Hotcâk Text --Bladder and His Brothers, v. 5

English Translation

p. 1 --

Jegí	tci	séretc	(?)*	ckúni.
There (in the distance)	lodge	long	one	perhaps.

*the word is so heavily overwritten in ink that it cannot be made out, except that the last typed letter is /k/ followed by an accent. Beneath the /k/ is written "(subject?)", although this too is uncertain.

Hâp´-ka	nañkikára	ckúni.	Naxí xunúnîgrá	hiñkága
Every day	hunting	perhaps.	The youngest brother	never

raní	ckúni	náñkika	hisúñkwahirá	wawagé
went not	perhaps	hunting he sent them	for the younger brother	he aid to them

ckúni:	"Nañkikárara	nisúgidjíwina	tcágu*	ûwíre."
perhaps:	"The hunting	you are my younger brothers	what**	do ye it."

*more usually djagú.
**or, how.

Haíni négi	hanâtc´	náñkikáraraíre	ckúni.	Naxí xunúnigra
In the morning	all	they went hunting	perhaps.	the younger brother

hiñké	rani	ckuni.	Tciápe	ckuni.
not	went not	perhaps.	Stayed to take care of the house	perhaps.

Égi	wáñgijâ	hokáwa	tcirópedja	djidjé
Then	man one	entered in the ----	at the entrance	he stood suddenly

ckuni.	"Hotcîtcî´nigrá	hiníwaragá	hatcî´dje	howaráwi
perhaps.	"The young men	your elder brothers	where	thither they have gone

[je."]*	Naxíga	wé	ckúni:	"Hiníwahára
.	Youngest brother	said	perhaps.	"My elder brothers

*this is completely unreadable in the MS.

hanâtc´	nañkíkararaíre."	"Hiníwaraga	kiû´ wakikárahe	hádjige
all	they have gone hunting."	"Your elder brothers	to ask them to play a game	I ---- come

wáû	hadjína.	Haíni	dée,	éske
[to do]	I have come.	Morning	this,	so

p. 2 --

worákicáraki.	Hoxtcâ´nâgi	hákiríregi."	Naxí xunúnigrá	wé
you tell them.	In the evening, before -------, when	when they have come home."	The youngest brother	said

ckúni:	"Hodjá."	Hoxtcâ´nâgi	hágiríre	gádjâ
perhaps:	"Yes."	When in the evening	they had come home	just then

Naxí xunúnigrá	wákikû´ni	ckúni	wañk	haíni négi
The youngest brother	he forgot it	perhaps	man	in the morning

tcí	nihéra.	Haíni négi	hanâtc´	náñkikáraraíre
came	the one who.	In the morning	all	they went hunting

ckúni.	Naxí xunúnigrá	hiñké	rani	ckúni.
perhaps.	The youngest brother	not	went not	perhaps.

tciápe	ckúni.	Égi	wáñgijâ	hokáwa
stayed to take care of the lodge	perhaps.	Then (?)*	man one	entered, in the past

*the parenthetical question mark is in the text.

tcirópedja	djidjé	ckúni.	"Hotcîtcî´nigrá	hanâtc´
at the entrance	he stood suddenly	perhaps.	The young man	all

nañkíkararaíre."	"Hiníwaragá	kiû´ wakikárahe	hadjíge	wáû
they have gone hunting."	Your elder brothers	[to ask them to play a game]*	I have come	[to do]**

*the brackets are Dorsey's.
**this is not translated in the MS.

hadjína.	Haíni	dée,	éske	worákicáraki
I have come.	Morning	this,	so	you tell them

hoxtcâ´nâgi	hákiríregi.	Naxí xunúnigrá	wé	ckúni:
when in the evening before sundown	when they have come to you.	the youngest brother	said	perhaps:

p. 3 --

"Hodjá."	Hoxtcâ´nâgi	hákiríre	gádjâ	Naxí xunúnigrá
"Yes."	When in the evening	they had come home	just then	the youngest brother

wákikûnû´ni	ckúni	wáñk	haíni négi	djí
he forgot it	perhaps	man	in the morning	came

nihéra.	Haíni négi	hanâtc´	náñkikáraraíre	ckúni.
the one who.	In the morning	all	they went hunting	perhaps.

Naxí xunúnigrá	hiñké	rani	ckuni,	tciápe
The youngest brother	not	went not	perhaps,	he stayed to take care of the lodge

ckúni.	Égi	wáñgijâ	hokáwa	tcirópedja
perhaps.	Then (?)*	man one	entered in the past	at the entrance

djidjé	ckúni.	"Hotcîtcî´nigrá	hiníwaragá	hatcî´dje
he stood suddenly	perhaps.	"The young men	your elder brothers	where

howaráwije?"	Naxíga	wé	ckúni:	"Hiníwahára
thither they have gone?"	The youngest brother	said	perhaps:	"My dear brothers,

hanâtc´	nañkíkararaíre."	"Hiníwaragá	kiû´ wakikárahe	hadjíge
all	they took you hunting."	"Your elder brothers	[to ask them to play a game]	I have come

wáû	hadjína.	Haíni	dee,	éske
[to do]	I have come.	Morning	this,	so

worákicálaki	hoxtcâ´nâgi	hákiríregi."	Naxí xunúnigrá	wé
you tell them	when in the morning	when they have come ;home."	The youngest brother	said

p. 4 --

ckúni:	"Hodjá."	Hoxtcâ´nâgi	hákiríre	gádjâ
perhaps.	"Yes."	When in the evening	they had come home	just then

Naxí xunúnigrá	wákikûnû´ni	ckúni	wáñk	haíni négi
The youngest brother	he forgot it	perhaps	man	in the morning

tcí	nihéra.	Haíni négi	hanâtc´	náñkikáraraíre
came	the one who.	In the morning	all	they went hunting

ckúni.	Naxí xunúnigrá	hiñké	raní	ckúni,
perhaps.	The youngest brother	not	went not	perhaps,

tciápe	ckúni.	Hitcobâ´hâna	tci	ckúni
he stayed to take care of the lodge	perhaps.	The fourth time	came	perhaps

wáñkdjéka.	Naxí xunúnigrá	wagaíre	ckúni:	"Tcakû´
man this std.	The youngest brother	they said to him	perhaps:	"Why

gádjâ	hiñkága	worákicárakiní.	Hiníwaragá	kiû´
then (?)	never	you did not tell them.	Your elder brothers	to play

wakikárahe	hadjí	ádjâné."	Tcowéjegû´ni sáka	t'û´pnâ´ni.
ask them	I came	every time."	[So he almost killed him]*	[?]**

*the brackets are Dorsey's.
**the English is unreadable.

"Hoxtcâ´nâgi	wokírakádja	hákiríregi."	"Hodjâ´,"	é
"When in the evening	tell them (imperative)	when they have come home."	"Yes,"	said

ckúni.	Naxí xunúnigrá	nañksígiâ	rús	ckúni.
perhaps.	The youngest brother	[a] stick	took it up	perhaps.

Égi	wé	ckúni:	"Hiníwahára	hákiríregi
Then	said	perhaps:	"My older brothers,	when they have come home

p. 5 --

wágitaíktce."	Jegû´	ánañgá.	Hâp´	séretc
I will tell them."	So	he was saying.	Day	long

nâ´îdja	gitcác	mináñk	perhaps.	"Hiníwahára,
on the stick	making a noise by hitting	he sat	perhaps.	"My elder brothers,

hákiríregi	wágitaíktce."	Hoxtcânâ´ni	gádjâ	Kûnûgá
when they have come home	I will tell them."	In the evening	just then	First son

kirí	ckúni.	Naxí xunúnigrá	kága ske	nâ´îdja
had come home	perhaps.	The youngest (-----) brother	-----ly	on the stick

jégû	gitcác	mináñk	ckúni.	Kunugá
so	making a noise by hitting	he sat	perhaps.	First son

jegû	naxíre	ckúni.	Tcáku	û´ktci
so	he found	perhaps.	What	will do

iréske	ckúni.	Égi	Kunugá	wé
he was ---- -- he did not -----	perhaps.	Then	first son	said

ckúni:	"Tcáku	û´	gádjâ	wacacánañkcé,*
perhaps:	"What	to do	just then	you spoke of,

*Dorsey has waca cánañk jé, with waca untranslated. Other sources have wacacânâk meaning "you spoke of". Dorsey translates, Tcáku û´ gádjâ wáca cánañk jé, as an idiom meaning, "What is the matter with you?".

hisúñk-haxtcî´?"	Hiñké	Naxí xunúnigrá	xápini	ckúni.
O younger brothers?"	Not	the youngest (son or) brother	he spoke not	perhaps.

Jegû´	û´	inañkí	jegû´*	ckúni.
So	doing	he ---	so he did	perhaps.

*Dorsey translates the whole sentence as, "He continued what he had been doing".

Éganâdjí	hiníwahirá	hákiríre	ckúni.	Naxíga
Then all	his eldest brothers	they had come home	perhaps.	Youngest son

wogíraki	ckúni,	hiníwahirá	wañk	kiû´
he told it to them	perhaps,	hi elder brothers	man	to play

wagíkarahé	tcí	nihéra.	Kunugá	wé
to invite them	come	the one who.	First son	said

ckúni:	"Haínigi	hinéktcawína."	Haíni négi	Kunugá
perhaps:	"Tomorrow	we will go."	In the morning	First son

p. 6 --

hisúñkwahirá	wátcokárakére	ré	ckúni.	Xéjâ
his younger brothers	he went in front of them, his own	he went	perhaps.	Mountain one

áhiaxepíré	gádjâ	dée	tcíjâ	ádja
they went up to the top	just then	this	lodge one	(--- ---- ?)*

*the English consists of a parenthetical expression containing two illegible words followed by a question mark.

nañk	ckúni.	Dée	wapéxtci	náñk
it sat	perhaps.	This	waiting for them to come	they sat

ckúni.	Kunugá	wokít'e	ckúni	wáñkcik
perhaps.	First son	he talked to them	perhaps	people

ánañká:	Tcáske	hokíûna	hiréktcanégi.	Égi
the ones ---ing:	Whatever ?	game	they will ---- (----) of.	Then

wañkcík	idjâ´hi	náñk	we	ckúni:
man	on the other ----	the st. one	he said	perhaps:

kiwánû	hiréktcané	aíre	ckúni.	Kunugá,
running	they will play	they said	perhaps.	First son

"Hodjá,"	é	ckúni.	"Hîwákiráktcané,"	é
"Yes,"	he said	perhaps.	"We will run a race with them,"	he said

ckúni.	Égi	Kunugá	wé	ckúni:
perhaps.	Then	First son	said	perhaps:

wokárak	wáci	ckúni	hisúñkwahirá.	Hanâtc´
to tell? about his own	he requested them	perhaps	his younger brother.	All

wokárak-hiré	ckúni.	Naxí xunúnigrá	wé	ckúni:
they told about their own (------)*	perhaps.	The youngest of the brothers	he said	perhaps:

*the parenthetical matter is illegible.

"Wíra	nâ´djodjáje,"	é	ckúni.	Kunugá
"The sun	aided him mysteriously always,"	he said	perhaps.	First son

wé	ckúni:	Naxíga	wagíraktcâné,"	é
said	perhaps:	Youngest son	he will insult them,"	he said

ckúni.	Jedjáñga	kigútc-hire	ckúni.	Égi
perhaps.	At length	they bet against one another	perhaps.	Then

p. 7 --

kiwánû	haraíre	ckúni.	Hóska	xete
to run he was	they went	perhaps.	Prairie	large

mináñki	ádja	hagú-hiréktcâné	aíre	ckúni.
sitting	right there	they will be coming back hither	they said	perhaps.

Jedjáñga	hagú-hiré	ckúni.	Naxí xunúnigrá	hirúcarátc
At length	they were coming back hither	perhaps.	The youngest son (or, brother)	he dropped a little behind

najî´	hiré	ckúni.	Jedjáñga	ácka
he stood	they did or made (sic)	perhaps.	At length	near

hagú-hiré	ckúni.	Égi	Kunugá	wé
they were returning to the starting point	perhaps.	Then	First son	said

ckúni:	"Djágudé	Naxí xunúnigrá	hagédja	c'û´
perhaps.	"Why	the youngest son (or, brother)	behind	you do

câ´wañkcé?"	Naxí xunúnigrá	hógirúdjas	ckúni.
you --- ---- one?"	The youngest son (or, brother)	started to run a little faster	perhaps.

Hókirix-djédja	hákiríre	gádjâ	Naxí xunúnigrá	wiwácigrá
Near the goal	they had come back	just then	then youngest son (or, brother)	the flag, or banner

é	tcónixtci	jegû´	háni	kírikére
he	very first	doing that (?)*	having it	he passed along

*the parenthetical question mark is in the text.

ckúni.	Jegû´	hótcîtcî´na	hakáraxére	ckúni.
perhaps.	So	young men	they all cried out, each for himself	perhaps.

Wikígudjrá	wákurúsirá	nañgá	jegû´	haguhire
The stakes	they took their own	after they had (done it)	so	they were returning to their own home

p. 8 --

ckúni.	Haíni négi	jigé	náñkikárara	jigé
perhaps.	In the morning	again	the hunting	again

araíre	ckúni.	Wáñk	kiû´	wákikárahe
they went	perhaps.	Man	to play	to invite them

djínihéra	jigé	hokáwa	djináñk	ckúni.
the one who came	again	enterred	he did it suddenly	perhaps.

Naxíga	wagaíre	ckúni:	jigé	kiû´hiréktcané,
Youngest son	they (he) said it to him	perhaps:	again	they will have a game together,

aíre	ckúni.	Naxíga	wé	ckúni:
they said	perhaps.	Youngest son	said	perhaps:

"Haraírektcâné,"	é	ckúni.	Hóxtcânâní	régi
"They will go,"	he said	perhaps.	Evening	when (?)*

*the parenthetical question mark is Dorsey's.

hiníwahirá	ckúni.	Égi	wogírak	ckúni
they had come home	perhaps.	Then	he told it to them	perhaps

jigé.	Kunûgá	wé	ckúni,	haraírektcâné,
again.	First son	said	perhaps,	they will,

é	ckúni.	Haíninégi	wakíûrá	djikárawi
he said	perhaps.	In the morning	the game*	they started

*Dorsey has below the line, "[to play together]".

ckúni.	Égi	djáhire	gádjâ	wapéxtci
perhaps.	Then	they got there	just then	they waited for them to come

náñk	ckúni.	Djadjâ´negí	wíkigudjíré	ckúni:
they sat	perhaps.	Now	they bet (together ?)*	perhaps:

*the parenthetical matter is in the MS.

hókikinâ´hiréktcâné	aíre	ckúni.	Kunûgá	e
they will wrestle (together)	they said	perhaps.	First son	he

wakiráktcâné	é	ckúni.	Égi	jédjañga
he will contend with them	he said	perhaps.	Then	at length

p. 9 --

hokikínañkiré	ckúni.	Hâp	séretc	hokikínañkiré
they (began to) wrestle	perhaps.	Day	long	they wrestled

ckúni.	Égi	gadjañgá	hóxtcânâ´ni	gádjâ
perhaps.	Then	at length (?)*	in the evening	just then

*the parenthetical question mark is Dorsey's.

Kunuñgá	máwo	t'ûré	ckúni.	Wikígudjrá
first son	on the ground	threw him away	perhaps.	Stakes

wákurúsranañgá	jegû´	hagúhire	ckúni.	Haíni négi
after they had (?) taken --- their own*	so	they were coming home	perhaps.	In the morning

*the parenthetical question mark is Dorsey's.

hiñké	hijâ´	wajóni	haraírani	ckúni.
not	one	to hunt something	they went ---- not	perhaps.

Égi	waíre	ckúni:	haraírektcâné	aíre
Then	they said	perhaps:	they will go	they said.

ckúni.	Jeské	hâp´	nûpâ´hâ	hahíres'á	ckúni.*
perhaps.	In this manner	day	twice	they went there repeatedly	perhaps.

*"The rest of this myth was forgotten by the narrator" -- Dorsey (notes, p. 13).

English Translation

Source:

Philip Longtail (Sîtcseretcka), Buffalo Clan, "Watexúga and His Brothers," translated by J. O. Dorsey (National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution, 1893) 4800 Dorsey Papers: Winnebago 3.3.2, Story I: 1-9.