Hočąk Syllabic Text — The Twins Join Redhorn's Warparty

narrated by Sam Blowsnake

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English Translation

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p. 223 —
p.228 —

w wi leAe sere n Ke de.	tt n K.	w K ttAK	w wo s Ki se s	w o nK deAe.
wawipereznągeže.	Janąga	wakąčąk	waworagirera	wa'ųnąkše,
he knew about it.	All	holy	who were spoken of	they were,

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Ae doAo ttK.	w K tty d.	m e m ni K.	Ai Ky se s.	Ae doAo ttK
Hešučka.	Wakąjaižą	Mą'emanįga	higairera,	Hešučka
Redhorn.	A Thunderbird	"Storms as He Walks"	whom they call,	Redhorn

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Ai ttA Ko so s.	e se n.	w so x li d.	w K tty tt	Ao tti
hičakórora	ereną,	Waruǧapižą	Wakąjaija	hojį
his friend	he was,	a Warbundle	from the Thunders	[even now]

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p.229 —

m se Ki	wo K s.	e Ki	di Ke.	Ke ttA Ke K.
mąrégi	wogára.	Égi	žigé	Kečąkega
on earth	who had given to him.	[And]	[again]	Turtle

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e Ki	di Ke.	doAo Ktt Ke K.	w xoAo liAi ni	w s tti se
égi	žigé	Šųkjąkega	waxopini	warájire
and	again	Wolf	spirits	different

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Ao Ki s tts	A ntt	w owK deAe.	e Ki xitti	e tt.
hokirajra	haną́č	wa'ųwąkše.	Egixjį	éja
[all kinds]	all	they were the ones.	Just then	there

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p.230 —

Ai wo dA	Ai se de.	e tt	Ai Ki x s.	too li se de.
hiwušá	hireže.	Éja	higiǧára	t'ųpireže.
to stop	they did.	There	the giǧára	they placed.

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tt tti ne tt.	w se ttA w n Kse	Ai Ki x	ttoAo we tt	w Ki Ko Ao
jajineją	Warečawanąkre	higiǧá	čowéja	wakigohu
Right away	the Twins	giǧára	in front	to be called

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Ai se de.	Ai tt ne n K.	Ao ttiAi ttAi niKi wi s	n i	Ai se de.
hireže.	hijanénąka	hočįčįnįkwira	ną'į	hireže.
they were.	The others	boys	to think	they were.

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p.231 —

ni Ktt KiniKi wi s	n i	Ai se de.	to ttoAo woKo n K di.	w wi leAe se rn Kde.
Nįkjąknįkwira	ną'į	hireže,	točǫwoknąkaži	wawipereznąkše.
Children	to think	they were,	although the warleader	he knew them.

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e Ki	e tt.	wy dtt	w s tti s[e] de.	m e m ni K.
Égi	éja	waišjá	warajir[e]že.	Mą'emanįga
Then	there	spies	they named.	Storms as He Walks

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e Ki.	w so K.	Ai ni s.	A K sy Ki do.	w s tti se de.*
égi	Waroga	hiníra	hakaraikižu	warájireže.
and	Flesh	his older brother	with him	they called upon.

*a lattice like symbol is added after this word.

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p.232 —

mo w Ai s n K.	e tt.	w Ks	Ao w sy se de.	w K tt tte K
Mowahiranąga	éja	wągra	howaraíreže,	Wakąjajega
They walked and	there	up	they went,	the Thunder

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A Ki do	Ai s n K.	e tt.	teyi d	mi n Ki.
hakižu	hiranąga	éja	teižą	mįnąki.
with him	[they did and]	there	a lake	it was.

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e tt.	Ao lA reAe	xeAe s	n di Ki di.	e tt
Éja	hopase	xera	nąžįgiži,	éja
There	a point	hill	it was, and	there

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p.233 —

w Ki o	w o nK deAe.	w Kette xiAi	doAo tts	Ki K nK
wąki'ų	wa'ųnąkše.	Wakjexi	šučra	kikąnąk
to go	[they did it.]	Waterspirits	red ones	married

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e tt	mi Ki se Ki di	e	w w Ki o nK deAe.	Al
éja	mįgiregiži,	e	wawaki'ųnąkše.	Hąp
there	they lay,	them	they were going for them.	Day

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liAi xitti	tt o	Ae se de.	e rKe	A t xiKi Ki nK Koo
pįxjį	ja'ų	hereže.	Ésge,	hataxgikinąk'ų
nice	[it being]	it was.	Therefore,	to be out sunning themselves

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p.234 —

Ae se de.	xA lee	niye tt	Ao w Kiy K sy se de.	w Ke tt
hereže.	Xap'é	nieja	howakiakaraireže.	wągéja
they were.	In a hurry	into the water	they went back.	Above*

*the translation adds, "(on point of hill)".

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o n Ki	w wo we riAi wi se Ki di.	A Ki se de.	to ttoAo wo Ks.
'ųnąki	wawowesiwiregiži,	hagireže.	"Točǫwokra,
of their presence	as they became aware of it,	they returned.	"Warleader!

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w s Ki doo s tti s.	Ai Ki se doKo ni xitti nK dA n.	Ai Ky se de.	e Ki.
waragiš'ųrajira	hikirešgunixjįnąkšaną,"	higaíreže.	Égi
the ones you have come for	they are unaware,"*	they said to him.	[And]

*the translation adds, "of your presence [of any danger]".

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p.235 —

e tt	A Al li se n K.	Ay ni Ki di.	wi s so ttA tte Ki di.	e Ki.
éja	hahąpirenąga	hainigíži,	wiraročajegiži,	égi
there	they would stay until day, and	the next day	at noon,	then

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dK w Ai se Ktt n Ae de.	ay se de.	e Ki.	e tt	ny s n K.	Ay ni Ki di.
šgawahirekjanheže,	aíreže.	Égi	éja	nairanąga	hainigíži,
they would rush for them,	they said.	And	there	they slept and	the next morning,

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p.236 —

tt tti ne tt.	wi s so ttA tte Ki di.	w Ki Kotto	Ai se Kette s.	w s tti se de.
jajineją	wiraročajegiži,	wąkiguč	hirekjera	warájireže.
right away	at noon,	the ones to shoot	the ones that would do	they were called upon.

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m e m ni K.	e Ki.	w so K	Ai ni s	A K s Ki do.
Mą'emanįga	égi	Waroga	hiníra	hakarakižu
Storms as He Walks	and	Flesh	his older brother	with him

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e Ki.	Ke ttA Ke K.	de de n K.	w s tti se de.	A sy se de.
égi	Kečąkega,	žeženąga	warájireže.	haraíreže.
and	Turtle,	this many	they named.	They went.

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p.237 —

e Ki.	w Ks	Ao w sy se de.	A Kidi xitti	A[o] w sy se de.
Égi	wągra	howaraíreže.	hąkšixjį	h[o]waraireže.
And	above*	they went.	Very high	they went.

*the translation adds, "(up)".

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Ke ttA K[e] K	A n w oyi se de.	Ke ttA Ke K.	i so dK deAe	Ai Ko
Kečąkega	hanawa'ųireže.	Kečąkega	irušakše.	"Higų
Turtle	they took with them.	Turtle	he spoke very much.*	"[Still]

*the translation adds, "(when in ——t up condition)".

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A Kidi	s Kette n	ay se K deKe.	Ai ttA Ko so wi s.	Ai Ko
hąkší	rakjeną,"	airegaške,	"Hičakorowira,	higų
higher	let us go,"	they would say, but	"My friends,	[still]

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p.238 —

e Ki	Ae se Ktte n	e ra de.	w w Ki o n K.
égi	herekjeną,"	es'áže.	Wawaki'ųnąka
here	let it be,"	he would say.	The ones they were going for

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A tt xiKi Ki nK deAe.	A Ao	e Ki xitti	Ae se Kette n	a wi Ki di.
hajaxgikinąkše.	"Hąhó,	egixjį	herekjeną,"	awigiži,
they were sunning themselves.	"Now then,	here	let us be,"	they said,

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w K tt tte K.	Ai d	Ao tti de.	e Ki.	w so K
Wakąjajega	hižą	hojiže.	Égi	Waroga
the Thunder	one	he struck.	And	Flesh

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p.239 —

Ai ni s	di Ke	Ai d	Ao tti de.	de Ko K tt.
hiníra	žigé	hižą	hojiže.	Žegųgają,
his older brother	again	one	he struck.	When thus it was,

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leAe tts	se ri n nl.	w Ks	Ao w Ao de.	Ao tti ttiAi s
pejra	resinanąp	wągra	howahuže.	Hočįčįra
the fire	[jetted]	upwards*	[it came over.]	The young men

*the translation adds, "[from below]".

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o xitti se de.	A K w d.	m e m ni K.	rA s xK Ai	no ni Ke
'ųxjįreže.	Hakawažą	Mą'emanįga	saraxgąhi†	nunige
they did much.	Really*	Storms as He Walks	he thundered	but

*this word is followed by a circled question mark.
†a hapaxlegomenon, probably from sarax, "to clatter"; xgą, "action, motion; to act"; and hi, "to cause, make, do".

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Ai Ke	Ai tt	w d	so xoAo so Kini de.	Ai deKe de.
hįké	hija	wažą	ruxoroginįže.	Hišgeže.
not	there	anything	he could not accomplish it.	[This was also the case.]

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p.240 —

w so K	Ai ni s	A K s Ki do.	Ai Ko	wo tti s
Waroga	hiníra	hakarakižu	higų	wojįra
Flesh	his older brother	with him	[yet]	in their strikes

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Ai Ki rK wi de.	m e m ni K.	A Kdi	Ao w K sy s	no ni Ke
hikisgawiže.	Mą'emanįga	hąkší	howagaraira	nunige,
they were equal.	Storms as He Walks	high	he had gone	although,

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Ai Ke	w d	de rK ni de.	Ke tt Ke K	deKe
hįké	wažą	žesganįže.	Kečąkega	ške
not	[anything]	[he was not like.]	Turtle	also

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p.241 —

Ai s rA	A ni ayi se de.	A Ko sey d	o n Koo.	Ke tt Ke tt.
hirasá	haniaireže.	Hagoreižą,	'ųnąk'ų,	Kečąkeja
[with them]	they took along.	Finally,	as they went along,	Turtle

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w Kette xiAi	riAi tt d.	Ai sy K sK deAe.	e tt.
Wakjexi	sįčžą	hiraikarakše.	Éja
Waterspirit	a tail	he was encircled by it.	There

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n deAe s wi de.	w Kono s.	e tt	so diAi li se de.	e tt
našerawiže.	Wąknura	éja	rušipireže.	Éja
he was taken away from them.	The old man	there	he was brought down.	There

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p. 242 —

K tt K	Ao ttiAi ttiAi s	A ro Ai	w Ki r wi de.	o n Koo
gająga	hočįčįra	hasuhi	wakizawiže.	'Ųnąk'ų,
now	the young men	steadily	they fought them.	[As they did it,]

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w Ki Kotto s	tt li de.	e tt.	w Kette xiAi	doAo ttn K.
wagigučra	japiže.	Éja	Wakjexi	šučnąka
[to their aid]	they came.	There	Waterspirits	the red ones

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tay se de.	e tt	w ni tti li se de.	de Ko de.	ni s.
t'aíreže.	Éja	wanijipireže.	Žegųže.	Nira
they died.	There	they grabbed a hold of them.	Thus it was.	The water

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p. 243 —

leAe tts dK[e]	A Ktt	Ke se de.	doAo ttn K	w o n Ki
pejraške	hakjá	kereže.	Šųčnąka	wa'ųnąki
and the fire	back	it went back.	The red ones	as they were the cause of it,

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tee w Ai se Ki	de Ko de.	ni s	s xo de.	leAe tts
t’ewahiregi,	žegųže.	Nira	raǧuže.	Pejra
as they were killed,	thus it was.	The water	subsided.	The fire

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dKe	Ki reAele deAe.	w do Ki s tts	Ao e se de.	Ao t
ške	gisepše.	Wažokirajra*	ho'eréže.	hotá
also	it went out.	A variety of things	they lay scattered about.	Some

*< wažą-hokiraj-ra.

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p. 244 —

n ttA w s	deKe	m dtt	xeAe te	Ai se de.
nąčawara	ške	mąšją	xete	hireže.
their ears	also	very	big	[they were.]

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riAi tts	deKe.	reAe se ttiAi	Ai se de.	Ke ttA Ke K.
Sįčra	ške	serečį́	hireže.	Kečąkega
Their tails	also	long	they were.	Turtle

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Ao K s ni	w o n Ke de.	te we s Ki	e tt	Ai e
hokarani	wa'ųnageže.	Tewéraki,	éja	hi'é
they looked for	[the one who was].	Unexpectedly,	there	to find

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Ai se de.	te we s Ki	riAitti	reAe se ttAi d.	rAi tts
hireže.	Tewéraki,	sįč	serečįžą,	sįčra
they did.	Unexpectedly,	tail	a long one,	[which tail]

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p. 245 —

Ai sy K s K s Kitti	e tt	nK deAe.	Ai deKe.	Ki wiri ro we
hiraikarakarakjį	éja	nąkše.	Hišge	giwįsowe
encircled	there	he was.	Also	to be round about it

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Aiy n K.	Ao s	deKe	Ai sy K sK	w Aiy n K.
hianąga	hura	ške	hiraikarak	wahianąga
[he did and]	his legs	also	[to be fitted]	[he did it to him and]

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Ai d	tee Ai de	de de rKe de.	Ao so xotto s.	Ko te
hižą	t'ehiže.	Žežesgeže,	Horuxujera.	"Koté,
one	he had killed.	Thus it would seem,	from the looks of him.	"Guo, [!]*

*a micron is put over the /u/. This translates one exclamation with another from the same language.

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p. 246 —

di Ke	te e	e xitti Ktt n Ae K tt.	ay se de.	e Ki.
žigé	tee	exjįkjanahegają,"	aíreže.	Égi
again	[this one]	I suppose he will say very much,"	they said.	Then

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w so K	Ai ni s.	Ai tt	tti se de.	Ko te
Waroga	hiníra	hija	jireže.	"Koté
Flesh	his older brother	[there]	he went.	"Say

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Ke ttA Ke.	tt Ko o	s n dA nK.	Ai w Ki r	Ai tti wi n.
kečąke,	jagu'ų	ranašánąk,	hiwakiza	hijiwiną?
turtle,	why	you are asleep,	to fight	we came?

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p. 247 —

A Ke	Ai n Ai tti wi ni n.	Ai K n K.	n di Ki Ki de.	yo Ao.
Hąké	hinahijiwinįną,"	higanąga	nąžįgigiže.	"Yohó,"
Not	we didn't come to sleep,"	he said to him and	he helped him to stand up.	"Yohó,"

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e de.	rA s	Ai niKi	ni wi n.	e de.	Ko te
éže	"Sara	Hinįk,*	nįwiną,"	éže.	"Koté,
he said.	"The Warbundle	Son,	[I tell you,"]	he said.	"Say,

*Sara Hinįk is translated as "First War Honor".

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Ke ttA Ke.	w d	we s Ki.	w di de n.	tt Ko
kečąke,	wažą	weraki	wažįšéną.	Jagu
turtle,	thing	strange	you say.	[How]

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tee ni se s.	ni al	ni se n.	tt rK n K	rA s
t'enirera,	ni'ąp	nįreną.	Jasganąga	Sara
you were killed,	to live	[they made you.]	How	the Warbundle

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p. 248 —

Ai niKi	w s de.	Ko s.	de Ko	o wi se.
Hinįk	waraže?"	"Korá,	žegų	'ųwire.
Son	you could have?"	"Well,	then	go ahead.

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tteAeKe	w tte s.	n so Kr	w s wi n.	te e di
Ček	wajera	nąrukaz	warawiną.	Teeži
First time	skirts	torn by sticks	[you did.]	But

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ne	Ai K n	Ai s wi n.	wo n xi se	Ao o tt ne
ne	hikąną́	hirawiną	wonąǧire	ho'ųjąne."
I	husband	your (?)	war	[going.]"

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e Ki.	e tt	A K sy se de.	e tt.	w so K.
Égi	éja	hakuraireže.	Éja	Waroga
[Then]	there	they went home.	Then	Flesh's

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p. 249 —

Ai ni s.	we de.	Ae doAo ttK.	w Ke de.	to ttAo wo Ks.
hiníra	weže,	Hešučka	wageže,	"Točǫwokra,
older brother	he said,	Redhorn	[he said it,]	"Warleader,

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Ao tt	Ai Ki wo ni o xitti wi K tt.	Ai deKe	Ao rKe	deyi rK wi Ke
hoją́	higiwoni'ųxjįwiagją,	hišge	hosge	žeisgawige
already	we have much with you,	also	[just]	we are naturally thus,

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de rKe	A tt wi n.	m n Kese.	Ao s tt A tte n.	A Ao.
žesge	hają́winą.	Mąnąkre	horajahajeną."	"Hąhó,
[this way]	we are.	About the earth	we are traveling."	"Well,

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p. 250 —

e liAi n.	liAi Ai s Ki Ki wi n.	A Ke	s tti wi ni Ki di.	woyi so liAi Ke rKe
epíną.	Pįhiragigiwiną.	Hąké	rajiwinįgiži,	woiropigesge
it is good.	You have done good to me.	Not	if you had not come,	a shameful thing

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w o K tt	Ae se n.	w Ki xA n s.	Ai d	A too te K tt
wa'ųgają	hereną.	wagixanara	hižą	hat'ųtegają,
I would have done,	it is.	Attendants	one	I would have left behind,

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Ae se K tt.	Ai Ki wi Ki di	Ay liAi n	no ni Ke.	de rKe
heregają.	Higiwigiži,	haipįną,	nunige	žesge
[it would be.]	If you would come with us,	I would be pleased,	but	[this]

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p. 251 —

Ai s s wi Ke	w dA wi K tt.	e tt.	A ttiy K	Ay se Ki di.
hirarawige,	wašáwigáją."	éja	hajiąka	hairegiži,
it is your wish,	it is why you say it."	There	they came and	[when they arrived,]

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Ai deKe	e tt	ni Ke	Ao w sy se de.
hišge	éja	nįge	howaraíreže.
also	there	[someplace]	they went away.

Source:

Sam Blowsnake, Waretcáwera, in Paul Radin, Winnebago Notebooks, Freeman #3897 (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, ca. 1912) Winnebago V, #11: 223-251. An English translation is found in "The Twins," in Paul Radin, The Evolution of an American Indian Prose Epic. A Study in Comparative Literature, Part I (Basil: Ethnographical Museum, Basil Switzerland, 1954) 95-97. Informant: Sam Blowsnake of the Thunderbird Clan, ca. 1912.