Hocąk Syllabic Text — Earthmaker Sends Rušewe

Hocąk Syllabic Text — Earthmaker Sends Rušewe, Version 1

narrated by Sam Blowsnake

translated by John Baptiste

Sam Blowsnake

p. 251 —

Ai deKe	e tt	ni Ke	Ao w Ly Le de.	e tt.
Hišgé	éja	nįgé	howaraíreže.	Éja
Also	[there]	[someplace]	they went away.	There

niyo xeAe te L.	Ao ta li Le de.	A Le Ko	to we	A Ly Le de.
Nioxetera	hot’ąpireže.	Harekú	towe	haraíreže.
The Mississippi	they got to it.	Down it	to go	[they did.]

p. 252 —

e tt	ow Ai Le K tt.	Ll	ttiAi Aeyi d	e tt
Éja	’ųwahiregają,	rap	ciheižą	éja
There	as they were going along,	beaver	a lodge	there

nK deAe.	A Ao	w Lo L.	e tt	Ll
nąkše.	"Hąhó	Warora,	éja	rap
it was.	"Well	Flesh,	there	beaver

ttiAi Aeyi d	nK dA n.	teeyi Ai Kette n.	a n K.	A Ktt
ciheižą	nąkšaną.	T’eįhikjeną,"	ánąga,	hakjá
a lodge	it was.	Let us kill it,"	he said, and	back

Ao Ki nK deAe.	e tt.	we de	w Lo L.	Ai Ke Le tti Kette n.
hokinąkše.	Éja	weže,	"Warora,	hįkerejikjeną.
he ran.*	Then	he said,	"Flesh,	let us sneak up on it.

*before the word "ran", the word "turned" has been crossed out.

p. 253 —

a Ki w Ke	Ao w tti Kette n.	Ao doo Kn KeLe.	ni L	Ao w Ar
Akiwake	howajikjeną,	hoš’óknąkere.	Nira	howahasa
From either side	[let us go around,]	this knoll.	The water	to drive it

Ai n i Kette n.	ni L.	Ai Ko	tt rKe K.	A Le Ko
hįną’įkjeną.	Nira	higų	jasgega	harekú
let us try.	The water	still	always	downstream

p. 254 —

Ao Ki nK Ai Le dAo no n.	de rKe	Ai Kidi	Ai Ki rA Ki Kette n.
hokinąkhirešųnųną.	Žesge	higiži,	hikisakikjeną,"
he always runs.	That	if he does it,	we will kill it,"

a wi de.	de tt K.	Ai L we tt	Ao n Ki L n K.	a Ki w Ke
awiže.	žejąga	hirawéją	honągiranąga	akiwake
they said.	Then	around	they ran and	from either side

Ao w Ao Ai Le de.	Ki Ko Lo ti	A Aoyi Le de	di Ke
howahuhireže.	Kikuruti	hahúireže.	Žigé
they came.	On their hands and knees	they came.	[Again]

p. 255 —

Ai tt	ni Ke.	no xA w	Aoyi rii wi ra de.	niyo xeAe te
hija	nįgé	nųxawą	hois’iwis’aže.	Nioxete
[there]	somewhere	[hiding]	every once in awhile they peeped in.	Mississippi

Ai tteAe tte tt.	xeAe dooKo	loAo Lo loAo Lo	ni Ki d	mi n Ki di
hicejeja	xeš’ók	póropóro	nįkižą	mįnąkiži,
on the edge	hill	round	[little]	[which lay there,]

p. 256 —

de e	Ke Lette	w o n[K] deAe.	o nK Koo	a deKe xitti
žee	kereje	wa’ųnąkše.	’Ųnąk’ų,	ašgéxjį
[this one]	[to come]	[they did.]	Finally,	very near

A tti Le Ki di.	A ta li Le de.	K tt.	xeAe n KeLe.	tti wi
hajíregiži,	hat’ąpireže.	Gają	xenąkre	cįwį
when they got,	they rushed for it.	[Then]	the hill	large noise

tti Ke Le de.	ni L.	ni tt L	Lo K n de.*	to we
jikereže .	Nira	nicąra	rokanaže.	Towe
[it began.]	The waters	[the overflow]	it was much.	[Continually]

*a period is mistakenly placed after the /n/ as well as after the /de/.

p. 257 —

Le	Ko Lo xA Ly Le de.	e tt	A Ai	Ki rA Ki Le de.
re	kiruxaraireže.	Éja	hahi	kisagireže.
to go	they chased.	There	on the way	they killed it.

e tt	ni Ai ttAe tte tt.	a too li Le de.	w Lo L.	Ai reKe tt.
Éja	nihicejeja	at’ųpireže.	"Warora,	hisgéja
There	on the edge of the water	they hauled it in.	"Flesh,	very

Ll	diAi d	Ae Le n.	de tt n K	de rKe
rap	šįžą	hereną.	Žeją́nąga,	žesge
beaver	a fat one	it is.	At this time,	that way

p. 258 —

Ai Le doAo no n.	e de.	w Kette xiAi d	w K nK deAe.	e tt.
hirešųnųną,"	éže.	Wakjexižą	wagánąkše.	Éja
they usually are,"	he said.	A Waterspirit	they meant.	There

Ai K L Ki deAe Le wi de.	Lo xl li L n K.	e Ki.	w i L.	Ai o Ai L n K.
hikaragišerewiže.	Ruǧapiranąga	égi	waíra	hi’ųhiranąga
they attended to it.	They skinned it and	and	the blood	they used

e tt.	ni Ao xeAe te	Ai ttAe tte tt.	nidi L	A ttiKiri
éja	Nihoxete	hicéjéja	nižira	hacgis
there	Mississippi*	[the edge of it]	the cliffs	perpendicular

*the translation has merely, "the water".

p. 259 —

mi Ki di	e tt.	w Kette xiAi L.	w Kx	Ai Le de.
mįkiži,	éja	Wakjexira	wagáx	hireže.
that lay,	there	the Waterspirit	to draw	they did.

w i	w Ki	ayi Le de.	w Kette xiAi	w i.	e Ki.
Wa’i	wagi	aíreže,	Wakjexi	wa’i.	Égi
Blood	they used	[they say]	Waterspirit	blood.	Then

w o wi de.	di Ke.	e xitti	Ai tt	Ki w Kx
wa’ųwiže.	Žigé	exjį	hija	giwagax
they did it.	Again	themselves	[there]	to paint a picture

p. 260 —

Ai Le de.	w Kette xiAi L.	Ae Ley n K.	e Ki.	Ai no li Ke
hireže.	Wakjexira	hereanąga	égi	hinųpike
they did.	The Waterspirit	it was and	[then]	they two

Ai tt	n di A tte de.	xeAe te Ai	w Ai	w oy Le de.
hija	nąžįhaježe.	Xetehi	wahi	wa’ųireže.
there	they were standing.	Very large	to make them	they did it.

e rKe.	Ai Ko	te de Ko	ne Ki	deKe.	ttA tii nK deAe.
Ésge,	higų	težegų	negi	ške	cat’įnąkše.
Therefore,	even now	[this]	at the time	also	they are visible.

p. 261 —

e Ki.	to tti L n K.	w wi de.	w Lo L.	rii Le tt xitti
Égi	tujiranąga	wawiže,	"Warora,	s’irejąxjį
Then	they cooked it and	[it was said,]	"Flesh,	since long ago

Ai K K	Ai w rotto ni n.	A ro Ai xitti	Ai w Lo tti Kette n.	a wi de.
hįkaga	hįwarucnįną.	Hasuhixjį	hiwarujikjeną,"	awiže.
not	we have not eaten.	Sedulously and carefully	let us eat,"	he said.

p. 262 —

e tt.	n A w diAidi K nK	Ai L n K	e tt	w Lotto wi de.
Éja	nąhawašišganąga	hiranąga	éja	warucwiže.
There	there they put broken sticks	[they did and]	there	they ate.

e Ki.	de e.	Ao o	Ai Le K	de Ko ne Ki deKe
Égi	žee	ho’ų	hiregá	žegųnegiške
And	this	the place	they did	even now

A[i] Ko	Ao o L.	ttA tii nK dA n.	Ai Lo m A ni Ke	tte Le n.
higų	ho’ųra	cat’įnąkšaną.	Hiromą́hą nįgé	jereną.
[still]	[at this time]	it is visible.	North McGregor, Iowa*	it is standing.

*this is what is given in the interlinear translation, but the Hocąk literally means, "the upriver place".

p. 263 —

te e	w Ao tti L Le.	e Ki.	Ai Lo m Ay tt	Lo xAe	A Ki Li L n K
Tee	Wahojirare.	Égi	hiromąhąíca	ruxé	hakiriranąga
This	[the place of] the Ioway.	And	[upstream]*	to chase it down	[they had come back and]

*the translation has, "it is north of that".

w oyi Le n.	de	w Kette xiAi	deAe Kitti L.	Ao Ke Le tti Le K.
wa’ųireną.	Že	Wakjexi	šekjįra	hokerejirega
[they did it.]	[That]	Waterspirit	[the dead one]	the place where they snuck up on it

deKe	Ao o L.	ttA tii n.	wo Ke Lette	Ao o
ške	ho’ųra	cąt’įną.	Wokerec*	ho’ų
also	[at this time]	it is visible.	[The sneaking up on it]	[the place]

*probably from wa-hokerec.

p. 264 —

Ai Le K deKe.	Ao wy Le Ki di.	doAo Lo di Le n.	e Ki	tt n A.
hiregášge	howairegiži	šorožireną.	Égi	janąhą
[it was ?]	where they went	it is still hollowed out.	And	wherever

Ki ri tti Le Ki	deKe.	wi ttA tii	mi n Ki Le n.	de e
kisijiregi	ške	wícą́t’į	mįnąkireną.	Žee
they raised up	also	it is visible	[they lie.]	[These]

e tt.	m n KeLe	Ao L tt n Ki.	Lo dtt Ai Le Ktt n Ae Ki di
éja	mąnąkere	horajanagi	rušjąhirekjanahegiži,
there	about the earth	that they were traveling	they were going to stop and

p. 265 —

Ai leAe Le ri Le Ke	e rKe	de de rKe	e tt	wo L KL
hiperesirege,	ésge,	žežesge	éja	worakra
that they might know,	[so,]	that	[there]	[the story]

ttA tii	ni Ae Ktte Ke	w o Ai Le n.	e rKe.	tteAe KeLe.
cąt’į	nįhekjege	wa’ųhireną.	Ésge,	cekere
it is visible	that is why	they did it.	Therefore,	in the early days

e tt.	Ao ttAK	w Kidi KL	o Ai L ni Ae n.	Ai Ko
éja	Hocąk	wąkšikra	’ųhiraniheną.	Higų
there	Winnebagoes	[the people]	they were then and ever are.	[Still]

p. 266 —

de Ko Le Ki	deKe	Ai tt	Ai rKe	o nK dA n.
žegųregi	ške	hija	hisge	’ųnąkšaną.
[at one time]	[also]	[there]	[truly]	[they were.]

e Ki.	de e.	wo Lo K.*	we de.	Ai Kow n.
Égi	žee	Woroga	weže,	"Higųwąną
And	this one	Flesh	he said,	"Now

*sic.

Ai Le Kette n.	Ai ni A xitti	e de.	e Ki.	A ttiy K Ly Le K tt.
hirekjeną,	hinihaxjį,"	éže.	Égi	hajiakarairegają,
let us go,	my older brother,"	he said.	Then	they started out and

p. 267 —

e tt.	xeAe d Ki di.	A xele l Ly Le K tt	te we L Ki.	w di d
éja	xežągiži,	haǧeparairegają,	tewéraki,	wažį́´žą
there	a hill that was,	as they came up,	unexpectedly,	something

e tt	A xele Ao de.	n Ke we	Ai Le de.	Ao Ao.
éja	haǧephuže.	Nąkewe	hireže.	"Hohó
there	it appeared.	To be afraid	they were.	"Well

p. 268 —

w Lo L.	Lo deAe we	ay Le doAo no L	de rKeyi d.	w owK dA n.
Warora,	rušewe	airešųnųra.	Žesgeižą	wa’ųwąkšaną.
Flesh,	rušewé*	it is called.	[One of that sort]	[it is.]

*on the interstitial page between 267 and 268, Radin has the following note: "rušewé = a man the skin of whose head is cut off and is hanging down over his face, which is bloody & fearful looking."

Ai tt	ni al	n iy tte.	a n K	no Ki wK deAe.
Hija	nį’ą́p	ną’įaje,"	ánąga	nųgíwąkše.
So	life	try and save,"	he said and	he ran.

w KL.	e tt	A lo Ki Ke we o wi de.	w Lo xeAe de.
Wąkra	éja	habokíkewe’ųwiže.	waruxéže.
[The men]	there	stumbled over each other in their flight.	He chased them.

p. 269 —

w Lo L.	Ai Ke	w d	de rK ni Ktt ne n.	A Ke
"Warora	hįké	wažą	žesganįkjaneną.	Hąké
"Flesh	[not]	[anything]	[it will not be that way.]*	Not

*hįké wažą žesganįkjaneną, is translated as, "it is going to be very difficult".

Ai n tti rini Ki di.	tt rKe	Ai Ai Ktt n Ae Ko ni*	A ttiAi tt
hinąjísnįgiži,	jasgé	hihikjanahegųnį?	Hacįja
if we cannot run away from it,	what	we will do?	Where

*the terminal dot representing the letter /i/ is placed so low that it looks more like a period. However, -ną (< /n./) expresses a statement, whereas -gųnį is dubitive and therefore appropriate as the termination of the present sentence.

Ai no xA w n Ki	Ai Ke	y leAe Le rini n.	tt Koyi d	deKe
hinųxawąnagi,	hįké	yaperesnįną.	Jaguižą	ške
if we can hide,	not	I do not know.	Who	also

p. 270 —

A K L Ar ri Ktt n Ae Ki	deKe	Ai Ke	y lAe Le rini n.	di Ke
hakarahasikjanahegi,	ške	hįké	yaperesnįną.	Žigé
if they can help us,	also	not	I do not know.	Again

leAe de	w K Ki tti L n Ki	deKe	Ai Ke	y leAe Le rini n.
peže	wągagijiranagi,	ške	hįké	yaperesnįną.
who	if they can help us,	also	not	I do not know.

ni Le deKe.	n Ke we K tt.	w Lo K	A[i] ni L.	e de.
Niréške	nąkewegają,"	Waroga	hiníra	éže.
Even I	as I am afraid,"	Flesh	the older brother	he said.

p. 271a* —

m n KeLe	A n ttAi	Ao Kiyr L	Ao o de.	w K L
Mąnąkere	hanącį	hokiasara	ho’ųže.	Wąkra
Over the earth	all	fleeing	[they did.]	The men

*this and the succeeding page are both numbered "271".

Ar L	ttAo deKe ni Ai Le de.	tt Ko	e dA n	xeAe te L
hasra	cošgenihireže.	Jagú	ešana	Xetera
refuge	they could not run.	[How]	[alone]	the Great Ones

Ae Le Le	L Le dKe	w w Ki o n K tt.	Ao tti d n	m n KeLe
herere,	rareške	wawaki’ųnagają.	Hojišą́ną	mąnąkere
they were,	even then	he was doing it to them.	Shortly before	over the earth

p. 271b* —

w lA K n KL	no liAi wi	Ao we	Ao o	A tt wi L.
wapakąnąkra	nųpiwi	howe,	ho’ų	hajawira
holy ones	two	about,	time	they are fleeing

*this is the second of two pages numbered "271".

Ai dK K	di Ke.*	m n KLe.	Ao we Kiyr	Ao o wi de.
hišgaga.	Žigé	mąnąkre	howegias	ho’ųwiže.
in turn.	[Again]	[the earth]	[they ran away]	[they did.]

*the first syllable is written with what appears to be a dotted /e/.

di Ke	m Ko A L.	Ao o wi de.	Ai Ke	w d
Žigé	mąkųhąra	ho’ųwiže.	Hįké	wažą
And also	under the earth	[they were.]	Not	[anything]

de rK ni de.	m Ko A L.	tt rKe xitti Ki di	A ntt.	Kiyr L
žesgenįže.	Mąkųhąra	jasgexjįgiži	haną́c	giasra
[it was not this way.]	Under the earth	[being the extent of]	all	to flee

p. 272 —

Ao o wi de	di Ke.	di Ke*	A ntt	n de n
ho’ųiwiže.	Žigé	-	haną́c	naženąhiregiži,
[they did.]	[Again]	-	all	when they had gone over,

*this word was inadvertantly repeated on the next line.

Ao o Ai Le de.	tt rKe xitti Ki di	A ntt	Ao w wi de.
ho’ųhireže.	Jasgexjįgiži,	haną́c	howawiže.
they went up.	[Being as much as,]	all	they fled over.

Ai Ke	w d	de rK ni de.	Ai rKe xitti
Hįké	wažą	žesganįže.	Hisgéxjį
Not	[anything]	[it was not like that.]	Really

p. 273 —

w Lo xeAe	w o de.	de Ke	m xiAi	w KL.
waruxe	wa’ųže.	Žege	mąxi	wągara
to chase	[he did to them.]	[Again]	skies	above

Ao Kiyr L	Ao o wi de.	A Ke	ni Ke n Kd wi ni	Ao we
hogiasara	ho’ųwiže.	Hąké	nįgénąkšawinį	howe
to flee	[they did.]	Not	there was no place	to go over

w o A tte de.	e Ki	m n KeLe	e Ki.	w KL.
wa’ųhaježe.	Égi	mąnąkere	égi	wągara
[they had done it.]	[And]	on this earth	and	[above]

p. 274 —

m xAi	w KL.	A ntt.	Lo K n L.	no liAi w[i]
mąxi,	wąkra	haną́c	rokanara	nųpiwi
the heavens,	men	all	the greatest	two

Ao L tt wi Ke.	di Ke	Kiyr ttA	Ao K L w wi de.	e Ki.
horajawige	Žigé	giasac	hokarawawiže.	Égi
[the were made to travel.]	Again	over which they fled	they were the greatest.	And then

mo o L.*	e tt	A Ai Le Ki di.	e tt	Ao K w wi de.
Mo’ųra	éja	hahiregiži,	éja	hokawawiže.
Earthmaker	there	they went to and	there	they entered.

*sic. Perhaps archaic for the more usual Mą’ųra, Mą’ųna.

m o L.	w xK	Ai Lo xA wi n.	Ai tt	w d
"Mą’ųra	waxgą	hiruxawiną.	Hija	wažą
"Earthmaker	something fearful	it is chasing us.	[There]	something

p. 275 —

o n i ne.	ni dA n	ni Le n.	A ni K L xr wi n L.
uną’įne.	Nišana	nireną.	Hanįkaraxaswinara.
try to do.	You only	you are.	We should have fled to you for refuge.

Ai tt ne n KeLe.	de e di.	ni ne deKe.	n Ke we n.	ni dA n
Hijanenąkere	žeeži	nineške	nąkeweną.	Nišana
As far as the others	it	even we	we are afraid.	You only

w d L	Ai d	Ai L K n n.	e de	w Lo K
wažąra	hižą	hirakananą,"	éže.	Waroga
something	[one of them]	you can say,"	he said.	Flesh

p. 276 —

Ai ni L	we de.	e tt	m o L.	we de.
hiníra	weže.	Éja	Mą’ųra	weže,
the older brother	he said.	Then	Earthmaker	he said,

A A.	ni Ktt Kini K xitti wi L.	ne	w Le	A Ki Ki n.	A Ke
"Hąhą́	nįkjąknįkaxjįwira,	ne	ware	hagiginą.	Hąké
"Well	my children,	my	servant	[I have made him.]	Not

liAi n L wi Ke.	Ao rKe	de rKe	Aiy Ki Ki n.	tAo ni
pįnarawige.	hosgé	žesge	hiagiginą.	Coni
you did not do right.	Purposely	[this way]	I had him do it.	Before

p. 277 —

liAi L	A L tte n.	w xoAo liAi ni	diAi diAiKi	tee L
pįra	harajeną.	Waxopį́nį	šišik	t’era
doing right	you were.	Spirits	bad	killing

L tte L.	A Ke	ne	w o ni L	w w L Ki doo
rajera.	Hąké	ne	wa’ųnįra	wawaragiš’u
you were doing.	Not	my	I did not make it	[you were doing to it]

A L tte L.	de e di	liAi n.	w Kidi Ki Kd Kd n KL	de de rKe
harajera.	Žeeži	pįną.	Wąkšikikšakšanąkra.	Žežesge
[you were.]	That	[it was good.]	They were abusing people.	That kind

p. 278 —

tee L wi L	liAi n.	e Ki	deKe	A witti L wi n.
t’erawira	pįną.	Égi	ške	hawijrawiną.
you killed	it was good.	But	[also]	you have gone a little beyond.

A Ke	di Ke	ne	w d L	Ai d
Hąké	žigé	ne	wažąra	hižą
Not	again	you	the things	one

o ni	liAi wi ni n.	ne xitti	xi K L Koro	tt Ko
’ųnį	piwinįną.	Nexjį	xikarakos	jagú
to not do	I did not tell.	You	on your own account	[what]

doo wi Le	w doo wi n.	w ni lA K nK wi n di.	no ni Ke.
š’ųwire	waš’ųwiną	Wanipakanąkwinaži	nųnįgé
[you did]	you have done it.	You were really clever*	but

*after this word is added, "(holy)".

p. 279 —

ne	wo Koro	A ni L di	A Ke	w di L
ne	wogųs´	haniraži	hąké	wažira
you	creation	mine at least	not	[anything]

Ki dK Ktt wi de	rK ni n.	w d	Ai Ly dA n wi n.	tteAe Kitti L.
gišgąkjawiže,	zaknįną.	Wažą	hiraišanawiną.	Cekjįra,
there should be harm,	it is wrong	[Something]	you did wrong.	On the start,

w Le w Ki Ki L.	Lo A	tee L wi n.	xeAe	A Ki d	e tt
warewagigira	roha	t’erawiną.	Xe	hakižą	éja
my servants	many	you killed.	Hill	[with them]	there

p. 280 —

w niKi niKi	xoAo dA L.	tee L wi L.	de e	xeAe te
wanįgᵉnįk	xušara	t’erawira.	Žee	Xete
little birds	featherless	you have killed.	These	Great Ones

w L Ki doo wi n.	xeAe te	w o L	de rKe	w L Ki doo wi n.
waragiš’ųwíną.	Xete	wa’ųra.	Žesge	waragiš’ųwíną.
you have done to them.	Great Ones	they are.	Thus	you have done to them.

w K tt.	wi Ky Le L.	de e.	e Ao	AoKo
Wakąja	wigaírera.	Žee,	eho,	hųk
'Thunders'	they are called.	These,	eho,	chief

p. 281 —

niKi KttK	w ni Le L	w w L Ki doo wi n.	liAi L	deKe
nįkjąk	wanirera	wawaragiš’ųwiną.	Pįra	ške
children	of them (?)	you have done it to them.	Good ones	[also]

Lo A	tee L wi n.	e Ki.	di Ke.	Ao tti dA n.
roha	t’ewiną.	Égi	žige	hojišą́ną
many	you killed.	[And]	[again]	[recently]

Ai Low Kini	tee L wi Le.	witti tti L w reAe we	w o L	Ai d.
hiroágnį	t’erwire.	Wijijirawasewe	wa’ųra,	hižą
the last one	[they have been killed.]	Island Weight	whom I made,	one

p. 282 —

w r Ki doo wi n.	e rKe.	Ai Ke	Ai Ly tteAe L	w doo ni Ktt wi Ke
waragiš’ųwíną.	Ésge	hįké	hiraicera	waš’ųnįkjawige,
you did this to.	Therefore,	not	anymore	you may not do it,

w o n.	te e	Le A Ki Ki n.	w di	tt Ai L di.
wa’ųną.	Tee	rehagiginą.	wažį́	jahįraži.
I did it.	This	it is why I sent it.	Things	others you have done.

Lo A	liAi L wi n.	nolo	Ki L	w K Le
Roha	pįrawiną.	Nųp	kira	wagare
Many	you have done good.	Two	[only]	I mention

e dA	A Ke	liAi ni L wi n.	e rKe*	te e
eša	hąké	pįnįrawiną.	Ésge	tee
alone	not	[it is not right.]	Therefore,	this

*this is written over an erasure that cannot be made out.

p. 283 —

Ao ni Ki tK wi n.	A A.	ni Ke	L ttAi Ktt wi n.	e Ki.
honigitakwiną.	hąhą́,	nįgé	racikjawiną.	Égi
I tell you,	now then,	somewhere	you shall live.	And

w Kdi Ke.	Ai d.	n tto L tt Ktt wi K	doo	A L ni deAe Ktt wi n.
wąkšige	hižą	najorajakjawiga	š’ų	haranišekjawiną.
humans	one	that you wish to bless	you may do	[always from henceforth.]

w Kidi Kn tto tt	liAi L ni wi n.	wo dK L.	ni xeAe te wi n.	A A.
Wąkšik-nąjoja	pįraniwiną.	Wošgara	nixetewiną."	Hąhą́,
Human-blessing	[it is good.]	Your actions	they have been great."	[Now then,]

p. 284 —

e Ki.	w Lo K.	Ai ni L.	e lAi n.	e de.
égi	Waroga	hiníra,	"Epíną,"	éže.
and	Flesh	the brother,	"It is good,"	he said.

e Ki.	rA niKi.	wy xele Ao Le K.	m o Ke tt.	xAe
Égi	sanįk	waixephúrega	mąogeja	xe
Then	side	in the east	on the edge of the earth	hill

A Kidi d	mi Ki de.	e de	e	A Ki
hąkšižą	mįgiže,	éže.	E	hagi
a high one	[they lie,]	it is said.	They	there

Ao ttiAi n Ke de.	ay Le n.	de tt n deKe	Ai tt	nK doKo ni	de tt n.
hocinageže,	aíreną.	Žejanaške	hija	nąkšguni.	Žejana.
they are living,	it is said.	Even now	there	they must be.	[It is ended.]

Source:

Sam Blowsnake, Waretcáwera (the Twins Cycle), in Paul Radin, Winnebago Notebooks, (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, n. d.) Winnebago V, #11: 251-284.