448 THE WINNEBAGO TRIBE [eth. ann. 37 



iiiTjgip'axTj'k'djonaVe. E'gi tcok'aga' Djoben^rygiw-i'ryxga e'gj 

 wa'niv%ik'e'reregi. [Hlroit^u'na tea k'Tkonqk'] hiroit^y' hora'- 

 k%g\, je^e rotc§,'xdji nigita'iiA, Tanl'na 14n^,gi'curus iHga ^nc'gi 

 e'gi liaTjk'e' wa'we-ak'i'nik'djege." 



Host's qftcring to the Great Blacl- Ilmrlc. — "E'gi K'e'redjy Sep 

 Xe'tera tcok'aga' m|'djoradJQ^gi hiroit^u'na djasge n9.djirora'- 

 dJ4gi, je^e r5tc9.'xdji njgita'n^. Tam'na hoju'-ijg, nigip'axy'k'- 

 djonaVe hl'nagihi-a'n^gA \i'gi. Haijk'e' wawe-ak'i'nik'dje'ge, te'- 



jesge nigita'iH-" 



Host's offering to the Night Spirits. — "E'gi sa'nigEregi, sa'njk' 

 lig,'bogiireVi he'rera, HSk'a'was Mani'na, tani'na hoju'-ijg. nigip'- 

 axy'k'djonare hinagip'e'rez sl'n^ga ^ugl'. E'gi tcok'aga' djagu'- 

 ixdji nldjlrS'radJQ'gi: hlroit^u'na djasge n^djirora'dJQgi je nigi- 

 ta'n^. E'gi tam'na hi'nagihi-a'ruvga ^ygl' hiiTjk'c wa'we-ak'ini'k'- 

 djera." 



Host's offering to Disease-giver. — "E'gi sa'nik' horotc^'djeregi- 

 uayjgi'j^ can^k'I'ji: h^Tjk'e t^e'p'iliicgu'iii canAk'I'ji; ro sa'nik'- 

 p'inadja'iHga e'gi ro sa'njk' hot^e'radjegi, Plo'cere^yVahi hinigai'- 

 regi. Tco'k'aga h|'badjasge\xdji wirarotcg-'djexdji ga'dJQ n§.'djorad- 

 JQ'gi. Djasge n|djirora'dJQgj, hiroit^ii'na, ngidjirora'dJQgrji. IIsiTjk'- 

 aga' ruc^ageni'k'dJAne hirage'giji. Je^e' hora^ua'iHga. Wani- 

 oi'tcge tcowe'ra wairage'ju an^ga h|ijk'e' wawe-a'k'iniM\'djera. 

 Tani'na hojii'-ij§. nigip'axy'k'djona're liInagihi-a'iHga ^ygl' h^ijk'e' 

 wawe-ak'ini'k'djege." 



Host's offering to the Sun. — "E'gi hitcok'eni'na, Hlbani'ndjera, 

 tani'na hop'i'jq nigip'axy'k'djonare. Hinagip'e'rez a'n^ga. E'gi 

 tcok'aga' hiroit^u'na djasge'xdji n^djirorfi'dJ4gi, je^e' rotc^'xdji 

 njgita'n^. H|rjk'e wawe-ak'ini'k'djera." 



Host's offering to the Moon. — "E'gi Hik'arok'eni'na H^ihe'wira, 

 tcok'aga' n^djoradJQ'gi hiroit^u'na. Djasge'xdji n|djir6ra'dJQgi, 

 je^e' r5tc§.'xdji nigita'n^. Tani'na hoju'-ijg, njrygip'axy'k'- 

 djonaVe hinagi'p'erez a'niVga ^ygi'. Tcok'aga' hiroit^u'na djasge 

 ngidjirora'dJQgi, je^e' hiinak^ij'k'djehH h^T^k'e' wawe-a'k'inik'- 

 djege." 



Host's offering to the South Winel. — "E'gi rek'u'huhira, tani'na 

 liQju'-ijg. njgip'axy'k'djonaVe hinagihia'n^ga ^ygi'. Tcok'aga' 

 luroit^u'na n^djirora'dJQgi, je^e' nigita'n^ lig.nk'e' wawe-ak'ini'- 

 k'djege." 



Host's offering to Earth. — "E'gi K'u'nik'a Ma'na tani-onigi'- 

 jiin4. Tcok'aga' ngidjora'djon^ hiroit^u'na n9,djirora'dJQn4, je^e' 

 nigita'rb^. Wawe-ak'ini'k'djege." 



