Hocąk Text — The Father of the Twins Attempts to Flee

Hocąk Text — The Father of the Twins Attempts to Flee, V. 3

collected by Sam Blowsnake

p. 2.98 —

Hakoréžą	wą́kcane	hinįkúahira	wan`ąk'árak'ewežé.
Finally, at some time ahead, after awhile	this man	his own sons	he was afraid of them.

p. 99 —

Kiásikcehíreže.*	'Éki	haíniki	nąk'ík'ararèki,	kiázoa'ų́žé.
He would run away from fright.	And	next morning	when he went to hunt,	he ran away in fright.

*the /s/ in this word is written above an original /z/.

Hąpséreci	nąkšé.	Hoxcánąkiži,	hįckéxciki,	mą́wožúra
All day long	he ran.	In the evening,	when he was very tired,	his quiver

nąiža	'éca	hawaxį́[...]hicéhiánaka*	'éca	nąžé.
a tree	at	he leaned and	there	he slept.

*the diaeresis mark what appears to have been the letters /k'u/ with the /u/ scribbled out. The apparent /k/ appears to have been overwritten.

p. 100 —

'Éki	Wanaǧínik'a	weže,	"K'oté	Warorá,
And	[Little Ghost]	he said,	"Say	[Flesh,]

hi'ą́craka	wąkánąk'ewéną.*	Kiázwa'ų́ną,	wažonįraré,"	'ežé.
your father	he is afraid of us.	He ran away in fright,	when he went hunting,"	he said.

*just before this word, /rowó/ has been crossed out.

'Éki	Wanaǧínik'a	wežé,	"K'oté,	hi'ą́craka
And	[Little Ghost]	he said,	"Say,	your father

p. 101 —

k'írikcánèną.	Žeské	p'įą́ki'ųkcanéną.	'Eki	wa'ų́žé.
he will come back.	Thus, so	I will do good for him.	And	[he did it.]*

*in the English line the following words have been crossed out: "I'll fix him so".

Hihinų́panaka	c'ąkéca	mąrá	wakaxránaka	c'irókeca
He went out and	outside	the ground	he marked it and	at the rear of the house

nąįža	nąžíki	'éca	hirak'ére	wakáxšé.
a tree	which stood	there	it reached	he marked it.

'Éki	hoxcáną́kaja	hąk'é*	k'irinįže,	wažónįra.
And	that evening	not	he did not come back,	the hunt.

*the initial /h/ is written above a crossed out /w/.

p. 102 —

Žekú	ną́įreže.	Haínireki*	hik'į́rekaca,	c'ąkéja	nąhuíceca
But	they went to sleep.	Next morning	when they awoke,	outside	at the foot of the tree

*the syllable /ni/ is inserted in small letter above the line by a caret.

hip'e'iánaka	mąwožúra	'éca	hawaxįk'eré*	anaka
he put his head there and	his quiver	there	it leaned	and

*an /a/ is written above an original /o/ in the first syllable.

'éca	nąnąkše.*	'Éki	ruxį́kire.	"Cakų́'ų
there	he was sleeping.	And	they shook him.	"Why

*/ana/ is crossed out and /e/ written above it.

p. 103 —

hąk'é	horaík'awánaka	raną́nį́že?"	hikaíreže.	'Éki
not	you come inside and	you did not sleep?"	he said to him.	And

wežé,	"Mąnk'anųnįke*	s'iréki	hak'iríną,	hį́ckexcįną.
he said,	"Because I got lost,	late	I came back,	I was very tired.

*below an original mą́nųnį́, is written mąk'anųnį.

'Éske	žekú	'éki	haną́ną́,"	'ežé.
So	anyway	here	I slept,"	he said.

'Éca	wą́kną́k'a	žiké	hicaíra	hinikwahíra
There	that man	again	more	his sons

p. 3.1 —

wanąk'éweže.	Žeské	hireže.	"Hinį́kwahara	wap'ak'ą́nąk
he was afraid of them.	Thus	he thought.	"My sons	powerful

wa'ų́nąk'aca,	'ų́nak'ų́	wažá	hįkišką́įrekcarèkaca,"*	hiréže.
[as they are it,]	[in time]	something	they are going to hurt me,"	he thought.

*the second /re/ syllable is written above an original /nį/ which has been crossed out.

Žiké	haíniki	wažóninarèki,	hąpsérec	nąkše.
Again	next morning	when he went hunting,	all day long	he ran.

Kias	wa'ų́že.	Hįškéxcįki,	hoxcą́ną́ki	'éca
To run away scared	he did it.	When he became very tired,	in the evening	there

p. 2 —

nąxá	xetéra	hihákéca	mįkšé.	"C'oníške
fallen tree	big one	on top	he lay.	"Before

mąį́ca	hamį́krá	mąrá	wakaǧiránaka	hicá
on the ground	I lay	the ground	they marked it and	there

hakcá	kíhįkikíre,"	hirežé.	"Nąxá	hihákréki
back	they made me come,"	he thought.	"Dead tree	on top

p. 3 —

hamį́k'í	že'éži	hicą́kcą́rekacą,"	hiréžé.	'Éki
if I lie,	and that	it might be different,"	he thought.	And

Wanaǧínik'a	wežé,	"Warorá,	hi'ą́crakà	hiskéxcį́
Ghost	he said,	["Flesh,]	your father	really

wakaną́k'eweną.	Žiké*	kíásana.	Horuákra†	k'irí
he is afraid of us.	Again	he fled.	Once more	to come back

*just before this word, hiže has been crossed out.
†the /u/ has been inserted here by a caret.

p. 4 —

hakikíkcanèną.	'Éki	hok'ít'anaka	hazóhí	nįké
I will make him.	[Then]	we talk it out and	carefully*	somewhere

*this can also mean "to take one's time".

howák'erekcéną,"	'ežé.	'Éki	žiké	mąrá
he can go back,"	he said.	And	again	the ground

wakaxiránaka	c'i	hiwusų́ceca*	nąxaížą	mįk'í,
they mark and	house	close by	a dead tree	[as it lay,]

*the text assimilates the /hiw/ at the beginning of this word with the previous word by sandhi.

'éca	hirák'ére	wakaxšé.	'Éki	hąhéki
there	to reach to that point	he marked.	And	that night

p. 5 —

ną́įranaka	haínikacą	te'éwérak'i	nąxá†	hiakéca
they slept and	next morning	[unexpectedly]*	dead tree	on top

*the English interlinear line has, "this one, odd ?", the question mark being Susman's. The Hocąk word is the familiar tewéraki.
†an initial /m/ has been crossed out and /n/ written above it.

nąną́kše.	Žiké	ruxíkirèže.	"Cakų́'ų	hąk'é
he lay asleep.	Again	they woke him up.	"Why	not

c'iéca	horaik'áwanaka	raną́níže?"	hikaíreže.*
in the house	you come inside and	you did not sleep?"	they said to him.

*/že/ has been written above /ną/, which has been crossed out.

p. 6 —

Wežé,	"Hinį́khaxcíwįra,*	c'aížą	hakúcrá.†	Huéca
He said,	"Sons,	a deer	I shot.	In the leg

*/ną/ has been crossed out and /ra/ written above it.
†what appear to have been the letters /že/ have been crossed out and a small /c/ (for c) written above them.

ha'órá,	boašižra.*	T'eharaíra	harí	tuxéną,
I hit,	I broke by shooting.	[In order to kill him]	far	I ran after,

*the letters /boa/ where written above an original initial /wa/, but were crossed out. These same letters, however, were rewritten above the cross out, but in small letters.

žegú	t'ehíra	tuš'ákšana.	'Éske	s'íhanihéną.
but	to kill	I couldn't do it.	So	I went for a long time.

Žekú	'éki	háuą́ną́,"	'ežé.	'Éki
So	here	I slept,"	he said.	Then

p. 7 —

wakaíreže,	"Hiap'érezacą́winą	ną'įrak'áwike	rakiáz	nąšíracèną,"
they said,	"We know	because you were afraid,	you fled	you wanted,"

hikaíreže.	'Éki,	"Woreížą	ha'ų́wa'ųacáwįną.	Hak'ų́racekcanaháwiną,
they said to him.	And,	"A work	we are doing.	We ourselves keep doing it,

cacą́	ha'ųc'epawiki,	tušcą́kšanahawi.	'Éki	hąk'e
until	when we finish,	we quit.	And	not

p. 8 —

nąįrak'áwininąn`ą.	Hąk'e	ne	wažá	nįki'ų́nįhacéną.*
you should not be afraid of us.	Not	you	anything	we can't do it to you.

*the text has newažánįki'ų́nįhacéną as a single expression.

Wažą́	t'ewahacą́winą.	Šišíkirèki	wa'ųhącáwiną.	'Éki
Something	we killed them.	[As they were bad,]	we did it to them.	And

hazóhi	nįké	horowárak'araną́	nįké	howáciwice.
easily, without trouble	[the place]	you can travel back	where	you came from.

p. 9 —

Hi[..]šúnuną.	eórawarak'aranąną.	'Écaki	wąkšik	š'iną́ną́.
[?].	You can go back there.	Therein	man	he can live.

'Éki	te'éži	mąnákre	haną́c	wa'ų́kcanaháwiną.
And	but we	around the earth	all	we will do it.

Wokųzrèki	cakų́	hąk'é	p'į́nįneki,	t'éwahákcenáwiną.
In creation	what	not	if it is not good,	we will kill it.

'Éske	rak'érekí,	'įrék'i	howeha'ųwiną.	Hik'ik'úruk'ąną.
So	if you go back,	alone	we will go around.	We will run ourselves.

p. 10 —

'Éki	wąkną́k'aka	wežé,	"Hinį́k'haxcį́wįra,	hiské
Then	the man	he said,	"My dear sons,	what

wašáwíną,	hąk'é	p'įni	háną.	Nuwąxáwa
you said it,	not	it is not good	I did.	I hid myself

hakiáz	ną'ira,"	'ežé.	"Hiníkhaxcį́wina,	haip'įną.
I ran away	I tried,"	he said.	"My dear sons,	I like it.

p. 11 —

C'inąk´	hok'ánakwira	hak'cawawák'erekcanéną.	Hakí	'éca
Village	putting in	I am going back.	To arrive back*	there

*originally, the English read, "I arrive (going) back there", but "I" and "there" have been crossed out.

ha'ųkcánera.	'Eží	hinį́khaxcį́wįra,	'Caskéxcį́	hinį́kwahará
I will do it.*	But	my sons,	'How very	my sons

*above -era is written, ahera. The syllable /ra/ was crossed out by rewritten above it. Below the syllable /ra/ is written, "(subord.?)". Where the English free translation should be, we have "ra - (you let me do this)", and below that is written, "ha'ųkce 'éna[,] he told me to do it".

hirániheki?',	yarekcanèną.	Ho'ųp'įkíži,	hįraíšcawišunúną.	Haíniki,
they are doing?',	I will think.	If you do well,	you should come down to see me.	In the morning,

p. 12 —

hazóhíxcį	hak'érekcanéną.	Wažá	nįkra	wák'araniké,"*
I will take time	I will go back.	Things	the small	I am taking my own,"

*after /k'ara/, an original /i/ has been crossed out. The terminal /é/ is written above a crossed out /a/.

'éže.	Nąka	'éki	haíniki	k'érekcanéki
he said.	After that	[then]	in the morning	when it was time to go

wakaíreže,	hi'ą́chírera,	"Nįšcacékcanąháwiną,"	hihaíreną.
they said to him,	their father,	"We will come and see you,"	they said to him.

p. 13 —

"Hakaírašana,	c'irá	wakiwacékcaną́háwiną,"
"Every once in a great while,	the house	we'll come,"

hikaíranaka,	k'érežé.
they said, and	he went back.

Source:

Amelia Susman, Notebooks (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, May 29 - Oct. 10, 1938) Book 2.98-103, Book 3:1-13.