HE-WTTT) ONONDAGA TEXT AND TRANSLATION 689 



hyage'. Ganyo" gagwe'gi' tea" ni'yo"' wa'hyatgafhwa' o'ne°' 



fruits number. As soon as it entire (all) where so it numbers did they two (it) see now 



hi'yS,' ge°s' wa'hyadongo"da'. O'ne"' na'ye' 'o°"ge"" 



as you know usually did they two pass on. Now that it is in turn 



wa'hyikdo°"hna' ne" gondi'yo'. Na'ye' ne" gagwe'gi' 



did they two to see the they game animals That it is the it entire (is) 



(them) went (are). 



wa'tgondawen'nye' ne" nh\va'tgondiyo"dage' onnatga"de'. 



did they (an.) stroll about the as many as they game animals number they are nimjerous. 



T'ho"ge' o'ne"' ne" O'M'a' wa'hoi'hwane'ha'gwa' tea" ni'yo't 



Then now the did him (the) mutter tistonish where so it is 



tea" wa'hatgaf'hwa'. 0'ne°' di" wa'he""hen', "Nige""he'" 



where did he-it see. Now then did he say, "Unmatched (it is) 



o'sno'we* wa'otga'de°''ha' tea" ni'yo"* o'ne"' sayenf hwi' 



it rapid (is) did they numerous where so many they now thou hast planted 



become number 



de°"se' ne" gondi'yo* o'ne°' onnatga"de' waVa'do"'. Hot" 



and the they game animals no\^ they many are did it become. What 



non\va'ho"de"" ne" nwa"sye'a'?" T'ho"ge' ne" De'hae'"hiawa"gi' 



thing kind of the so didst thou it do?" Then the 



da'hawennitge°"hna' wa'he°"hen', "Nefi'ge"* o^'hwendjya'de' 



thence his word came forth (spoke) did he say, "This is it-earth extant is 



ni\va"a' ne" tea" diyo"sawa* na'ye' ne" ododi'ha'dye'. 



so its size the where these it began that it Is the it growing kept on. 



small (is) 



Ge'"'djik gwa"t'ho' o'ne"" heyo'he" e''gowa"nha'. Ne"t'ho' 



Soon nearly it utmost (is) will it large become. The there 



di" ni'yo't nen'ge"' odon'ni' niyo'"'ha' ne" diyo"sawa' de'"'se' 



so then so it is this it is it has grown so many they the there it began and 



number few 



ne" gondi'yo' niyo°"ha' o" na" ne" tea" diyo"savva' de°"se' 



the they, game sothey few (are) too the the where there it began and 



flnimnk (are) those 



ne" on'gwe' ne"t'ho' o" ni'yo't. Gagwe'gi' ne"t'ho' 



the human being the there too so it is. It entire is the there 



ne°yawe°"ha'. Na'ye' ne" e°wadodia'ga' de'"'se' e°yotga'de°"ha' 



so will it happen. That it is the will it grow up and will it numerous become 



gagwe'gi'." 



it entire (is)." 



O'ne"' ne" O'ha'a' wa°he°"heri', "O'ne"' hi'ya' e°sga'den'diya'. 



Now the did he say, "Now intact will again I start home. 



Is' 'o''"ge°' di" ne"t'ho' he°tc'he' ne" tea" non'we' niyongnino"'- 



Thou in turn then the there thither again the where the place just we-two 



wilt thou go 



sa'ye-' ne" ksoda"iia'." 



edge lies the my grandmother." 



T'ho"ge' o'ne"" sa'ha'den'dya' ne" O'ha'a'. Ne" o'ne"' 



Them now Again he started (=went the The now, 



home) time, 



honsa'ha'yo"' wa'he""heii', "Ksoda"ha', oi'hwane'ha'gwat 



there again he arrived did he say, "Oh, my grandmother, it-matter amazing is 



wa'gatgaf'hwa' tea" noii'we' t'hanage'e' ne" De'hae""hiawa"gi'. 



did I-it see where the place there he dwells the 



Wa'he'ge"' on'gwe' na'ye' ne" 'a"se' honwaya'dis"a'i' de""'se' 



I-him saw human being that it is the it new (is) he his body finished and 



wa'heya'hen'do°' ne" De'hae'"hiawa"gi', 'Son" nonwa'ho"de"" 



did I-him ask the 'Who person kind of 



