154 THE HAKO, A PAWNEE CEKEMONY [eth. axx, 22 



II 



71- II()-(>-(>! Au introductory exelamatioii. 

 71:1 Ilel Ilitkasliaru shkatasha-a; ha! 



lie! au exflaiiiatioii calling attention to a subject or teaching-. 

 Ilitkasliaru; liit, from hittu, feather; ka, from rotkaharu, 



night; sharu, dream, vision; the visions In-ouglit by the 



birds of tlie Ilako. 

 Slikataslia; sh, a prefix denoting feminine gender; Katasha, 



the place wliere the visions dwell when they are at rest, 

 a, ^•o^vel prolongation, 

 ha I behold! 



714 See line 713. 



71."i llawal Shkatasha-a; hal See lines 710, 7i:!. 

 71 li See line 713. 



Ill 



717 IIo-()-(il An introductory exclamation. 



715 lliiil Kasharu katata-a; ha. 



hiri! liarken ! give heed 1 



kasharu, niglit visions or dreams. See line 70S. 



katata, climbing. 



a, vowel prolongation. 



lia! behold! 

 7r.t See line 718. 

 7i(i Ilari! Katata-a; ha! 



hari, truly. The word refers to more than one; it is plural. 



katata-a; ha! See line 718. 

 721 See line 71S. 



IV 



7-1' llo-o-o! Au iiiti-oductory exclanialion. 

 723 lie! Ilitkasharu slikatata-a; ha! 



he! an exclamation calling attention to a teaching. 



Ilitkasharu, feather night dreams. See line 713. 



shkatata; sh, feminine prefix; katata, climbing. The word 

 implies that the visions which were climbing were femi- 

 nine, those which belonged to the brown eagle feathered 

 stem. 



a, vowel prolongation. 



ha! behold! 

 7-24 See line 723. 

 72."> Ilari! Shkatata-a; lia! 



hari, truly. The word is j)lural. 



slikatata-a; ha! Translated above; see line 723. 

 720 See line 723. 



