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Brothers. The Cayuga nation was poHtically the son of the Onondaga 

 nation (Hale, 1883, p. 161). 



33. Dekaeayough, Dega'en'yon', Haga'en'yonh, "Wonderer" (S. 

 Gibson) ; "Man frightened" (Morgan), "Looks both ways" (Hale), 

 "When discovered, he was listening on the ground, and they asked 

 him what he was doing, and he replied, 'I am puzzled, I was listening, 

 and I could hear the weeds growing.'" (H. Skye). This founder 

 seems to have had a touch of natural science curiosity. The ideograph 

 is of no help, unless its author, not knowing English, confused 

 "wonder" and "wander," drawing a meander along a straight line. 

 Bear clan claims the title, which Hale ascribed to Deer. The Eulogy 

 says that this founder and the next were as "sons to each other." 

 The matter of these self -reciprocating kinship terms requires further 

 investigation. 



34. Tsinondawerhon, Gedji'nondawe''he', Gadjinon'dawe''he', or 

 Dji'nondawe-'ya'. The interpretation of this name is uncertain. "Com- 

 ing on its knees" (Hale), "Calls a summons" (?) (Gibson), "Ma- 

 nipulating bugs" (Skye). "Old Da'hon, brother of John Smoke 

 (Cayuga), said, 'Gadji'nonda'weheh was the silliest one of the Chiefs. 

 He was fooling with various bugs when they found him.' " (H. Skye). 

 The ideograph is similar to 33. "Ball" or Hawk clan claims it. The 

 two — 33 and 34 — as "sons to each other" preside as flrekeepers over 

 the Cayuga tribal council. As members of clans in opposite moieties, 

 which spatial arrangement is indicated laterally when the relationship 

 pattern is expressed in kernels of corn at rehearsals, they should be 

 "cousins." 



35. Kadagwarasonh, Gadagwa-'dji', or Gadagwa-'se', "Bruised, 

 mashed, or softened" (S. Gibson). Hale also noted the similarity of 

 this name to 29 (Onondaga). The pictograph may represent a ball- 

 headed war club. Bear clan claims this and the following title; 35 

 through 37 form a phratry. 



36. Soyouwes, Shoyon'we-s (Oa.), Shoyon'wes (C), "His guts 

 are long" (S. Gibson) ; "He has a long wampum belt" (Hale, 1883, 

 p. 161). The pictograph favors intestines. 



37. Watyaseronneh, Hadya'sen'ne' (Oa.), Hagya"t"rone', or 

 Haja"t'rone' (C), "He repeats (rehearses) it" (Gibson); "He 

 puts one on another, piles it on" (Hale). The pictograph suggests 

 stacked dishes of elm bark. Turtle clan. This was the number of 

 the phratry, the second Cayuga class. 



The next phratry of three chiefs, of the opposite moiety, are called 

 younger brothers. The preceding was known as the Turtle moiety, 

 the next as the Wolf. 



