Hočąk Text — Turtle's Warparty, V. 3

Hočąk Text — Turtle’s Warparty, V. 3

narrated by Jim Pine

The following are Greek letters and other symbols used as morpheme abbreviations in Radin's text. Their values correspond generally to those given in Radin's notebook Winnebago II, #6, on the interstitial page between 107/108:

α	β	γ	δ	ε	ɜ
égi	éja	gíži	žegų*	ésge	-šaną

*this value for [δ] is given in Notebook 26, p. 243 at the top of the page.

λ	ρ	υ	ϕ	ϕ-i	ω	·נ
žesge	ánąga	-regi	hąké	hįké	žigé	nunige

K	X	-	/	>	⨪	2	ɕ	9
Kečųgega	wąkšik	-ra	-ną	-gi	-nąk	-že, -še	-xjį	-žą

Where a missing translation has been supplied from other sources, it is enclosed in brackets, [ ].

English Translation

p. 244 —

Ketcúñgega	haikañkdjonihe[/]	ketcúñgega	dotcąrekdjone	é[/]
Kečúñgega	haikañkjoniheną.	Kečúñgega	točąrekjone	éną.
[Turtle]	I shall relate.	[Turtle]	he was going on the warpath	[he said.]

p. 245 —

[α]	dotcą́mnene	wak’izaíre[/]	[X]	wagių[2]
Égi	točą́nene	wak’izaíreną.	Wañkšik	wagiųže,
[And]	[on the warpath]	[they would fight them.]	People	it was

k’iza	[ω]	[α]	[X][⨪]a	wa-úine[2]
k’iza	žigé	égi	wañkšiknañka	wa-úineže.
he was after	[again]	and	the people	[they did it to him.]

ketcuñgega	harukózire	wairecguni	[ϕ-i]	t’ehipini
Kečuñgega	harukózire.	Wairešguni,	"Hiñké	t’ehipini,"
Turtle	they captured.	They said of him,	"Not	he is impossible to kill,"

[ρ]	wairecguni	kode	akí	hindjidjéwi[ρ]
ánañga	wairešguni,	"Kote	akí	hinjijéwianañga
[and]	[they said of him,]	"Say,	on either side	let us stand and

mą	hiñguitcawi[/]	[α]	[k.]	wé[2]
mą	hiñguičawiną.	Égi	Kečúñgega	wéže,
arrows	let us shoot him."	[And]	Turtle	[he said,]

aíre[/]	kode	hisge	hiwire	wagųs	wacarapiwi[/]
aíreną.	"Kote,	hisge	hiwire.	Wagųs	wašarapiwiną.
[it is said,]	["Say,	[indeed]	do so.	[To create]	[you know well how.]*

*translated as, "you are good councillors".

[δ]	nawigi	erohą	hanik’i*	tcekdjoneháwi
Žesge	nawigi,	erohą	hanik’i	čekjoneháwi.
So	if you do,	many of you	[I with you ?]	I will die.

*this is followed by a vertical line which is probably not [/], but a means of separating this word from the one that follows it.

tcawakirera	rusų́sų	hagi	[α]	né[ɕ]
Čawakirera	rusų́sų	hagi,	égi	néxjį
My shield	to turn about back and forth	if I do,	[and]	[your own]

p. 246 —

rohą	t’era	rakiñkdjoneháwi	[ρ]	[α]*
rohą	t’era	rakiñkjoneháwi.	Ánañga	égi
many	to kill	you yourselves will do."	[And]	[then]

*between [ρ] and [α], né[ɕ] t’era has been crossed out.

waire[2]	kode	djagui	t’ehiñ?gi	pináguni
waireže.	"Kote,	jagui	t’ehiñ?gi	pináguni?"
they said,	["Say,]	what	we should kill him	it would be best?"

kora	[α]	djasge	ke	cgi	wają́ni[9]	hiraperezwini[2]
"Kora,	égi	jasge	ke	šgi	wažą́nižą	hiraperezwiniže?"
["Well,]	[then]	[how]	[turtles]	[to have fun]	nothing	[do you not know?"]

[ρ]	[α]	hasą́wañgeniñgiją,	niñkdjóñgenigiją	[α]
Ánañga	égi	hasą́wañgeniñgižą,	niñkjóñgenigižą	égi
[And]	[then]	a little weaned one,	a little child	[then]

[α]	niñkdjoñg[⨪]a	ninda[2]	[α]	wé[2]
égi	niñkjoñg[⨪]a	nintaže,	égi	wéže,
[then]	[that child]	he asked for water,	[and]	[he said,]

niñkdjoñg[⨪]a*	nina	é[2]	[ρ]	[λ]
niñkjoñgnañka	"Nina,"	éže.	Ánañga	žesge
[that child,]	"Water,"	[he said.]	[And]	[this way]

*/ni/ is crossed out and this expression is inserted after it by an arrow.

nuwą́k[2]*	kora	aíre	kode	hawasáwañgenigena
nuwą́kše.	"Kora,"	aíre.	"Kote	hawasáwañgenigena,
he jumped.	"[Well,"]	they said.	"[Say,]	the child to be followed by another, e.g., of a pregnant mother,

*just after this word, nųwañk had been written then crossed out.

ni[-]	e[>]	nuwáñk[ɜ]	kode	hinusgidji[ρ]
nira	egi,	nuwáñkšaną.	Kote,	hinusgijianañga
water	when he asked for,	he dodged.	Say,	let us bind him and

p. 247 —

niedjot’unekdjawi	[α]	Ketcunge[⨪]a	[ρ]	we[2]
niejot’unekjawi."	Égi	kečungenañka	ánañga	weže,
let us throw him in the water."	[Then]	[that turtle]	[he said and]	[he told them,]

howaá	é[2]	[ϕ-i]	hiñgių́winine	tcekdjinihe
"Howaá,"	éže.	Hiñké	hiñgių́winine,	čekjinihe
"O my,"	he said.	"Not	don't do it to me,	I will die

djesge*	hinagigiwigi."	[ε]	[λ]†	gigire[2]
jesge	hinagigiwigi."	Ésge	žesge	gigireže,
that	if you do it to me."	[And so]	[that]	[they did,]

*probably for jesge.
†[λ] is superimposed over /je/.

aíre[/]	nusgídjir[ρ]	nądjedja	ni-[β]	hot’ųnaire
aíreną.	Nusgíjiranañga	nąjeja	ni-eja	hot’ųnaire.
[it is said.]	[They bound him and]	in the middle	of the water	[they threw him.]

[α]	wa-ų[2]	aíre[/]	[K]	pǫsopoxédja
Égi	wa-ųže,	aíreną.	Kečuñgega	pǫsopoxéja
[Then]	[he did it,]	[they say.]	[Turtle]	in his nose

rugasgi	wa-ira	rokóno	haho	kara
rugasgi	wa-ira	rokóno.	"Haho,	kara,
which was scratched	blood	it was much.	"[Exclamation]	[well,]

hasąwañgeniñgi[9]	w[ρ´] ?	hot’ehira	hįperezi[>]	[δ]
hasąwañgeniñgižą	wánañga	hot’ehira	hįperezigi."	Žesge
[a weened child]	[?]	his mode of death	we knew."	[That way]

p. 248 —

hąb[-]	djobóhą	ninog[β]	mí[⨪][ɜ]*	karo
hąbera	jobóhą	ninogeja	mínañkšaną.	"Karo,
[days]	[four]	in the water	he sat.	["Well,]

*the [ɜ] is followed by some illegible marks.

t’a[⨪][ɜ]	[α]	hotcintciniñk	hóni	wa-ų
t’anañkšaną.	Égi	hočinčiniñk	hóni	wa-ų
he is dead."	[And]	[boys]	fishing	[to do]

hahire[2]	edjag?ukaí[υ]	wadjagi	[ρ]	[α]
hahireže.	Ejag?ukaíregi,	wajagi	ánañga	égi
they went.	when they were coming	he saw them.	[And]	[then]

réra*	haghep	wagikere	hotcintciniñk	hakiríre
réra	haǧep	wagikere.	Hočinčiniñk	hakiríre
his penis†	it appeared	he had it.	Boys	who came

*an initial /d/ in this word was crossed out and above it was written an /r/.
†"the lake" has been crossed out and "his penis" written above it.

[α]	woca	hi-cįn[ρ]	r[β]	wąmaíneje*
égi	woša	hi-šįnanañga	reja	wąmaíneže.
[then]	[spear]	they used and	in penis	they prodded him.†

*/je/ has been written heavily over an original /dja/.
†"they prodded him" is written above "they punched him", although the latter has not been crossed out.

[ρ]	[K]	wa-ų[2]	nąb[-]	wakúrusdjikere
Ánañga	Kečuñgega	wa-ųže.	Nąbera	wakúrusjikere,
[And]	[Turtle]	[he did it.]	his hand	he brought back

[ρ]	hotcintciniñk*	waire[2]	[ϕ-i]	t’aini[⨪][ɜ]
ánañga	hočinčiniñk	waireže,	"Hiñké	t’aininañkšaną,"
[and]	the boys	[they said,]	"Not	he is not dead,"

*this word is inserted at this spot by a line and arrow from it previous occurrence.

aíre	[α]	egų	hakaraíre	hagíre[γ]
aíre.	Égi	egų	hakaraíre.	Hagíregiži,
[they said.]	[Then]	[?]	they started back.	When they got home,

p. 249 —

horágire[2]	[K]	hiñket’ani[⨪][ɜ]	djagu
horágireže,	"Kečuñgega	hiñket’aninañkšaną."	"Jagu
they told the story,	"Turtle	he is not dead."	"What?

t’egare	aíre[/]	t’egedjini	waira	rokóno*
t’egare,"	aíreną.	"T’egejini,	waira	rokóno."
he was dead,"	[they said.]	"As he was dead,	bloody	very."

*after this word, nañká[-] has been scribbled out.

[ϕ-i]	t’ani[⨪][ɜ]	[ε]	wañkxede[-]	horuxutc
"Hiñké	t’aninañkšaną."	Ésge	wañkxetera	horuxuč
"[Not]	[he is not dead."]	[And so]	the big men	to look at it

haraíre	hañkáwajini	[ρ]	[ε]	[δ]*
haraíre	Hañkáwažini,	ánañga	ésge	žesge
they went.	He wasn't there,	[and]	[so]	[thus]

*just after this symbol, waírege has been crossed out.

[ω]	hogare[9]	wañgi[9]	ni[β]	hira
žigé	hogarežą	wañgižą	nieja	hira
[again]	[in time]	[a man]	to water	to bathe

ré[2]	[α]	[K]	wa-ų[2]	cuñtcgedja
réže.	Égi	Kečuñgega	wa-ųže.	Šuñčgeja
he went.	[Then]	[Turtle]	[he did it.]	[In the testicles]

haraxdjak	hąhé	[K]	hináxdjak	hotcindjǫ
haraxjak	"Hąhé,	Kečuñgega!"	"Hináxjak.	Hočinjǫ
[he bit him.]	"[Exclamation]	[Turtle!"]	["I have bitten him.]	[In the privates]

p. 250 —

haninaxdjak[2]*	hotcaįnaindjo-é	(Repeat)†	hotcindjí-e
haninaxjakše.	Hočaįnainjo-é!	Hočaįnainjo-é!	Hočinjí-e!
[he bit you.]	[In the privates!]	[In the privates!]	[In the privates!]

*this is followed by two vertical bars.
†this is written in here by Radin.

hotcaįnaindjo-é	(Repeat)*
Hočaįnainjo-é!	Hočaįnainjo-é!"
[In the privates!]	[In the privates!"]

*this is written in here by Radin.

Source:

Jim Pine, [untitled,] in Paul Radin, Winnebago Notebooks (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, n.d.) Notebook 26, 244-250.