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102 ORIGIN 
Y6+ na‘ega wipo'sa’ ‘igi; 
YO+ na‘ega wipo'sa’ ‘igi’; 
Ki’ yoki’ yo‘sa’ ‘igi; 
OF THE WHITE BUFFALO 
DANCE, [ETH, ANN. 40, 
Ma’netowagi’ kiyo'sa’ ‘iwa4tci’; 
yeas 
Y6+ na’‘ega wipo'sa’ ‘I’ gi; 
YO-+ na/‘ega RIED es 2 
YO na‘ega wipo'sa’ ‘igi’; 
YO-+ na‘ega wipo'sa’ ‘igi. 
‘Awiyani, ‘awiyani, ‘awiyani, ‘ 
‘Awiyani’, ‘Awiyani, ‘awiyani’, 
‘Awiyani’, ‘awiyani’, ‘Aawiyani’, 
‘Awiyani’, ‘awiyani’, ‘awiyani’, 
Nak &‘anwawa'‘i’giwa tcl. 
Kiyo4kiyo4'sa‘agi4 nina yo4; 
Kiyo4kiyo4'sa‘agi4 nina yo4; 
Kiyd4kiyo4'sa‘agi4 nina yo4; 
‘A‘kwita’ka’migi; 
Kiyo4kiy64'sa‘agi4 nina yo4; 
Kiyo4kiyo4'sa'gi4 nina yo4; 
‘A‘kwita’ka’/migi4 nina yo4; 
Kiyo4kiyo4'sa‘agi4 nina yo4; 
Kiyo4kiyo4'sa‘agi4 nina yo4. 
awiyant’; 
Kiwikanawawa 
Kiwikanawawa 
Kiwikanawiwa 
Kiwikanawiwa 
Kiwikanawawa 
Kiwikanawawa 
Kiwikanawawa 
‘InenO‘'swA; 
‘inenO'swa; 
‘InenO‘'swa; 
‘InenO‘swa; 
‘InenO‘swa; 
‘inenO'swa; 
‘InenO‘'swa. 
j/e 
Aan 
“Awiy ani’ ; 
‘awiyant’ ; 
‘awiyani. 
Ma’ni na’/gamon"™*; 
Tepe'kwi+ka’nawiweni’+ tepwa’ka’ni wind; 
Tepe‘kwi+ka’nawiweni’+ tepwa’ka’ni wind; 
Tepe'kwi+ka’nawiweni’+ tepwa’ka’ni wind; 
Tepe'kwi+ka’nawiweni’+ neno‘so’+gi'+ ‘okanawiwenwa/wi’+3 
Tepe'kwi+ka/nawiweni’+ tepwa’ka’‘ni wind; 
Tepe'kwi+ka’nawiweni’+ tepwa’ka’ni wind. 
Mr'r'’guniw?’ 1’l’ya’a’ani ne’e’end’6’0’swi'l'i m1’i’j’ guniwi'i'l’ ya’a’ani; 
Mr’'r'l’ guniwi’ii’ya’a’ani ne’e’en6’6’6’swi i'l mi1'l’ guniwi'i’il’ ya’ a’ ani; 
Mi’ Ti guniwy 1’i/ya’a’ ani ne’e’en6d’0’6’swi'1'l mii’ guniwi'1'l’ ya’ ani; 
Mi’i'l’guniwi’i’i’ ya’a’ani ne’e’end’0’6’swi'l'l mi'1'l guniwi i'l ya’ a’ ani; 
Mr7'i’guniwi ii’ ya’a’ani ne’e’en6d’0’d’swi'1'l mi'1'I’guniwi i'l’ yaa’ ani. 
26 The real significance of the song is, the one blessed is told to go, slowly; after he has reached home, 
he may go any place he pleases. 
home. 
be as far as the form is concerned; the analogy of 
The word wapo'sa'igiimplies one may go where one pleases after reaching 
The translation implies it is the first person singular of the independent passive, whichit might 
kiy0'sa‘igi (above) would rather make us take the form 
as a third person plural of anintransitive verb,which would be entirely out of placein the pre sent instance. 
27 The real sense is: ‘‘I am here where I live.’’ 
28 The one blessed is supposed to say this. 
expect war. 
The one blessed is supposed to say this. 
He went to walk, and the people kept following. They 
29 According to the informant the initial 7 of ‘inend'swa is a shortening of manetowi-; therefore ‘‘mystic 
buffalo’’ would be a more accurate rendering. 
