HEWITT] ONONDAGA TEXT AND TRANSLATION 695 



T'ho"ge' ne" O'ha'a' wa'he'"'hen', "Hiya" na" hi'ya' ste°" 



Then the did he say, " Not the that in fact anything 



de'gai"hwaa'. I" e°gas'ko'k. E"wageyennenda"ilc tea" nige"" 



any it matters. I will I hridgo Will have I it completed where so it far is 



cause to float 



e°yo'he°"nha'." T'ho"ge' ne" goksteii"a' wa'a"hen', 



will it morning become." Then the she elder one (is) did she say, 



"Dyen"ha'gwa' e°sgwe'nya' ne" e^'sas'ko'k t'ho"ge' o'ne°' 



"If so it be wilt thou it bo the wilt thou bridge at that time now 



able to do cause to float 



ha"sa' e°gat'hondat ne" he"'dne'." 



not before will I agree to it the hence will 



thou-I go." 



Ne" o'ne"' o'gas"a' wa'wa'do"' o'ne°' ne" O'ha'a' wa'he'"'hen', 



The now it evening did it become now the did he say, 



darkness 



"O'ne"" de°tga'sa'we°', o'ne°' hi'ya' e'-gas'ko'k. Na'ye' ne" ne" 



" Xow will I it begin, now in fact will I-bridge That it is the the 



cause to float. 



Is' e°'sadeyennenda"ik di". Agwas' na'ye' gefi'gwa' 



Thou wilt thou thy preparations so then. Just that it is only 



have finished 



e°wade'nyeiide''s'da' ne" o'ne°' de°yo'hat'he°"ha' o'ne"' 



will it itself govern by the now will it light become now 



e°dya'den'dya'." O'ne"' di" wa'hayage°"nha'. 



will thou-I start." Now so then did he go out. 



T'ho"ge' o'ne°' wa'he'"'hen', "Neii'ge"' Deyoda'sondai'gi', 



Then now did he say, "This it is It Black Darkness Is 



ne^tHio' nisa's'hasde°''saa' ne'* on'gwe' a'ge°k awasgwi'sa"ik 



the there so thy strength great (is) the hunian should it be would one a bridge 



beings have completed 



tea" niwa'son'dis ne'^ tea'' na'degyil'de' nen'ge^' dega'hwe"no\ 



where so it night long (is) the where as two they far this it is two it island 



apart (are) afloat are 



De°yagniya"hya'k ne" ksoda"ha' ne" e°yo'he°"nha'." 



Two will one-I stream cross the my grandmother the will it daylight become 



(tomorrow)." 



T'ho"ge' o'ne"" dawa'sa'we"' wa'gana'nos'da'. Dayotge'"i'ha'dye' 



Then now thence it began did it to be cold cause it. Thence it became so more 



and more 



ne" o'ne"" t'ho"ha' e''yo'he"""nha'. Ne"t'ho'-ge' o'ne"" ne" 



the now near very will it daylight become. The there-at now the 



De'hae""hiawa"gi' wa'he""'hefi', "Agwas', en", 'oh" e""hagwe'nya' 



Life God did he say, "Verily, I per- will he able be 



believe, haps, 



ne" O'ha'a' e""hakhetge°"de"" ne" tea" ni'yo"" o'ne"" 



the Winter God will he it spoil for me the where so many now 



it numbers 



ag3'cnt"hwi'. Na'ye' hi'ya' ne"t'ho' nwa'haye'a' swa'djik' 



have I (them) That it is indeed the there so did he it do too much 



planted. 



ona"no' ne" tea" o'"hwendjiya'de'. Na'ye' hi'ya' 



it cold is the where it-earth extant (is). That ii is indeed 



wa'hade's'hasde""sennya"da' tea" deyo"gfis de°"se' hiya" ste""' 



did he his power make thereof where it dark is and not anything 



t'honsawadai'ha"da' tea" niwa'son'dis (niwa'son'des?). Na'ye' 



thence again it-it to be warm, where so it night long (is) That it is, 



cause 



di", on", tgagoii'da' deyodo'"h\vendjiyo"hwi' ne" son'ga' 



then, perhaps, it sure (is) it necessary (is) the some one 



