450 THE WINNEBAGO TRIBE [eth. ann.37 



Host's offering to the Eagle. — "Tcaxce'bera tcik'o'nQk, tcok'aga' 

 wana^inj^gik'erewT^gi, hlroit^u'na iigKljirora'djawigi, je iiigita'w-in^. 

 Tam'na hoju'-ij| ii;gip'axy'k'djonaVe. Hl'nagip'eVez a'iHga 

 ^ygi' h^T^k'e' wawe-ak'Ini'k'djera." 



Hosfs general offering to the spirits. — "Hah|' dja'n^ga tcok'aga' 



■wana^'nAgik'erevvigi; han^'tc; hak'i'cdjek tani-o'nigijuwiii^. E'gi 



tani-o'waxyjl tcok'aga' Djobenaijgrad'ryxga n§.djIro'radjawiga. 



Je^e' egi tcowe'regi ho^u'na higirok'aroho'n^, dja'n^ga tcok'aga' 



hiroit^u'na ragik'e'rewigi, je^e' woinak^ywn-a'ngga. Hg-qk'e' wawe. 



a'k'Inik'djeVa, je'&g^ iiigita'win^. Nir)k'u'ruhindj\n^nj^ wajo'- 



k'ina. 



The Dog Ritual 



CuTjgerl'jg, waji'nuk'uMnek'djone^gi xununi'i^gereMjg. hip'a' 

 hirak'a'rara p'i'jjxdji hirana'n4. P'jjjxdji xetehiranS,'iH- Hgujk'a- 

 ga' hodji'nani xetelii'ranani. Niijk'djo'Tjk' ewani'nera wik'isge'xdji 

 hirana'na. Waru'dJEra p'i'ryxdji hirak'a'rairana^n^. Wogixete'- 

 xdjiiiana na ni'Tjkdjojjk e'wanrna djasge wawogixete'rii^gEra je'sge 

 hicge wogixe'terana^n^. Curjk'djo'ijk' e'gi wajal'nok'u^n^ hige'regi 

 cuTjk'djega n§,biruxai'tcanegi t^ehire'k'djanegi k'e'ni t^elii'raiii 

 t^e'hi k'aroho'xdjinegi egi'dji curjkdjega liajjk n|biruxa'dJEra 

 hik'aroho'djega cu'ijk'djega hok'a'rakit^ana^iij^. 



" HisuTjk'a'xdji, sa'niT^k' yoratc§,dje'regi h5rawace'rek'djone^i4 

 Hocere^y'wahira edjorace'rek'djone^H yahi' p'ic^u')jk'djonehi4 

 rahi'gi. Wona'Tirera uajjkci'goi'^na p'la'^urjk'dja^wi, te'jesge 

 ragita'k'djen^." 



E'gi cu'yjk'djega har^k'e' gisawi'nine waginai'^ywi-a'n4ga toxo'- 

 riicgg, rusa'gware e ^rjk'e' wa^ini'j^k'djonen^. Wa'iwahl'ra r07i'- 

 ras^a^je ai'reiL^. Waxop'i'ni xete'J4 n|.bigrruxatc hirek'djine'gi 

 p'jhi'na^i' hlres^a'je. 



E'gi cuTjgEra' t^ehi'regi wajinuk'u'-ik'aroho'ga cujjgojjk'a' hjgik'- 

 §,roho'je M'a^yje'. Tani' warucj'jg, ^yje' egi in§,cu'cutc hogicge'- 

 dja liiraru'sgitcce, e'gi curjk n§,l)iruxa'dj§.ryk'a n§b^'i gigi'je. 

 E'gi jige' ta'ni waruci'na jigijg.' %]&' djo'p'i'wi tani waruci'na 

 lia'n^ga hoiglcge'dja mg-cu'eutc hiraru'sgitc wat^gi'pce wal'za 

 hidjo'bik'e luJ9,'cAn4 Wiunro'gicge'je cujjgOTjk'a. E'gi waru7a'bEra 

 rucgai'raii^ga waru7a'po);k'a waruia'p tcowe'dja horotcQ'djeregj 

 hap'a'hi t^g-bi'reje. 



General Placing op the Tobacco 



Tcaha'^u9,r/ge'dja jura rucdjai'nan4ga e'gi h6naw|'na djik'erehi' 

 k'arohol'regi e'gi wa^u'-ineje wagigo'iiArjk'a tani' hijjk'irup'o'n^ 

 hira'n^ga waru7a'p cdja t^^'bireje. Waxop'i'ni wara'djirera 

 djanAr/ga'k'i han|'tci7)xdji. Hidja' waglt^§'p wa^u'-ines^a^je tiajjk 



