504 THE WINNEBAGO TRIBE [eth. ann. 37 



Offering to Big BlacJc Hawk. — "E'gi jige K'ered]\i'sep xetera' 

 tani'na hSju'-ij^ wigip'axuwi'cidjig6\" 



Offering to Disease-giver. — "E'gi jige Hocere^y'wahira tcok'a' 

 tani'na hojii'-ij^ tanina'cAn^ renijjgigl'n^." 



Offering to South Wind. — "E'gi Eek'u'huhira tcok'a' tanina'- 

 CAn4 wigip'axu'wigi tanina'cAnare^cge. E hiraitce'ra raik'aral'p- 

 djone liiceje' ai'rera." 



Offering to the Sun. — "Tani'na hidje' nirygigl'iH tcok'a' h|,bani- 

 hu'ra. Tani'na hoju'-iJ£i tanlna'cAnAxdji^ lildje' nij^glgi'n^." 



Basic Ritual 



Host's first speech. — "Sa'k'ereni'r;kdjor;gEra minarjkca'warjgre ni- 

 rjk'uruhi'ntc reha'win^. Hok'a'was Mani'na honiha'ra tcok'aga' 

 djasge glk'erere'gi Tciwoit^e'higa Hok'a'was Mani'na wawi'p'erez 

 na^ir)gi'ji. Hg,ta'ginq.dja^n4ga iwust^e'k'irjgi hitco'k'ehiwahlVira 

 ms^^a'k'I wana^i'ijgik'ereVegiji. TcSk'aga' Tciwoit^e'higa we'jc, 

 nijjgi-owadji'jji hereje' hik'ige'je hg,boguregina'r)gEre h|he' 

 hiyu)?gi'win4 e ^unihe'je egi jige sa'niTjk yoire'regi wak'a'ndja 

 huT^gra hinijykhi'gi e ang,'tc hl'je e'sge mti^a'k'i c^agwahl. Nunige' 

 wagi'n§tcgi p'ihi' n^djSdjai'neje. E'sge hagare'jii t^egiji' 

 m9,^a'k'i horak'dje'k'djoneje e'je aire'n^. E'sge honiha' gij'se 

 hg-he' ng,w4'na djagu'xdjj egl'ji je'sge tuxQ'ruik'djawi'je. 

 Nu'nige honiha'ra lilji'jjk'ira hirap'e'resgi'cge h£|,r)k'e' hitcge' 

 wara'nijjk'djone'n^; hiji\);k'i'ra hirap'e'resgi e'cAn^ hawera'-icge 

 7ak'inbEra'gi higy' ere'n^. Ha>?k'e' to-j' waca'nirjk'djone'n^ 

 wonA'Tire haxi'ri uaTjkcigo^i' haxi'ri wacek'djone'n^ ai'rejj^. 

 Je'sge wahek'djoneha'wigaMj^. 



Sa'k'ereni\k'djo7)gEre minarjkca'wajjgre nij^k'uruhi'ntc reha'- 

 wiiH." (H§je' N§,wq,.) 



Host's second speech. — "Sa'k'ereni'Tjk'djoTjgera minarjkca'waT^gre 

 nirjk'uruhi'ndj reha'widjigo. E'gi hak'aral'sundjwigi e'gi hlnarjgi'- 

 djicerek'djaVira c^agvvara'wiga honiha'ra waxop'i'ni hok'ira'ra 

 djagu' adji'regi waworak'a'rak'icara'k'dj§wira. Jesge nirygita'- 

 win^. Hiwaci'niijgera tc§,tH' wahaira'n^ga e'gi tacdjg,'wigi 



