486 THE WINNEBAGO TRIBE [eth. ann. 37 



"Ge esge egi jige k'igo'najyk'a hlj^ wa^in|'tcicge higy djasge'gi 

 tcebl'k'dje jesge'ge. E'sge waruc^a'gera h^yjk'e' p'ini'je hok'ira'- 

 genajjk'e. E'sge p'ejege'regi harjk'e' waruc^a'geni naTnav^kce. 

 E'gi jige han9.'tc woru'dJEra je'gy hi'regi hang,'tc djagu'cAiH 

 tudji'regi tcebi'xdjine^gi. 



Continuation of the Basic Ritual 



Speech of first guest. — E'gi tconi'xdji wohadjiranilie'n4 

 wa^'nq,p cAn^ we'n4. 



"WaroTl'ra hok'ik'a'radjera mi'naijkcaVajjgre nijjk'urulu'iidj 

 reha'widjigo. Djan4ga sa'k'ererera minar;kca'waijgre hang,tci7)xdji 

 niryk'uruMiidj reha'widjigo. WaroTi'ra hok'i'k'araMjera waroTi' 

 p'anai'n^xdji wa^y'wi-a'iij^ga waxop'i'ni wara'djirera haiii^'cgeni 

 gi'k'aratc imnq.'genar)gere. Ep'jga'dj^ sa'k'ere hiwatca'bwira 

 waxop'i'ni gik'ara'djera te'jesge hiiiQj'gere. E te^e' uar;kcik 

 hiyahq,'g\\'iga'dja. Hota'ji j e'sge hiruxu'rugwije te^e' ewa^u'inege 

 hajjk'e' warjgajedja'ni-ahajjk'aMja. War07i'ra waxop'i'ni wara'- 

 djirera liljg,k'i'ra hiraitce'raiiAjjk'i, tani'na wohg'na gigl'rera e'gi 

 tcaha' n^biruxa'dj era. Te je'nyga. M^-u'na uar;gere'gina7;k'i 

 wonA'Tirera uaTjkcigo^i gitaira'n4ga. Djasgehi-a'nj^ga haj;k'e' 

 wamjjgip'e'res hiran;'k'djeje wawir^gi'p'erez hiregi'ji. tJai^kci- 

 go^i'na wira'ruxe war07i'ra ha^uj^k'dja'wi; uaTjkcigo-i'na hiran^'- 

 k'lk^i'Tjxdji ^uinawi'ra waxop'i'ni tani'na gigi'rera. Waxop'i'ni 

 w6nar;kcl'\v'ina dja'n^ga wak'ik'a^a'dj^^'ira ha^y'xdjnvi-a'n^ga. 

 Waha'dj wireconane'cge p'jga'djq. E'gi uarjkcigoTna hlran^' 

 k'ik^iVire ep'i'iL4 wa^ia'n^pge waha'nAjjkcAn^. E'gi c^agwaha'ra 

 hlj^. hitco'k'eniTjk' hi'regi waxop'i'nina har;k'I'jf| eo'rakcigenijq, 

 ai'rera je^e' hirjgiwewi'rege. WaroTl'ra wawak'i'k'aradjera waxop'- 

 i'ni honarjkci' hiTjgigl'rera. Ep'iga'dja. WawarogiTi'rera mq;^u'na. 



"Hak'uruhindj reha'n4ga. E'gi war07l'ra wak'uruWdjan^ga; 

 e'gi sa'kerenir^kdJQ^gera tcl-5'ju mlnaijkca'wajjgre niryk'uruhi'ndj 

 rehawidjigo'." 



"E'gi hiny'bra wShq'na radjira'niheVa wa'i'n4bik'aroho^n4 

 we'n^." 



Speech of second guest. — WaroTl'ra wajaniwi'na micanajjga'naT^k'a 

 nir^k'uruhi'ndj rehawidjigo'. E'gi sak'ereni'ijk'djojjgera higl' aca'- 



