106 ORIGIN OF THE WHITE BUFFALO DANCE. [ETH. ANN. 40. 
i‘actci’monitte Ane’ki”'*: Na‘i’ manetowa’ku'i ma’ni netawatena- 
ma’wapen™, mA’ni pota”kwiiyag*’. Manittea”witte awate- 
nama’wage‘te, kenwi”ci wi anemiwi‘tcime'to'sineni’giyag** ; 
wi iniinemi’yAme“te!’, i’ni wi’@tci maA’ni mamato’mage‘tci wi'se’- 
5 niweni tea’g a‘cindgwa’tenig™’. Inittea’i wi'u“tciwi'se’niyiig*”*'; 
i“kwitig'", na‘ka’¢tei kinwa’wa ne’nitig***, wi'senigd’!’’ 4‘i’ne- 
me“te me'to'sine’niwa'’. Inigi‘ipi’meg a'wipina’gani‘te’’, ka‘ka- 
mi’meg & Anwiwiéi'l’giini"te™. 
Tcagapiyani nino, teagapiy 
10 Teagapiyani nino, teagapty 
Tcaigapiyani nind; 
Y6o+ma-+ni+ yo+ yo+ma-+ni+ yo+ ma/netowagi ‘ayd+ta+‘kimwagi 
nin 
ni 
ly 
ly 
Tecagaipiyani nino, teagapiyani nino; 
Teagapiyani nino, teagapiyani nino. 
15 Wi'aiya+‘kwi’yani ‘aiya‘kwi’ yani; 
Wi'aiya+ ‘kwi’yani ‘aiya‘kwi’yani; 
Wi'aiya+‘kwi’yani ‘aiya‘kwi’yani; 
Wi'aiya+‘kwi’ yani; 
Mani’i’i ki‘cegwi ma’ni manetowi; 
20 Wi'aiya+‘kwi’yani ‘aiya‘kwi’ yani; 
Wi'aiya+ ‘kwi yani ‘aiya‘kwi’yani; 
Wi'aiya-+‘kwi’yani ‘aiya‘kwi’yani. 
Maiyodmaiyowi+mani ‘a‘kiyé’+; 
Maiyomaiyowino; 
25 Maiyomaiyowi mani’ ‘a‘kiyé+; 
Ma+yomaiyowino; 
Ma+ni mé+ni ma’netowi’ ko+‘ci’‘semena+ni; 
Maiyomaiyowi mani ‘a‘kiye’+; 
Maiyomaiyowi mani ‘a‘kiye’+. 
30 Wiaguna'l wa%tci'cikanawiéyani? 
Waguna'i wa%tci'cikanadwayani? 
Waguna'l wa4tci‘cikanawayani? 
Wagunii'l? 
Wina yo yo wapineno‘swa ‘o’ma’netd’mi 
35 Wa*tci'cik anawayani. 
Waguna'l wa%tci'cikanawayani? 
Wagunaé'l wa4tei‘cikanawiyani? 
Ne's6’/namegi wi ni/mini‘te", ‘Nai’, i’nugi ma’ni ki cini’miyig*", 
i/ni wi wi se’niyigwe pe’‘k'’,” 41’neme‘tc'’. “A’nimiwa’a’mini?te*. 
40 Wawapa+ne'kwawo'sa’‘agwe mana+ ke'‘tcikd‘pidtcineno'swa-+ ; 
Wawipa+ne'kwiwo'sa’‘agwe mana+ ke'tcikd'pittcineno'swa-+ ; 
Wawipa-+ne'kwiwo'sa’agwe mana-+ ke'tciko'pi"tcineno'swa+; 
YO mani’ keta‘kimenani 
Wawapa-+ne'kwiwo'sa’‘agwe mana-+ ke'tciko‘pi4tcineno'swa+. 
piyan *. Ordinary protractions of vowels are passed over. 
38 The one blessed was standing; he was as tall as the sky of the manitous. The song refers to this. 
39 The sense is: ‘‘ This earth is weeping, the earth, our grandchild, is weeping.’’ The ordinary word for 
ma'netowi’ is manetowimi’n***. The one blessed when fasting dreamed the earth was weeping. There are 
grammatical anomalies present which I have treated as explained by the informant. 
