Hōcąk Syllabic Text — The Blessings of the Buffalo Spirits

Hōcąk Syllabic Text — The Blessings of the Buffalo Spirits

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Stylistic Features

	hapaxlegomena: cēwą́kjo, "buffalo bull"; corugᵉre, "to win a victory"; hastasták, "to be flattened"; hatošewe, "to try one's powers" (< hatošeweregiži, "they tried their powers, and"); higixaracge, "against objects"; hįkanąk, "to establish something"; ka, "there" (cf. ka, "that"); kikšų, "to make many trips"; wacoki, "to be fine"; wažušįšįk, "to be harmed"; worusik, "wampum" (for worušik); xópkį, "to exert one's power".
	rare words: gakira or kakira, "once" (Dorsey); hēwáši, "dance" (found only in McKern); hiránihera in the sense of "they had fixed it" (found only here in Houghton); kuse, "lengthy" (found only in George); nokána, "very, much" (a variant of rokana); tokąna, "over much, many" (found only in George); wąkiku, "feast" (found only in Kinsie); xópkį, "miracles" (found only in McKern).
	a very heavy use of the suffix -giži.
	the usual style of quotations in chiastic form, "he said, '...,' he said," is not used. Typically, only after the quotation does he add, "he said."
	in several cases hąké ("not") is not followed by a subsequent -nį-, as required by the rules of grammar, and there are other cases where -nį- occurs without being preceded by hąké.
	uses the emphatic haną́cį 14 times, but haną́c not at all.
	a preference for wažį́ over wažą́.

Part I. The Blessings.
Winnebago V, #21: 1
w Ki d	A t Ki n ttiKi.	A Ko Le d.	na tto ttyi Le de.*	n tto tt.	Ai Le Ktt ne Ki di.
Wąkižą	hątaginącgi,	hagoréžą	nąjojaį́reže.	Ną̄́joją́	hirekjanegiži,
A man	when he fasted,	after awhile	he was blessed.	To be blessed	so he would be,

* this should be n tto ttyi Le de, < ną̄́joją́-hireže.

A Kow tti Le de.	rA niKi	wiyo Le ttA tte Le Ki*	A Kow tti Le de.	w Kdi Ke
haguajíreže.	Sanį́k	wiórocąjerégi	haguajíreže.	Wąkšigé
they came to him.	Direction	from the south	they came to him.	Human

* the last L is written above the line to disambiguate the letter that was originally written.

A ni Kow tti n	A Ko L Le	ayi Le Ki	A ni Kow tti n.	e Ki
hanįguajíną.	"Hagorare,"	aíregi	hanįguajíną.	Égi
he was to go after.	"Go after,"	they said, and	he went after.	Then

Ao Lo Ho Ktt tt.	w Ki d	w tte Ki d.	A Ki do	Ke Le de.	Ai Lo n Kde.	A Ke.
horuǧukjają	wąkižą,	wacekižą,	hakižu	kereže.	Híroną́kše.	Hąké
he saw that	a man,	a young one,	with him	he went along.	He followed him.	Not

A Li Ao w L L ni de.	ttAi n Ki d	Ai L	Ai Le de.	e Ki.	ttAi n K.
hári howararaniže.	Cinąkižą	híra	hireže.	Égi	cinąka
they did not go far.	A village	they were going	they were.	And	the village

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rA Ke tt	ttAi rAe Le tti d	Ki di.	e ttA.	ny Ki Le de.
sakeja	ciserejižą,	giží	éca	nąigireže.
center	a long house,	and	there	they slept.

e tt	n tto tt	Ai Le de.	ttAi n Kn K	Ai d
Éja	ną̄́joją́	hireže.	Cinąknąka	hižą́
There	he was blessed	they did.	That village	one

wi Lo K n n	Ki di	ttAo ni Hitti	n tto tt de	e de.
wirukanana,	giží	conixjį,	ną̄́joją́že,	éže,
the chief,	indeed	the primary one,	he blessed him,	he said,

w[o] n Hi Le L	n tti Lo ni tt n	Ai Ke de	A Ko Le d.	wo n Hi Le	doo Ki di.
"W[o]nąxírera	nąjironijáną,"	higéže.	"Hagoréžą,	woną́ǧiré	š’ųgiži,
"Wars	I bless you with,"	he said.	"After awhile,	war	if you make,

w L Ki taa li L Ke	Lo doAo Ki di	A Ke	w Ki Ko no ni niy tte.
waragit’abirage,	rušokiži,	hąké	wakikųnųninįaje
because you are jumping them,	[if you squeeze them, ?]	not	it must not be forgotten

t ni Ao L	Ki dow n K	w L Ki r Ki di.	A KeAe	tee Ai	lAi L ni ni Ktt ne n
tanihúra	gižuanąga	warakisagiži,	hąké	t’ḗhi	pįraninįkjaneną.
the pipe	to fill, and	if you do it,	not	to kill	it will not be good.

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wo n Hi Le	Ai Lo K n	A ni n.	Ai Ke de.	e Ki	w Kdi Ko i L.	te
Woną́ǧiré	hiruką́ną	haníną,"	higéže.	Égi	wąkšigo’į́ra	te
War	to control	I have,"	he said.	And	life	this

de ni rKe Ktt ne n.	Ao Ki Ko Lo Ho ttLe	Ai Ke Ki di	Ao Ki Ko Lo Ho ttK
žénisgekjanèną.	Hokikúruxujᵉre,"	higegiži	hokikuruxucga,
it will be thus for you.	Look at yourself,"	he told him, and	when he looked at himself,

tt	n tto L	A n ttAi	rK	w Kdi Ko i. L*	Ai Hitti	A Ki tt Ki Ki de.
ja	ną̄júra	haną́cį	ska	wąkšigo’į́ra	hī́xjį	hagijagigize.
he saw	hair of his head	all	white	his life	the last stage of	he had reached.

* the period should have followed the syllable L.

e Ki	tt n K	ttAi dow KeLe	A n ttAi	n to ni	ittyi Le n.
Égi	jánąga	cišų̄ągre,	haną́cį	ną́tuni	ijireną.*
And	everyone	under the lodge roof,	all of them	to bless him	they had come.

* < hijireną, the initial /h/ having been lost from external sandhi.

ttAe	ttAi n KeLe	Ki L tti n.	Ai Ki Ki di	ttAi Lo Hittiy KLe.
Cē	Ciną́gᵉre	kirajiną.	Higįgíži,	ciroxjįągre*
Buffalo	the Lodge	you have come.	When he returned,	the entire lodge

* < ci-ra-hoxjį-ągre.

wo Lo Ho ttK tt.	ttAiy KLe.	w Kdi Kow tt n KL.	A n ttAi	tteAe	w o nKde.
woroǧocgają,	ciągre	wąkšígoajaną́gᵉra,	haną́cį	cē	wa’ųnąkše.
after he looked at it,	the lodge	the lives that were seen,	all	buffalo	they were.

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w Kdi Ke	n tto ni tt.	Ai Le Ke	A ni Ku	Ai Le n.	w Kdi Ke
"Wąkšigé	nąjoniją,"	hiregé	haniku	hiréną.	"Wąkšigé
"Human	I bless you,"	because he thought,	to bring it forth	he did.	"Human

Ai d	A l	HeAe we Ki di	t ni L	lAi n tte.	ni Ki oyi Le Ki di.
hižą́	hāpá	xewegiži,	tānį́ra	pįnaje	nigi’ųregiži,
a	I touched	when he bothered,	tobacco	it is for the best	if he does,

te de Ko L Ktte n	Ai Kyi Le de.	e Ki	w Ki oyi ne de.	w Kdi Ki d
težegúrakjeną,"	higaíreže.	Égi	wagi’ųineže.	Wąkšigížą
this will be the way,"	he said.	And	he was the one who did it.	A human

tee Hitti.	ttAiyo Ki rA Ke tt	KiAi di.	tt n K	ttAi dow K	A n ttAi
t’exjį	ciókiságeja,	kíži	jánąga	cišų̄ągka,	haną́cį,
quite dead	in the middle of the lodge,	[and]	everyone	under the lodge roof,	all of them,

A to deAe we Le Ki di	A Ke.	ni al Ai L ni de.	Ai Low Kini Hitti
hatošeweregiži,	hąké	nį’ą́p hiraniže.	Hiroagnįxjį
they tried their powers, but	not	they did not come to life.	The very last

	Winnebago V, #21: 5
o Ki Ki Le Ki di	de tt K.	o de.	w Kdi Kn K.	n di Ki di	A n ttAi Hitti
ųgigiregiži,	žejąga	ųže.	Wąkšigᵉnąka	nąžį̄gíži,	haną́cįxjį
that they made,	now	they made.	The human	he stood, and	all of them

ni Ki A Le de.	e Ki	Holo Ki Ki di	ttAe n w n K.
nįgihareže.	Égi	xópkįgiži,	Cē Nąwąnąka
they breathed with him.	And	miracles [were performed], and	the Buffalo Song

L dtt Ki di.	w Kdi tee.	ttAo Ki rA Ke tt	KA.
rašjągiži,́	wąkšit’e*	cokiságeja	ka
when they were through,	dead man	in the middle of the lodge	there

* either a contraction of, or in error for, wąkšik t’e.

Ao ni A taa lde.	ttAe Kitti L	Ao we Ho Ki.	Ai no l A L	Ao we Ho de
honihat’ąpše.	Cēkjįra	howexǫgi,	hinųbahąra	howexǫže.
he breathed upon him.	The buffalo	when he blew,	the second time	he blew.

Ai t ni A L	Ao we Ho K tt.	ttl	Ki ni lde	Ai tto l A L
Hitaníhąra	howexǫgają,	jąp	kinípše.	hijobą́hąrá
The third time	when he breathed,	lightning	it became.	The fourth time

Winnebago V, #21: 6
Ao we Ho K tt.	Ki K	w o	Ki Li Ke Le Ai de.	w Kdi Ke
howexǫgają,	giką́	wa’ų,	kirikerehiže.	"Wąkšigé,
when he breathed,	to knock over	he did to him,	he suddenly started away.	"Humans,

A n ttAi	wo L Ai n	Ai Ke de	tteAe	Ao Kn K	we de.
haną́cį,	worahíną,"	higéže.	Cē	hųgᵉnąka	wéže,
all,	you have won,"	he said.	Buffalo	the chief	he said,

w Kdi Ke	me de Ko	w L Ki Ki	L ni deAe Ktt ne n
"Wąkšigé,	mežegų:	waragígi	ranišekjaneną.
"Human,	this is what I mean:	you are making them	you will do.

Ai do[o]	w d	Ki di.	w too ne L	lAi ni Ki Ki Le Ki di.
Hiš’ų́	wažá,	giži	wat’ųnéra	pįnigigiregiži,
You are going to use	things,	and	the leavings*	if they make good ones,

* wat’ųné means, "the leaving of something behind (for someone)." Miner says that a wat’ųné was, "a gift given to a medicine man in return for healing or knowledge; gift or donation in honor of someone else (not the same as waixéwe)."

t ni L	tt n K	t ni Lo ni Ki doyi Le Ki di.	de n K.	wo Ko ro ttAi
tānį́ra	jánąga	tānį́runįkižuiregiži,	žēną́ga	Wogų́zoci
tobacco	as much as there is	when they offer tobacco,	that much	the Creation Lodge

te Ki.	tti Ki A Ktt ne n.	e	di Ke	mo Ko ro ttAiy KeLe
tégi	jikihakjeną.	E	žigé	Mogošuciąkére*
right here	it itself will come.	There	again	to assemble at Red Banks

* < Mogošuc-hiąkére. Cf. hiąkére hi, "to put together (as a framework), to tie something to something, to connect something to something," (Helmbrecht-Lehmann).

Winnebago V, #21: 7
Ao ni Kooyi ne n	Ao Ki ttAo.	A diAi ni L.	tt tt Hitti	Ao w Le Ki di.
honik’ú-ineną.	Hokicų	hašinira	jajaxjį	howáregíži
I give you.	Descendants	your	as long as	they extend

de tt Hitti	w L Ki	A tte n.	m n KLe.	tt tt Hitti	ni Ae Ki di
žejąxjį	waragi	hajéną.	Mąną́gᵉre	jajaxjį	nįhegiži
to their end in time	you come	I have.	On this earth	as long as	that long

de tt Hitti.	Ao Ki ttAo	A diAi ni L.	t ni Ao	w HoAo	Ke Le Le Ki
žejąxjį,	hokicų	hašinira,	tanihú	waxų́	kereregi,
to its end in time,	descendants	your,	pipe	to pour	when they place,

tt Ko	tyi Le Ki di	de rKe.	t ni L	wi L K	ni	A tti n Kowi do no Ktt ne n.
jagú	taį́rekiži,	žesge	tānį́ra	wiraka,	ni	hajinąkuišųnųkjaneną.
whatever	they ask, and	that way	tobacco	to take care of,	you	I will come suddenly.

wo A L	tt n K Ki di	A Ke	A K.	Ai d	Ao ni Ke
Wohą́ra,	janągagiži,	hąké	hąká	hižą́	hōnį́ge
The kettles,	everyone of them,	not	never	one	unrewarding

Winnebago V, #21: 8
w Ki to rni Ktt ni A wi n.	wo n Hi Le	ayi Le dKe.	wo n Hi Le	Ai to K n wi n
wagitusnikjanihawiną.	Woną́ǧiré,	aíreške,	woną́ǧiré	hitukanawiną.
we will not be taking out.	War,	they also say,	war	we govern.

w d Ko rL.	de rKe	Ai Lo K n	Ai Ki Ki wi n	e Ki	di Ke.
Wažągų́zᵉra	žesgé	hiruką́ną	higigiwiną."	Égi	žigé
The Creator	this way	to control	he has made us."	And	again

w Kdi Ko i	ayi Le dKe.	di Ke.	de rKe	w wi L K	ni A tti n.
wąkšigo’į́,	aíreške,	žigé	žesge,	wawiraga,	nihajiną.
life,	they also say,	again	that way,	[as they say,]	he breathed.

Kowi doAo no Ktt ne n.	e Ki	di Ke.	HA wi Ao.	n tti Lo tt	Ai Le Ki di
Guišųnųkjaneną.	Égi	žigé	xąwįhu	ną̄́jiroją́	hiregiži,
He will always come back.	And	again	plants	to be blessed	when they were,

w Ki oyi ne de.	H wi L	Ai d	dA n	A tt Ki Ki Le de.	de e
wakiųineže.	Xąwį́ra	hižą́	šana	hajagigireže.	Žee
they got them.	The plants	one	only	he was made to see.	This one

		Winnebago V, #21: 9
tt Ko	wi Lo Ko Ktt ne Ki di.	Ao Ki L Ki Le de	w Kdi Ki	KiAi K
jagú	wirokukjanegiži,	hogirákireže.	"Wąkšigi	kį̄́ga,
how	it will be used,	they told him.	"Life	when one makes oneself,

w o	Ai liAi ne Ktt ne de	Ai K Le de.	w L Ki Ko Ki di.	H wi Ao n KLe
wa’ų,	hipinekjaneže,"	higareže.	"Waragigogiži,	xąwį́hunągᵉre,
he made it,	they should do it,"	he said to him.	"When you are feasting,	these plants,

Ao dAi ltti	t ni	wo K L Ki dow tte	e	m dttyi Le Ktt ne n.	e Ki
hošípjį	tānį́	wokarakįšuaje,	e	mąšjaį́rekjaneną."	Égi
always	tobacco	you will bring your own,	they	they will be mighty."	And

di Ke.	Le H Lo lAo Lo Ki da*	n tti Lo ttyi Le de.	te e	w L Ki Ko Ki
žigé	rḗxarupórokiža	nąjirojaireže.	"Te’é	waragigogi
again	a drum	they blessed him.	"This	when feasting

* the terminal Ki da (kiš’a) is likely a spelling error for Ki d (kiža).

Ao L tti Ki di.	tt Ko	Lo L Ko Ki di.	de rKe.	Ao Ki L Ki Ktt ni A wi n
horajį́giži,	jagú	roragųgiži,	žesge	hogirákikjanihawiną.
if you beat it,	what	you really want,	this way	we will tell.

Winnebago V, #21: 10
n HKo Ktt ni A wi n.	Le H Lo lAo Lo KL	w KA ttA Kini Ki Ki wi n.	ni dKe.	w K ttAK.
Nąxgųkjanihawiną.	Rḗxarupórogᵉra	wakącąknįgigiwíną.	Nišge	wakącą́k
We will hear it.	The drum	I have sent holiness.	You also	holy

K L Kiy tte.	Ai Kyi Le de.	e Ki	di Ke	te e
karakiáje,"	higaíreže.	"Égi	žigé	te’é
make it for yourself,"	they told him.	"And	again	this

w ttA ttA KL Ktt ne n	A Ko Le d.	wo n Hi Le	doo Ktt ne dKe
wacącąkarakjaneną.	Hagoréžą,	woną́ǧiré	š’ųkjaneške,
[it, my own, will be made very great.]*	After awhile,	war	you will be doing, also

* an uncertain translation. Perhaps from wa-, "it, they"; cąk, reduplicated, "very great"; -kara-, "one's own"; -kjane, third person future tense; -ną, a declarative suffix.

A K L ni ow tte.	ni Ki tti Le Ktt ne n.	w Kdi Ke.	Ao Ki Kette	w L ttA lL.
hakarani’ųaje	nįgijirekjaneną.	Wąkšigé,	hokikje	waracábᵉra
the attending of	they will be helping you.	Human,	enemies	your

				Winnebago V, #21: 11
w n	L rK li Ktt ne n	w lA Ai L	rA ni Ki	ni Ki lA Ai Ktt ne n.
waną́	rasgabikjaneną.	Wapahira	sánįki	nį̄kipahikjaneną.
to defeat	you will press.	Weapons	one sided	I will make them sharp for you.

e Ki.	Ao ni Kow diAi ni L.	wo dK	te e	A Ke	de tt	Ai Lo ni Ktte n.
Égi	honįk’ųašinira*	wōšgą́	te’é	hąké	žéją	hironikjeną,"
And	your gifted	rite	this	not	to end	it will not be put,"

* < honįk’ų-hašinira, the second /h/ having been lost through internal sandhi.

Ai Kyi Le de.	wo dK	te e	o ne Ki.	Ao dAi ltti	tt Ko
higaíreže.	Wōšgą́	te’é	ųnēgi,	hošípjį	jagú
they told him.	Rite	this	if he does it,	always	how

[t]tyi Le Ki di	de rKe	t ni L	wi L K	niy tti n Ki Ktt ni A wi n.	e Ki
jairegiži,	žesge	tānį́ra	wiraka,	nįajinąkikjanihawina.	Égi
if they try,	this way	tobacco	he takes care of,	we will come to you.	And

w Ki Ko	Ai Le Ki di.	Ai do do Ki d	w K ttA Ki Kette	Ai K Le de.	e Ki
wąkiku	hiregiži,	hišušugiža	wakącąkikje,"	higareže.	"Égi
feast	if they do,	a flute	he will make holy,"	he said to him.	"And

Winnebago V, #21: 12
Koo Kette*	Ai K Le de	e rKe.	Ai do do Ki d	w K ttK
k’ųkje,"	higareže.	Ésge	hišušugiža	wakącą́k
he will make it,"	he said to him.	So	a flute	holy

* Koo on p. 11 is followed by a lined out letter resembling #.

Ki de.	e di K Le de.	w Lo H lL	Ai d	Ki Koo Ktte
kį́že.	Ešigareže,	Waruǧábᵉra	hižą́	kik’ųkje,
he made himself.	However, he said,	the Warbundle	one	he can make himself,

Ai K Le de.	tte wi	ro K n n K	we de	e rKe	ttAe lA d
higareže.	"Cēwį́	rokananą̄ka,"	wéže,	"ésge	cēpažą
he told him.	"Female buffalo	these are many,"	he said,	"so	a buffalo head

w Lo Hl	Ki Koo de.	e Ki	di Ke	ttAe	ri Ki d.*
Waruǧáp	kik’ųže,	égi	žigé	cē	[sį̄jižą́]
Warbundle	it can be made for oneself,	and	again	buffalo	a tail

* this is almost certainly a transcription error for ri tti d.

de e	w K ttA Ki de	e Ki	de e	t ni	wo Ki do	Ai L ni Ae Ktte Ke
žee	wakącą́giže.	Égi	žee	tānį́	wogížu	hiranihekjege,
this	it is made holy.	And	this	tobacco	to offer them	they would do, and

de e	w o n	rii Le tt Hitti	w o L	Ai Ko.	o n Kd n.
žee	wa’ųną.	S’irejąxjį	wa’ųra,	higų́	’ųnąkšąną.
this	they did it.	For a very long time	he did it,	still	he is doing it.

				Winnebago V, #21: 13
A lte e.	Ae Le dKo ni K	w o n	te e.	e Ki	di Ke.
Hą̄pte’é	Herešgúniga	wa’ųną,	te’é.	Égi	žigé
Today	the Devil	he does it,	this.	And	again

w K Le de.	ttAe	Aiyo Ki L ttL.	tto lAi wi n	n tto tt	Ai Le de.
wakareže,	cē	hįųgįrā́jᵉra*	jōpíwiną	nąjųją́	hireže:
he said to him,	buffalo	the appointed princesses	four	to bless him	they did:

* < hįųgį́-rā́c-ra.

rK L.	e Ki	di Ke.	rAe lL.	e Ki	di Ke.
sgara,	égi	žigé	sēbᵉra,	égi	žigé
the white one,	and	again	the black one,	and	again

ri L.	e Ki	di Ke.	doAo tti d,	de n K	n to tt ne de.	e Ki
zī́ra,	égi	žigé	šujižą,	žēną́ga	nątųjąneže.	Égi
the yellow one,	and	again	a red one,	that many	they blessed him.	And

di Ke	n tto tt ne de.	Ai no l A L.	w KeLe Ki	A ow tti Le de.	w KeLe Ki.
žigé	najojąneže,	hinųbahąra	wągᵉregi	ha’ųąjireže.	Wągᵉregi
again	he was blessed,	the second time	up above	they were doing it.	Up above

ttAe w Kotto	Hi d	n KdeAe.	de e	n tto tt de.	w Ke de.
cēwą́kjo•	xižą	nąkše.	Žee	nąjųją́že,	wagežé.
buffalo bull	a yellow one	there was.	This one	he blessed him,	he told him.

* cēwą́k means "buffalo bull," but the meaning of tto (jo/ju) is not known.

m o L	e Ki.	Ai KA n Kd n	Ai dKe	w d	Lo K n
"Mą̄’ų́ra	égi	hįkanąkšąną.	Hišgé	wažą́	rukąną́
"Earthmaker	here	he established it.	Also	things	to control

		Winnebago V, #21: 14
Ai Ko rA n.	Ai ttAo dKe	n tto ni tt n.	wo n Hi Le	Ai to K n n.
hįgų́saną.	Hicųšgé,	nąjonijáną.	Woną́ǧiré	hitukananą.
he created me.	Grandson,	I bless you.	War	I control.

wo n Hi Le	doo Ktt ne Ki di.	Ai Ke	w Ki Ko no ni niy tte.	t ni L
Woną́ǧiré	š’ųkjanegiži,	hįké	wakikųnųninįaje:	tānį́ra
War	if you ever do,	not	it must not be forgotten:	tobacco

Ao do d	Ai L Ki dA w Ho Ki di.	w L Ki r Ktt ne Ki di	n Hi L K
hožúžą	hįragíšawaxųgiži,	warakisakjanegiži,	ną̄ǧírak
a pipe full	if you pour for me,	if you will do it,	shadow

dA n	w Ko tti Le Ktt ne n	Ai Ke de.	Lo L	ni	to r n K
šana	wagujirekjaneną,"	higéže.	"Róra	ni	tū́sanąga
only	they will shoot it,"	he said.	"The body	life	I take, and

n Hi L KL	dA n.	m dtt	Ko tti Le Ktt ne n	tt rKe	L n K
ną̄ǧíragᵉra	šana	mąšja	gujirekjaneną.	Jasgé	ranąga
the shadow	only	to have power	they will shoot.	However	it goes, and

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ni o Le Kette de.	Lo ttAo dKo ni	w doo L tte Ktt ne n	Ai Ke Ke
nįurekježe.	Rōcųšgųnį	waš’urajekjaneną,"	higege,
[I will do for you.]	[It must be ripe]	you will be,"	he was saying to him,

e rKe.	wo n Hi Le	o K	A Ke	tee Ai	liAi ni raa de.	e Ki
"Ésge	woną́ǧiré	ųga,	hąké	t’ḗhi	pįnįs’aže.	Égi
"So	war	when doing,	not	to kill	it woud not be good.	And

di Ke.	w Kdi Ko i	Ai to K n n.	w Kidi Ko i L	ne	L Ki Koo Ktt ne n
žigé	wąkšigo’į́	hitukananą.	Wąkšigo’į́ra	ne	rakik’ų́kjaneną,"
again	life	I control.	Life	you	[you will have done for yourself,"]

Ai Ke de.	t ni Ao	w HoAo d	ni Ki o ne L.	Ai dKe	e tt
higéže.	"Tanihú	waxų́žą	nįgi’únera.	Hišgé	éja
he said.	"Pipe	an offering	I am making for you.	Also	there

t niy Aey ni Ae Kette Ke	e rKe.	te de rKe	n tti Lo ni tt n.	t ni L
tānį́aheanihekjege,	ésge,	težesge	nąjironijáną.	Tānį́ra
because [I will be taking] tobacco,	therefore,	for this	I bless you.	Tobacco

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Ai Ki w HAo ne Ki di	tt Ko	t w [xi] Le Ki di	Ai dKe	de rKe.
hikiwąxunegiži,	jagú	tāwá[xi]regiži,	hišgé	žesge
because they poured it out,	whatever	because they burned it,	also	that

w Ki Ki Ktt ne n.	wo n Hi Le.	a Le dKe.	w Kdi Ko i	ayi Le dKe	de rKe
wagigikjaneną.	Woną́ǧiré	arešge,	wąkšigo’į́	aíreške,	žesge
I will give them.	War	you ask also,	life	they also ask,	that

t ni L	wi L Ki	my tti n Ki Ktt ne n	tt tt Hitti
tānį́ra	wiragi	maį́jinągikjaneną.	Jajaxjį
tobacco	[to be answered]	[they will be on earth below ?].	As long as it has been

m n KLe	ni Ae Ki di.	de tt Hitti.	Ai dKe.	t ni L	w Ki Aiy ni Ae Ktt ne n.
mąną́gᵉre	nįhegiži,	žejąxjį,	hišgé	tānį́ra	wagihianihekjaneną.
on the earth,	that long	to its end in time,	also	tobacco	I will have it to smoke.

wo A L	Ai d	Ai L n i w Ki di	ni dKe	w n l KAi Ktt ne n.	te de rKe
Wohą́ra	hižą́	hiraną́’įwigiži,	nišge	wanąbakikjaneną.	Téžesge
The kettles	one	if they are thinking,	I also	[it will be in both hands ?].	In this way

					Winnebago V, #21: 17
Ki Ke de.	e Ki	di Ke.	A t Ki n ttL	Ai Ko	o n Ki di.
gįgeže.	Égi	žigé	hątáginąjᵉra	higų́	’ųnąkiži,
he carries.	And	again	fasting	still	when he was,

di Ke.	A Ko Le d.	A Kow tti Le de.	mo Ki rA KLe Ki.	ttAe	w n Hi d
žigé	hagoréžą	haguajíreže.	Mokiságregi	cē	wanąǧižą
again	finally	they came to him.	In the middle of the earth	buffalo	a ghost

Ki di	e tt	A Kow tti Le de.	e Ki	ttAe	w n Hi n K
giži	éja	haguajíreže.	Égi	cē	wanąǧínąka
and	there	he came to him.	And	buffalo	that spirit

w Ke de	ni dKe	n to ni tt n.	ni Ko ri Le L.	ni deKe	tteAe d.
wagežé,	"Nišge	ną́tunijàną.	Nigų̄sirera.	Nišge	cēžą
he told him,	"I also	I bless you.	They counseled you.	I also	a buffalo

wi ne n	ni dKe	w di	to K n	ne o L	e Ki.
winéną.	Nišge	wažį́	tokąna	neų́ra.	Égi
I am.	I also	things	over many	I was made.	And

ttAi Ki Ki n	w di	no K n	Ai Ki Ki n	w Kdi Ke.	Ao no Ho ttLe.	e Ki
cigigina	wažį́	nokána	hįgigíną.	Wąkšigé	honuxują̄re,"	égi
having lived	things	many	he made me.	Human	look,"	and

				Winnebago V, #21: 18
Ao Lo Ho ttK tt.	Lo L	A n ttAi.	Ai do Kom*	A rt rt K tt de.
horuxucgáją,	rora	haną́cį	hišukma	hastastákajaže.†
when he looked,	his body	all of it	bullets	he saw to be flattened.

* this should have been spelled, Ai doKo m.
† < hastasták-hajaže, cf. gistasták, "to pound flat, to hit, to smash, to smack (doing it repeatedly)," (Helmbrecht-Lehmann).

te de ni dKe Ktt ne n	Ai Ke de	w Kdi Ke	e Ki.	A KeAe
teženisgekjaneną,"	higéže,	wąkšigé.	"Égi	hąké
"Thus you will be,"	he said,	the human.	"And	not

tee lAi L ni ni Ktt ne n	e Ki	w Kdi Ko i L di.	ni daa Ktti Ki	e Ki.
t’epiranįnįkjaneną.	Égi	wąkšigo’į́raži	niš’akjigi,	égi
it will not be possible to kill you.	And	in this case, life	when you grow old	and

ne	Ao doAo Lo daa Ki di.	e Ki	tt rKe L Kette Ki	doo Ktt n.
ne	hošuruš’agiži,	égi	jasgerakjegi,	š’ųkjaną.
you	when you are tired of it,	then	you can do as you like,	you will do.

Ai Ki Ko Lo K n	ni Ki Ki n	e Ki	Ao ni A d	Ao Koo de.
Hikikúrúkąną	nį̆giginá,"	égi	honihážą	hok’ųže.
To be in control of oneself	you would do,"	then	a song	he gave to him.

				Winnebago V, #21: 19
e Ki.	wyi HAe we d	A tt Ki Ki de.	wo Lo dAiKi.	A Kd Ki d
Égi	whistle	hajagigiže.	Worušik	hąkšą́gižą
Then	a war prize	he caused him to see.	Wampum	a strap

A tt de.	e Ki	w Ke de.	ni dKe	te e	w L Ki Ko Ki di.
hajáže.	Égi	wagežé,	"Nišge	te’é	waragigogiži,
he saw.	Then	he told him,	"I also	this	when you are feasting,

ni dKe	e tt	t niy Aiy ni Ae Ktt ne n.	wo A L	Ai d
nišge	éja	tānį́ahį́anihekjaneną.*	Wohą́ra	hižą́
I also	there	I will always smoke.	The kettles	one

* < tānį́-hahį́-hanihe-kjane-ną.

Ai Ki Ke Le Le dKe.	w n l K L Ki	A ni Ae Ktt ne n.	tt Ko
hikikererešge	wanąbakaragi,	hanihekjaneną.	Jagú
they are often placing for me, also	if it is in both of my hands,	I will do.	How

Ai Ki A Le Ki di.	ni dKe	de rKe	w Ki lAe wi	A ni Ae Ktt ne n.
higiharegiži,	nišge	žesge	hāgípewi	hanihekjaneną.
when it is possessed,	I also	these	we wait for them	I will do.

wo n Hi Le	a Le dKe.	e Ki	w Kdi Ko i	ayi Le dKe.	ni dKe
Woną́ǧiré	arešge,	égi	wąkšigo’į́	aíreške,	nišge
War	you ask also,	and	life	they also ask,	I also

w di	no KA n	Ai Ko rA n.	te de rKe	Ai Ke de	ttAe
wažį́	nokána	hįgų́saną,	težesge,"	higéže,	Cē
things	many	he created me,	for this,"	he said,	Buffalo

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w n Hi n K.	tt Ko	n tti Lo tt Ki	de de rKe Hitti
wanąǧínąka	jagú	nąjiroją́gi,	žežesgexjį
that spirit	how	when he blessed him,	just these kinds of things

Ao we de.	w Kette K.	w Kdi Ko i L	tt rKe	n tti Lo ttyi ne Ki	de rKe
howežé.	Wą́kjega	wąkšigo’į́ra	jasge	nąjirojainegi,	žesge
he came for.	That man	life	how	as they blessed him,	this way

we de.	wo n Hi Le	ttAe Ktti n.	o Ki di.	to ttA
wéže.	Woną́ǧiré	cekjį́na	’ųgiži,	tocą
as he said.	War	the first time	when he did it,	to go on the warpath

A L Le Ki di.	e	tto Lo KLe Ki di.	A Ko Le d.	A Ai Le Ki di
hararegiži,	e	corugᵉregiži,	hagoréžą	hahíregíži,
after awhile,	he himself	he won a victory, and	after awhile	when they got there,

Ki r L	o ne Ki di.	Ai dKe.	e tt	o Ai K tt.
kisara	ųnēgiži,	hišgé	éja	uhigaja,
the fight	when he was doing it,	also	there	when he did,

te tt Hitti	Ai L lAe L n K.	Ai do Ki L	w A Le Ki di.
tejaxjį	hiraperanąga	hižukira	waharegiži,
toward?	he lay in wait, and	guns	they were directed against him, and

Ai	a Koo	Ki Li n n Kde.	te tt	lo d n
hi,	ak’ų́,	kirinanąkše.	Tḗja	božana
he did,	while moving about,	he jumped right and left.	There	to shoot

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Ai Le de.	Ki di.	w Ktt ne	A Lo Ko rn i de	K tt.
hireže.	Giži	wąkjąne	harukosną’įže.	Gają
they were.	Then	the man	he tried to capture him.	Then

ttiAi n Ki tt tte K	w o de.	ttAe	Ho ltte K
cínągiją̀jēga	wa’ųže:	cē	xopjēga
that one of a different tribe	he did it:	buffalo	that blessed one

ayi tt ni tti n K n K.	Ki Ao Ki di	e tt	Ai Ki HA L ttKe d.
aijanijinąkanąga*	gihúgiži,	éja	higixaracgežą
he took hold of him by the arm, and	he swung him around, and	there	against an object

* < aija-haniji-nąka-anąga.

no l A	Ai Lo tti Ki di.	ni HA L	Ki lA L deAe.	e Ki	Lo dtt ne
nų̄bą́hą	hirojį́giži,	nįxára	giparáše.	Égi	rušjąne
twice	he struck him, and	his stomach	he tore open.	Then	[he stopped]*

* Radin has "walked away."

Ai Le Ki di.	A Lo HAe n	wi Ke Le Ki di.	tt Ko o	A Ke	tee A Hitti ni Ko ni
hiregiži,	haruxé	wikeregiži,	"Jāgú’ų	hąké	t’ehąxjįnįgųnį?"
he did, and	[he turned away]	he thought to himself,	"Why	not	I did not kill him?"

		Winnebago V, #21: 22
Ai Le Ki di.	tee A Hitti Ktte	Ai Le Ki di.	A taa lK tt
hiregíži,	"T’ehąxjįkje,"	hiregíži,	hat’ąpgają,
he thought, and	"I will kill him,"	he thought, and	as he approached,

Ai do KL.	Ai L w A Ki di	m L	w Ki o Ko ni	Ai Le Ke
hižugᵉra	hirawahagíži,	mąra	waki’ųgųnį	hiregé
the gun	he directed towards him, but	empty	he must be packing	because he thought,

A Ke	no w Ki K tt.	Ko tti Le de.	m KL.	A n ttAi	lo de
haké	nuwągigają,	gujireže.	Mą́gᵉrā	haną́cį	bōžé.
not	he dodged, so	he was shot.	His breast	all	[it was destroyed by the impact.]

de	Ao Ai de.	Ki di	tee Ai Le de.	no ni Ke	A Ke
Žé	hohíže.	Giži	t’ehireže,	nųnįgé	haké
[This one]	[he was defeated].	So	he was killed,	but	not

rii	taa ni de.	KrA lKi.	Ki K
s’i	t’aníže.	Ksabᵉgi,	giga,
for a long time	he did not remain dead.	When he came to consciousness,	when it returned,

w o	Ki Li n Ki di.	ttAe	ni A Ai de.	K tt	Ai leAe Le rAe.	ttAe
wa’ų	kírinąkiži,	cē	niháhiže.	Gają	hiperesé	cē
he did it	he made it, and	buffalo	he uttered sounds.	Then	he remembered that	buffalo

w n Hi d	n tto tt n.	w Ke de Le.	w L Ki r K tt
wanąǧižą	nąjoją́ną.	Wakežere	"Warakizágają,
a spirit	he had blessed him.	He had indeed said to him,	"When you are about to fight,

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ne Ki di	A Ke	w Ki Ko no ni niy tte	e L.	Ai lAe Le rKi di
negíži,*	haké	wakikųnųninįaje,"	era,	hipéresgiži,
when it goes,	not	it must not be forgotten,"	he had said,	he remembered, and

* a variant of regíži.

Holo Ki de.	w i L	tt n K	o ttL	Ao do n Ki di	A n ttAi
xópkįže.	Wa’íra	jāną́ga	ujará	hožunągiži,	haną́cį
he exerted his power.	Blood	as much as	stomach	as was in it,	all

L rAi Li de.	liAi Ki Li n Kde.	e Ki Hitti	Ai d	w d	Ai Ki di.
rasiríže.	Gipį́giriną́kše.	Égixjį	hižą́	wažą́	higíži,
he vomited up.	He felt better.	Just then	one	relative	he got there, and

Ai L tti de	w Ke de	tt rKe L L ni deAe de	Ai Ke de.	Ai d
hiraježe.	Wagežé,	"Jasgéraranišèže?"	higéže.	"Hižą́
he came to him.	He asked him,	"How have you been getting along?"	he said.	"One

tee A L K tt	Ke Le n.	n rAo L	Ai Ki Lo reLe*	Ai Ke Ki di.	Ao.
t’eharagają,	keréną.	Nąsúra	hikirúsere,"	higegiži,	"Ho,"
I killed, and	there he lies.	His head	[twist it off,"]	he told him, and	"Alright,"

* this should have been spelled, Ai Ki Lo re Le.

			Winnebago V, #21: 24
a n K	Ki o de	e Ki	we de	te e	Ai ni Ki Le n
ánąga	gi’ųže.	Égi	wéže,	"Te’é	hinį̆gíreną̆.
he said, and	he did it.	And	he said,	["This]	[they are recognizing.]

Ki K n K	Ao K L Ko de.*	e Ki.	dAo KeHe te d	e Ki
Gikánąga	hokarakųže.	Égi	šųkxetéžą	égi
[He cut it off, and]	he gave it to.	And	a horse	here

* a mark follows Ko, but cannot be made out as a letter; and de is written over something.

tte Ki di	Lo tiy n K	Ke Le K tt.	to ttAo wo KL	e tt	Ai Ki tt Ki di
jegiži,	rutianąga,	keregają,	Tocǫwogᵉra	éja	hikiją́giži,
[it stood, and]	he led away, and	he started off, and	the Warleader	there	[when he reached,]

we de	tt rKe L L ni de	de	Ai Ke Ki di	to ttAo wo K.
wéže,	"Jasgéraraniže?"	že	higegiži,	"Tocǫwoka,
he said,	"How have you been making out?"	this one	he asked him, and	"Warleader,

te	ni Ki Ki Li n.	Ai Ke de.	w Kn Ko n K*	doAo KHe te tte K	Ai L rA
te	nį̄gígiriną,"	higéže.	Wąknąkoną́k,†	šųkxétejega	hirasá,
these	I give you,"	he said.	[This man-coup,]	the horse	also,

* this probably should have been spelled w Kn Ko nK.
† < wąk-nąka-honą́k.

A ni Ki Ki di.	Ao.	e liAi n	e de.	e Ki.	wo Lo rAiKi
hanįgigiži,	"Ho,	epį́ną,"	éže,	égi	worusik*
when he took them,	"Ah,	it is good,"	he said,	and	wampum

* for worušik (wo Lo dAiKi).

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A Kd Ki d.	Ao Ki w Ho Kde.	e Ki	to ttAo wo Kn KA.	n w n K	no w Kde.
hąkšą́gižą	hogíwaǧúkše.	Égi	Tocǫwogᵉnąka	nąwą́nąga	nowąkše.
a belt	he put on him.	Then	the Warleader	he sang, and	he started to run.

e Ki	A L lAe Le rAe.	ttAe	n tto K	Ai L ni Ae K.	e Ki.	ttAe
Égi	haraperese,	cē	nąjoga	hiranihega,	égi	Cē
Then	he reminded himself,	buffalo	the blessing	which he had had,	and	Buffalo

n w n K	Ai dKe	Ke Le de.	lo de	de
Nąwąnąka,	hišgé	kereže.	Bōžé.	Žé
the Song,	also	he went back.	He was all shot to pieces.	This one

Ai L ni Ae L	A Ke	taa ni de.	de rKe	n tti Lo tt ne Ke
hiránihera.	Hąké	t’aníže.	Žesge	nąjirojanege,
[they had fixed him.]	Not	he did not die.	That way	because they blessed him,

tt rKe Aiy n K.	tee Ktte de.	tteAe	w n Hi d.	Ai do Km.	A rt rtK.
jasgé hianąga	t’ekjḗže?	Cē	wanąǧižą	hīžúgmą̄	hastastak
however would it be	that he would die?	Buffalo	a Spirit	bullet	to be flattened

	Winnebago V, #21: 26
A tt ni Ae L	de e.	eyo we	w o n.	wo Lo diAiKi.
hajanįhera?	Žee	eowe*	wa’ųną	Worušik
had he not seen?	This one	[he himself to go about]	[he did it].	Wampum

* < e-howe, the /h/ being lost to internal sandhi.

A Kd Ki d.	A tt Ki Ki ni Ae L.	de e	dKe	A ni tte K
hąkšą́gižą	hajagíginįhera?	Žee	šge	hanį́jega
a belt	had he not been made to have a vision of?	This one	also	which he had

e Le n.	e Ki	de Ko	Ai Ki di.	e lA	wo n Hi Le
eréną.*	Égi	žegų	higiži,	ep’á	woną́ǧiré
it is.	And	then	he went, and	afterwards	war

* < heréną, the /h/ being lost to external sandhi.

o Ki di.	A Ke	A K.	w do dAi dAi Ko	w ni Ki	e Ki
’ųgiži,	hąké	hagá	wažušįšįk’ų	wanįgi,	égi
he did it, and	not	long ago*	as to being harmed	he was never,	and

* or, haka, "an adverb denoting that what did occur is not occurring now; or that what is now will not then be," (Dorsey).

di Ke.	w Koto deAe we Ki di.	w KdiKi.	A le tt Ke Le de	e rKe.
žigé	wą̄ktṓšewégiži,	wąkšik	hąbejakereže.	Ésge
again	he doctored people, and	people	he caused them to have more life.	[So,]

w Lo Hl.	Ko rAe	Ai do do Ki d	o Ki di	Ae Ley wo K.	ttAe
Waruǧáp	kuse	hišušugiža	’ųgiži,	hereawuga	cē
Warbundle	lengthy	a flute	he made, and	?	buffalo

lA	do Kn n Ki d.	Ae ley n K	e Ki	di Ke.
pa,	žugᵉnanągižą	hereanąga	égi	žigé
head,	[a whistle]*	he made, and	then	again

* mention of a whistle is omitted by Radin.

	Winnebago V, #21: 27
tteAe	riAitti d.	de de n K	w K ttA Ki de.	e lA	tteAe
cē	sįjižą,	žežénąga	wakącąkiže.	Ep’á	Cē
buffalo	a tail,	all	[it was a holy one].	Since then	Buffalo

		Part II. The Buffalo Game.
wo A	Ai Le raa de.	we n K	Ae Ley n K†	e Ki.	ttA ni K.	e Ki
Wohą́	hires’áže.	Wēną́ka	hereanąga	égi	cānį́ga,	égi
Feast	they would do.*	Spring	it was, and	then	in the fall,	then

* Radin's translation ends here.
† after Ae, ly is lined out.

m ni Ki rA K.	ttAe	wo A Le raa de.	ttAe	wo A Le K	A Ke.
mą̄nį́kisáka	cē	wohą́res’aže.	Cē	wohą́rega,	haké
the mid-winter	buffalo	they would feast.	Buffalo	when they feasted,	not

w ni o L ni raa de.	woyi tt n	dA n	Ai o ne raa de	ttAe
wánioranis’aže.	Woijana	šana	hi’ųnes’aže.	Cē
they would not have the meat.	[Secluded spot ?]	only	they would use.	Buffalo

n K wyi Le de.	n t ni do L	dA n.	Ai L Ki tte L Le de	a[i] Le de.	e rKe
nąkawaireže.	Ną́tanižùra	šana	hiragicerareže,	a[i]reže.	Ésge
they were afraid of them.	Maple sugar	only	this was more here,	it is said.	So

ttAe	w[o] A ne K	Ao dAi ltti	n t ni do L	Ai tt	ni Ae
cē	wohanega,	hošípjį	ną́tanižùra	hija	nįhé
buffalo	[when they boiled, ?]	always	maple sugar	there	to be

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Ai Le raa de.	tteAe wo A ne K.	w o ne dAo no n	ttAi rAe Le ttL	Ai d
hires’áže.	Cē Wohą́nega	wa’únešųnųną.	Ciserejᵉra	hižą
they would do.	The Buffalo Feast	they would do it.	The long house	one

o n n K.	e Ki.	w Ki HA n L	A n ttAi	eyi Lo dtt	Ai L n K.
’ųnanąga	hires’aže.	Wagíxanara	haną́cį	eirušją́*	hiránąga
it is, and	they would make.	The attendants	all	they were made ready	they did, and

* < e-hirušją́, with the /h/ being lost due to internal sandhi.

e Ki.	e	wo A L	n n dKe	w Ko HA n n K.	wo A L
égi	e	wohą́ra	nąnašge	wągoxananąga	wohą́ra
then	they	the kettles	?	he has caught up to us, and	the kettles

Ai tt w Ke Le Le Ki	e Ki	ttAi Lo Ke tt	Ai dKe	w Ki Ko L
hijáwakērēregi,	égi	cirogeja	hišgé	wagigóra
when they put them on,	then	within the lodge	also	the kettles

Ai Lo tt Ki n Kn n.	ttAeyo dK ttL	Ai tt	K n Ki L n K.	e tt
hirojaginąknaną.	Cēošgajᵉra*	hija	kanąkiranąga	éja
[they were eating from them.] ?	The Buffalo Game	there	it was given, and	there

* < cē-hošgac-ra, with the /h/ being lost due to internal sandhi.

t ni	wo Ki do	Ai L n n.	tt n K	w Ki Ko L
tānį́	wogížu	híranąną.	Janąga	wagigóra
tobacco	to offer them	they would do.	As many as there were	the kettles

Winnebago V, #21: 29
Ki di	A n ttAi	tteAeyo AK tte tt	t ni	wo Ki do	Ai L n n.
Giži	haną́cį	cēohąkjeja*	tānį́	wogížu	híranąną.
So	everyone	at the Buffalo Boil	tobacco	to offer them	they would do.

* < cē-hohąkje-eja, with the initial /h/ being lost due to internal sandhi.

wo n Hi Le	A.	w o n Kd n	e Ki	de Ko	Ai Le Ki di.
Wonáxire	ha	wa’uną́kšaną.	Égi	žegų	hiregiži,
War	now	they are doing it.	And	then	when they did,

ttAe n w	Ai L n n	Ai L	rAo ttL	wi o ne n	e Ki.
Cē nąwą	híranąną.	Hira	sujᵉra	wi’úneną.	Égi
Buffalo Song	they would do.	Bathing	the red	they used it.	And

Ai w dAi L	w wi o ne Ktt ne L	e Ki	we n.	w Ki Ko n K.
hiwašíra	wawi’ųnekjanera,	égi	wéną,	"Wagigónąka,
the dancing songs	they will be using them,	and	he said,	"Feasters,

Ai w dAi L.	y o Ktt ni A wi L.	K Ko	A Ki di	Ai Ki lAe Le ri Le Ke
hiwašíra	ya’ų́kjaniháwira.	Gāgų́	hagiži	higipérezirege,
the dancing songs	we will be using.	This way	I could do	because they know it,

Ai L wi K.	Ai w o wi dAo no K tt.	a n K	Ai d	w dAi	ttAo ni
hirawiga,	hį̄wá’ųwišųnųgają,	ánąga	hižą	waší	cōnį́
as they did,	when we would do,	and	one	dance	first

Winnebago V, #21: 30
A L tti dA n.	ttAe	Ki K L tti d.	w Ke n.	diy n K.
harajišáną."	Cē	kikarájižą	wagéną.	Žįanąga
[?]."	Buffalo	a [help to one's own ?]	he told him.	He was present there, and

ttAe	lA n K.	Ao K n Kd n.	e Ki.	ttAe	riAi ttn K
cē	panąka	hokanąkšąną,	égi	cē	sįjᵉnąka
buffalo	the head	he wore on his head,	and	buffalo	the tail

ni ttK n Kd n.	e Ki.	dA n K	w dAi Ktt ne Ki di.	e	w ttAo Ki wi n
nicgánąkšąną.	Égi	šanąga	wašikjanégiži,	e	wacokiwiną.
he hung on his belt.	And	?	when he will ask from them,	they	they are fine.

A n ttAi	Ai Lo n Ki Le n.	e Ki	w rKe	d n	t ni do L	Aoyi Hitti.
Haną́cį	hironą́kireną.	Égi	wāsgé	šana	tanížura	hoixjį́
Everyone	they followed him.	Then	plate	only	sugar	full

tteAeyo dK tte tt	Ke Le Le L.	Ai tt	Ki Li L.	ttAe	ni A Aiy n K.
Cēošgajeja	kererera	hija	kirirá.	Cē	nįháhiánąga
at the Buffalo Game	placing it	there	he brought.	Buffalo	he made a cry, and

				Winnebago V, #21: 31
ttAe Hitti	ni Aiy n K	Ao Ko wo Kd n.	e Ki	A Ke	tt n K.
cēxjį	nį̄híanąga	hokųwųkšąną.	Égi	haké	jāną́ga
buffalo	he owned, and	he drank.	Then	not	as much as

A n ttAi.	Ai dKe	oyi ne n	w dAi	A Ki Li L n K	Lo tti Le n.
haną́cį	hišgé	’u-inéną.	Waší	hákiriránąga,	rujiréną̆.
everyone	also	they did it.	Dance	when they returned,	they ate.

A Ke dKe	A Lo Ko ri L[e] n.	ttAe	w Lo ttoo ne n.	e Ki	w dAi L.
Hąkéšge	harukosir[e]ną.	Cē	waruc’ų́neną.	Égi	wašíra
But	they took hold of it.	Buffalo	they cooked.	Then	the dance

Lo dtt ne Ki di.	e Ki.	Ai tt	w Ki Ke Le Le n.	Le H Lo lAo Lo KL,
rušją́negiži,	égi	hija	wagikerereną.	Rḗxarupórogᵉra
they stopped, and	then	there	they made it for them.	The drum

Ao Ki Ki H Ki Li L.	e Ki.	w Lo tti Le n.	A n ttA[i]	a rKey K L ni
hogigį́xakírira,	égi	warújireną.	Haną́cį	asgeakarani*
it was going around,	and	they ate it.	Everything	thus he took care of them

* < asge-hakarani, with the initial /h/ being lost due to internal sandhi.

w o n Ke.	e Ki	w diAi	ttAo ni tte K.	ttAo dK ttn K	e tt.
wa’uną́ge,	égi	waší	coníjega	C[ē]ošgajᵉnąka*	éja,
because he did it,	and	dance	first	the Buffalo Game	at,

* the text, ttAo dK ttn K, should have read cēošgajᵉnąka, but instead has cošgajᵉnąka. Have the /e/ and /o/ elided? Or did the transcriber simply short-cut the initial syllables, which should have been cēo (ttAeyo)?

		Winnebago V, #21: 32
w rKe.	dKe	t ni L	w rKe L	wi L Ki	e Ki
wāsgé	šge	tānį́ra	wasgéra	wiragi,	égi
plate	as well as	tobacco	the dishes	[he took care of ?],	and

w rKe L,	Ki Kdoyi Le n.	n rAo	Ai o L n K.	ttAo we tt tte K
wasgéra	kikšųireną.	Nąsú	hi’ųránąga,	cowéjajega
the dishes	they made many trips.	His head	he used, and	the first one

Lo daa Ki	dKe.	Ai no le tt tte K	o n K	Lo dtt Ki	dKe.
ruš’agi,	ške	hīnųbĕ́jajēgā*	’unąga,	rušjągi,	ške
he failed to get,	also	the second one	which he did,	when he was done,	also

* < hinųp-ḗjajega.

di Ke	Ai t niye tt tte K	o n n.	tt tt	A K L doAo	tti tte
žigé	hitaniéjajegà	’ųnaną.	Jają	hakarašú	jijé
again	the third one	he did.	When	to be face down	he came

Ai Le Ki	dA n	Lo dtt L	n n.	A Ke	n li o L n K.
hiregí,	šana	rušjąra	ną̄ną.	Hąké	nąbi’ųranąga
as soon as he did,	only	being done	he fell asleep.	Not	he put a hand on, and

				Winnebago V, #21: 33
A K L dAo	Ke Le L	ni n n.	w rKe L.	Ki
hakarašú	kerera	nináną̆.	Wasgéra	gī
to be face down	to keep	he would be.	The dishes	to arrive returning

Kdayi Le n.	n rAo	Ai oyi L n K.	tt tt.	A K L dAo
kšąiréną.	Nąsú	hi’ų́įranaga	jają	hakarašú,
they came going back.	His head	it was used, and	when	he was face down,

Ki Li tte Ki di.	Lo dtt ne Ktt ne n.	Ai Ko.	Lo daa Ki Le	dKe.
kirijégiži,	rušjąnekjaneną.	Higų́	ruš’ąkire,	ške
when it started out,	it would stop.	Still	they failed,	also

Ai ni Ke Ai	A n ttAi	o ne Ktt ne n.	ttAe	HAe ni	Ai L n K.
hinigehi	haną́cį	’ųnekjaneną.	Cē	xįnį	hiránąga
one by one	everyone	they would do it.	Buffalo	bellow	they did, and

w o n Kd n.	A Ke	w rKe tte K.	n li o L n K.	A K L doAo
wa’uną́kšaną.	Hąké	wasgéjega	nąbi’ųranąga	hakarašú
they are doing it.	Not	the plates	he put a hand on, and	to be face down

Ke Le L ni Ktt ne n.	n rAo	Ai o	A K L doAo	Ki Li tte	Ai Le Ki
kereranįkjaneną.	Nąsú	hi’ų́	hakarašú	kirijé,	hiregi,
he would not keep.*	His head	he used	to be face down	he started out,	when he did,

* actually, this should be understood as, "he did not put his hand on the plates, and would keep face down," as suggested by the next sentence.

	Winnebago V, #21: 34/35*
dA n	Ki Lo dtt	Ai Le Ktt ne n	w K ttA Ke	de rKe	Ai Le doAo no n
šana	kirušja	hirekjaneną.	Wakącąke	žesge	hirešųnųną.
only	to cure	they would do.	Because it was holy,	that way	they would do.

* at the top of the page is written and circled:

34 • 35 Ae w di L me de
n K n

Hēwášira meženą́kaną, "This is all of the dance."

ttAe L	de rKe	Ai Le raa Ke	e rKe.	w o n Kd n.	e Ki.
Cḗra	žesge	hires’áge,	ésge	wa’uną́kšaną.	Égi
The buffaloes	that way	because they would do,	therefore	they are doing it.	And

w Lo ttL	A n ttAi	Lo dtt ne Ki	e Ki.	w Ki Ko n K.	n w n
warújᵉra	haną́cį	rušją́negi,	égi	wagigoną́ka	nąwą́ną.
eating	everyone	when they stopped,	then	the feast giver	he sang.

n Ai	w dAi	o Ki di	w rKe L	w K L ni L n K
Nąhį	waší	’ųgiži,	wasgéra	wagaraniranąga
It was a pleasure	to dance	when he did it,	the dishes	they were taken along, and

w dAi.	A Ki Ai n ln di n n*	de de Ko	Ao Lo tt n.	Ai Le de
waší	hagíhinąbᵉnąžinaną.	Žežegų	horująną,	hireže.
dancing	he arose and went out.	That way	they feasted,	they did.

* before the penultimate /n/, a letter was crossed out.

Ao —*	ttAeyo dK ttL.	⨁⨁
Ho-o-o-o-o!	Cēošgajᵉra.
[Exclamation]	The Buffalo Game.

* the exclamation is followed by a squiggle mark that probably represents, -o-o-o-o-o.

Source

Paul Radin, "Buffalo Dance," Winnebago Notebooks (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, n.d.): Winnebago V, #21 (Freeman #3897): 1-35.