452 THE WINNEBAGO TFJBE [eth. ann. 37 



sarusgl'tcga djan^ga waru7a'pdjega e'dja hicge horo'k' hidja' tani- 

 ahi-a'nihe'k'djone'n4 ai'regi. Je^e' djaii^ga glg^'ji-an^ga li§r;k'e' 

 tani wawogi'ju ira'nigi je^e' je'jesga'n^Tjk'a e'dja tani' hi'nek'dje 

 wagl'^u-ines^a'je ai'ren^. E'gi hatcindja'cAn4 waxop'i'ni wara'- 

 djirera tani-6'stohi^ra hatca'cAn^ wak'arak'ere'n^j^k'i tani' je^e 

 e'dja hahi'n4'?kce ai'ren^. Wak'il'ndja'ra tani-6'stohira iiir^ge' 

 tci'jfi k'ere'naj^k'i ai'reconun^. E'gi H|he'ra jige' hicge tci'j^ 

 Djobenaijgiwi'ryxga n|djir6djai'neje hotagera' je^e hicge Hg,he'ra 

 tani-o'stohira je^e higire'n^rjkce tcok'aga' Djobenai^giwi'ijxga e'je 

 ai'rera. E'gi ilaijgere'gi jigi'J4 tani-o'stohi^ra rakce ai'rena. E'gi 

 jige' hicge m|ne'gerera jige' tani-o'stohi'jg. tci'jti nir;gii\'kce 

 ai'reni^. E'gi jige' mar/k'u'hanegi jige' tani-o'stohi'j^ nir;giti.'kce 

 ai'rena. Tci se'redjij^ tani' hik'irup'o'nA tci-6'kisa'gedja t^^bEna'- 

 rjh'a. je^e tani' hg-ijk'e' hik'irup'o'nani rusaryk'i'hi hiwace'xdjj. 

 Hidja' t^^bires^a'je tani' je^e roh§.'7)xdji jcn^' hinii^i'nes^aje 

 k'igo'nAjjk'a tcIroi'xdji-a'Tjk'a. Tani' je^e roh^'T^xdji wagira'sgep 

 hireje'je wagigo'nATjk'a rogy' wa^una'jjkcAn^. E'sge k'igo'n^r/k'a 

 hak'ik'a'razires^a'je waxop'i'ni tani gihl'n^. P'i'je aireconu'n^. 

 "Hitadje' vva^ywi'ryge tani rohg.' rasge'bina^i\nne wonaYJre 

 hik'iiruxu'rukce aire'na. Tani wagihj'n^. E'gi hicge' wagigo'- 

 nATjk'a warQtctco'na wak'a'raji\iAr;kce wagixona'win^ tanihu'ra 

 k'igoi'minATjkra wawogi'jura." Cg§^u'-ine roh^' rasgep wan^gi'^-i 

 ^u'-ine a'n^ga haise'retcj tanihi' wnra'wajitc hires^a'je. 



The Tobacco Offering to the Spirits 



Host's initial speech. — "Tcaha'sgara hak'e'we jeje'nQga tco'- 

 k'ewahi\\dra wagudje'ra si'jq,CA^nA wagitu'cdjs^ rehak'djone'ra- 

 E'gi waga'xEra ^va^^'ik'aragi'rek'djone'ni^. N^ga e'gi w&vri' 

 wak'arap'e'rezhi-a^n^ga ^ygi'ji wak'u'ruz hireje. Je'sge roa'gv 

 wa^uk'djone'n^. N^ga e'gi woho'na dja'n^ga jige' hitco'k'e'.vahi'- 

 vnra, woho'na wawik'arap'e'rez hire'je. Je'sge ro-a'gy wa^yk'dj- 

 one'114. N^ga e'gi dja'n^ga sa'k'erenj'k'djoj^gEre; te tciroi'xdji 

 mi'n4gican4^gwire. Hito-inak'a'raghvi'n^. Egi cindJEwat^e' 

 nik'aragi'k'djona^wi; nunige e'gi tok'e'wehi nik'aragi'k'djonawi 

 nunige' h^ijk'e' te^e' necewewi'ni. Hitco'k'ewahi'wira e wace'- 

 wewiwiVe e'sge tciroi'xdji djip hinagl'gi^\il•a. Ep'iga'dji\. Sa'k'- 

 erenj'k'djoT^gEra tcl-o'ju min^kca'war/gre nik'u'ruliindjwi'n^ hit- 

 c5k'ewahi'\vira. Iligua'na tani'na ■wagip'a'xyk'djonc^n^." 



