108 ORIGIN OF THE WHITE BUFFALO DANCE, (ETH, ANN. 40, 
Ma’niyd’ ‘a‘ciga'‘sai’yani+, ma’niya’ ‘a‘cigd‘sai’yani; 
Ma‘niyii’ ‘a‘ciga'sai’yani, ma’niyd’ ‘a‘ciga‘sai’yani; 
Ma/niya’ ‘a‘ciga'sai’yani, ma’niyd’ ‘a‘ciga'‘sai’yani; 
Ma’niyd’ ‘a‘ciga‘sai’yani, ma’niyd’ ‘a‘ciga‘sai’yani. 
5 Pyawa’ ne’‘kumaga, pyawa’ ne’‘kumaga; 
Pyawa’ ne’‘kumaga, pyiwa’ ne’‘kumaga; 
Ke’ ‘tcik6'pittci wapineno'swa; 
Pyaiwa’ ne’‘kumaga, pyawa’ne’‘kumaga; 
Pyiwa’ ne’‘kumaga, pyawa’ ne’‘*kumaga; 
10 Pyawa’ ne’‘kumaga, pyawa’ ne’‘kumaga. 
Ind+ wina-+ nend+'swa+ wi-+na; ? 
Ina-+ wina’ neno’‘swa wina; 
Ina wina neno’‘swa wi'na; 
Ina wina neno’ ‘swa wi+na; 
15 Ind-+ wind-++ neno+‘swa+ wi+na; 
WaApi’nend’‘swa wind; 
WApi’ko'pittcinend’ +‘swa; 
Ina+ wind+ neno+‘swa+ wi+na; 
Ina& wina+ neno’‘swa+ wi-+na; 
20 Ina wind+ nend+'‘swa+ wi+na. 
I’ni ne'se’nw a'ki‘cini’mini‘te’. O/nip", “Na‘i’, mamif‘ci’‘etig***, 
naw “tciwi senigo’. Me'ce’megu ki wawa’patapwa wi mi‘tciyig*’, 
me‘ce’meg*"’,”” “i"ine*tei mami’‘ci'ag*".  A‘wi'se/niwa‘te. O/ni 
ki‘ciwi'se’niwa‘tc, “Na‘i’, wipina'i'siga”igig*™’,” &1’/neme%tc™. 
25 Ki'ci/megutcagi siga i’giiwe*tci: “ Nal’, ma/netowA nemamato’ma- 
pen™. Ma’nittca’ a‘cinatotama’wage‘tc", kenwi’'ci wi'me'to- 
‘sineni’wiyag*, i’n a'i’nage*tc’. Mana’4tca’ A‘ckuté’naé‘siwa 
nA‘cawai’ye ki'ciwipa*tci’motug a‘cinatota’sage*tc’’. Wi’na neki- 
‘cl'a%tcimo’Apena wi a¢tcimwi tawi’yaAme‘te'. Inittea’i wi'u“tciwi- 
30‘se/niyaig”*’; wi'seni’g™""!”” a/initte'’. Inipi’meg*™, “ Wi'se’niwi- 
? 
naga’monani wi ai’yoyag*"*’,”’ 4/“inittc’. A‘wapina’gini4tc™: 
Wapatamami’gu wii’ ‘cina’/gwi'a’ge nind neno‘so’gi wi'i‘cinagwi'a’ ge; 
Wapatamawi’gu wi'l’‘cina’gwi'a’ge nino neno'so’gi wi'i‘cinagwi'a’ ge; 
Wapatamawi’gu wi'l’‘cina’gwi'a’ ge neno‘so’ gi; 
35 Wapatamawi’gu wi'l’‘cina’gwi'a’ge neno‘s0’gi; 
Wapatamawi’gu wi'i’‘cina’gwi'a’ge neno‘s0’gi. 
Wapine’no'swi’ ‘o'sOwanowi nina; 
Wapine’no'swi’ ‘6'sowanowi nina; 
Wapine’no'swi’ ‘O'sowanowi nina; 
40 Wapine’no'swi’ ‘O‘sOwandwi nina 
Wapine’no‘swi 
Wapine’no'‘swi’ 
Wapine’no'swi’ ‘O‘sowandwi nina. 
Perea ae 
Kiwinana’‘inago’‘siyani ni’na wi'se’ni yani; 
J ~ ? 
45 Kiwinana’‘inago’‘siyani ni/na wi'‘se’niyani; 
a ’ ? 
Nina kiwi‘seniyanini kiwinana’‘inago’‘siyani nina; 
J S , 
Kiwinana’ ‘inaigo’ ‘siyanini. 
42 The fifth line is taken from line 1. 
43 The white buffalo when on his way to bestow his blessing says, ‘‘ This is the way I make my feet go.” 
Ma’niyd isfor ma’nmi. 
44 Said by the one blessed. 
45“‘Tt is the white buffalo who has blessed me”’ is the meaning. 
