468 THE WINNEBAGO TRIBE I ki h. ann. 37 



Tcok'aga' Djobenq^giwi'ijxga djagu' ng,djirora'djo);gi wota'ra. Je 

 jesge ni7;gita'win4." 



Offering to the Morning Star. — "E'gi jigo ^ttar^gere'gi Wirago'cge 

 Xetera' tcok'aga' Djobenqgjwii^xga n^djora'djoi^gi djagu' n9,dji- 

 rora'djoj^gi w5ta'ra jesge'jq. niijgita'win^ ha'n^ga. E'gi tani'na 

 woho'na n9.biruxa'dJEra wanij)gitu'cdJ4 reha'win^ a'a^ga." 



Offering to Earth. — "E'gi tcok'aga' waxop'i'ni Djoben^tgiwi'j^xga 

 wana^i' rusgjtcgT' nicge' wana^i'djorak'aVak'ere giji ma'na hik,aro'- 

 k'enina. Mn'^iina e ni^ii'nA djagu' ruk'o'n^ nii^gigl'gi tcok'aga' 

 n§djirora'dJQ)jgi Dj6l)enugi\vi')jxga je^e' niijgita'win^. Tani'na njtak- 

 adJEra' n^biruxa'dJEra wani7;gitu'cdji\ reha'wan^ wona'TJrera 

 liaTjkcigo^i'na wota' me'jesge nirygita'wjn^ tcok'a'." 



Offering to the Waters jnrit. — "E'gi jige tcok'a' hujjge' roni-anl'nera 

 tani'na woho'na n|biruxa'djera wagudje'ra si'j^ ni>;gita'win4 

 reha'\vin4. Wajo'kin.v wona'TJrcra hatutcaip'dja'win4 uaijk- 

 cigoH'na uii^gita'win^." 



General prayer to the spirits. — "Tcok'a'wira hirudji'djis zik'dje'n^ 

 nunige' h9,)jk'e' wa'jirjgiraVini-|^ndje tcok'a'wira. Sa'k'ereni'- 

 ijk'djor;gera, nii^k'uruhi'ndj reha'win^. Uar;kcik tc5wa'redjri^n4 

 honiha'ra djagu' adji'regi h^Tjk'e' jesge'jjv e tuxu'ruk nijjk'- 

 djonil'wi, nunige higy' djasgo hawi'gi here'k'djonegaMja. Hitco'- 

 k'ewahl'wira hgijjk'e' wajj'nep'i'liinani^jc airc'jare. Higy' 

 djasge'nirjk hagi' here'k'djonegaMj^. Nijjk'uruhi'ndjwidjigo'." 

 (Song.) 



Filling of the Ceremonial Pipe and Smoking Ritual 



First filing of the pipe. — E'gj jige' tcck waruia'p naw^i hi'rogi 

 nawQ'na e karohoi'rcgi tanihu'jjti hoju-ira'n^ga waryia'p edja, 

 " Carygere'gi hi-a'ndjehihiVira tani'hura hoik'e'rera edja hap'a'hj 

 k'ere'rcn^ Oar;kdji'negi hu'nsvbra hap'a'hj k'ere'ren^. Ma^u'na 

 uaijkdji'ncgi n^jjkce a'n^ijkce. E'sge tanihu'ra hoik'e'rera e'dja 

 hap'a'hj k'ere'ren^. N^'wit haisu'ntc hirera tanihu-a'k'a warutco'- 

 na hi'jiv wa^u'n^ ruzil'n^ga tao' hi-a'n^ga hoira'tcge huwa'ren^ 

 hangi'tcix«iji k'igo'n^ryk'a hi wagigire'n^. Caijgera'cAn^ hiir;k'e' 

 hinyi^gera' hiwagigi'nin^. Hogigj'Tjx tanihii'ra hj'nera rasge'p' hirera' 

 jige' hoju'. 



Second filing of the pipe. — Hinybo'hgna wohQ'na hidja' wak'ere'- 

 rega e'gi k'eni nawaj'nani waruya'p nawai'nek'djone^gi tanihu-ijsv 



