Hočąk Text — The Twins Visit Their Father

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English Translation

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p. 200 —

e tt	di Ke	ni Ke	Ao w K sy se de.	e Ki.
Éja	žigé	nįge	howakaraireže.	Égi
There	another	place	they went.	Then

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p. 201 —

w wi de.	Ke te*	de tt ny xitti	Ai att Ai Ai s.	e
wawíže,	"Kede,	žejanaíxjį	hi'ąčhihira	e
they said,	"[Say,]	about now	our father	[him]

*this is probably for Ko te (Koté).

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Ao wyi se Kette s.	nyi di	w K Ko no ni n Ko ni	a wi de.
howairekjera.	Naįži	wągakonuninagųnį,"	awiže.
let us go.	About now	they must be lonely for us,"	they said.

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de rKe Kette n	a w Ki di.	A sy se de.	A Ko sey d	Ai s Ai se de
"Žesgekjeną,"	awagiži,	haraíreže.	Hagoreižą,	hirahireže.
Thus it will be,"	they said, so	they went.	Finally,	they reached him.

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p. 202 —

te we s Ki.	wK no s.	tt ttA de	Ai se de.	Ki liAi s
Tewéraki,	wąknura,	"Jačaže,"	hireže.	Gipįra
Unexpectedly,	the old man,	[an exclamation of surprise] "Well,"*	he thought.	He liked it

*apart from the punctuation, this is exactly what the translation says.

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so K n de.	w Ko no ni xitti	n Koo	Ae se de.	e Ki.
rokánaže.	Wakonunixjį	nąk'ų	hereže.	Égi
very much.	Very lonely for them	when it happened	he was.	And

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e	Ai niKi w Ai s	Ai leAe se ri se Ki di	m dtt	wo xeAe te wi
e	hinįkwahira	hipereziregiži,	mąšją	woxetewi
they	his sons	when they knew,	very much	they loved them

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p. 203 —

Ai se de.	e Ki	di Ke.	tt Ko	w o n Ks
hireže.	Égi	žigé	jagu	wa'ųnąkra
[they did.]	And	again	what	they were

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w wi leAe sere n Ke.	w Ki tt	w to Ao ttiAi n K.	tt Ko o	o
wawipereznąke.	Wąkija	watohočinąka	jagu'ų	'ų,
they knew it.	The men	those that were in-laws	what	to do,

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Ai se s.	A ntt	wo sK n Ke	e rKe	w wi leAe se ri se de.
hirera,	haną́č	woraknąke.	Ésge	wawiperezireže.
[they were,]	all	[because they told them.]	That is how	they knew of them.

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Aoyi diAili n	s Ki K s	s tte dAo no s.	Ai Ky se de.	e Ki.
hoišipina	ragikarą	raješųnųra,"	higaíreže.	"Égi,
all the time	[you invite]	[who usually visit,"]	they said to him.	"Well,

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A ntt	A si xitti	w wo w Ar	Ai se n.	Aoyi diAili
Haną́č	haríxjį	wawowahas	hireną.	hoišíp
All	far away	they are driven	[I think].	All the time

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e Ki	n Ki K s n Ke.	Ay ni Ki di	tt tti	Ai ne Ktt wi n.
égi	nąkikaranąge.	hainigíži,	jaji	hinekjawiną."
here	they are hunting.	In the morning,	father	we will go."

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p. 206 —

Ay ni Ki di	w K s Ki dow n K.	Ai Ky se de.	e tt	A Ai
hainigíži,	wakarakižuanąga	higaíreže,	"Éja	hahi
In the morning,	he went with them and	they told him,	"There	at

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Ai s se xitti de.	tt tti	e Ki.	Ai leAe wi se.	ttAe s.
hiraréxjįže,	jaji	égi	hipewire.	Čera
a short distance out,	father	here	wait for us.	Buffalo

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p. 207* —

Ai rKe	A Ko te Ktt wi n.	e Ki	w ni A Ki si wi Ki di
hisgé	hakutekjawiną.	Égi	wanihakiriwigiži,
some	we will go after.	And	when we bring them back,

*a note at the top of the page reads, "Three cornered only refers to size of four cornered " buffaloes deer etc. herd".

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tee Ai w Ai Ktt wi n.	Ai Ky se de.	e rKe	e tt	w lAe de.
t'ehiwahikjawiną,"	higaíreže.	Ésge	éja	wapeže.
we will kill them,"	they said to him.	So	there	he waited for them.

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Ke ni	wi rii n.	lA reAe	ttolo li d.	ttAe s.
kéni	wis'ina,	pase	jopižą	čera
Before	long,	corner	a four	buffalo

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p. 208 —

Ai s w Ar	A Ki si se de.	e tt	A Ki si	A ntt
hirawahas	hakiríreže.	Éja	hakiri	haną́č
to drive	he came back.	There	they came	all of them

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tee w Ai se de.	e Ki.	ttAe n K.	se ri s.	A ntt
t'ewahireže.	Égi	čenąka	resira	haną́č
they killed.	And	the buffalo	their tongues	all of them

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w so ri s n K.	e dA n	w Kii	A Ko	Ai se de.
warosiranąga	ešana	wak’į́	haku	hireže.
they took out and	only them	to pack	to come away	they did.

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Ai t ni Ke	w Kii xitti	Ai se de	A Ki se de.	Ao Ki wi s.
Hitanike	wak’į́xjį	hireže.	Hakireže.	"Hųgiwira
Three of them	large pack	they had.	They arrived home.	"The princess

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p. 209 —

Ai K n s.	Ai niKi w Ai s.	w K s Ki do	w do ni s.	w Kii xitti
hikánara	hinįkwahira	wakarakížu	wažónira,	wak’į́xjį
the husband	his sons	he with them	their hunting,	large pack

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A Ki si se n.	a nK deAe.	A Ki se Ki di.	ttA Ke tt	w w xiAi sy se de.
hakirireną,"	ánąkše.	Hakiregiži,	čągéja	wawaxiraireže.
they brought,"	they were saying.	When they got back,	outside	they set them down.

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p. 210 —

ttiAi	wo Ke se	n i ne K tt.	riKi Kese xitti se de.*	Ai Kd
Či	wokere	na'įnegają,	sikerexjįreže.	Hikša
[Lodge]	to put them	they tried, but	they were too heavy.	To laugh

*the syllable sese has been erased and Kese written in its place.

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Ai se de.	xoAo no niKi wi s	n i n Ks.	w Kii	Ai se Ki di.
hireže.	Xununįkwira	na'įnąkra,	wak’į́	hiregiži,
they did.	The small ones	they had thought them,	to pack	when they did,

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A Ke	w Ki so a	so xoAo so Ki s ni de.	w so e
hąké	wakiru'ą	ruxurugiranįže.	Waru'e
not	to pack them	they could not do it.	To open them up

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p. 211 —

Ai se K tt	te we s Ki.	ttAe	se ri s se Ki xitti	w o n Kde.
hiregają,	tewéraki	če	resiraregixjį	wa'ųnąkše.
[when they did,]	unexpectedly,	buffalo	tongues only	they were.

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wo Ki d w s	so K n	Ai se de.	e Ki	w wo Ki s Ki se de.
Wogišawara	rokana	hireže.	Égi	wawokirakireže,
Delighted	very	they were.	Then	they reported to them,

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e tt	tteAe	tee Ai se s	wi tt tt s.	Ao Ki s Ki se Ki di.
éja	če	t'ehirera,	wijájara	hogirakiregiži.
there	buffalo	that they had killed,	the crier	he was told.

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p. 212 —

ttAi n Ks.	Ai so A.	to we	w tt tt s.	w s Ki ni de.
Činąkra	hiroha	towe	wajajara	waraginiže.
The village	along	he went	crying it	he went.

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A Ao.	tt n K.	w Kii	Ki liAi s.	di Ke
"Hąhó,	janąga	wak’į́	gipįra	žigé
"Now then,	all	to pack	that are able,	and

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tt n K.	w niyo ttKe	Ai Ki deAe se	Ki liAi s.	Ai Ko so Ao wi se.
janąga	wanióčge	hikišére	gipįra,	hikorohowire.
all	animals	to dress	that are able,	get ready.

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p. 213 —

no Kii	Ai lA se Ki.	Aiyo Ki wi s.	Ai K n s.	Ai niKi w Ai s.
Nok'i	hiparegi,	hiųgiwira	hikánara	hinįkwahira
To pack wood	at the outer edge,	the princess	the husband	[his sons]

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w K s Ki do.	tteAe s.	lA reAe	tto li d.	tee Ai se Ki.
wakarakížu	čera	pase	jopižą	t'ehiregi.
with them	buffalo	cornered	a four	they killed.

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p. 214 —

tt n K	Ai Ki deAe se	Ai so xoAo soKo wi Ki	A Ki Koo Ktt ni A wi de
Janąga	hikišére	hiruxurukwigi,	hakik'ųkjanihawiže,
All	to attend	[if we can take it on,]	we can do it for ourselves,

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a nK dA n.	e de.	te e dKe.	Ai to Ke ni Ks	A K s Ki do
ánąkšaną,"	éže.	Teeške	hitokenįkra	hakarkižu
they are saying,"	he said.	Even I	my old woman	with me

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t Ki ni	w A mK dA n.	e de.	A Ao.	e s xe de.
taginį	wahamąkšaną,"	éže.	"Hąhó,"	eraxeže.
already on the way	as I speak,"	he said.	"All right,"	much was said.

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p. 215 —

e Ki.	ttAe	Ai Ki deAe se s	o xitti	Ai se de.
Égi	če	hikišérera	'ųxjį	hireže.
And	buffalo	that to attend	doing very much	they did.

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Ai Ko	Ao t.	ttAe	t diAi si o s	deKe.	Ae sey n K.
Higų	hotá	če	taširi'ųra	ške	hereanąga
[Then]	some	buffalo	to boil	[also]	they did and

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di Ke	Ao t.	tteAe	w roAo no s	deKe.
žigé	hotá	če	wasųnųra	ške
again	some	[buffalo]	to broil	[also]

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Ae sey n K.	di Ke	Ao t	deKe.	tteAe
hereanąga	žigé	hotá	ške	če
they did and	again	some	[also]	buffalo

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p. 216 —

w Ki Ay s n K	deKe.	t woro	w Ai se de.	di Ke
wagihairanąga	ške	tawús	wahíreže.	Žigé
they jerked and	[also]	to dry	they did it.	Again

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Ao t.	deKe.	woyi s do.	Ki Koo	Ai s n K.
hotá	ške	woiražu	kik'ų	hiránąga
some	[also]	racks	to make themselves	they did and

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ttAey do s	o xitti	Ai se de.	di Ke.	tteAe
čeažura	'ųxjį	hireže.	Žigé	če
[placing buffalo on top]	[to do very much]	they did.	Again	buffalo

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Ki ttoxo	o s	deKe	Ae se de.	Ai deKe
gijóx	'ųra	ške	hereže.	Hišgé
to cut in strips	[doing]	also	they did.	Also

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p. 217 —

Ai to Ke ni Ks.	tteAe	otto wo do s.	e	w Ki ni oyi se de.
hitokenįkra	če	ųjwožura	e	wakinioireže.
the old women	buffalo	the entrails	they	they attended to.

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ttAe	ni xA s	deKe	w so xA s	Ai s n K.
Če	nixara	ške	waruxara	hiránąga
Buffalo	paunch	also	to empty	they did and

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e Ki.	wi roAo roAo	Ai se de.	e Ki	di Ke.
égi	wisóso	hireže.	Égi	žigé
and	[to skin ?]	they did.	And	again

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ttAe.	soyi tts	deKe	w w oyi se de.	e Ki
če	róičra	ške	wawa'ųireže.	Égi
buffalo	intestines	also	they filled.	And