98 ORIGIN OF THE WHITE BUFFALO DANCE, [ETH. ANN. 40, 
Ma-+ni niyawi neke'ka’na’nemego + gi; 
Mani-+’ niyawi neke'ka’nanemegogi + ; 
Mani niyawi neke‘ké’ na’ nemegogi; 
Manetowagi’ tcagi manetowagi; 
5 Ma’ni ni’yawi neke‘ka’na’nemegogi; 
Ma’ni ni’ yawi ne +ke +kaninemegogi; 
Neke'‘ké’nenemegogi. 
‘O’'n a‘ Anwiiwii'l’giiwe%tcl’, ma‘a’nip iiyo’wettcini naga/monan™': 
Wapata+mawigo wiii'ciga +pawi'agi yo +neme'to'si-+neni+ma-+; 
10 Wapata’mawigd wiii'ciga++pa-+wi'agit+ yo+ neme'to'si+neni+ma 
nina +3 
Wapata’mawigo wi'l’‘ciga+pawi'agi yo+ neme‘to'si-+nenima. 
Mani-+ nemi’ ‘cami’, ne'‘si‘i’+, nina; 
Nina+ nemi’‘cami’, ne‘si+'‘i’+, nina+; 
15 Mani’ nemi’ ‘cami, ne'si'i’ +, nina; 
Mani’ nemi’ ‘cami’, ne'si'l’ +, nina+; 
Mani’ nemi’‘cami’, ne‘si‘i’+, nina+. 
Wapiné’ +no/‘swa yo nenatawanemawa; 
Wapiné’ +no’'swa yo nenatawainemawa; 
20 Wapine’no’‘swa yo+ nenatawinemawa nina; 
Wapine’no'swaiyo nena’tawinemawa; 
Wapine’no’‘swaiyo nena’tawanemawa nina yo-+. 
Kiy6‘si'igi manétowagi ‘ay6' a‘kigi; 
Kiyo'sa ‘igi mané+towagi ‘ayo‘ a‘kigi; 
25 Kiyo'sa'‘igi manetowagi ‘aiy6’‘a‘ki’gi; 
Nina, ni’na; 
Kiyo'sa'‘igi manétowagi ‘ayo* a‘kigi; 
Kiy6'sa‘igi mané+towagi ‘ayo‘ a'kigi; 
Ni/na, ni/na. 
30 ‘O’n a‘ni’miwa%tci ni’‘mitcig*. I'kwiwa"‘ip 4“nawa*te a'nema’- 
‘soni*tei neniwa‘i’¢i. A’gwip uwi’yé'an api api’nittein™*. 
Cicki kegime'si’meg 4‘ni'sina’wini?tci wini’mini‘tc’. Ma‘ani- 
4tea”"ip i’yowe?tci naga’monan"™ ; 
Notéand'saéya-+ni, notand'siya+ni; 
35 Notand'saya-+ni, notand'siya+ni; 
Notand'siya-+ni, notaénd'siya-+ni; 
Notand'siya-+ni, notaénd'séya+ni; 
Notan6'siya+ni; 
‘Ayo mani’ ma’neto’nagi; 
40 Notind'saya-+ni, nodtind'saya-+ni; 
Notind'siya-+ni, notaénd'siya+ni; 
Notano‘siya-+ni. 
Nenon6’‘sdgi nina yo, nenond’‘sdgi nina yo, 
Nenon0o’‘sogi kiwikiwika‘agi nin& nenond’ ‘sogi, 
45 Nina yo nenend’ ‘ségi nenond’ ‘sogi. 
16‘ The manitous will know meas long as I live’’ isthe esoteric meaning ofthesong. Neke'ka’nanemegogi, 
ete., are for neke'kanemegog***. Evidently supposed to be said by the one blessed. 
16 The manitous are addressed. Evidently supposed to be said by the one blessed. 
17 The one blessed desires enemies for the white buffalo so that the latter may destroy them. The Eng- 
lish translation, of course, can not bring out the force of nina. It should be noted that yO may be mere 
padding, or a form of aiyd"** in songs. 
