Hocąk Text — Aracgéga's Blessings

Hocąk Text — Aracgéga's Blessings

unknown narrator

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Stylistic Features

	hapaxlegomena: hanąxū́, "to spit" (cf. horaxu, raxu); haraž, "to be sick" (< haraž-ánąga); hárucap, in the sense of "to pick, choose"; hazoixjį, a shortened form of hazohixjį, "carefully," from internal sandhi; heracó, "to be blue"; hirakiroicą, in the sense of "being in direct alignment with"; hokiri, "to begin to move" (cf. hokíri-hoikéwe, "to come in"); jį̄bí, in the sense of "to place" (cf. jįbíwahi); niahąte, "to be blessed"; warok’ṓna, "assuredly".
	rare words: Hąbanira, "Life" (literally, Hąp-hani-ra, "Light Bringer"); hirahązi, "umbrella" (found only in Marino).
	one passage has an aliterative construction: Mežesge x x žesge x žesge x. Žēéreną x x x. Mežesge.
	heavy use of -nąkšaną.
	heavy use of žesge, mežesge, and težesge.

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

α	β	γ	ε	ɜ	λ	ρ
égi	éja	-gi	ésge	-šaną	žesge	anąga

ψ	ω	·נ	X	շ	ɕ	ƪ
hąké	žigé	nųnįge	wąkšig	-že, -še	-xjį	-ižą

-	/	ᴗ	·/	·/, /	⨪	ᴖ̣	>
-ra	-ną	-regi	-kjé	-kjanèną	-nąk	-nįk	-gają

Translations in italics are derived from Paul Radin, The Winnebago Tribe (Washington: U. S. Government Printing Office, 1923) 296-298.

Arátcgega

Arácgega

Notebook 39:1
Arátcgega	haⁿdágiraⁿtc[շ]	waxopî́ⁿná	worádjêrê	hijaⁿ	yapérêz	naⁿîⁿkdjê	yaré[/]
Arácgega	hątágirącše.	"Waxopį̄́ná	worájērē	hižą,	yapérēz	nąį̄kjē	yaréną.
Left Handed One	he went out to fast.	"The Spirits	[that visit them]	one of them,	[I knew]	he would bless me,	I thought.

					Notebook 39:2
haⁿdáginaⁿtc	hicíre[/]	ha’ú[/]	wañkdócêwê	nañgᴇrê	wagip‘í[/]	djasgê	hir[ρ]	wa-u’îṇarê
Hątáginąc	hišireną,	ha’úną.	Wąk tóšēwē	nągᵉrē	wagip´íną	Jasgē	hiranąga	wa’u’īnarē
Fasting	I was told to do,	I did it.	Doctors*	these	I liked.	The way	to do	they were able

* WT has "shamans".

nicgê	[λ]	hanấnaⁿ	haunánaⁿ	[ε]	hicdjára	sebấnaⁿ.	haruwôñgahaⁿ	haráⁿ[/]	[α]
nišgē	žesge	hanā́ną.	Haunáną,	ésge	hišjára	sebā́ną.	Haruwǭgohą	harą́ną.	Égi
also	[this way]	I can do.	I also could do it,	therefore	my face	I blackened.	[Eight times]*	[I did it].†	Then

* the translation has, "eight ?!?".
† the translation appears to have, "I kept".

naⁿdjûⁿdjaíⁿṇe	hîñgŭodjíre[/]	mañxiwañgᴇ[ᴗ´]	wañkdócêwê	hotcí[ƪ]	here[շ]	aíre[/]	[β]
nąjų̄jaį́re	hį̄gŭojíreną.	Mąxiwągᵉrégi	Wąktóšēwē	hocížą	hereže,	aíreną.	Éja
I was blessed	they came after me.	Up above (the clouds)	Doctors	a lodge	it was,	[they said.]	There

hiniañgíre[/]	[α]	wañgi[ƪ]	hidja[⨪][ɜ]	jêê*	hiruk‘onara	ére[/]	[α]	wé[/]	djagú	rerágûⁿ
híniągíreną.	Égi	wągižą	hijanąkšaną.	Žēē	hirukonara	éreną.†	Égi	wéną,	"Jagú	rerágų̄
I was taken to.	[And]	[a man]	he was there.	[This one]	the chief	he was.	And	he said,	'What	you desire

* "8." is written above and before this word, and underlined thrice.
†for héreną, the initial /h/ having been lost through external sandhi.

î́wus t’erak‘iⁿṇa	mé[λ]	rorágûñgê	[ε]	hanîñgŭohía[/]	[α]	hijaⁿ
ī́wus t’erakįna,	méžesge	rorágų̄gē,	ésge	hanį̄gŭohíaną.	Égi	hižą
you are thirsting yourself to death,	that	you longed for,	for that reason	they went after you.	[Then]	one

	Notebook 39:3
rogŭ[ρ´]	[ε]	haniañk‘irếrega	naⁿdjodjaiⁿ´negê	[ε]	hikik’ûñkdja	gigirecônú[/]
rogŭánąga	ésge	haniąkirḗrega	nąjojaį́negē,	ésge	hikik’ų̄kja	gigirešōnų́ną.
you desire, and	[so]	[and then] he is brought here	[in order that] he's blessed,	[so]	to try himself	he is always made.

[ε]	[α]	newa-u[⨪][ɜ]	[ε]	kik’ûñkdja	nîñgigikdjegê	hanîñgŭahíre[/]	tci	dee†
Ésge,	égi,	ne wa’unąkšaną.	Ésge	kik’ų̄kja	nį̄gigikjegē,	hanį̄gųahireną.	Ci	tee
[Therefore,]	then,	I am the cause of it.	[Therefore]	try yourself	because I would make you,	they went after you.	[Lodge]*	this

* the WT translation has "village".
† dêê was lined out and dee written in its place.

ne	hiduk’ônana[ⁿ]	[X]ijaⁿ	haraj[ρ´]	deexdjîñgícgê†	[X]’iⁿnakdje[γ]	c’uⁿnấnaⁿ
ne	hitukōnaną.	Wąkšigižą	haražánąga	t’exjį̄gíšgē,	wąkšig’įnakjegi,	š’ųnā́ną.
I	I am the ruler of.	[An] Indian*	when he is sick, and	even though he's dead,	if you would cause him to live,	you could do it.

* the translation has, "one".
† this is being treated as if it were t’éxjįgíšgē. In the syllabic script, t’e would be rendered as dee, here mistranscribed as dee.

jeére[/]	j[β]	hirakik’ûñkdjakdjônihé[/]	nañxaíjaⁿ	waⁿ´îñkdjîⁿ	édjakcê	jêê	h__aγó_ikdjônihe[/]
Žeéreną.	Žigé	hirakik’ų̄kjakjōnihéną.	Nąxaížą	mą́į̄kjį̄	éjakšē.	Žēē	h__aǧó_ikjōnheną.
There it is.	[Again]	you will try yourself.	A log	almost turned to earth	it lays there.	This	you will exert yourself.

			Notebook 39:4
naⁿdjonidjaiⁿ´nera	hisgê[ɕ]	wairé[/]	naⁿdjonidjaîⁿne[/]	[α]	nañxágᴇra	hanihá[/]	hogigî́x
Nąjonijaį́nera	hisgēxjį	wairéną.	Nąjonijaį̄neną.	Égi	nąxágᵉra	haniháną.	Hogigī́́x
You have been blessed	[really]	they meant.	They blessed you.	Then	the log	he breathed upon.	He walked around

maniañk‘iri[/]	[α]	ni-anañx‘û´[/]	[X]	djîⁿp[ɜ]	[α]	[ω]	hinûⁿbô´hôⁿ[-]
maniąkiriną.	Égi	ni-anąxū́ną.	Wąkšik	jį̄pšaną.	Égi	žigé	hinų̄bṓhǭra
he walked.	[Then]	he spit water on it.	Human	it became.	Then	again	the second time

hogigînx	hok‘iri[ρ´]	jigê	ni-anañxú[/]	hixgôⁿ[-]	k‘inip[ɜ]	[ω]	ni-aⁿnañx‘u´[/]
hogigį̄x	hokiriánąga	žigē	ni-anąxúną.	Hixgǫ́na	kinipšaną.	Žigé	ni-ąnąxúną.
he walked around	it began to move, and	[again]	he spit water.	Moving	it became.	Again	he spit water on it.

hixgon..[-]	k‘inip[ɜ]	[ω]	hidaní hôⁿṇaré[/]	hogiγî´γᴇra	[ω]	ni-aⁿnañxu´[/]*
hixgo..ra	kinipšaną.	Žigé	hitani hǭnaréną,	hogiǧī́ǧᵉra.	Žigé	ni-ąnąxúną.
moving	it became.	Again	a third time,	[walking around.]	Again	he spit water on it.

* just before this word, ni-aⁿnax was lined out.

haⁿrák[ɜ]	hidjobô´hôⁿṇaré[/]	hogigî́x	hok‘írira	[ω]	ni-anañxu´[/]
Hąrákšaną.	Hijobṓhǭnaréną.	Hogigī́x	hokírira.	Žigé	ni-anąxúną.
He groaned.	[There were four times.]	He walked around	[it began moving.]	Again	he spit water on it.

					Notebook 39:5†
k‘ik‘áwa-unaⁿ	djobô´haⁿ	ûñ[>]	niaⁿp‘iⁿ[/]	wañkcîgê´*	me[λ]	naⁿdjonidjaiⁿ´ne[/]
Kík’áwa’ųną.	Jobṓhą	ų̄gają,	niąp’įną.	"Wąkšīgḗ,	mežesge	nąjonijaį́neną.
He got up.	A fourth time	[after] he did it,	he made it live.	"Human,	this	you are blessed with.

* just before this word, a letter seems to have been scribbled out.
† at the top of the page is written: "✓ c’ok = boil, swelling, lump".

me[λ]	waragú	p‘iⁿṇa	[λ]	haragi-nandjᴇ[-]	[λ]	naⁿdjonidjaiⁿ´ṇe[/]	jêére[/]
Mežesge	waragú	pįna,	žesge	haragi-nąjᵉra,	žesge	nąjonijaį́neną.	Žēéreną.
This	you longed for	[the good],	[this]	you fasted for,	[this]	you're blessed with.	[This is it .]

[X][-]	haⁿbani[-]	ûⁿîⁿṇe[·/, /]	me[λ]	hîñgaíre[/]	waxop‘îni	waradjire	mañxiwañgᴇr[ᴗ´]
Wąkšígᵉra	Hąbanira	’ųį̄nekjanèną."	Mežesge	hį̄gaíreną.	Waxopīni	warajire	mąxiwągᵉrégi
Humans*	Life	they will make of you."	[This]	[they told him.]	Spirits	all	who are above

* the translation given here has "Indians".

hisgê	waigaíre[շ]	yaré[/]	[ε]	hitcaⁿ	nínaaⁿbikdjege	[ε]	waha[⨪][ɜ]
hisgē	waigaíre,	yaréną,	"Ésge,	hicą,	nína’ąbikjege,	ésge	wahanąkšaną.
[also]	[they told him,]	[I believe,]	["Therefore,]	brother-in-law,	that you may live,	[for this reason]	I say this.

[α]	gixa[-]	wawadé[/]	x‘ec’ôgi[ƪ]	[β]	mi-anañg[ρ]	haγaγ[⨪][ɜ]	x‘ek‘uhaⁿṇegi
Égi	gixara	wawaténą.	Xešōgižą	éja	mianąganąga	haǧaǧᵉnąkšaną.	Xekuhąnegi
[Then]	to the wilderness	I went.	An oval hill	there	I sat and	I cried.	Below the hill

			Notebook 39:6*
degízi[ƪ]	mi[⨪´][ɜ]	[α]	hoisaⁿ´waiⁿdja	[β]	rudjánax‘iguhé[/]	xêdêhihona[-]	egacgê
tegízižą	miną́kšaną.	Égi	hoisą́waįja	éja	rujánaxiguhéną.	xētēhihonara	egašgē
a round lake	it was set.	And	in a ravine	there	came the fog†	it would spread large	[he would say]

* at the top of the page is written: "✓ rudjaⁿ = fog, dew".
† above the word is written a superseding translation, "rising of the dew was coming in a fog".

hihucaírega	[omega]	xônuhíxîñkcônú[/]	haγagomi-anañg[ρ]	wodúγudjᴇ[⨪][ɜ]	de nô´ñgᴇrê
hihušaírega	žigé	xōnuhíxį̄kšōnúną.	Haǧagomi-anąganąga	wotúǧujᵉnąkšaną.	Tenǭ́gᵉrē
they would stop and	[again]	it would become small.	Sitting weeping, [and]	I was looking at it.	In this lake

[α]	wajaⁿ´hijaⁿ	[?] nañguni*	[ψ]	hatcaⁿni[⨪][ɜ]	[α]	wajaiⁿ´jaⁿ	k‘erê´djirê	wa-unañganañguni
égi	wažą́ hižą	[hixgǫ́]nąguni	hąké	hacąninąkšaną.	Égi	wažaį́žą	kerḗjirē	wa’unąganąguni
[then]	something	moving, but	not	I did not see it.	[Then]	something	they were sneaking up on	they did it for

* an unusual character is written just before nañguni.

pedjᴇra	nûⁿp‘iwi	djirawí[/]	denôñgᴇrê	[α]	hirak‘erê	djidjêhíre[/]	hijuk’uṇa	eredjik‘eré[/]
pejᵉra	nų̄piwi	jirawiną.	Tenǭgᵉrē	égi	hirakerē	jijēíreną.	Hižuk’ųna	erejikeréną.*
fires	two	started forth.	The lake	[here]	it extended	they made it.	Like a gun report	[all of a sudden.]†

* for herejikeréną, the /h/ being dropped from external sandhi.
† the translation has, "they made it sound".

					Notebook 39:7
nûⁿp‘iwi	wa-ú[/]	tciwî́[/]	rok‘âna[ɕ]	[·נ]	higûⁿ	haγágᴇ[⨪][ɜ]	wajaiⁿ	niahaⁿde	naⁿiⁿnañg[-]
Nų̄piwi	wa’úną.	Ciwī́ną,	rokānaxjį,	nųnįgé	higų̄	haǧágᵉnąkšaną.	Wažaį	niahąte	nąįnągᵉra.
Two	they did it.	Roar	very much there was,	but	kept on	I was crying.	[?]	to be blessed	I was trying.

gadjûñga	hicdja-u	wîátca	mi-á[⨪][-]	gadjûñga	haⁿdenañk‘uni	yaréra	[ε]	higûⁿ
Gajų̄ga	hišja’u	wīáca	mi’ánągᵉra.	Gajų̄ga	hątenąkuni	yaréra	ésge	higų̄
[Now]	with my eyes	looking at them	I sat.	[Then]	I must be receiving a blessing	I thought,	[so]	[still]

haγagᴇ[⨪][ɜ]	nijú[-]	rokô´nô[ɕ]ṇa	hodjîcana[ɕ]nîñk	haⁿp‘î́ñ[ɕ]djé[/]	[·נ]	x̣ap‘e[ɕ]nîñk
haǧagᵉnąkšaną.	Nižúra	rokṓnōxjį́ną.	Hojīšąnąxjįnį̄k	hąpį́xjįjéną,	nųnįgé	xap’exjįnį̄k
I was crying.	The rain	[it was very much.]	A short time ago	it was a nice day,	but	very soon

[λ]a*	[·נ]	[ψ]	niná	niñgê	hidjiⁿnañgᴇni[/]	djasgê[>]	niju[-]	rokônô[ɕ]	dje[>]	[ψ]
žesge,	nųnįgé	hąké	niná	nįgē	hijįnągᵉniną.	"Jasgēgają	nižura	rokōnōxjį	jegają	hąké
[thus,]	but	not	water	any	it did not fall upon me.	"How is it	the rain	[very much]	it was	not

* just above λ at an angle is written "36" which is underlined thrice.

				Notebook 39:8
hinijúni[⨪]	yarégêdjîni	wañgᴇ[ᴗ]*	hoduγútc[ɜ]	mañxíwira	rok‘ônô[ɕ]	[·נ]	homi-a[⨪]ᴇ[⨪]rê
hinižúninąk,"	yarégējīni	wągᵉregi	hotuǧúcšaną.	Mąxíwira	rokōnōxjį,	nųnįgé	homi-anągᵉnągrē
I'm not being rained on a bit,"	I thought, so	above	I looked.	Cloudy	it was very much,	but	where I sat

* this word is preceded by a mark of unknown significance.

hirakiroitcaⁿ	wañk heregi	mañxira	heratcó[ɕ]	gisdîⁿ	pôxdjé[/]	jêê*	hirahaⁿzira	e
hirakiroicą	wąk heregi	mąxira	heracóxjį	gistį̄	pōxjéną.	Žēē	hirahązira	e
straight in line of it	above me	the sky	it was blue	very round	there was a hole.	[This]	umbrella	[it]

* just before this word is the number "40." above the line and underlined twice.

hîñgíre[/]	wak‘aⁿdja[⨪]ᴇrê	enaⁿdjûⁿdjaiⁿṇé[/]	[ε]	jêê	naⁿdjiroidjaiⁿne[/]	keratcó[⨪]rê
hį̄gíreną.	Wakąjanągᵉrē	e nąjų̄jaįréną.	Ésge	žēē	nąjiroijaįneną.	Keraconągᵉrē
it was for me.	Thunders	they blessed me.	[So]	that	they blessed me.	With the blue sky

naⁿdjiroidjaiⁿ´ne[/]	tciwiⁿáñg[-]	rucdjaⁿdjik‘erehíre[/]	wañgᴇ[ᴗ]	hoduγútc[>]	wañgᴇ[-]	djop‘íwi	[α]
nąjiroijaį́neną.	Ciwįą́gᵉra	rušjąjikerehireną.	Wągᵉregi	hotuǧúcgają,	wągᵉra	jopiwi	égi
they blessed me.	The roaring	it became quieted.	Above	when I looked,	above	four	[then]

			Notebook 39:9
naⁿji-aⁿdjaⁿwi[/]	wak’îⁿ[⨪][ɜ]	denô´ñgᴇrê	[α]	wajaiⁿjaⁿ	t’ediré[/]	wot’ê´hî	jêê	naⁿdjiroidjaiⁿ´ṇe[/]
nąži-ąjąwiną.*	Wakį̄nąkšaną.	Tenṓgᵉrē,	égi,	wažaįžą	t’etiréną.	Wot’ḗhī	žēē	nąjiroijaį́neną.
they were standing.	They had packs.	These,	[then,]	[something]	they killed.	Act of killing	that	they blessed me.

* < nąži-hąjąwiną, the /h/ of the second compound is lost from internal sandhi.

[ε]	wot’ehi[ᴗ´]	p’iⁿhá[/]	[α]	hûñkit’aíre[/]	waigaíre[/]	jénûñga	γagᴇrê	hîñgaíre[/]
Ésge	wot’ehirégi	p’įháną.	Égi	hų̄kit’aíreną.	Waigaíreną,	"Žénųga	ǧagᵉrē,"	hį̄gaíreną.
[So]	in killing	I did well.*	[Then]	they talked to me.	They said,	"Stop	your crying,"	[they told me.]

* this sentence is untranslated in WT 298.

[α]	djagu	rorágu[/]	[λ]	naⁿdjonidjaiⁿnawi[/]	[X´][-]	djop‘íwi	t’e[ɕ]*	hirecgê
"Égi	jagu	roráguną,	žesge	nąjonijaįnawiną.	Wąkšígᵉra	jopiwi	t’exjį	hirešgē,
"And	what	you longed for,	that	you are blessed with.	The men	four	quite dead	even though they are,

* an original t’e dee has been lined out.

ni-aⁿp	warakdjé[/]	[α]	roni-acîni[β]*	witcaⁿt’îⁿ	nîñgi-ûⁿ´wi[/]	[X]	ho-iⁿṇa	hok‘urutcga
ni’ąp	warakjéną.	Égi	roni-ašīnieja	wicąt’į̄	nį̄gi’ų̄́winą.	Wąkšik,	ho’įna	hokurucga
alive	you will make them.	Now	from your body	mark	we will make for you.	Human,	life	to pick their own

* just before this word, rohanen has been lined out.

			Notebook 39:10
waragígíkdjé[/]	Hijaⁿ´	t’e[ɕ]cgê	ni-aⁿbikdjané[/]	wañgêraídja	k‘eratconîñk‘a
waragígikjéną.	Hižą́	t’exjįšgē	ni’ąbikjąnéną.	Wągēraija	keraconį̄ka
I will make them.	[Someone]	if he is practically dead,	he will be restored to life.	Above you	the blue sky

nâⁿpewaigizacîni[β]	hijaⁿ*	[β][⨪][ɜ]	[α]	gítcaⁿnaragigikdjé[/]	hazóhiûñgigi-adjê	k‘eratco[⨪]rê
ną̄pewaigizašīnieja	hižą	ejānąkšaną.	Égi	gícąnaragigikjéną.	Hazóhių̄gigiajē	keraconągᵉrē
on your fingers	one	it is on.	[Then]	you can make him choose.	Plenty of time, let them do it	the blue sky

* after this word, k‘edja has been lined out.

[β][⨪][ɜ]	je	árutcapgi*	ni-aⁿbikdjané[/]	jêê	naⁿdjironidjaⁿwi[/]	hîñgaíre[/]	wak‘andja	wa[⨪][ɜ]
ejanąkšaną.	že	hárucapgi,	ni’ąbikjąnéną.	Žēē	nąjironijąwiną,	hį̄gaíreną.	Wakąja	wanąkšaną.
it is there.	That one	if he picks,	he will live.	That	you are blessed with,	[they told me.]	Thunderbirds	they said it.

* for hárucapgi, the initial /h/ having been lost through external sandhi. An earlier suffix was scribbled out and gi written above it.

woca	haníne[/]	hijaⁿcanaⁿ	hani[⨪][ɜ]	[α]	naⁿmaⁿtcenîñg[-]	hijaⁿ[ɜ]	haninañk[ɜ]	wazip‘arasgê
Woša	hanineną.	Hižąšaną	haninąkšaną.	Égi	nąmącenį̄gᵉra	hižąšaną	haninąkšaną.	Waziparasgē
Spears	they had.	One apiece	they have.	[And]	little warclubs	one apiece	they have.	Flat cedar

	Notebook 39:11
hirarútcap	wani[⨪´][ɜ]	[α]	honîñkit’e	hadjaⁿ´wiṇê	hidjóbik‘ê	[λ]	hihawigê	[ε]
hirarúcap	waniną́kšaną.	Égi	honį̄kit’e	hają́wirē	hijóbikē	žesge	hihawigē,	ésge
they held them together	[they had them].	[Then]	our talk to you	[we are doing]	the four of us	[that]	we said,	so

wa-ŭaⁿdjaⁿwiṇê	mé[λ]	hiñgaíre[/]	wak‘aⁿndja	wa-u[⨪][ɜ]	naⁿdjûⁿdjaiⁿ´ṇe[/]	hitcaⁿ´	[ε]
wa’ŭąjąwirē,	méžesge	hįgaíreną.	Wakąja	wa’unąkšaną.	Nąjų̄jaį́reną.	Hicą́,	ésge
we are doing this,	[thus]	[they told me].	Thunderbirds	they were.	They blessed me.	Brother-in-law,*	[therefore]

* the brother of a wife or the husband of a sister.

[X] hô-iⁿ´ṇa	horak‘úrutcgakdjônihé[/]	hazohí[ɕ]	ŭwaⁿ´djê	[ψ]	hintcgénañk‘uni
wą̄kšík ho’į́na	horakúrucgakjōnihéną.	Hazoíxjį	ŭwą́jē,	hąké	hįcgénąkuni
life	you will pick for yourself.	Carefully	do it,	[not]	not tired he must be

hiraniaⁿ´djê	hazohi	ŭwáⁿdjê	naⁿpwaigiza	wanina	djobodjaⁿ´wiṇê*	[α]	[⨪][ɜ]
hiranią́jē	hazohi	ŭwą́jē	nąpwaigiza	wanina	joboją́wirē	égi	nąkšaną.
should you think	carefully	do it,	fingers	my	the four of them	[here]	it is.

* the second /o/ of this word looks more like an /u/ or an /a/. Jobojá comes from jop, "four"; and hojá, "even this much".

			Notebook 39:12
k‘eratcó[⨪][-]	jêê	hacurutcapgiji	[X]c’îñkdjônihé[/]	hinûñb[-]	dêê	neaiṇekdjané[/]*	hijaⁿ´
keracónągᵉra	žēē	hašurucapgiži,	wąkšį̄kjōnihéną.	Hinų̄bᵉra	tēē	neairekjanéną.†	Hižą́
The blue sky	[this]	if you choose (pick),	you will become alive.	A second one	that	you will be.	[One]

* dêê neaiṇekdjané[/] had originally been conjoined, but were separated by a vertical line.
† < ne haire-kjane-ną.

harutcáp[ɜ]	warok‘ô´na	curugaⁿ´jikdjê	hacúrutcapceji*	yare	woha[⨪][ɜ]	hitcaⁿ	curugaⁿc[γ]
harucápšaną.	Warok’ṓna,	šurugą́žikjē	hašúrucapšeži,	yare	wohanąkšaną.	Hicą,	šurugąšgi,
he has picked it.	Assuredly,	you will not miss it,	you might pick it,	[I think]	as I say it.	Brother-in-law,	if you miss it,

* just before this word, hacut has been lined out.

cdjekdjônihe[/]	hazohi[ɕ]	ŭ[ρ´]	harutcap	naⁿîñ[ɕ]aⁿdjê	mé[λ]	hîñgaíre[/]	jenûñganaⁿ	hitcaⁿ	dêê
šjekjōniheną.	Hazohixjį	ŭánąga	harucap	nąį̄xjįąjē,	méžesge	hįgaíreną	Ženų̄ganą.	Hicą,	tēē
you will die.	[Carefully]	do it, and	[to obtain]	try to choose it,	[this]	I was told.	[That is all.]	Brother-in-law,	[thus]

herekdjé[/]	higé[/]	cagoxonúnîñg[-]	[α]*	tcara	p‘iⁿṇá[/]	hitcaⁿha[ɕ]	[X]c’iⁿnaⁿ	hîñgé[/]	naⁿbᴇra
herekjéną.	Higéra,	šagoxonúnį̄gᵉra	égi	cara	pįnáną.	Hicąhaxjį	wąkšikš’įną,"	hį̄géną.	Nąbᵉra
it will be it.	He told me,	the little finger,	and	the pick	[it was good.]†	"My brother-in-law,	you will live,"	[I told him.]	The palm

* the expression "64." which occurs just before hitcaⁿ (above), has been moved by a line termiinating just before α.
† the translaation has, "good you've done".

Notebook 39:13
haxara	djîⁿbí[/]	[β][⨪][ɜ]	cago-xônunîñg[β]	k‘eratconañgᴇre	[α][⨪][ɜ]	gisdîⁿ	tcorá[⨪][ɜ]	jeé[/]
haxara	jį̄bíną.	Ejanąkšaną.	Šagoxōnunį̄geja,	keraconągᵉre,	eginąkšaną.	Gistį̄	coránąkšaną.	Žeéną.
upside down	he placed it.	There it was.	The little finger,	the blue sky,	here it was.	Very round	it was blue.	[It was ended.]

[X]o-îⁿṇa	hacurutcap[ɜ]	[X]c’îñkdjênihé[/]	mé[λ]	hiñgigí[/]	hitcaⁿ´hara	haga-aratcgega	dejénûñganaⁿ
Wąkšigo’į̄na	hašurucapšaną,	wąkšį̄kš’į̄kjēnihéną.	Méžesge	hįgigíną,	hicą́hara,	Haga Aracgega	Težénų̄ganą.
[Life]	you have taken,	you will live.	[This]	he did to me,	my brother-in-law,	Haga Aracgega	[This is the end.]

Source:

Winnebago Notebooks (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, n.d.) Notebook 39 (phonetic text with interlinear translation). English translation published in Paul Radin, The Winnebago Tribe (Washington: U. S. Government Printing Office, 1923) 296-298.