Hocąk Syllabic Text — The Funeral Customs and Wake of the Thunderbird Clan

Hōcąk Syllabic Text — The Funeral Customs and Wake of the Thunderbird Clan

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Winnebago V, #24: 75 (Hōcąk)		Winnebago V, #24: 75 (English)

English Translation

Original Text — | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 |

Corresponding English Translation — | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 62v | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 |

Radin's Translation from The Winnebago Tribe: | 140 | 141 | 142 | 143 | 144 |

Stylistic Features

	hapaxlegomena: hani’ų, "to be used"; higit’et’e, "to speak" (< higit’et’ešųnųižą, "he who is to speak"); hįkižu, "with me"; hiwaha, "to be passing something"; horet’ųt’ųk, "lies"; jasgáxjį (emphatic of jasga), "as much as there is" (inferred meaning); wažužu, an emphatic of wažu, "to place"; wīgų́s, "o’clock".
	rare words: hē, "to continue" (< hēna; found only in Marten); hįc, "to greet" (found only in Marino); hinąt’ék, "to be imprinted"; hisép, "to blacken"; hoką, "falling, death" (found only in Marino); hiwacábwira, "our own" (found only in Rave); ną̄́birusgíc, "ring"; wiré, "the things to work with" (found only in Lipkind); xā (< xājane), "to bury funeralwise" (found only in Kingswan).
	makes very extensive use of žesge.
	kisga for kisge, "like".
	warara for waraga, "relatives".
	all declarative sentences except one end in -ną, which implies direct personal knowledge of their truth, as opposed to -že, which implies hearsay.

Winn. 5:24.52 = WT 140
te e	Ae Le n.	L xo Ke K.	Ai roAo KL.	e tt	A w o L.	Ai d	tee n.
Teé	heréną.	Raǧogega	hisų́gᵉra	éj́a	hawa’ųra	hižą́	t’éną.
Here	it is.	Holy One	his brothers	there	having the misfortune	one	he died.

w Ki d.	Ai no Ki d.	wo LK L.	Ai Ko	Ai Ki rKe n.	wK tt ne	tee n.
Wągížą	hinųgižą	worágᵉra	higų́	hikisgeną.	Wąkjąne	t’éną.
A man	a woman	the anouncement	still	it is the same.	That person	he has died.

Ai d.	w n xi	xeAe	diAi Le n.	w KiLi d.	e Ki.	di Ke.	w Ki ta n KLe.
Hižą́	wanąǧí	xē	šīreže,	wągᵉrižą.	Égi	žigé	wagit’anągᵉre
Someone	body	to bury	they tell,	a man.	And	again	those who are in mourning

Ai d.	w n xi.	Ao Ki tee do no L	ni Ke n Ki	ey o w Le n.
hižą́	wanąǧí	hokit’éšųnųra.	Nįgeną̄ki	eowaréną.
one of them	the departed	they would talk to.	To someplace	they would go.

A Ko Ai n.	ta Le.	Ke ni	xAey L ni.	Ao Ki tee Kette Ke.
Haguhíną.	T’āre	kḗnį	xeranį	hokit’ekjege,
He went after them.	This dead one	not yet	having not been buried	because he would talk to,

				Winn. 5:24.53
w n xi ttAi n KL.	ttA we Ktt n Ae K.	tt rKe	Ai Le Ktt n Ae Ki.	Ki Koro rA n.	e Ki.
wanąǧí cinągᵉra	cawekjanahega,	jāsgé	hirekjanahegi	gigų́saną.	Égi
the ghost house	as he will go to,	how	when they would be doing	to create for.	And

Ai Ko Lo Ao Ki Ki	Ai Le n.	w Ki te L	w Ki do	ow n K.
hikorohógigi,	hiréną.	Wagitera	wagižu	’uą́nąga
when he was ready,	they did it.	The mourner	to place something before them	he did, and

w d	w Ai L.	n tteKe wo tti	Ai Le Ki	deKe	Ai tt	A tti Le n.
wažą́	wahira	ną̄cgé wōcí	hiregí,	šge	hija	hajiréną.
something	he was doing	to be worried	as he was,	also	there	they came.

wy ni L.	tt rKe	liAi n Ki.	de rKe.	Ki Ki Le n.	w n lii L	deKe.
Wainį́ra	jāsgé	pįnągi,	žesge	gigíreną.	Wanąp’į́ra	šge
His clothing	how	if it is good,	thus	they did it to him.	Necklaces	also

ttA deAe L.	Aoy xitti	Ao Ki do	Ai Le n.	e Ki.	n lA ri L	deKe.	wo Lo diAi KL
cašéra	hoixjį́	hogižú	hiréną.	Égi	ną̄pą̄zīra,	šge	worušígᵉra,
his neck	to be full	to offer	they did.	And	yellow baskets,	also	wampum,

	WT 141
deKe.	n li Lo riKi ttL	deKe	e Ki.	Ko Ke tt	Ao too li Le n.	e Ki.	wo xeAe Kee L.
šge	ną̄́birusgíjᵉra,	šge	égi	kokeja	hot’ųbireną.	Égi	woxek’era.
also	finger rings,	and	then	in the casket	they laid him.	Then	he was digging a grave.

		Winn. 5:24.54
A Ki Li Le n.	w Ki ta n K.	A ntt.	Ai dtt L.	o xiAi ni.	Ai reAele
Hakirireną.	Wagit’anąga	haną́c	hišjára	’ū́xį́nį	hisép
They came back.	They mourned, and	everyone	faces	charcoal	to blacken

w Ai Le n.	e Ki.	w n xi	xA tt ne.	Ai tto Ki n Ki Le n.
wahíreną.	Égi	wanąǧí	xājane	hijoginąkireną.
they caused them to be.	And	body	to be given a funeral	they went back.

Lo	a Ai L n K.	wo xeAe L.	A tti ttA	w Ai Le n.	w Ki ta n KeLe.
Ro	ahiranąga*	woxera	hajica	wahíreną.	Wagit’anągᵉre
Body	they went after, and	the grave	to start for	they caused them to do.	The mourners

* < hahire-anąga, the /h/ having been lost to external sandhi.

A Ke tt.	x Ki L n K.	Ai Le n	Ki Le n.	e Ki.	w n xi	Ao xeAe tt
hāgéja	ǧakiranąga	hiréną.	Kireną.	Égi	wanąǧí	hoxéja
afterwards	they wept, and	it was done.	They left.	And	body	to the grave

A Ai Le n.	ttAo we tt	w n xi L.	wo xeAe tt	Ao too li Le n.	e Ki.	w Ki ta tt ne
hahíreną.	Cowéja,	wanąǧíra	woxéja	hot’ųbireną.	Égi	wagit’ájane
they came.	In front,	the body	in the grave	they laid him.	And	the mourners

			Winn. 5:24.55
w o n.	wo xeAe L.	Ki rA Ke tt.	A tal dA n.	Ai Lo nK n K.	A ntt.
waų́ną.	Woxera	kisakeja	hat’apšaną.	Hironą́ganąga	haną́c
they did it.	The grave	in the center	they jumped over.	He followed, and	everyone

A ta li Le n.	di Ke	ttAi L	A Ki Li	ttA Ki wy Le n.	A Ke
hat’ąpireną.	Žigé	círa	hakirí	cagiwaíreną.	Hąké
they raced after him.	Again	the lodge	to come back	they started back.	Not

Ai d	A Ktt lini.	ttAi L	ttA Ki wy Le n.	e Ki.	w n xi	xA tte K.
hižą́	hākją́pnį	círa	cagiwaíreną.	Égi	wanąǧí	xājega,
one of them	not to look back	the lodge	they started back.	And	body	the buried one,

w n xi L.	A wo n n K.	Ke Le n	Ao we	w Ki Ki L	Ae n.
wanąǧíra	hawúnąnąga	keréną.	Howé	wagigira	hēną,
the body	it was covered, and	it went down.	To go about	doing it	he continued,

wK w doAo deAe	Ai L rA.	e Ki.	e Ki.	w Ki ta n KeLe.	Ao xtt n Ki.	w Lo ttL
wąkwášoše	hirasá,	égi	égi	wagit’anągᵉre	hoxjánągi	warújᵉra
warriors	in particular,	and	then	those in mourning	in the evening	food

Lo A	to tti Le n.	e Ki.	tt tt	wi Li Le Ki.	w Ki ta n KeLe
rōhą́	tucį́reną.	Égi	jają́	wiriregi,	wagit’anągᵉre
a lot	they prepared.	And	when	when the sun went down,	the chief mourner

			Winn. 5:24.56
w o n.	n dtt	ni Ki di.	t xiAi ni	Ai n.	leAe tte tt.	t e.
waų́ną.	Ną̄šją́	nįgíži	taxįnį	hiną́	pejéja	ta’é
he did it.	Hard stick	over to this place	to burn up	enough	in the fire	to blaze up

w n xo mi K K.	Ao de ttyi tt.	too ld n.	t e.
wanąǧómįkąka	hožeją́ija	t’ų̄́pšaną.	Ta’é
at where he laid in the ghost bed	over there at the end	he put.	It blazed up

rA niKi wiy xele Aowe tt.	e Ki.	Ai tt	Ki n.	w n xi	xeAe tte K.	w Lo ttL
sānį́k wiaǧép hūēja,	égi	hija	gīną.	Wanąǧí	xējēga	warújᵉra
east (where the sun rises),	then	there	he returned.	Body	that grave	the food

Ai Ki deAe Le n.	Ai tt do n.	wo mi d n K	e Ki.	de Ko	Ai n.	e Ki.	w Ki ta n KeLe
higišereną.	Hijąšųną	womį́žanąka,	égi	žegų	hiną.	Égi	wagit’anągᵉre
he attended to.	He prepares	the matting,	and	thus	he did.	And	the mourner*

* the translation renders this as "the chief mourner".

we n.	Ao Ki K L ttL.	ni Ke	A dA nK wi Ki.	ni Ko Lo Aitti wi n.	tt Ko
wéną,	"Hokíkarajᵉra,	nįgé	hašanąkwigi,	nįkuruhįjwįną.	Jagú,
he said,	"Relatives,	there	you having remained,	we greet you.	Well,

liAi A ow n K.	ni Ko Lo Aitti wi de.	m ni Ke.	w xiAi wi L.	Ai reAe we
pı̨̄ ha’ųanąga	nįkuruhįjwįže.	Mąnįge	waxiwira	hisewe
I am well, and	we greet you.	Because walking	[they were burying him] ?	still*

* in the sense of not moving.

Winn. 5:24.57
y Ki rKe L.	w do KiAi L.	liAi L	Ki Ki wi K tt.	Ao xl Ai L wi L.
yākísgera.	Wažókįrà	pįra,	gigiwigają,	hoxap hirawira,
I am being equal to.	The relatives	the good ones,	after I have done,	you have come to visit me,

e Ki.	ni Ktt KL.	Ai Ki xA w ni L.	w Lotto K L Ki o	n i	w d
égi	nįkją́gᵉra	higixawanirera	waruckaragi’ų	ną̄́’į,	wažą́
and	the child	who has been lost	I have prepared cooked food	I have tried,	something

niKi	to tti Le L.	ni L.	t ni L.	Ai do K Kette Ki.	w n xi	xeAe L.
nįk	tucirera,	nįra,	tānį́ra	hižókakjegi,*	wanąǧí	xēra
little	which is well cooked,	water,	tobacco	while keeping it handy,	body	being buried

* < hižók-hakje-gi.

Ai d	Ai Le Ki.	de rKe	Ai Ktt n Ae Ke.	w A nK dA n.
hižą́	hiregí,	žesge	hikjanahega,	wahaną́kšaną.
one of them	as he was,	thus	as he was going to be there,	it is why I am saying this.

ni Ko Lo Aitti wi n.	e Ki di.	e Ki.	t ni L.	e Ki.
Nįkuruhįjwįną,"	egíži.	Égi	tānį́ra	égi
We greet you,"	he said.	Then	the tobacco	and

ni L.	w n xi	xA n K	w Lo rA n.	e Ki.
nįra	wanąǧí	xānąka	warusana,	égi
the water	soul	the one buried	he took out,	and

		Winn. 5:24.58
Ai d.	w n xi	Ai Ki tee tee doAo noyi d	Ai tt n Ki	e.	t ni Ao L.	Ao Koo n.
hižą́	wanąǧí	higit’et’ešųnųižą	hijanąki	e	tānį́hurá	hok’ų́ną,
someone	soul	one who is to speak	there	him	his pipe	he gave,

ni L	Ai L rA.	e Ki.	we n.	t ni Ao.	Ao Koo Le	Ai Le K.
nįra	hirasá,	égi	wéną,	"Tānį́hu	hok’ų́re	hiregá,
the water	together with,	and	he said,	"Pipe	given	as it was,

ni Ko Lo Aitti wi n.	ni Key dA n K.	A K K rKeyi d.	tt Ko	liAi Ai	o wiy n K.
nįkuruhįjwįną.	Nįgeašąną́ga,	hagagasgeižą	jagú	pįhí	ų́wiánąga
we greet you.	[When anything was extra,]?	[alas]	how	carefully	you did, and

Ai Ki Ko Lo	Aitti	A nK deAe	no ni Ke.	Ao e L	de rK Le tt
hįgikoro,	hįc,	hąną́kše,	nųnįgé	ho’era	žesgáreną.
I have been hit hard,	to greet,	to moan,	but	responding	thus they are.

Ai w n K tt.	e Ki.	w n xi.	Ao K	ay Le n.	w K ttAK deAe.	e rKe	Ai Ke
Hiwanagają,	égi	wanąǧí	hoką,	aíreną.	Wakącąkše.	Ésge	hįké
But it overcame me,	and	soul	falling,	they say.	It is holy.	So	not

tt Ko	Ki liAi	e liAi ni de	ay Le n.	no ni Ke.	Ai A n de
jagú	gipį́	epįnįže,	aíreną,	nųnįgé	hihanáže.
how	to feel good	it is not good,	they say,	but	I am saying it.

		Winn. 5:24.59
Ai K L K	Ai Le n.	A Lette Ai Le Ki.	A Ke	w n xi
Hikaraga	hiréną,	harec hiregi,	hąké	wanąǧí
To say to their own	they did,	[if something is substituted for the proper thing,]	not	soul

m no ni	w Ki Ki ni n de	Ai K L K	Ai Le n.	e rKe	liAi xitti
mą̄nų́nį	wagiginį̀nąže,	hikaraga	hiréną.	Ésge	pįxjį
to lose his way	it would not have caused him,	to say to their own	they did.	So	very well

w n xi L	w Ki tee Ktt ne n.	n K.	ni Ko Lo Aitti wi n.	e Ki.	t ni Ao L.
wanąǧíra	wagit’ekjaneną.	Nąka,	nįkuruhįjwįną."	Égi	tānį́hurá
the departed	[I shall mourn.]	Those seated,	we greet you."	Then	his pipe

A ni	mi nK dA n.	a rA niKi. e Ki. a rA niKi.	Ao mi nK n K.	e tt.
hani	miną́kšąną.	Asanį́k égi asanį́k	homįnąkanąga	éja
he took up	he sat down.	Arm to arm (?)*	he sat, and	there

* this may be equivalent to the English "shoulder to shoulder."

n Ke Aiye tt.	nl lL.	Ai w A	Ai Le Ai n.	e Ki.	w n n.	Ao Ao.
nąke-hiéja	nąbᵉra	hiwaha	hirehiną.	Égi	wanā́na,	"Hohó!"
in back of him	by hand	passing it	he sent.	And	he said,	"Hoho!"

e n.	Ai L rAe Lette ttAi	we n.	w n xi L.	Ki
éną.	Hirasereci,	wéną,	"Wanąǧíra	gī,"
he said.	After a very long time,	he said,	"The ghost	he has returned,"

w	we n.	te e Le n	t ni L.	w d
wą,	wéną,	"Te’éreną,	tānį́ra.	Wažą
he hallooed,	he said,	"Here it is,	the tobacco.	Someone

	Winn. 5:24.60
A Li	L tte Kette de.	roAo Ke L	L Ki	L tt ne Le K tt.	t ni Ao L
hārí	rajekježe.	Sųkéra	rakį́	rają̄nēgają.	Tānį́hurá
far away	you will be.	In back	you pose	you stand.	The pipe

A L K L diAi ni	m liAi ni Kette L.	w o Le Ki L.	w Lo ttL	liAi ni
harakárašini	mą̄́pįnį́kjera.	Wa’ų́regi	warújᵉra	pįni
you have it along with you	that you might have good smoke.	For lunch	food	good

Ki o xitti	Ai L n K.	A L K L diAi ni	m diAi ni Kette L.	e Ki.	A Ae L.
kių́xjį	hiránąga	harakárašini	mąšínįkjera,	égi	hąhéra
made well	they did, and	you have it along with you	as you go,	and	nights

			WT 142
tto l A.	Ai Ki do	wo dA Ktt ne n.	e Ki.	te e Le n.	m diAi ni L
jobą́hą	hįkižu	wošakjaneną.	Égi	te’éreną.	Mąšínįra,
four	with me	you will have to remain.	And	here it is.	As you go,

Ke Le Ki.	wi Lo LK.	Ai doo Ktt ne n.	w do Ki	w diAi ni L.	w n tto tty rKe.
keregi,	wirorak	hiš’ųkjaneną.	Wažṓkį	wašinira	waną́cocąį́ske
when you leave,	mediator	we ask you to act.	Relatives	your	to be pitied

				Winn. 5:24.61
w w L K L Ki doo n.	e rKe.	tt Ko.	Ao Ly dtt L.	wi Lo n dii Ktt ne n.
wawárakaragiš’ų́ną.	Ésge	jagú	horaíšjąra	wirunąš’į́kjaneną.
you have made them.	So	what	you’ve left undone	you will try to leave them behind.

mAi A KeLe Ki.	wo n xi Le L.	w diAi diAi KL.	w Kidi Ko i L.	tt rK xitti	Ao Ly dtt L.
Mąhihagᵉregi	woną́ǧirera,	wašišigᵉra,	wąkšigo’į́ra,	jasgáxjį	horaíšjąra,
On earth	wars,	goods,	life,	as much as there is	you’ve left undone,

te de rKe.	L t	m diAi ni Ktt ne n.	e Ki.	w L Ko no lL.*	daK w L K.	Ai Ki d
téžesge	ratá	mąšínįkjanéną,	égi	warakinųbᵉra,	š’akwaraga	hįkižą
this	you ask for	as you go,	and	your brothers,	your parents	not one

* this should be w L Ki no lL.

A Ae L K	L ni Ktt ne n.	A Ki d	a dKe	Ai Lo ni nK
haherák	ranikjaneną.	Hąkížą	ašgé	hironínąk
to have premonitions	you will return.	No one	near	to follow you

Ai L ni Ktt ne n.	me de rKe L	t	m diAi ni Ktt ne n
hiranįkjaneną.	Mežesgera	tā	mąšínįkjanéną.
they will do.	These sort of things	to ask for	as you go.

A Ao.	a n K.	t ni Ao L.	t e Ai n	wo Lotto n K	Ao Ki Kixi
"Hąhó,"	ánąga	tānį́hurá	taehiną.	Worujᵉnąka	hogįgį́x
"Alright,"	he said, and	the pipe	he lights.	This meal	to be passed around

Winn. 5:24.62
mi nK n Ki.	Ai L Ki	w Le	Le Ai n.	ni L	di Ke.
mįnągᵉnąki,	hiragi,	ware	rehíreną	Nįra	žigé
while they were seated,	when they had reached,	work	it went quickly.	The water	again

Ai reKe	miKi	L ttK n K.	Ai L Ki	w Le	Le Ai n.
hisgé	mįk	racgąnąga	hiragi,	ware	rehíreną
some	he sat	he drank, and	when it had reached him,	work	it went quickly.

Ao Ki Ki xL.	e Ki.	w Lo tti Le n.	w Lotto Lo dtt	Ai Le L.	e Ki.
Hogįgį́gᵉra	égi	warújireną.	Warujᵉrušją	hirera,	égi
It was being passed around	and	they ate it.	To be finished eating	they were,	then

w n xi	xA n K	w o n.	t ni.	Ai L n K.	e Ki	t ni Ao L
wanąǧí	xānąka	waų́ną.	Tānį́	hiránąga	égi	tānį́hurá
soul	the one buried	they did it.	Tobacco	they did, and	then	the pipe

Ai L rA.	Lo r n K.	wK w doAo deAe d	Ai tt	n KL.	Ao Koo n.	w n xi.
hirasá	rusanąga	wąkwašošežą	hija	nągᵉrá	hok’ų́ną.	Wanąǧí
also	he takes, and	a warrior	there	who is sitting	he gives it to.	Spirit

n Ko	o Kette L.	Ao Ki rK Le.	e n.	A Ao.	e n.
nągú	’ųkjéra.	Hokisagre	éną,	"Hąhó,"	éną,
route	he will be taking.	In their midst	he says,	"Alright,"	he says,

					Winn. 5:24.63
wK w doAo deAe L.	e Ki.	we n.	w do Ki L.	ni Ko Lo Kitti Le A wi n.	tt Ko
wąkwašošera.	Égi	wéną,	"Wažókįrà	nįkúrukjirehawiną.	Jagú
the warrior.	Then	he said,	"Relatives	I greet you all.	What

liAi	Ai o wiy n K.	Ai Ki Ko	Lo Aitti	tt nK deAe
pį	hi’ųwianąga	hįgigo	ruhįc	jánąkše,
good	we are doing, and	I have called	by ceremonial greeting	all that there were,

no ni Ke.	Ao e L	de Ko	Ke	Ai w n K tt.	e Ki.	liAi xitti.	w n xi L.
nųnįgé	ho’era	žegų	ke	hiwanąkáją.	Égi	pįxjį	wanąǧíra
but	responding	thus	it is the custom*	I say this.	Then	very well	the departed

* ke means "reguarly" as attested elsewhere (1, 2).

w Ki t Ki Ktt ne n.	n Ko	Ki o	m ni Kette L.	A ttiAi tt.	ttA we Ki.	e tt
wagitagikjaneną.	Ną̄gú	ki’ų	manįkjera,	hacį́ja	cāwégi,	éja
I will tell it.	Road	made	he will be walking,	where	if he goes,	there

liAi xitti	Ai K ni A Ai Le Ktte	de rKe	w Ki t Ki Ktt ne n.	e Ki.	A Ke	Ai L tty L.
pįxjį	hįganihahirekje,	žesge	wagitagikjaneną.	Égi	hąké	hirajaíra
very well	he will be conducted,	thus	I will tell him.	Then	not	more

					Winn. 5:24.64
w d L Ai d	w do do ni Ktt ne n.	tt rKe xitti	A L.	de rKe	Ai Ae Ktt ne n.
wažąrá hižą́	wažužunįkjaneną.	Jasgéxjį	hara,	žesge	hihekjaneną.
anything	he will misplace.	As much as	he is going,	this	I will tell him.

Ao Le too tooKo	Ai tt	w do do Ki.	w n xi	riAi lA Ki deAe we	A Ktt n Ae de	ay Le n.
Horet’ųt’ųk	hija	wažužugi,	wanąǧí	sīpágišewé	hakjanaheže,	aíreną.
Lies	there	if I set down,	ghost	to stumble	I will cause,	they say.

e rKe	Ai Ke	de rKe	A ni Ktt ne n.	wo n xi Le Ai Lo K n L.
Ésge,	hįké	žesge	hanikjaneną.	Wonaǧire Hirukąnąra
Therefore,	not	that	I will not do it.	The War Controllers

w w Ki t Ki Ktt ne n.	liAi xitti	w n xi L	n Ko	Ki o Ktt L	w Ki t Ki Ktt ne n.
wawagitakikjeną.	Pįxjį	wanąǧíra	nągú	ki’ųkjara	wagitagikjaneną.
I will tell them.	Very well	the ghosts	route	they are going	I will tell them.

A Ke.	tee Ai Le.	A Ki A.	w nK L	de rKe	Ao t Kini Ktt ne n.
Hąké	t’ehire	hakihą́,	wanągᵉra,	žesge	hotáknįkjaneną.
Not	they were killed	again, for a second time,	the history,	that	I will not tell.

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ne xitti	tee w A L.	de rKe	Ao t Ki Ktt ne n.	ne	wi to K n xitti L
Nexjį	t’ewahara	žesge	hotagíkjanèną.	Ne	witukanaxjįra,
Mine only	that I had killed	these	I will tell.	I	having a right to command,

de rKe.	w Le	A diAi Ktt ne n.	t ni Ao L.	w o ne Ki L.	leAe ttL
žesge	ware,	hašíkjaneną.	Tānį́hurá,	wa’ųnegi,	péjᵉra
thus	I am doing it,	I will command them.	The pipe,	the food,	the fire

A K ni m ni Le Ktt ne n.	ay Lo t[i]	o n Koo	A ttAi tt	ttA we Ki	e tt
haganimanįkjeną.	Airuti	ųnąk’ų	hacį̄́ja	cāwégi,	éja
they will carry for him.	To lead by the arm	they were doing	to where	when they went,	there

A ni A Ai Le Ktt ne n.	ni Ko Lo Aitti Le A wi tti Ko.	a n K.	A Ko Ley d.	to ttA
hanihahírekjaneną.	Nįkúruhįjᵉrehàwijį́go!"	ánąga	hagoreižą	tōcą́
they will lead him.	We greet you!"	he said, and	then	his warpath

Ai Ki.	de rKe	Ao L Kede.	tt rKe xitti	Ai Ki	Ai Lo w ttoKo ritti
higi,	žesge	horákše.	Jasgéxjį	higi,	hirowacgusįc,
if he had done,	these	he told.	All	when he had done,	and so forth,

Ao rK deAe.	wo L KL.	e tt xitti	wi Koro.	nolo litti	t ni xitti	a n K
horákše.	Worágᵉra	ḗjaxjį́,	wīgų́s	nų́pji	tānį́xjį,	anąga
he told it.	The stories	about that time,	o’clock	about two	about three,	and

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L dtt Ki.	Ao e Le L	Ae Le n.	A Ae	t ni A	de de rKe	Ai	Ai Le n.
rašją́gi,	ho’eréra	heréną.	Hą̄hé	taníhą	žežesge	hi	hiréną.
when he stops,	to disperse	they did.	Night	three	thus	to do	they did.

Aoy diAili.	Ao xtt n K.	n o rete	xoAo no ni KL.	Ai d	Ai tt
Hoišíp	hoxjaną́ga	naų́ste	xununįgᵉra	hižą́	hija
Always	in the evening	ember	the little ones	one of them	there

Ki too l A n Kd n.	leAette	de e	e	A ni	m ni Ktt ne Ke	e rKe.
kit’ųbahanąkšaną.	Pēc	žee	e	hanį	manįkjanége,	ésge
they place.	Fire	this	it	he takes	as he will be walking,	so

tt rKe	Ai Le K.	de rKe	Ai Le n	t ni A.	re Ki.*	A Ae
jāsgé	hiregá,	žesge	hiréną.	Taníhą	zēgi,	hą̄hé
how	as it was,	these	they did.	Three	[?],	night

* the previous word, t ni A, appears to have a period after it. The succeeding word re Ki also appears to have an initial letter r. Could this letter r be a poorly executed L ? If so, perhaps it belongs with the previouss word to form taníhąregi, "after those three (nights)".

Ai tto l A L.	Lo A xitti	Ao Ki L Ki Le n.	wK w doAo deAe L	tt n K	Ki deKe.
hijobą́hąrá	rōhą́xjį	hogirakireną.	Wąkwašošera	jánąga	gišge
the fourth	many	they told them.	The brave men	all	to do

				Winn. 5:24.67
w Lo ttL	Lo A xitti	to tti Le n.	e Ki.	w d	w Ai Le L.	w Ki ta n K.
warújᵉra	rōhą́xjį	tucį́reną.	Égi	wažą́	wahírera	wagit’anąka
food	lots	they prepared.	And	things	the relatives	the mourners

w n xi Koo	dKe	w K ni	A tti Le n.	tt rKe	Ai L n K.	Ki liAi
wanąǧí ki’ų	šge	wagąni	hajiréną.	Jāsgé	hiránąga	gipį́
ghost games*	also	to bring	they came.	So	they did, and	to enjoy

* translated by Radin as "mourning games".

Ai L n Ki	de rKe	w Ki Ki	Ai Le n.	e Ki.	Ai tto l A L.
hiranągi,	žesge	wagigí	hiréną.	Égi	hijobą́hąrá
after they did,	these	to have something done	they did.	Then	the fourth

A Ae Ke.	leAe ttL.	Ai tto lL	Ai tt	A K ni	A Ai Le n.	e Ki.	di Ke.
hą̄hége,	péjᵉra	híjobᵉrà	hija	haganį́	hahíreną.	Égi	žigé
because it was night,	the fire	the fourth	there	to take for	they came.	And	again

w Lo ttL	Ai Lo dtt	Ai n.	w n xi	xAe L.	e Ki.	di Ke.	Ai tee tee n.
warújᵉra	hirušją́	hiną.	Wanąǧí	xerá	égi	žigé	hit’et’éną,
food	to be ready	it was.	Ghost	the mound	and	again	he spoke,

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w Ki tee L.	ni Ko Lo Aitti wi n.	Ao Ki K L ttL	tt Ko	liAi	A ow n n K
"Wagit’era,	nįkuruhįjwįną!	Hokíkarajᵉra,	jagú	pį	ha’ųananąka
"Mourners,	we greet you!	Relatives,	what	good	did I do

ni Ko Lo Aitti wi de.	e Ki.	Ao diAi diAiKi.	w we L.	w do Ki L.	A n
nįkuruhįjwįže?	Égi	hošišík	wawéra,	wažókįrà,	háną.
with our greeting you?	And	trouble	being burdened,	relatives,	I am.

liAi	Ai L K L Ki wi L.	Ai m dtt	Ai L K L Ki wi n.	w KidiKi i
Pį	hirakaragiwira;	himaį́šją	hirakaragiwiną.	Wąkšigi
Good	you are acknowledging me;	I am strengthened	you have acknowledged me.	To live

		Radin, WT 143
n i	Ai L diAi wi L.	Ai dA L Kr liwi n.	de rKe	A Ktt ne n.	Ai Ke
ną̄́’į	hirašiwira.	Hįšaraksabwiną.	Žēsgé	hakjanéną.	Hįké
I try	you are telling me.	You have brought me back to my senses.	Thus	I will do.	Not

A Low Ki Ki di ni Ktt ne n.	liAi	Ai L Ki Ki wi K tt.	w do Ki L.
haruą́gigišinįkjaneną.	Pį	hiragigiwigają,	wažókįrà,
you will not cause me to be lifted over it.	Good	as you have done,	relatives,

Ao xA li L wiy n K.	tt Ko L.	A ntt.	Ai L Ki	tti	dA L wi K tt.
hoxapirawianąga	jagúra	haną́c	hiragi	ci	šarawígają,
you have come to visit me, and	whatever	everyone	to bring back	lodge	when you go,

	Winn. 5:24.69
e Ki.	A Ae	te e.	A Ae	Ai Low KL.	Ae Ley n K.	A A li.
égi	hą̄hé	teé	hą̄hé	hiroágᵉra	hereánąga	hahąbī
then	night	this	night	the last one	it is, and	to stay up until daylight

wK w doAo deAe	Ai w ttAl wi L.	wo K L Ki Le Ktt n	A n K.	w d L	Ai d
wąkwášoše	hiwacábwira	wokarakįrekjaną,	hanąga	wažąra	hižą́
warriors	our own	they will bring their own,	and	the things	one

w xtty deKe.	Ai Kd L	L xe	A dA nK wi deKe.	Ai dKe	y Kd n Ki Ktt ne n.
waxjaišgé	hikšára	raǧe	hašanągwišge	hišgé	yākšánąkikjaneną.
some fun	laughing	you make noise	you remain, also	I also	I make myself laugh.

wi no w Ko ni.	wo xe L wi	dKe	e	Ay liAi n Ki Ktt ne n.	de de rKe
Winowaguni	woxerawi	šge	e	haipįnąkikjaneną.	Žežesge
Without trouble	you made noise	also	it	I will be enjoying myself.	This

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ny L xoKo wi Ke	w Ae n.	Ao Ki K L ttL	ni Ko Lo Aitti wi n.	e Ki.	w n xi
nąiraxgų́wige,	wahéną.	Hokíkarajᵉra	nįkuruhįjwįną!"	Égi	wanąǧí
because you hear me,	it is why I said it.	Relatives	we greet you!"	Then	ghost

Ao Ki tee Ktt n Ae K.	Ai tee tee n.	ni Ko Lo Aitti Le A wi n.	de rKe K tt.
hokit’ekjanahega	hit’et’éną.	"Nįkúruhįjireháwiną.	Žesgĕgáją,
the one who is to address	he spoke.	"We have sent forth greetings to you.	Indeed it is so,

A K K rKey d	no ni Ke.	de tt K.	wK Kidi Ko i L.	de rKe	Ao w Ar wi K tt.
hagagasgeižą,	nųnįgé	žejąga	wąkšigo’į́ra	žesge	howahaswigają,
alas,	but	now	his life	this	when they drive it,

e Ki.	w n xi L.	tt rKe	Ao w Lo Ktte L.	w Ki t Ki Ktt A Le.	A Ke
égi	wanąǧíra	jāsgé	howarokjera,	wagitakikjahare,	hąké
and	the ghost	how	he will be hanging,	he is going to be told,	not

w n xi L.	m no ni	A ni Ktt ne n.	wo dK	te e.	A Ke	leAe de Ke Le K.
wanąǧíra	mą̄nų́nį	hanikjanaheną.	Wošgą́	teé	hąké	pežḗgerega
the ghost	to lose his way	I will not cause it.	Affairs	like this	not	for whoever it is

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A ni de	ay Le n.	A Ke	Ai w xitti	Ke Le	A ni o	Ai L ni de.
hąnįže,	aíreną.	Hąké	hiwaxjį	keré	hani’ų	hiranįže.
it was not so,	they say.	Not	[starting point ?]	to depart	to be used	it would not be done.

e rKe.	te e.	ne	Ai A ni Ae Kette L.	Ko tt.	Ai ttAo Ke w A L.	A niy tti Le Ki.
Ésge	teé	nē,	hiránihékjera	gōjá,	hicṓkewáhara	hániąjìregi,
So	this	me,	where they should be	over there,	my grandfather	having brought,

tt tti K.	e tt	a tti L.	e Ki.	ne	Ai Ae Ktt.	Ai too L Le n.	e rKe.
jajíga	éja	ajira,	égi	nē	hihekja	hit’ų́rareną.	Ésge
my father	there	he was saying,	and	me	I could say	it was left to.	So

lAi xitti	w n xi L.	n Ko L	w K t Ki Ktt ne n.	A Ke.	w n xi L.
pį̄xjį	wanąǧíra	nągúra	wakatakīkjaneną.	Hąké	wanąǧíra
the right	the spirit of the departed	the road	I will tell it to him.	Not	the ghost

riAi lA Ki dAe we	w Ki Ki ni Ktt ne n.	e Ki.	A niy A Ktt ne n.	A ntt	a wiy tte.
sīpágišewé	wagiginįkjaneną.	Égi	hanįą́hakjaneną.	Haną́c	awiaje.
to stumble	I will not cause him.	Then	I shall breathe.	Everyone	you will say.

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A Ke	a ni n K.	A Ke	w Kidi Ko i L.	reAe Lette	Ai Ki t	Ai L ni K.
Hąké	anįnąka,	hąké	wąkšigo’į́ra	seréc	higita	hiranįga,
Not	they do not say,	not	life	long	he asks for	when they did not do,

Ai Ke	ay L ni ra de	ay Le n.	A ntt	a wiy tte.	Ao.	i ne Ki	a n K.
hįké	airanįs’àže.	aíreną.	Haną́c	awiaje,	"Ho!"	inéki	ánąga
not	they don't ever say,	they say.	Everyone	you will say,	"Ho!"	alone	he said, and

e Ki. \|*	A.	e Ki	A ntt	Ai deAe Ktt n A wi n	Ao L dtty tt	w Ke n.
égi,	'Ha!'	égi	haną́c	hišekjanahawiną.	Horašjaija	wagéną.
then,	'Ha!'	then	everyone	you will utter.	The end of it	I mean.

* a vertical line, |, occurs here in the text.

e Ki.	we de.	w de.	rii	\|Ao\|*	e de	m dtt xitti.
Égi	wéže,	wą̄že	s’ī	"Ho!"	éže,	mąšjąxjį,
And	he said it,	he called out	long time,	"Ho!"	he said,	mightily,

* Ao is bracketed by two short vertical lines.

e Ki.	we de.	A Li	L tte Ktte de.	A Li	L tte Ktte de.*
égi	wéže,	"Hārí	rajékježe.	Harí	rajékježe.
and	he said,	"Far off	you are standing.	Far off	you are standing.

* this line is repeated twice.

roAo Ke Le Ki.	A tt ne.	t ni L.	me e Le n.	e Ki.	te e
Sų̄kéregi	hają̄nḗ.	Tānį́ra	meereną.	Égi	tee
Right behind me	I see.	Tobacco	here it is.	And	these

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ttAo we tt	A diAi ni	m diAi ni Kette L.	t ni Ao L.	e Ki.	leAe ttL
cōwéja,	hašįnį́	mąšínįkjera:	tānį́hurá	égi	péjᵉra
in front,	you take along	as you go:	the pipe	and	the fire

A L K L di ni	m diAi ni Kette L.	e Ki.	w Lo ttL.	w d	w L K.
harakárašini	mąšínįkjera,	égi	warújᵉra	wažą́	waraga
you have it along with you	as you go,	and	the food	items	relatives

ni Ki oyi Le n.	de Le Ktt n A Le.	Ay ni Ki.	wi L xeLe Ao Ki.
nįki’ųireną.	Žerékjanahare	haínigi	wiraǧéphugi.
they have prepared for you.	You are to start	in the morning	when the sun rises.

dAe Le Ki di.	ttKe L	tti Ke Le K tt	n Kowo xeAe te xitti d	Ao L tal	L tti dA n Ki Ktt ne n.
Šeregiži,	cgera	jikeregáją,	naguaxetexjįžą	horat’ąp	rajišanąkikjaneną.
When you go,	not far	starting out,	a wide road	you step on	you will come to.

de e	Ao L w dAe Le Ki.	ttAe Kitti L.	doo A L Ai K tt.	e tt	m L
Žee	hòrawášerékigi,	cekjįra	š’ųharahigają,	éja	mąra
This	if you go,	the first thing	you go and do when you arrive,	there	the ground

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Ki ttoKo xKi Ktt ne n.	n m ttAe L.	Ai L Kow n K.	Ao L tti Ktt ne n.	AK Le Ki
gicgúxkikjaneną.	Ną̄mą́cera	hiraguanąga	horajikjaneną.	Hākregi
it will cut across.	Your war club	you take, and	you will strike it.	Behind

Ao L too deAe Le Ktt ne n.	A Ke	A L Ktt lini.	di Ke	deAe Le Ktt ne n.
horat’ųšerekjaneną.	Hąké	harakjąbᵉnį	žigé	šerekjaneną.
you will throw it and go on.	Not	do not look back	again	you will go on.

e tt	A doAo wo tti L tti dA n Ki Ktt ne n.	w diAi diAi KL.	di Ke	AK Le Ki
Éja	hašuwojirajišanąkikjaneną.	Wašišigᵉra,	žigé	hākregi
There	you will come.	Goods,	again	behind

Ao L too deAe Le Ktt ne n.	A Ke	A L Ktt lini.	di Ke	deAe Le Ktt ne n.	di Ke
horat’ųšerekjaneną.	Hąké	harakjąbᵉnį	žigé	šerekjaneną.	Žigé
you will throw them and go on.	Not	do not look back	again	you will go on.	Again

			Winn. 5:24.75
dow L Ai K tt.	w noyi tteKe L.	A doAo wo tti Ktt ne n.	di Ke	Ai Ke	A L Ktt lini
žowarahigają,	wanoícgera	hašowojikjaneną.	Žigé	hįké	harakjąbᵉnį
as you go along,	animals	you will come upon.	Again	not	do not look back

A KeLe Ki	Ao L too deAe Le Ktt ne n.	de e.	m Ai A KeLe Ki.	Ao w
hagrégi,	horat’ųšerekjaneną.	Žee	mąhihagᵉregi	howa
behind you,	you will throw them and go on.	These	on earth	towards

Ao w L Ki Ki	w doo Ktt ne n.	wo n xi Le L.	w KidiKi	w d	ni Le L.
howaragigi	waš’ųkjaneną,	woną́ǧirera,	wąkšik,	wažą́	nirera,
they come	you will be the cause of it,	war,	life,	things	in the waters,

wy noyo ttKe L.	w Lo ttL.	e Ki	e tt	dAe Le Ki di	Ai Ke
wainoicgera	warújᵉra;	égi	éja	šeregiži,	hįké
animals	food;	and	there	when you go,	not

A Li dA L ni Ktt ne n.	e tt	ttAi lAo Lo Ke d.	A doAo wo tti L tti dA n Ki Ktt ne n.
harišaranįkjaneną.	Éja	ciporokeižą	hašuwojirajišanąkikjaneną.
you will not have gone far.	There	an oval lodge	you will come.

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Ai to Ke ni Ki d	w o n Ki Ktt ne n.	e de e.	wo ni Ki L Ki Kette L
hitokenigížą	wa’ųnąkikjaneną.	Éžee	wonįkirakikjera
An old woman	there will be.	This one	she will be informing you

w o nK dA n.	Ai ttAo dKe	tt Ko	Ai ni Ky Le de	e Ktt ne n.
wa’ųnąkšaną.	"Hicųšgé,	jagú	hinįgaireže?"	ekjaneną.
she is.	"Grandson,	what	it is your name?"	she will ask.

w L Ke Ktte n.	Ko ni K.	Ao y Ko Lo Ao L.	te e.	wi Lo LK
Warakekjeną,	"Kunį́ka,	hoyakuruhora,	tee	wirorak
You will tell her,	"Grandmother,	when I was about to start,	this	mediator

y o Kette	ay Le n.	t ni Ao L.	i Ke Le	L Ki Ki Ktt ne n.	Ko ni K.
ya’ųkje,	aíreną.	Tānį́hurá	įkere	ragigikjaneną.	"Kunį́ka,
I was given,	they said.	The pipe	to insert in her mouth	you may do.	"Grandmother,

daK w A L.	w Ki no lL.	Ao Ki K L tt ni L.	Ao tt	wo w rili
š’akwahara,	wakinųbᵉra,	hokikarajanira,	hoją́	wōwázip
my parents,	my brothers,	my relatives,	already	to be lonesome

w K L Ki Ke.	wo n xi Le L.	tt rKe.	woyo to Ki Kii L.	Lo Ko Ai Le n.
wakarágige,	woną́ǧirera,	jasgé	woitokík’įra,	rogųhireną.
because I have made them,	wars,	as well as	honors,	they are wished for.

		Winn. 5:24.77
Ao tt.	w n tto tty rKe	w K L Ki Ke.	w Kidi Ko i L	tt rKe	wy dtt Ao L.
Hoją́	waną́cocąį́ske	wakarágige,	wąkšigo’į́ra	jasgé	waišjąhúra,
Already	to be pitied	because I have made them,	the life	whatever	I left behind,

de e.	ty Le n.	e Ki.	A Ke	A K	Ai Lo tti	e Ki	Ai d	tti n Kette
žee	taíreną.	Égi	hąge	hąká	hirujį	égi	hižą́	jinąkje,
this	they ask.	And	the last	not	for some time	and	one	they might travel,

ay Le n.	e Ki.	w KidiKi	w d ni Le L.	tt n K	to Kd Ki.	di Ke
aíreną.	Égi	wąkšik	wažąnirera	jánąga	tūką́šgi,*	žigé
they said.	And	people	such things	all	if I left behind,	again

* for tūk’ą́š, "I left behind"?

de e	A Ai Le n.	te de rKe	Ko ni K	Ai Ky Le n.	Ao y Ko Lo Ao L.
žee	hahiréną.	Téžesge,	kunį́ka,	hįgaíreną.	Hoyakuruhora,
these	they reach there.	This,	grandmother,	I was told.	When I was about to start,

WT, 144
n Ko L.	Aoyi tte L.	tto liAi wi	m ni ttAo	Ai n teeKe tte Ki.	n Ko L.
nągúra	hoijera	jōpíwi	mą̄nį́co	hinąt’ékjégi,	nągúra
the road	my steps	four	blue clay	that will be imprinted,	the road

m ni ttAo	Ao do tte Ki	e	w w te Ktt ne	A Ky Le n.	Ko ni K.
mą̄nį́co	hožujegi,	e	wawátekjane,	hakaireną,	kunį́ka."
blue clay	as they are imprinted,	these	I will be going,	they told me,	grandmother."

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A A.	Ai ttAo dKe niKi A xitti	ni xAo no ni K tt.	w n ni Kr Ld n.	e liAi n.
"Hąhą́,	hicųšgenįkhaxjį,	nįxununįkają,	wananįksapšaną.	Epį́ną.
"Well,	my dear little grandson,	you are young, but	you are wise.	It is good.

wo ni Ki A Ktte n.	a n K.	wo A L	Ai tt Ke Le Ktt ne n.	riAi
wonįgihakjeną,"	ánąga	wohą́ra	hijakerekjaneną.	Sį̄
I will boil something for you,"	she said, and	the kettle	she will put on.	Rice

Ao A Ktt ne n.	Att ttiKi di.	n roAo L	ni te Ki Ktt ne n.	e Ki.	w ni Ke Ktt ne n.	Ai ttAo dKe
hohąkjaneną.	Hajgiži,	ną̄súra	nįtekikjaneną.	Égi	wanįgekjaneną,	"Hicųšgé,
she will boil.	If you eat,	the head	it will ache you.	Then	she will say to you,	"Grandson,

n roAo L.	ni teKe dA n.	ni Ki A A li Ktte n	e Ktt ne n.	ni Ki A A liKi	e tt.
ną̄súra	nįtekšaną.	Nįgihahapikjeną,"	ekjaneną.	Nįgihahapik	éja
the head	you have an ache.	Let me cup it for you,"	she will say.	She cups it	then

		Winn. 5:24.79
n roAo L.	ni Ki xoAoxo x n K.	n roAo Lo Ko lL	ni Ki Lo ri Ktt ne n.	de de Ko Ki.
ną̄súra	nįgixuxanąga	nasurugobᵉra	nįgirusikjaneną.	Žežegųgi,
the skull	she cracks it, and	the brains	she will take them out of you.	When it is so,

m	e Ki	Ao dA L Le.	w L Ki Ko no ni Ktt ne n.	w d w L K.	Ai Ke
mą	égi	hošarare	warakíkununíkjaneną.	Wažąwaraga	hįké
earth	here	to forget	you will forget.	Your relatives	not

n ttKe w wo L ttAi ni Ktt ne n	w xAo liAi ni	w L tti Le.	Ai L Ki rK
ną̄cgé wawōracinįkjaneną,	Waxopį́nį	warájire	hirakísga
you will not worry about it.	Spirit	the various ones	to become like

L tti tte Ktt ne n.	m	Ai A KLe Ki.	wo we wi L.	e tt	Ai lA
rajijekjaneną.	Mą	hihagrégi	wōwéwįra	éja	hipá
you shall become.	Earth	surface	your thoughts	there	as far as

Ai ni Ki Le Ktt ne n.	w xoAo liAi ni	w L tti Le	L ni Ktt ne n	e lA.
hinį́girekjanéną.	Waxopį́nį	warájire	ranikjaneną.	Ḗpa,
they will be.	Spirit	the various ones	you will return.	From now on,

				Winn. 5:24.80
riAi	Ao A K.	Ae.	w Ki o n.	e rKe.	e tt.	w d diAi di KL.	A ntt
sį̄	hohąga,	hē	wagi’úną.	Ésge	éja	wažąšíšigᵉra	haną́c
rice	which she boils for you,	lice	they will be.	That is why	there	bad things	all

Ao Ly diAili dA n.	e Ki.	deAe Le Ktt ne n.	Aoyi tte	tto l tte K.
horaišipšaną.	Égi	šerekjaneną.	Hoije	jopajega
you will be through with.	Then	you will go on.	Steps	the four

w wo Ly tte Ktt ne n.	e tt	n Ko L.	ttA Ki d	Ke tte n.	m ni ttAo
waworaijekjaneną.	Éja	nągúra	cakižą	kejeną.	Mą̄nį́co
you will step into them.	There	the road	a fork	[it becomes ?].	Blue clay

Ao do tte K.	liAi Le Le n.	w d w L K.	e tt	A ntt	A Ai n Kd n.	e Ki
hožujega,	pįrereną.	Wažąwaraga	éja	haną́c	hahinąkšaną.	Égi
which are imprinted,	it is best.	Your relatives	there	all	they were there.	Then

to w	deAe Le Ktt ne n.	dow L Ai K tt.	e tt	leAe ttL.	Ki ttoKo x Ki Ktt ne n.
towa	šerekjaneną.	Žowarahigają,	éja	péjᵉra	kicguxakikjaneną,
onward	you will go on.	As you go on,	there	the fire	that will crisscross itself,

m L	Ai L o ni.	e tt.	n xA m ni L.	A Ke	A m ni
mą́na	hira’uni.	Éja	ną̄xámąnį́	hąké	hamąnį́
the earth	from one end to the other.	There	bridge	not	to walk

* the bracketed /i/ is obscured by a smudge in the MS.

	Winn. 5:24.81
liAi n[i] Ki Ktt ne n.*	n xA m niy K.	Ao w Lo Low Ki Ktt ne n.	no ni Ke
pįnįkikjaneną.	Nąxąmąnįąka	howarorowagikjaneną,	nųnįgé
you will not be able to do yourself well.	The bridge	it will be continually swinging,	but

L doKo ni Ly dAe Le Ktt ne n.	A ni ni oyi Le Ktt ne de	Ao ni Ki L Ki Le L.
rašgų́nįraišerekjeną.	Haninioirekjaneže.*	Honigiragirera,
you will go over it safely.	They will take you over.	The ones they told you about,

* < hanini-hoire-kjane-že.

de e	A ni ni A Lo ttAyi Le Ktt ne n.	liAi xitti	wo ni Ki tK wi n.	w n xi L
žee	haniniharocairekjaneną.	Pįxjį	wonigitakwiną.	Wanąǧíra
these	they will take you over, and care for you.	Very well	we have told you of it.	The spirits

Ai d	m no ni K.	Ai L.	wo Ki L KL.	Le Ki too Ki Le K.	e tt.	dAi leLe K.
hižą́	mą̄nų́nįga,	hirá	wogiragᵉra	regit’ųkirega,	éja	šiprega,
one	when he is lost,	doing	he was telling him	if they lie,	there	when he falls,

n xi L KL.	t xAo tte n.	te e di	liAi xitti	Ly dAe Le Ktt ne n.	e Ki.
naǧíragᵉra	taxujeną.	Te’éži	pįxjį	raíšerekjéną.	Égi
the soul	it burns.	This	safely	you will pass through.	And

Winn. 5:24.82
deAe Le Ki.	e tt	Ao ni K L w tti Le Ktt ne n.	ttiAi nK n K	e tt	L Ai Ki.
šeregi,	éja	honikarawajirekjaneną.	Cinągᵉnąka	éja	rahigi,
as you go on,	there	they will come to meet you.	The village	there	when you arrive,

wi Lo K n n K	e tt	L Ai Ki.	tt Ko	Ai n K.	wi Le.
wirukananąka	éja	rahigi,	jagú	hinąka	wiré
the chief	there	when you arrive,	what	they did	the things to work with

wo t L	e tt.	Ai dAe Ktt ne n.	t ni L	w Lo ttL	w diAi diAi KL.
wotára	éja	hišekjaneną.	Tānį́ra,	warújᵉra,	wašišigᵉra,
request	there	you will say.	The tobacco,	the food,	the goods,

Ai tt	L Ki do Ktt ne n.	tt Ko L	A L	di Ke	de rKe	Ai deAe Ktt ne n.
hija	ragišųkjaneną.	Jagúra	hara,	žigé	žesge	hišekjaneną.
there	you may attend to them.	All other things	[the skins]?	again	these	you will say.

e tt	w d	w L L tt n K.	tee L.	e tt	ttAi rAe Le tti d	KL.	e tt
Éja	wažą́	wararająnąka	t’era	éja	ciserejížą	kara,	éja
There	things	the relations	the dead	there	a long lodge	looking after,	there

Ao L Ke we Ktt ne n.	Ao.	A.
horakewekjaneną.	Ho,	ha!
you will enter.	Ho,	ha!

Source:

Paul Radin, Winnebago Notebooks (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, n.d.) Winnebago V, #24: 52-82; Paul Radin, The Winnebago Tribe (Washington: U. S. Government Printing Office, 1923) 140-144.