624 IROQUOIAN COSMOLOGY (eth. ann.43 



nfiie' ne' ne't'ho' nige°' niiono°'hwakcie' ne' aiefta' ostwi'ha, 



that thiit thus (there) so it is far so it is p;iinfu) that it woiUd it is a little 



(it is) seem 



gwa' one"' dediagonno^'do"'. T'ho'ge' one"' dagas'a'da'. T'ho'ge' 



even now it compels her (to utter) . At that (time) now it removed it all. At that 



(just) (time) 



one"' wa'he°'hen' ne' hono^'saie"', "Niawe^'ha' tea' one"' 



now he said that he has the lodge "I am thankful where now 



wa'tchei'hengo'da'." T'ho'ge' one"' wa'hiadekhoiinia'. Naie, 



thou hi^t put the matter At that (time) now they too feel themselves. That 



through." (it is) 



di' ne' one"' wa'hnikhwenda'nha' wa'he°'hen' ne' hono"'saie°', 



more- that now they finished eating he said that he has the lodge, 



over 



"Naie' hiia' ne' wa'satgat'hwa' ge°dio'gowane"' ne' ga'henda'ge', 



"That verily that thou did it see (it) is a Large assembly that on the field 



(it is) 



naie' ne' tca't'ho' oiide°tgado"'ne", de"'ho°sdji'gwa'egwa'; I' 



that that actually they are about to amuse they will play at ball; I 



(it is) themselves, 



e°yonk'nigo°'heia'. Naie' di' tea' ne"iawe"'ha'; naie' tea' 



they will amuse me, That (it is) more- where so it will come that (it is) where 



over to pass; 



ne"ionni's'he' e"iagodei'hwik 'a'gwi' songa' de"'snit'hae°'; doga't 



so it will last they will be assembled do not some one yet two will converse; if it so be 



se' songa' e°ie'sawenna'nha', hiia' de'oiane' tea' ne"iawe"'ha'." 



indeed someone one will speak to thee, not it is good where so it will come 



to pass." 



T'ho'ge' one"', one"' ne' na' wa't'ho"sdji'gwa'egwa'. Naie' 



At that (time) now, now that the that they played at ball. That (it is) 



di' tea' nwa'oiini's'he' honne°'nofiye"', oia' ge°s ne't'ho' saieio"' 



more- where so it lasted they are playing other custom- there again one 



over (it is) arily would come 



ondadwennaa'senk, hiia' de'awot dondaiondadia'. Naie' di' nige"' 



one repeatedly spoke to her, not it was possible she should reply. That (it is) more- so it is 



over far 



one"' wa'gai'hwenda'nha' one"' doiisaiofidogwa'. T'ho'ge' nefigc"' 



now (it) matter came to an end now again they dispersed. Then this (it is) 



ne' heiigwe' one"' he' doiida'hai'hoiina'da', wa'he"'hen', 



that he, a human now again thence he exhorted, he said, 



"E"io'he"'nha' 'a'so"' he' de"diswe'." 



"It will be day still again thence ye will come.'* 



Naie' di' ne' one"' vva'o'he"'nha' one"' he' sa'hodiia'daieik 



That (it is) more- that now it became day now again again they assembled 



over 



ge"dio'go\vane"'. T'ho'ge' one"' he' sa'honne°'nonie°', wa't'hons- 



(it) body large (is). At that now again again they played, they played 



(time) 



dji'gwa'egwa'. 



at ball. 



Naie' di' tea' nigai'hwi.s hoiine"'nofiie°' t'ho'ge' one"' 



That moreover where so (it) matter they played at that (time) now 



(it is) (is) long 



neiige"' ne' hono°'saie°' wa'he"'hen', "A'sedjie°'ha' sige"'ha' 



this (it is) that he has the lodge he said, "Thou shouldest go yonder (it is) 



to fetch water 



diio'hnegitgen'hwi'." T'ho'ge' one"' wa'e'hwa' ne' 



(it) water comes forth." At that (time) now she took it with her that 



e°die'hnegaa'gwa'. Ne't'ho' neiige"' wa'diioridoiigo'da' tea' noiiwe' 



there she will put water in it. There this (it is) she passed by where place 



