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Ketcuñgega	wañkcik	-ra	-nâ	-gi	-nañk	-je, -ce	-xdjî	-jâ

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

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English Translation

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p. 244 --

Ketcúñgega	haikañkdjonihe[/]	ketcúñgega	dotcârekdjone	é[/]
Ketcúñgega	haikañkdjonihenâ.	Ketcúñgega	dotcârekdjone	énâ.
[Turtle]	I shall relate.	[Turtle]	he was going on the warpath	[he said.]

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p. 245 --

[alpha]	dotcâ´mnene	wak'izaíre[/]	[X]	wagiû[2]
Égi	dotcâ´nene	wak'izaírenâ.	Wañkcik	wagiûje,
[And]	[on the warpath]	[they would fight them.]	People	it was

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k'iza	[omega]	[alpha]	[X][bar-over-dot]a	wa-úine[2]
k'iza	jigé	égi	wañkciknañka	wa-úineje.
he was after	[again]	and	the people	[they did it to him.]

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ketcuñgega	harukózire	wairecguni	[psi-i]	t'ehipini
Ketcuñgega	harukózire.	Wairecguni,	"Hiñké	t'ehipini,"
Turtle	they captured.	They said of him,	"Not	he is impossible to kill,"

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[rho]	wairecguni	kode	akí	hindjidjéwi[rho]
ánañga	wairecguni,	"Kode	akí	hindjidjéwianañga
[and]	[they said of him,]	"Say,	on either side	let us stand and

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mâ	hiñguitcawi[/]	[alpha]	[k.]	wé[2]
mâ	hiñguitcawinâ.	Égi	Ketcúñgega	wéje,
arrows	let us shoot him."	[And]	Turtle	[he said,]

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aíre[/]	kode	hisge	hiwire	wagûs	wacarapiwi[/]
aírenâ.	"Kode,	hisge	hiwire.	Wagûs	wacarapiwinâ.
[it is said,]	["Say,	[indeed]	do so.	[To create]	[you know well how.]*

*translated as, "you are good councillors".

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[delta]	nawigi	erohâ	hanik'i*	tcekdjoneháwi
Jesge	nawigi,	erohâ	hanik'i	tcekdjoneháwi.
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.

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tcawakirera	rusû´sû	hagi	[alpha]	né[6]
Tcawakirera	rusû´sû	hagi,	égi	néxdjî
My shield	to turn about back and forth	if I do,	[and]	[your own]

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p. 246 --

rohâ	t'era	rakiñkdjoneháwi	[rho]	[alpha]*
rohâ	t'era	rakiñkdjoneháwi.	Ánañga	égi
many	to kill	you yourselves will do."	[And]	[then]

*between [rho] and [alpha], né[6] t'era has been crossed out.

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waire[2]	kode	djagui	t'ehiñ?gi	pináguni
waireje.	"Kode,	djagui	t'ehiñ?gi	pináguni?"
they said,	["Say,]	what	we should kill him	it would be best?"

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kora	[alpha]	djasge	ke	cgi	wajâ´ni[9]	hiraperezwini[2]
"Kora,	égi	djasge	ke	cgi	wajâ´nijâ	hiraperezwinije?"
["Well,]	[then]	[how]	[turtles]	[to have fun]	nothing	[do you not know?"]

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[rho]	[alpha]	hasâ´wañgeniñgijâ,	niñkdjóñgenigijâ	[alpha]
Ánañga	égi	hasâ´wañgeniñgijâ,	niñkdjóñgenigijâ	égi
[And]	[then]	a little weaned one,	a little child	[then]

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[alpha]	niñkdjoñg[bar-over-dot]a	ninda[2]	[alpha]	wé[2]
égi	niñkdjoñg[bar-over-dot]a	nindaje,	égi	wéje,
[then]	[that child]	he asked for water,	[and]	[he said,]

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niñkdjoñg[bar-over-dot]a*	nina	é[2]	[rho]	[lambda]
niñkdjoñgnañka	"Nina,"	éje.	Ánañga	jesge
[that child,]	"Water,"	[he said.]	[And]	[this way]

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

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nuwâ´k[2]*	kora	aíre	kode	hawasáwañgenigena
nuwâ´kce.	"Kora,"	aíre.	"Kode	hawasáwañgenigena,
he jumped.	"[Well,"]	they said.	"[Say,]	the child to be followed by another, e.g., of a pregnant mother,

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

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ni[-]	e[>]	nuwáñk[backward epsilon]	kode	hinusgidji[rho]
nira	egi,	nuwáñkcanâ.	Kode,	hinusgidjianañga
water	when he asked for,	he dodged.	Say,	let us bind him and

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p. 247 --

niedjot'unekdjawi	[alpha]	Ketcunge[bar-over-dot]a	[rho]	we[2]
niedjot'unekdjawi."	Égi	ketcungenañka	ánañga	weje,
let us throw him in the water."	[Then]	[that turtle]	[he said and]	[he told them,]

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howaá	é[2]	[psi-i]	hiñgiû´winine	tcekdjinihe
"Howaá,"	éje.	Hiñké	hiñgiû´winine,	tcekdjinihe
"O my,"	he said.	"Not	don't do it to me,	I will die

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djesge*	hinagigiwigi."	[epsilon]	[lambda]**	gigire[2]
djesge	hinagigiwigi."	Ésge	jesge	gigireje,
that	if you do it to me."	[And so]	[that]	[they did,]

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

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aíre[/]	nusgídjir[rho]	nâdjedja	ni-[beta]	hot'ûnaire
aírenâ.	Nusgídjiranañga	nâdjedja	ni-edja	hot'ûnaire.
[it is said.]	[They bound him and]	in the middle	of the water	[they threw him.]

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[alpha]	wa-û[2]	aíre[/]	[K]	pôsopoxédja
Égi	wa-ûje,	aírenâ.	Ketcuñgega	pôsopoxédja
[Then]	[he did it,]	[they say.]	[Turtle]	in his nose

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

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hasâwañgeniñgi[9]	w[rho´] ?	hot'ehira	hîperezi[>]	[delta]
hasâwañgeniñgijâ	wánañga	hot'ehira	hîperezigi."	Jesge
[a weened child]	[?]	his mode of death	we knew."	[That way]

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p. 248 --

hâb[-]	djobóhâ	ninog[beta]	mí[bar-over-dot][backward epsilon]*	karo
hâbera	djobóhâ	ninogedja	mínañkcanâ.	"Karo,
[days]	[four]	in the water	he sat.	["Well,]

*the [backward epsilon] is followed by some illegible marks.

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t'a[bar-over-dot][backward epsilon]	[alpha]	hotcintciniñk	hóni	wa-û
t'anañkcanâ.	Égi	hotcintciniñk	hóni	wa-û
he is dead."	[And]	[boys]	fishing	[to do]

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hahire[2]	edjag?ukaí[upsilon]	wadjagi	[rho]	[alpha]
hahireje.	Edjag?ukaíregi,	wadjagi	ánañga	égi
they went.	when they were coming	he saw them.	[And]	[then]

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réra*	haghep	wagikere	hotcintciniñk	hakiríre
réra	haghep	wagikere.	Hotcintciniñk	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.

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[alpha]	woca	hi-cîn[rho]	r[beta]	wâmaíneje*
égi	woca	hi-cînanañga	redja	wâmaíneje.
[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.

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[rho]	[K]	wa-û[2]	nâb[-]	wakúrusdjikere
Ánañga	Ketcuñgega	wa-ûje.	Nâbera	wakúrusdjikere,
[And]	[Turtle]	[he did it.]	his hand	he brought back

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[rho]	hotcintciniñk*	waire[2]	[psi-i]	t'aini[bar-over-dot][backward epsilon]
ánañga	hotcintciniñk	waireje,	"Hiñké	t'aininañkcanâ,"
[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.

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aíre	[alpha]	egû	hakaraíre	hagíre[gamma]
aíre.	Égi	egû	hakaraíre.	Hagíregiji,
[they said.]	[Then]	[?]	they started back.	When they got home,

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p. 249 --

horágire[2]	[K]	hiñket'ani[bar-over-dot][backward epsilon]	djagu
horágireje,	"Ketcuñgega	hiñket'aninañkcanâ."	"Djagu
they told the story,	"Turtle	he is not dead."	"What?

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

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

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[psi-i]	t'ani[bar-over-dot][backward epsilon]	[epsilon]	wañkxede[-]	horuxutc
"Hiñké	t'aninañkcanâ."	Ésge	wañkxedera	horuxutc
"[Not]	[he is not dead."]	[And so]	the big men	to look at it

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haraíre	hañkáwajini	[rho]	[epsilon]	[delta]*
haraíre	Hañkáwajini,	ánañga	ésge	jesge
they went.	He wasn't there,	[and]	[so]	[thus]

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

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[omega]	hogare[9]	wañgi[9]	ni[beta]	hira
jigé	hogarejâ	wañgijâ	niedja	hira
[again]	[in time]	[a man]	to water	to bathe

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ré[2]	[alpha]	[K]	wa-û[2]	cuñtcgedja
réje.	Égi	Ketcuñgega	wa-ûje.	Cuñtcgedja
he went.	[Then]	[Turtle]	[he did it.]	[In the testicles]

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haraxdjak	hâhé	[K]	hináxdjak	hotcindjô
haraxdjak	"Hâhé,	Ketcuñgega!"	"Hináxdjak.	Hotcindjô
[he bit him.]	"[Exclamation]	[Turtle!"]	["I have bitten him.]	[In the privates]

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p. 250 --

haninaxdjak[2]*	hotcaînaindjo-é	(Repeat)**	hotcindjí-e
haninaxdjakce.	Hotcaînaindjo-é!	Hotcaînaindjo-é!	Hotcindjí-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.

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hotcaînaindjo-é	(Repeat)*
Hotcaînaindjo-é!	Hotcaînaindjo-é!"
[In the privates!]	[In the privates!"]

*this is written in here by Radin.

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Source:

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