446 THE WINNEBAGO TRIBE [eth. ann. 37 



FIRST DIVISION OP THE CEREMONY IN HONOR OF THE THUNDER- 

 BIRDS 



Introductory remarTcs hy informant. — E'gi mani'negi manik'i'sak'a, 

 e'gi taniwogl'jyra. Ho^u'na higi'rek'djone^n^ ge e'sge wanasa' 

 tek'djone'iiiV. 



NggA e'sge hq;he'giji Inio'k'ewe ha^yk'djo'nehi giji, e'gi wohg'nA 

 hijak'i'xdji tuxuruk'Tji j e'sge hak'djono'iH. Ng'gA e'gi dja'iiQgA 

 hak'i'ju tek'djone'ra hadji'rege je ini-o'kewe^ij wak'i'ju ha^yk'- 

 djone'n^ giji. E'gi Ini-o'k'ewe^u'na wak'e'wik'djonaVin^ hiru- 

 cdj^'hirege'. 



Sweat-Lodge Ritual 



Wak'awin^ hak'ik'u'rucarudji-a'n^ga e'gi wak'a'wira hinuk'aj'- 

 nawin^. E'gi tani'na taniwi'rogiju ya^yk'dje'ra ha'k'araniwakewe'- 

 114 jegu'nA. 



Host's salutation and initial speech to participants. — "E'gi 

 wak'uruhi'ntccAiH sa'k'ereni'k'dJQgre nik'uruhindjwI'iH. E'gi hlt- 

 co'k'ewahr-wira e'gi tcok'aga' wana^i'gik'ere'regi. E'gi hiroit^u'na 

 djasge n§djirodjai'negi, e gi hije'sge hak'a'ratlk'djaiiihe. 



E'gi djasge wawe'k'djegi hitco'k'iwahi^wira e'gi u^'inek'djane'nA. 

 Tani'nik' p'axy'k'djone'ra e'gi wota' hitco'k'iwahrwira wa'git- 

 uxu'ru-ik'djone'ra. E'gi sa'k'ereni'k'djorygrA nir^k'uruhi'ntc reha'- 

 win4. E'gi tani'na hitco'k'ewahi'wdra, tani'na wagip'axy'- 

 k'djone^nx^ njk'u'ruliindjwrn^. 



Host's offering to Earthmaker. — "Hg,hg,' Ma'^una, hi-andjenl'na, 

 tani'na hoju'-ijg, nirjgip'axu'jjk'djonare. E'gi tco'k'aga Djoben^r;- 

 giw-i'rjxga wana^i'nagik'e'regi. E'gi hiroit^ii'na djasge n^djirora'- 

 dJ4);gi; e'gi hg-'bEniTjk' hinagi'c'una; djobo'hg, jedjai'rjxdji hiroit^- 

 u'na, tcok'aga' djasge'xdji n|djirora'dJ4gi, je'e rotc§.'5jxdji njgi- 

 ta'nA. E'gi harjk'e wa'we-a'k'ini'k'djera.'' 



Host's offering to the chief of the Thunderbirds. — "E'gi sa'nigolu'- 

 regi he'rera hitco'k'ewiwi'na, wak'a'ndja hu'r;gEra, tani'na hoju'-ijg. 



