462 THE WINNEBAGO TRIBE [eth. ann. 37 



Host's offering to the South Wind. — "E'gi jige rek'u'huhlVa 

 tcok'aga' Djobensigi'wi'Tjxga waxop'i'ni wa'na^i rusgl'tcgi hicge, 

 wana^i' djorak'a'rak'ereje^ e'je tcok'aga' Djobenqgiw-i'jjxga al'rera. 

 Wajqgy'zEra djagu' hiruk'o'no niTygigl'gi tcok'aga' Djoben^gi- 

 wi'Tjxga ng,djoradJQ' gi djadjaj'xdji p'a man^'gere mi'nAjjk'i 

 jedjaj'xdji p'a, tani-oniTjgl'p'axy hanihe'k'djawi hirak'i'gegi. 

 Tanl'na ga aire'n^." 



''E'gi njtak'a'dJEra waj^gy'zEra wani-oi'tege hiTjgi^u'n^ hudj5'- 

 bimanj^ja nj'tak'atc nirygigiwi'n^ wak'e'jf^. Tani'na hinagi'- 

 hiwigi^ njta'k'adJEra hinagi'p'erezwigi wonA'Tirera wota' tconi'na 

 hirak'i'rak wawek'dja'win^ uaijkcigo^i'na pifi^ij'k'dja^win^. Me'- 

 jesge nirygita'win^." 



Host's offering to the North Wind. — E'gi jige ■vrazi'regihuhiVa wa- 

 k'ip'i'na luceje; tcok'aga' Djobenqgi\vi'T?xga e'je ai'rera. Tani'na 

 n;ta'k'adJEra woi'dJAne naiijk'an^'glji^ ha'ra waiya'gek'dja^wira 

 je'sge n|ro'ni hirak'I'sa nirjgi'tucdj^ rcha'winA. Wawi'nagip'ere^z- 

 ■wigi w5na'7ire uaijkcigo^i'na wota'ra te je'nyga niijgita'wnj^. 

 Tcok'a' waxft-I'na roh§i.bot^e'ki-e^dja hl^i^'p'inani^je hirak'i'geje. 

 Tcok'aga' Dj6benqgiwi'r;xga e'je ai'rera ha'n^ga." 



Host's offering to the Blaclc Hawl~. — "E'gi tc5k'a' k'eredji^' sepEra 

 hicge' wSwe'w-i hjgi-orak'a'rak'ere^je ai'rera tani'na boju'-ij^ 

 niTjgip'axii'na. WonA'TJre uaijkcigo^i'na wajIgy'zEra hiruk'o'no 

 nirjgigl'gi, je^e' waniTjgita'n^. Tcok'aga' Djol)enfighvi'7/xga n|dJQ- 

 radJQ'gi manA'gEre djadjafxdjj mi'narjk'iji jedjai'xdji p'a tani'na 

 rahi' ranica'k'djone'je hice'je ai'rera. Tani'na hin^gi'wik'sa'pwigi 

 uar/kcigo^i'na ya^u'ijk'djawira won^'Tire. Niiygita'-win^ lia'nAga." 



Host's offering to the Wona'yire Va'rikcik. — ''Tcok'a' Wak'a'ndja 

 Wona'Tire tTaijkhinirjgai'rawigi, tcok'aga' waxop'i'ni wana^j' rusgi'- 

 tcgi hicge wana^f djorak'a'rak'ere'je ai'rera. Tani' nir;gip'a'xy- 

 wi^n^. Tani'nacAO^ wona'Tire liaj/kcigo^'i'na tcok'aga' Djoben^i- 

 gi\vi'i)Xga lUTjgita'win^ je^e maik'i'djs^ ya^iianihek'dja\nn4. 



