58 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [BULL. 80 
No. 16. “ This is Her Village” (Catalogue No. 874) 
Recorded by OTTER WoMAN 
VOICE d = 96 
Drum not recorded 
Suk-mi-he - @ = nus ta- mi - ti 
wa - he wa-hus hi-do te-o-to te 
WORDS (MANDAN) 
sukimighen so oe ee eee the maiden 
PATA Gis Sas ant ees Sea, her village 
Wiel Ge as A ee aa cee to see 
Wahltisie 2 *2eae es ae ee I came 
nivdo witetoter sss ee ee this it is 
(Free translation: ‘‘The maiden I came to see, this is her village.’ ) 
Analysis —Fifty intervals occur in this song, 19 of which are 
fourths and 22 are major seconds. The song shows a descent of 11 
tones in the first 10 measures, this descending trend being repeated 
in the second portion of the song. The interval of a fourth was 
clearly given, though the intonation on other intervals was wavering 
in the three renditions. The song contains all the tones of the octave 
except the second and seventh, 
