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ONONDAGA TEXT AND TRANSLATION 



683 



Da'sieit di' naie' tea' nwa'sieii' tea' wa'dedjiadekha' ostwi'ha'. 



Thou (iidst more- that where so thou didst where ye two separated by a it is a little, 

 right over (it is) do it mete 



£"'hoio'dade'". Naie' gwa' o'ni' niiawe"'se' ne' D'hendo"' hagwfi' 



It will cause him delay. That seem- also so it will come the ahead- wards 



(it is) ingly to pass 



tea' ne''ionnis'he' e^io^'hwendjiondie', e°'hade'niendc'" tca't'ho' 



where so it is long (time) it-earth will eontiime to be, he will attempt actually 



de"'liiaiennia'k." One"' ne' T'hae'"hiawa'gi' \va'he'"hen', "!' 



he will destroy thy labor." Now the Ue-holds-sky he said, "I 



hiia' 'on' na' ha'deiagniia'di' de°iagnii'hodai'sia'. Dien'lia' 



verily presura- the we two exclusively wo two will settle the matter. If 



ably that 



g\va' ne't'ho' ne°'haiea', 'a,'gwi' ne' nis'a' aesaia'danendak 



seem- thus so he will do it do not the the thou, thou shouldst aflSx thy 



ingly personally person 



nige"' r de°tgadadia' one°' ha'sa' ne't'ho' ne^'siea'. 



so it is far I thence will speak time just then thus so thou wilt do it. 



tea' 



where 



Na' 



The 

 that 



e''ioianen'khe'. Naie' di' ne' one"' ne't'ho' ne"iawe"'ha' gagwegi' 



That more- the 

 (it is) over 



he'da'ge' 



below 



it will result in good. 



e°iontdoga' ne' 



one (they) will the 



notice it 



ni'sa'senno'de"'." 



so thy name is kind of." 



T'ho'ge' ne' hengwe' 



At that time the he, a human, is 



De'hado"'hwendjiendo'"s 



He-shakes-eartb-habitually 



time 



thus 



o°'hweiidjiade' 



it-earth is present 



so it will come 

 to pass 



ne' e"'sesda' 



the thou wilt use it 



it-whole, all. 



tea' 



where. 



wa'he°'hen', 



he said, 



ongiast'ha'. 



"Naie' 



"That (it is) 



hiia' 



verily 



one uses it to 

 name me. 



Naie' 



That (it is) 



ne 



the 



he'da'ge' 



below 



so it will come to 

 pass 



oi'hwage^'hiada' he°iodo^'hadie' 



it-matter end of (near the) itiwill be becoming 



diio^'hwendiade' 



it earth is present 



di' 



more- 

 over 



ne' 



the 



ne' 



the 



ne't'ho' 



thus 



one"' 



time 



tea' 



where 



nonwe 



the place 



dosge°'ha 



near 



e°gae"k e''iao°'h\vendjionda'kda', 



it will set them 

 severally apart 



gagwegi' I' e°iongitls'ho°'." 



it-whole, all I one will name me." 



T'ho'ge' ne' T'hae"'hiawa'gi' 



the He-holds-sky 



it will cause earth tolquake, 



nwa'sgei*honde°' 



there thou hast given 

 me a duty to perform 



one"' t'ho'ge' 



Now at that 



time 



wa'he"'hen', 



he said. 



'Ne't'ho' di' 



'Thus 



more- 

 over 



At that 

 (time) 



ne°iawe"'ha' tea' nonwe' na'dciohgiada'i', ne't'ho' nonwe' tea' 



so it will come to where the place just thou and I have met, there the place where 



pass 



"' tea' ne^'sa'ha'hedjik ne't'ho' di' nonwe' 



it is between the two where thy path will be in length there moreover the place 



e°'sadoiiwi's'liendakhwak ne' one"' tea' dewa'senno"' 



thou wilt be in the habit of using it to rest the time where it is between the two 



ne°'sat'ha'hine'. Niioi'hwagwa'ha' ge"s e^'sadie"'. Ha'degaiei' 



there thou wilt be on Just it-matter (is) short custom- thou wilt seat Just it will be 



thy path. arily thyself, enough 



ha'de"djisaienda'sek one"' he' ge"s e°'sadongo'da'. Ne't'ho' 



just thou wilt be becoming rested time again custom- thou wilt pass by. There 



arily 



lewa senno 



