Hocąk Text — A Menominee Visit

Hocąk Text — A Menominee Visit to a Chief’s Resort,
He being the Only Man Who had not Fled the Place (First Part Only)

by Stella (Blowsnake) Stacey, a.k.a. Mountain Wolf Woman
transcribed and translated by Sheila Shigley

Stella Stacy (Mountain Wolf Woman)

Gerd Fraenkel: "This story can only be retold in part, as the last part of the cylinder was so badly scratched that nothing was understandable."

(00:22)
Že	wą́gížą	éja,	ų́ną́kže,	hų́gé	cígíže	éja,	gi	hijanéra	haną́c	giyázireže.
There	a man	there,	he was,	chief	he lived	there	and	the others	all	they had run away.

(00:31)					(00:35.5)
Hotócą́ižą,	"hohégų́r̨a,"*	áiregi,	haną́c	giyáziregi.	Éšąnąxjį	já†	ų́ną́kže.	Hų́gé
A war party,	?	it is called, and	all	they fled.	Only that one	there	he was left.	A chief

* hohégų́ is a hapaxlegomenon, a word hitherto not encountered. The context suggests that a hohégų́ is a specific kind of warparty.
† já is a front clip contraction of ejá.

						(00:44)
cígi	éja,	hų́k	hocíž(ą),	hų́géregiži,	wa‘ų́ną́kže.	Ną́háici,
he [having] lived	there,	chief	a lodge,	[it had become the chief's,]	that’s what it was.	Bark gable lodge,

					(00:51)
"ciósewe,"	áires’agi,	žéesgéže(‘ų?),	éja	wa‘ų́ną́kže.	Péjı̨́gra	gų́†
"a bark house,"*	as it is called,	that’s what they say,	[there]	that’s what it was.	The little fire	[now]

* an anchored house?
† a contraction of egų or hegų.


káhaesganįąje (?)*	gų́	egų́,*	ną’ústerá	kiwewiošánąka (??)†	éja	ų́ną́k —
[he made didn't amount to anything (?)],	[now]	[so,]	[embers]	-	there	he was —

* this word is unintelligible.
† the meaning of this expression is not known. However, compare kiwewíwį, "he thought to himself."

	(00:58.6)
mı̨́ną̀genąkše.	Gų	wažą	ną̄xgų́nı̨̀sgegi,	hegų	haną̄xgų́nąk‘ų,	wáireže,
he was sitting.	Then	something	he heard a little,	so	he listened,	someone was saying something,

			(01:09)
cą́gerégisgegokukit‘áire,	žížínı̨̀sg(e),	airen’. (??)	Gają́,	Káǧí	waną́kže,
[outside ... they spoke]*	there was some whispering,	[it is said.]	[There]	Menominee	he was doing the talking,

* cf. cą́gerégi, "outside"; and hokit’aíre, "they spoke."

					(01:18)			(01:22)
Káǧí	waną́kgiži,	wáireže,	hižą́	wéže,	“Hų́gᵋrá,	higišą́nąkžéi,“*	áireže.	“Hą́hą́‘ò,
Menominee	talking,	saying,	something	he said,	“O Chief,	it will be destroyed,”	they said.	“Indeed,

* emphatic extension of higišą́nąkžé?

					(01:28)
giną́kšąnò,	hacų́wàwátèkže,	éga	jígáją,“	éže.	“Ké	higiwaká[wa]wigiži,	é
they are,	where was I to go,	as he said	it would come,”	he said. [???]	"Not	if we had chosen,	[then]

		(01:33.7)
hįrawinįnąže,”	aireže.	“Hąkáaža,*	té	hų́gocira	ųnąką,†	ké	wąkšík	égi‡	t‘éhírekje
we haven’t gone,”	they said.	“No,	there	the chief’s lodge	[that one is,]	no	man	here	they will kill

* or hąkáažą?
† or ąnąka?
‡ this may be wąkšít‘égi or wąkšík‘égi.

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ų́įnąkše.*	Wígéži,	ų́ną́k,	ésge	hokáwáireže.	Hokáwáiregiži,	gų́egų,	péjı̨́gana†
not doing this." [??]	That having been said,	[done,]	thus,	they entered.	Having entered,	doing thus,	the little fire

* for ų́nįnąkše, the /n/ having been elided.
† péjı̨́gᵋr̨a?


ka‘a	heesgánįgiži,	gų́egų,	wą́gᵋnąka	žégų	wažą́	mą́júšik*	nįsge,	egų,	weeeeyarų,
there	that he had,	[doing thus,]	that man	[after that]	[something]	dusty	sort of,	well,	?

* new word: see mąjušišik, "dust."

						(02:02.8)
péjéjegú*	hožú,	egų,	ų́ja’ų,	gų́egų,	tā’éhìže.	Égiegų,†	éja žéną́ką.
in the fire	he put,	well,	[finally]	doing thus,	he lit it.	And so,	that’s as far as it goes.

* ké éja jegú?
† égižigégų?

Source:

Reading by Sheila Shigley, from the audio tape in the American Philosophical Society: 10-04. Fraenkel, Gerd. Stacy, Stella. "A Menominee visit to a chief's resort ," Mss.Rec.29, recorded 13 July 1959, 1 .mp3; 00:00:22 - 00:02:04. Copy made by Gerd Fraenkel of an original tape held at the Archives of Languages of the World, Indiana University. This program comes from original tape 527.12. APS accession number 7257; APSdigrec_0965; Recording Number: 02; Program Number: 26.