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IROQUOIAN COSMOLOGY 



(ETH. ANN. 43 



wa'ha'defidia', hwa'has'a'da' hwa'ha'hwa' tea' niio"' hohesgaie"'. 



he departed, hence he took all hence he carried it where so it is he has arrows. 



hence he carried it where 



hagwa* 



so it is 

 much 



Ne"' hagwadi' ganiadakdondie, hagwa* hwa'hat'hwada'se'da'. 



This side of it it-lake (sea) along way hence he went around. 



Wa'haio"' tea' ononda'ha' akda'a' ne't'ho' wa'hadien'. Hiia' 



He arrived there where it-mountain stands aside of it there be sat down. 



de'aonnis'he'i' one"" wa'hoge"' da'he' ne' O'haa'. 



it is long time he saw him he comes the Flint. 



gwa' ne't'ho' wa't'hada'nha' tea' nonwe' ganeniaie"" 



like (it is) there he stood where the place it rock lies. 



di" wa't'hatga'doiinio°k ne't'ho' niio't aiena' 



more- he looked about thus so it is it would 



over seem 



hiia' songa' t'ha'hoiiwage'". T'ho'ge' one"^ 



he should see him. At that (time) now 



de^'se' da'hagetegwa' de^'se 



and he raised it up on edge 



Not 



Tei'he' 



As he goes 



One-' 



Now 



not 



any one 



ganeniaie"' 



it-rock lies 



ha'nigo-'ha' 



he was watching 



da'haiena' 



he laid hold of it 



ne 



tbe 



tea' 



where 



liagwa' 



and 



wa'haie"', 



he laid it, 



geiigwa' 



only 



ne" 



this way 



one"' di' wa'hfiio"' o'sadagonwa'. T'hi'hodiee"" 



now moreover he entered it-cavern-in. Just he is still 



ne' T'hae^'hiawa'gl' de'hoga'haa' tea' nwa'haiea' 



the be had his eyes on him where so he did it 



he'hoyo"'. Wa'gai'hwis'he' one"' gwa' dondahaiage°'nha' 



there be has entered. It-matter is long now just thence he came forth 



time 



hoia'dage'de' on'he'da'. Na' ne' 



porcupine. That the 



he bore the body 

 withtbe forehead 

 strap 



oia'da' wa'he°'hen', "Ste"' gwa' 



now just 



one"' he'tge"' hagwadi' 



time above side of it 



ne 



the it-body 



tea' ne't'ho' 



where there, thus, 



wa'djik'a' I' 



nearly, almost, I 



he said. 



'Some- 

 thing 



like 

 (it is) 



nonwa'ho'de" 



kind of thing 



on 



pre- 

 sum- 

 ably 



sa'hahen' 



again he laid it 



diioi'hwa' 



it is the reason 



uongia'dawe°'ha', se°'ge' t'ha'geiio' ne' gaio' de^'se' 



so my body it befell, hardly I could kill it the it-game and 



de'wageiio'." T'ho'ge' one"' honsa'hadiiende"' ne' 



At that (time) now there again he drew back it the 



it killed me.' 



oneiiia' de°'se' one"' sa'hago'hcnk tea' 



where 



one"' 



now 



it -rock and time again he covered it 



di' sa'hadia'dage'dat de"'se' 



more- again he bore the body with and 



over 



the forehead strap 



Ganio' one"' honsa'ha'do"' 



So soon as now there again he disappeared! 



wa'he"'hen', "One"' di' hiia' I' 'o 



he said, "Now more- verily I 



over 



nonwe' tgoiine's ne' goiidiio';" 



the place there they (z.) the 



<n( 



one 



now 



"'ke"' 



next in order 



there again he drew back it 



nonwe' o'sade', one"' 



the place it-cave-is, now 



sa'ha'deiidia'. 



again he departed. 



T'hae°'hiawa'gi' 



nonwe 



the place 



akda'a' 



aside 



go about 



ganeniaie"'. 



it-rock lies. 



hwa'haie"', 



there he laid it. 



they (z.) are 

 animals;" 



Tchi'he' 



As he went 



one"' di' 



now more- 

 'over 



gwa 



Uke, 



hwa'haio"' 



there he entered 



ne 



the 



ne't'ho' hoii'sage' tea' 



there there again let where 

 me go 



di' ne't'ho' nhwa'he' tea' 



more- there he went where 



over 



wa't'ha'gwa' ne' onenia', 



he took it up the it-rock, 



o'sadagoiiwa', de"'se' 



donda's'hagodoia' 



thence again he drove 

 them (anth.) 



it-cavern-in, and 



"' di' dagondiiage°'nha' 



moreover thence they (z.) came out 



gagwegr. 



dt-whole (it-all). 



One"' 



Now 



ne' gondiio', one 



the they (z.) are now 



animals, 



dV ne' T*hae°'hiawa'gi* wa'hawefinitge°'nha^ 



moreover the he spoke, 



