464 THE WINNEBAGO TRIBE [eth. ann. 37 



Tanl'na hlnagip'erezwi'gi uaTykcigo^I'na pl§,'k'dje nirjgitaSnoi^ 

 wak'ik'ara'djwii-a dja'n^ga haniwl'n^. Je'nyga." 



Host's offering to Big BlacTc Hawl\ — "E'gi k'eredjy'sep xetera' 

 sai'ruk'onon^^ tc5k'aga' Djoben^giwi'i/xga n§idj6radjo'T7gi wona'- 

 Tire uaijkcigo^i' je^e hata'nihek'dja\\'i tcok'agil' hirage'gi tani- 

 6'waxij. K'ere'k'djonegi tani-o'waxyna djan§.'hi k'e'rek'djone^- 

 gi jena'hsi n|biruxa'dJEra djan^ga'k'djonegi jena'h|. Tanl'- 

 na woliQ'nA n|biruxa'dJEra hanl'tciijxdjj hiragl'p'erez ranice'- 

 k'djoneje. Hirage'gi tcok'aga' Dj6ben^ghvi'r;xga. Tani'na ga 

 heredjlgo'." 



"Tanl'na hoju'-ijjv hirani'p'ahawl'cge hoici'p tani'na hinagl'hi 

 harani'cek'dj()na\\'ihicera. Tani-onij^gi'ju tanl'na rahi-a'n^ga ^ygi 

 wona'Tire uajjkcigoTna wowo'tara te jesge nij^gita'win^. Njta'- 

 k'adJEra rohlk'i'sge hlnai'k'arapwiVa jesge'j^ k'lny'p hak'Ig,'- 

 djera, nirjk'djo'rjgenij^gera wak'I'tcan^^gera njta'k'atc niijgigiwl'n^. 

 E'gi n§,biruxa'djera wogiidje'ra si'j^: e'gi rohiwik'i'sge hinajk'ara- 

 bwi'ra jesge'j^ ro'ra p'i^y'xdjioi^^naga n^phinirygiruxa'djirera. 

 E'gi wak'ere h|bitai'^una hirak'I'ratcap n9,bini)jgituxadj\vrn4. 



E'gi won^'TJre hlruk'o'no xe'tera ne'jt\ nine. WaJEigy'zEra 

 nigy'zEra uar/kcigo^i' hlruk'o'no; ^lifiTjgere'gi wajIgy'zEra 

 nigysk'I'. Je-e tcok'aga' Djoben^ghvi'ijxga n^djoradjo'ijgi dja- 

 djal'xdji p'a man^'gere nihe'gi maik'i'djq. Tani-o'waxy hak'ere- 

 a'nihek'djawi huna'k^y'wan^. Tanl'na hinagicunizwi'gi wohQ'na 

 blnagip'ere'zwngi n|biruxa'dJEra wainj^'giciiru^zwigi wSn^'Tirera 

 woiruk'I'p'ina ya^y'k'dJ4na\vi uarykcigo^I'na ya^y'k'dja'wira. 

 Nirjgita'win^ tcok'a'wira dja'n^ga tcok'aga' DjSben^ghvi'ijxga, 

 waxop'i'ni wa'na^i rusgitcgi' dja'n4ga wanaidjora'k'arak'ere- 

 hi^gi. Han9,'tcir;xdji h^rjk'e' wajik'i'nA nini'Tjk'djoniha'wige 

 tanina'cAn^ nirjgip'axy'Avicge h0,7)k'e' waj|' woI'cail^ hiwa^u'- 

 nik'djaVage hirohihik'I'sge." 



"Tani'na M'ogijii'ra te jesge arrecAnu^n4. E te^e'ren4." 



The Buckskin Offerings to the Spirits 



(Host speaks again.) Sak'erenj'k'djojjgera minarjkca'waijgre 

 nijjk'uriihi'ndj reha'win^ hltco'k'ewahl^wira hok'i'djiv wagjgi' 

 naTnisge harjk'ecge'ra nunige'. Waxop'i'ni hok'idjg.' gigi' naT- 

 nisge wa^uan4'gwi nunige' hirudji'sdi hawi' nunige. Hitco'- 



