Hotcâk Text -- Rich Man, Boy, and Horse

Hotcâk Text -- Rich Man, Boy, and Horse

narrated by Philip Longtail (Sîtcseretcka), Buffalo Clan

Interlinear Hotcâk-English Text

by Rev. James Owen Dorsey

The text was written on unsuitable paper which acted rather like a blatter. Since the Hotcâk part of the text is typed, it is little effected; but the interlinear English translation was written by hand in ink below each Hotcâk line, and the ink soaked into the paper to such an extent that a couple of the pages are particularly hard to read. Nevertheless, this was the last of the Dorsey texts that I have transcribed, and at this time I have accumulated a worlist of sufficient scope to confirm the great majority of difficult readings. Consequently, this text is essentially complete. Where readings have remained obscure, I have inserted notes to to that effect.

In this redaction much of Dorsey's orthography has been altered to conform with his later standards which were inherited by Paul Radin. The following changes have been made:

l	vowel + superscripted n	q	c with subscripted x	k with subscripted x
r	vowel with circumflex	x	j	g

p with subscripted x	s with subscripted x	t with subscripted x	tc with each letter having a subscripted x
b	z	d	dj

Notes by the editor (Richard Dieterle) are indicated by "--RD." Question marks in parentheses, sic (?), are those of Dorsey, all others mark uncertain readings unless otherwise indicated.

p. 1 --

Édja	tcináñk	ijâ´	nañk	ckúni.
There	village	one	it sat	perhaps.

Tcináñk	deé	hiñké	hidadjé	ni
Village	that	not	rich in everything	not

ckúni.	Jeskánûniñgé	wañkcígra	édja	rohâ´
perhaps.	Nevertheless	people - the	there	many

tcíre	ckúni.	Édja	wáñk	hidadjé
they dwelt	perhaps.	There	man	rich in everything

jâ	tci	ckúni.	Hâ´p-ga	tcináñg-ra
one	he dwelt	perhaps.	Every day	village - the

hoû´dje	s'á	ckúni.	Hotcî´tcî	xunúniñk
he went around	repeatedly	perhaps.	Boy	small

horuxútc	waû´dje	s'á	je	airé
looking for him	he did it standing around	always	that	they said

na.	Hâp-gá	jegû´hi	dje	sá
.	Every day	he std there	he stood	repeatedly
		[he was doing this]*

*the bracketed material was inserted below the English line by Dorsey as a more idiomatic translation.

ckúni.	Égi	hagoréjâ	tcináñk	hójedjâ´-na
perhaps.	There	at one (past) time	village	end - the

howáre	ckúni.	Hiñkága	édja	hi
he went thither	perhaps.	Never	there	he had reached there

ní	s'á	ckúni.	Tcíjâ´	édja
not	always	perhaps.	Lodge - one	there

hi	ckúni.	Égi	hóxtcânâ´niñg regí	gu
he reached there	perhaps.	And	in the evening	he was coming home

ha'û´	édja	tcíjâ	kíri
[he did]*	there	lodge - one	he had come back to it

*the original is illegible, so the translation offered is from other sources.

gádjâ	édja	hotcî´tcîníñg-ijâ´	hadjá
when	there	little boy - one	he saw him

ckúni.	Égi	tcí-ra	witcâ´t'î	û´
perhaps.	And	lodge - the	some means of distinguishing it	he made

anañgá	gu	ckúni.	Égi	haíni negí
when	he was coming home	perhaps.	And	in the morning

p. 2 --

e	howáre	ckúni.	Tci	witcâ´t'î
that	he went thither	perhaps.	Lodge	distinguishing mark

û´	nihé-ra	hiratcí	ckúni.	Égi
he made	had (?) - the*	he came to it	perhaps.	And

*the word "the" is followed by illegible material.

cuñkxédera	higíck[e]	ánañgá	tciédja
horse - the	he tied it to (something)	when	into the lodge

hahí	hokéwe	ckúni.	Égi	hotcî´tcî
he reached there	he entered it	perhaps.	And	boy

xunúniñk	djegá	hiâ´tc-ra	wagé	ckúni.
small	the std.	his father - the	he said to him	perhaps.

Hotcî´tcî	xunúniñk	djegá	ruwî´	dji
Boy	small	the standing one	to bring him	he had come

jé	e	ckúni.	Wáñk
that	he said	perhaps.	Man

hidjané	nañgá	we	ckúni:	Hiñké
other one	the standing	said	perhaps:	Not

hiniñg-ra	werúwî	ní	na	jé,
his son - the	to sell him	not	could (?)	that,

e	ckúni.	Égi	wáñk	hidadjé	djané
he said	perhaps.	And	man	rich in all things	that

hâp	séretc	hawéwahi	ckúni.	Jeskánûniñgé
day	long	he persisted in asking them	perhaps.	Nevertheless

wañk	djegá	hiñké	û´	ní
man	the standing one	not	he did it	not

ckúni.	Égi	wáñk	hidadjé	djegá
perhaps.	And	man	rich in all things	the standing one

hâp-gá	djí	s'á	ckúni.	Égi	hagá
every day	he came	repeatedly	perhaps.	And	at one (past) time

hâhé	regí	wáñg-ra	hitcáwî-rá	hokárakít'e
night	at	man - the	his wife - the	he talked to her his own

ckúni.	Égi	we	ckúni:	Haínigi
perhaps.	And	he said	perhaps:	Tomorrow

p. 3 --

wáñk	djegá	dji	gíji	hiníñg-ra
man	the standing one	he comes	if	his son - the

wikúruwî	ktcanáwi,	awí	ckúni.	Égi
they sell him, their own	will,	they two said	perhaps.	And

haíni	gadjâ´	wáñk	djegá	dji
morning	when	man	the standing one	he came

ckúni.	Égi	wáñk	hidjâ´hî	djegá
perhaps.	And	man	other one	the standing one

we*	ckúni:	"Jurá-ra	djanáñga	hûrák'û
said	perhaps:	"Money - the	how much	you give to me

*before the word we is a # sign, the significance of which is unclear.

ktcâné	je,"	e	ckúni.	Égi
will	?,"	he said	perhaps.	And

wáñk	hidadjé	djegá	we	ckúni:
man	rich in all things	the standing one	said	perhaps:

kók	tcóp	hok'û´	ktcâné,	e	ckúni.
box	four	he give to him	will,	he said	perhaps.

Égi	we	ckúni,	wáñk	hidadjé
And	said	perhaps,	man	rich in all things

nañg-ré:	hiñké	wokíxap	tcû	níñge
the std.:	not	company (or, companion)	he had	none

éske	hotcî´tcîníñk	ruwî´	na'î	djé
because [or, and so]	little boy	to buy	he tried	he stood

je,	e	ckuni.	Égi	gadjáñga,	"Hodjá,"
that,	he said	perhaps.	And	then (at last),	"Yes,"

awí	ckúni.	Wáñk	hidadjé	djané
they two said	perhaps.	Man	rich in all things	that

hotcî´tcîniñg-ra	haní gu	ckúni.	Égi	haní kíri
little boy - the	he was bringing him back	perhaps.	And	he had brought him back (or home)

gí	wáñk	djegá	hirowégigi	ckúni.
when	man	the standing one	he paid him	perhaps.

p. 4 --

Égi	hotcî´tcîníñk	Djegá	wajâ´	pî´
And	little boy	the std.	something	good

û´	ckúni.	Wáñk	hidadjé	djané
he did	perhaps.	Man	rich in all things	that

djináñg-ra	hoû´dje	s'á	ckúni.	Ho-icípdjî
village - the	[he was going around]*	regularly	perhaps.	Always

*the brackets are Dorsey's.

hotcî´tcî	pî´	níñk	horuxútc	waû´	dje
boy	good	small	looking for (one)*	he did	standing
				[= he was doing it]**

*"(one)" inserted by Dorsey.
**the bracketed material was inserted below the line by Dorsey.

ckúni.	Haini-gá	re	gá
perhaps.	Every morning	he went	when

hotcî´tcîníñk	djané	hónañkíse	s'á	ckúni.
little boys	that	he locked himself in	always	perhaps.

Egi	gadjáñga	hotcî´tcîníñk	djané	xeté
And	at length	little boy	that	large

ckúni.	Égi	tciróp	hiruhás-ra	wirákará
perhaps.	And	door	opener - the	he took care of them
		[= the door key]*

s'á	ckúni.	Égi	hagá	wañk
always	perhaps.	And	one time (past)	man

djané	jigé	tcináñg-ra	howáre	gádjâ
that	again	village - the	he went thither	when

tciropédjá	hijâ	djí	kokók	ckúni.	Égi
at the door	one	he came	knocked often	perhaps.	And

hotcî´tcîníñk	djegá	tciróp-ra	ruhás	ckúni.
boy	the std.	door - the	he unlocked	perhaps.

Deé	cûxéde-ska-xtcî´	hijâ´	édja
Then	horse - white - very	one	there

najî´	dje	ckúni.	Édja	cuñktcáñk	hijâ´
he stood	the std.	perhaps.	There	big wolf	one
[he was standing]*

*bracketed material inserted by Dorsey.

miñgáñk	ckúni.	Égi	cuñkxéde-ská	djáne
was lying [beside him]	perhaps.	And	horse - white	this

wé	ckúni:	"Hiñgiasí	ktce gé	waû´
said	perhaps:	"We ran away	in order to	to do it (?)

p. 5 --

hadjí	na,"	e	ckúni.	Égi	jegû´
I have come	,"	he said	perhaps.	And	so

we	ckúni:	"Haíni	gijí	tcaská
he said	perhaps:	"Tomorrow	when	sleep

niû´	ktcâné	na	éske	hiñgiasí	ktce gé
he wake you	will	,	because	we ran away	in order to

waû´	hadjí	na,"	e	ckúni.
to do it	I have come	,"	he said	perhaps.

Égi	hotcî´tcîníñk	djegá	hikórohe	ckúni.
And	boy	the std.	he began to get ready	perhaps.

Égi	hikórohé	ructcâ´	gádjâ	cuñkxéde
And	to get ready	he finished	when	horse

djané	we	ckúni:	"Tciróp-hiruhás-ra	rús
that	said	perhaps:	"Door - key - the	to take

wací	ckúni.	Jigé	hiwakéx	rús
he ordered them	perhaps.	Again	matches	to take

ci	ckúni.	Égi	mâhî´-jâ	rús
he ordered him	perhaps.	And	knife - one	to take

ci	ckúni.	Wog-íjâ	jigé	rús
he order him	perhaps.	Awl - one	again	to take

ci	ckúni.	Égi	jegû´n	hátcihákaraíre
he ordered him	perhaps.	And	so	they (pl) started

ckúni.	Égi	cuñkxéde	djegá	we
perhaps.	And	horse	the std.	said

ckúni,	"Hitcûcké,	wáñk	hidadjé	dje-rá
perhaps,	"O grandson!	man	rich in all things	this - the

wáñgarúxe	gí	waû´ ktcâné	na.	Wíhorédja
he runs after us	when	it shall be	.	In the west

cutc	djîpí	ktcâné	na,"	e
red	becomes across suddenly	shall	,"	he said

ckúni.	Égi	wesîwî´	ci	ckúni.
perhaps.	And	to watch	he ordered him	perhaps.

p. 6 --

Hotcî´tcîniñg-rá,	"Hodjá,"	e	ckúni.	Égi
Boy - the,	"Yes,"	he said	perhaps.	And

wi-rá	rodjâ´	dje	haixá	niñgádjâ
sun - the	straight	stood	it passed	a little, when [that a little after]

deé	wíhorédja	cútc	djîp	ckúni.
that	in the west	red	it was across suddenly	perhaps.

Égi	hitcóke-ra	hogirák	ckúni.	Hitcóke-ra
And	his grandfather - the	he (had) told him	perhaps.	His grandfather - the

we	ckúni:	haktcâ´p	mináñk	ci
(had) said	perhaps:	to look back	sitting	he ordered him

ckúni.	Égi	hiraréxtcîníñgadjâ´	wáñk	hidadjé
perhaps.	And	in a very little while	man	rich in all things

djegá	hadjí	haxép	ckúni.	Égi
the std.	he came	up the hill	perhaps.	And

hitcóke-ra	we	ckúni:	ackéniñk	hu	gíji
his grandfather - the	said	perhaps:	a little nearer	he is coming	when

tciróp-hiruhás-ra	hagédja	wot'û´re	ci	ckúni.
door-key - the	behind	to throw them away	he ordered him	perhaps.

Égi	wáñk	hidadjé	djegá	ackéniñk
And	man	rich in all things	the std.	a little nearer

hu	ckúni.	Hotcî´tcîníñk	nañk-ré	waû´
was coming	perhaps.	Boy	the std.	he did it

ckúni:	tciróp-hiruhás-ra	hagédja	wot'û´re	ckúni.
perhaps:	key - door - the	behind	he threw them away	perhaps.

Wáñk	djegá	wakcâ´	ckúni.	Égi
Man	the std.	he turned back	perhaps.	And

p. 7 --

jigé	hiraréxtcîníñgadjâ´	hadjí	woxére	ckúni.
again	in a very little while	he had come	he overtook them	perhaps.

Égi	jigé	mâhî´-ra	hagédja	hot'ûré
And	again	knife - the	behind	he threw it

ckúni.	Wáñg	djegá	wakcá	ckúni.
perhaps.	Man	the std.	he turned back	perhaps.

Égi	jigé	hiraréxtcîníñgadjâ´	hadjí	woxére
And	again	in a very little while	he had come	he overtook them

ckúni.	Égi	hotcî´tcîning-rá	pétc-hidaéhi-rá	hagédja
perhaps.	And	boy - the	matches	behind

wot 'û´re	ckúni.	Égi	mâ´-ra	harutcéxtcî	daé
he threw them	perhaps.	And	earth - the	right across	afire

djîp	ckúni.	Égi	wáñk	djegá
he became across it suddenly	perhaps.	And	man	the std.

hiñké	harutcá	ni	ckúni.	Égi	hagoréjâ
not	he crossed	not	perhaps.	And	at one (past) time

wánk	djegá	harutcé	ckúni.	Djedjâ´ negí
man	the std.	he got across it	perhaps	Then

jigé	hadjí	woxére	ckúni.	Égi
again	he had come	he overtook them	perhaps.	And

hotcî´tcîníñg-ra	wog-ra	hagédja	wot 'û´re	ckúni.	Égi
boy - the	awls - the	behind	he strew them	perhaps.	And

mâ-rá	harutcéxtcî	wog-rá	tcitcére	ckúni.
earth - the	right across	awls - the	they stood up	perhaps.

Égi	wáñk	djegá	hiñké	harutá
And	man	the std.	not	he got across

p. 8 --

ni	ckúni.	Cuñkxéde	djegá	gadjáñga
not	perhaps.	Horse	the std.	at length

hitcké	ckúni.	Égi	hitcûcké-ra	wagé
was weary	perhaps.	And	his grandson - the	he said to him

ckúni:	"Xe	godjá-nañká	áedja	howíne
perhaps:	"Hill	yonder - the std.	to it	we go

ktcâné	na,"	e	ckúni.	Égi
will	,"	he said	perhaps.	And

xédja	hahíre	gádjâ	dee	édja
the hill	they arrived there	when	then (or, behold?)*	there

*the parenthetical expression is Dorsey's.

mâí-jâ	dje	ckúni.	Égi	cuñkxéde
spring - one	it stood	perhaps.	And	horse

djegá	we	ckúni:	Égi	û nihé
the std.	said	perhaps:	there	he be staying

ktcâné,	e	ckúni.	Égi	hitcûcké-ra
will,	he said	perhaps.	And	his grandson - the

wagé	ckúni:	"Xe	sâ´niñk	regí
he said to him	perhaps:	"Hill	on the other side	there

tcináñg-ijâ´	nañg-ré	é	horáwacere	ktcâné
village - one	the st.	that	you go thither	will

na,"	e	ckúni.	Édja	hinúbige
."	he said	perhaps.	There	the two

nâwí	ckúni.	Égi	haíninegí	hitcûcké-ra
they two slept	perhaps.	And	in the morning	his grandson - the

hokárakít'e	ckúni,	we	ckúni:	"Hitcûcké,
he talked to his own	perhaps,	he said	perhaps:	"O grandson!

tcináñg-ra	hâp	deé	horáwaceré	ktcâné
village - the	day	this	you go thither	will
	[= today]*

*added below the English line by Dorsey.

na,"	e	ckúni.	Égi	gadjáñga	tcaské-hi
,"	he said	perhaps.	And	at length	what to do

p. 9 --

ktcâ´ne	gí	hogírak	ckúni.	"Huñg-rá
should	when	he told it to him	perhaps:	"Chief - the

hodjí-ra	horáwaceré	ktcâné	na,"	e
his lodge - the	you go thither	will	,"	he said

ckúni.	"Édja	ráhi	gí	wacé
perhaps.	"There	you arrive there	when	you say as follows

ktcé	na:	huñg-rá	waragícará	radji
shall	:	chief - the	you work for him	you have come

je,	hicé	ktcé	na,"	e
that,	you say it	shall	,"	he said

ckúni.	Égi	warútc	û	ktcé,
perhaps.	Then	food	he made	shall,

e	ktcé,	e	ckúni.	Niskúwi-rá
he say	shall	he said	perhaps.	Salt

nañgá	égi	skiníñk	jegû´	hok'û´
when (?) or the past	there	pepper	so	he gave it to him

ckúni.	Égi	gadjáñga	hotcî´tcîníñk	djegá
perhaps.	And	at length	boy	the std.

tcikére	ckúni.	Égi	tcináñgedjá	hi
he started	perhaps.	And	at the village	he arrived

gádjâ	hiwâx´	ckúni:	hatcâ´îdja	nañká
when	he asked a question	perhaps:	where	the std. one

huñg-rá	hodji-rá	hére	gíji,	é
chief - the	his house - the	it is	when,	he said

gi	hogirakíre	ckúni.	Égi	hidja
when	they told it to him	perhaps.	And	there

he	anañgá	we	ckúni:	wóre
he arrived	when	he said	perhaps:	work

honí	dji	jé,	e	ckúni.
to seek it	he had come	that,	he said	perhaps.

Égi	wañk	hidjâ´hî	nañká	huñg-rá
And	man	other one(s)	the st. ones	chief - the

p. 10 --

hogirákire	ckúni.	Huñg	náñka	we
they told it to him	perhaps.	Chief	the st. one	said

ckúni:	hotcîtcî´niñk	djegá	hadjá	ktce,
perhaps:	boy	the std.	he see him	should,

e	ckúni.	Égi	hotcîtcî´niñk	djegá
he said	perhaps.	And	boy	the std.

hidjá	dji	ckúni.	Huñg	náñka
then	he had come	perhaps.	Chief	the st. one

we	ckúni:	warégigí	ktcâné,	e
said	perhaps:	he caused him to work	will,	he said

ckúni.	Édja	waré	ckúni.	Égi
perhaps.	There	he worked	perhaps.	And

wáñg	nañká	hiñké	kipî´ra	ni
man	the ones who	not	they liked it	not

ckúni.	Égi	huñg	nañká	hagá
perhaps.	And	chief	the st. one	at one time (past)

howajá	ckúni.	Hiñkága	wajâ´	rudj
he was sick	perhaps.	Never	anything	he ate

ní	ckúni.	Égi	hotcî´tcî	hidjâhî´
not	perhaps.	And	boy (young man)	other one(s)

nañká	hiñké	hotcî´tcîníñk	djega	kipî´ra
the ones who	not	boy	the std. one	they did like him

ní	ckúni.	Égi	wáñk	nañká
not	perhaps.	And	man	the ones who

hokíkit'aír	ánañgá	waíre	ckúni:	hotcîtcî´niñk
they talked together	when	they said	perhaps:	boy or youth

djegá	t'ehíre	ktcâné,	aíre	ckúni.
the std.	they kill him	will	they said	perhaps.

Égi	húñg	nañgré	higû´	howajá
And	chief	the st. one	still (or, yet)	he was sick

nañk	ckúni.	Égi	wáñk	nañg-ré
the st. one	perhaps.	And	man	the ones who

waíre	ckúni:	"Kaské	hîé	ktcáwi
they said	perhaps:	"In that manner (?)	we say	shall (pl.)

p. 11 --

ná,"	hijâ´	e	ckúni.	"'Húñg
,"	one	he said	perhaps.	"'Chief

nañg-ré	warútc-hi	ná	je',	hîé
the st. one	he made him to eat	can	that',	we say

ktcáwi	ná,"	aíre	ckúni.	Hanâtc´,
shall (pl.)	,"	they said	perhaps.	All,

"Hodja,"	aíre	ckúni.	Égi	haíninegí
"Yes,"	they said	perhaps.	And	in the morning

hotcîtcî´niñk	djegá	huñg	náñka	hódjiédja
youth	the std.	chief	the st. one	to his lodge

haní	hadjíre	ckúni.	Égi	huñg
taking? him	they came	perhaps.	And	chief
[= they brought him.]*

*Dorsey adds this below the English line as a more idiomatic translation.

náñka	we	ckúni:	"Warútchîná	ná,"
the st. one	said	perhaps:	"You make me eat [= food],"	can

je,	aíre	gé,	"Niñgígo	na,"
that,	they said	and,	"I have invited you	,"

e?	ckúni.	Hotcîtcî´niñk	djegá	we
he said	perhaps.	Youth	the std.	said

ckúni:	hiñkága	jeské	a	ni
perhaps:	never	so	he said	not

je,	e	ckúni.	Jeskánûniñgé	wáñg
that,	he said	perhaps.	Nevertheless	man

nañká	hijâ´	wawí	ckúni:	"Jeské
the ones who	one	he said as follows	perhaps:	"So

hicá	járe,"	e	ckúni.	Égi
you said it	indeed,"	he said	perhaps.	And

huñg	náñka	we	ckúni:	"Û
chief	the st. one	said	perhaps:	"He do it

ktcé,"	e	ckúni.	Hotcîtcî´niñk	djegá
shall,"	he said	perhaps.	Youth	the std.

xág	anañgá	hitcóke-ra	e	howákare
crying	when	his grandfather - the	that one	he went to him

ckúni.	Égi	hidjá	kirí	gadjâ
perhaps.	And	there	he had come back	when

p. 12 --

hitcóke-ra	hidjá	û´	dje	ckúni.
his grandfather - the	there	doing	stood	perhaps.

Égi	we	ckúni:	"Tcakú û*	raxág
And	he said	perhaps:	"Why	you cry

*normally this would be djagu û. It may be that Dorsey omitted putting in the relevant diacritical marks.

radjé	je,	hitcûckéniñkhaxtcî´."	Égi	hotcîtcî´niñk
you stood	?*	O little grandson!"	And	youth

*Dorsey's question mark.

djané	hogirák	ckúni.	Égi	hitcóke-ra
that	to told it to him	perhaps.	And	his grandfather - the

we	ckúni:	"Jeé	wajâ´	wotcexí
said	perhaps:	"That	something	difficult

jâ	heré	je,"	e	ckúni.
one	it is	?	he said	perhaps.

"Rakeré	ktcâné	na,"	e	ckúni.
"You go back	will	,"	he said	perhaps.

"Rakí	gíji	warútc	c'û	anañgá
"You reach there again	when	food	you make	when
		[= you cook]*

*inserted below the English line by Dorsey.

niskúwi-r[a]*	ánañgá	skiníñk	jegû´	wirórakíju
salt - the	when (?)**	pepper	so	you only? took? it

*the final "a" disappears from sandhi.
**the parenthetical question mark is Dorsey's. In this context, the word means "and."

ktcé	na,"	e	ckúni.	Égi
shall	,"	he said	perhaps.	And

hotcîtcî´niñk	djegá	keré	ckúni.	Égi
youth	the std.	started back	perhaps.	And

hidjá	ki	gí	tcakú	hitcóke-ra
there	he reached there again	when	what	his grandfather - the

hogirák	nihé-ra	jeskéhi	ckúni.	Mactcâ´
he told it to him	had (?) - the	he did so	perhaps.	Strong [or young]*

*the bracketed material was supplied by Dorsey.

wajâ´	pânâ´	pî´	toinanáñk	ckúni.
something	smelling	good	it became so repeatedly	perhaps.

Égi	hotcîtcî´niñk	djegá	warútc	û´
And	youth	the std.	food	made
			[= cooking]*

*inserted below the English line by Dorsey.

rúctcâ	gí	húñg	náñka	warútc	ckúni.
he finished	when	chief	the st. one	he ate	perhaps.

p. 13 --

Hotcîtcî´niñk	djané	tconíxtcî	niskú	skiníñk
Youth	that	the very first	salt	pepper

hiû´	je	airé	na.	Égi
he used	that	they say	.	And

ho-icípdjî	wiû´	hahúiré	je	airé
always	using them	they have them coming hither	that	they say

na.	Égi	huñg	náñka	hotcîtcî´niñk
.	And	chief	the st. one	youth

djané	woxédehi	ckúni.	Égi	jigé
that	he loved him	perhaps.	And	again

hagoréjâ	wañg	nañká	jigé	wajâ´
at one (past) time	man	the ones who	again	something

gû´sire	ckúni.	Huñg-ra	cuñkxéde	níhi
they planned	perhaps.	Chief - the	horse	he owned?

gí	hiñkága	warúkosirá	ní	ckúni.
when	never	they seized (= caught) them	not	perhaps.

Mactcâ´	wacícikiré	ckúni.	Wañkcík	t'ehiré
Strong (= Very)	they were bad	perhaps.	People	they killed (him)*

*the parenthetical material was inserted by Dorsey. However, "People" appears to be the object, not the subject.

s'a	ckúni.	Égi	wañg	nañg-ré
repeatedly	perhaps.	And	men	the ones who

waíre	ckúni:	hotcîtcî´niñk	djané	warúkos
they said	perhaps:	youth	that	he catch them

ná	je	aíre	ktcé,	aíre
can	that	they say	shall,	they said

ckúni.	Égi	jigé	huñg-rá	hogirakíre
perhaps.	And	again	chief - the	they told it to them

ckúni.	Jigé	hotcîtcî´niñk	djegá	huñg-rá
perhaps.	Again	youth	the std.	chief - the

p. 14 --

hadjá	ckúni.	Hiñkága	wajâ´	a
he saw him	perhaps.	Never	anything	he said

ní	je,	e	ckúni.	Huñg
not	that,	he said	perhaps.	Chief

náñka	we	ckúni:	Híûdjá	ci
the st. one	said	perhaps:	to try it	he commanded him

ckúni.	Égi	jigé	hotcîtcî´niñk	djegá
perhaps.	And	again	youth	the std.

xág	anañgá	hitcóke-ra	e	howákere
crying	when	his grandfather - the	that one	he went to him

ckúni.	Égi	deé	higû´	hidjá
perhaps.	And	behold (?)	still	there

û´	dje	ckúni.	Égi	jigé
doing	stood	perhaps.	And	again
[= he still was]*

*written below the English line by Dorsey.

hogirák	ckúni.	Tcóke-ra	we	ckúni:
he told it to him	perhaps.	Grandfather - the	said	perhaps:

"Jeé	wajâ´	wotcexí	jâ	heré
"That	something	difficult	one	it is

je,"	e	ckúni.	"Haínigi	wackú ceré
?,"	he said	perhaps.	"In the morning	you go for them

ktcâné	na,"	e	ckúni.	Égi
will	,"	he said	perhaps.	And

tcaské	hotcîtcî´niñk	djegá	hi	ktcé-ra
how	youth	the std.	do (or make ?)	shall - the

haínigi	hogirák	ckúni.	Hotcîtcî´niñk	djegá
in the morning	he told it to him	perhaps.	Youth	the std.

tcikére	ckúni.	Égi	hidjá	ki
started home (or, back)	perhaps.	And	there	he reached there again

gádjâ	huñg	náñka	wagé	ckúni:
when	chief	the st. one	said it to him	perhaps:

cuñkxéde-ra	wagú re	ktcâné,	e	ckúni.
horses - the	he go for them	will,	he said	perhaps.

Jeské	e	gádjâ	huñg	náñka
So	he said	when	chief	the std.

p. 15 --

hido'î´	ckúni.	Égi	haíni negí	hotcîtcî´niñk
was thankful	perhaps.	And	in the morning	youth

djegá	niskú	rúz	anañgá	cuñkxéde-ra
the std.	salt	he took	when (or, after)	horse(s) - the

wágu ré	ckúni.	Égi	xédja	hahíhaxép
he went for them	perhaps.	And	at the hill	he reached the top

gadjâ	deé	cuñkxéde-ra	édja	rohâ´
when	behold (?)	horse(s)*	there	many

*here and below, parenthetical material was inserted by Dorsey.

û náñk	ckúni.	Hitcóke-ra	tcaské	hogirák-nihé-ra
they were doing (= staying)	perhaps.	His grandfather - the	how	he told it to him - had (?) - the

jeskéhi	ckúni.	Égi	hiromâ´hâ-ra	howáre
he did so	perhaps.	And	against the wind - the	he went thither

ckúni,	niñgé	cuñkxéde-ra	û nañkí.
perhaps.	somewhere	horse(s) - the	they were doing (= staying)

Égi	hiraréxtcîníñgadjâ´	cuñkxéde	nañká
And	in a very little while	horse	the ones who

hanâtc´	kizítc tcitcére	ckúni.	Égi	hotcîtcî´niñk
all	they held their heads up	perhaps.	And	youth

djané	wagijójotc	ckúni.	Cuñkxéde	nañká
that	he whistled to them often	perhaps.	Horse	the ones who

hanâtc´	e	howahúre	ckúni.
all	that (one)	they were coming to him	perhaps.

Égi	hotcîtcî´niñk	djané	waû´	ckúni.
And	youth	that	he did it	perhaps.

Niskú	wogá	ckúni.	Égi	hijâ´
Salt	he gave it to them	perhaps.	And	one

p. 16 --

harukóz	anañgá	waní gu	ckúni.	Égi
he took hold of it	when (after, or having)	he was bringing them back	perhaps.	And

tciédja	kíri	ckúni.	Huñg
to the lodge	he had come back	perhaps.	Chief

náñka	hido'î´	ckúni.	Égi	huñg
the st. one	was thankful	perhaps.	And	chief

náñka	hirátcera	woxédehi	ckúni.
the st. one	more (than before ?)	he loved him	perhaps.

Égi	gadjáñga	hotcîtcî´niñk	djegá	hiñkága
And	then at last	youth	the std.	never

wára	ní	ckúni.	Jigé	wáñg
he worked	not	perhaps.	Again	man

nañká	hirátcera	hoc'íg-re	ckúni.	Égi
the ones who	more (than before?)	they hated him	perhaps.	And

jegû´	hagoréjâ	wañg	nañgá	wajâ´
so	at one (past) time	man	the ones who	something

hiére	ckúni.	Waíre	ckúni:	cuñkxéde*
they found it	perhaps.	They said	perhaps:	Horse*

*inserted by hand above the Hotcâk line.

nañká*	watcékwahí	na	jé,	hîé
the ones who	he renew them	can	that,	we say

*inserted by hand above the Hotcâk line.

ktcawí

na,