Hocąk Text — Thunderbird and White Horse

Hocąk Text — Thunderbird and White Horse

narrated by Rufus Tiver

The manuscript, which is in the hand of Paul Radin, is extremely difficult to read. Every attempt has been made to check the text against other texts and word lists, but in cases where the reading is doubtful, question marks appear after illegible letters. About 40% of the hand written interlinear text has no English translation, but almost all of the untranslated words could be found elsewhere. Radin also used Greek letter abbreviations for common whole words or syllables which he interpreted at various places in the manuscript, although some have values that are not known. These appear on the table below:

α	β	γ	ε	η	ρ
égi	éja	ésge ?	gają	žesge	ánąga

σ	τ	φ	ψ	ω	C	Ɔ
-žą	giži ?	-xjį	hąké	žégų*	šųkxéte(ska)†	šgūne‡

*at the top of the first page Radin writes, "ω: žégų".
†just below the Roman numeral II on page 11, Radin writes, "Cuⁿkxĕ́de skā́ = C".
‡at the top of page 7 Radin has written "Ɔ = cgūne".

Words supplied by the editor (Richard Dieterle) are found in brackets ’[ ]’.

p. 1 —

égi	jeāga	maⁿs’írēdjaⁿ	wāū́iṇēcgúnīje	waⁿkcígera	nĭⁿgĕ́tcī́rĕ[τ]	waníⁿk
Égi	žeāga	mąs’íreją	waús’necgúniže.	Wąkšígera	nįgécíregiži	wanį́k
And	that one time	long years ago	they did[it].	People	where they lived	[bird]

naⁿkaíoaīrs’ā́je	[α]	witcāwāxcĕ́p	wāṛūāíⁿṇes’ā́gi	ḗsgĕ	jĕ́ĕ	hāgā́
nąkaíoairs’áže.	Égi	wicawaxšép	waruaį́nes’ágĭ	Ésge	žée.	Hagá
they were afraid of.	[And]	eagle	they used to carry them off.	[Thus]	this.	There at

hṓtciⁿtcĭ́́ⁿjaⁿ	naⁿkíkera	ṛecgū́ni	ū’waⁿk’uⁿ	hosgā́nĭⁿk	niⁿgĕ́	hīrā́hīcgūni
hócįcį́žą	nąkíkera	rešgúni.	U’wąk’ų,	hosgánįk	nįgé	hiráhišguni
[a boy]	[hunting]	[he goes?].	[As he did it]	clear place	a spot	he came to

[ω]	[β]	naⁿγī[ρ´]	wā́wēwiⁿdjecgūnī	wirokĭ́́na hīnūāíⁿṇekdjĕ́je
žégų	éja	nąǧiánąga	wáwewįješguni	wirokína hinuaį́nekjéže.
[and then]	[there]	[he became uneasy and ?]	he was thnking	they couldn’t carry him off.

hīre[τ]	[ω]	hosgānĭ́́ⁿgĕnaⁿka	hā́rūtcĕ́naⁿĭ́́ⁿkdje	hīrĕ́cgūni
Hiregiži	žégų.	"Hosganį́genąka	hárucénąį́kje	hiréšguni."
He thought	[thus.]	"That small clear place	I would try and cross,"	he thought.

ésge	[ω]	nuⁿwaⁿnk’cgūni	hosganiⁿgenuⁿka	tanuhiⁿg
Ésge	žégų	nųwąnk’šguni	hosganįgenąka.	Tanuhįg
[And so]	[thus]	he ran,	[that small clear place].	It was small

p. 2 —

nū́nīgĕ	kīsā́kdjīĕ́dja	hī[ε´]	[ω]	wajāiⁿjaⁿ	waⁿgerĕ́gī
núnige	kisákjiéja	higają́.	žégų	wažaįžą	wągerégi
but	in the center	[he got to].	[And then]	[something]	[above]

hū[ε´]	hīpĕ́rezcgūnī	ésge	waⁿgerĕ́gī	hōrōxṓtc[ε]	dĕ́e
hugają́,	hipérezšguni.	Ésge	wągerégi	horoxócgają.	Tée
[it came?],	[he seemed to know.]	[So]	[above]	[he looked around].	[There]

tcawacĕ́bījaⁿ	hāniⁿxdjíⁿ	hūcgū́nī	ḗsge	[ω]	māíⁿdja
cawašébižą	hanįxjį́	hušgúni.	Ésge	žégų	maį́ja
[an eagle]	right near	it came.	[So]	[then]	[on the ground]

mīnŏ́gehī́nŏkcgū́ne	Hiⁿguⁿ	mīnŏgēgnŏ́kadjaⁿ	wanĭⁿkdjaⁿnĕ́	[ω]
minogehínąkšgúne.	Hįgų	minogegnókają	wanįkjąné	žégų
he sat down.	Just when	he sat down	[that bird]	[then]

hū ākī́wāke	hārūkĕ́z[ρ´]	[ω]	kanit’aⁿ
hu akíwake	harukézánąga	žégų	kanit’ą.
both legs	he caught hold of them [and]	[so]	he flew with him.

wáⁿgrowākĕ́recgūne	kaníwaⁿgrowakĕ́regī	tcēgĕ́djā	[ω]	nīⁿnā́cge
Wą́growakérešgune.	Kaníwągrowakéregi	cegéja	žégų	nįnášge
He went back above.	When he took him up above	the first time	[then]	the water

hanatcíⁿ	hahĭ́́wadjā́cgunī	haⁿkc’ĭā́nīgī́gī	nū́nigĕ	hīdjaī́rā	haⁿkcī́gi[τ´]	hārūxā́
hanacį́	hahíwajàšguni,	hąkš’iánigígi.	Núnige	hijaíra	hąkšígigíži,	haruxá
all of it	he saw them (waters),	when he carried him high.	[But]	[more]	[as it got higher,]	further from

p. 3 —

maⁿnŏ́gere	xŏ́nukínik*	hārĕcgū́ne	[ω]	u’waⁿk’uⁿ
mąną́gere	xónukínik	harešgúne.	žégų	u’wąk’ų
[the earth]	it became small	it became.	[Thus]	[he did it].

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

maⁿxiā́gĕrĕ	tcōdĕ́gi	nījōpasĕ́jaⁿ	hī́rāhī́cgūnī	[β]	hānĭⁿgī[ε´]
Mąxiágere	cotégi	nižopaséžą	hírahíšguni.	éja	hanįgigają́
The clouds	on this side	edge of a bluff	he came to.	[There]	when he took him

dĕ[β]	wānĭⁿgṓmaⁿ	xedḗjaⁿ	djēcgū́nī	\|\|	[α]	wanĭ́́ⁿgenĭ́́ⁿgra
teéja	wanįgómą	xetéžą	ješgúni.		Égi	wanį́genį́gra
there	there was a nest	a big one	[there was]	[.]	[And]	[the little birds]

djopī́wi	hidjā́nogwī́cgūnī	homāíⁿdjā	[ω] hī[ρ´]	wā́nĭⁿkdjaⁿṇe
jopíwi	hijánogwíšguni,	homaį́ja.	žégų hiánąga,	wánįkjąne
[four of them]	[they were there,]	in the nest.	When he got there then,*	[that bird]

*lit. "thus he did".

jīgé	máⁿṇa	hōwā́hūcgū́nī	— [*	[ω]	[β]
žigé	mą́na	howáhušgúni.	— [	žégų	éja
[again]	[the ground]	[he was coming thither].	—	So	[there]

*a bracket sign begun in the text, but never closed.

mīnŏg[ρ´]	wāwēwíⁿ	wīnŏkcgū́ne	[α]
minogánąga	wawewį́	winokšgúne,	"Égi
[he sat, and]	[he was thinking]	repeatedly,	["Now]

jegúnēgī	niⁿgĭ́́āwādā́naⁿga	waⁿkcĭgeríjaⁿ*	hatcaī́cge
žegúnegi	nįgíawatánąga	wąkšigerížą	hacaíšge
this time (now)	if I go away (to some place)	some person	I could see

*just before this word, /wⁿag/ has been crossed out.

[ψ]	rohī́ākīsgĕ́ra	hījaⁿ	hĕrḗnĭⁿkdjānḗ[ε´]	waxopī́ni-wārā́djīrera
hąké	rohíakisgéra.	Hižą	herénįkjanégają,	waxopíni-warájirera
[not]	the same body as I.	[One]	not one of them [or, if it will be,]	spirits-[that are known]

p. 4 —

hijáⁿ	hĕ́rēkdjắni[ε]	jeguⁿ	[β]	mīnŏ́genŏkcgū́nī	wawewī́wiⁿnŏk’ŭⁿ	dek’uⁿhaⁿhīrĕ́gī
hižą́	hérekjánigają."	Žegų	éja	minógenąkšgúni,	wawewíwįnąk’ų.	tek’ųhąhirégi
[one]	he would be."	[So]	[there]	he was sitting yet,	[as he was thinking,]	from below him

nījĕ́dja	tcīrobījaⁿ	gīhā́s	djīdjĕcgūni	waⁿgenūnigĭ́́jaⁿ	[β]	hīhī́nŏpcgū́ni	noⁿga
nižéja	cirobižą	gihás.	Jiješgúni	wągenunigížą.	éja	hihínopšgúni	noⁿga
on the bluff	a door	opened.	It became	an old man.	[There]	he came out	[and]

[α]	waⁿgĕnū́niⁿdjā́ne	wecgū́nījĕ	hitcuⁿcgĕ́	náⁿdjonīdjáⁿgĕdjī́nĭ
égi	wągenúnįjáne	wešgúniže,	"Hicųšgé,	ną́joniją́gejíni
[and]	the old man	[said],	["Grandson,]	I have blessed you

ésge	djā́sgērakdjĕ́ra	hṓnĭgīdāíkdjanḗnaⁿ	\|\|	[ψ]	dĕĕ́cana
ésge	jásgerakjéra	hónigitaíkjanéną."		Hąké	teéšana
[and so]	the way you’re going to do	I’m going to tell you."	[.]	Not	only that

jesge	hīdanī́nā	tcṓnīnēdjáⁿ	dejesge	hirēnā
žesge	hitaníną	Cónineją́	težesge	hireną
[that kind]	he didn’t think of.	Before this time	[that way]	they did.

waⁿkcĭ́́gera-wanáⁿdjodjāíⁿske		wawagī́uⁿnáⁿkcana	[α]
Wąkšígera	waną́jojaį́ske	wawagíųną́kšaną.	Égi,
[People]	[poor]	they are doing to them.	[And,]

p. 5 —

dejegúṇēgī	náⁿdjōnīdjáⁿṇĕ	Wā́nĭⁿgĕrā	djop	hidjā́	harogwĭga
"Težegúnegi	ną́joniją́ne.	Wánįgera	jop	hijắ	Harogwíga
["At this time]	[I bless you].	[Birds]	[four]	[there].	[Other]

dānī	gī́sākĕdjĭ́́nī	wīdjṓbĕră	xĕdĕxdjī́noka	hā́rā	hocū́rucōrōitcḗnā
tani	gísakejíni.	Wijóbera	xetexjínoka	hàra	hocúrušoroicena
[three]	kill.	The fourth	the biggest	the skin	you peel it

jeguⁿr[ρ´]	[α]	jĕ́ĕ	hōrākī́kāwāzuⁿtcḗna	[α]
žegųránąga,	égi	žée	horakíkawazųcéną	Égi
when you do it, and	[then]	[that]	you’ll get into it.	[And]

maⁿtcgū́ikŏnŏ	hīc’uⁿgĕ́djĕre	maⁿtcgū́rā	āhūā́kī́wākĕ́	hīwādjī́k
mącgúikono	hiš’ųgéjere	mącgúra	ahuákíwaké	hiwajík
bow-string	you use it	the bow	[on each side of the wing]	at each end of (bow)

wārāt’úⁿpdjĕ	[ω]r[ρ´]	[α]	nījitcĕtcīĕ́djā
warat’ų́pje	žégųránąga	égi	nižiceciéja
you place it	[when you do it, and]	[then]	to the very edge of bluff

hū́rōwā́rowārōkèrĕgi*	[α]	rat’aⁿbĕ́rĕberekdjḗna
húrowárowarokéregi,	égi	rat’ąbéreberekjéną.
let your legs hang down,	[and]	you jump down(ward).

*/wārō/ is inserted by a caret above the line.

[ψ]	naⁿx’ī́rā nīaⁿdjĕ	pĭⁿ[φ]	wajáⁿ	wáraga
Hąké	nąx’íra niąje	pįxjį	wažą́	wáraga
[Not]	not get scared	very good	your	relatives

[β]	rāgī́kdjōnihḗnā	ésge	hoγedjúⁿga	djagū́
éja	ragíkjonihéną	Ésge	hoǧejų́ga	jagú
[there]	you’ll reach back.	[So]	the? thing last? time?	[what]

hīgā́rīhēga	uⁿcgū́nĕ	wanĭⁿgenĭ́́ⁿkā	hanáⁿtc	waīsā́kcgūne
higárihega	ųšgúne.	Wanįgenį́ka	haną́c	waisákšgune
he said to them	he did.	The bird little	[all]	he killed,

p. 6* —

jeguⁿ	hi[ρ]	máⁿṇĕgī	wāúⁿhūhī́cgūnĕ	hījaⁿkī́ra
žegų	hiánąga	mą́negi	waų́huhíšgune.	Hižąkíra
[after which]	[he did]	[on? ground]	he threw them.	Just one

*Radin writes two Hocąk words one over the other, hĭⁿgetcexi niⁿ——}, followed by "to hate".

xĕdĕxdjĭ́́ⁿ[σ´]	hā́ra	hōrūcṓrotccgū́nījĕ	[ω]hī[ρ´]
xetexjį́žą́	hára	horušórocšgúniže.	Žégųhiánąga
[a very large one]	[the skin]	he pealed it.	[That being done, then]

hōwāxŭ́kcgūnĕ	maⁿtcgū́ra	hīŭ[ρ´]
howaxúkšgune.	Mącgúra	hiuánąga
he put it on.	[Bow]	he used

hōwāxū́k rūcdjŏⁿ[τ´]	āhū́rā	[ω]	hī́wādjīgwāt’ŭⁿ´pcgū́ni
howaxúk rušjǫgíži	ahúra	žégų	híwajigwat’ų́pšgúni.
when he finished putting it on	wings	[then]	he stretched them out.

[ω]hī[ρ´]	maⁿtcgūk’ŏ́nahīŭ[ρ´]	máⁿzēra
žégųhiánąga	mącguk’ónahiuánąga	mą́zera
[That being done]	he used the bowstring	the breast

[ω]	hīkī́rūpĭnipĭ́́ni	hṓkīwázuⁿtccgūni	[α]
žégų	hikírupinipíni	hókiwázųcšguni.	Égi
[thus]	criss-cross (he tied it)	he tied it on.	Then

ā́nihḗgā	[η]	hicgū́nī	nī́jītcĕ́tcĭĕ́dja
ánihéga	žesge	hišgúni	nížicéciéja
that saying	[he did ?]	[he went]	[to the very edge of bluff]

djī́mīnŏkcgúni	hū́rōwārowukĕ́recgū́ne	s’īxdjĭ́́ⁿgī	gītcex’ī́cgūnĕ
jíminąkšgúni	húrowarowukérešgúne	s’ixjį́gi.	Gicex’íšgune.
he came and sat down	[he let his legs hang down]	very long.	He hated to do it.

p. 7* —

t’áⁿpkĕrekdjiregā́cge	jīgĭắⁿkĕ	ūnī́s’ājĕ	ḗsge	jedjúⁿgā	wārōkŏ́nō[ε´]
T’ą́pkerekjiregášge	jigią́ke	unís’aže.	Ésge	žejų́ga	warokónogają́
When he started to jump	then not again	he didn’t do it.	[So]	[and then]	now this time

*at the top of the page Radin has written "Ɔ = cgūne".

naⁿdjaⁿdjaíⁿṇēgi	wāī́rē[ε´]	hīre[τ´]	ésge	jēdjúⁿga	jeguⁿt’aⁿpgūcgū́nĕ
"Nąjąjaį́negi	waíregają́,"	hiregíži,	ésge	žejų́ga	žegųt’ąpgušgúne,
"If they bless me	they said,"	he thought,	[and so]	now	he jumped down

[ε]	jeguaⁿkĕ	ságēre	cī́biā́nījĕ	[ω]	p’ĭ́́ⁿhī
gają.	Žeguąke	ságere	šíbrániže,	žégų	p’į́hi
[.]	[And] not	fast	[he did not fall,]	[so]	[easy]

t’áⁿdjīrēcgū́nĕ	úⁿdjāuⁿ	hagorējaⁿ	rora	hīk’ĭ́́ⁿnu-rūsŭⁿ´hī[ε´]	[ω]
t’ą́jirešgúne.	Ų́jaų	hagorežą	rora	hik’į́nu-rusų́higają́	žégų
he flew.	As he did it	[at one past time]	[direction the wind blows]	by mistake he turned	[and then]

sagerĕ́[ϕ]	recgū́nĕ	tcṓwē	nijĕ́dja	hībōdḗnōjĕ́	ésge
sageréxjį	rešgúne.	Cówe	nižéja	hiboténožé,	ésge
[very fast]	[he went?].	He came near	the bluff	striking,	[and so]

[ω]	tcōwĕ́[ϕ]	róra	hā́rukcĕ́k hāni[Ɔ]	[ε]	[ω]
žégų	cowéxjį	róra.	Harukšék hanišgune,	gają.	Žégų
[then]	[very near]	[some].	He was going to turn it slowly	[.]	[Then]

giwĭ́́ⁿxnaⁿjĭⁿ[Ɔ]	ésge	[ω]	γe	[ω]
giwį́xnąžįšgune,	ésge	žégų	ǧe,	žégų
he flew round and round,	[and so]	[then]	[to be slow],	[and thus]

hí[Ɔ]	[τ]	[ω]	p’iⁿhī́nĭⁿk	hārūxā́	mā́nōwā́gū[Ɔ]
hícgune,	giži.	Žégų	p’įhínįk	haruxá	mánowágušgune.
[he did]	[.]	[So]	easy	toward	the earth he commenced to come.

p. 8 —

xerexdjiⁿnĭkwáⁿwāⁿk[Ɔ]	gīwĭ́́ⁿx	wāuⁿdjĕ́[Ɔ]	uⁿwák’uⁿ	maⁿnegi
"Xerexjįnikwą́wąkšgune	giwį́x,"	waųjéšgune.	u’wák’ų.	"Mąne.gi
"Very slow I’m going	[to fly,"]	as he did it.	[On he went.]	["To the ground

kī́ri[Ɔ]	hōrū́āiⁿnānīhī́ra	[β]	kīrīnŏ́k[Ɔ]
kírišgune.	Horúaįnanihíra,	éja	kirinókšgune,
I’d come.	The spot where they took me from,	[there]	I’d land

[ε´]	dĕ́ĕ	hīnugījaⁿ	xā́knīhe[Ɔ]	hanaⁿxguⁿ[ε´]
gają́."	Tée	hinugižą	xáknihešgune	hanąxgųgają́.
[.]"	[This]	[a woman]	she will be crying	[after she listens].

dĕĕ́	hījáⁿ	hiū́nīhīgi	wādjē[Ɔ]	[ω]	wā́nĭⁿk
Teé	hižą́	hiúnihigi	waješgune.	Žégų	wánįk
[This]	[one]	his body	it’ll be.	[And then]	[bird]

hā́nŏka	kūrūcgĕ́[Ɔ]	[ω]hī[ρ´]	xā́kdjega	[β]	hōwā́rĕ[Ɔ]
hánoka	kurušgéšgune,	žégųhiánąga	xákjega	éja	howárešgune
skin	she’ll untie,	[she did, and]	[the crying one]	[there]	he’ll go

hīdjā́hī	[ε´]	dĕ́ĕ	hīunína	wā́djē[Ɔ]	nánī
hijáhi	gają́.	Tée	hiunína	wáješgune.	"Náni,
[elsewhere]	[.]	[This]	[his body]	[it’ll be].	"Mother,

jénuga-ārĕ	hodjáⁿγī	hākīrī́nā	ē[ε´]	[jīgé*	e?-tcaⁿmaⁿcdjaⁿ†
žénuga-are,	hoją́ǧi	hakirína,"	egają́.	[Žigé,*	"Ecą, mąšją,"†
you must stop,	for	I came back,"	he said.	[[Again],	"[Indeed,] you make it stronger,"

*the bracket is in text.
†the /e?-/ is in the text. The word ecą means "indeed, but instead".

(rá[Ɔ])]*	ésge	jigĕ́	hinubóhoⁿna	acgĕ́xdjiⁿniⁿk	hī[ρ´]
(rášgune)].*	Ésge	žigé	hinubóhǫna	ašgéxjįnįk	hiánąga,
he [told her]].	[And so]	[again]	[the next time]	very near	[he did, and]

*parentheses and closing bracket are in the text.

p. 9 —

wā́nĭⁿk	hā́noⁿkagī́wāhā́[Ɔ]	wáⁿgerĕ́gī	hī́nīăⁿgī́rera	(rā?)dḗjĕsgē*	hīhiⁿcī́regĕ́djĕnĕ
wánįk	hánǫkagíwahášgune.	Wą́gerégi	híniągírera	(ra?)téžesge*	hihįšíregéjene
[bird]	he’s going to show his skin.	[Above]	they took me captive so	this kind	they told me to do

*in the text /rā/ is crossed with a single diagonal line, then circled with a question mark over it.

ḗsgĕ	hāū́nā	[ω]	tciĕ́djā	hōwā́kārāgĕ́djănĕ	tcīrā́gīsĭⁿdjīrēkdjḗna
ésge	haúną.	Žégų	ciéja	howákaragéjane.	Cirágisįjirekjéną,
[and so]	I did.	[And then]	to [the house]	go back.	They must sweep tent out,

[α]	wohṓⁿṇa	hīsgĕ́	hīdjā́hākĕrĕrĕ́kdjḗnā*	[α]	hīdjā́
égi	wohǫ́na	hisgé	hijáhakererékjéną.	Égi	hijá
[and]	[kettles]	[some (of them)]	you must put on fire.	[And]	when

*/rĕ́/ has been inserted before /k/ above the line with a caret.

gī[τ´]	djā́sgĕ	h[ρ´]	maⁿnĕ́gī	hō.kī́.rīrā	hodāíkdjonīhḗnā
gigiži,	jásge	hánąga	mąnégi	hokírira	hotaíkjonihéną.
I get there,	[how, what]	I did	[to ground]	I came back	I will tell you.

ésge	[ω]	hīnŭ́kdjēgā	x’ā́grā	rācdjánoga	tcī́rōwākĕ́rĕ[Ɔ]
ésge	žégų	hinúkjega	x’ágra	rašjánąga,	círowakérešgune.
[And so]	[and as]	[woman]	[crying]	[she stopped],	[she went through the door].

gī[τ´]	hikŏ́nahī[τ´]	hṓgīrā́k[Ɔ]*	hī́niⁿk hā́ra	t’ā́nihĕ́rā	kīrī́nā
Gigíži	hikónahigíži	hógirákšgune,	"Hínįk hára	t’ánihéra	kiríną.
When she got there	her husband	she’ll tell him,	"My son	who was dead	[he has returned].

*/k/ is inserted above the line with a caret.

p. 10 —

ḗsge	tcī́rā	hōwāgūíⁿcīnā	tcī́rā	hīgīsĭ́́ⁿdjwī[ρ´]	wohóⁿnā
Ésge	círa	howaguį́šiną.	Círa	higisį́jwiánąga	wohǫ́na
[And so]	[the lodge]	he told me to come.	[The lodge]	[we sweep, and]	kettles

hīsgĕ́	hīdjākĕ́rewī[ρ´]	[α]	hījáⁿ	worā́gĕkdjērḗna	waⁿkcĭ́́gera
hisgé	hijakérewiánąga,	égi	hižą́	worágekjeréną,	wąkšígera
some	there we place, and	[then]	someone	he must tell,	[people]

rohuⁿs’dŏ[τ´]	[α]	hōkārāíkdjonḗjĕ	ḗna	djā́sgĕ	hī[ρ´]
rohųs’togíži.	Égi	hokaraíkjonéže,"	éną.	Jásge	hiánąga
if many would gather.	Then	he’ll tell a story,"	[he said].	[How]	[he did, and]

wáⁿgerĕ́gī	hā́nīāⁿhī́re[τ´]	ésge	[ω]	jḗsge	hī́rē[Ɔ]
wą́gerégi	hániąhíregíži.	Ésge	žégų	žésge	hírešgune.
to above	[I take, he thought.]	[And so]	[then]	[thus]	he’ll do.

[α]	jĕ́djuⁿga	gīgūáhīrēgī	kīrī[Ɔ]	waⁿkcĭ́́gĕrā	djadjoⁿnĕ́djaⁿ
Égi	žé.jųga	giguáhiregi,	kirišgune,	wąkšígera	jajǫnéją
[And]	[and now]	when to call him,	they went,	[the people]	right now

hādjīnaⁿjī́ⁿṇē[Ɔ]	[α]	[β]	hanaⁿtci-[ϕ]	hokā́rāīk[Ɔ]*	djā́sge
hajinąžį́nešgune,	égi	éja	hanącixjį	hokárakšgune,	jásge
they will come and stand,	[and]	[there]	[all]	he’ll tell,	[how]

*a very small /ī/ was inserted before the /k/ with a caret.

hī[ρ´]	waⁿgerĕ́gī	hānīaⁿgīr[ρ´]	[α]	jīgĕ́	djā́sgĕ
hiánąga	wągerégi	haniągiránąga	égi	žigé	jásge
[he did, and]	[above]	[take back with me?]	[and]	[again]	[how]

p. 11 —

hī[ρ´]	kīri[τ´]	ḗsge	waⁿkcĭ́́gra	wap’āk’ŏ́nŏk	hīrānŏ́īⁿnḗje	āírēnā
hiánąga	kirigíži.	ḗsge	wąkšígra	wap’ak’ónok	hiranóįnéže	aíreną.
[he did, and]	he got back.	[So]	[the man]	smart	they thought he was	[they said.]

jĕ́eāgā́*	waúⁿṇe[Ɔ]	maⁿs’ī́rēdjaⁿ	tcḗgutc	āires’ā́gī	[η]
Žeeagá	waų́nešgune.	Mąs’íreją	céguc	aires’ági.	žesge
[At that time]	[they will do it.]	[Long ago]	buffalo hunt	[when] they used to say,	[that way]

*before this word, and centered below the numeral II, Radin has written, "Cuⁿkxĕ́de skā́ = C".

hīārāírĕ[Ɔ]	jĕ́e	hīdōkĕnĭgī́jaⁿ	hījaⁿ	hītcuⁿcgēnĭⁿk*	ē[Ɔ]
hiaraírešgune.	Žée	hitokenigížą	hižą	hicųšgenįk	ešgune,
they’re going to do.	[This one]	an old woman	one	her [grandson]†	she’ll say,

*just after this word, a bracketed expression, "[rĕ́gi]", is crossed out.
† the translation has "nephew". The word hicųšgenįk can mean both "grandson" and "nephew" (Crow-Omaha kinship), but the context has made it clear that he is her grandson.

hākārāíkī́ja	rē[Ɔ]	wanaⁿdjodjāíⁿsgenĭⁿk	hī́re[Ɔ]	ḗ[Ɔ]	cuⁿkxedesgáijaⁿcana
hakaraíkíža	rešgune.	Wanąjojaį́sgenįk	hírešgune,	éšgune.	Šųkxetesgáižąšana
with him	he’ll go.	Poor	they’ll make him,	she’ll say.	[Only a white horse]

ṇ.ihī́rēje	hidokenīnaⁿka	ēāminoks’ācgū́ni	hītcíniⁿgera	wak’ĭ́́ⁿgīgī[ρ´]	hitcúⁿcgḗnĭⁿgra
nihíreže.	Hitokeninąka	eaminoks’ašgúni.	Hicínįgera	wak’į́gigiánąga	hicų́šgénįgra
they own.	The old woman	she use to ride it.	Material for the tent	she used to make (horse) carry.	[the grandson]

p. 12 —

hīdjā́	mowā́ks’ācgū́ne	hīgúⁿ	jīgĕ́	nĭⁿgĕ	hahīnāíⁿnĕs’ā́[Ɔ]
hijá	mowáks’ašgúne	higų́	žigé	nįge	hahinaį́nes’ášgune.
[there]	he used to be walking	[and]	[so]	someplace	they’ll camp.

hagorḗjaⁿ	hāhī́	niⁿgĕ́	tcéhīrē[τ´]	hotciⁿtciⁿnĭⁿgrā	[C]
Hagoréžą	hahí	nįgé	céhiregíži.	Hocįcįnįgra	šųkxéteska
[At one time]	[he arrived there?]	[someplace]	there were buffalo.	[The little boy]	white horse

nīṓk’uāⁿkī́rē[Ɔ]	[ε´]	hotciⁿtcíⁿnĭⁿk	hīdokenĭk	hītcuⁿcgĕ́niⁿgrā	hīcgĕ́
niók’uąkírešgune	gają́.	Hocįcį́nįk	hitokenik	hicųšgénįgra	hišgé
they’ll to water	[.]	[The boy]	[old woman]	[the grandson]	he himself

hīcgū́ni	[C]ra	kū́rūdī[ρ´]	[α]	wanáⁿdjodjaī́ⁿsgēniⁿkĕ́	hanáⁿtc
hišgúni.	Šųkxéteskara	kùrutiánąga,	égi	waną́jojaį́sgenįké.	Haną́c
he went.	The white horse	he was leading, and	[then]	poor [he was].	[Everyone]

rūjī́djīrēs’ácgūnĕ	ū́naⁿk’ŭ́ⁿ	[C]djēgā́	hīcdjā́ra	gīgī́djoxīṛe[Ɔ]	hotciⁿniⁿkdjḗga
ružíjires’ášgune.	únąk’ų́	š[ųkxéteska]jegá	hišjára	gigíjoxirešgune.	Hocįnįkjéga
used to mock him.	[When hunting in this effort]	[that white horse]	[his eyes]	they knocked out.	[That little boy]

x’ā́k[Ɔ]	kī́rī[τ´]	hīdṓkĕnika	wḗ[Ɔ]	hitcuⁿcgénika[ϕ]	djagu’uⁿ
x’ákšgune	kírigíži,	hitókenika	wékjanéną,	"Hicųšgénika[ϕ],	jagu’ų
[he would cry]	[if he returned,]	[old woman]	[she said,]	["Grandson],	[why]

rax’ák	rakírije	hige[Ɔ]	[α]	wḗ[Ɔ]	[C]ra
rax’ák	rakíriže,"	higešgune.	Égi	wéšgune,	"Šųkxéteskara
[you cry]	[you tremble],"	she’ll say.	[And]	[he would say],	["The white horse]

p. 13 —

hīcdjā́ra	gidjṓxirēna	[α]	[ω]	rācdjóⁿṇe	[ω]
hišjéra	gijóxirena	égi	žégų	rašjǫ́ne.	Žégų
[eyes]	[they knocked out]	[and]	[thus]	he stops.	[Thus]

hī́rāgīnínā	jḗsgānū́nige	hāíⁿsĕrĕtc	x’āk[Ɔ]	[α]	([C]djḗga)*
híraginína	žésganúnige	haį́serec	x’akšgune,	égi	šųkxéteskajéga
they did it already.	nevertheless	[long]	[he would cry,]	[and]	[that white horse]

náⁿdjogĭ́́djoⁿgĕ	[ω]	x’ā́gaⁿk’uⁿ	nāⁿ´[Ɔ]	haⁿhĕ́rēgī	naⁿnŏ́k’uⁿ
ną́jogíjǫge.	žégų	x’ágąk’ų	nąšgune.	Hąhéregi	nąnók’ų
he pitied.	[So]	[making cries]	he’s going to sleep.	[At night]	[as he slept]

([C]djēgā́)*	hīt’ĕt’ĕrā	naⁿxgúⁿ[Ɔ]	[α]	hitcākṓro	hīnāgĭ́́x’āgrā
šųkxéteskajegá	hit’et’era.	Nąxgų́šgune,	égi,	"Hicakóro,	hinagíx’agra
[that white horse]	[he spoke].	[He heard it,]	[and],	["Friend],	you cried for me

*this expression is put in parentheses in the text.

naⁿtcgḗra	hiⁿdēkcā́na	ḗsge	wajī́ⁿ	niⁿgḗkdjānḗnaⁿ	[α]
nącgéra	hįtekšána	ésge	wažį́	nįgékjanéną,	égi
my heart	[aches] for you	[and so]	[something]	I’ll tell you,	[and]

[C]	mṓjūnáⁿgrĕ	[ψ]	hījáⁿ	hĭⁿkĭ́́sgānína	[α]	náⁿdjonīdjáⁿṇe
šunkxéte	móžuną́gre	hąké	hižą́	hįkísganína	égi	ną́joniją́ne.
horses	all in the land	[not]	[one]	[the same I will?]	[and]	[I bless you].

([C]náⁿgere)*	hŭⁿgrā	nēwinḗnā	hīnaⁿhaⁿgwī́rĕ	djobŏ́haⁿ	hīnáⁿwī[τ´]
(Šųkxéteskaną́gere)*	hųgra	newinéną.	Hinąhągwíre	jobóhą	hiną́wigíži
[that white horse]	[the chief]	[I am].	As we’re going along	four times	we camp

*the parentheses are in the text.

p. 14a* —

[α]	wātcōjū́ra	wḗkdjŏnīhḗna	tcḗra	[β]	hiⁿwădjā́kdjāniⁿhā́wīnā
égi	wacožúra	wékjonihéna	céra	éja	hįwijákjanįháwiną.
[and]	the leader	he’s going to say	buffalo	[there]	we’ll see them.

*there are two pages numbered "14".

hījaⁿ	tcēs’gāxdjĭⁿjaⁿ	hĕrĕkdjonḗra	t’ēhi[τ´]	hīyuⁿgī́wīna
Hižą	ces’gaxjįžą	herekjonéra.	T’ehigíži	hiyųgíwina
[One]	[a very white buffalo]	[it will be].	He who will kill him	the princess

konāíⁿkdjanḗnaⁿ	ḗkdjŏnīhḗnā	nū́nigĕ	tcēsgā́xdjĭⁿdjḗgā	t’ḗrākdjŏnḗrā	hīnuⁿk’djēgā́
konaį́kjanéną,	ékjonihéną,	núnige	cesgáxjįjéga	t’érakjonéra.	Hinųk’jegá
[she will be given],’	he’ll say,	[but]	[that very white buffalo]	[you will kill].	[That woman]

hṓnĭⁿk’úⁿnēcge	[ψ]	ū́nīáⁿdjĕ	hā́rāwagāíṇege	wanaⁿgī́kdjanḗnaⁿ	(hā́ra)*
hónįk’ų́nešge	hąké	únią́je,	hárawagaírege	wanągíkjanéną.	(Hára)
if they’ll give her to you	[not]	do not accept her,	the hide is what they’re after, that’s what.	they are saying it for.	Hide

*this expression is put in parentheses and underlined in the text.

[ω]	wogā́djĕ	wajaⁿ	hīnŭ́k-konŏ́k	hakīp’ī́nokce	wī́rāgēkdjḗnā
žégų	wogáje.	Wažą	hinúk-kąnąk´	hakip’ínokše,	wíragekjéną,
[so]	one hunt.	[Someone]	marries	I’m not able to,	you will tell them,

[α]	dĕ́ē	hĕrēkdjĕ́[τ]	uⁿsgĕ́	hoī́rókīkĕ́we	hanīnā́
égi	tée	herekjégiži.	Ųsgé	hoírókikéwe	haniná
[and]	[this]	[it will be?].	Some kind	the painting (one way of painting)	mine ?

p. 14b* —

hīnāgī́c’ŭⁿkdjḗnā	rḗgākĕ́re	ākī́wākĕ́	wasḗtco	wīrāgīc’uⁿkdjḗnā	[α]
hinagíš’ųkjéną.	Régakére	akíwaké	waséco	wiragiš’ųkjéną,	égi
you’ll use on me.	Hips	one each side	green paint	you’ll use,	[and]

*there are two pages numbered "14", here indicated by "14a" and "14b". At the top center of this page Radin writes:

	udjedja = new root
	siⁿtc = tail

jīgĕ́	ap’ŏ́ro	akī́wākĕ́	jesgĕ́	wāirā́gīgīkdjḗna	[α]
žigé	ap’óro	akíwaké	žesgé	wairágigikjéną,	égi
[again]	shoulder-blade	on each side	[in this way]	you’ll do the same,	[and]

tcāxcĕ́p*	mācū́nā	hījáⁿ	sīⁿtc	hāídjēdjā	hīnāgīkonāiⁿkdjḗna
caxšép	mašúna	hižą́	sįc	haíjeja	hinagikonaįkjéną,
an eagle	feather	one	tail	near the root [base]	you’ll tie there,

*an original /ra/ appears to have been lined out.

[α]	jīgĕ́	hījáⁿ	īrūs’gī́tc	axōídjā	hīnāgī́kŏnāiⁿkdjḗnā
égi	žigé	hižą́	irus’gíc	axoíja	hinagíkonaįkjéną.
[and]	[again]	[one]	on the bridle	on headpiece of bridle	you’ll tie there.

[ω]r[ρ´]	[α]	haⁿkāgā́	hīdjáⁿhī	hamī́nŏgīrā́niⁿkdjḗnā
žégųránąga	égi	hąkagá	hiją́hi	hamínogiránįkjéną.
[That being done,]	[and]	never	let anyone else	ride me.

tcḗnoⁿkā́	hīⁿwādjā́wī[τ´]	hĭⁿwăt’uⁿbĭkdjắnēhắwīna	kīsākdjīĕ́dja	skaxdjiⁿdjḗga	uⁿdjēkdjŏ́nīhḗna
Cénǫká	hįwajáwigíži	hįwat’ųbikjáneháwiną.	Kisakjiéja	skaxjįjéga	ųjekjónihéną,
The buffaloes	when we see them	we’ll make a dash for them.	In the center	the white one	there he’ll be,

[α]	[ψ]	naⁿtcgĕ́	wōíkīnīáⁿdje	hīⁿgŭⁿ´ hatcĭⁿdja	hōwākĕ́re[τ´]
égi	hąké	nącgé	woíkinią́je	hįgų́ hacįja	hōwākéregíži
[and]	[not]	your heart	don’t bother	wherever	he’ll go

p. 15 —

nḗcāna	wakĕ́rēkdjŏ́nīhḗnā	djanuⁿgā	cuⁿkxĕ́dera	sā́grĕ	wī́rānāíⁿnáⁿgĕrĕ
néšana	wakérekjónihéną.	Janųga	šųkxétera	ságre,	wíranaį́ną́gere
you only	will go that way.	As many as there are	horses	fast,	they’re thinking

[ψ]	wītcĕ́tc	hīrānĭⁿkdjŏnihḗna	[α]	t’ēr[ρ´]	hĭⁿkírīwĭ[τ]
hąké	wicéc	hiranįkjonihéną.	Égi	t’eránąga,	hįkíriwigiži.
[not]	together	they cannot get.	[And]	you kill him, and	then we come back.

wāírēkdjonīhḗna	hījáⁿ	djī[ρ´]	hīyuⁿgī́wīnā	hōnĭk’uaⁿdjírējĕ	āírēkdjŏnḗna
Waírekjonihéna,	"Hižą́	jiánąga,	hiyųgíwina	honík’uąjíreže,"	aírekjonéną,
They’ll say,	"One	will come, and	[the princesses]	they’ll give to you,"	[they will say,]

ṇ.únige	[ψ]	ū́nīáⁿdje	wāwārắgēkdjḗna	wajaⁿ	hiⁿxĕdenŏ́kcĕ
núnige	hąké	únią́je.	Wawarágekjéną,	wažą	hįxeteną́kše
[but]	[not]	[do not accept her].	This you will tell them,	[something]:	’I’m not big (old) enough

hinŭⁿ´k	hakanāíⁿkdjĕ’	tcehā́sgānaⁿkā	wagāírege	wā́naⁿkī́jī	hīkorṓkĕrāga
hinų́k	hakanaį́kje.’	Cehásganąka	wagaírege	wánąkíži.	Hikorókeraga
[woman]	to marry.’	The white buffalo hide	they’re after	they’re saying.	The grandmother

p. 16* —

wṓgārācĭkdjḗna	[α]	jīgĕ́	tcowĕ́rēgī	kīzā́xede	ūíⁿṇēkdjā́nīhḗna
wógarašikjéną.	Égi	žigé	cowéregi	kizáxete	uį́nekjánihéną.
you’ll tell her to give it to them.	[And]	[again]	in the future	big battle	they’ll have.

*at the top center of the page Radin has written:

	naⁿhŭⁿ´gera — stick with feathers and bear claws
	hokĕre’uaⁿ — stick (war-dance)

[α]	jīgĕ́	hīyuⁿgīwīnā*	waīxĕ́we	kĕrĕ́rēkdjŏnḗnāⁿ
Égi	žigé	hiyųgiwina	waixéwe	kerérekjanéną.
[And]	[again]	[the princess]	will be the prize	they’ll place her (standing).

*the /y/ has been inserted above the line by a caret.

hokĕ́re naⁿnī́jĕrĕrā́	jee	hijaⁿ	t’ēhī[τ´]	hīyúⁿgīwīna*	kanaī́ⁿkdje
’Hokére Nąnížererá	žee	hižą	t’ehigíži	yų́giwiná	kanaį́kje,’
the stick with feathers (very valuable)	[this]	[one =] him	if he kills	the princess	[to marry],’

*the /y/ has been inserted above the line by a caret.

jīgé	āírēkdjŏ́nīhḗnā	[α]	kīzā́rā	hĕ́rĕ[τ´]	hiⁿgúⁿ hīū́nā
žigé	aírekjónihéną.	Égi	kizára	héregiži	hįgų́ hiúną.
[thus]	[they will say].	[And]	[the battle]	[came to be?]	it will be like we did before.

[η]	hīkī́kdjanḗnā	je	hokĕ́re’ū́aⁿninŏ́ka	hūgī́gi	hikī́pār[ρ´]
Žesge	hikíkjanéną.	Že	hokére’úąninóka	hugígi	hikíparánąga
[That way]	we’ll do.	[That]	he who has banner	when he approaches	you’ll also approach, and

wṓcāīū[ρ´]	sānĭⁿk	naⁿtcgĕ́	mī́noⁿgĕ́dja	cāwāpōíxdjēnaⁿ	[ω]
wóšaiuánąga,	sanįk	nącgé	mínǫgéja	šawapoíxjeną.	Žégų
he’ll use a spear,	side	heart [left]	around	you’ll spear him.	[And then]

p. 17 —

nā[τ´]	gū́-ū-ū	āírēkdjonḗna	agĕ́dja nŏ́ⁿkā	ēwāírekdjonḗna	hṓrūcdjóⁿṇa	hĕrēgĕ́
nagíži.	Gú-u-u	aírekjonéną.	Agéja nǫ́ka	ewaírekjonéna,	’Hórušjǫ́na	heregé,’
you’ve done it.	[’Gu,’]	[they will say.]	The ones opposite (opponents)	they’ll say,	’Quitting time	it is,’

wī́rēkdjŏnḗnā	[ω/τ]	[α]	jīgĕ́	hīyúⁿgīwīna*	hōnĭk’uⁿṇekdjonḗna
waírekjonéną.	Žegųgiži	égi	žigé	yų́giwina	honik’ųnekjonéną,
[they will say].	[Thus done,]	[then]	[again]	the princess	they’ll give to you,

*the /y/ has been inserted above the line by a caret.

nunige	[ψ]	ūnīáⁿdjĕ	[α]	jĕ́djā hīnā́wī[τ´]	hidā́nihoⁿṇa
nunige	hąké	unią́je.	Égi	žéja hináwigíži	hitánihǫna
[but]	[not]	[accept her].	[And]	when you’ve ended (us)	[the third time]

hokī́sāxĕ́dexdjĭⁿjaⁿ	hĕrekdjŏ́nihḗnā	jḗdjuⁿga	[α]	wāirēkdjonihḗna	cuⁿkxĕ́de
hokísaxétexjįžą	herekjónihéną.	Žéjųga	égi	wairekjonihéną,	šųkxéte
it will be the biggest battle	it will be.	[And then]	[and]	they’ll say again,	horse

sā́gĕrĕxdjĭ́́ⁿṇā	nuⁿpī́wī	wāīxĕ́wĕ	kĕrĕ́ṛēkdjṓnḗnā	hījaⁿ	hokīsākdjīḗdjā
ságerexjį́na	nųpíwi	waixéwe	kerérekjonéną,	hižą	hokisakjiéja.
[the very fast ones]	[two]	[prizes]	[they will put,]	one	in the center.

wapā́maⁿcĭ́́c[τ]	cuⁿkxĕ́de	sagerĕ́xdjĭⁿnáⁿgrĕ	wōk’ūíⁿṇēkdjĕ	āírekdjonḗna	[α]
Wapámąšíšgiži,	šųkxéte	sageréxjįną́gre	wok’uį́nekje,	aírekjonéną.	Égi
He who will cut the head off,	[horse]	[the very fastest]	they’ll give him,	[they will say].	[And]

p. 18 —

[γ]	djobóhaⁿgi	hokī́za-dĕĕ́	herĕ́kdjŏnḗnā	[α]	jĕdjúⁿga
ésge	jobóhągi	hokíza-teé	herékjonéną,	égi	žejų́ga
[so]	[four times]	[middle-this]	[they will be,]	[and]	[and then]

hoháⁿbera	djobŏ́haⁿṇa	hīrāhī́re[Ɔ]	hāīniṇĕ́gī	hīkṓrohṓire[Ɔ]	jedjúⁿga
hohą́bera	jobóhąna	hirahírešgune.	Haininégi	hikórohóirešgune,	žejų́ga
light	four [times]	they’ll reach there.	In the morning	they’ll get ready,	[and then]

wĭ́́rārōtcaⁿdjĕ́xdjĭ́́ⁿgī	’wā́ⁿdjīrehī́re[Ɔ]	djadjóⁿṇedjáⁿ	nuⁿwaⁿk’hīred[Ɔ]	[α]	([C]ra)*
wírarocąjéxjį́gi	’wą́jirehírešgune,	jajǫ́neją́	nųwąk’hiretšgune	égi	šųkxétera
about noon	when they give a sign (call),	immediately	they’ll run	[and]	the horses

*the parentheses are in the text.

djadjoⁿnḗdjaⁿ	wanadjī́snā́gīne[Ɔ]	hīdōkĕ́nīkā	hitcuⁿcgĕ́rā	wāunŏ́kcana	āírĕ[Ɔ]
jajǫnéją	wanajísnáginešgune.	’Hitokénika	hicųšgéra	waunókšana,’	aírešgune.
[immediately]	they’ll try to get ahead of one another.	[’Old woman]	[grandson]	he is,’	[they will say].

wagāirā́nīhĕ́rā	hokĕrĕ waⁿnḗjaⁿ	hū́gā	híⁿguⁿ	djasgĕ́ga	ak’ĕ́gī
Wagairánihéra	hokere wąnéžą	húgą.	Hį́gų	jasgéga	ak’égi
The things they talked about —	he with banner	he came.	[Just when]	every time	on this side

p. 19 —

hīwūsúⁿtcgā	hījaⁿ	t’ehī́naⁿks’ā́[Ɔ]	[ω]	gūtcĭ́́ⁿṇecge	haⁿkagá
hiwusų́cga	hižą	t’ehínąks’ášgune,	žégų	gucį́nešge	hąkagá
when he came near	one	he’ll kill and run back,	[so]	if they shoot him	not at any time

(h)/ōī́rānīs’ā́jĕ*	jĕ́djuⁿga	jīgĕ́	hū́[Ɔ]	ak’égīdjī[ρ´]	hījáⁿ
oíranis’áže.	Žéjųga	žigé	húšgune.	Ak’égijiánąga	hižą́
they must not hit him.	[And then]	[again]	[they would start coming].	[They were opposite, and]	one

*sic. Indicating the lost /h/ from external sandhi.

t’ēhi[ρ´]	hārūxĕ́kĕrĕ[ε´]	hīdṓkeniⁿka	hītcuⁿcgĕ́rā	djīrĕhī[Ɔ]	hōrōgĕ́djā
t’ehiánąga,	haruxékeregają́,	hitókenįka	hicųšgéra	jirehišgune.	Horogéja
[he killed, and].	when he was going back,	[old woman]	[grandson]	he’ll approach him.	In the midst

howā́gīkĕ́rĕ[ε´]	bṓcĭp	djīrēhī[Ɔ]	[ω]	hī[ρ]	tcācĕ́ra
howágikéregają́,	bóšip.	Jirehišgune.	Žégų	hiánąga,	cašéra
when he went,	he shot him.	[He would approach him].	[Thus]	[he did, and]	the neck

maⁿcī́c[Ɔ]	[ε]	gū́-ū-ū	ā́djīrĕhī́rē[Ɔ]	[ω]	[β]
mąšíšgune,	gają.	"Gú-u-u,"	ájirehírešgune.	Žégų	éja
he cut it off,	[.]	"Gu,"	they’ll say.	[And then]	[there]

kīzā́ṛā	rūcdjaíⁿṇe[Ɔ]	[α]	cuⁿkxĕ́de	sā́grenáñkā	hīnuⁿbīkĕ́
kizára	rušjaį́nešgune.	Égi	šųkxéte	ságrenáñka	hinųbiké
[the battle]	they’ll quit.	[And]	the horse	[swiftest]	both

p. 20 —

wōk’ūī́ⁿṇe[Ɔ]	[ε´]	[α´]	hākirī́rē[ε´]	jīgĕ́	hinúⁿk
wok’uį́nešgune,	gają́.	Égi	hakiríregają́,	žigé	hinų́k
they’ll give to him	[.]	[And]	when they got back,	[again]	[woman]

hok’ŭaⁿdjírē[Ɔ]	jḗdjuⁿga	[α]	hīnúⁿk kā́nŏk[Ɔ]	[α]	cuⁿkxĕ́de
hok’uąjírešgune.	Žéjųga	égi	hinų́k kánąkšgune.	Égi	šųkxéte
[they would give him.]	[Then]	[and]	he’s going to marry.	[And]	[horses]

sā́grĕ	nŭⁿp hadjĕ́ga	wāwōgā́[Ɔ]	nuⁿp’	hītcáⁿhī[τ´]	ē
ságre	nųp hajéga	wawogášgune,	nųp’	hicą́hig´ži,	e
[there are]	[two](standing)*	he’ll give them away,	[two]	brothers-in-law,	[so]

*the parentheses are in the text.

hī́jaⁿcā́nā	nīhī́ṇē[Ɔ]	jḗdjuⁿga	[α]	hīdjōbŏ́hoⁿṇā	jīgĕ́
hížąšána	nihínešgune.	Žéjųga	égi	hijobóhǫna	žigé
one each	they’ll own.	Now	[and]	the fourth	again

kīzāíkōrōhōī́rē[Ɔ]	[α]	hiⁿguⁿ	hidjā́	ū́naⁿk’ŭⁿ	djadjonedjaⁿ
kizaíkorohoírešgune.	Égi	hįgų	hijá	únąk’ų	jajoneją
they’re going to fight.	[And]	[still]	[there]	[when doing it]	[right now]

kīzaī́ṇē[Ɔ]	Hitcáⁿwahī́ra	hījaⁿ	wḗ[Ɔ]	hītcaⁿ	cuⁿkxĕ́dĕrā
kizaínešgune.	Hicą́wahíra	hižą	wéšgune,	"Hicą,	šųkxétera
[they would fight].	His [brothers-in-law]	[one]	will say,	["Brother-in-law],	[the horse]

honáⁿtc	hiⁿgigī́rā	[α]	wē[Ɔ]	hidṓkenikā	hītcuⁿcgĕ́rā
honą́c	hįgigíra,"	égi	wešgune,	hitókenika	hicųšgéra
to borrow	let me,"	[and]	[he would say],	[old woman]	[the grandson],

p. 21 —

hītcaⁿ	[ψ]	[η]	hīp’iⁿnī́na	anŭ́nige	ētcawī́na
"Hicą,	hąké	žesge	hip’įnína,"	anúnige	ecawína
["Brother-in-law],	[not]	[anything?, there is?]	I can’t do,"	he said, [but]	his wife

wḗ[Ɔ]	wā́rokŏ́no	hā́mīnŏgrēgi	gīp’ĭ́́ⁿ	ḗ[Ɔ]	hīnŭ́k’djēgā
wèšgune,	"Wárokóno	háminogregi	gip’į́,"	éšgune,	hinúk’jega.
[she would say],	"It won’t matter	if he rides him	[he liked?],"	[she would say,]	[that woman].

ésge	jedjúⁿgā	he?wokisgéhīkdjḗnā	[ψ]	pīnī́gĕ́djĕnĕ
"Ésge	žejų́ga	he?wokisgéhikjéną.	Hąké	pinígéjene.
["So]	[now]	let him do it.	[Not]	it won’t be right.

wāhēgā́djērḗnā	ā́noga*	hōíkāw[-ρ´]	wāī́ⁿjaⁿ	rūz[ρ´]
Wahegájeréną,"	ánąga	hoíkawánąga,	waį́žą	ruzánąga,
I have said it,"	[he said, and]	he went back in, and	something	he took, and

*just before this word, ρ´ is crossed out.

[ω]	rogĕ́dja	mĭⁿk[Ɔ]	hīⁿguⁿ	hāhĭārāīr[ρ´]	hīrārĕ́xdjĭⁿ[ε´]
žégų	rogéja	mįkšgune.	Hįgų	hahiarairánąga,	hiraréxjįgają́,
[And then]	under something	he’ll lie.	A little while after	he went away, and	after awhile again,

hōhŏ́brā	x’ĕ[Ɔ]	hidṓkĕnikā	hitcuⁿcgĕrā	t’ehīrēnā	āī́rē[Ɔ]
hohóbra	x’ešgune.	"Hitókenika	hicųšgera	t’ehirena,"	aírešgune.
the whoops	there’ll be noise.	["Old woman]	[the grandson]	has been killed,"	[they will say].

ésge	[ω]	hīdokĕ́nikā	naⁿxgúⁿgī	x’ā́g[ρ´]	hitcuⁿcgĕ́ra
Ésge	žégų	hitokénika	nąxgų́gi	x’ágánąga,	"Hicųšgéra!"
[And so]	[then]	[old woman]	hears it	[she would cry]	["My grandson]!"

p. 22 —

nĭⁿgĕ́	tcīgī́	ehōwắrē[Ɔ]*	hīdjā́	hī[ε´]	dĕ́ĕ
Nįgé	cigí	ehowárešgune.	Hijá	higają́,	tée
Where	he lived	there she’ll go.	[One]	when she got,	[this]

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

hītcuⁿcgĕ́ra	hīdjā́	mĭⁿgáⁿk[Ɔ]	hitcuⁿcgénĭⁿkā́xdjĭⁿ	t’ḗninḗje	āirĕnáxguⁿge
hicųšgéra	hijá	mįgą́kšgune.	"Hicųšgénįkáxjį	t’éninéže,	airenáxgųge,
[the grandson]	[there]	[would lie down.]	["Very little grandson]	[they killed]	[they said] I heard,

wáuⁿhŭ́gādjĕrḗnā	ḗgiji	[α]	wḗ[Ɔ]	[ψ]	newāígīnīⁿnānī́nā
wáųhúgajeréną."	Égiži,	égi	wéšgune,	hąké	newaíginįnaníną,
I came, that is why."	When she said that,	[then]	he’ll say,	["Not]	it wasn’t I that was killed,

hītcáⁿwahā́rā	hījáⁿ	wāgī́ŭⁿṇḗnā	[ω]	hāíniṇĕgi	hīrōā́gera
hicą́wahára	hižą́	wagíųnéna	žégų	haíninegi	hiroágera
my brothers-in-law	[one]	[did]."	[So]	[the next morning]	the last? born?

cuⁿkxĕ́dĕrā	hā́kdjākdjĕ́	hot’ḗrā	hīregī	ésge	hīdjowā́rē[Ɔ]
šųkxétera	hákjakjé	hot’éra	hiregi.	Ésge	hijowárešgune.
the horse	he went to see	spot where he was killed	he thought.	[So]	there he’s going.

hīdjā́	hī[ε´]	dĕĕ́	hosgáxdjīĕ́dja	saⁿṇā́naⁿkcĕ́	[α]
Hijá	higają	teé	hosgáxjiéja	sąnánąkšé	égi
[When]	[he got]	[there]	out on open prairie	it was lying	[and]

p. 23 —

hā́kdja[τ´]	xā́[Ɔ]	hōhṓ	cuⁿkxĕ́denīhắra	e[Ɔ]	ē[ε´]
hákjagíži	xášgune	"Hohó	šųkxétenihára	ešgune.	Egają́,
when he saw it	[he would cry]	"Hoho,	horse belonging to me	he’ll say.	[He said],

haⁿhoitcākārō	nīĕ́hānīpĕ́ge†	wāūmuⁿkcānā	hitcākáro	djā́gu	hiniⁿgĕ́rā
"Hąhoicakaro*	niéhanipége	waumųkšaną.	Hicakáro	jágu	hinįgéra
["Hello, friend]	I’ve been waiting for you	[to do it].	[Friend]	what	I’ve told you

*< hąho-hicakaro.
†just before this word, neā́ni has been crossed out.

[ψ]	hī́nāⁿgī́c’ŭⁿṇī[ε´]	hīsgĕ́	hĭⁿcdjánŏga	[α]	hadjīkĕ́rekdjĕ́ge
hąké	hínągíš’ųnigają́.	Hisgé	hįšjánoga	égi	hajikérekjége
[not]	you didn’t do for me.	[In truth,]	I just want you to see me	[and]	then I’m going

hā́nip’ĕ́muⁿkcā́nā	[ρ]	[ω]	t’aⁿpkī́rīkĕ́rĕ[Ɔ]	naⁿjī[ρ´]	[ω]
hánip’émųkšána,"	ánąga,	žégų	t’ąpkírikérešgune	nąžiánąga,	žégų
why I’m waiting for you,"	[he said, and].	[then]	he’ll get up	[he stood, and]	[then]

kī́sĭsĭⁿtc[ρ´]	wīhōirĕ́ra	hap’ā́hī	kī́rīdjĕ́[Ɔ]	[ω]	hī[ρ´]
kísisįcánąga,	wihoiréra,	hap’áhi	kírijéšgune.	žégų	hiánąga,
he’ll shake himself, and	toward the west,	towards	he’ll go.	[So]	[he did, and]

x’āx’ā́g[ρ]	naⁿgī́waⁿk[Ɔ]	hīⁿguⁿ†	hīrarĕ́xdjĭⁿ	gī[ε]	[ω]
x’ax’ágánąga	nągíwąkšgune	hįgų	hiraréxjį	gigają	žégų
he whinnied*	he’ll start to run	[even]	before he got very far	[he ran away?]	[And then]

*the translation has "whined".
†the text had /u/ with an /ī/ written above it.

p. 24 —

xā́wānī́[Ɔ]	x’ḗjaⁿ	ēdjanokī	ekowắkĕrĕ	wāuⁿ[Ɔ]	hiⁿguⁿ
xáwaníšgune.	X’éžą	ejanoki	Ekowákere	waųšgune.	Hįgų
he’ll disappear	[a hill?]	[there was?].	Toward go	he’ll do.	[Now]

hīdjāgī́	naⁿdjĕ́xdjĭⁿ[ε´] [ω]	xērā́girĕ	rogĕ́dja	cuⁿkxĕ́dera
hijagí	nąjéxjįgają́ žégų	xerágire,	rogéja	šųkxétera
when he got there	when just about he got there	this hill,	inside	horses

iⁿdjā́niⁿk	hīr[ρ]	[ω]	hotcī́wĭⁿxdjĭⁿ	hī́rē[Ɔ]	x’ḗsga
įjánįk	hiránąga,	žégų	hocíwįxjį	hírešgune.	X’ésga
they whinnied	they did, and	[thus]	they made noise	[he would think.]	White hill

āírĕgī	dĕĕ́	hĕrējĕ́	āīrēna	[ω]-kirā́nā
aíregi,	teé	herežé,	aíreną.	Žégų-kiráną.
[as they say,]	[this]	[it exists],	[they said].	That’s all.

Source:

[1] Rufus Tiver, "The Story of Thunderbird and White Horse," in Paul Radin, Winnebago Notebooks (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, 1909?) Notebook #17: 1-25. Told by Rufus Tiver.