502 THE WINNEBAGO TRIBE [eth. ann. 37 



Offeririg to the Moon. — " NiTjgita'win^ e'gi k'u'njk'a. Hicge 

 tc5k'aga' DjobeiiJVi?gn\"i'r;xga wanaTnagik'ereVegi warage'je 

 djadjaj'Tjxdji p'a maijjk'i'dji| honir/gEra' djadjal'Tjxdjj. p'a 

 ranice'gi jedjai'ryx'dji p'a tanl'na hoju'-ijt\ liirygiwaxu'-inegj hoici'- 

 pdji waTn^p M'agik'i-a'nihek'djonen^^. Hlrak'i'geje ai'rera. 

 Tani'na ga airedjigo'." 



"Djaiij^ga hok'rwdk'aradJEra dar^kcik^i' iian|,djodjai'sge ha^u- 

 ahq'Tjgwira wonA'TJrera liirak'i'roitcq. wawe'kdja\\'ira, te'jesge 

 ni)jgita'\\nn4 nita'kadJEra wagudje'ra si'jsi meje'nyga niT^gitu'cdj^ 

 reha'wina. Tcowe'regi gagy' tek'djaniha'ro wonA'7irera uaijkci- 

 go^'na ya^UTjk'djaVi." 



Offering to the 'Water. — "E'gi jige ni'na hujjge r6m-am'\vinera tcok'- 

 aga' DjSbeiiftJjgjm'r^xga n^djoradjg'ijgi. Ga eredjigo'. 



"Tanl'na tci-ok'isa'k honaji'negi niijgip'axy'giji, rak'arahi' 

 ranice'k'djone'je hlrak'i'geje, ai'rera. Njta'k'adJEra wagudje'ra 

 sijq. niijgitu'cdjanihaVin^. Won4'7irera uaijkcigo^'na te^e'- 

 nijygita'win^ hoici'p hlrak'a'rap'erezdane^je tcok'aga' era. 

 Tcok'aga' DjobeniV)?gi\\'i')jxga hIcge tani-o'waxy niijgi'k'erek'djaVi 

 hlrak'i'geje ai'rera. Ga airedjigo'." 



"Tanl'na hoju'-ijajege hirak'a'rap'eresk'e hlrak'i'geje ai'rera 

 wohg'na tani'na liirasa' ni^jgitu'cdjiv reha'\\4n4. tJaijkcigoTna 

 wona'Tirera wak'i'k'aradjwira te'jesge ro-a'go^i^na." 



Offering to North Win<l. — "E'gi jige' wax^hi'na tcok'aga' 

 warage'je rohg,'hot^e'k'I-eMja hi^upl-a'nin^, hirek'i'geje ai'rera. 

 'Wazi'regi hohirare cge wakipina!' Tcok'aga' hlrage'je era. 

 Wagjp'axu'wigi hirjgire'wigi hicge wagip'axu'wigi nij^gik'e'rek'- 

 djaNvi hiraki'ge gljl. Tani'na ga airedjigo." 



"Wota'tconl'na won^'TJrera QajjkcigoTna te'jesge niijgita'- 

 win^.' 



Offering to the Pigeon-Hawk. — "E'gi jjge K'irik'iriki'sgera tani'na 

 ga eredjigo'. Tcok'aga' wona'Tirera iiarjkcigoTna n^djirora'djojjgi'- 

 giji hoici'pdji nirjgita'Avigi c^unanice'k'djane hlrak'i'geje tcok'aga' 

 hlrak'i'geje e'je ai'rera." 



Offering to Earthmalcer. — "Mg,'^yna tanina'cAn^ wagip'a'xuwigi 

 tanina'cAiiAreVge. Eraitce'raje hiceje' ai'rera. Tani'na hoju'-ijq; 

 wagip' axu'wigi. ' ' 



Offering to the Thunderhird. — "E'gi wakandja'ra tanina'cAn^ 

 nirjgip'axii'-icge. Eraitce'rak'djane^je hiceje' ai'rera. Tanina'- 

 CAI14 wagip'a'xuwigi." 



