Hocąk Text — The Messengers of Hare, Version 2a, First Telling

Hocąk Text —The Messengers of Hare, Version 2a, First Telling

narrated by Jasper Blowsnake

The following are Greek letters used as morpheme abbreviations in Radin's text. Their values correspond (with the exception of γ) to those given in Radin's notebook WinnebagoII, #6, on the interstitial page between 107/108:

α	β	γ	δ	θ	ρ
égi	éja	gáją	ženųga	jánąga	ánąga

τ	ϕ	ω	Ↄ	T	-
gíži	hąké	žegų	-kjanéną	wąkšigo-į	-ra

In the interlinear text where the translation is missing, it has been supplied whenever possible from the English text of The Road of Life and Death (see Source below). Where a missing translation has been supplied from other sources, it is enclosed in brackets, [ ].

Key —

First Row	"raw" text from Radin Notebook, Winnebago II, #7, 247-251
Second Row	analytic text from The Culture of the Winnebago: As Described by Themselves
Third Row	revised text
Fourth Row	English translation based on those of The Road of Life and Deathand The Culture of the Winnebago: As Described by Themselves

p. 247 —

waxopíni	sdohírekdjanégiji,	[α]	waųje	hidcųcgé
waxopíni	sdohírekdjanègiji,	égi	wa’ųjé	hidcųcge
Waxopíni	stohírekjanégiži,	égi	wa’ųžé.	Hicųšgé
Spirits	when they'll gather together,	[then]	[they did it.]	Nephew

gikarádjirera	wą́geregírera*	wamáni	rekdjéra	ahúirasaíją
gikarátcirera	-†	wamáni	rekdjéra	ahúira sá-hiją‡
Gikarájirera	wą́geregírera	wamáni	rekjéra,	ahúirasaížą
He Whom they Call	those above	path	that he may make,	one with wings

*before this word, wągerégiréra witc’ogamino has been crossed out.
†omitted in The Culture of the Winnebago.
‡after this word, The Culture of the Winnebago carries on with sentences found elsewhere in the original MS. The story now jumps to a bracketed set of sentences beginning with sentence 218a.

p. 248 (= CW sentence 218a) —

watcekdjina	tciókiságedja	kíridjéje	c’akdjį́	kírijé
-*	tci-hokisák-edja†	kíridjéje,	c’ákdjį	kirijé
wacekjina	ciókiságeja	kírijéže.	Š’ákjį	kirižé
[the very young one]	to the middle of the lodge	he came.	Very old	he came.

*at this spot in the narrative, a parenthetical text is inserted with /-a/ affixed after each sentence number in The Culture of the Winnebago, p. 24, ss. 216a-223a.
†this word begins sentence 218a in The Culture of the Winnebago, sentences 216a-217a are omitted in the original text.

kárapiesge	ránihéra	cáracára	mącuna	hózere
karapiésge	ranihéra	caracára	mącu´ra	hózere
Karapiésge	ranihéra,	šarašára	mąšų́na	hózere
He was nice	he went,	lacking hair in places	the feathers	worn out

waų́djeje*	[τ´]	kisįsįtc[ε´]	djasgá ránihéra
wa’ų́djeje	gíji.	kisį́sįdjgadją	djasgáranihère
waų́ježe	gíži.	Kisį́sįcgają	jasgáránihéra
[it was]	[.]	Then he shook himself repeatedly	as he went

*just before this word, hakírioikéweje has been crossed out.

jesgákiridjéje	[α]	wéje	nicgé	méjegų
jesge ákiri djeje	égi	wéje,	"nícge	méjegų
žesgákirijéže.	Égi	wéže,	"Níšge	méžegų
that way he made himself again.	Then	[he said to him,]	["You too]	[thus]

hinadjiranihé[Ↄ]	[hidegenįkwáraga]*	[hiuniwaraga]*	hiją́	hokiuna
hiradjiránihekdjanèną.	hidégnįkwaraga	hi’unínikwaraga	hija	hoki’úra
hirajiranihékjanèną.	hitégnįkwaraga	hi’unínikwaraga	hižą́	hoki’úna
they'll mention me.	[Your nephews]†	[your nieces]†	anyone	[ceremony]

*the text has "(hideg hiuni etc)".
†the translations always have "your uncles and your aunts". However, the "little uncle" and the "little aunt" are nephews and nieces (maternal, in this case).

p’įhigí	hiją́	wewiná	p’įhigí	[T]
pihígi	hijá	wewína	pįhígi.	wąkcígo’į
p’įhígi	hižą́	wewína	p’įhígi,	wąkšígo-į
if it is good	[one]	he thinks of it	[if it is good,]	life

djasgee?įcdjáre	[ϕ]	rucágeniranį́[Ↄ]	éje	waįgínopce
djasgé hįcdjáre	hąké	rucágnirànikdjanèną,"	éje.	waįgínąpce,
jasgé hįšjáre	hąké	rušágnirànikjanèną,"	éže.	Waįgínąpše,
as you see it	not	they can't help but attain,"	he said.	He thanked him for it,

hitcųcge	gikarádjiréra*	djį́ją	jeé	regigíreje
hitcųcgé	gikarádjirera.†	djį́-hiją	jeé	regígireje.
Hicųšge	Gikarájiréra.	Jį́žą	žeé	regigíreže.
Nephew	He Whom They Call.	Young	[this one]	they sent him.

*just before this word, hicara has been crossed out.
†in the CW text, this is the last word of sentence 233a, which concludes the inserted material that began with sentence 216a. With the succeeding word, the text jumps back to a place near the end of sentence 213 and continues on from there.

p. 249 —

hinųbrá	wítc’ugaminógera	wídjirawaisewexédera*	wámaníkdjerá
hínųbra	wítc-’úgaminą̀gra	wídjhiráwaisewe xedera	wámaníkdjera
hínųbra	wíc’úgaminą̀gra	Wíjirawaisewexétera	wámaníkjera
The second one	he who sits at the edge of the island	the great Island anchor	he was to walk upon it

*/wai/ is inserted between /a/ and /s/.

regigírejé	[α]	jigé	hįcebrá	waságeréxdjįją
regigíreje.	égi	jigé	hį́cebra	waságerexdjį̀-hiją,
regigíreže.	Égi	žigé	hį́šebra	waságerexjį́žą
they sent him.	[And]	[again]	the black furred one*	a very fast one

*the text has "black-bear".

hįcgé	sak	hipirágije	je[δ]	re[τ´]
hįcgé	sak	hipirágije	jejégų	regíji.
hįšgé	sak	hipirágiže.	Žežégų	regíži,
basswood	[dried]	he had a bark belt.	[Thus]	when he returned,

hinųbrá	hakirioikéwe[ε]*	tciokiságedja
hinųbrá	hakíri hoikéwegadją	tci-hokisák-edja
hinųbrá	hakirioikéwegają,	ciokiságeja
the second one	when he came in,	in the middle of the lodge

*the words, hinųbrá hakirioikéwe[ε]are written above the following sentences which have been crossed out: tcekdjína ranihéra hakirioíkéje djasgowánągere jegowakírikar[ρ´] djobóhą nągúra howá hįbíje. These stricken words constitute (a version of) sentences 216a-217a in CW.

kíridjé[τ]	djasgáranihéra	[ϕ]	jesgakíriníje
kíridjégiji.	djasgeháranihèra	hąké	jesge-hakírinije.
kírijégiži.	Jasgáranihéra	hąké	žesgakíriníže.
he came.	As when he started,	not	he was not the same.

wap’ára	noruhósdį	honąkicigenísge	nąkéracana	hiąwązáza
wapára	noruhósdį;	honąkícignìsge	nąkéracaną	hiąwazáza;
Wapára	noruhóstį	honąkíšigenísge,	nąkérašaną	hiąwazáza,
The head	bald	[like leggings,]*	back only	he had a little hair there,

*the translation has, "like one without socks, bare-footed".

xúra	x’įx’į́	jesgádjeje	[T]	híxdjį
xúra	x’įx’į	jesge-hádjeje.	wąkcígo’į	híxdjį
xúra	x’įx’į	žesgáježe.	Wąkšígo-į	híxjį
his skin	wrinkled	[that way it had become.]	Life	full

djéje	[α]	wéje	Wacdjįgé	nicgé
djéje.	égi	wéje,	"wacdjįgé	nicge
jéže.	Égi	wéže,	"Wašjįgé	nišgé
[he had become.]	Then	[he said to him,]	"Hare,	you too

méjegų́	hinádjiránihe[Ↄ]	nųbíhiwire	hiją́
méjegų	hirádjiránihekdjanèną.	nų́b-hihiwìre	hiją́
méžegų	hinájiránihekjanèną.	Nųbíhiwire	hižą́
[thus]	they'll mention me,	both*	[anyone]

*above these words Radin adds, "male & female".

djásgįcdjáre	p’įhigí	[ϕ]	rucágenį[Ↄ]	[α]
djasge-hįcdjáre	pįhígi,	hąké	rucágnikdjanèną."	égi
jásgįšjáre	pįhígi,	hąké	rušágenįkjanèną."	Égi
as you see me	if he does it right,	not	he cannot fail to obtain."	Then

waįgínopce	djobóhą	hohuhidjobihike	mąnágho
waįgínąpje.	djobóhą	hohuhí djobíhike	mą-nágho
waįgínąpše.	Jobóhą	hohuhíjobíhike	mąnáǧo
he thanked them for it.	Four times	the four places from where winds blow	he scratched up the earth

rehi[ρ´]	kísinsintcce	[ε´]	djasgá ranihéra
rehi-ánąga	kisį́sįtcje	gádją	djasgé-haranihéra
rehiánąga	kisį́sįcše.	Gáją	jasgáranihéra
[he pushed it and]	he shook himself repeatedly.	So that	as he had been starting out

p. 250* —

jesgakiridjéje	hidanína†	ranihéra	mąk’úhąnégi	hųgé
jésge-hakíridjeje.	hidanína‡	ranihéra.	mąkúhąrégi	hųgé
žesgakirijéže.	Hitanína	ranihéra.	Mąkúhąrégi	hųgé
he became (this way).	The third one	he went away.	Under the earth	[chief]

*on the interstitial page 249/250, Radin writes the following note: "haghǫghǫ = to long for, to be anxious about".
†the following, which occurs before this word, has been crossed out: "[α] hinųbrá ranihera".
‡CW begins the sentence with égi.

djanuga	waxopinip’įná	kijí	[δ]	hamaníkdjera
djánąga	waxopíni pį́ra,	kiji,	djánąga*	hamanį́kdjera
jánąga	waxopínipį́na,	kiží,	ženųga	hamanį́kjera
as many as	the good spirits,	[that is,]	[the end]	[he will walk]

*sic.

ranihéra	hakírioikéweje	djasgáranihéra	[ϕ]	jesgakíriníje
ranihéra	hakíri hoikéweje	djasgé-haranihèra	hąké	jesge-hákirinìje.
ranihéra.	Hakírioikéweže.	Jasgáranihéra	hąké	žesgakíriníže.
he went.	He came back in.	The way he started	not	he didn't come back the same.

c’akdjį́	wapára	nánughosdį	kírijé	xúra
c’ákdjį	wapára	nanughósdi	kírijé;	xúra
Š’ákjį	wapára	nanuǧóstį	kírižé.	Xúra
Very old	head	worn out (bald)*	[he returned.]	The skin

*the parenthetical material is Radin's.

x’įx’į	hónakícigenísge	nąkéracana	hią́wazáza	hokírioikéweje	[τ´]
x’įx’į	honąkícignìsge	nąkéracaną	hiąwazáza	hokíri hoikéweje	gíji.
x’įx’į	honąkíšigenísge	nąkérašaną	hiąwazáza,	hokírioikéweže	gíži.
[wrinkled]	[like leggings]	back only	his hair was almost gone,	he came in	[.]

djasgeówanąka	jegwogiwákirijé	[τ]	tciókiságedja	kíridjéje
djasge-hówanąka	jegų-hógiwakirije	giji.	tci-hoísag-edja	kíridjéje
Jasgeówanąka	žegwogiwákirižé	giži.	Ciókiságeja	kírijéže.
As they all go	that way he came in	[.]	To the center of the lodge	he proceeded.

hohuhí	djobíhiké	mąnágho	rehíje	[ω]hí[ρ]
hohuhí	djobíhike	mąnágho	rehíje.	jegų hi-ánąga
Hohuhí	jobíhike	mąnáǧo	rehíže.	Žegųhíanąga
[Winds]	[the four of them]	scratching the ground	[he pushed it towards.]	[Thus he did and]

kisįsį́tce[ε´]	djasgáranihéra	jésgákíridjéje
kisį́sįtcgadją	djasge-háranihèra	jesge-hakíridjèje.
kisį́sįcegają.	Jasgáranihéra	žésgakírijéže.
he shook himself repeatedly.	[The way he left]	[that way he returned.]

[α]	wéje	wácdjįgé	nicgé	mejegų
égi	wéje,	"wácdjįgé,	nicgé	mejegų
Égi	wéže,	"Wášjįgé,	nišgé	mežegų
[And]	[he said to him,]	"Hare,	[also]	[in this way]

hinádjiránihe[Ↄ]	[hidegenįkwáraga]*	[hiuniwaraga]*	hiją́	hokíuna
hirádjirànihekdjanèną;	hidégnįkwàraga	hi’unínįkwàraga	hiją	hoki’ų́ra
hirájiránihekjanéną.	Hitégenįkwáraga	hi’unínįkwáraga	hižą́	hoki’ų́ra
[they will call on me.]	[Your nephews,]	[your nieces,]	[anyone]	[ceremony]

*the text has "(hideg etc hiuni etc)".

p’įhigí	hiją́	wewína	p’įhigí	djásgįicdjáre
pįhigí	hiją́	wewíną	pįhigí	djasge-hįcdjáre
p’įhigí	hižą́	wewína	p’įhigí	jásgįšjáre
[if they keep it properly]	[anyone]	[in their minds,]	[if they do it well]	the way I have shown him

[ϕ]	rucágiránį[Ↄ]	je[δ]	[ε´]	sánįk	[ϕ]
hąké	rucágiranikdjaneną	jéjenųga	gadją."	sánįk	hąké
hąké	rušágiránįkjanéną,	žéženųga	gają."	Sánįk	hąké
not	they cannot fail to obtain,	just this	[.]"	The place	not

yówanídjąne	sąnįk	dée	[θ]	ahuírasára
yowanídjąre	sąnįk	dee	djánąga	ahúirasàra
yowaníjąne,	sąnįk	tee	jánąga	ahuírasára
the sun is not,	place	those	all	the winged ones

wągerégi	waxopini	p’į́ni	kíji	hére[ρ´]
wągrégi	waxopíni	pįra	kíji;	here-ánąga
wągerégi	waxopíni	pįra	kíži.	Here-ánąga
from above	spirits	the good ones	[.]	[Also]

je[δ]	hohuhí	yoghép-huraginągeré	hére[ρ´]	wioc’gúninegi
jéjenųga	hohuhí	yoghép huraginą́gre;	here-ánąga	wiocgúniregi
žéženųga	hohuhí	yoǧép-huraginągeré,	here-ánąga	wiošgúniregi
just this	the direction	east,	[also]	[where the sun is not]

*this word is written above some crossed out words which appear to be "north east".

hohuhinogré	je[ω]	jee	watcóju	wioc’gúnina
hohuhinogré.	jejégų	jee	watcóju	wiocgúnina
hohuhinogré.	Žežégų	žee	wacóžu	wiowušgúnina
the direction	Then	those	the leader	the north

p. 251 —

hominógiréje	[α]	sánįgiowádjąne	[θ]	wanioítcge
hominą́gireje.	Égi	sánįg-wiowàdjąre	djánąga	waníóitcge
hominą́gireže.	Égi	sánįgiowájąne	jánąga	wanioícge
[he is seated there.]	Then	the place where there is sun	all	animals

mąnégereáki	[ω]	mąkų́hanegí*	jénuga	sanįgiowádjąne
mą́regi hereáki;	jégų	mąkú-haregi,	jénųga	sánįg-wiowàdjąre
mąnégereáki;	žégų	mąkų́hanegí	žénųga	sanįgiowájąne
that are on the earth;	then	from under the earth	all	where the sun is

*Radin inserts after this word, "([θ]ki)".

tciroixdjį́	minógiréje	tciókiságera	wánąiąkere
tcira-hóixdjį	miną́giréje.	tci-hokiságra	wáną’įákere
ciroixjį́	miną́giréže.	Ciókiságera	wáną’įákere
the lodge was completely filled	[they sat.]	The center of the lodge	they concentrated their mind on it

minógirégi	tciókiságere	[γ]	rukírikíri	mį́kce.
miną́giréje.	tci-hokiságre	hą́bra	rukírikiri	mį́kje.
miną́girégi,	Ciókiságere	hą́bera	rukírikíri	mį́kše.
[as they sat there,]	In the center of the lodge	the light	sparkling	it lay there.

Source

Jasper Blowsnake, Untitled, in Paul Radin, Winnebago Notebooks, Freeman #3887 (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Library, n.d.) Winnebago II, #7, 247-251; This was published as a Hocąk text with numbered sentences followed by an English translation in Paul Radin, The Culture of the Winnebago: As Descibed by Themselves. International Journal of American Linguistics, Memoirs, 3 (1950): 24-25 (ss 213-238). A free translation into English can be found in Radin, The Road of Life and Death, 307-309.