470 THE WINNEBAGO TRIBE [eth. ann. 37 



h5ju'-iran4ga waruYa'p tcowe'dja wak'qdjowak'irrredjsi tanihu'd- 

 jega hoik'e'rerera hap'ahi' k'ere/ran4ga. E'gi n9,w| hirana'n^ nq- 

 W4'na haisu'ndjjregrji tanihu'djega wak'andjaj'dja wap'a'hi k'ere'- 

 nJ^Tjk'a, wak'andja'n^rjk'a wagigo'n^^T^k'a e'dja liadji'regi hi'nek'- 

 dje^gi. E'sge je^e' hidja' k'ere'n4)}k'cAn4. Wak'andja'n4)jk'a 

 tani'na woho'na n|biruxa'djera, wak'aragl'^y wagigo'n^ryk'a e'dja 

 wak'a'ragi^ hadji'regi. E'sge tanihu'djega hijajdja'djegi hiTjk'dje'ge 

 e'sge wa^u'n^jjkcAn^ tanihu'djega. 



TMrd filing of the pipe. — E'gi wagigo'n^T^k'a wawigiwa'jjxcAn^ 

 we'n4, "Hatci'ndja hop'a'hi-ak'ere^'djone^je," e'ra wagigo'n^ijk'a 

 hi'j^ we'n^, "Sa'njryk herotcg'djeregi h5p'a'hi k'ere'ren^." E'gi 

 n|wai'nen4 Hocere^u'wahi n^'wq wa'nJTjgi wawi^u-jne'n^. E'gi 

 haisu'ndjirera jige' tanihu'ra hogigi'jjx wagigrren4. 



Fourth filing of the pipe. — E'gi jige' tani'hura p'jhi-oju-a'n^ga 

 egi jige' wawigi'wavjxcAn^. 



"Hatci'ndja hop'a'hi-a?" "K'ere'k'dje^je mai'ndja t^9.bere." 

 E'sge mai'ndja t^lpce. M§.k"u'hanegi hujjge e'dja tani'huk'a 

 hop'ahi t%^ W£i^u'-inen4, mai'ndja t^9.ibrega. E'gi wase' 

 n^w^'nA nacdjai'negi tani'hura hogigi'ijx hiwagigi'je. E'gi k'irigi' 

 h^jjk'e ojuni'je je'gij maindjat^9.'pce." 



Basic Ritual 



Host's frst speech. — Sa'k'ercnirjk'dJQ^gEra min^Tjk'ca'warjgre 

 hitco'k'ewahrwira. Ep'i'n^ hinagi'djiwira. Cjdj wat'e'eniT^k'a^- 

 ragik'djona\vi nunige hgiTjk'e' wajigl'rawLni-^'dje. Tok'e'wehi 

 t^enir;k'a'ragik'djona\vi nunige waxpp'i'ni wara'diire cewewi'wir^ge 

 liirygl'djiwrra. Ep'i'n^. Haryk'e' waj§,'ni-iJ!i p'jhanl'k'djonaHvi 

 nunige hitco'k'ewahiVira yoire'regi herera'tcok'aga' Djobeni\gi- 

 wi'rjxga, honiha' gik'ere'regi wora'tcgq, na^i'n^. Je'sgek'djoniha^- 

 win4 tcege'dja honiha'ra djasge' tcok'aga' vvagit^y'biregi yoweha'- 

 k'djawrje nunige' honiha'ra. Higy' hi'j^ijk'ira hirap'e'rez a'n^ga 

 e'cAn4 hawerai'cge p'jk'djone'je; tcok'aga' e'je ai'reiH. Higy' 

 djasge a'n^ga honiha' higy' djasge nana'n^j^k'i lak hjbra'gi hi- 

 tco'k'ewahiVira liiniTjgi'p'erez hi'rek'djonena, ai'rera. Je'sge 

 p'ewi'wiTjge hok'a'raga na^i'nisge. Honiha' tc^.ts' waha'j- 

 k'djonihsi'win4; djobo'h4 hak'arai'sundjw'igi e'gi hoxgy' sak^'j'na 

 herek'djone'nA. 



