Hočąk Text — Thunder Cloud is Blessed
narrated by Sam Blowsnake
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Sam Blowsnake |
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Ëgi | haⁿdếhok‘árakcúnᴀⁿ. | “Tcëkdjína | ᵋuáñgᴇrêgi | uáñkdocêwê |
Egi | hąté hokárakšúną. | “Čekjína, | wą́geregi, | wą́ktošewe |
Then | he told of his fasting experience. | “At the very beginning, | up above, | doctors |
tcíjañk‘i | ë́dja | hîñgŭadjírenᴀⁿ | waxop‘î́ni | djā́nañga |
čížąk’į | éja | hįguajíreną. | Waxopį́ni | jánąga |
[served as] a village | there | they came into existence. | Spirits | the various |
mañxí | uañgᴇrêgi-ák‘i | hanā́ⁿtcîñxdjîⁿ | wajîñgigû́ⁿzirê, | djáskê |
mąxí | wągeregi-áki | haną́čįxjį | wažįgigųzire, | jáske |
clouds | the ones up above | all | they taught something, | what |
hakdjéra | hîñgigû́ⁿzirenᴀⁿ. | Tcëkdjinᴀ | waigiᵋúinenᴀⁿ. | ‘Uañkcigế |
hakjéra | hįgigųzireną. | Čekjina | waigi’úineną. | ‘Wąkšigé |
I shall do | they instructed me. | In the beginning | they taught me. | ‘Human |
hiᵋû́ⁿdjakdjènᴀⁿ,’ | hîñgaírenᴀⁿ. | Nañxatᵋégiaⁿ | máⁿiñk | xaⁿdji-áni |
hi’ųjakjèną,’ | hįgaíreną. | Nąxat’égią | mą́įk* | xąji-áni |
let us try,’ | they said. | A log, | rotten | [having moss] |
*Marino has mą’įk.
γíγik | tciok‘iságᴇdjakcê. | Ë́dja | uañkdócêwê | hik‘ítcga |
ǧíǧik | čiokiságejakše. | Éja | wąktóšewe | hikíčga |
[to be covered] | it lay in the middle of the lodge. | There | doctors | to treat |
hîñgigírenᴀⁿ. | Tcëkdjínᴀ | honihátᵋôⁿp | gadjᴀⁿ | djā́nañga | tci-óju-ak‘a |
hįgigíreną. | Čekjína | honihát’ǫp | gają | jánąga | či-óžu-aka |
[they made for me.] | Then once | he breathed, | and | all | those that were in the lodge |
hanā́ⁿtcîñxdjîⁿ | nîñgihaírenᴀⁿ; | hinū̀bốhôⁿṇa | jigiop‘ếγûñgàdjᴀⁿ |
haną́čįxjį | nįgihaíreną; | hinùbóhǫna | žigiopéǧųgàją, |
all of them | they breathed with him; | the second time | [again when he breathed,] |
hanā́ⁿtcîñxdjîⁿ | nîñgihaírenᴀⁿ; | hidaníhôⁿṇa |
haną́čįxjį | nįgihaíreną; | hitaníhǫna |
all of them | they breathed with him; | the third time |
jigiop‘ếγuna, | hidjobốhôⁿṇa | hop‘êγogádjᴀⁿ. |
žigiopéǧuna, | hijobóhǫna | hopeǧogáją. |
[again he was breathed upon,] | for the fourth time | he was breathed on. |
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Uañgᴇra | watcegíjᴀⁿ | hik‘áwaᵋûⁿ | k‘irik‘érehanᴀⁿ |
Wągera | wačegížą | hikáwa’ų | kirikérehaną, |
The man | a young one | he arose | he walked away, |
nañxatᵋégôñk‘a. | Djobốhaⁿ | honihatᵋốⁿpgadjᴀⁿ | uañkcîgíjᴀⁿ | k‘ik‘áwaᵋûⁿ |
nąxat’égǫka. | Jobóhą | honihat’ǫ́pgają, | wąkšįgížą | kikáwa’ų |
the dead log. | The fourth | after the breathing, | a man | he arose |
k‘irik‘erénᴀⁿ. | ‘Uáñkcîgê | wák‘aⁿ | tcañgádjᴀⁿ,’ | hîñgaírenᴀⁿ. |
kirikeréną. | ‘Wą́kšįge, | wákąčągáją,’ | hįgaíreną. | |
he walked away. | ‘Human, | he is very holy,’* | they said to me. |
*first, it should be noted that wákąčąk is a single word, and that the translation makes better sense as, "it is very holy," since wą́kšįge, "human," is being used in direct address.
“Ë́gi | jigê | dedjốnadjedja | hîñgŭadjírenᴀⁿ | dedjốnatck‘ìsakdji-èdja |
“Égi | žige | Tejónajeja | hįgŭajíreną. | Tejónačkìsakji-èja |
“[Then] | [again] | from the Ocean | they came after me. | There in the middle of the Ocean |
uañkdócêwê | tcíjañk‘i | ë́dja | náⁿdjûⁿdjoiṇènᴀⁿ | djā́nañga |
wąktóšewe | čížąki, | éja | ną́jųjoirèną, | Jánąga |
shaman | there is a village, | there | they blessed me. | As many as |
dedjóju-ak‘ìji | hanā́ⁿtcíñxdjîⁿ | naⁿdjûⁿdjaíⁿṇenᴀⁿ. | Ë́dja | hik‘ikᵋû́ñkdja |
Tejóžu-akìži, | haną́čį́xjį | nąjųjaį́reną. | Éja | hik’ik’ų́kja |
[that were placed in the Ocean,] | all of them | they blessed me. | There | to try my power |
hîñgigírenᴀⁿ | dedjốna | djasgếxdjeⁿnôñk‘a* | hanā́ⁿtcîñxdjîⁿ | tcacdjốṇa |
hįgigíreną. | Tejóna | jasgéxjįnǫka | haną́čįxjį | čašjóna, |
they made me. | The Ocean | [throughout the whole] | [all of them] | the waves, |
*/eⁿ/ is not a phoneme in Hočąk. This is probably a misreading of a handwritten /i/ as an /e/.
rok‘ốnôxdjìnồñkᵋûⁿ | howéγûⁿ | hicírera. | Haᵋúnᴀⁿ | hop‘ếγûñgadjᴀⁿ, |
rokónoxjìnǫ̀k’ų | howéǧų | hišírera. | Ha’úną | hopéǧųgają, |
as many as there are, | to blow upon | they asked me. | I made | after I blew upon them, |
hadákdjîⁿ | k‘iridjêhánᴀⁿ. | Waskêxônúnîñk | hojuk‘eréreniskê | k‘iridjénᴀⁿ. |
hatákjį | kirijeháną. | Waskexonúnįk | hožukeréreniske | kirijéną. |
quiet | it became. | Small saucer | it filled in like | it became. |
Jígê | hidaníhôⁿṇa | hop‘ếγûñgadjᴀⁿ, | jigê | jëerénᴀⁿ. |
Jíge | hitaníhǫna | hopéǧųgają, | žige | žeeréną. |
[Again] | for the third time | I blew, and | again | it was that way. |
Hidjobốhôṇa | dedjốṇa | wak‘únuk‘unûk | hak‘iwuxốnᴀⁿ | hîñgik‘ốnôñgirā̀nañga, |
Hijobóhona | Tejóna | wakúnukunuk | hakiwuxóną | hįgikónǫgirā̀nąga |
The fourth time | the Ocean | choppy | piled upon | they made, and |
jigê | howeγúîⁿcirènᴀⁿ | hik‘ikᵋû́ñkdjarê | hîñgaírenᴀⁿ. | Hop‘ếxûñgadjᴀⁿ |
žige | howeǧúįširèną. | Hik’ik’ų́kjare | hįgaíreną. | Hopéxųgają |
again | they told me to blow on it. | It would show my power, | they said. | I blew, and |
dédjôṇa | djaskếxdjiⁿnôñk‘a | honā́ⁿtcîñxdjîⁿ | hadák | k‘iridjehā́nᴀⁿ. | “‘Uáñkcîgê, |
Téjona | jaskéxjįnǫka | honą́čįxjį | haták | kirijeháną. | “‘Wą́kšįge, |
the Ocean | as it was | mighty | quiet | it became. | “‘Human, |
dejḗskê | waragígiranicekdjènᴀⁿ,’ | hîñgairenᴀⁿ. | ‘K‘ê | wajanijᴀⁿ | curucᵋā́gᴇnîñkdjᴀnènᴀⁿ. |
tejḗske | waragígiranišekjèną,’ | hįgaireną. | ‘K’e | wažąnižą | šuruš’ágenįkjanèną. |
this way | you will have to do it,’ | they said. | ‘Not | anything | you cannot accomplish. |
Howajá | djagúra | hanā́ⁿtcîñxdjîⁿ | rucdjáⁿ | warakdjᴀnénᴀⁿ,’ |
Howažá | jagúra | haną́čįxjį | rušją́ | warakjanéną,’ |
Illness | whatever | all | to cure | you can do it,’ |
hîñgaírenᴀⁿ. | Ë́gi | jigê | máⁿṇegêrèra | djanañgā́k‘i |
hįgaíreną. | Égi | žige | mą́negerèra | janągáki |
they said. | [And] | [again] | the ones on earth | [as many as there are] |
hanā́ⁿtcîñxdjîⁿ | naⁿdjûⁿdjaíⁿṇenᴀⁿ. | ‘Uáñkcigerìjᴀⁿ | haⁿbaixā́wanañga | dani-ónîñgijùrêgi |
haną́čįxjį | nąjųjaį́reną. | ‘Wą́kšigerìžą | hąbaixáwanąga* | tani-ónįgižùregi, |
all | they blessed me. | ‘A human | he suffers [and] | if he pours tobacco, |
*this seems to be hąp-haixa(na)wa-anąga, "he moves away from the light, and."
djagúrijᴀⁿ | hicegíji | nîñgíwanikèkdjᴀnàwinᴀⁿ,’ | hîñgaírenᴀⁿ. | Manitcórôs |
jagúrižą | hišegíži | nįgíwanikèkjanàwiną,’ | hįgaíreną. | Maničóros |
whatever | you demand | we will do that for you,’ | they said. | Blue Clay Banks |
ā́nañgrê | ë́gi | maⁿtcówacijàⁿnañgre | ë́dja | hîñgŭadjírenᴀⁿ |
ánągre | égi | mąčówašižạ̀nągre* | éja | hįgŭajíreną, |
[what is called] | [here] | [what is called] a dancing grizzly bear | there | they came, |
*this is mąčó-wašižạ̀-ánągre: mąčó, "grizzly bear"; waši-žạ̀, "a dancing one"; and ánągre, "what is called."
naⁿdjûⁿdjaírenᴀⁿ. | Hagârë́jᴀⁿ | wajáⁿnijᴀⁿ | tcexi-áwigi |
nąjųjaíreną. | Hagaréžą | wažą́nižą | čexi-áwigi , |
they blessed me. | If ever | [anything] | if I should meet with some great trouble, |
hîñgidjiraírekdjᴀnènᴀⁿ, | hîñgaírenᴀⁿ. | Daníṇa | djā́nañga | wiranáⁿîñgi | wagip‘axû́ñgi |
hįgijiraírekjanèną, | hįgaíreną. | Tanína | jánąga | wiraną́įgi | wagipaxų́gi, |
they will help me, | they said. | Tobacco | as much as | as I think | if I pour, |
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harak‘îⁿṇanihek‘djᴀnènᴀⁿ, | hîñgaírenᴀⁿ. | Honihára | ᵋûñkᵋúinenᴀⁿ | hodjáⁿbᴇra |
harakįranihekjanèną, | hįgaíreną. | Honihára | ’ųk’úineną; | hoją́bera |
they will smoke it, | they said. | Songs* | they gave me; | to see |
*literally, "breaths."
wak‘áⁿtcañgᴇnañk‘i | hûñkᵋúiṇejê | hîñgaírenᴀⁿ. | Ë́gi | náⁿbᴇra |
waką́čągenąki | hųk’úireže, | hįgaíreną. | Égi | ną́bera, |
holy thing | they gave, | they said. | [And] | claws,* |
*literally, "hands."
wak‘aⁿtcáñgᴇnañk‘i | hûñkᵋúiṇejê | hîñgaírenᴀⁿ. | Ë́gi | maⁿtcónañk‘a |
wakąčą́genąki , | hųk’úireže | hįgaíreną. | Égi | mąčónąka |
which are holy, | they gave, | they said. | Then | the grizzly bears |
wacírenᴀⁿ | waᵋúiṇenᴀⁿ | wicgatc | ᵋúinera | wacirā́nañga. |
wašíreną | wa’úineną, | wišgač’úinera | waširánąga | |
they danced | they did it, | they performed | dancing, and |
Nîñxára | k‘irup‘árac | hohe-agúirānᴀñga | ë́gi |
nįxára | kirupáraš | hohe-agúirānąga | égi |
their abdomens | to tear themselves | [snorting, they came away, and] | and |
γōp k‘iáⁿdji-araìrega | rucdjôñk‘ínicᴀnùnᴀⁿ. | Ë́gi | jigê | waᵋúiṇécᴀnùnᴀⁿ |
ǧōp kią́ji-araìrega | rušjǫkínišanùną. | Égi | žige | wa’úinéšanùną. |
they made themselves holy | they would heal themselves. | Then | again | they did it. |
maⁿtcócak | hik‘igúdjiranᴀñga | wa-íra | irak‘ik‘íniṇegàcgê* | maⁿcdjáⁿ |
Mąčóšak | hikigújiranąga | wa-íra | hirak’ik’íniregàšge | mąšją́, |
Bear claws | they shot at each other, and | blood | they were choking | badly, |
*the initial /h/ has been dropped due to external sandhi.
xōp | k‘i-áⁿdji-araìrega | rucdjáⁿ | k‘iṇesᵋájê. | Ë́gi |
xōp | k’i-ą́ji-araìrega | rušją́ | kires’áže. | Égi |
holy | they made themselves, and | cured | [they would become.] | Now |
jigê | hoda | waᵋúiṇejê | mañk‘ájedjá | ā́ra |
žige | hota | wa’úineže: | mąkážejá | ára |
again | [some] | they did the following: | in the dirt | paws |
hixấrogerêgihirā̀nᴀñga | ë́dja | ëgi | tcë́rap | ëdja |
hixárogeregihirā̀nąga | éja | egi | čérap | eja |
they made them disappear, and | [there] | [then] | [lotus root] | [there] |
haniaⁿhiagúresᵋàjê. | Ë́gi | jigê | k‘aⁿdjú-ijᴀⁿ | hidja |
haniąhiagúres’àže. | Égi | žige | kąjú-ižą | hija |
they would pull it out. | Then | again | a plum tree | there |
ë́dja | hánîⁿdjinôgirā̀nᴀñga | nihairā́nᴀñga | ruksûñksû́ntcirega | k‘áⁿdjᴇra |
éja | hánįjinogirā̀nąga | nihairánąga | ruksųksų́čirega, | ką́jera |
at | they grabbed, and | they breathed, and | as they shook it, | plums |
rohā́ñxdjîⁿ | cibrê | hiresᵋájë. | “Ë́gi | jigê |
rohą́xjį | šibre | hires’áže. | “Égi | žige |
many | to fall | [they would do.] | “[And] | [again] |
máⁿwodja | hok‘íratc | ᵋúiṇejê, | hañk‘ế | tcaⁿtᵋîⁿ |
mą́woja | hokírač | ’úineže, | hąké | čąt’į |
"shells"* | to give | they did, | not | to be visible |
*Radin says in a footnote here: "Although literally the word probably means “shells,” its meaning here is quite different. It refers to places where blessings, such as food, etc., are stored for the faster. However, this passage is not quite clear to me."
ᵋúiⁿṇanisᵋā̀jê. | ‘Uañkcîgế | dê | anā́ⁿtcîñxdjîⁿ* | náⁿdjironidjàⁿwinᴀⁿ, |
’úįnanis’ā̀že. | ‘Wąkšįgé, | te | haną́čįxjį | ną́jironijạ̀winą, |
they would not be. | ‘Human, | this | all of it | we bless you, |
*the initial /h/ has been dropped from external sandhi.
cᵋû́ñgi | curuxúruikdjᴀnènᴀⁿ,’ | higaírejê. | Ë́gi | naⁿwā́nᴀñga |
š’ų́gi | šuruxúruikjanèną,’ | higaíreže. | Égi | nąwánąga |
if you do | you will obtain,’ | they said. | Then | he sang, and |
nihā́nᴀñga | máñgᴇrêgi | niṇaxû́ⁿcᴀnùnᴀⁿ. | ‘Hiskêgadjᴀⁿ | hak‘aⁿtcáñkdjîñgadjᴀⁿ, |
nihánąga | mą́geregi | ninaxųšanùną. | ‘Hiskegają; | hakąčą́kjįgają, |
breathed, and | on my chest | he squirted water. | ‘It is very true; | it is very holy, |
yarénᴀⁿ,’ | énᴀⁿ. | ‘Niṇucdjốñkdjᴀnenᴀⁿ’ | hîñgénᴀⁿ.” | Ë́gi |
yaréną,’ | éną. | ‘Ninušjǫ́kjaneną,’ | hįgéną.” | Égi |
I believe,’ | he said. | ‘You will get well,’ | he said to me.” | And |
jigê | mañk‘áⁿp‘iⁿṇa | djā́nañga | hip‘érêzgi | hanā́ⁿtcîñxdjîⁿ |
žige | mąką́pįna | jánąga | hipérezgi | haną́čįxjį |
[again] | the good medicine | all of it | he knew and | all |
wawikᵋuā́nañga | rucdjáⁿwîñkdjê; | ā́nañga | waᵋûⁿdjénᴀⁿ. | Howajára |
wawik’uánąga | rušją́wįkje; | ánąga | wa’ųjéną. | Howažára |
[it was in its natural form, and] | it will make me well, | [he said, and] | [it does so.] | Sickness |
hinucdjấnᴀⁿe | wak‘áⁿtcañk‘ê | howajára | hiṇucdjáñguni, | yarénᴀⁿ. | |
hinušjáną. | E | waką́čąke | howažára | hirušją́guni, | yaréną. |
I recovered. | He | [since he was holy,] | sickness | I have been cured, | I believe. |
Ë́gi | jigê | hagârë́jᴀⁿ | naṇákᵋûⁿ | haⁿdéjê. |
Égi | žige | hagaréžą | nanák’ų | hątéže. |
Then | again | once | while sleeping | he dreamt. |
Uañgíjᴀⁿ | hak‘idjágiji | uáñk | skaijônéjê. |
Wągížą | hakijágiži | wą́k | skaižonéže. |
A man | he met and | man | a white one he looked like. |
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“Horuxúdjᴇra | k‘árahieskiñxdjî̀ⁿjê | wáxuskaràrik‘i |
"Horuxújera | kárahieskįxjį́že | wáxuskaràrik’i |
"To behold | he was very pleasant | in a suit of white buckskin |
hik‘ik‘ā́janᴀñga,” | wagejế. | “Hitcak‘ấro | hañk‘aíjᴀⁿ |
hikikážanąga," | wagežé. | "Hičakáro | hąkaížą |
he was dressed. | he said. | "My friend, | it is not |
jëskánîñkdjônègê | ë́skê | hiránidjìnᴀⁿ,” | higêjế. |
žeskánįkjonège | éske | hiránijìną," | higežé. |
it is not mere chance | through | I have come to you," | he said to him. |
“Wocgaíⁿjᴀⁿ | p‘îⁿcᵋûⁿcura | hicgế | dejë́skê |
"Wošgaį́žą | p’įšųšura | hišgé | težéske |
"A deed | you have done (well) | [also] | for this reason |
naⁿdjironídjaⁿṇê,” | higejế. | “Hitcûⁿcge | gik‘arádjirera |
nąjironíjąne," | higežé. | "Hičųšge | gikarájirera |
I am going to bless you," | he said to him. | "'Nephew' | the one that they call |
wadjegúni,” | hirejế. | “Djagúicekdjᴀnèra | hicegíji, |
wajegúni," | hirežé. | "Jagúicekjanèra, | hicegíži, |
it is he," | he thought. | "Whatever you will say, | if you only say it, |
djā́nañga | hañk‘ế | hanánixgùnigi | jê | anā́ⁿtcîⁿ* |
jánąga | hąké | hanánixgùnigi | že | haną́čį |
[as many as] | not | if they have not listened | those | all |
*the initial /h/ was lost from external sandhi.
honaṇásewekdjᴀnènᴀⁿ, | ëgi | djā́nañga | hanaⁿníxgûñgi |
honanásewekjanèną, | egi | jánąga | hanąníxgų̀gi |
they will be confounded, | and | [as many as] | if they listened |
jêéji | ni-áⁿbirekdjᴀnènᴀⁿ. | Hitcûⁿcgế | gik‘arádjirera |
žeéži | ni-ą́birekjanèną. | Hičųšgé | Gikarájirera |
those (at least) | they will live. | Nephew | He Whom we Call* |
*He Whom we Call "Nephew" is Hare.
wáxop‘ini | cicîgᴇra | djā́nᴀñga | wairecgúnina |
wáxopini | šišigerá | jánąga | wairešgúnina |
spirits | the bad ones | as many as | [they say] |
hanaⁿsgábᴇra | djasgế | wawagígigi | jë́skê |
hanąsgábera | jasgé | wawagígigi, | žéske |
reincarnation | [how] | he denied it to them, | that kind |
waragígikdjᴀnènᴀⁿ | djā́nᴀñga | k‘ibánîñgigìgi,” | higejế. |
waragígikjanèną | jánąga | kibánįgigìgi," | higežé. |
you will bring them back | as many as | who doubted your teachings," | he said to him. |
Ë́gi | jigê | uáñkcîgak‘ìhᴀⁿ | ā́nañgrê | hijᴀ́ⁿ |
Égi | žige | wą́kšigakìhą | ánągre | hižą́ |
And | again | reincarnation* | they say | one |
* < wąkšig-haki-hą, literally, "carrying towards life".
haⁿdáginaⁿdjā̀nᴀñga | rok‘ốnôxdjîⁿ | haⁿdagináⁿdjᴇra, | higícᴀnᴀⁿ |
hątáginąjànąga | rokónoxjį | hątaginą́jera, | higíšaną |
he fasts and | very much | the fast | certainly (?) |
waxop‘î́ni | warádjirera | hijᴀ́ⁿ | naⁿdjodjᴀ́ⁿnañga. |
waxopíni | warájirera | hižą́ | nąjojąnąga. |
spirits | the various ones | one | they will bless him. |
“Hagârë́jᴀⁿ | cdjegíji, | ë́gi | rak‘írikdjᴀnènᴀⁿ,” |
"Hagaréžą | šjegíži | égi | rakírikjanèną," |
"At any time | if you die | then | you will come back again," |
higegí. | Uáñkdjega | hagârë́jᴀⁿ | tᵋegíji | nañγíragᴇra |
higegí. | Wą́kjega | hagaréžą | t’egíži, | nąǧiragera |
he said to him. | The man | [finally] | when he died, | the ghost |
warádjirê | naⁿdjodjáⁿnihera | ë́dja | ginấnᴀⁿ giji | jêế |
warájire | nąjoją́nihera | eja | ginánągiži | žeé |
the various ones | that blessed him | there | it could go back | those |
waxop‘î́ni | waradjirénôñk‘a | waganáⁿjê. | Jigế | p‘îⁿhi |
waxopíni | warajirénǫka | waganą́že. | Žigé | p’įhi |
spirits | those various ones | they told him. | Again | he did well |
uañkcî́k | cᵋîñkdjégi | hakdjá | uañkcî́gᴇrêgi |
wąkšík | š’įkjégi. | Hakjá | wąkšígeregi |
human | if he became. | Back | as a human being |
hak‘íri | uañkcî́kᵋîⁿnàⁿjê | aírecᴀnúnᴀⁿ. | Ë́gi | Jigê |
hakíri | wąkšík’įną̀že, | aírecanúną. | Égi | žige |
he could come | and live, | they used to say. | Then | again |
uañgᴇrútcgê | wigaírêgi | jë́skê | naⁿdjodjaíⁿṇejê |
Wągerúčge | wigaíregi | žéske | nąjojaį́neže, |
Giants* | those who are called | [that kind] | they blessed him, |
*Radin uniformly translates this by the literal "cannibals".
uañgᴇrútcgenôñk‘a | dedjôⁿ | agếdja. | Wajᴀ́ⁿ | wak‘aⁿtcáñkdjîⁿ |
Wągerúčgenǫka | tejǫ | agéja. | Wažą | wakąčą́kjį |
these Giants | the sea | across. | Something | very holy |
wagánañkcê | uañgᴇrútcgenôñk‘a. | Uā́ñkcî́k | wagánañkcê |
wagánąkše, | Wągerúčgenǫka. | Wą́kšík | wagánąkše. |
they are said to be, | these Giants.* | Human beings | they are said to be. |
*this sentence was not translated.
uañkcî́k | hiyáᵋŭanàñgwirê | hicgê | jë́skêxdjîⁿṇèjê, |
Wąkšík | hiyá’uanạ̀gwire | hišge | žéskexjįnèže, |
Human beings | they are like | also | to be very much like this |
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hî́tᵋêtᵋéracgê | híwik‘iskaírejê | airecᴀnúnᴀⁿ. | Wak‘aⁿtcáñk |
hít’et’érašge | híwikiskaíreže, | airecanúną. | Wakąčą́k |
they speak also | [they were equal,] | it is said. | Holy |
hirejế, | uáñgᴇrutcgê | ā́nañgrê | uañgᴇrútcwigê | wánañkcê. |
hirežé, | Wą́geručge | ánągre, | wągerúčwige, | wánąkše. |
they are, | the Giants | it is said, | they who ate human beings, | it is told. |
Paul Radin, "Personal Reminiscences of a Winnebago Indian," Journal of American Folk-Lore, 26, #102 (1913): 293-318 [308-310]. Informant: Sam Blowsnake, Thunderbird Clan.