Hocąk Text — Deer Clan Origin Myth, Version 1

Hocąk Text — Deer Clan Origin Myth, Version 1

The manuscript is written in a fairly clear hand. At the top of the page it reads, "Winnebago texts partly pub. in English." To the upper left of the page is written in a very large and bold hand, "81." To the right of the number is written "Phonetic & English (ω) syllabic texts." Below this entry is written, "Deer Clan Origin Myth."

As in later Hocąk-English interlinear texts, it contains a number of Greek letter abbreviations for common Hocąk words or syllables. However, the process is not taken to the extreme found in later texts. The values for the Greek letters is given in the table below:

α	β	ε	ρ	ϕ	ω
égi	éja	ásge	ánąga	hąké	žigé

In the English translation, words supplied by the editor (Richard Dieterle) are found in brackets "[ ]".

English Translation

p. 1 —

tcaikikáratc	’uañkcî́ki’iⁿ	deếrenaⁿ	tcasếpᴇra	huⁿwaⁿṇa
Caikikárac	wąkšíki’į	teéreną.	Casépera	hųwąna
Deer Clan	life	this it is.	Black deer	the elk

hakikíju	maⁿnốñgᴇre	nîñge	hokiságᴇra	hêrêgíji.
hakikížu	mąnóñgere	nįge	hokiságera	heregíži,
with them	the earth	where	the center	is,

ḗdja	haγêbirejê	[α]	s’ániñk	wiaγếphura
éja	haǧebireže.	Égi	s’ánįk	wiaǧéphura
there	they appeared.	And	side	east

howaraírejê	[β]	’uaⁿhírejê	gadjáⁿ	tcasếbᴇra
howaraíreže.	Éja	’uąhíreže.	Gają́	casébera
they went.	[There]	they were going.	And then	the black deer

wéjê	hisûñkā́xdjîⁿ	rora	hisgîñgᴇrénaⁿ	iṇéki
wéže,	"Hisųkáxjį,	rora	hisgįgeréną.	Inéki
[he said,]	"My dear younger brother,	flesh	I am heavy.	Alone

rarê	[α]	higuⁿ	hanihékdjonénaⁿ*	ḗjê
rare	égi	higų	hanihékjonéną,"	éže.
go	[here]	where	I will remain,"	he said.

* a terminal /-je/ has been crossed out in favor of /-naⁿ/.

[β]	[ϕ]	raníje	[α]	wakcaⁿkar[ρ´]
Éja	hąké	raníže.	Égi	wakšąkaránąga
[There]	[not]	he did not go.	And	he went back, and

howarairédja*	hagiránañga
howarairéja	hagiránąga
to the center of the earth whence they started from†	he came back, and

* This word is written over a cross-out; however, hohuirédja is written below the same cross-out.
† an initial "this way they came" is crossed out.

p. 2* —

jigế	hihohires’ájê	djobốhaⁿ	jêjegâⁿ
žigé	hihohires’áže,	jobóhą.	Žežegų
[again]	they asked him,	four times.	Again

* At the top right of the page is written, ε âsgê. At the left top, Radin remarks, "He beat him because he came on the necklace first."

híregádjaⁿ	[β]	juráwanaⁿp’ina	higíjế
híregáją.	Éja	žuráwanąp’ina	higížé
that indeed they did.	[There]	money necklace	he recognized

tcasếbᴇra	[ε]	tca(h)ikikáradjᴇnáñgᴇre*	hohirénaⁿ	[ε]
casébera.	Ésge	Caikikárajeną́gere	hohiréną.	Ésge
the black deer.	So	the Deer Clan	was beaten.	So

* The parentheses are in the text.

rajᴇra	tcasếphûñká	hikigaírenaⁿ	[α]	howera
ražera	"Caséphųká,"	hikigaíreną.	Égi	howera
the name	"Black Deer King,"	he called himself.	[And]	they went

hakdja	hidjágirénaⁿ	hicgế	jurawanaⁿp’îⁿ	hikigirénaⁿ
hakja	hijágiréną.	Hišgé	žurawanąp’į	hikigiréną.
back	they went again.	Likewise himself	money necklace	he recognized.

maⁿnáñgᴇre	howágîñx	haránañga	wa’uiṇénaⁿ	[α]
Mąną́gere	howágįx	haránąga	wa’uinéną.	Égi
The earth	around	they went	they did.	[And]

jigê	tcasếbᴇra	haⁿbogúra	howaraírenaⁿ	xêdêgíji
žigé	casébera	hąbogúra	howaraíreną.	Xetegíži
[again]	[the black deer]	east	they went.	[When] the big one

tconiánañga	’uáñgiregádjaⁿ	dewếrâki	horaírerếgi	jigê
coniánąga.	’Uą́giregáją,	tewéraki	horaírerégi.	Žigé
first he went.	As they went,	this [one] wondered	where they started from.	[Again]

p. 3* —

[β]	hakirī́́rejê	hisuñgídjîⁿ	hicgagá†	wajaⁿ
éja	hakiríreže.	"Hisųgíjį,	hišgagá	wažą
[there]	they came back.	"My brother,	you yourself	something

* Radin comments at the top of page 3: "Some power was always drawing them ~~from~~ back to the place whence they had started." At the right top of the page he has, ω = jigê.
† Radin indicates above the line that this is contracted from hicgê hagá.

’una-iⁿṇê	ḗjê	[ε]	henâⁿṇa	hicgaga
’una-įne,"	éže.	Ésge	Henąna	hišgaga
you try to do,"	[he said.]	[So]	[the] second born	[he himself]

ētconíjê	hadjiakaraírejê	jigê	horaírera	[β]
econíže.	Hajiakaraíreže.	Žigé	horaírera.	Éja
he went first.	They went.	[Again]	they went.	[There]

hakdja	hakiríeje	hisû́ñgîdjî́ⁿ	hicgagá	wajáⁿ
hakja	hakiríreže.	"Hisų́gijį́,	hišgagá	wažą́
[back]	they came.	"My brother,	you yourself	something

’una-íⁿṇê	ḗjê	[ε]	hagára	etconíjê
’una-į́ne,"	éže.	Ésge	Hagára	econíže.
you try to do,"	he said.	[And so]	3rd born*	[he went first.]

* This is a play on words, hagara meaning "he himself", and Haga-ra meaning "the third born son".

[ω]	hakdja	kirijế	[α]	nañγiga
Žigé	hakja	kirežé.	Égi	Nąǧiga
[Again]	[back]	[they had come.]	[And]	4th [born]

etconí	círejê	tcowédja	djidjejế	he
econí	šíreže.	Cowéja	jiježé.	He
[he went first]	they told him.	In front*	he came suddenly.	Horn

* The word "before" is crossed out.

s’ánîñk	hoicấrora	maíⁿdja	hirodjíⁿjê	gadjáⁿ
s’ánįk	hoišárora	maį́ja	hirojį́že	gają́,
[side]	right	on the earth	he hit (his horn)*	when,

* Parenthetical material added by Radin.

[β]	xawî́ⁿjaⁿ	haγếpdjidjehíjê	tcaxíwira	sgaxdjî́ⁿjê
éja	xawį́žą	haǧépjijehíže.	Caxíwira	sgaxjį́že
[there]	a grass	it appeared he made it.	The flower (bud)*	very white

* Parenthetical material added by Radin.

p. 4 —

jegûⁿhi[ρ]	[ω]	he	s’ánîñk	hoirátcgê
žegųhianąga	žigé	he	s’ánįk	hoirácge
when he did, and	[again]	[horn]	[side]	[left]

maíⁿdja	hirodjîⁿjê	gadjáⁿ	naíⁿjaⁿ	[β]
maį́ja	hirojįže	gają,	naį́ža	éja
[on the earth]	[he hit it]	[when,]	a tree	[there]

djidjejê	[α]	x’awiⁿ	hudjéga	rudjiraná
jiježe.	Égi	x’awį	hujéga	rujiraná
he made it.	[And]	weed	the stem	it is meant for eating

wagi’únaⁿ	[α]	[ω]	náⁿdjega	hikáⁿnôñgra
wagi’úną.	Égi	žigé	ną́jega	hiką́nǫgra
he made it for that.	[And]	[again]	[the tree]	the fruit

wárudjirénaⁿ	naíⁿsawara	[β]	warudjirénaⁿ	[ε]
wárujiréną.	Naį́sawara	éja	warujiréną.	Ésge
they ate.	The top of the tree	[there]	[they ate].	[And so]

waírenaⁿ	rajᴇrá	hinûñgrá	hijaⁿ	wagaíranấna
waíreną	ražerá	hinųgrá	hižą	wagaíranána,
they said	the name	women, the	one	they would call it,

naíⁿsawarudjga	higairénaⁿ	[α]	máⁿni	hakaraírêgi
"Naį́sawarujka,"	higairéną.	Égi	mąní	hakaraíregi
["She who Eat from the Top of the Tree,"]	[the name.]	[And]	walking	when they went

maⁿnáñgᴇre	nañksû́ñksûntc	hirejê	airenaⁿ	sanîñk
mąną́gere	nąksų́ksųc	hireže	aíreną.	Sanįk
the earth	tremble	they made	[they say].	[Side]

wiaγếphura*	howaraírejê	[ε]	waírejê	’uañgᴇrá
wiaǧéphura	howaraíreže.	Ésge	waíreže,	wągerá
east	they went.	[And so]	they said that	a man

* a /w/ is overprinted on an initial /h/.

hijáⁿ	rajᴇra	manañksuⁿdjega	airejê	[α]
hižą́	ražera	"Manąksųjega,"	aireže.	Égi
one	the name	"Shakes the Earth,"	[they said].	[And]

p. 5 —

kikínûⁿbᴇrá*	hisgê	herérêgi	xunuṇá	wagíranáⁿjê
kikínųberá	hisge	heréregi	xununá	wagaíraną́že,
brothers	some	[if] there were	smallest	they would call him,

* the initial /h/ appears (perhaps by accident) to be partly blotted out.

watcóju manîñga	higairanáⁿjê	[α]	[ω]	hinûñgᴇrá
"Wacóžumanįga,"	higairaną́že.	Égi	žigé	hinųgerá
"Leader Walking,"	[they called him].	[And]	[again]	[the women]

hijáⁿ	heregíji	hakdja gúwîñga	hikigaírejê	[ω]
hižą́	heregíži,	"Hakjagúwįga,"	hikigaíreže.	Žigé
[one]	[came to be],	"Back Coming,"	call themselves.	[Again]

’uañgᴇra	hakdjáguga	hikigaírejê	tcegếdja	hakdja
wągera,	"Hakjáguga,"	hikigaíreže.	Cegéja,	hakja
[the men],	["Coming Back,"]	[they would call him.]	In the beginning,	back

hagi	naⁿγiⁿṇega	[ε]	hawa’ûⁿ	waírejê	hixgoⁿxgốⁿṇa
hagi	nąǧįnega.	Ésge	hawa’ų	waíreže.	Hixgǫxgǫ́na
there	they went again.	That's the reason, therefore	on account of	[they say that.]	movements

djasgê	hírêgi	ḗ	rac	hiranínejê	rajᴇra
jasge	híregi,	é	raš	hiraníneže.	Ražera
whatever	they did,	[they]	their names	they got.	[The names]

djasgê	’uañkcik’o-î́ⁿṇegi,	êā́wa’ûⁿ	rac	kirádjiréjê
jasge	wąkšik’o-į́negi,	eáwa’ų	raš	kirájiréže.
however	they lived	therefore	name	themselves they called.

[α]	hohuhídjaⁿṇê	hirukốnô	’uañkcîk’íⁿṇejê	[ε]
Égi	hohuhíjąne	hirukóno	wąkšik’-į́neže.	Ésge
[And]	the winds of the cardinal points (the 4 winds)*	had control of	they lived.	[And so]

* Parenthetical material is Radin's.

p. 6* —

haⁿp	p‘î́ñxdjiⁿ	hijáⁿ	hora	tcaⁿt’iⁿcgê	haⁿbᴇra
hąp	p’íñxjį	hižą́	hora	cąt’įšge,	hąbera
day	very nice	one	voice	heard	[the day]

* Radin writes at the top of page 6 — "deer's bellowing will make day bad." Then he lists three words meaning wind: hohuhí, tcatc, maiⁿdadjéhi.

hikirutcáⁿṇega	haⁿp	cícîgi	kiridjénaⁿjê	[ω]
hikirucą́nega	hąp	šíšigi	kirijénąže.	Žigé
it would exchange	[day]	[bad] he makes	it would become.*	[Again]

haⁿp	cícîgi	dja’ûⁿ	hijaⁿ	horá
hąp	šíšigi	ja’ų	hižą	horá
[day]	[bad]	it being	[one]	voice

tcaⁿt’iⁿcgê	haⁿbᴇra	p‘î́ñxdjîⁿ	kiridjénaⁿjê	[ε]
cąt’įšge,	hąbera	p’íñxjį	kirijénąže.	Ésge
heard should (if)	[day]	[a very good]	[it would become].	[And so]

tcaíkikáradjᴇra	háⁿbᴇra	hirukốna	’uañkcîk	hirénaⁿ
Caíkikárajera	hą́bera	hirukóna	wąkšík	hiréną.
[the Deer Clan]	[the day]	[they have control over]	people	they are.

[ε]	rac	kirádjirénaⁿ	tcádjicgátcga*	hikigaírejê
Ésge	raš	kirájiréną,	"Cájišgácka,"	hikigaíreže.
[And so]	[name]	they called themselves,	"Wind They Play with,"	[they would call him.]

* tcádj has a vertical line after it and tcatc written above it.

[ω]	waírejê	rek‘umaníwîñga	airejê	tcanáñgᴇrê
Žigé	waíreže,	"Rek’umaníwįga,"	aireže.	Canągere
[Also]	[they say,]	"Going with the Wind Woman,"	[they say.]	Deer

hominốñgirekdjéra	tcágiwaírêgi	rek‘uharaíranañga	minốñk	hires’ájê
hominóñgirekjéra	cágiwaíregi	rek’uharaíranąga	minóñk	hires’áže,
where they would sit	going towards	going with the wind	to sit	they would,

[ε]	waírejê	[α]	manû́ñgᴇrê	[ϕ]
ésge	waíreže.	Égi	manų́gere	hąké
[and so]	[they say that.]	[And]	[earth ...]	[not]

p. 7 —

nîñgế	nañgáñc-hiraníje*	[β]	hagúirejê	xêderá
nįgé	nągą́š-hiraníže.	Éja	hagúireže.	Xeterá
[anywhere]	not to miss they did.	[There]	they came home.	The big one†

* Radin connects to this word with a line the following: "i. e., they're all over the earth."
† Radin has "a big."

k‘aⁿṇéjê	[α]	waírejê	djasgêkdjenegúni	aírejê
k’ąnéže.	Égi	waíreže,	"Jasgekjenegúni?"	aíreže.
he fell (dead).*	[And]	[they said,]	"What is going to happen?"†	they said.

* The parenthetical word is Radin's. An original "they" was struck out and replaced by "he".
† Radin originally had, "now it's going to happen," but struck out "now" and wrote "what" above it.

[α]	hénûñga	wéjê	hisû́ñgidjîⁿ	[ϕ]
Égi	Hénųga	wéže,	"Hisų́gejį,	hąké
[And]	2nd [born]	[he said,]	["My younger brother,]	[not]

hagá	wajáⁿ	aírējê	gadjaⁿ	wejế
hagá	wažą́,	aíreže."	Gają́	wežé,
[at any time]	[something]	[did he say]."	[Then]	[he said],

[ϕ]	wajoⁿṇa	hijaⁿ	yapérêzᴇnínaⁿ	hisûñkhíra
"Hąké	wažǫna	hižą	yapérezeníną."*	Hisųkhíra
["Not]	something	[one]	I do not know."	His yr. bro.

* An initial /hi/ was struck out in favor of /y/.

nañγígacana*	herêgádjaⁿ	ḗjê	[α]	wējế
Nąǧigašana	heregáją	éže,	égi	wežé,
[Fourth born only]	it is	[he spoke,]	[and]	[and said,]

* No less than three terminations other than -cana were thoroughly crossed out.

hinîxdjî́ⁿwira	hinihihiwira	t’égadjaⁿ*	maⁿ’úna	jếsgê
"Hinixjį́wira,	hinihihiwira	t’égają.	Mą’úna	žésge
"My dear older bro's,	our older broth.	[has died.]	[Earthmaker]	[that way, thus]

* after this word, hiré was heavily crossed out.

higế	jesgénaⁿ	[α]	t’ēgá	hokit’ejê
higé	žesgéną."	Égi	t’egá	hokít’eže
he did	[that way]."	[And]	the dead one	he talked to

wagếjê	tcekdjína	hîníhaxdjin	déeji	tcekdjiⁿ†
wagéže,	"Cekjína	hiníhaxjį	téeži	cekjį
[he said to him,]	"In the first place,*	my old. bro.,	this one	the first one

* Radin has a number of other words crossed out with "in the first place" written above them.
† tcīxjî́ⁿ is crossed out and tcekjiⁿ is written above it.

hotcaîwerá	wagûⁿzᴇrá	nîñgígigê	dejesgénaⁿ	[α]
hocaíwerá	Wagųzerá	nįgígige.	Težesgéną.	Égi
place of safety	the Maker	he did for you.	[That he did.]	[And]

p. 8 —

’uañkcî́go-íⁿna	xêdêhí	curudjís nañga	[α]	maíⁿhagêrếgi
wąkšígo-į́na	xetehí	šurujísnąga.	Égi	maį́hageré-gi
life	big piece*	you have not reached.	[And]	above ground, on top of earth

* "he —- large" is crossed out and "big piece" is written over it.

wanáⁿdjodjaíⁿsgê	wairá-gic’ûⁿwínaⁿ	[α]	djagu	hinigékdjonehárê
waną́jojaį́sge	wairá-giš’ųwíną.	Égi	jagu	hinigékjoneháre
poor	us you make (did)*	[And]	what	I'm going to ask you

* the parenthetical material is Radin's.

jếsgê	hinagít’ûⁿcára	radjikếrekdjonénaⁿ	’uañkcî́go-íⁿṇa	horaícdjôⁿna
žésge	hinagít’ųšára	rajikérekjonéną	wąkšígo-į́na	horaíšjǫna
[this kind]	you'll leave us (behind)*	you're going home	life the	that you missed

* the parenthetical material is Radin's.

maiⁿhágerếgi	nîñgidawínaⁿ	hirasá	’uañkcî́k	ya-î́ñkdjawínaⁿ
maįhágerégi	nįgitawíną.	Hirasá	wąkšík	ya-íñkjawíną.
[above ground]	we beg (ask) of you.	With	life*	let us live with that (we'll use it).†

* this word follows the word "man" which is crossed out.
† the parenthetical material is Radin's.

horaícdjaⁿcárarế	wagénaⁿ	[α]	wodá	hinûⁿbrá
Horaíšjąšáraré	wagéną.	Égi	wotá	hinųbrá
What you have left off	I mean that.	[And]	request	the second

deerénaⁿ	wonáñγirêra	djasgê	curugốc cêrerá	woidokík’iⁿṇa
teeréną	woną́ǧirera	jasge	šurugóšererá	woitokík’įna
that's it	wars	what	you didn't handle	the honors (in war)*

* the parenthetical material is Radin's.

curuxúrûgᴇnaⁿna	[α]	maî́ⁿhagerếgi	ne	wadutcábikdjawínaⁿ
šuruxúrugenąna,	égi	maį́hagerégi	ne	watucábikjawíną.
all that you would have earned,	[here]	[above ground]	we	will handle.

p. 9 —

dejesgê	nîñgidánaⁿ	hinihā́xdjîⁿ	[α]	wodá
Težesge	nįgitáną,	hiniháxjį.	Égi	wotá
[You have done]	of you I ask,	o elder brother.	[And]	request

hidanína	deếrenaⁿ	worudjᴇra	djasgếxdjîⁿ	caragốⁿγᴇra
hitanína	teéreną:	worujera	jasgéxjį	šaragǫǧera,
third	this is:	food	[all]	you miss with your mouth,

djánûñga	naíñkônôñgra	[ω]	djánûñga	xawiⁿsgura (?)†
jánųga	naíñkinoñgra,	žigé	jánųga	xawį́sgura
[as many, all]	tree fruits (nuts, etc.),*	[also]	[all]	sweet food (some kind of food)

* The parenthetical matter is Radin's.
† The question mark supplied by Radin probably indicates his inability to identify this kind of food. On the other hand, it may have expressed his doubt about the Hocąk form of the word, since originally the first syllable, tcawí, is struck out, and xawiⁿ is written above it.

hêrêgí	radjᴇnûⁿṇa	jêế	horaícdjâⁿṇa	rat’ûⁿcára	cerera*
heregí	rajenųna	žeé	horaíšjąna	rat’ųšára	šerera
it is	would eat	that	you missed	you left behind	(when) you went†

* This word is run together with the previous word.
† The parenthetical matter is Radin's.

[ω]	jêế	ne	hadatcábikdjawínaⁿ	dếê	horaícdjûⁿ
žigé	žeé	ne	hatucábikjawíną.	Tée	horaíšjų
[again]	[that]	[we]	[we will get a hold of].	[This one]	[you missed]

* for hatu- Radin appears to have Hata-, but other instances of the word show the former spelling.

cerera	nîñgidánaⁿ	E ga*	’uⁿhanihékdjawínaⁿ	[α]
šerera	nįgitáną.	Ega,	’ųhanihékjawíną.	Égi
[when you went]	[I ask for].	[As he said,]	we will be using (not complete).†	[And]

* Radin has the /e/ separated off by a forward slash.
† It is not clear what Radin means by "not complete."

wodá	hidjóbᴇra	dêê	herénaⁿ	hiniháxdjîⁿ
wotá	hijóbera	tee	heréną	hiniháxjį:
request	four	[this]	[it is]	[O elder brother]:

djanû́ñga	wajaⁿ	p‘iⁿná	’uañkcî́gᴇra	woíkikaγᴇra
janų́ga	wažą	p’įná	wąkšígera	woíkikáǧera,
[all]	[things]	good	the people	wearing apparel,

djanû́ñga	wajốⁿna	[sûnêgi]*	horagúkdjanehégiji	jếê
janų́ga	wažǫ́na	[sųnegi]	horaǧúkjanehégiži,	žée
[all]	[everything]	back of tent	you're going to put in (plant),	[that]

* an original sagê followed by "(?)" is struck out and suñge is written above it, with the penultimate letter blotted out by a vertical line. The correct word for "back of the tent" is sųnegi.

p. 10 —

hañkê	hacúrutcápᴇnina	ne	maiⁿ*	hagerếgi
hąke	hašúrucápenina,	ne	maį	hagerégi
[not]	you should not touch it,	we	[on earth]	behind

* inserted above the line by a caret.

ya’ûⁿ	hanihekdjawínaⁿ	dejêsge	nîñgidánaⁿ	[α]*
ya’ų	hanihekjawíną."	Težesge	nįgitáną.	Égi
we use	we will be."	[That he did]	[he asked].	"[And]

* after this symbol, Radin started to write dejes[ga] but crossed it out.

hatcíndja	tcaragiwếkdjanaharế	[β]	p‘î́ñxdjîⁿ	wodára
hacį́ja	caragiwékjanaharé,	éja	p’íñxjį	wotára
[wherever]	you are going,	[there]	[exceedingly good things]	request

maíⁿ	hagerếgi	hadutcábikdjawínaⁿ	méjêsgê	hiroákipúnuwínaⁿ
maį́	hagerégi	hatucábikjawíną,	méžesge	hiroákipúnuwíną."
[on earth]	[left behind]	[we will get hold of],	[for this]	we have petitioned for ourselves."

[α]	wasế	cūtc	(ruscê)*	[α]
Égi	wasé	šuc	[rusše,]	égi
[And]	paint	red	he took,	[and]

* Radin has put this in parentheses as if to suggest that the raconteur had left this essential word out.

wagejê*	hiniháxdjîⁿ	rokikếwênîñgígikdjanehárê	hinîñgírekdjanénaⁿ	hogiếdja
wageže,	"Hiniháxjį,	rokikéwenįgígikjaneháre.	Hinįgírekjanéną	hogiéja
he said,	"Brother,	paint you I am going.	They will recognize you	at home

* what looks like uañkéži has been crossed out and wageže written above it.

méjêsgê	ho’ûⁿṇáhaniwínaⁿ	hak hōwárehírê	djánûñga	’uañkcî́k*
méžesge	ho’ųnáhaniwíną.	Hak howárehíre	jánųga	wąkšík
[for this]	the way we have.	Hereafter	[all]	[men]

* after this word the entry wanî is lined out.

p. 11 —

wagi-iṇekdjaⁿṇeháwirê	hanā́ⁿtc	nicgê	mejêsgêhi*	hiránihékdjonénaⁿ†
wagi-inekjąneháwire	haną́c	nišge	mežesgehi	hiránihékjonéną.
those who are to live after	[all]	also	[like this]	they will be doing.

* nicgê mejêsgêhi replaces an original nicgêjêsgêhihiranaⁿ hékdjanénaⁿ.
† At the top of the page, Radin writes, "the followers hereafter" and has a short line directed at this word.

horokíkêwéra	déjesgê	worágᴇra	nihékdjanénaⁿ	ḗjê
Horokíkewéra	težesge	worágera	nihékjanéną,"	éže.
The manner of painting	[he did just this way]	the story	will be,"	[he said].

[α]	p‘ḗra*	ûñγî́ni	hisếpgigíjê	[α]
Égi	p’éra	ųǧini	hisépgigíže,	égi
[And]	forehead	charcoal	he blackened,	and

* after this word, the word hoγí is crossed out.

hicdjarêtcgêra	cudj	cirî́p	wagigiréjê	[α]
hišjarecgera	šuj	širíp	wagigiréže,	égi
corners of eye	red	streaks, striped*	they did	[and]

* "streaks" is written above "striped", but the latter is not crossed out.

hirábᴇra	doxíra	cudjgigíjê	[α]	woxêk’airánôga
hirábera	toxíra	šujgigíže.	Égi	woxek’airánoga.
chin	front throat	red he made.	[And]	grave they dug.

[β]	xaireje	[α]	honihára	hikâ rohóginaⁿ*
Éja	xaireže.	Égi	honihára	hika rohóginą.
[There]	they buried [him].	[And]	the song	?(he got ready)?.†

* hika rohóginaⁿ was originally, higî́ⁿ hikâ rohóginaⁿ nañgíwajê nañgiwaínekjếgi. The rest of it was lined out.
† the parentheses and question marks are those of Radin.

nañgíwaⁿ	nácdjañgi	[α]	xaírejê	[α]
Nągíwą	nášjągi,	égi	xaíreže.	Égi
Singing	he finished,	[and]	[they buried him].	[And]

maⁿnáñgᴇrê	ho’úinejê	[α]	’uañgonina*	hatcî́ⁿdja
mąną́gere	ho’úineže.	Égi	wągonina	hacį́ja
around the world	they travelled.	[And]	clan	where

* the word wakî́nina is crossed out and ’uañgonina written above it.

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sdonañkíji	[β]	hadjíhiregíji	’uañkcî́k	hirejế
stonąkíži	éja	hajíhiregíži.	Wąkšik	hirežé.
they gathered	[there]	they came.	People	they were.

[ε]	tcakikikáratc	wigaírera	’uañkcîk	hi’îⁿhanínera
Ésge	"Cahikikárac,"	wigaírera.	Wąkšik	hi’įhanínera
[And so]	["Deer Clan,"]	they called them.	Their life	their own

méjêsgê	tcaídja	’uañkcik íⁿṇenaⁿ	tcëkhohŭếdja	[ε]
méžesge	caíja	wąkšik į́neną.	Cekhohuéja	ésge
[this way]	at deer	they lived.	Where they started from	[thus]

tcaikikáradjᴇnáñgᴇrê	rájᴇra	djasgế	tcanáñgᴇre	hoixgóⁿṇa
Caikikárajeną́gere	rážera.	Jasgé	caną́gere	hoixgǫ́na
[the Deer Clan]	[the names].	[How, what]	the deer	their habits

hináñki	ḗ	rac	hirániṇénaⁿ*	jigế†
hiną́ki	é	raš	hiráninéną.	Žigé
whatever they do	that	name	they derive from.	[Again]

ḗrachiráninénaⁿ, but afterwards separted by foreward slashes.
† the symbol ω was crossed out and žigé written after it.

djasgê	hadjáranáñgᴇrê	jêsgê	rajᴇra	haniṇénaⁿ
jasge	hajáraną́gere,	žesge	ražera	haninéną.
[how, what]	you see in them,	[this way]	[the names]	they have.

hîⁿsgaga	airen[aⁿ]*	rajᴇra	jigế	sagᴇrếga
"Hįsgaga,"	aireną	ražera.	Žigé	"Sageréga,"
"White Hair,"	[they say]	[the name].	[Again]	"Fast One,"

*the last syllable is abbreviated by an upside down /ɕ/.

aírenaⁿ	tcará	(?) hirasgánîñkê*	waírenaⁿ	jigê
aíreną.	Cará	hirasgánįke	waíreną.	Žigé
[they say].	[The deer]	little white teeth†	[they are said].	[Again]

* the question mark was inserted by Radin.
† "little white fur" is probably the correct translation, as hira also means "fur, hair".

p. 13 —

sagêránañkê	[ε]	waírenaⁿ	wakûñkû́ñga*	airenaⁿ
sageránąke	ésge	waíreną.	"Wakųkų́ga,"	aireną.
fast	because	[it is said].	"A Wild (Diffident, Shy One),"†	[they say].

* each /o/ in the word has a /u/ written over it. Given the next occurrance of this word, the /u/ reading is taken as preferred.
† "shy one" is written over a parenthetical "diffident".

tcanûñgᴇre	wakûⁿkû́ⁿnañkê	waírenaⁿ	jigê*	hezazátcga
Canųgere	wakųkų́nąke	waíreną.	Žigé	"Hezazácka,"
[Deer]	[shy]	[it is said].	[Again]	"Pronged Horn,"

* esasa has been lined out after jigê.

airenaⁿ	hērá	zazádjᴇnañkê	waírenaⁿ	cûñgᴇrajeracgê
aireną.	Héra	zazájenąke	waíreną.	Šųgeražerašge
[they say].	The horn	[pronged]	[it is said].	Dog names

jếsgê	hirénaⁿ	[ε]	tcahikikáratcenáñgêrê	mḗjêsgê
žésge	hiréną.	Ésge	Cahikikáraceną́gere	méžesge
[that kind]	they are.	[And so]	[the Deer Clan]	[this way]

ā́nañkcanaⁿ	[ε]	méjêsgê	’uañkcîkíṇena	mógacudjếdja
ánąkšaną.	Ésge	méžesge	wąkšikínena	Mógašujéja
he said.	[And so]	[this way]	they live	at Red Bank

derok	airegíji	[β]*	’uáñkhoníṇa	sdohirếgi
Terok	airegíži.	Éja	wą́khonína	stohirégi
Within Lake	[when he said it].	[There]	are members of one clan†	gather together,

* after the symbol β, the word wañgoní is crossed out.
† in parentheses below this is "(man to hunt)". This word should simply mean clan — see ’uañgonina above.

[β]	djánûñga	’uañgonihokirádjᴇra	[β]	tcëk
éja	jánųga	wągonihokirájera,	éja	cek
[there]	[all]	clans different,	[there]	where they first

hahurénaⁿ	jedjấⁿna	dêê
hahuréną.	Žeją́na	tee.
commenced.	The end	this.

Source:

"Deer Clan Origin Myth," in Paul Radin, Winnebago Notebooks, Freeman #3899 (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society) Winnebago III, #19a: 1-13.