Hocąk Syllabic Text — Tobacco Origins Myth, Version 1

Hocąk Syllabic Text — Tobacco Origins Myth, Version 1

interlinear text by Richard L. Dieterle

p. 6—

e Ki.	t ni L.	A ni	w KidiKi i ne Ki di.	e dA n.
Égi	tanira	hani	wąkšiki'įnegiži,	éšaną
[And]	[tobacco]	[to have]	[they lived, and]	[it alone]

w d L.	Ai d	liAi Ki di	Ae Le de	ay Le de.
wažąra	hižą	pįgiži,	hereže,	aíreže.
[things]	[one of them]	[as it was good,]	[they thought,]	[it is said.]

m o L.	w d L.	A n ttAi	o Ki di.	e Ki.
Mą'ųra	wažąra	hanącį	'ųgiži,	égi
Earthmaker	things	all of them	he created, and	then

Ai Low Kini xitti.	w KidiKi tt ne	o de.	ttAo ni	w o K.
hiroaginįxjį	wąkšikjane	'ųže.	coni	wa'ųga,
very last	man	he created.	Before	[as he made them,]

p. 7 —

w xoAo liAi ni	w L tti se n Kese	w o Ki di.	A ntt	w di
waxopį́nį	warajirenąkre	wa'ųgiži,	haną́c	wažį
spirits	[the various ones]	that he had created,	[all]	[things]

Lo K n	w Ki Ki de.	wi Ki Li	xoAo no xitti niKi nK Le	Le deKe.
rokana	wagigiže.	Wikiri	xųnųnįknąkre	rešge
[the many]	[he made them.]	Insect	the very smallest	even

ttAo we tt.	Al lL.	tto l A	deKe	Ai lAe Lere
coweja	hąpra	jopahą	ške	hiperez
ahead	days	four	[also]	[to know]

w o nK deAe.	e rKe.	e dA n.	wo Lo ttiri deAe	w Kidi Ke.
wa'ųnąkše.	Ésge	éšaną	worujisše.	Wąkšige,
it is able to do it.	So	it alone	it is the least.	Humans,

Ao nolo li m ni L.	A Ke.	Al li d	dKe.	Ai Lo K n
honųpimanira,	hąké	hapižą	ške	hirokana
[the ones who walk on twos,]	not	one day	even	to foresee

p. 8 —

w Ki Ki ni de	e dA n	Ai Low Kini	w o Ki di.	w n tto tty rKe
wagiginįže.	Éšaną	hiroaginį	wa'ųgiži,	wanąjojaisge
they cannot do it.	It alone	last	he created them, and	poor

w Ai de.	e Ki.	w di d	o de.	xA wi d
wahiže.	Égi	wažižą	'ųže.	Xawižą
[he made them.]	[And]	[a thing]	[he made.]	A weed

Ae Le Ki di.	m dtt	lA n L.	liAi de.	tt n K.
heregiži,	mąšją	panara	pįže.	Janąga
[there was, and]	[mighty]	the odor	it was pleasant.	[Every]

w xoAo liAi ni	w L tti Le L.	Ae Le Ki di.	A ntt	Ao Ko xitti
waxopį́nį,	warajirera,	heregiži,	haną́c	hokųxjį
spirit,	[the various ones,]	[there were, and]	all of them	[to clamor]

Ai Le de.	ni Ke	dA n	Ki K L Ai	Ai n nK deAe.
hireže.	Nįgé	šana	gikarahi	hinąnąkše.
[they did.]	[Piece]	[only]	[to appeal]	[to take away.]

ne	e tt xitti	Ai Lo K n	Ai Ki Ki Ktt n Ae K tt.	xAe te
"Ne	ejaxjį	hirukana	higigikjanahegają,	xete
"I	[about then]	to be in charge of	[if I would do it,]	great

p. 9 —

w o L.	ne	Ai d	wi ne K tt	Ai L Ai n nK deAe.
wa'ųra.	Ne	hižą	winegają,	hirahinąnąkše."
[I would be it.]	[I]	[one]	[if I am it,]	[I will take it."]

e Ki.	we de.	m o L.	tt n K.	w d
Égi	wéže,	Mą'ųra,	"Janąga	wažą
And	he said,	Earthmaker,	"All	something

Ai Lo K n	ni Ki Ki wi L.	ni Le wi n.	w Kidi Ko i	Ai Lo K n
hirukana	nįgigiwira	nirewiną.	Wąkšigo'į	hirukana
to be in charge	[I made for you,]	[you are.]	[Humans]	[to rule]

ni Ki Ki wi n.	e Ki.	te e.	xA wi d	A o Le.
nįgigiwiną.	Égi	tee	xawižą	ha'ųre,
[I did for you.]	[And]	this	a weed	[which I created,]

A ntt	Ly liAi wi n.	Ai deKe	deyi rKe n.	Ay liAi n.
haną́c	raipiwiną.	Hišgé	žeisgeną.	Haipįną.
all	you like.	[Indeed]	[it is that way.]	I like it.

Ai o L.	te de Ko n.	e de.	e e Ki.*	a lL.
Hi'ųra,	težegųną,"	éže.	Égi	'apra
To use it,	it is the way,"	[he said.]	Then	leaves

*the previous page ended with /e/ and the next began with e Ki.

p. 10 —

Ai d	Lo r n K.	w xotto K n K.	t ni Aoyi d.	ow n K.
hižą	rusanąga	waxjukanąga	tanihuižą	'ųanąga
one of them	he took, and	he mashed it, and	a pipe	he made, and

L loo loo de.	Kow.	lA n L.	m dtt	liAi de.
rap'op'ože.	Guwa,	panara	mąšją	pįže.
he smoked it.	[Wow,]	the odor	[mighty]	it was pleasant.

A ntt	Lo Ko xitti	Ai se de.	A ntt	L loo
Haną́c	rokoxjį	hireže.	Haną́c	rap'o
Everyone	to long for	they did.	Everyone	to puff

w Ki Ki de.	te e.	Ae Le n.	tt Ko L.	Ai d.
wagigiže.	Tee	hereną.	Jagura	hižą
he gave them.	[This]	[they did.]	[Whatever]	[one]

t n K.	Ai o Ki di.	A Ke	Ai Lo daK	Ai L ni Ktt n Ae n.
tanąga	hi'ųgiži,	hąké	hiruš'ak	hiranįkjanaheną.
[he asked, and]	[when he used it,]	[not]	[to accomplish]	[they would not do it.]

ne xitti	w A tt ne	A Ke	ne	Ai to K n ni Ktt n Ae n.
"Nexjį,	wahająne,	hąké	ne	hitokananįkjanaheną.
["I myself,]	[I who am speaking,]	[not]	[I]	[I will not have control over it.]

p. 11 —

Ai deKe.	Ao loyi d.	Ai Ki o	Ai L n K.	tt Ko
Hišgé	hopoižą	higi'ų	hiranąga	jagú
[Also]	[a puff]	[to do with it]	they offer, and	what

Ai Ki ty Le Ki di.	de rKe.	A L ni	A tti n Ki Ktt n Ae n.	t ni L.
higitairegiži,	žesge	harani	hajinagikjanaheną.	'Tanira'
they ask for,	that	to do	[it must be done.]	'Tobacco'

Ai Ky Le n.	w Kidi Ke.	Ao no li m ni L.	e dA n.	w n tto tty rKe
higaíreną.	Wąkšike,	hunųpimanįra	ešana	wanjojaisge
it is called.	The humans,	[the two-legged walkers,]	[they alone]	poor

A o n.	A Ke	w d L.	Ai d	Ai Lo K n
ha'ųną.	Hąké	wažąra	hižą	hirukana
[I made.]	Not	anything	[one]	[to rule over]

w Ki Ki ni n.	e rKe	te e.	e	ttAo we
wagiginįną.	Ésge,	tee	e	cowe
I did not give them.	Therefore,	this	[it itself]	[henceforth]

p. 12 —

A ni	Ai L ni Ae Ktt n Ae n.	e tt	Ao w tti	Ao Lo ri Ktt n A wi n.
hani	hiranihekjanaheną.	Éja	howaji	horusikjanahawiną.
to possess	[they will remain.]	[There]	[to come hence]	[we will bring them.]

Ai d	Ao loyi d.	w K Ki oy L wiy n K.	tt Ko	ay Le Ki di.
Hižą	hopoižą	wągaki'ųirawianąga	jagú	airegiži,
[One]	[a puff ?]	[we do for us, and]	[how]	[as it is said,]

de rKe	Ai w Ki Ki	A ni Ae Ktt n A wi n.	e de.	m o L.
žesge	hiwagigi	hanįhekjanahawiną,"	éže,	Mą'ųra.
[that kind]	[we made for them]	[we will be that way,"]	he said,	Earthmaker.

e rKe.	t ni L.	w Kidi Ke.	Ao no li m ni L.	e
Ésge,	tanira	wąkšige,	honųpimanįra,	e
For that reason,	tobacco	humans,	[the two-legged walkers,]	[it]

t ni tt ne	A ni	w KidiKi i ne n.	wo L KL.	te de rKe
tanijąne	hani	wąkšik'įneną.	Worakra	težesge
the tobacco	[to have]	[they lived.]	Stories	these

p. 13 —

a tti Le n.	e rKe.	w Kidi KL.	t ni	wo Ki do L.
ajireną.	Ésge,	wąkšikra	tani	wokižura
they were handed down.	Therefore,	[humans]	tobacco	offerings

Ki r L.	e	Ai o	A tti Le n.	e rKe
kisara	e	hi'ų	hajireną.	Ésge,
wars	[it]	[to use]	[they have come.]	[Therefore,]

Ki r L	dA n	o	Ai L ni Ae n.	wy Le n.
kisara	šana	'ų	hiraniheną,	waireną.
[wars]	[only]	[to do]	[they were,]	[it is said of them.]

Ao ttAK tt ne.	e dA n.	wK w doAo deAe L.	Ae Le de	a tti Le n.
Hocąkjąne	éšaną	wąkwašošera	hereže,	ajireną.
Hocąk	they alone	brave men	they are,	[it has come down.]

e xitti	Ae Le de.	m o L.	t ni	A ni Ki Ki Ki di.
Exjį	hereže,	Mą'ųra	tani	hanigigigiži,
They themselves	[it was,]	Earthmaker	tobacco	since he caused them to have,

Ao ttAK tt ne	e dA n.	m o L.	Ai L Ki tty L.	Ki
Hocąkjąne	éšaną	Mą'ųra	hirakijaira,	gi
Hocąk	they alone	Earthmaker	[it was given,]	[to arrive going back]

p. 14 —

Ae Le de.	e rKe.	w lA K nK	w KidiKi i de.	te de rKe
hereže.	Ésge,	wapakanąk	wąkšik'įže.	Težesge
[it was.]	For that reason,	clever	[they lived.]	This

wK Kono ni KL	ay L ni Ae n.
wąknunįkra	airaniheną.
the old men	they have said.

Source:

Paul Radin, "Winnebago Contact with the French," Winnebago Notebooks, Freeman #3897 (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, n.d.) Winnebago V, #17, 6-14. A loose translation is found in Paul Radin, The Winnebago Tribe (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1990 [1923]) 18, cf. p. 389.