8 [40I TRANS. ST. LOUIS ACAD. SCIENCE. 



The Creek Text. 



tSTI MASKOKI ADSHULAGI-TATI INNAjUNAiAT OS: 



Naki Tchikilli isti Masko'ki Hatchapala'h Hatchata 



3 tipa'/ad immikut hamma'kit opunayatis Sawa'na talofan, 



o'h'lolop'i tchukpi 'lako hamgin tchiikpi kulapakin pali= 



tut'tchinin tsd/gi pu/gakin ; m6men i-atik6yatis, m6'hmen 



6 yanas;ha'lpin u/hutsii'hudsatis. 



Tchikilli isti MaskiJ'ki Hatchapala Hatchata tipakad 



immikut ; Antitchi Kawitalgi I'mmiko ma/it, fUidshi 



9 mikko ; 6sta Kasi/talgi immikko, Tammidsho hu'li mik- 



ko ; Wali Apala'htsuklalgi hu'li kapitani, Puipaedshi 



mikko ; Tamhuitchi Yutchitalgi imifa mikko ; Mitikayi 



12 Oku'nalgi inhu'li mikko, Tuwidshcdshi mikko ; Huyani 

 Tchiyahalgin Okmulgalgi tiba/ad inhu'li mikko ; Stima- 

 lague'htchi Osotsalgi immiko ; Hupi'li Sawoklalgi im- 



15 mikko; Iwanagi mikko ; Tamokmi Yufantalgi inhu'li ka- 

 pitani tun, tustano;falgi pali^tut'tchinit apakin opunayit 

 okatis : 



iS Momad nita ij'dshin ikana idshokuat hasi^aklatgatin 



o'dshit (3'men hawa/ladis ; momof man Kasi'htalgi ikan; 

 dsho/uan a'sosa-id anakuasin inkakida hayatis tche. Mu- 



21 'mof ikanat tchapaka-ikit hopuitakin inlo/adis ; ma mo'man 

 akuyi'htchit inhas;a/latkosin apo/adis ; momiis apalluat i'la- 

 fuli'htchit matawan i-ap6/adis. Momas isti siilgad i-upan 



24 fik'hunnatis ; " miima/an hi'lit;wetis " komakika. Miimitu 

 istomas i'kana hubuitagi inlo/atid imomitchii'dshin, inhi- 

 'likut hasi^ossati fatchan apiyatis. 



27 Mo'hmit apiyit oi-ua tchikfi okiVfki lipakfit waggiii 



u'le_;/tchit, hapu hayit figabin u'hhayatgadis. I'lin hayatgi 

 apiyit nl'ta hamgad yafgadin uiwa tsa-atid waggin u'le'h- 



30 tchadis. Mo'hmit man apogit u'h'lolopi hokolin 'la'lotiis 

 man pasatit papit apokatis. Miimas wi^kii'wat inhi'lagikun 

 inhi'lagigadis. tjyuwa tchadad iyuksa fadsan apiyadis, mo- 



