Hočąk Text — Morning Star and His Friend

Morning Star and His Friend

by John Harrison

Interlinear Hočąk-English Text

by Oliver LaMère

This manuscript is written very clearly in the hand of Oliver LaMère. Words appearing in brackets ([ ]) in the English translation have been supplied for blanks left in the original manuscript.

p. 92 —

Uañgížą	čiparokéžą	rogéja	hetágeja	mínoñk	wa-íñkipìrak
A man	a tent	inside	in the back part	sat down	with his blanket around him

mą́haniànañga.	Čirobéja	hapahíneñkše	wižep'uéja.	"Hó!	jagúže
with his arrow.	Door	towards go	rising sun.	"Well!	what

wa'únañkše?"	eže	aíreną,	"Kará,	jaxjíñže	wa'únañki?
am I?"	said he	[they say],	"I wonder	what	I am?

Jáxjį	haniñgíži?	Jagúžą	teéregùni?"	Mána	nañkárakèwe
What	am I?	What	is this?"	Arrow	was afraid of

wa'unáñkše	aíreną	égi	hi'ųjáže	aíreną	mána
he-him	they said	and	he tried	they said	arrow

p. 93 —

mąčguéja	hokériànañga.	"Maniná	raré,"	egášge,	hañké
in the bow	set he him.	"My arrow	go,"	he told it,	not

ranis'áže	aíreną.	Ä´sge	gájuñga	mainčáwara	mančgú-ikaìnja
it would go	they said.	And	now	the arrow end	on the bowstring

hokere-ánañga.	Rujíkają	ára	haníjikéregi	ä́sge	gájuñga
set he it.	He pulled it	arm	jerked forward	and	now

mąčjáñxjį	hórujazánañga	girúšją	nehìgi	máñgere	xawánijìkerèną.
right hand (?)	tighten by pulling	let he	loose	the arrow	disappeared.

Ä´sge	mána	čañgéja	haguhí	éja.	Čékjį
And	arrow	outside	went after	there.	First time

p. 94 —

hihinópše,	gáją	čaížą	éja	jáną	maná	kuruzánañga
went outside,	and	one deer	there	he saw	arrow	picked up

čájane	maiñgučšáną	t'ehíną.	Gíži	horužúježe.	wewiñgíži
this deer	shot with arrow	killed him.	This	stood looking at it	then k—— about it.

Niñgé	rúčše	hirege	gáją	sáke	račgañgáją,
Piece	eat	he thought	[and]	raw	tasted he,

hañké	piníže,	ä́sge	uñxíni	hagéja	hakánuñgànañga.
not	he did not like it,	so	live coals	on top	laid on it.

Tučgí	égi	ruč	gíži	mąšją́	ä́sše.
He cooked	and	ate	this	mighty	delicious.

p. 95 —

Žégų	hiánañga	minóñgenoñk'ų.	Uañkšígižą	hahópše,	"Hó!"
Thus	he did	sitting down.	[A] human being	shouted joyfully,	"Well!"

"Jagúžą	wéže?	Jagúžą	hiñgižák huhíže?	Hišgé	hagižágera
"What	said it?	What	cried for me?	Therefore	I will cry

hákje,"	ánañga.	Hihinóp	anañgá	hišgé	gižágerahìže.
towards,"	said he.	Out he went	and	[therefore]	he cried back to him.

Žeguánañga	hoikewéną,	gają́	hijąhíjega	jíną.	"Hó
That being done	he went in,	[and]	the other fellow	came.	"Well!

hížiñgižàk	huhíra	néwašeže?"	"Nišgé	niñgižagerehàžare	jajánere
someone cried	towards me	was it you?"	"And	I also cried back	when

p. 96 —

égi	račíže.	Jajánere	égi	račíže."	"Kará!
here	I live.	When	here	I live."	"Say!

niñgé	wawajéra,	éja	wíñkeregìži.	Inekíxjąnañgwìną.	E-okixábikjawìną
the place	I came from,	there	let us go.	All alone we are.	You will be company for us

égi."	"Hišjañgé	hijá	hakíkjeną."	"Hó	žesgégi
here."	"Well (?)	there	I will come later."	"Well!	if that be so

épiñkjanèną,"	ánañga.	Keréną	uañgenáñgere.	Hagéja	hijowáreną,
it will be good,"	said he.	Went home	this man.	Afterwards	went there,

gáją	uáñgera	jop	hikipáną	nawagaíreną,	"Mą tée
[and]	men	four	he met	they said to him,	"These arrows

p. 97 —

nanjwíronijawìną.	Xejobéja	žejaíñxjį	hañké	wažį́	borášonònikjanèną.
bless you with.	To the fourth hill	that far	not	anything	you will miss.

Nišgísgi	hanihájeną hišgé žesge hiréną,	núnige	hišawíge,
I have some too	also they are the same,	but	because you said,

'Watú-istanèną'."	Waruzánañga	égi	hičakáro	é-owarèną
'I am going to take them'."	Took he them	and	the friend	went he there

higíži,	hohiwéną,	gáją	hičakárora	hižą́	hokžúnañkše
when he got there,	he went in,	and	his friend	one	he was with

hišgé hijáną,	égi	xonúniñkìžą	hanináñkše.	"Wa'unáñgere
it was different,	and	little one	had her (?).	"I am

p. 98 —

žesgésge	xonúniñgìžą."	Wa'unáñkšaną	mąšją́	waxjáną.	Jasgéxjiñgàją
likeness	little one."	It was	mighty	funny.	How can it be

xonúniñkìžą?	Hičakarahàra	iagipaíñxje	égi	niñkčániñginàñgere	niñgitu-óñkjawìną."
little one?	My friend	I will ask him	and	this little baby	I am going to hold."

Gájuñga	égi	mána	niñgie	wat'ųpšé	égi
Now	and	arrow	somewhere	laid he them	and

mąwok'á-inegi	hičokárora	wok'úną.	"Xejobéja	hipá	hañké
arrows that were given him	his friend	gave he them.	"The fourth hill	that far	not

wažį́	borášaną̀niñkjanèną."	Égi	gájuñga	niñkjániñgere	ruáną.
anything	miss with them."	And	now	little baby	pick up (carry in arms).

p. 99 —

Mąšją́	gipíną.	"Jesgéxjiñgàją	wa'unáñgere	žésge	xonúniñgìžą
Mighty	liked he.	"I wonder how	I am	that	little one

heregíži	hičokároharà.	Nañkíkera	akížutegìži;	ingipaíñxje	haininégi."
came to be	my friend.	Hunting	I with him go;	I will ask him	in the morning."

Nañkíkera	hakížurèną.	"Hičakáro,	jasgé	rawiánañga	wani'ųšawàñgera
Hunting	went with him.	"My friend,	how	did you (two)	you who are walking

žésge	xonuniñgížą	hášiniwìže?"	"Égi,	hinúñgakànañke	ásge
this kind	little one	had you?"	"Well,	I got married	is why

p. 100 —

žesgéžą	haniwíną."	"Égi,	jasgé waragéže?"	"Égi,	hoją́
this kind	had me."	"Well,	what do you mean?"	"Well,	because

honúñgakanañkèjini	wa'ųwíną."	"Égi,	jasgé waragéže?"	"Égi,	hamíñgwige
I got married so it	came about."	"Well,	how can it be?"	"Well,	we lie down

ásge	haniwìną.	Nišgé	hinúñgera	rakánañkìži,	nišgižą́
and then	had we it.	You can	woman	marry you,	you can one

šiníkjanèną.	Égi	niñgé	wawajíra,	éja	howiñkérekjanèną.
have will.	And	place	you come from,	there	go we will.

Činúñgižą	éja	hagíreną.	Hitokéniñka	éja	čináñkšaną.
A town	there	came they.	The old woman	there	lived she.

p. 101 —

Éja	hokáwairèną,	gáją	iuñgiwína	náñk'iąjirèną	gáją
There	went in,	[and]	the chief's daughters	came with wood on back	[and]

hois'į́	jinuñgíre,	gáją	uañgerókanaìže	wa-iñkipírak	éja
peeped in	they them (?),	[and]	a great man	with blanket girded around him	there

minañgenáñkšaną.	Hinúñginàñgere	hakaraíreną.	Hagírera	hagi	oraǧiréną:
sat he.	These women	went they home.	When they arrived home	they told	about it:

"Hitokéniñka	hoči-éja	uañgerókaraìžą	wa-iñkipìrak	mínañgenàñkšaną,"	Égi
"The old woman	her house	the great man	with blanket girded around him	sat he."	And

tégi	Kečúñgega	wakí-onañkšaną.	Hinuñgenúñgere	Kečúñgega
there	Turtle	gambling he.	The women	Turtle

p. 102 —

wanáñxguną,	ásge	wéną,	"Hinúñgowiñgeniñgšànañgre	wakaranéwine,
listening he,	and so	said he,	"Likeness of woman you	take them back,

hičakárohara	hąp teé	jíkjanéhìra."	Hitokéniñka	hoči-éja
my friend	today	is to come," he said.	Old woman	her house

naįžijígune.	Kečúñge	wañgerókanaìže	éja	jíže,	anáñkšaną.
about time came he.	Turtle	a great man	there	came he,	they say.

"Hoją́,	žesgéguni.	Hihéžare	hičakárohara	hoišíp	wa-iñkipírakšonúną.
"Well!	I think? it so.	I said	my friend	always	girded with blankets does he.

p. 103 —

'Jargánañkše	žesgéhinúñkše?'	aíreną.	Čakarohára	éwa'unàñkšaną
'How is he	he is doing it?'	they said.	My friend	it is

hijáwawatekjèną.	Hičakáre	hąp tée	rajíkjone	hišéna,	gájuñga
I am going to hear.	My friend	today	to come	you said,	just now

rajížejèra,"	higérą.	"Hąhą́,	gajųga	hajíną.	"Koté!
you arrived,"	he said to him.	"Yes,	[just now]	I came.	"Say!

Kečúñgega	žesgé erá	hahíniži	anáñkšaną,	Koté!	hisgé wegúni
Turtle	he told us before	there at	saying he,	Say!	he must have told the truth

hagí oragiréra,"	aíreną.	Kečúngega	wéną,	"Hičakáro,	hižúñgewinàñgere
when they went and told,"	they said.	Turtle	said,	"My friend,	these princesses

égi	hajírešonùną.	Nišáną	hijá	žižíxjišonuną.	Hąhégiži
here	come they often.	Myself	there	can whisper to them.	Tonight

p. 104 —

hijowínekjanegàją.	Hąhéregi	hijáhiwìną	Kečúñgega	Hinuñgá	hogirákšaną,
we are going aren't we?.	At night	there they went	Turtle	Hinu	he told her,

"Y'uñgiwína,	hičakárokarà	hakikič	wajiwíną.	hakíkijuànañga.	Hišgé,
"Princesses,	my friend	came we	together.	we will marry.	[Therefore,]

hič'úñgeraga	hičakároharà	hakižúgi	hihawíną,"	égi	hixúñgenañka
your sister	my friend	marry him	we said,"	and	the woman

gipíneną	ásge	žégų	'uinéną.	Kečúñgega	mąšją́
liked it	and so	so	they did it.	Turtle	mighty

p. 105 —

kipíną	žégų	hikšá-it'ak'ų.	Hąpšáną	égi	hinúñk čókere
liked it	so	he laughed all the time.	Daylight	then	with woman

hakaraíreną,	hitokéniñka.	Éja.	Hitokéniñka	haininégi	hinúñk
he went home,	old woman.	There.	Old woman	in the morning	woman

kawažéną	égi	uañgenáñka	watohóči haraíreną	égi	uáñkjega
gave presents	and	the men	went son-in-lawing	and	that man

wažóninèną.	čárarohàñxjį	hosgáxeteją̀	éja	stówahiànañga
went hunting.	my friends	at the big valley	there	gathered them

égi	haną́č	t'ewahíną.	Égi	gigíži	hičakárora
and	all	killed them.	And	have arrived	his friend

p. 106 —

Kečúñgega.	Hogirákšaną	égi	čakárora	Kečúñgega	hogirákšaną
Turtle.	He told him	and	his friend	Turtle	he told him

égi	hišgé	Kečúñgega	horákšaną,	"Hičakárora	nañkíkarahìra
and	also	Turtle	he told,	"My friend	has been hunting

čániñk	t'éhiže,"	éną.	Hoskanáñgere	égi	wagéną.
small deer	he killed,"	he said.	This valley	here	he meant.

"Haínegi	jánuñga	wok'iñkípina	wakúntak	haraírekjé,"	éną.
"Tomorrow	all you	are able to carry	carry back and forth	must go,"	said he.

"Wijájera	žésge	hijájakjèną."	činoñgenoñka	haną́č	wogížawairèną.
"The crier	that way	must say to them."	that village	all	were happy.

Haininégi	wakúntak	hakiréną	haną́č	wani-áñkirirèną.	mąwášerèną.
In the morning	transferrers	they went	all	brought they them.	supplied they were plentifully.

p. 107 —

Žíginųbòhǫna	hųwára	žigé	oská	éja	t'ewahíną,
And the second time	elk	again	valley	there	killed them,

žigé	wakunták	hahiréną,	hijaíra	mąwašéreną.	Hiteníhǫna
again	they transferred	they went,	more	plentifully supplied.	The third time

žigé	hiną	čexjína	žigé	oská	éja
again	he went	buffaloes	again	valley	there

honihéxete	t'ehíną.	Hijaíra	mąwáše	hiréną.	Hijobóhǫna
large herd	killed he.	More	plentifully	they were supplied.	The fourth time

híra	rábera	roháñxjį	t'ehíną.	Téži	nañkíkarara
he went	beaver	many of them	he killed.	This	hunting

p. 108 —

žénuñga	'úną	higuára.	hičakárora	Kečúñgega	hakíža.
over	done	now.	his friend	Turtle	with him.

niñkjóñk	hagáninawìną	uañgerá	hižąšáną	égi	hišgé
child	had they for them	male/man	each one	and	also

uañkšígi	hiją́hi	hajíreną	égi,	"Hačínja	hačíkjenàwiže?"
human beings	different	came	and,	"Where	shall we live?"

hajiréną.	Higų	ejá	čiwíre,"	wigáreną.	Hainíxjéniñk
came and asked.	Just	there	live,"	they told them.	Early in the morning

k'i-ų́	gikárahe hajírawìną.	Húñgera	hañké	xabeníną.
gamble	they challenged them.	The chief	not	he did not answer

"Ho!	hahíkjenàwiną,"	wigéną	Kečúñgega.	Hičakárora	wanáñkšaną,
"Well!	we will be there,"	he told him	Turtle.	His friend	was saying,

p. 109 —

"Wañk ručgé	wánañkšàną	k'i-'ų́,"	ánañka.	"K'i-ų́	jágu
"Man-Eaters	were they that challenged	gamble,"	that said.	"Gamble	what kind?

hi'úñkjenàwiže?"	Kísik	waganáñkšaną."	Haininégi	horaíreną	hijá
will we do?"	"Ball game	they mean."	In the morning	they went	there

hirera,	"Hó,	jágu	rehi'uñkjenàwiže?	Warehírašge	hįčų́šguniwìną."
when they got,	"All right,	what	bet?	Material to gamble for	we have not any."

"Kečųñge	róhi	rek'į́	hi'úñkjawi	wagawíną."	Gájuñga
"Turtle	his body	they bet	do we	we meant."	And then

hikigújirèną	hižą́šaną	hikísge	kįnéną.	"Égi	waǧiǧina
they bet	each one, one for one	the same	they made	"And	the ball

p. 110 —

"Hatanjánañkše?"	wigéną	Kečųñ´gega.	"Teéreną,"	higaíreną.	Inísepge
"Where is it?"	said he	Turtle.	"This is it,"	they told him.	Black-stone

paropáro	xetéžą	waganáñkšaną.	"Huhú-i,	jagwána	tée
round	large one	they meant.	[Term of surprise,]	how can we	this

waxárawìną?"	Kečuñgá,	"hokíhiwìgi	tée	hiñkisaíkjenàwiną	nąmą́če
lift it up?"	Turtle,	"when we win from	this	will we knock each other down with	warclub

pešarážą."	Hijá	wazaíreną.	Žéjuñga	hokihéreną,	égi
baldheaded."	There	they stuck.	Now then	the game started,	and

p. 111 —

Mániñkasìgeniñka	agéja	wátohočijèną.	Waǧiǧina	ruzánañga	nąwáñkšaną,
Coyote	on the other side	was a son-in-law.	The ball	he took and then	ran,

gáją	Šuñkjúñgega	hat'ǫ́pšaną	hoxeréną	kisák rakúnukšaną,
but	Wolf	took after him	caught up	broke him in two by biting,

žégų	hiánañga	haičehíną.	Žige,	hinųbóhona,	Kírikirisgéniñka
and	he did	threw the goal.	Again,	the second time,	a little bird [Little Pigeon Hawk]

rusáną	agéja,	gáją	Kerejų́sepga	hat'ǫpšáną	hoxeréną,
took it	the other side,	but	Black Hawk	took after him	caught up,

kisák hoikšapšáną,	waǧiǧina	ruzánañga	haičéhiną.	Hitaníhona
split him in half,	the ball	he took and	threw the goal.	The third time

p. 112 —

Jejañksígeniñka	agéja	waǧiǧina	rusáną	gáją	Tošónogèga
[Little] Mink	the other side	the ball	he took	but	Otter

hat'ǫpšáną	xoxáwajaį̀ja	hoikáwa,	nunigé	hoxaránañga,	waǧiǧina
took after him	in the reeds	he went in,	but	he caught up with him,	the ball

nąše-ánañga	haičehíną.	Hijobóhǫna	Uañgerúčge	iuñgiwíra	ruzánañga
took it away and	thew the goal.	The fourth time	the Man-Eaters	princess	took it

nųwáñkšaną	gáją	Uañgíšjahorùšika	hat'ǫpšáną	hoxérera	yuñgiwìna
ran	but	Man Face have in Earbobs	took after her	caught up with	princess

hakją́pšaną	gáją	Uañgíšjahorùšika	hajáną.	Worúšigenàñka
looked back	and	Man Face have in Earbobs	she saw.	The earbobs

p. 113 —

hik'šaníñgirànañga	rezínop'irèną	hišjánañgìwiš	hiréną.	'Yuñgewina
laughing they were, and	stuck their tongues out,	winked at her	they did.	The princess

waxjaíra ną-į́ną	náñgera	rušakšáną.	waǧįǧína	nąši-ánañga	nųwóñkšaną
thought it funny	run	could not.	Ball	he took from her	and run did he

hoxára,.	nunigé	hokjǫ́pga	hišjánúñgiwįš	hiránañga	regízinop
she caught up,	but	when she looked back	winked	they did	stuck their tongues out

hiregá	žegų́n	nañgra	rušakšáną	waxjarášaną	hajáną.
they did	and	run	could not	funny side only	saw she.

haičé	hiréną.	Hijobóhǫna	žeéreną	hohírawìną	Uañgerúčgera.
goal	was made.	The fourth time	thus said they	they were beaten	the Man-Eaters.

p. 114 —

Nąmą́če	pešárara	hí'u-inànañga	hikigújera	waiságirèną.	"Ho!
Warclub	bald-headed	they used	the bets	killed they them.	"Ho!

žigé	haínigi	haníkeračikjenàwiną."	"Ho!	jagú	hi'úñkjenàwiže?"
again	tomorrow	we will play/meet you again."	"Well!	what	will we do?"

"Haínigi	honigitaíkjènàwiną."	Haininégi	hahíreną.	waíreną,	"Kuwúñksarak'e
"Tomorrow	we will tell you."	In the morning	they arrived.	they said,"	"Diving-endurance

hi'úñkjenàwiną."	Žigé	hikigujirèną	wanaǧirašge	hirasá	wakaragújireną́,
we will do."	Again	they bet	the dead man	also	they bet against live ones,

p. 115 —

žéjuñga	Kečúñgega	here-ánañga	Tošonogéga	wakírawìra.	Wohíwiną.
and then	Turtle	also and likewise	Otter	were the combattants.	They won.

Hikigújera	waisák'irèną.	Hitaníhǫna	hokínuñk	hikúruh?oìreną.	Wa-iñkipìrak
The bets	they killed them.	The third time	wrestle	they were to.	Girded with blankets

nihéra	e	wakírakjanèną	'u-inéną.	Uañgeručgéjega	pikóna
used to be	he	was the combattant	they did.	The Man-Eaters	the back

rukónoñk	hiréną.	Žigé	wohíwiną.	Hikigújera	wásagirèną,
he broke	[he did].	Again	they won.	The bets	they killed them,

égi	žigé	hijobóhǫna	kiwánu-inèną.	Wa-iñkipíraka	hičakárora
and	again	the fourth time	they ran.	Girded with a Blanket	his friend

p. 116 —

hakížu	wakírawìną.	Waną́jizwìną	hijobóhǫna	wohiwíną.	Uañgerúčgera
with him	were the combattants	They won in a row.	the fourth time	they won.	Man-Eaters

hik'iñgiréną,	hąhéregi	giaziréną.	Wa-iñkipíraka	waruxéną	hičakárora
they gave up,	in the night	they ran away.	Girded in the Blankets	ran after them	his friend

hakížu	wa-'ųwíną.	Haną́č	t'éwahiwìną	hinúñgeniñgìžą	here-ánañga
with him	they did	all	they killed them.	A little girl	[also and likewise]

hočinčiniñgìžą	hakižú hotá	wahiréną,	égi	wiówišgùninègi
a little boy with	they left them	[they did?],	and	to where the sun does not go

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teją́	agéja	wa'ųnehìną.	"Hañkagá	hinųbóhǫna	égi
the sea	across	he thew them.	"Near	a second time	here

rájiníñkjanèną.	Hinųbóhǫna	žésge,	rawígi,	ženįjáñkjanèną,"	wigéną.
will you come.	The next time	thus	you do,	ended will you be,"	he told them.

Wa-iñkipíraka	e	wéną.	Wiragóšge Xetenañgere,	éreną	Wá-iñkipíraka.
Girded with Blankets	he	said this.	The Large Star,	it is he	Girded with Blankets.

Žejána.

The End.

English Translation

Source:

John Harrison, The Giant or The Morning Star, translated by Oliver LaMere, in Paul Radin, Winnebago Notebooks, Freeman #3892 (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society) Winnebago III, #11a, Story 8: 92-117.