Hotcâk Text -- A Man's Revenge

Hotcâk Text -- A Man's Revenge

Narrated by Aleck Lonetree

The manuscript, which is in the hand of Paul Radin, is sometimes difficult to read. Every attempt has been made to check the text against other texts and word lists, but in cases where the reading is doubtful, question marks appear after illegible letters. About 40% of the hand written interlinear text has no English translation, but almost all of the untranslated words could be found elsewhere. Radin also used Greek letter abbreviations for common whole words or syllables some of which he interpreted in other manuscripts, although there are some whose values are uncertain. The Greek symbols used in the text appear in the table below:

alpha	beta	gamma	epsilon	backward epsilon	lambda	Hebrew nun
égi	édja	giji	gadjâ	canâ	jesge	nunige

nun-dot	rho	psi	upsilon	U	X	omega	2
nunîge	ánâga	hâké	unknown	uañkwácoce	uañk	jégû	je

6	9	bar-dot (horizontal)	bar (vertical)	dot-bar (vertical)	rocker-dot	>
xdjî	jâ	nâk, nañk	na	nâ	nîñk(a), nîñg(a)	gi

Words supplied by the editor (Richard Dieterle) are found in brackets '[ ]'. It was also necessary for the editor to supply all punctuation and to determine the beginning and ending of sentences.

English Translation

p. 1 --

Worágirega	hoicíp	wairecúnuñ[>]	[X]	djagúireja.
When story they told	[always]	[they said?]	[people]	what they are (tribe).

Horagireconu[dot-bar]	dee.	Hotcáñk'	hirejé	[alpha]
They [told ?]	[that].	Hotcâk	they are	[and]

hogihixedejañ[6]	wa-únañk[backward epsilon].	Tci[bar-dot]	k'onoge[bar-dot]a.
about 1,000 in number	[they were].	[Village]	[they erected ?].

[X--]	wiránihe[>]	hoicíp	gixonoxóno	ranihe[>].	Tcege[upsilon]
[Humans]	[going -- ?]	[always]	kept moving	[going ?].	[Early days ?]

waniók'iratc	rudjiranihe[upsilon].	Tca--	tcexdjína	waruxé
animals -- different	[eating --- ?].	[Deer]	[many buffaloes]	[chase after]

wa-u-inánihe[2].	[alpha]	maníñga	detcedjera	edji[9]
they used to follow around.	[And]	in winter	near to lake	there

hoixánaines'á[2].	K'éni	manis'íni	uañge[upsilon][nun-dot]	hitcawina	hinúñg--
there they used to move.	[Before]	very long in winter	an old man	[his wife]	[woman]

[alpha]	hiwañgenána	hidjóbik'e	tcí[9]	inék'i
[and]	his son-in-law	[four of them]	[a lodge]	[alone]

hokére[2].	Wañgenuniñge[bar-dot]a	c'ak'édjini	wajónina	ruc'ak'í
they lived in.	The old man	as he was old	hunting	[he could not]

[alpha]	waráxdjak'	hirácge.	[epsilon]	hiwañgenánâ
[and]	trapping and hunting little animals	he couldn't do.	[So ?]	son-in-law

etcíra	wajónije ?.	[alpha]	wañgenuniñge[bar-dot]a	wagígas'agi.
he had to provide for	he hunted.	[And]	[the old man]	he used to give a feast.

p. 2 --

Here[dot-bar][2].	[alpha],	"Hinuñk'á[6],"	é[2],	"Wagigoconánâ
It would be.	[And],	"My daughter,"	he said,	"I [used to feast]

maniók'ahi.	Herek'arohógi	[alpha]	hiwañgena-hará[backward epsilon]	wajâ´ni[9]
every winter.	It is near time for	[and]	[son-in-law] my [only]	[something]

t'egigigi	here[dot-bar]dje	djagu	yagigocona[dot-bar]."	Hip'erezdje[>]
if he kills for me	that it will be	[what]	I use to feast."	[He knew of it ?]

[alpha]	tcára	hi[9]kícge	piñkdjone	na[nun-dot]
[And]	[the deer]	[one] only	that will be good	[but ?]

nûp'íwigi,	e	piñ[6]na	dee,	hiñgiûruxúruk'i
two,	[he]	[the very good one]	[that one],	if he could do it for me

wa-ínâpdjî	wiñ[dot-bar][dot-bar],"	wañgenuniñge[bar-dot]a	éje.	Wañkdjéga
[very happy ?]	he would make me,"	[the old man]	[he said].	[That man]

wejé,	tcawîhá[6],	"[alpha]	wonághire	sgak[nun-dot]
[he said],	[to his wife],	["Here]	it is not safe [= war]	[moves about ?]

ma[bar-dot]re	[alpha]	djasgé	hi[rho]	[psi]a
the land	[and]	[what]	[he did]	hanka-a

uníkdje yarégi.	[epsilon]	hainegi	niñkdjóñge[rocker-dot]ra
I would not do it.	[So ?]	tomorrow	[the children]

hiwak'árani[rho]	tciwirókunigeracgé	honámibohañ[6]	hohí.	wajóna
take them along with you	what they use in camping	[camping place ? --- much ?]	[he went in ?].	[The Hunt]

hijâ´	waniñgi[backward epsilon]	here[dot-bar]ga."	Haininegi	hadjiak'oraireje
[one]	if I would	[it would be]."	The next morning	[they went back]

p. 3 --

niñkdjóñg--	wak'aranin[rho].	Uwâ´nihar[upsilon]	hagaréjâ	[beta]o
[children]	[take them? back].	As they went	[finally]	[there --]

nañpíñ[6][2].	[beta]	hiwacaíre[2].	Hoxdjanániñgi	hinúñkdjega
it was a good camping place.	[There]	they stopped.	In the evening	[that woman]

tci	unâî´[2].	Wañkdjega	wéje,	"Tcicunadjiregi
[lodge]	she tried to make.	[The man]	[he said],	"When are you making a tent

wajániñg--	hi[9]	waní[2]	haikúkdjenâ,"	e[2].
some little thing	[one]	I'll hunt	I will go (quickly),"	[he said].

Hidjá	woróghoghotc	nâji-ándje	hitcawina	higi[2].
[There]	looking around	while standing	[his wife]	[when he got there].

[rho]	djík'ere[2].	Manâwak'arani[rho]	[alpha]	hinúñkdjega
[And]	[he started].	He took his bow and arrows	[and]	[that woman]

nâcgé	rus[rho]	rucdjañ[gamma]	ninéj[rho]	raghédja.
wood	[she took]	[get done ?]	she went to dip water	in a pail.

Howaxu[rho]	hidjaok'ére[2]	erucdjâdjekdjégi.	Guok'awazenisge[>].	Wañgera
She poured in	she put it on (fire)	so it would be ready.	Already it was getting dark.	[The] man

tcaíjâ	k'îk'irije.	Rujapwi[rho]	[alpha]	mâkátcawi[rho]
[a deer]	he packed home.	They skinned it	[and]	they cut it up

hodá	dj[rho]	k'erudjíneñkdjáwiga	dáwus	judjé
[and since]	[all]	that they weren't going to eat	dry	she placed it

hinúñkdjega.	[alpha]	wohô´--	-dutc[gamma]	warudjereje.
[the woman].	[And]	[kettle]	when it was cooled	they ate it.

Warutc	rudjaînegi	miñgire[2].	Xap'é[rocker-dot]	niñkdjóñg--
[Food]	[they quit]	they retired.	[Quickly]	[children]

p. 4 --

naî´ne[2]	hinuñgôñkacge	wañgáñgereji	[psi]	nânî-áñkce.
went to sleep	the woman also	this man	[not]	he wasn't asleep.

Wawewi-áñkce	miñgemiñg[rho]	djasge	wajónina	hainegi
[He was thinking]	[he would be lying down ?]	[what]	[hunting]	[tomorrow]

hikdjegi,	kewewí-añkce.	"Enaiñ[6]	wat'eh[rho]	tcok'aga
[foremost ?],	he was thinking.	["...]	I would kill	father-in-law

wanâíñgi	p'î[6]	djiha[dot-bar],"	hirák[2].	[epsilon]
make his heart feel	[very] good	-?-?med,"	he thought.	[So ?]

s'í[6]	nâ--	ruc'ák[2].	Haininégi	hik'î[upsilon]
[very long]	[sleep --]	[he could not].	[The next morning]	when they woke

warudji[upsilon].	Waje[2],	"Hitcawi	haxdjî,	[alpha]
[he ate --].	[He said],	["Wife]	[my],	[here]

wajî	hiranína-ina	hirapérez[>].	Djadjaíñ[6]	guañgá
[something]	I think much of you	you [think].	[As far as]	[coming back ?]

wajâ´ni[9]	hocícik'	hûwawigi	de	jesgédja.
[a thing]	[bad]	that we get into	[this ?]	[this kind ?].

Djasgégi	hatcíndja	ranicégi	hidja	hahinâ´je,
[Anytime?]	wherever	[you ----]	[there]	I would come,

hires'áhare.	Wajâ´ni[9]	[psi]	p'înigi,	[psi]
I used to say.	[A thing]	[not]	[good ?],	[not]

niñkdjoñge[upsilon ?]--	wat'unaniâ´dje,"	[rho].	Niñkdjoñgeniñg--	i
[children]	don't leave them,"	[he said ?].	[Children]	he kisses

wok'arak'íwañk[2]	[alpha]	djik'ereje.	wajónina	hâpséretc
them	[and]	[he started].	[The Hunt]	[day long]

únihe[2]	de	agaré[9]	uniha'û.	Tcaíjâ	t'ehijé
[he was]	[lake]	[across ?f]	[so he kept on].	[A deer]	[he killed]

p. 5 --

girujáb[rho]	hará	hojú	k'î[rho]	k'ere[2]
[peel off ?]	skin	packed in	[he would carry on his back]	[he went home]

dée.	Acgek'irigádjâ	tcicúra	nât'ap	nañk'û
[that one].	When he was near	[lodge pole]	straight	[they were]

wadjokónok[2].	Djagu	wa'únâ	hiperesé	tceg[beta].
he saw them.	[What]	[they did ?]	[he knew of it]	[the first (time)].

[lambda]	hicanihegé.	"Tcawiha[ra]	niñkdjoñgi[rocker-dot]waniná	t'ane[>] (?),"
[Thus]	they used to do.	["My wife]	my [children]	[they are dead],"

hirák[2].	Tci--	tcagiwegi	dée.	Hidja
[he thought].	[Lodge ?]	[he started back]	[that one].	[When]

k'iri[>]	tcirokaraezite[>].	Niñkdjoñge[rocker-dot]	ewanína	[beta]
[he had returned ?]	he peeped in.	[Children]	his own	[there]

mináñge[rocker-dot]	wak'onogire[2].	Wasájeniñgir[rho].	Ixúniñg--	hiwa-â´
[they sat]	[where they had been placed ?].	They had killed them.	The lips	raised

wagik'erer[rho]	dee	híniñg--	tcât'ir[bar-dot][2].	Nâtcgé--
they placed	[that one]	teeth	[apparent ---].	[Heart]

dekdjî	nuniñge	hikcáje.	[alpha],	"Niñkdjoñge[rocker-dot]wira
[ache much]	[nevertheless]	[he laughed].	[And (he said)],	"[The children]

warudja'úñ[dot-bar][bar]	herágeniñg--	hak'ik'iju	hiwarutcwikdjége	warútc."
I am going to cook	the last time	[come ?]	we'll eat	[food]."

Radutc[gamma].	Wamañgitcatc[rho]	niñgeníñk[backward epsilon].	í[rocker-dot]--	wagiwa-ijapnañga
It was cooked.	He cut a piece of meat for them	a little piece.	In the mouth	he pried open

íniñg[rho]	waní[rocker-dot]	wogik'anañkce	[alpha]	warutccé
[in the mouth]	a little piece of meat	[he put ?]	[and]	[he ate ?]

p. 6 --

[alpha]	wawokarakit'anañkce.	"Nâtcge--	dek'	winanúniñge
[and]	he was talking to them.	["Heart]	[to ache]	they made me

niñkdjóñge[rocker-dot]--.	Gaxdjîwina	p'iñ[6]	waíza--	hiná
[chldren].	[The many gifts ?]	[very good]	[limbs]	enough ?

niñk'áragiwi[rho]	[alpha]	mânog[beta]	niñkarat'uîpdjonéwinâ	[alpha]
I will do them	[and]	in the earth	I will place you	[and]

unináwigacge	duxurugikdjone	yarénâ.	Hicgé	wonághiragere
your mother	I'll obtain	[I say ?].	[Therefore, thus; also]	this warfare

[lambda][rocker-dot]	ûduxúruk'uni	yareconunâ.	Hak'ip'éwiñga	wañge[rocker-dot]
[that way ---]	I could do	[I believe ?].	When I think -- myself	a little man

haniñgúni	yareconu[dot-bar],"	[epsilon].	Nañghírak'[rocker-dot]	wacíniwina
I am	[I believe ?],"	[he said ?].	Spirits	your

p'iñ[6]	niñge	tcawá[bar-dot]i	[beta]	hicgé
[very good]	when	they go to	[there]	[thus]

harap'áhi[dot-bar]wi[bar],"	wik'arage[2].	[alpha]	rok'ik'ewe[2].	Rosániñk'sga
you will go,"	[he told them].	[And]	he painted himself.	[Half body]

hi[rho]	[alpha]	sániñk'	sebíje	dee.
[he did]	[and]	[side]	[dark ?]	[this].

Rucdjañ[6].	Mâcguk'âna	hok'urudjadjas'e	[alpha]	mâ--
[He got much done ?].	The bowstring	he tightened it	[and]	arrow

rotcâ´tcâ	wak'aragi[rho]	[alpha]	djik'ereje.	Uwâ´há[>]
he straightened	[took along with him]	[and]	[he started off].	As he went along

dee	dotcanagu	nañgú-i[9]	hot'âp[2].	S'íra
[that one]	warfare trail	[a trail]	[he got onto it ?].	[The tracks]

p. 7 --

woroghotc[>]	dee.	Hitcáwina	si--	[beta]
[to look]	[that one].	[His wife]	[tracks]	[there]

tcât'î	hiresádjeje.	[alpha]	hiniâniañk'araí[upsilon]	hiperezcé.
[came into view]	with them.	[And]	they took her prisoner	[he knew].

[beta]	wanañghí	hik'uñkdje	waruxé[2].	Acge
[There]	[ghost]	he used it*	he ran after.	[Near]

*at this place in the English translation, Radin has stricken the words "transformed himself into," replacing them with "used it."
Radin has a note at the top of the page unattached to any of the text below, but which appears to belong here -- "[he's using his power to transform himself into a ghost to kill them]"

hi[gamma]	tcowéra	honañkcí	[alpha]	[beta]
[when he got to]	[ahead of]	he ran	[and]	[there]

nuñxawanuñga	dee.	Sak'ína	uwañk'iri[>]	hohób[rho]
[--- hid]	[that one].	[Warbundle Bearer]	as he came along	he whooped [and]

giság[rho].	Tcacera	mâcíj[rho]	giáse.	[beta]
[he knocked him down].	[The neck]	[he cut off and]	[he ran away].	[There]

nuñxáwâ	k'onoñg[rho]	[omega]	tcowé--	woginûwañkce.
[to hide]	[to place, put ?]	[and so]	[ahead of]	he ran for them.

[omega]	hinûb--	Sak'ína	uwañkiri[>]	higigû
[So]	[the next time]	[the Warbundle Bearer]	[as he came along]	[now]

hohób[rho]	gisak[2].	[omega]	higû	p'ara
[he whooped and]	[he knocked him down].	[So]	[immediately]	[the head]

wâcíj[rho]	jige	giasé	[beta]	[omega]
[he broke it off and]	[again]	[he ran away]	[there]	[in order to]

nuñxáwâ	p'ara	k'onoñkce.	[alpha]	[omega]
[to hide]	[the head]	[to put, place ?].	[And]	[so]

tcowera	honûwáñk[2].	Jigi	danina	Sak'ina
[ahead of]	[ran ---].	[There]	[the third time]	[the Warbundle Bearer]

uwañk'iri[>].	Jigigû	hohob[rho]	tcacé--	wâcij[rho]
[he came along].	[Then again]	[he whooped and]	[the neck]	[he broke it off and]

haniñgiase	[beta]	nuñxawâ	k'onog[rho].	Jigígû
he ran away ----	[there]	[to hide]	[he put].	[Then again]

tcowé--	nuñwáñkce	[beta].	[omega]	hidjób--
[ahead of]	[he ran]	[there].	[And so]	[the fourth time]

Sak'ína	jige	t'éhije.	De	[tau]
[the Warbundle Bearer]	[again]	[he killed].	[That one]	[thus ?]

p. 8 --

ûdjire[gamma].	Sak'ina*	haruwoñk	t'ehí[>]	[alpha]
[he did ?].	[The Warbundle Bearers]	eight	[he killed]	[and]

*the following unattached note occurs at the top of page 8: "sak'ína = generally nephews. Leader is in the middle."

hâp	ragu[2]	[alpha]	nâmâtcéra	hanâ´tc
[sun]	when it appeared	[here]	[the warclub]	[all]

hirarús	nâsú[bar-dot]a	wani[rho]	[alpha]	hotcira
[he took]	[those] heads	he had	[and]	[the camp]

tcagíwe[2].	Hotcinihega	[beta]	k'iri[gamma].	[beta]
[he came towards].	Where he camped	[there]	[he returned].	[There]

nañgenâsura	wap'i-u[rho]	[alpha]	niñkdjoñge[rocker-dot]--	wawok'arakit'é[2]:
heads	he fixed	[and]	[children]	he talked to them:

"Niñkdjoñge[rocker-dot]ga[6]wina	waizaraji	p'íñ[6]	hiná	niñkaragiwi[nun-dot]
[The children's many gifts]	[limbs ?]	[certainly good]	[enough]	that I did, but

hâp'	hinúsge,"	[epsilon].	Hi-únirawiga	[psi]
[sun]	it came on me,"	[he said ?].	"Your mother	[not]

wak'araik'-ceni[bar],"	wigé[2].	[alpha]	[X]	wani[beta]
I did not get,"	[he told them].	[And]	[man]	his people

howák'ere[2].	Acge	gi[gamma]	[beta]	tciro
[he started back the same way].	[Near]	[gigiji = when he got back]	[there]	village

acge	hagi	wañgenásura	hik'ídjare	waju[rho]
[near]	[there]	[human heads]	in a row	[place on, plant]

[alpha]	nâmâtce	djasge	waníniñgi	wawap'ereznoke
[and]	[warclub]	how each	they belonged to	that he knew of

hidja	hik'idjaî´dja (?)	wawagit'ûp[2].	[alpha]	hok'awazak'irigi
[other]	by the side	[he placed ?].	[And]	when it became dark

hi-andjera	hotcíra	tcagíwe[2].	Hâhé	s'i[>]
[the father]	[the camp]	[he came towards].	[Night]	[late]

pedj--	hadazire[>]	gigíji.	Hominañks'agi	[beta]
[the fire]	when it was dying out	he got there.	Where he used to sit	[there]

p. 9 --

hagí	p'îhí[6]	minañk[2].	C'agwahíra	dee
[there]	very carefully	[he sat down].	[The parents]	[that one]

nanañk'iji.	Nandjú--	hiru-é	ju-[rho]	hicdja--
they were asleep.	Hair	in braids	he put [and]	[residue]

sap'.	K'aragi[rho]	[beta]	mi[bar-dot]e[bar-dot]'û	wañgenúniñgoñk'a
[pin under].	[To have had refuge]	[there]	[he commenced to sit down].	[That old man]

hik'î	k'inip[2].	Worughoghútc[>]	dee.	Wañgí[9]
he awoke	he became.	[He glanced about]	[that one].	[A man]

eniñg--	homináñks'agi	[beta]	k'ik'arasep'[rho]	minañge[bar-dot][2].
his son	[where he used to sit]	[there]	he's blackened and	[he sat down].

Giwé[2],	"Dok'éniñg--	wañgi[9]	hiniñgihira	homináñg[beta]
He said to,	"My wife	a man	our [son]	[where he sat there]

hadji	minoñge[bar-dot]k'acge	hiniñgihara	wa-unañk'uni
[he began]	[sitting down]	my son	it must be

hiréwahinâ.	Pedje[rocker-dot]--	howak'ak'are,"	e[2].
that way it seems.	[Little fire ?]	fix it,"	[he said ?].

Wañgenúniñgoñka	pedj--	howak'á[>].	Hodejadjidjégi	wañge[bar-dot]a
[That old man]	[the fire]	[he fixed].	When it became light	[that man]

horojodjire[>]	dee	hiniñkherera	wa-únañkce	[alpha]
they looked at	[that one]	[their son]	[it must be]	[and]

djasgá[rocker-dot]--	hiperézire[2].	[alpha]	wañgenú[rocker-dot]e[bar-dot]a	wé[2],
[what]	[he knew].	[And]	[that old man]	[he said],

p. 10 --

"Djaha	hiniñká[6],	djagú	jigé	dégi	hak'iric'ûcánañk[2],"
["Djaha]	[my son],	[what]	[again]	[here]	brings you?"

é[2].	E[>]	hiniñk'ira[bar-dot]a	wé[2],	"Wonaghire
[he said].	[And]	the son	[he said],	"Warfare

wa[9]	wanide[>]	tcirá	hamaiñgini[rho].	Hoxdjainonegi
[something]	when I went hunting	[the lodge]	they came upon.	In the [evening]

hak'iri[>]	deé	tcicura	nâiñgit'ap	nañk'û.
I [came back]	[that]	[lodge pole]	[upright?]	[they were].

Hak'irínâ	niñkdjóñg--	t'e	waigigir[rho]	[alpha]
[When I came back]	[children]	[killed, dead]	[they did for me]	[and]

'Tcawîhara	hinihaniañkaraire[dot-bar].'	Nâkge--	hîdege[nun-dot]
['My wife]	[my son.']	[Heart]	[ached]

niñkdjoñge[rocker-dot]--	p'iñ[6]	warutc	wak'aragi[rho]	[alpha]
[children]	[very good]	[food]	I [made]	[and]

niñge	wakarat'ûb[rho].	Djasgé	wagigikdjoné--	wagidag[rho]
[somewhere]	I put them away.	[What]	I was going to do for them	I told them

[alpha]	wadúxa	de	Sak'ína	haruwáñk
[and]	I went after	[that one]	[The Warbundle Bearers]	[eight]

t'ehá[>].	[alpha]	hitcok'ihihéwira	haghephugé.	Wagiducdjanâ
[I killed].	[And]	our gr. father	appeared.	I quit

[alpha]	tci[beta]	wanihak'iri[rho].	[beta]	wap'íâu[rho]
[and]	[in the lodge]	I brought them back.	[There]	I fixed them

[alpha]	niñkdjoñge	[omega]	wawágidak[backward epsilon].
[and]	[children]	[thus]	I told for them something.

Waizaniñg--	hiná	wak'aragi[rho]	p'iñ[6]	maninekdjonéra
[Limbs ?]	[enough]	I made	[certainly well]	they'll travel.

p. 11 --

[alpha]	nâsú[bar-dot]a	wanihak'iri--	nâmâtcera	hirárus
[and]	[these heads]	when I brought them home	[warclub]	[belonged to them]

[alpha]	tcinañgitcedje[upsilon]	hak'iri	hik'ídjare	wak'onog[rho]
[here]	near the village	there	in a row	I [pull off ?]

nâmâtce--	djasge[backward epsilon]	hirarúshire--.	Hedjá	wagit'û´p[backward epsilon]
[warclub]	[only what]	belonged to each.	[Roof]	[I placed them],"

é[2]	wañge[bar-dot]a[bar]	hiniñk'a[6].	Wañgenúniñge[bar-dot]a	é[2],
[he said]	the man	[his son].	[The old man]	[he said],

"Hisgédja	p'î	niñkdjóñgeniñg--	warakaragi[rho]	[alpha]
["Some there ?]	[good]	[the children]	you did further	[and]

[X]wanínina	[omega]	p'iñ[6]	wawaragic'u[dot-bar].	Nâsúp'iñ[6]
your people	[thus]	[very good]	you've done for.	[Very good heads]

waragacinirak'irira	e	cgatc	p'iñ[6]	u-in[rho].
you've brought for them	[they ?]	fun	[very good]	they would do.

Tcowédja	niñk'arak'ónok	hire[dot-bar][dot-bar].	De[lambda]	wagege
[In front]	they'll place you	they'll do.	[Just this way]	I want

hidadjé,	wa'u?ne	hiniñgecanu[bar]	niñxnunégi.	Deécge
[rich in everything],	[for that reason ?]	I used to say to you	when you were small.	[The last time]

wac?gâ	p'iñ[6][9]	rak'icuruxúruk[backward epsilon]	wanâî´	iñgip'iñxdjiñge.
[to give chase]	[very good]	[if you only could]	[it would make my heart]	it feels good.

Hicge	hidjórokeniñk'cge	hacgaitcane[bar],	wahá[bar-dot]re,"	e[2]
Myself	with them	I will play to,	I myself am saying,"	[he said]

p. 12 --

wañgenu[rocker-dot][bar-dot]a.	[alpha],	"Hainiñgí	hâbakirigi	widjádjadjere
[the old man].	[And],	["Tomorrow]	[at first light]	the messenger

tci[bar-dot]e[bar-dot]a	hogigiñghere[2].	Djagú	wañgí[2]	uñk'írigi
[that village]	he will go around.	[How]	[a man]	he had returned there (?)

hidjadjaje."	Nañxgu-ûnegi	hitcáwâwahira	etconí[6]	hidja
he'll announce."	When they heard	brothers-in-law	[very first ?]	[there]

hahíreje.	"Ne	wañgo[bar-dot]winekdjawige	[lambda]	hitcawâha[6]
they went.	"We	want to be the first to hit them (count coup)	[thus, that way]	[brothers-in-law ---]

[lambda][rocker-dot]	hirak'iponowo[dot-bar],"	K'unu?ga	e[2],	[epsilon].
[that kind]	we seek for,"	[Kunu]	[he said],	[they say ?].

Wañge[bar-dot]a	wawogírag[rho],	"Hatcindja	nâsúra	nañk'íji
[That man]	he told them,	["Wherever]	the heads	[they were]

wogírag[rho]	etcóni	wakdjerekdjége,"	[alpha]	gip'iñ[6]ne[2].
[he told ?]	[first]	they'll be the coups,"	[and]	[they liked it very much].

Wagi-ínâbire[2]	hitcawâhírera	[alpha]	sdoi[upsilon]	wañk'
[They thanked]	[their brother-in-law]	[and]	[gather together ?]	[men]

nâmâ´tce	hawa-añk'ip'í[dot-bar]	dj[rho].	Wañgenuniñgeracge	nañge[rocker-dot]
warclub	those who could handle	[as many as].	[--- Old man]	[he is]

ruxúrugkiregí.	Hanâtc´	cgâwahíre[2]*	wañgenâsu[bar-dot]a.	Hahiwi éregi
[was able ?].	[All]	they started for	[those human heads].	When they found them

*The following unattached note at the bottom of the page seems to apply here: "cgâ - start very suddenly."

wañge[bar-dot]a	hitcáwâwahí[ra]	étconi	wi-éregi	[epsilon]
man	[brothers-in-law]	[first ?]	they found them	[so ?]

p. 13 --

etconi	wañgonañgire[2].	[X]--.	hinâghî´[upsilon]	hanatc
[first ?]	[visit them ?].	[People].	when they kept coming	[all]

wak'araxér[rho].	Wak'icaraíre[2]	Garé[9]	hanâtc´	wakdjéregi,
they gave a whoop.	They scrambled to hit them.	[Then ?]	[all]	[the first coups],

wañgenâ´su[ra],	waniañk'arair[rho]	wonaghirotci[beta].	Waniañgi[upsilon]	[beta]
[human heads],	they took them along	the warfare tent [= the war lodge].	When they brought them	[there]

p'îhí	wakdjewacíre[2].	Hanandj	wá[bar-dot][2]	wañg--
[carefully]	[Scalp Dance].	[All ?]	[they were saying ?]	[the men]

wak'âtcañk	wa'uñgádjâ	á[bar-dot][2].	Hagágare[9]	wací--
holy thing	he has done	they are saying.	[At some time ?]	[the dance]

rucdjaî´[upsilon]	wañge[bar-dot]a.	[omega]	p'îhí	ûñxínina
[he ? quit]	[that man].	[And so]	[carefully]	charcoal

hiwajáje	[alpha]	[tau]	hâdaginâdjnihégi.	Hagaré[9]
he rubbed in	[and]	[then ?]	he fasted.	[At one time]

kerep'ono djobóhañ[6][>]	nâjiñkdone,	e[gamma].	Hitcâ´wâwahira
[a full forty ?]	he was going,	[he said].	[His brothers-in-law]

tca	t'egigir[rho].	Wagigóje	[alpha]	wé[2],
[deer]	they killed for him.	He gave the heart	[and]	[he said],

"Hotcintcíñxdjîwi[bar]	[alpha]	hicgé	worághire	hiruk'anana
"You young men	[here]	[also]	those who [war]	[those in charge of]

nañgere	nâdjûdjániñk	hiregúni	yak'érecanánâ,"	[epsilon],
that he is	a little he blessed me	they must have	[I ----],"	[he said ?],

"hitcâwîhara	hak'arak'u	de[dot-bar]--.	Djasgé	tcinoge[bar-dot]a
["my wife]	I'm going after	[that one].	[What]	[that village]

p. 14 --

hagigikdjega	yakáraperes	nâ´iñge	[epsilon]	wa-'uranihénâ.
that I'm going to do to it	[I ---- know]	I was trying	[so],	I was doing this (fasting).

Hak'áraginâtc	haniháre,	[alpha]	dj[rho]	maniñkdjonáre.
I fasted	that I've been doing,	[and]	[as many as]	much I'm going to make.

Hiroícanaiñkdjanáwigi	hirucdjâ´	rak'âwíñgi	kigára,	curucdján?wigi,
Who'll follow me	get ready	make yourself	to feast,	when you're through,

hainiñgi	tcok'é[rocker-dot]hihiwí--	haghépgugi,	[alpha]	dj[rho]
[tomorrow]	our grandfather	when he appears,	[here]	[as many as]

mâcíniñkdjàwigi	hanâtc´	xe-ágere	saníñge[upsilon]	xadáp
that are gone to march	[all]	this hill	[over on the other side ?]	brush

hip'aídja	[beta]	hisdowi[rho]	[alpha]	hîdjik'erekdjonáwi[bar],"
near	[there]	we gather	from where	we'll start,"

wigé[2].	Hanâtc´	[beta]	sdoí[upsilon]	hitcawâwahiracge
[he told them].	[All]	[there]	[gather together ?]	[his brothers-in-law]

hanâtc´	hidjorók'	hiranihe[2].	[alpha]	hadji-ak'arai[upsilon]
[all]	[attend, join in]	they were.	[And]	[began] they started

hâpséretc	u-îne[2].	Hahi	óxdjana[gamma]	[beta]
[long-day]	they did.	[Finally]	[early (in the evening)]	[there]

hahí	gighára	t'ûbire[2].	Haîseretc	hodá
[he arrived]	marked the camp	[they laid it horizontally].	[The whole morning long ?]	[remainder]

wañgwacocé[bar-dot]a	wok'arak'arak	hiránihe[2]	ho-û´na.	[lambda]
[those warriors]	they told stories	[they were]	doing.	[That way]

p. 15 --

gedjíni	[psi]	nainspaírenes'a[2]	dotcaî´dja,	[alpha]
it is	[not]	they would (hardly?) sleep	[go on the warpath] is (?),	[And]

hâbera	gugidji	haininegi	[omega]	hadjiakaraíre[2].
[the day]	came	[the next morning]	[and so]	[they went back].

de[tau]	u-înánihe[2].	[alpha]	hidjobóhôna	hahí
[This]	[they did].	[And]	[the fourth]	[he arrived]

gighat'ûbi[upsilon]	[alpha]	wañkdjega	watcojú--	wé[2],
[marked the camp out horizontally]	[And]	[the man]	leader	[he said],

"[alpha]	hotcintcín[6]wina	[alpha]	hiro-ácge	here[dot-bar]
["And]	you young men	[here]	near	[to be]

hî-wagi-ûhinawira,"	[epsilon],	"Ne	hâhé	dee
the place we're going to,"	[he said ?],	["You]	[night]	[this]

wak'araícdja,"	de[dot-bar][dot-bar]	wigé[2].	[rho]	djik'ere[2].
I'm going to spy,"	[these ones]	[he told them].	[And]	he started.

Sagere-únihegi	hâhé	s'i[>]	tcinoñgera	hirahígi.
[Swiftly] he went	[night]	[late]	[the village]	he came to.

Tci[dot-bar]e[dot-bar]a	hanâtc´	nâwahí[2].	[alpha]	hatcíndja
[That village]	[all]	he made them.	[And]	[wherever]

huñgetci[ra]	here[gamma]	[beta]	hi[>]	deé
the chief's tent	[it was]	[there]	[higi = to do, to us]	[that one]

hitcáwina	edja[bar-dot][2].	[alpha]	huñkarákit'e[2]:	"Nina aî´pdjegi
[his wife]	[she was there].	[Here]	he spoke to her:	"If you want to live

warak'ínûb--	wak'arahazadje	de ëji	wakizá-[backward epsilon]	ha'uñkdjonegè.
your brothers	go to/for them, make for them	[but this ?]	fight only	I'm going to do.

Wahe[dot-bar]	[alpha]	wahes'ahere	hatcíndjaga	hanína
I [say it]	[and]	I used to say	wherever it is	there

p. 16 --

hak'arai[upsilon]	djasgégi	haniñk'u	hahinâ´[2].	Hihes'áhare
if they'd take you	[how ?]	after you	I would.	[Say ?]

gu-[alpha]rédjâ	hanik'úhu[nun-dot]	worohâ[6]gédjini	haruwañkí[cana]
at that very time	I came after you	a large lot of them	eight only

t'eha[>]	[alpha]	hâbak'inigédjini	[psi]	waniñkaracéninâ.	Niñkdjoñge[rocker-dot]
[I killed]	[and]	it became day	[not]	I did not take you away from them.	[Children]

hiwanínagi	piñ[6]	waíza[rocker-dot]--	hiná	wah[rho]
ours	very good	[limbs]	[enough]	I [-- ?]

[alpha]	hitcidowaragácge	p'iñ[6]	wakdjére[bar].	[alpha]
[and]	your older brothers	[very well]	they were counting coup.	[And]

jedjúñga	haniñk'árak'u	hadjigédjoni	wa-uâdji--.	Tci[bar-dot]e[bar-dot]re
[and then]	I came after you	I came	I am.	[This village]

hanâtc	Wonághire Hiruk'ónana	huñk'úinegedjini,"	[epsilon].
[all]	[War Controllers]	they gave to me,"	[he said ?].

"Hainigi	winiñgeraghé[rho]	hu[gamma]	[alpha]	wat'aîpedjónawi[bar].
["In the morning]	when sun appears	[when he approaches ?]	[then]	we'll make for them.

Warak'inûb--	hanâtc´	hiñkijuhadjíre[bar]	[epsilon]	[psi]
[Your brothers]	[all]	they came with me	[so]	[not]

waniñkáwani[rho]	horog[beta]	howaír[rho]	warak'ínûb--.	Wawaragikdje[bar-dot],
be afraid of them	in midst	you go into	[your brothers].	You must say to them,

p. 17 --

"Ni-âaîpdjénâ	tcídowi--,"	hicekje.	[alpha]	wawagidaikdjonége
"I want to live	my [brothers],"	you must.	[And]	I'm going to tell them

hiperézirekdjoné[dot-bar]	djasge ho-úna	rakdjonéra.	[psi]	nañghíra
[I knew]	the way	you'll be.	[Not]	[the ghosts]

ni-[rho].	Djasgé	hihádjona	[lambda]	ragíji
be afraid.	[What]	[I say]	[that way]	[you do ?]

[psi]	cdjaniñ[dot-bar][dot-bar]	he [lambda] raniñgí.	[beta]
[not]	he would not die	if you do it.	[There]

waniñgi u'ine[dot-bar][dot-bar]	hidadjé	wa-uñgé	ruxuru[>],"	hige[2].
they'll make you	[rich in everything]	you'll do it	and accomplish it,"	[he said to her].

[alpha]	gu[gamma]	k'iu[gamma].	Wañg--	wawokaragirakce	djasge
[And]	he came	[to contend with them].	[Men]	he told them	[how]

tci[bar-dot]e[bar-dot]a	nañkíji	p'iñ[6][bar-dot][2].	[psi]	idjik'iperegeni[bar-dot][2].
[that village]	[it was]	[very good].	[Not]	they did not know anything about it.

"Wat'ehipiñ[6]	hi-uñkdjonáwi[bar],"	wigé[2].	[alpha]	hitcawina
"Good killing	we'll do,"	[he said].	[And]	[his wife]

wak'inûb--	wawogírak[2].	Hinuñktcábire--	djaéé	hi[dot-bar]dji
[with her brothers]	he told them.	[Woman contacted]	[how]	she [attained ?]

e	húñk'et'ehiraniñkdjege	witcût'î[6]	wogírakce.	"Hak'aráni
[they]	they won't kill her	he made it clear to them	[he told it to them].	["I will take her back ?]

ûnihawi-ádje,"	wigé[2].	"De-éji	wak'ízakdjonége	wahe[dot-bar],
keep her along with you,"	[he said].	["But these ?]	I'm going to fight	[I say it],

wigé[2].	[alpha]	wé[2],	hotcintcíñxdjîwina	hirucdjâ´ k'îwíñge.
[he said].	[And]	[he said],	["You, our young men]	get yourselves ready.

p. 18 --

Haini[6][rocker-dot]	here[dot-bar][dot-bar],"	wigéje.	"Higû	hokáwas
[Early in the morning]	[it is ?],"	[he said].	["As soon as]	[darkness]

djerégi	hâpgú[gamma]	hindjikére-kdjonéwi[bar].	Hidadjéwaû.	Wañge
[stands ?]	when it gets light enough	we'll about.	[I made rich in everything].	[Men]

p'îñ[6]	wat'éhi	nâî´wi-andje	[alpha]	[psi]
[very good]	[killing]	we try it	[and]	[not]

woegátc wini-â´dje	hanâtc´	woik'ûhera[nun-dot].	P'înadjé	ûwi-â´dje,"
do not mutilate more than you have to	[all]	they gave them to me.	[It would be a good thing ?]	do,"

ë.	"Hitcók'ehunahíwira	gip'îne[dot-bar][dot-bar],"	wigé[2].	[alpha]
[he (said)].	"Our gr. father[s]	they'll like it,"	[he said].	[And]

hâpgú[upsilon]	hadjink'araí[upsilon]	wi[ra]	haghép,	hu[>]
towards morning	[going back]	[sun]	[to arise, appear],	[when he approached]

tci[bar-dot]--	tcât'iñgi	hok'aráhohobir[rho]	wat'â´bire[2].	[alpha]
[village]	was in sight	[he gave a whoop]	[coming on ?].	[And]

hinuñgiâ	rokónohú[2].	[psi]	t'ehiwiníne	hitcáwiha[ra]
[woman]	very much she came.	["Not]	kill her not	my wife

wa-ûañk[backward epsilon],"	wige[2].	[epsilon]	[psi]	t'ehirani[2].
she is,"	[he said].	[So]	[not]	they did not kill her.

[tau]	tcinog--	howahirair[rho]	wat'ehiracge	here-[rho]
[Then ?]	[village]	they made for	[kill ---]	[also and likewise]

[alpha]	hiniwarukos jañk'ácge	here[rho]	higû´
[and]	prisoners they did	[also and likewise]	[a little later]