HEWITT) ONONDAGA TEXT AND TRANSLATION 613 



Naye' gen'da' c"sniyendak ne' ga'nigo°'hiio', hiia' t'haes- 



That (it is) it means je two will have that (it) good minds, not ye two 



nii'hwak ne' wa'hetke"'. Naie' di' tea' ne°iawe'"ha' tea' gon'he' 



bo (guilty that it (is) evil. That more- as so it will happen where- I am alive 



over ("where- in (as) 



in) 



ni'a'. Hiia' t'honsedwadatge"'; naie' diioi'hwa' ne't'ho' ne°ya- 



I. Xot again we will see one another: that it (is) reason thus so it 



we^'ha', naie' se' odei'hwade' ne' deyo'nigon'hat ne' I'ge' 



will happen. that actually it is unsettled that it is inimical that to me 



matter (I) 



hagwadi'. Naye' di' tea' ne°yawe'"ha' ne' one"' e"gi'heya', 



side of it That (it is) more- as so it will happen that time (now) I will die 



(towards). over (wherein) 



naye' ne' ne't'ho' e"ga'ha'k ne' agiee'"da' ne' awe""hwa'a' gae°'hes 



that that there it will lie on it that my flesh that it is alone it is tall tree 



(it is) 



gae°'hage°'hiada', ne't'ho' e°ga'ha'k ne' agiee°'da'. Hiia' di' 



top of tree it, tree extends there it will lie on it that my (lesh. Not more- 



over 



songa' t'haiegvvenia' ha'daiongieeiinio'" ne' t'hone"' enagie'. 



anyone can one be able one could abuse me occulty that here one (they) 



dwell. 



Naie' di' son gwa' nonwa'ho'de"' nefige"' de'sniya'dage', I' 



That it more- who ever kind of person this ye two persons I 



is over 



gnino'se" de°iagodo°'hweiidjio's gi's'he"' onsaioiigwenna'henga', 



I your two uncle it will become necessary for one it may be again one will bear my words, 



(am; 



e"wado°' ne't'ho' ne^yawe^'ha'." 



it will be thiis so it will come to pass, 



possible 



T'ho'ge' one"' nenge"' de'liniksa'a' na' ne' agongwe', gostwi', 



At that (time) now thus they two children the that she, a human she younger 



(that) (is). (smaller) (is), 



wa'dio°'seut'hwa', wa'a'heii', "Nofiwa'ho'de"' ne°giea' e°sgonge°'. 



she wept, she said. "What kind of thing so 1 will do it again I will see 



thee. 



Hiia' ni'a' t'hakgwenia' agaa't'he"' tea' nonwe' he°'se'sek?" 



Not I alone I could be able to I should climb it wherein place thou will continue 



do it to be?" 



T'ho'ge' one°' ne' hoksten'a' wa'he°'hen', "E°sgwenia,' se' ganio' 



At ttiat now that he, the .\ncient he said, "Thou wilt be able actu- if it be so 



(time) One to do it ally 



ne' e°'seksa'diiok.'" T'ho'ge' one"' wa't'hofidekha'sia'. Naie' 



that thou wilt be a good child." At that (time) now they separated. That (it is) 



di' nenge°'ha' hengwe' wa's'hagot'hoie"' ne' ho'ge"' wa'he°'hen', 



moreover this (it is) he, a human he told her that his younger he said, 



sister 



"One"' wa'kheiefmefida'nha' ne' de'hniksa'a'. One"' di Is 



**Now I have fulfilled my obligation that they two children. Now moreover thou 



to them 



oi'hwagwegi' wa'goni'hwage'heii'has. E°'s'heiadiennonnia' ne' 



(it) whole matter I have piled (the) matters to thee. Thou wilt care well for them that 



et'hiksa'a'. Naie' ne' tea' niiawe°'se' doga't e°'seyenniio'khe' 



our children. That (it is) that as so it is to happen if so it be thy manner of doing will 

 (wherein) be good 



tea' de°'s'he'snie'nha' niiie' ne' e°yoi'howa'nha' tea' 



wherein thou wilt care or them that (it is) that it will become a great matter as 



ne"iawe°'ha' tea' de'hnonhe'. Niiie' se' ni' tea' niiawe°'se' 



so it wiU happen wherein they two live. That (it is) actually the (I) wherein so it is to happen 



