Hotcâk Text --Big Eater

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Interlinear Text (I)

Phonetic Text (Ph)

English Translation from I

I. 60, Ph. 9 --

Wâg	here-ánâga	egi	hinûgíjâ	hikonâk
Uáñgirere ánañga		égi	hinuñgijâ	kikónuñk
Man	there was and	[and]	a woman	married

hirenâ.	Tcipóroke	hodjíre.	Wâkdjega	nâkíkeranâ.**
hirénâ.	Tcipáruke	hotcíre.	Uáñkdjega	nañkíkera.
they were.	Round tipi*	they lived in.	The man	hunted.***

*this is an oval lodge.
**there is a question mark written above the last /n/.
***"while at it" is crossed out and "hunted" written above it.

'ûdja'û	nîkdjâ´genîk	hijâ	haninénecguni**	egi
'û´dja'û,	niñkdjóñgeniñk	híjâ	haníne necgúni.	Égi
While at it*	baby	one	they had, they did	[and]

*"a baby" is crossed out and "while at it" is written above it.
**before /-cguni/ an /a/ has been crossed out and an /e/ written above it.

djega	wâgiâ	herenâ.	Egi	nîkdjâ´genîkdjéga
-	-	-	égi	niñkdjóñgeniñkdjegá*
that one	male	it was.	[And]	that child

*an original termiation of this word in gijâ was crossed out and replaced by kdjegá.

warutcxedénâ.	Asge	hiándjera	gi-ásanâ.	Wiarotcâdjéra*
wárutc xedénâ.	ásge	hiándjera	giásonâ.	Wi-árotcâdjèra
he was a great eater.	And	his father	ran away.	To the south

*between /i/ and /a/ a letter has been scribbled out.

(h)owakerenâ.*	Wâkdjega	hinî´gera	warutcxedége	gi-ásanâ.
hówakerènâ.	Uáñkdjega	hiniñgera	warutc xédega	giásanâ.
he went.	That man	from his son	big eater	he ran away.

*the parenthetical /h/ is in the text.

Ph. 10 --

Haríxdje	howakere	wa'únâ.	Égi	hitcáwina
Haríxdjî	howakére	wa'únâ.	égi	hitcawína
Very far	he went	he did.	[And]	his wife

hicge	giásanâ.	Wi-orotcâ´djera	howakerénâ,	wa'únâ.
hicgé	giásenâ.	Wi-orotcâ´djera	hówakerènâ,	wa'únâ.
also	she ran away.	Towards the south	she went,	she did.

Egi	wâkdjega	tci seredjijâ	hirahínâ.	Wâgera
égi	uañkdjéga	tci seredjî´jâ	hirahínâ.	Uáñgera
[And]	that man	a long lodge	he came to.	The men

kerepone	edjakce,	kikínûp	wa'unâ´kce.	Hagédja
kerepóne	édjakce.	Kikínub	wa'unáñkce.	Hagédja
ten	there were,	brothers	there were.	Afterwards

hinûkdjéga	hicge	djinâ.	Egi	wâk
hinúñkdjega	hicge	djínâ.	égi	uañk
the woman	also	she came.	[And]	men

kikínûp	hanâtcî	hainiga	nâkíkera	haranâ´kcanâ.
kikínup	hanâ´tcî	haíniga	nañkíkara.	Hanáñkcanâ.
brothers	all	every morning	hunt	they would go.

I. 61 --

Tca	t'ehinâ´kce,	egi	hoda	hûtc
Tca	t'ehináñkcanâ	égi	hodá	hûtc
Deer	killing they were,	[and]	some	bear

Ph. 11 --

t'ehinâ´kcanâ.	Égi	wâgenunî´genâka	gigo	hadjirénâ.
t'ehináñkcanâ.	égi	-	gigó	hadjírenâ.
killing they were.	[And]	the old man	he called	they came to him.

Ki'û	gikaraherénâ.	Wâgerutcgejâ	wa'ûdjínâ.	Asge
K'i-û´	gikarahérenâ	Uañgerutcgéjâ	wa'û´ djinâ.	ásge
To gamble	they asked him.	A Man-Eater (Giant)	he was.	And then

hitcûcgewahira	kereponaijâ*	hitcûcgewahira	wakijurénâ.	Waki'ûnénâ.
hitcûcgewahira	kereponaíjâ	hitcûcgéwahira	wakíjurènâ	wak'í-'unènâ.
his grandsons	the ten	his nephew	took he with him.	He went gambling.

*this word is followed by two question marks, and above the last three letters is written /aje/.

Hidjâhina*	Wâgerutcge	hotci-édja	wakiwânâ.**	Wâgenúnîkdjega
Hidjahínâ	Uañgerútcge	hotci-édja	wakiwána.	Uañgenuniñkdjéga
The others	Man-Eater	to his house	to race.	The old man

*the finally /a/ is written above an /â/.
**an /â/ is written over the terminal /a/.

Wâgerútcgera	nûp	kiwanónâ.*	Mojedjâ´dja	hikaraíwîxhirènâ**
uañgerútcgera	nûp	kiwanáne	mojedjaî´dja	hikaraíwiñx hírenâ.
the Man-Eater	two	he raced with.	To the end of the earth	they turned around

*the letter /o/ is written above an original /a/ and followed by an accent mark. Following this word Radin adds, "[from hakipánâ]".
**following this word, Radin adds, "[from haíwîx, raíwîx]".

Kiwâ´na	wa'unâ´kcanâ.	Wâgenúnîkdjèga	wanâdjíscanâ.	Wohínâ.
Kiwána	wa'unáñkcanâ.	Uañgenuniñkdjéga	wanâdjíscanâ.	Wohínâ.
The race	they were doing.	The old man	he ran away from them.	He won.

Ph. 12 --

Asge	Wâgerútcgera	t'éwahi.	Jegû	hihakaraírenâ.
ásge	Uañgerútcgera	t'éwahi.	Jégû	hihákeraírenâ.
And then	the Man-Eater	he killed them.	[Thus,]	they went home.

Tcira	howakaraírenâ.	Egi	hinûkdjéga	jedjûga
Tcíra	hówakaraírenâ.	égi	hinúñkdjega	jedjúñga
The house	they went to.	[And]	the woman	then

hicge	djinâ.	Hikónona	kuruxe	wa'û
hicgé	djinâ.	Hikónona	kuruxé	wa'û´.
also	she came.	Her husband	she followed	she did.

Djínâ.	Egi	wenogadjâ	hicgé	hinîkhirera
Djinâ.	-	-	-	-
She came.	[And]	in the spring	also	their son

I. 62 --

hicge	djínâ.	C'akwahira	wakuruxe	wa'ûdjínâ.
-	-	-	-	-
also	he came.	His folks	he was after	he came.

Hotcîtcînîkdjéga	warutcxededjega	wa'ûdjínâ.	Jédjûga	hisgedjâ*
Hotcintcíniñkdjegá	-	wa'ûdjínâ.	Jédjuñga	hisgédja
The boy	the big eater	he came.	And then	mighty

*/â/ is written above an original /a/.

wâkworúhôka	wa'inâp	hirénâ.	Hotcîtcînîkdjega	djega
uañkwóruhañka	wa-ínâp	hirénâ.	Hotcintcíninkdjega	-
that lot of men	glad	they were.	The boy	the one

hawa'úna*	wa'inâp	hirenâ.**	Egi	wâgenunîkdjéga
hawa'úna	wa-ínâp	hirénâ.	égi	uañgenúniñkdjega
because	glad	they were.	[And]	the old man

*/a/ is written above an original /â/.
**after wa'inâp hirenâ, Radin writes, "[wa'inâp, wa'inanâp]".

Epilogue

Ph. 13 --

winagere	hâpwíra	ewa'unâ´kcanâ.	Hitcawina	hicge
wináñgere	hâbwíra	éwa'unáñkcanâ.	Hitcawína	hicgé
the sun	the sun*	he was.	His wife	also

*literally, "the day luminary".

hâhéwira	érenâ.	Egi	hinîkhírera	warutcxedédjega
hâhéwira,	érenâ.	égi	hiniñk hírera	wárutc xedédjega
the moon,	she was.	[And]	their boy	the big eater

xâwî	tco	rutcgádjâ	cûkxedéinâ.*	-
xâwi	tcó	rutcgádjâ	cuñkxédeninâ.	Égi
grass	green	did he eat,	he became a horse.	[And]

*Radin writes after this word, "[-------- ha'ínâ, c'inâ]".

-	-	Cûkxede	wirúkonani	eregádjâ,
uañk	kéreponaíjâ	cuñkxéde	wirukonána	eregádjâ,
[men]	[ten]	horse	chief	was he,

nâxi xonúnîgera.	Hâbwíra	edja	hiwusûtc´	wiragócge
náñghixonúniñgra.	Hâbwíra	édja	hiwusúntc	wiragócge
the youngest.	The sun	there	close by	a star

jenûgera	erénâ.	Hiniwahíra	djopi	'uâgera*
jenúñgera	érenâ.	Hiniñgwahìra	djopí	uañgera
always	it is.	His sons	four	upwards

*/'u/ is written above an original /w/.

Ph. 14 --

howakaraírenâ.	Egi	sátcâ	hicge	cûkdjûk
hówakarèrenâ.	égi	satcâ´	hicgé	cuñkdjúñk
they went.	[And]	five	also	wolves

jeeskarénâ.	Mânâ´gere	horadjé	wâkcik	inekdjanénâ,
jesgárenâ.	Mânáñgere	horadja	uañkcík	ínekdjanènâ,
they are.	On this earth	they journey about	Indians	they would live,

jegûkiránâ.	Waikâ	dee	hidjaíra	horarok
jégû kíranâ.	Waikâ´	deé	hidjaíra	horarók
that is as.	Fable	this	more	to tell

roagû,	nunige	hâke	hanâtc´	hadagenínâ.
roágû,	nunige	hañké	hanâtc´	hodagenínâ.
I would like,	but	not	all	I told.

Haitcétce	wagénâ.
Haitcétce	wagénâ.
I skipped	I told.

Source:

For the Interlinear text (I), see Frank Ewing, Untitled, in Paul Radin, Notebooks, Winnebago III, #11b, Freeman Number 3892 (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, 1909, recopied 1945) 60-62. For the phonetic text without translation (Ph), see Frank Ewing, Story of the Boy who Ate too Much, in Paul Radin, Notebooks, Winnebago III, #19, Freeman Number 3899 [1254] (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, 1909?) Story 19c (2), 9-14.