UEwiTTl ONONDAGA TEXT AND TRANSLATION 641 



lie' na' nonwe' hwa'eie"' ne' oiee°'da' ne' go'hawa'-ke'"ha'. 



that the tlio place there she that it-flesh that her offspring-it was. 



that laid it 



T'ho'ge' np' Goksten'a' wa'a'heii', "Was'he"' niwendage' one"' 



At that that she. the Ancient she said, "Ten so many days now 



(time) One are in number 



e°djiontge°'ha'. Ha'degayei' one"' de'"hnigowane°ks ne' 



again she will arise. It is quite sufficient time they two (masc.) will be that 



large 



goksa'da's'ho"'." T'ho'ge' nefige"" de'hniksa'a' o'snowe' 



her children." At that this (it is) they two it rapid (is) 



(time) chUdren 



honnadodi'hadie'. Doga'a' niwendage' one"' tche'gwa' wa'wado"' 



they kept increasing in Few (are) so many days now already it was possible 



size. (are) in nimiber 



wa't'hadit'hae"" ne' Goksten'a' ne' hodi'soda'. T'ho'ge' ncnge"' ne' 



they conversed that she, the .\neient that their grand- At that this (it is) that 



One mother. (time) 



Goksten'a' wa'a'hen', "Tcienno°'do'"-khe°' gaeii' non'(we') 



she, the -Ancient she said, "ye two know it-do ye whence the place 



One 



nidi'snenon, gaeii' o'ni' nonwe' he°dji'sne' ne' hwendo"' gwa' ne' 



thence ye two whence also the place thither ye two that when just that 



came, will go 



one"' he-djidjia'dendia'?" T'ho'ge' nenge°' ne' s'haia'dada'da'hadadia' 



now hence again ye two will At that this (it is) that he, one person thence he sopke 



depart?" (time) 



wa'he°'hen', "Agenno"'do°' ni'a' tea' nonwe' nidiiongwcnon'. 



he said, "I know it the I where the place thence we have come. 



personally 



Naie' hiia' tea' gae°'hiade' he'tge"' hagwadi' ne't'ho' 



That verily where it-sky (is) present above side of it there 



(it is) 



diio°'hwendjiade'. Hiia' di' ni' t'hawak'iiigo°'he°'ha', 



there it-earth (is) present. Not more- the I I should forget it, 



over 



e°gienawa'kho°k ni' tea' nonwe' dwage'di'. Naie' ne' one"' 



I will hold it severally the I where the place thence I came. What that (time) 



(it is) 



he°ga'he'g e'"sga'dendia' ne't'ho' gwa' o'ni' he°sge' tea' nonwe' 



it will arrive (it again I will depart there just also there I will where the place 



will be time) again go 



diiongwa'deiidion'." T'ho'ge' ne' ho'soda' wa'ahen', "Doge°s 



thence we have departed." At that that his grand- she said, "Truly, 



(time) mother 



hiia' senno^'do"" oi'hwagwegi'. Naie' di' hiia' ne' 



verily, thou knowest it it-matters entire That more- verily that 



(whole). (it is) over 



e''gonna'do°'gwa' T'hae'"hiawa'gi' (De'hae'"hiawa'kho'"). Naie' 



I will use it to name thee He holds the sky in (two places). That 



(it is) 



diioi'hwa' ne't'ho' ne°iawe"'ha' tea' gadoge"' nis niio't ne' 



it is the reason thus so it will come to where it is constant the so it is that 



pass thou 



L . 



thy mind where so it is that just no%v (while) thence I departed." At that 



(time) 



one"', ne' s'haia'dada' naie' o"'ke°' wa'honwa'hendo"'. wa'a'hen, 



now that he, one person that next in she sisked him, she said, 



(it is) turn 



"Hot nofiwa'ho'de"' nis'a' niio't ne' sa'nigo°'ha'?" T'ho'ge' 



"What kind of thing the thou so it is that they mind?" At that 



personally (time) 



