Hotcâk Text -- The Arrows of the Medicine Rite Men, Version 2

The following are Greek letters used as morpheme abbreviations in Radin's text. The Culture of the Winnebago: As Described by Themselves can be used as a kind of Rosetta Stone for interpreting their values:

alpha	beta	gamma	epsilon	eta	theta
égi	édja	hâ´bera	gádjâ	jésge	djánâga

rho	sigma	tau	omega	F	T	6
ánâga	-kdje	gíji	jegû	hirakíware	wâkcigo'ina	-xdjî

In the interlinear text where the translation is missing, it has been supplied whenever possible from the English text of The Road of Life and Death (see Source below). Where a missing translation has been supplied from other sources, it is enclosed in brackets, [ ].

In The Culture of the Winnebago: As Described by Themselves, Radin has used a dot (.) after the unvoiced terminal consonant of a stem to indicate its transformation into its voiced counterpart. Here that transformation has been directly expressed. I have not done this for such consonants preceeding a hyphen.

Key --

First Row	"raw" text from Paul Radin, Notebook Winnebago III, #4, 25-29
Second Row	analytic text from The Culture of the Winnebago: As Described by Themselves
Third Row	revised text
Fourth Row	English translation based on those of The Road of Life and Death and The Culture of the Winnebago: As Described by Themselves (CW)

English Translation

p. 213 (= CW p. 35, s. 647) --

hitcûcge	gikarádjiréra	waxopiniosdokíjâ	waxopíni	p'îná
hitcûcgé	gikarádjirera	waxopíni-hosdokì-hijâ	waxopini	pî´ra,
Hitcûcgé	Gikarádjirera	waxopíniosdokíjâ	waxopini	pî´na,
Nephew	He whom we Call	a spirit gathering place	spirits	the good ones

[theta]*	wâgerégiréra	[theta]**	maîhagerégi	higiakijí
djánâga	wâ´gregi-hèrera,	djánâga	mâ-hihágeregi	hígiakìji
djánâga,	wâgerégiréra	djánâga,	mâîhagerégi,	hígiakìji,
the various,	above	the various,	these on top of the earth,	these who are here,

*after this symbol an original "dj[rho´]" has been crossed out.
**before this symbol an original "dj[rho´]" has been crossed out.

waxopini	p'îna	hére[rho´]	mâkû´hanégi	waxopini
waxopini	pî´ra,	here-ánâga	mâkú-hâregi	waxopini
waxopini	pî´na,	here-ánâga	mâkúhânegi	waxopini
spirits	the good ones,	[he had, and]	underground	spirits

p'î´na	([theta]ki)*	jenúga	hitcûcge	gikarádjirera
pî´ra	djanâgáki,	jénûga	hitcûcgé	gikarádjirera
pî´na,	-	jénûga	Hitcûcgé	Gikarádjirera
the good ones,	[all of them,]	[so]	Nephew	He whom we Call

*the parentheses are in the text and should indicate an interpolation on Radin's part.

hanâtcî	sdówahi[rho´]		(T-na)*	haé
hanâ´tcî	sdówahi-ánâga.		"wâkcig-ho'`îra	haé
hanâ´tcî	sdówahi	ánâga,	-	haé
all of them	he gathered together	[and he said,]	[life]	"To discuss

*the parentheses are in the text and should indicate an interpolation by Radin's.

wâ´gagigíregi	(T-na)*	p'î	hiû[sigma´]ra	hanâtcî[6]
wagagigíregi,	wâkcig-ho'î´ra	pî	hi'ûk-djéra	hanâtcî´xdjî
wagagigíregi,	-	pî	hi'ûkdjéra.	Hanâtcî´xdjî
if they do it with us,	[life]	well	we might be.	All

*the parentheses are in the text and should indicate an interpolation by Radin's.

haéwâgágigír[rho´]	[gamma]	djasgádjâ´ne	[eta]	wâgagiruxúrugiréra
haéwâgagigire-ànâga;	hâ´bra	djosgehádjâra	jésge	wâ´gagiruxùrugirèra
haéwâgagigirànâga;	hâ´bera	djasgádjâne	jésge	wâ´gagiruxúrugirèra.
they talk it over with us;	Light and Life	as much as it is	[that kind]	they will obtain for us.

ep'î[epsilon´]		tcíra	hoí[6]	djasgágere	me[eta´]
e	pîgádjâ.	tcira	hóixdjî	djasgágere	méjesge
E	pîgádjâ.	Tcira	hoíxdjî	djasgágere	méjesge
It	it will be good.	The lodge	full	to capacity	[that way]

mîkíji	tciokiságera	hanâ´tcî[6]	([beta]cana)*	djâ´bera
mîkgíji.	tci-hokiságra	hanâtcî´xdjî	edjácanâ	djâbra
mîkíji	Tciokiságera	hanâtcî´xdjî	-	djâbera
it lay.	The center of the lodge	all of them	[there only]	the glance

*the parentheses are in the text and should indicate an interpolation by Radin's.

hirakére	híminógirèje	[tau´]	tciokiságera	[gamma]
hirakére	himinâ´gireje	giji.	tci-hokiságra	hâ´bra
hirakére	himinâ´gireje	giji.	Tciokiságera	hâ´bera
it reached	they were sitting	[.]	The center of the lodge	Light and Life

rukírikíri	mî´kce.	[alpha]	wâ´gerégi	wogû´zohúra
rukirikiri	mî´kje.	égi	wâ´gregi	wogû´z-hohùra
rukírikíri	mî´kce.	Égi	wâ´geregi	wogû´zohùra
sparkling and shimmering	it lay.	Then	from above	the creation came from

hatcî´djiregí	[beta]	wajâgû´zera	wokúruxútc	huhíje
hatcîdjéregi	édja	wajâgû´zra	wokúruxutc	huhíje
hatcîdjéregi	édja	Wajâgû´zera	wokúruxutc	huhíje
wherever it is	there	the Creator	glance	he sent it down

[epsilon´]	djágwaperézke	jesgánâkce	[tau´]	wakaraípîje
gadjâ.	djagú-haperésge	jesge-han`âkje	giji.	wakaráipîje
gadjâ.	Djagwaperésge	jesgánâkce	giji.	Wakaraípîje
[.]	He knew what	the way it was	[.]	He liked his own.

p. 214 (= CW p. 36, s. 654) --

wogû´zera	xgícguniâ´kiji	[alpha]	wagiwéwîje	wajâ´nijâ
wogû´zra	xgicguni-`âkgiji.	égi	wagiwewî´je	wajâ´-hijâ
Wogû´zera	xgícguniâ´kiji.	Égi	wagiwewî´je,	wajâ´nijâ
The creation	it was quiet.	And	He meditated about it,	[something]

hokicgaínegi	pîná	hire[tau´]	wagiwéwî[epsilon´]	hipérezcé
hokicgâ-iregi	pî´ra	hiregíji.	wagiwéwîgadjâ	hipéresje
hokicgaínegi	pî´na	hiregíji.	Wagiwéwîgadjâ,	hipéresce
to have joined them*	the good	he thought.	Pondering about this,	[he knew]

*this is written above, "they followed", which has been crossed out.

hominógenôka	[beta]	waûjé	mâxísgara	kerátcora
hominâ´gnâka.	édja	wa'ûjé	mâxískara	kera tcóra
hominâ´genâka.	Édja	wa'ûjé.	Mâxískara	keratcóra
where he was sitting.*	There	he did it.	The white cloud	the blue sky

*this is written above, "that seats", which has been crossed out.

hirokihapórokce	[gamma]	wátco[tau´]	jésgadjinô[tau´]	[alpha]
hiroki hapórokje.	hâ´bra	watcogíji	jesge-hádjinâkgìji.	égi
hirokihapórokce.	Hâ´bera	watcokíji	jesgádjinâkìji.	Égi
he rolled together.	The Light and Life	joyous and pleasant	that way it became.	Then

wâ´gerégi	húgigijé	wogû´zotcira	tcáwa	húgigigí
wâ´gregi	hugigíje	wogû´z-hotcira	tcawa	húgigigi
wâ´geregi	hugigíje.	Wogû´zotcira	tcawa	húgigigi.
from above	he sent.	Creation Lodge	towards	he dispatched.

-	wâ´gerégi	[gamma]	higighúk	hujé
wâ´gregi.	wâ´gregi*	hâ´bra	higighúk	hujé
-	Wâ´geregi	hâ´bera	higighúk	hujé
[from above]	From above	Light and Life	he lengthened out**	it came.

*this word occurs twice in CW but only once in the original text.
**the word "spread" has been crossed out and "lengthened out" has been written above it.

herécgera	[theta]	mâxíwicicigera*	hanâtcî[6]	wídjasâ´djera
herécgera	djánâga	mâxíwicicígra	hanâtcî´xdjî	wídj-has`âdjra
Herécgera	djánâga	mâxíwicicígra	hanâtcî´xdjî	wídjasâ´djera
Even then	as many as there were	the evil clouds	all that existed	beyond the island.**

*/wi/ is inserted above the line with a caret.
**"he pushed aside" has been crossed out and "beyond the earth" has been written above it. The reading of CW has been preferred here.

howacgáp	hujé	[tau´]	[gamma]	kárapiésge
howacgáp	hujé	giji.	Hâ´bra	karapiésgé
howacgáp	hujé	giji.	Hâ´bera	karapiésgé
to crowd	[he came]	[.]	The day	it looked good

kiridjéhije	wakírihókere	û´nacana	djagú	roikaráiresgé
kiridjéhije.	wakirihókere	'ûracánâ	djagú	roikaráiresge
kiridjéhije.	Wakirihókere	'ûnacánâ	djagú	roikaráiresge
he made it.	The spider*	as he makes	[how]	I wonder is he spreading it

*the text has, "a big spider" which is crossed out and above which is written, "(the web spreading)".

nâjî´je	[gamma]*	[alpha]	wogû´zotcíra	acgé
nâjî´je	gíji.	égi	wogû´z-hotcira	acge
nâjî´je	gíji.	Égi	Wogû´zotcira	acge
it stood	[.]	And	the Creation Lodge	near

*this should be [tau]. The value of [gamma] is hâ´bera.

dji[epsilon´]	docónogéga	wanîkxú	waíhagera	hipérezcé
djigádjâ	docónogéga	wánîk xu	wáihagra	hipéresje.
djigádjâ,	Docónogéga	wánîkxu	waíhagera	hipéresce.
[when it came,]	Otter	bird skins	the last one	he recognized it.

hipéres[tau´]	tcira	hewâ´gerégi	dji[epsilon´]	hikip'á
hiperesgádjâ	tcíra	hewâ´gregi	djigádjâ	hikipá
Hiperesgádjâ	tcíra	hewâ´geregi	djigádjâ,	hikipá
When he recognized it	the lodge	over the top	when it came,	to meet

hanî´guje	hanî´gu[epsilon´]	[gamma]	hogurap'ahí	gisâsâ´kce
hanî´guje.	hanî´gugádjâ	hâbra	hogura pahi	gisâsâ´kje
hanî´guje.	Hanî´gugádjâ	hâbera	hogurapahí	gisâsâ´kce.
he took it.	After he took it,	the light	towards the east	it shook.*

*the original "he was shaking" had "was" crossed out and "lay" written above it, but that too, along with "he", was crossed out and "it was" written in their place.

ksapk'înípgi	kikawau[rho´]	djásgowanâ´gere	[omega]	howákirí[rho]
ksap-kînîpgi	kíkawa'u-ànâga	djásge-howanâ´gre	jegû	hówakiri-ànâga
ksapkînîpgi	kíkawa'uànâga	djásgowanâ´gere,	jegû	hówakiriànâga
When he became alive,	he got up and	the way they are talking,	then