Hotcâk Text -- Iron Staff and His Companions

English Version

Note: Dorsey's [l] has been changed to the standard [r], [q] has been changed to [x], and the superscript [n] has been indicated by a circumflexover the vowel. The transliteration follows the system used by Paul Radin. Question marks in parentheses, sic (?), are those of Dorsey, all others mark uncertain readings.

VI.1 --

Édja

tcináñg

-ijâ´

nañk

ckúni.

Jegû´

nañk

s'á

ckúni.

Huñk

-rá

hidjá

There

village

one

the st. one (= it sat)*

perhaps.

So

it sat

always

perhaps.

Chief

the

there

*the parenthetical material occurs in the text.

nañk	ckúni.	Mactcâ´	djináñg	hidadjé	jâ	hére	ckúni.	Huñg	-rá
sat	perhaps.	Strong (= very)*	village	rich in everything	one	that was it	perhaps.	Chief	-the

*the parenthetical material occurs in the text.

hotcîtcî´	-xunúniñg	-ijâ´	haní	ckúni.	Égi	xedé	haré	gí	mactcâ´
boy	small	one	he had him	perhaps.	And	large	he grew (went)*	when	strong

*the parenthetical material occurs in the text.

mactcâ´	ckúni.	Hotcî´tcî	wikíske-xtcî	-rá	wikcákca	ckúni.	Égi
strong (= very)*	perhaps.	Boy	he was just their size	the	he abused them	perhaps.	And

*the parenthetical material occurs in the text.

xedé haré	gí	djináñg	-ra	hoû´	dje	s'á	ckúni.	Égi	gadjáñga	wáñg	-ra
large he went (= as he grew)*	when	village	the	he went around	he stood	always	perhaps.	And	at length	man	the

*the parenthetical material occurs in the text.

wikiské-xtcî	ckúni.	Égi	wañkcíg	-ra	hanâ´tcî	waíre	ckúni	gadjáñga:
he was just their size	perhaps.	And	people	the	all	they said	perhaps	at that time

nañkáwairé	je,	aíre	ckúni.	Égi	hiâ´tc	-ra	wé	ckúni:	hiñké
they were afraid of him	that,	they said	perhaps.	And	his father	the	said	perhaps:	not

wañkcíg	-ra	wikcákca	wáci	ní	ckúni.	Égi	huñg	-rá	hiniñg	-rá	gadjáñga
people	the	to abuse them	he ordered them	not	perhaps.	And	chief	the	his son	the	at length

VI.2 --

hirátcera	ckúni.	Égi	hagórejâ´	mas-û´	hotciédja	he	ánañgá	hisag-û´
became worse	perhaps.	And	at one (past) time	metal worker	at his house	arrived	when	staff, cane

kik'û´	wáci	ckúni.	Hijâ´	kiû´hire	ckúni.	Hiû´	gádjâ	jegû´	warítc
to make for him	commanded them	perhaps.	One	they made it for him	perhaps.	He tried it	when	so	he bent it

tcinánañk	ckúni.	Égi	hiâ´tc	-ra	hokárakít'e	ckúni.	Égi	hiâ´tc	-ra
he did it often and suddenly	perhaps.	And	his father	the	he spoke to him, his son	perhaps.	And	his father	the

wagé

ckúni:

niñgé

howáre

ktcâné

je,

ckúni.

Égi

huñg

-rá

ckúni,

said to him

perhaps:

somewhere

he go thither

will

that

he said

perhaps.

And

chief

the

said

perhaps,

"Hodjá,"	e	ckúni.	Égi	haíni negí	hotcîtcî´	-ra	hisag-û´	-ra	caná
"Yes,"	he said	perhaps.	And	in the morning	youth	the	staff	the	only

kurúz	ánañgá	tcikére	ckúni.	Égi	jegû´	û´ hahí gadjâ´	wajâ´	naxkû
he seized his own	when	he started	perhaps.	And	so	(= and he was going)*	something	he heard it

*the parenthetical material is in the text.

ckúni.	Egi	nájî	anañgá	wanáxkû´	ckúni.	Égi	híraréxtcîniñgádjâ´
perhaps.	And	he stood (still)*	when	he listened	perhaps.	And	in a very little while

*the parenthetical material is in the text.

deé	wañg	híjâ	nâhuidj	-ra	wirúhek	hu	hé	ckúni.	Égi	wañk	djané
there	man	one	stumps	the	pulling some out	he was com-	-ing	perhaps.	And	man	that

VI.3 --

wanañkéwe

ckúni.

Híraréxtcîníñgadjâ´

deé

éxtcîná

howáhu

ckúni.

he was afraid of him (?)*

perhaps.

In a very little while

there

straight towards him

he was coming thither

perhaps.

*the question mark is Dorsey's.

Égi	wañk	djané	najî´	ckúni.	Égi	wáñk	hidjâ´hî	djegá	hidjá	dji
And	man	that	stood	perhaps.	And	man	other one	the std.	to him	he came

ánañgá	wé	ckúni:	"Haú,	hitcákoró."	Égi	hidjâ´hî	djegá	we	ckúni,
when	he said	perhaps:	"Ho,	O friend."	And	other one	the std.	said	perhaps,

"Hau."	Égi	Más	-hisag û´	-haniñgá*	we	ckúni:	"Hitcakoróhi	ktcé,"	e
"Ho!"	And	iron	staff	has him	said	perhaps:	"We are friends	let (let us be friends),"**	he said

*the whole name is translated below the English lines as "He who Has an Iron Staff".
**the parenthetical material is in the text.

ckúni.	Hidjâ´hî	djegá	we	ckúni:	kipî´	jé,	e	ckúni.	Égi	hinúbike
perhaps.	Other one	the std.	said	perhaps:	good to him	that,	he said	perhaps.	And	the two

wawí	ckúni:	hákikítciré	ktcâné,	awí	ckúni.	Égi	gadjañgá	hátcihakaraíre
they two said	perhaps.	they two together	will	they two said	perhaps.	And	then	they started

ckúni.	Û hárahaíra û´	deé	wajâ´	hijâ´	naxkû´-hiré	ckúni.
perhaps.	as they were going	there	something	one	they heard it	perhaps.

Égi	hinúbike	najî´wi	anañgá	worúxuxútcwi	ckúni.	Deé	hiraréxtcîníñgadjâ´
And	the two	they two stood (still)*	where	they two looked around often	perhaps.	There	in a very little while

*the parenthetical material is in the text.

VI.4 --

wañg	híjâ	deé	xe	-rá	waruxána	hu	he	ckúni.	Égi	édja	najî´wi
man	one	there	hill	the	?hauling it down by pulling	he was com-	-ing	perhaps.	And	there	they two stood

anañgá	wáñk	djegá	éxtcîná	howáhu	ckúni.	Égi	hijâ´	wâ´	rehíwi
when	man	the std.	straight toward (them)*	he was coming	perhaps.	And	one	hallooed	they two sent it off

*the parenthetical material is in the text.

ckúni.	Égi	wáñk	hidjâ´hî	djané	najî´	ckúni.	Wáñk	djegá	we
perhaps.	And	man	other one	this	stood (still)*	perhaps.	Man	this std.	said

*the parenthetical material is in the text.

ckúni:	"Hítcakórowahi ktcé,"	e	ckúni.	Égi	hidjâ´hî	nañká	waíre
perhaps.	"Let us all be friends,"	he said	perhaps.	And	other one(s)	the st. ones	they said

ckúni:	"Hodjá,"	aíre	ckúni.	Égi	hidánike	hokikít'aire	ckúni.	Égi
perhaps:	"Yes,"	they said	perhaps.	And	the three	they talked together	perhaps.	And

waíre	ckúni:	hanâtc´	hakikítciré	ktcâné,	aíre	ckúni.	Égi	jegû´
they said	perhaps:	all	they live together	will,	they said	perhaps.	And	so

hatcihákaraíre	ckúni.	Hiraréxtcîníñgadjâ´	deé	nañgíkûnúk	hitcíjâ
they started off	perhaps.	In a very little while	there	logs	house made of one

hirátcìre	ckúni.	Égi	waíre	ckúni:	edjá	djiré	ktcâné,	aíre	ckúni.
they (all) reached it unexpectedly*	perhaps.	And	they said	perhaps:	there	they live	will	they said	perhaps.

*the parenthetical material is in the text.

VI.5 --

Égi	nañgíkûnúk	hidjíedjá	hanâtc´	hókawaíre	ckúni.	Égi	haíni negí
And	log(s)	at the house made of	all	they entered it	perhaps.	And	in the morning

waíre	ckúni:	Níc-hakipáhi-ga	é	tciápe	ktcâné,	aíre	ckúni.
they said	perhaps:	He who Makes the Cliffs Meet	he	they stayed to take care of the house	will,	they said	perhaps.

Égi	hidjâhî´	nañká	wajóni	haraíre	ckúni.	Égi	wajóni	-na	haraíre
And	other one(s)	the ones who	to hunt something	they went	perhaps.	And	hunting	the (noun ending)*	they went

*the parenthetical material is in the text.

gadjâ´	hiraréxtcîníñgadjâ´	wáñk	-xunúniñg	-hijâ´	hokáwa	tcináñk
when	in a very little while	man	small (dwarf)*	one	he entered	he did it suddenly

*the parenthetical material is in the text.

ckúni.	Îhî´	-na	mactcâ´	serétc	ckúni.	Égi	wañk	-xunúniñg	djegá
perhaps.	Beard	the (noun ending)*	strong (= very)*	long	perhaps.	And	man	-small (dwarf)*	the std.

*the parenthetical material is in the text.

we	ckúni:	"Tcakú û	tcirégi	c'û	cánañk	jé,"	e	ckúni:	Égi	hidjâ´hî
said	perhaps:	"Why	in the house	you do	you who sit*	?**	said	perhaps.	And	other one

*c'û cánañk is translated under the English line as, "you are staying".
**the question mark is Dorsey's.

nañká	we	ckúni:	"Hoské,"	e	ckúni.	Égi	wañk-xunúniñg djané	wogítek
the st. one	he said	perhaps.	"Just for nothing,"	he said	perhaps.	And	(dwarf) this*	became angry

*in the MS, "dwarf" occurs in brackets.

ckúni.	Égi	kikíza	hádjiharaíre	ckúni.	Égi	wañk-xunúniñg	djegá
perhaps.	And	to fight each other	they began	perhaps.	And	(dwarf)*	the std.

*in the MS, "dwarf" occurs in brackets.

VI.6 --

tcañg-rá	hot'ûraíre	ckúni.	Jeskánûniñgé	jigé	kirí	s'á	ckúni.
out of doors	he was thrown (or, they threw him)*	perhaps.	Even then (not withstanding his being upended)*	again.	he came back	often, regularly	perhaps.

*the parenthetical material occurs in the text.

Hâp	séretc	kikizaíre	ckúni.	Égi	hóxtcânâ´niñgadjâ´	Níc-hakipáhi-ga
Day	long	they fought each other (pl. for dual)*	perhaps.	And	in the morning	He who Makes the Cliffs Meet

*the parenthetical material occurs in the text.

gadjáñga	hókikúrujak	ckúni.	Égi	hóxtcânâ´niñg	regí	hotcîtcî´
at last	he became very tired	perhaps.	And	morning	when	young men

ra	hákiríre	ckúni.	Égi	hidjâhî´	djegá	hiñgé	wogírak	ní	ckúni,
the	they (pl.) came back	perhaps.	And	other one	the std.	not	he told it to them	not	perhaps,

hâp	séretc	wakizá	-ra.	Égi	haíni negí	Nâ´-huítc-hiruhé-ga	e	tciápe
day	long	fight	the (noun ending).*	And	in the morning	He who Pulls up (down) Stumps*	he	he stays to take care of the house

*the parenthetical material occurs in the text.

ckúni.	Égi	hiraréxtcîníñgadjâ´	wañk-xunúniñk	djegá	dji	ckúni.
perhaps.	And	in a very little while	(dwarf)*	the std.	had come	perhaps.

*the parenthetical material occurs in the text.

Égi	wáñk	hidjâ´hî	djéga	hidjá	û náñk	ckúni.	Égi	djadjâ´negí
And	man	other one	the std.	there	he was staying (sitting)	perhaps.	And	then

kikíza	hátciaraíre	ckúni.	Hâp	séretc	kikìzaíre	ckúni.
to fight each other	they (pl.) began	perhaps.	Day	long	they (pl.) fought one another	perhaps.

VI.7 --

Égi	hotcîtcî´	-ra	hakiríre	ckúni.	Égi	hitcâ´hî	djâré	hiñké	wógirak
And	young men	the	they had come back	perhaps.	And	other ones	those std. ones	not	he told it to him

ní	ckúni.	Égi	haíni negí	Más-hiság-û-haniñ-gá	é	tciápe
not	perhaps.	And	in the morning	He who has an Iron Staff	he	he stayed to take care of the house

ckúni.	Jigé	wañk-xunúniñk	djegá	dji	ckúni.	Más-hiság-û-haniñ-gá
perhaps.	Again	(dwarf)*	the std.	had come	perhaps.	He who has an Iron Staff

*the parenthetical material occurs in the text.

we	ckúni:	"Tcáku	c'û´	radjí	je,"	e	ckúni.	Égi	djadjâ´ negí	kikíza
said	perhaps:	"What	you do	you have come	?*	said	perhaps.	And	then	to fight each other

*the question mark occurs in the text.

hátciharaíre	ckúni.	Égi	Más-hiság-û-haniñ-gá	waû´	ckúni:
they (pl.) began	perhaps.	And	He who has an Iron Staff	he did something	perhaps:

wañk-xunúniñk	djané	î´hîédja	harukóz	anañgá	tcañg-rá	hot'û´re
(dwarf)*	that	by the beard	he seized him	when (or, after)*	out of doors	he threw him

*the parenthetical material occurs in the text.

ckúni.	Égi	jegû´	wesî´wî	ckúni.	Égi	hiraréxtcîníñgadjâ´	kikáwa û´
perhaps.	And	so	he examined him (secretly)*	perhaps.	And	in a very little while	he arose (having been thrown down)*

*the parenthetical material occurs in the text.

anañgá	tcikére	ckúni.	Égi	Más-hiság-û-haniñ-gá	hironáñk
after (or/and when)*	he went off	perhaps.	And	He who had an Iron Staff	he followed him

*the parenthetical material occurs in the text.

VI.8 --

ckúni.	Égi	hiraréxtcîníñgadjâ´	édja	mópox	hijâ´	djé	ckúni.	Égi
perhaps.	And	in a very little while	there	hole in the ground	one	it stood (there)*	perhaps.	And

*the parenthetical material occurs in the text.

wañk-xunúniñk	djané	édja	hahí	hokéwe	ckúni.	Más-hisag-û´-haniñ-gá
(dwarf)*	that	there	he arrived there	he entered	perhaps.	He who has an Iron Staff

*the parenthetical material occurs in the text.

hické	hahí	hokéwe	ckúni.	Jegû´	hironáñk	ckúni.	Égi	hagoréjâ	deé
he too	arrived there	he entered	perhaps.	So	he followed him	perhaps.	And	at one (past) time	there

mâ´	niñgé	hiranìre	ckúni.	Égi	Más-hiság-û-haniñ-gá	édja	tcíjâ
earth	piece (or, somewhere)*	they (pl.) reached there	perhaps.	And	He who has an Iron Staff	there	house-one

*the parenthetical material occurs in the text.

hádja	-rehí	ckúni.	Tci	náñka	jekû´	gicínicíni	ckúni.	Égi	wañk-xunúniñk
he saw it	he sent it off (= he saw it in the distance)*	perhaps.	House	the st. one	so	it was glittering	perhaps.	And	(dwarf)*

*the parenthetical material occurs in the text.

djegá	édja	hahí	hokéwe	ckúni.	Égi	Más-hisag-û´-haniñ-gá
the std.	there	he reached there	he entered	perhaps.	And	He who has an Iron Staff

wakcâ´	ckúni.	Tcaské	howatcí nihe	-rá	é	howágu	ckúni.	Égi	hidjá
turned back	perhaps.	How	he had been coming	the	that	he was coming back that	perhaps.	And	there

gí	gádjâ	hotcî´tcî	-rá	hidjá	û náñk	ckúni.	Égi	wawagé	ckúni:
he reached there again	when	young men	the	there	they were (doing and sitting)*	perhaps.	And	he said to them	perhaps:

*the parenthetical material occurs in the text.

VI.9 --

jigé	ré	ktcâné,	e	ckúni.	Égi	wawakíju	hiraréxtcîníñk	hahí	ckúni.
again	he go	will	he said	perhaps.	And	he (went) with them*	in a very little while	he arrived there	perhaps.

*the parenthetical material occurs in the text.

Égi	deé	mopóx	hijâ´	hirátcire	ckúni.	Égi	Más-hisag-û´-haniñ-gá
And	there	hole in the ground	one	they (pl.) reached it unexpectedly	perhaps.	And	He who has an Iron Staff

we	ckúni:	wagínâ	hagú re	wáci	ckúni.	Hotcî´tcî	náñgre	hinúbike
he said	perhaps:	lariat	to go for it	he ordered them	perhaps.	Young men	the st. ones	the two

Édja	tcináñg	-ijâ´	nañk	ckúni.	Jegû´	nañk	s'á	ckúni.	Huñk	-rá	hidjá
There	village	one	the st. one (= it sat)*	perhaps.	So	it sat	always	perhaps.	Chief	the	there

wanañkéwe	ckúni.	Híraréxtcîníñgadjâ´	deé	éxtcîná	howáhu	ckúni.
he was afraid of him (?)*	perhaps.	In a very little while	there	straight towards him	he was coming thither	perhaps.