HEWITT] ONONDAGA TEXT AND TRANSLATION 657 



degniia'djige', sgaia'dada' gadjina' de°'se' sgiiia'dada' ge°'he"'. 



two it-two-hodie5 it-body one (is) it-male (is) and it body one (is) it female (is) 



are in number, 



T'ho'ge' wa'he-'hen', "One"' he' oia' naie' e°ge'sennia', naie' 



At that (time) he said, "Now again it-other that I wiU make it, that 



(is) (it is) (it is) 



ne' nonniagai'i' e^gaiadjik." Ne't'ho' o' naie' degniia'dage' 



that partridge (pheasant) it will be called." Thus, too that (it is) two-il-two-bodies 



(are) in number 



wa'ha'sennia', gadjina' ge°'he°' o"ni'. 



he made it, it-male it-female also. 



One"' he' oia' wa'he"'hen', "Naie' 'o^'ke"' e^ge'sennia', naie' 



Now again it-other he said, "That (it is) ne.\t in I will make it, that 



turn (it is) 



ne' neda'he'"hwa' e°gaiadjik." Ne't'ho' o' naie' degniia'dage' 



that wild turkey it will be called." Thus, too, that two-it-two-bodies 



(it is) (are) in number 



wa'ha'sennia', de^'se' one"' \va'he"'hen', "I' wa'gwaia'dis'a', 



he made it, and Now he said, "I (it is) I have made your bodies, 



naie' wa'giefithwa'da' de^'swat'hwadjiia'k t'hone"' tea' 



that I planted it for it Ye will produce Ohwachiras here where 



(it is) 



o'"h\vendjiade'." Ne't'ho'ge' one"' wa's'hagotga'k, one"' di' 



it-earth (is) present." At that (time) now he let them go, now more 



over 



wa'tgondide"'. 



they flew. 



T'ho'ge' one"' wa'he°'hen', "Naie' 'o°'ke°' e"ge'seiinia' naie' 



At that (time) Now he said, "That (it is) next in I will make it that 



order (it is) 



ne' na' e°gondia't'he°'hak, ne' ao°'h\veiadjiat'he"'ge' e°goiine'sek, 



that the they (zoic) will be in the that it-earth-dry-at the place of they will continue 



that habit of climbing, to be, 



naie' di' e°ge'sennia' ne' o'gwai' e°gaiadjik." One"' hiia' 



that more- I will make it that bear it will be called." Now verily 



(it is) over 



wa'hoio'de°'ha' wa'ha'sennia' degniia'dage', gadjina' ge°'he"' o'ni'. 



he worked at it he made it two they two (zoic)- it-male (is) it-female (is) also. 



bodies (are) in number. 



One"' he' oia' wa'he°'heii', "Djo'eaga'k 'o"'ke"' e"gaia.djik 



Now, again it-other he said, "raccoon next in order it will be called 



e"ge'sennia'," de"'se' one"' wa'ha'sennia' degniia'dage', sgaia'dada' 



I will make it," and now he made it two they two (zoic) one it-body (is) 



bodies (are in number, 



gadjina' sgaia'dada' ge"'he°'. 



it-male (is) one il-body (is) it-female (is.). 



One"' he' oia' wa'he"'hen', "Naie' e' e"ge'sennia' ne' onhe'da' 



Now again it-other he said, "That again I will make it that porcupine 



(is) (it is) 



e°gaiadjlk," t'ho'ge' di' one"' wa'ha'sennia' degniia'dag', sga'da' 



it will be called," At that more- Now he made it two it-two (zoic) one it (is) 



(time) over bodies (are), 



gadjina' sgada' ge°'he°'. Wa'haiennenda'nha' t'ho'ge' one"' 



it-male (is) one it (is) it-female (is). He completed his handiwork At that (time) Now 



wa'he"'hen', "I" wa'gwaia'dis'a'. Njiie' wa'gient'hwa'da' ne' 



he Said, "I I have finished your That (it is) I planted it for that that 



bodies. 



de"'swat'hwadjiia'k t'hone"' tea' o°'hwendjiade'," one"' di' 



ye will break forth into here the where it-eartb (is), present," Now raore- 



ohwachiras over 



