Hocąk Syllabic Text — Mink Soils the Princess

Hocąk Syllabic Text — Mink Soils the Princes

Translation Based on the Interlinear of Oliver LaMère

Oliver LaMère, Translator

p. 531 —

e Ki.	w Ktt K K	we de.	A A.	ttAi n KL.
égi	Wakjąkaga	wéže,	"Hąhą́,	cinąkra
Then	Trickster	said,	"Now then,	to the village

de tt ny xitti	Ao wi K L wi Ki di	y Le n	n di.
žejanaíxjį	howikaraewigiži,	yaréną.	Nąžį
about now	we should go back to,	I think.	About now

p. 532 —

ni Ktt Kini KL.	w Ko no ni ne Ko ni.	e de.
nįkjąknįkra	wakununinegųnį,"	éže.
the children	perhaps they are lonesome,"	he said.

de rKe Kette n.	de rKe.	Ai deKe	y L nK dA n.
"Žesgekjeną.	Žesge	hišgé	yaranąkšaną,"
"That we will do.	That way	also	I was thinking,"

de tt ny xitti.	Ai deKe	e de.	Ai noKo n K.
žejanaíxjį	hišgé	éže,	hinųknąka.
now	also	said,*	the woman.

*just before "said", the word "she" has been crossed out.

p. 533 —

e rKe.	Ko Ktt ni A wi Ki di.	w d L.
ésge	kukjanihawigiži	wažąra
Therefore,	when they were ready to come back,	their things

w Ko Lo ttoKoro wi Ki di.	Lo K n de.	w Kii L.	e rKe.
wakurujguswigiži,	rokanaže,	wak’įra.	ésge
they stored (them) away, and	it made many	packs.	Therefore,

Ki Kodo o wi de.	Ai Ko	Ai L Le xitti.	w d L.
kikš’ųwiže.	Higų	hiraréxjį	wažąra
he made many trips.	[Yet]	a short distance	[their things]

p. 534 —

w Ko tK tt o.	A ntt	w Ko t K.	di Ke	Lo A.
wakųtakja’ų.	Haną́c	wakųták.	Žigé	roha
he would pack them.	All of them	he packed.	Then	a little farther

w Ko tK ra de.	to we o	Ke Le de.
wakųtaks’aže.	Towe’ų	kereže.
he would begin to pack them.	[As he kept this up,]	[he went on.]*

*translated as, "Thus he did on".

ni Ktt KL	deKe.	Ai L rA Ki di	Lo A de.	e rKe.
Nįkjąkara	ške	hiraságiži	rohaže.	ésge
The children	also	included	made very many.	Therefore,

A li d K de.	A Ke	Lo K n xitti	Ao w K L ni ra de.
hąpižągaže	hąké	rokanaxjį	howakaranįs’aže.
in one day	not	very far	he would not get.

p. 535 —

A Ko Le d L	o ni A o.	a deKe	Ki Ki di.
hagorežąra,	uniha’ų,	aške	gigiži,
Finally,	as he worked on,	near	he got to home, and

A ttyi Le Ki di.	ttAi n KL.	tti li Ki di.	A ntt
hajairegiži,	cinąkra	jįpigiži	haną́c
[when] they saw him,	the village	they came	all of it

Ki Ko t Ki Le de.	ttiAi n KL.	wo Ki d w	Ai Le de.
kikutakireže.	Cinąkra	wogižawa	hirèže.
they packed over for him.	The village	delighted	they were.

p. 536 —

Ko no K	Ki Li n	ay Le de.	e Ki.
"Kunuga	kiríną,"	aíreže.	égi
"Kunu	he is back,"	they said.	And

ttiAi nK Ko Ki rA Ke tt.	Ao KL.	Ao ttAi Ki di.
cíną́kokiságeja	hųgra	hocigiži
in the middle of the village	the chief	he lived, and

Ai Ki rotto.	ttAi reAe Le tti d	Ki oyi Le de.	e tt
hikisųc	ciserejižą	ki’ųyireže.	éja
along side of it	a long lodge	they built for him.	There

p. 537 —

ttAi de	A Ae K.	Ao roto ra de.	Ao ttAi ttAi L.
ciže.	Hąhega	hostos’aže.	Hocįcįra
he lived.	In the night	they would gather there.	The young men

wo Ki dK ra de	wK KidiKi	liAi de
wogišgąs’aže.	Wąkšik	pįže.
he would entertain them.	Man	he was good natured.

Ai noKo	Ai Ki deAe Le Ai Le K	deKe	w Ki do o ra de.
hinų́k	higišerehirega	ške	wakižu’ųs’aže.
women	when they courted	also	[he would be with them.]*

*the translation has, "he would court with them".

Ai noKo	Ai Ki deAe Le Ai Le K	deKe	w Ki do o ra de.
hinų́k	higišerehirega	ške	wakižu’ųs’aže.
women	when they courted	also	[he would be with them.]*

*the translation has, "he would court with them".

Ao rKe	w xtt	o w o ra de.	de e
Hosgé	waxjá	’ųwa’ųs’aže.	Žee
Just	for the fun of it	[he tried it.]	There

p. 538 —

A Ko Ley d.	Ai Ki w Le d.	Ai de.	Ao ttAi ttiAi d.
hagoreižą	higiwarežą	hiže.	Hocįcįžą
one day	a traveler	he went.	A young man

w o Ai de.	Ai d	w o n KL.	Ai leAe Le rnK deAe
wa’ųhiže.	Hižą	wa’ųnąkara	hipereznąkše,
he was.	Who	he was	he knew already,

p. 539 —

w Ktt K K.	e Ki.	Ai noKo	Ai Ki deAe Le	ni Ki i Ai Le K
Wakjąkaga.	égi	hinų́k	hikišére	nik’ihirega,
Trickster.	And	girls	to court	they tried to get him,

deKe	Ai Ke	o ni ra de.	de e	A Ko Le d.
ške	hįké	’ųnis’aže.	Žee	hagoréžą
but	not	he would not do it.	Then	one day

w Ktt K K.	we de.	Ko te	Ao Ki wi L.	ni Ki
Wakjąkaga	wéže,	"Koté,	hųgiwįra	nįk
Trickster	he said,	"Say,	the princess	[little]

p. 540 —

liAi tte n.	de rKe	a nK deAe	e n.	Ai to Ke n KLe
pįjeną.	Žesge	ánąkše,	éną	hitokenąkre
she is in love with you.	That	it is	she says	the old woman

Ao Ki tee Ki di	Ai Ke de.	Ko te.	Ao ttAi ttAi n KLe.
hokit’egiži,"	higéže.	"Koté,	hocįcįnąkre
when she talked with her,"	he said to him.	"Say!	the young men

e	A Ke	w m Ke ni Ke	A Ke	A o ni A tte n.
e	hąké	wamąkenįge.	Hąké	ha’ųnįhajeną,
I	not	I don't do it.	[Not]	[I am not going to do it,]

p. 541 —

de rKe	Aow Ko nK	no ni Ke.	te e di.	tt Ko
žesge	howagunąk,	nųnįgé	teeži,	jagú
although	I am willing,	but	of course,	[what]

Ai dA dA n de.	A o n n.	y ttK n n	e de.
hišašanaže.	Ha’ųnaną.	Yajakananą,"	éže.
you will not say anything about it.	I will do it.	I will try it,"	he said.

Aoyi Ki ni.	Ai L n K	e Ki.	lA xi.	de rKe.
Hóyikini	hiránąga	égi	pąxi	žesge
Fish oil	there was and	and	artichoke roots	[these]

p. 542 —

Ai Ki diKi K n K.	Lotto	Ki Ki de.	Ao rKe	de rKe.
higišgįganąga	ruj	gigíže.	Hosgé	žesge
he pounded them together and	to eat	he gave them.	Purposely	this

Ki Ki n i Ke	w o de.	w d Ki dK Kette Ke	w o de.
gigínąį́ge	wa’ųže.	wažągįšgąkjege	wa’ųže.
he [tried] to do to him	he did.	To play a trick on him	is why he did it.

A Ae.	Ki di.	A Ki do Le de.	Ai tt	A Ki do
Hąhé	giži	hakižúreže.	Hija	hakižu
The night	during	he went with him.	There	with him

p. 543 —

Ai Ki di	Ao miKi ra Ki di.	Ai m Ki LK deAe.	Ai tt
higíži,	homįks’agiži,	himągirakše.	Hija
when he got (there),	where she used to sleep,	he pointed [it] out to him.	[There]

Ao Ke we Ki di.	e tt	Ay reAe Lette	w we rAi wi de.
hokéwegiži,	éja	haįsérec	wawesį́wįže.
when he went in,	there	all night	he watched him.

A K K rKey d.	w K KeLe	Al litti Ki di.
Hagagasgeižą,	wą́gere	hąpjįgiži
Oh my!	the young man	about day break

p. 544 —

Ko Kette Ke	wi Ki ni	Lotto
gugjege.	Wikįnį́	rucgiginaga
he was about to come away.	The oil	he had made him eat

Le riAi Li Ki	A Ki leAe Le rini de.	Ao Ki wi L
resirigi	hąkipereznįže.*	Hųgiwįra
it caused him to have a passage	but he did not know it.	The princess

*< hąké-hiperez-nį-že.

A Le rAi Li de.	w Ktt K K.	w tti Le Ai de.
haresiriže.	Wakjąkaga	wajirehiže,
he dirtied.	Trickster	shouted out,

p. 545 —

w Ki Ki w L tte L.	Ao Ki wi L	A Le rAi Li n.	e de.
"Wąkigiwarajera	hųgiwįra	haresiriną,"	éže.
"The man traveler	the princess	he dirtied,"	he said.

to we	ttiAi n KL	Ai Lo A w Le de.	w KL.
Towe	cinąkra	hirohawareže.	Wąkra
On through	the village	he shouted it.	The man

Ai Ki w L tte K.	m dtt	Ai Lo diAiKi deAe.	Ai dKe
hikiwarajega	mąšją	hirošikše.	hišgé
who was the traveler	very much	he was ashamed.	[Also]

p. 546 —

de e.	Ai Ki w L tte K.	tt tt Kiri Ke K	w o tte doKo ni de.
žee	hikiwarajega	Jająksigega	wa’ųješguniže.
there	the traveler	Mink	who was doing this.

e rKe	w Ktt K K.	w o tte de.	w Kini KL.
ésge	Wakjąkaga	wa’ųježe.	Wąknįkra
That was why	Trickster	he did this.	The [little] man

Ai Lo diAiKi deAe.	Ao Ki wi L	K nK	Ai Ko
hirošikše.	Hųgiwįra	kąnąk	higų
he was ashamed.	The princess	to marry	[then]

Lo Ao K tt	Ae Le de.	de Ko xitti	e tt
rohogają	hereže.	žegųxjį	éja
when it happened	he was.	Even	there

p. 547 —

xA t lL	Ao Ke we Ki di	de Ke de.	A Ke
xatapara	hokewegiži,	žegeže.	Hąké
the brush	he went into, and	that was the last of him.	Not

Ki Li ni de.	w Ktt K K.	Ai K d L	Lo K n
kirinįže.	Wakjąkaga	hikšára	rokana
he did not come back.	Trickster	laughed	very much

we de	w d o	o Ke.	ni di
weže,	"Wažą’ų	’ųge.	Niží!
[he said,]	"Playing tricks	you are always doing.	What a fellow!

ni to Kd Le A L.	Lo ni Ko xitti nK dA n.	di Ke	te Ki
nitugąšrehara,	roniguxjįnąkšaną.	Žigé	tégi
you escaped from me,*	I longed for you since.	And	here

*the word "you" is written over an erased "I let".

p. 548 —

doAo deAe	a nK deAe.
šušé,"	ánąkše.
you came,"	he was saying.

Source:

Oliver LaMère (trs.), "Wakjukaga," in Paul Radin, Winnebago Notebooks, Freeman #3897 (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, ca. 1912) Winnebago V, #7: 531-548.