sagere	waruxe	ánañga	égi	čiéja
fast	he chased them	[and]	[then]	where they had lived

hatcindja	tci[υ]	[β]	wowáhas	hahi
hačinja	čiregi	éja	wowáhas.	Hahi,
where	[up to the lodge]	there	he trailed them.	As he went,

[α]	[δ]	tcira	wadja[γ]	nįwagu[β]*
égi	žegų	čira	wajagiži,	nįwagueja
[then]	[thus]	their lodges	he saw and,	at the well

*between /i/ and /w/, a letter has been scribbled out.

mí[⨪]	[α][9]	dji[γ]	t’ehakdje	[λ]
mínañk.	"Égižą	jigiži,	t’ehakje,"	žesge
he sat.	"And one	if he comes,	I shall kill him,"	[that way]

hiré[2]	[α]	hinuñgí[9]	dji[2]	horugútc[>]
hiréže.	Égi	hinuñgížą	jiže.	Horugúčgi,
[he thought.]	[And]	[a woman]	[she came.]	[When he looked,]

hitcáwį	hisgé[-]	hiraną’į	[ε]	nina
hičáwį	hisgéra	hiraną’į.	Ésge	nina
[his wife]	similar to	he thought her.	[And so]	[water]

hinij[ρ]	[α]	harukos	dee	hitcawina
hinižanañga	égi	harukos	tee	hičawina
she dipped and	[then]	he caught	[this]	his wife

p. 252 —

wa-ųdje[/]	hoho	hitcawįha[ɕ]	nįduxawógera	hanitca
wa-ųjeną.	"Hoho	hičawįhaxjį,	nįtuxawógera,	haniča.
she was doing it.	"Hoho	[my dear wife,]	I was chasing you,	I have seen you.

higuą́na	hiñkerekdje	hinúñkdjega	wé[2]	waną́
Higuą́na	hiñkerekje.	Hinúñkjega	wéže,	"Waną́
[Right away]	let us go home."	[His wife]	[she said,]	"[Exclamation,]

e	higuąna	megi	ho-aikerekdje	k’eni nį
e	higuąna	megi	ho-aikerekje	k’eni nį
[she said,]	"[Right away]	[over here]	I could start home	[not yet]*

*translated as "wait".

wagudjéra	hat’ųdahų	wagudjéra	hak’arak’udekdjé[/]	[α]
wagujéra	hat’ųtahų.	Wagujéra	hak’arak’utekjéną."	Égi
my mocassins	I brought with me.	The mocassins	I will go and get them."	[And]

hinuñkdjega	kere	tcira	howákere	gigiji
hinuñkjega	kere.	Čira	howákere.	Gigiži,
[the woman]	[she went back.]*	[The lodge]	[she went back.]	[When she got back in this case,]

*translated as, "he let her go back".

horak[2]	[X]i[9]	hakijura	djí[/]	nįwagura
horakše.	Wañkšigižą	hakižura	jíną.	Nįwagura
she told it.	["A man]	the one I'm married to	he has come.	[As I dipped for water]

p. 253 —

[α]	[⨪][2]	horak[2]	[ρ]	[α]
égi	nañkše,"	horakše.	Ánañga	égi,
[and]	[he was sitting,"]	[she told them.]	[And]	[then,]

hokit’arare	horakit’e	naną́jiñgi	[α]	hadakozdjawi[/]
"Hokit’arare.	Horakit’e	naną́žiñgi	égi	hatakozjawiną."
Go talk to him.	While you talk to him	[by the wood pile ?]	[here]	we will capture him."

[ε]	hinuñg[⨪]a	hidja	howare	[ρ]
Ésge	hinuñgnañka	hija	howare.	Ánañga
[And so]	[the woman]	[there]	she went.	[And]

[α]	hinuñg[⨪]a	hokit’e	higuąna	howaiñkerekdje
égi	hinuñgnañka	hokit’e,	"Higuąna	howaiñkerekje."
[then]	[the woman]	he spoke to her,	"[Right away]	let's go on.

xadáb[-]	rok’óno	megi	howaiñkeregi	ep’į́[/]
Xatábera	rok’óno	megi	howaiñkeregi	ep’į́ną."
Brushy	very much	there	if we go by	[it will be good."]

[ρ]	[α]	hadjíre[/]	wañgera	hadjíre[/]
Ánañga	égi	hajíreną.	Wañgera	hajíreną.
[And]	[then]	they came.	[The men]	[they came.]

[α]	harukozire	[α]	rusgídjirere	ara
Égi	harukozire,	égi	rusgíjirere	ara
[Then]	[they captured him.]	[and]	they bound him,	his arms

rusgídjirere	[ρ]	[α]	hadjiregi	mí[⨪]gigíre
rusgíjirere.	Ánañga	égi	hajiregi,	mínañgigíre
[they bound him.]	[And]	[then]	when they got back,	they sat him down

p. 254 —

nañk’édja	nañxedé[9]	hoidjaį́ne	[α]	[β]
nañk’éja	nañxetéžą	hoijaį́ne.	Ánañga	éja
In back of him	a stake	he drove in the ground.	[And]	[then]

rucgídjere	[ρ]	[ω]	nąb[-]	woidjaįne[2]
rušgíjere	ánañga	žigé	nąbera	woijaįneže.
they tied him	[and]	[again]	hands	they were (driven) down.

nañkewegi	hoidjaį́ne	[α]	[ω]	ną́sųmi[⨪]	[α]
Nañkewegi	hoijaį́ne	Égi	žigé	ną́sųminañk,	égi
Back here	they drove it in.	[And]	[again]	sitting with legs stretched straight out before him,	[and]

sik’aįdja	nañksik	hijañki	[ω]	hoidjaįne
sik’aįja	nañksik	hižañki	žigé	hoijaįne,
at his ankles	stick	one that was	[again]	he drove in,

haį́seretc	minañk	[α]	hainiñ[γ]	warudjerucdjiñgi
haį́sereč	minañk	égi	hainiñgiži.	Warujerušjiñgi,
all night	he sat	[and]	he was worrying.	When he finished eating,

[α]	t’ehiharaíre	[ρ]	hosgaminoñkiri	[β]
égi	t’ehiharaíre	ánañga	hosgaminoñkiri	éja
then	they went to kill him.	[And]	a little plain that was	there

t’ehire[/]	hanątc	roragigisxaxabire	p’ara	mącíjire
t’ehireną.	Hanąč	roragigisxaxabire	P’ara	mąšížire.
they killed him.	[All]	his body was cut to pieces.	His head	it was cut off.

p. 255 —

[α]	iñge	ara	ruhíra	gisanaį́ne[2]
Égi	iñge	ara	ruhíra	gisanaį́neže.
[And]	[?]*	his arms	his ribs	they were broken.

*the translation is illegible here. It looks like the word "then".

eganątc	niñge	wat’ų́bire	[α]	haguire[2]
Eganąč	niñge	wat’ų́bire.	Égi	haguireže.
And all of them	separately	they put them.	[Then]	they came back.

[α]	[ω]	[X]	t’ehirega	niñge
Égi	žigé	wañkšik	t’ehirega	niñge
[And]	[again]	person	who was killed	[place]

howare	[δ]	hari[ɕ]	’únihegi	hagaré[9]
howare.	Žesge	harixjį	’únihegi.	Hagaréžą,
he went.	[Thus]	very far off	[he had been.]	Finally,

kiri	[ρ]	kiri[>]	ro[-]	hanątcį
kiri,	ánañga	kirigi,	rora	hanąčį
[he returned,]	[and]	when he returned,	[his body]	[all of it]

[δ]	hoi-é	hatcindja	hidjucákdjonegi	[ϕ]
žesge	hoi-é.	Hačinja	hijušákjonegi,	hañké
[this way]	it was scattered.	Where	he would stop,	not

hiperezeni	[ε]	undja’ų	[X]	t’ehirera*
hiperezeni.	Ésge	unja’ų	wañkšik	t’ehirera
he did not know.	Therefore,	[finally,]	[man]	as the one killed,

*/t’/ is written over an original /d/.

cuñkdjúñgi[9]	nądjųdją́[2]	éra	djaguána	hįperezną*
šuñkjúñgižą	nąjųją́že.	Éra,	"Jaguána	hįperezną,"
a wolf	he had blessed him.	He said,	"I wonder	if he knew?,"†

*a concluding [/] has been scribbled out.
†the translation has, "if he knew of me that I was killed".

p. 256 —

hiré[2]	hire[>]	[δ]	acgé[ɕ]	hu[2]
hiréže.	Hiregi,	žesge	ašgéxjį	huže.
he thought.	When he thought,	[this kind]	very near	[he came.]*

*the translation has, "he appeared".

hadjasgehi[ρ]*	[ϕ-i]	hinįperezadjé[/]	djadjaį́[ɕ]g[...]ne†	hinaperezdegi
"Hajasgehianañga	hiñké	hinįperezajéną?	Jajaį́xjįg[...]ne	hinapereztegi
"How could it be	[not]	I wouldn't know you?	When	you would think of me

*/e/ is written above the line between hadjasg and [ρ], and /hi/ is written still higher directly over [ρ].
†the diaereses represent an overwritten smudge that cannot be made out.

yare	hadjé[/]	hinįpérez	hadjé[/]	[α]
yare	hajéną.	Hinįpérez	hajéną."	Égi
I wondered	I have been.	I know of you	[I do."]	[And]

djí[2]	cuñkdjoñk	[ρ]	p’į’ų[2]	aíre[/]
jíže,	šuñkjoñk,	ánañga	p’į’ųže,	aíreną.
he came,	the wolf,	[and]	he fixed him,	[it is said.]

[α]	ro[-]	hanątc	sdohi*	[α]
Égi	rora	hanąč	stohi	égi
[And]	[his body]	[all of it]	[he gathered together]	[then]

*/d/ is written over an original /t/.

cuñkdjoñkega	hoji	aíre[/]	hagak’ira	egadją
Šuñkjoñkega	hoži,	aíreną.	Hagak’ira	egają
[Wolf]	he howled,	[it is said.]	Once	he said it and

rora	p’į	kiníp	[α]	[ω]
rora	p’į	kiníp.	Égi	žigé
his body	whole	it became.	[And]	[again]

hinųbóhǫ[-]	e[>]	[α]	tcowe	hixgoną́[2]
hinųbóhǫra	egi,	égi	čowe	hixgoną́že.
[the second time]	when he said it,	[then]	nearly	he moved.

[α]	[ω]	hidaníhǫra	e[>´]	[α]
Égi	žigé	hitaníhǫra	egí,	égi
[Then]	[again]	[the third time]	[when he said it,]	[then]

hixgą́[2]	tcowe	k’ik’awa	unáñgeną	[α]
hixgą́že.	Čowe	k’ik’awa	unáñgeną.	Égi
[he moved.]	Nearly	he got up	he ran, rushed up.	[Then]

p. 257 —

hidjobóhǫ[-]	e[>]	k’ik’awa	unañk	[ρ]
hijobóhǫra	egi,	k’ik’awa	unañk	ánañga
[the fourth time]	[when he said it,]	[he got up]	he rushed	[and]

we[2]	aíre[/]	ho ho ho ho	[ρ]	niąp[2]	ne	k’ek’awaų
weže,	aíreną,	"Ho ho ho ho,"	ánañga	"Niąpše.	Ne	k’ek’awaų."
[he said,]	[it is said,]	"Ho ho ho ho,"	[and]	"I am alive.	You	to cause me to rise."

[ρ]	nañgadją	cuñkdjoñge	[ρ]	[α]
Ánañga	nañgają	Šuñkjoñge	ánañga	égi
[And]	[then it was]	Wolf	he said and	[then]

nąjįra	[α]	hokit’e	hąhą	hisuñká[ɕ]
nąžįra	égi	hokit’e,	"Hąhą	hisuñkáxjį,
he stood up	[and]	he talked to him,	"[Well now]	my younger brother,

nądjųnadją	ranihe[-]	nine[>]	hąhá	newiné[/]
nąjųnają	ranihera	ninegi.	Hąhá,	newinéną.
you had blessed me	[to leave]	when you were.	[Exclamation,]	it is me.

djadjaíñ[ɕ]gi	hinaperezdegi	yaré[/]	deji	hinįperezadjé[/]
Jajaíñxjįgi	hinapereztegi	yaréną.	Teži	hinįperezajéną.
When	you would come to think of me	[I wondered.]	[But]	I always knew of you.

[ρ]	[ε]	higihadjí[/]	[ε]	newa-uñge
Ánañga	ésge	higihajíną.	Ésge,	newa-uñge
[And]	[so]	I came here.	[Therefore,]	I was the cause of it

p. 258 —

pini-ųne	[ε]	[X]o’į[/]	hąhą	hiniha[ɕ]
pini-ųne.	Ésge	wakšigo’įną."	"Hąhą	hinihaxjį,
I fixed you.	[And so]	you live."	["Well]	my older brother,

[δ]	[α]	de	tcinogenogere	[α]
žesge	égi	te	činogenogere	égi
[thus]	[here]	[this]	in this village	[here]

dj[ρ]	t’eranąnacį	c’ų	[·נ]	[α]
janañga	t’eranąnašį	š’ų	nunige	égi
[right away]	as you wish to kill,	you can do so,	[but]	[here]

de	wañk	haninikirire	[ρ]	[α]
te	wañk	haninikirire,	ánañga	égi
[this]	[man]	who brought you back,	[and]	[then]

haratciradjikdjé[/]	[α]	nicgé	ragic’uñkdje[/]	[α]
haračirajikjéną.	Égi	nišgé	ragiš’uñkjeną.	Égi
you can come and get revenge from him.	[Then]	you also	you can do it to him.	[And]

tci[⨪]	dee	rakizara	radjikdje	[α]
činañk	tee	rakizara	rajikje.	Égi
[village]	[this]	to fight	you can come.	[Then]

haniñgirukozirekdjonihe	[ρ]	wañk	wani-ú[/]	[α]
haniñgirukozirekjonihe.	Ánañga	wañk	wani-úna	égi
he will be captured for you.	[And]	the man	the one who did this to you	[then]

haniñgi rukoz	[α]	nicge	ragic’uñkdjonihe[/]
haniñgi rukoz,	égi	nišge	ragiš’uñkjoniheną."
they will capture him for you,	[then]	[you also]	you will do it to him."

[ρ]	[α]	[ϕ-i]	hiñkísgani[/]	hiníha[ɕ]
"Ánañga	égi	hiñké	hiñkísganiną.	Hiníhaxjį,
["And]	[then]	[not]	he is not equal to me.	[My dear older brother,]

de	wahádjąne	cuñkdjoñksgara	newiné[/]	[ρ]
te	wahájąne	Šuñkjoñksgara	newinéną."	"Ánañga
[this]	I that am speaking	White Wolf	I am."	"And

p. 259 —

[α]	nądjonidją	[ρ]	[α]	de	wañk
égi	nąjoniją.	Ánañga	égi	te	wañk
[and]	I bless you.	[And]	[and]	[this]	man

wani-úne	cuñkdjoñk xódj[-]	nądjodją	[ρ]	[α]
wani-úne	Šuñkjoñkxójra	nąjoją	ánañga	égi
who did this to you	Gray Wolf	he was blessed	[and]	[and]

[ϕ-i]	hiñkísgani[/]	[ρ]	néji	wirukonona
hiñké	hiñkísganiną,	ánañga	néži	wirukonona
not	he is not equal to me,	[and]	I	the one in charge

winé[/]	cuñkdjoñksga[-]	[ρ]	[ϕ-i]	hiñkísgani[/]*
winéną.	Šuñkjoñksgara	ánañga	hiñké	hiñkísganiną.
I am.	The white wolf	[also]	not	he is not equal to me.

*this is inserted here by an arrow from its last occurrence.

[ρ]	[α]	rak’ar[ρ´]	tci[β]	ragígi
Ánañga	égi	rak’aránañga	čieja	ragígi
[And]	[then]	you start home and	to your home	when you get back,

[α]	haratciradjikdjonihe[/]	[ρ]	gų	jee
égi	haračirajikjoniheną.	Ánañga	gų	žee
then	you will come and try him over.	[And]	[now]	they

haniñgirukozir[ρ]	hacinéna	rakerekdjonihe[/]	[ρ]	[α]
haniñgirukoziranañga	hašinéna	rakerekjoniheną.	Ánañga	égi
they will capture him for you and	with you	you will take him home.	[And]	[then]

nicge[-]	ragic’uñkdjone	[α]	cuñkdjoñge	nądjodjaįne[>]
nišgera	ragiš’uñkjone.	Égi	šuñkjoñge	nąjojaįnegi
you also	you will do it to him.	[And]	wolf	he is blessed

p. 260 —

[α]	hotcitcį	wánina	[α]	[ω]
égi	hočičį	wánina	égi	žigé
[and]	young men	[you have them]	[and]	[again]

hiniñk	wánina	[ρ]	[α]	hoicip
hiniñk	wánina	ánañga	égi	hoišip
[wives]	[you have them,]	[and]	[and]	always

warudj	worágakdjeną	hihéjare*	[ρ´]	tcarahi[9]
waruj	worágakjeną.	Hihéžare.	Ánañga	čarahižą
food	you'll give them.	[I have said it.]	[And]	a deer

*Radin inserts after this word, "[rac’ų́]".

t’eraga	[α]	waragixaxab[ρ]	warúdj	waraci
t’eraga,	égi	waragixaxabanañga	warúj	waraši,
when you kill,	[then]	you cut it up for them and	to eat	you call them,

[ρ]	cuñkdjoñgera	hidja	hadjír[ρ]	rudjire
ánañga	šuñkjoñgera	hija	hajíranañga	rujire,
[and]	the wolves	there	they come and	they eat it,

goicip	jesgé[-]	hąbok’ahí[ɕ]	[ρ]	gųp’į[/]
goišip	žesgéra	hąbok’ahíxjį	ánañga	gųp’įną.
always	thus	every day	[and]	it is good enough.

[ρ]	hinagíc’ų	djagú	hihé[-]	hinagic’ų
Ánañga	hinagíš’ų	jagú	hihéra	hinagiš’ų
[And]	you do it	what	I request of you	you do it

gųp’į[/]	[ε]	hanątcį	hiniñk’aracicíge[⨪]	hoicip
gųp’įną.	Ésge	hanąčį	hiniñk’arašišígenañk.	Hoišip
it is good enough.	[Therefore,]	[everyone]	they think very much of you.	[Always]

p. 261 —

warudj[-]	woraga	[ρ]	jee	ha-ų
warujera	woraga	ánañga	žee	ha-ų
you fed	them	[and]	[these]	[they remained]

[ε]	hinįkaracicigiré[/]	hanątc	hinįpereze[⨪][2]	[ρ]
ésge	hinįkarašišigiréną.	Hanąč	hinįperezenañkše.	Ánañga
for that reason	they thought much of you.	[Everyone]	they know of your acts.	[And]

[α]	hatcįdja	niñge	wająni[9]	hocicik
égi	hačįja	niñge	wažąnižą	hošišik
[then]	wherever	[somewhere]	something	bad

horawekdjanecge	hinįpereze[⨪][2]*	[ε]	gų	[ϕ-i]aga
horawekjanešge,	hinįperezenañkše.	Ésge	gų	hiñkaga
if it befalls you,	they know of your acts.	[And so]	[now]	never

*an arrow inserts this from its last occurrence.

wajo	cicik	horawánina*	gų	hoicip
wažo	šišik	horawániną.	Gų	hoišip
anything	bad	you have not gone through.	[Now]	[always]

*just before this word, a word beginning with /h/ has been crossed out.

hanątc	honinughudje[⨪][2]	p’į	waragigigédjeni	[ε]
hanąč	honinuǧujenañkše.	P’į	waragigigéjeni	Ésge,
[everyone]	they are looking at you.	Good	because you did it to them.	[Therefore,]

dewahadjane*	decge	honikút’anágere	hanątc´
tewahajane	tešge	honikút’anágere,	haną́č
I that am speaking to you	[now this]	[what I am saying to you,]	[everyone]

*a horizontal smudge occurs over the /e/ and part of the /w/, but is probably not intended as a cross out.

nañxgų[⨪][ɜ]	jenuñga
nañxgųnañkšaną."	Ženuñga.
they are hearing it."	The end.

Source:

Jim Pine, [untitled,] in Paul Radin, Winnebago Notebooks (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, n.d.) Notebook 26, 250-260.