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

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

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

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p. 244 —

Ketcúñgega	haikañkdjonihe[/]	ketcúñgega	dotcąrekdjone	é[/]
Kečúñgega	haikañkjoniheną.	Kečúñgega	točąrekjone	éną.
[Turtle]	I shall relate.	[Turtle]	he was going on the warpath	[he said.]

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p. 245 —

[α]	dotcą́mnene	wak'izaíre[/]	[X]	wagių[2]
Égi	točą́nene	wak'izaíreną.	Wañkšik	wagiųže,
[And]	[on the warpath]	[they would fight them.]	People	it was

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k'iza	[ω]	[α]	[X][⨪]a	wa-úine[2]
k'iza	žigé	égi	wañkšiknañka	wa-úineže.
he was after	[again]	and	the people	[they did it to him.]

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ketcuñgega	harukózire	wairecguni	[ϕ-i]	t'ehipini
Kečuñgega	harukózire.	Wairešguni,	"Hiñké	t'ehipini,"
Turtle	they captured.	They said of him,	"Not	he is impossible to kill,"

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[ρ]	wairecguni	kode	akí	hindjidjéwi[ρ]
ánañga	wairešguni,	"Kote	akí	hinjijéwianañga
[and]	[they said of him,]	"Say,	on either side	let us stand and

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mą	hiñguitcawi[/]	[α]	[k.]	wé[2]
mą	hiñguičawiną.	Égi	Kečúñgega	wéže,
arrows	let us shoot him."	[And]	Turtle	[he said,]

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aíre[/]	kode	hisge	hiwire	wagųs	wacarapiwi[/]
aíreną.	"Kote,	hisge	hiwire.	Wagųs	wašarapiwiną.
[it is said,]	["Say,	[indeed]	do so.	[To create]	[you know well how.]*

*translated as, "you are good councillors".

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[δ]	nawigi	erohą	hanik'i*	tcekdjoneháwi
Žesge	nawigi,	erohą	hanik'i	čekjoneháwi.
So	if you do,	many of you	[I with you ?]	I will die.

*this is followed by a vertical line which is probably not [/], but a means of separating this word from the one that follows it.

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tcawakirera	rusų́sų	hagi	[α]	né[ɕ]
Čawakirera	rusų́sų	hagi,	égi	néxjį
My shield	to turn about back and forth	if I do,	[and]	[your own]

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p. 246 —

rohą	t'era	rakiñkdjoneháwi	[ρ]	[α]*
rohą	t'era	rakiñkjoneháwi.	Ánañga	égi
many	to kill	you yourselves will do."	[And]	[then]

*between [ρ] and [α], né[ɕ] t'era has been crossed out.

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waire[2]	kode	djagui	t'ehiñ?gi	pináguni
waireže.	"Kote,	jagui	t'ehiñ?gi	pináguni?"
they said,	["Say,]	what	we should kill him	it would be best?"

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kora	[α]	djasge	ke	cgi	wają́ni[9]	hiraperezwini[2]
"Kora,	égi	jasge	ke	šgi	wažą́nižą	hiraperezwiniže?"
["Well,]	[then]	[how]	[turtles]	[to have fun]	nothing	[do you not know?"]

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[ρ]	[α]	hasą́wañgeniñgiją,	niñkdjóñgenigiją	[α]
Ánañga	égi	hasą́wañgeniñgižą,	niñkjóñgenigižą	égi
[And]	[then]	a little weaned one,	a little child	[then]

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[α]	niñkdjoñg[⨪]a	ninda[2]	[α]	wé[2]
égi	niñkjoñg[⨪]a	nintaže,	égi	wéže,
[then]	[that child]	he asked for water,	[and]	[he said,]

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niñkdjoñg[⨪]a*	nina	é[2]	[ρ]	[λ]
niñkjoñgnañka	"Nina,"	éže.	Ánañga	žesge
[that child,]	"Water,"	[he said.]	[And]	[this way]

*/ni/ is crossed out and this expression is inserted after it by an arrow.

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nuwą́k[2]*	kora	aíre	kode	hawasáwañgenigena
nuwą́kše.	"Kora,"	aíre.	"Kote	hawasáwañgenigena,
he jumped.	"[Well,"]	they said.	"[Say,]	the child to be followed by another, e.g., of a pregnant mother,

*just after this word, nųwañk had been written then crossed out.

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ni[-]	e[>]	nuwáñk[ɜ]	kode	hinusgidji[ρ]
nira	egi,	nuwáñkšaną.	Kote,	hinusgijianañga
water	when he asked for,	he dodged.	Say,	let us bind him and

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p. 247 —

niedjot'unekdjawi	[α]	Ketcunge[⨪]a	[ρ]	we[2]
niejot'unekjawi."	Égi	kečungenañka	ánañga	weže,
let us throw him in the water."	[Then]	[that turtle]	[he said and]	[he told them,]

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howaá	é[2]	[ϕ-i]	hiñgių́winine	tcekdjinihe
"Howaá,"	éže.	Hiñké	hiñgių́winine,	čekjinihe
"O my,"	he said.	"Not	don't do it to me,	I will die

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djesge*	hinagigiwigi."	[ε]	[λ]†	gigire[2]
jesge	hinagigiwigi."	Ésge	žesge	gigireže,
that	if you do it to me."	[And so]	[that]	[they did,]

*probably for jesge.
†[λ] is superimposed over /je/.

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aíre[/]	nusgídjir[ρ]	nądjedja	ni-[β]	hot'ųnaire
aíreną.	Nusgíjiranañga	nąjeja	ni-eja	hot'ųnaire.
[it is said.]	[They bound him and]	in the middle	of the water	[they threw him.]

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[α]	wa-ų[2]	aíre[/]	[K]	pǫsopoxédja
Égi	wa-ųže,	aíreną.	Kečuñgega	pǫsopoxéja
[Then]	[he did it,]	[they say.]	[Turtle]	in his nose

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rugasgi	wa-ira	rokóno	haho	kara
rugasgi	wa-ira	rokóno.	"Haho,	kara,
which was scratched	blood	it was much.	"[Exclamation]	[well,]

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hasąwañgeniñgi[9]	w[ρ´] ?	hot'ehira	hįperezi[>]	[δ]
hasąwañgeniñgižą	wánañga	hot'ehira	hįperezigi."	Žesge
[a weened child]	[?]	his mode of death	we knew."	[That way]

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p. 248 —

hąb[-]	djobóhą	ninog[β]	mí[⨪][ɜ]*	karo
hąbera	jobóhą	ninogeja	mínañkšaną.	"Karo,
[days]	[four]	in the water	he sat.	["Well,]

*the [ɜ] is followed by some illegible marks.

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t'a[⨪][ɜ]	[α]	hotcintciniñk	hóni	wa-ų
t'anañkšaną.	Égi	hočinčiniñk	hóni	wa-ų
he is dead."	[And]	[boys]	fishing	[to do]

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hahire[2]	edjag?ukaí[υ]	wadjagi	[ρ]	[α]
hahireže.	Ejag?ukaíregi,	wajagi	ánañga	égi
they went.	when they were coming	he saw them.	[And]	[then]

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réra*	haghep	wagikere	hotcintciniñk	hakiríre
réra	haǧep	wagikere.	Hočinčiniñk	hakiríre
his penis†	it appeared	he had it.	Boys	who came

*an initial /d/ in this word was crossed out and above it was written an /r/.
†"the lake" has been crossed out and "his penis" written above it.

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[α]	woca	hi-cįn[ρ]	r[β]	wąmaíneje*
égi	woša	hi-šįnanañga	reja	wąmaíneže.
[then]	[spear]	they used and	in penis	they prodded him.†

*/je/ has been written heavily over an original /dja/.
†"they prodded him" is written above "they punched him", although the latter has not been crossed out.

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[ρ]	[K]	wa-ų[2]	nąb[-]	wakúrusdjikere
Ánañga	Kečuñgega	wa-ųže.	Nąbera	wakúrusjikere,
[And]	[Turtle]	[he did it.]	his hand	he brought back

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[ρ]	hotcintciniñk*	waire[2]	[ϕ-i]	t'aini[⨪][ɜ]
ánañga	hočinčiniñk	waireže,	"Hiñké	t'aininañkšaną,"
[and]	the boys	[they said,]	"Not	he is not dead,"

*this word is inserted at this spot by a line and arrow from it previous occurrence.

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aíre	[α]	egų	hakaraíre	hagíre[γ]
aíre.	Égi	egų	hakaraíre.	Hagíregiži,
[they said.]	[Then]	[?]	they started back.	When they got home,

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p. 249 —

horágire[2]	[K]	hiñket'ani[⨪][ɜ]	djagu
horágireže,	"Kečuñgega	hiñket'aninañkšaną."	"Jagu
they told the story,	"Turtle	he is not dead."	"What?

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t'egare	aíre[/]	t'egedjini	waira	rokóno*
t'egare,"	aíreną.	"T'egejini,	waira	rokóno."
he was dead,"	[they said.]	"As he was dead,	bloody	very."

*after this word, nañká[-] has been scribbled out.

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[ϕ-i]	t'ani[⨪][ɜ]	[ε]	wañkxede[-]	horuxutc
"Hiñké	t'aninañkšaną."	Ésge	wañkxetera	horuxuč
"[Not]	[he is not dead."]	[And so]	the big men	to look at it

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haraíre	hañkáwajini	[ρ]	[ε]	[δ]*
haraíre	Hañkáwažini,	ánañga	ésge	žesge
they went.	He wasn't there,	[and]	[so]	[thus]

*just after this symbol, waírege has been crossed out.

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[ω]	hogare[9]	wañgi[9]	ni[β]	hira
žigé	hogarežą	wañgižą	nieja	hira
[again]	[in time]	[a man]	to water	to bathe

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ré[2]	[α]	[K]	wa-ų[2]	cuñtcgedja
réže.	Égi	Kečuñgega	wa-ųže.	Šuñčgeja
he went.	[Then]	[Turtle]	[he did it.]	[In the testicles]

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haraxdjak	hąhé	[K]	hináxdjak	hotcindjǫ
haraxjak	"Hąhé,	Kečuñgega!"	"Hináxjak.	Hočinjǫ
[he bit him.]	"[Exclamation]	[Turtle!"]	["I have bitten him.]	[In the privates]

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p. 250 —

haninaxdjak[2]*	hotcaįnaindjo-é	(Repeat)†	hotcindjí-e
haninaxjakše.	Hočaįnainjo-é!	Hočaįnainjo-é!	Hočinjí-e!
[he bit you.]	[In the privates!]	[In the privates!]	[In the privates!]

*this is followed by two vertical bars.
†this is written in here by Radin.

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hotcaįnaindjo-é	(Repeat)*
Hočaįnainjo-é!	Hočaįnainjo-é!"
[In the privates!]	[In the privates!"]

*this is written in here by Radin.

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Source:

Jim Pine, [untitled,] in Paul Radin, Winnebago Notebooks (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, n.d.) Notebook 26, 244-250.