HEWITT) ONONDAGA TEXT AND TRANSLATION 697 



e°tchongyat'ga'k. O'lie"' hi'ya' t'ho'ne"' ongni'yo"'." T'ho"go' 



will again he-US Now intact here this ( = in thou-I are visitors." At that time 



two dismiss. this place 



o'ne"' ne" De'hae'"hiawa"gi' wa'he°"hen', "E°gekhon'nya' 



now the did he say, "Will I food prepare 



hiya'e' de°"se' o'ne°' o'hya'i' ne" agyenf'hwi', e°dwadekhon'nya' 



first in and now it-fruit ripe the have I-it planted, will we (together)-it eat 



order (is) 



di" hiya'e'. Gaiiyo" e°yongwa'da"nha' t'ho"ge' o'ne"' 



then first in As soon as will we be filled then now 



order. 



deMwadawen'nye', na'ye' ne" e°dwakdon'nyo°' ne" tea" ni'yo"' 



will we stroll about, that it is the will we (them) examine the where so many 



it numbers 



ga"hwa' ne" 'a"se' ne" t'ho'ne"' o""hwendjiya'de'." 



it contains the it new (is) the here this it-earth extant is." 



T'ho"ge' o'ne°' hwa'ha'gwa' ne" one""'ha' de''"se' o'ne"' 



Then now thence he-it got the it-maize and now 



wa'hade'djiye'"hen'de'". Na'ye' ne" we°'saga"wi' ne" o'ne"' 



did he-it roast. That it is the its odor appetizing (is) the now 



wa'o'dai'he'"'ha' de""'se' o'ne"" wa'o'hnaya'he°"ha'. O'ne"' ne" 



it became hot and now its fatness exuded. Now the 



ho'so'da' wa'a"hen', '"a'sat'hon'dat-khe""' ne" sga'da'ha' 



his grand- did she say, "Wouldstthou — it listen the one it only 



mother to. would you, 



agne^'hoda'gwa' ne" ogonda'dye' ni"a' agadekhoii'nya'?" O'ne"' 



might I-grain of corn the at once I would I-it eat?" Now 



pluck off 



ne" De'hae""hiawa"gi' da'htii'hwa'sa'gwa' wa'he'"'hen', "Hiya" 



the thence he (the) rjuestion took did be say, "Not 



up (^replied) 



na" de'oi'hwa"ge' ne" ne^t'ho' nayawe°"ha'. Sennofi"a' tea" 



the any it-matter on (is) the the there, thus so it should come to Do thou wait. where 

 that rulable ■ pass. 



nige°" e"ga'ik, t*ho'*ge* o'ne°' eMwagwe'gik e°d\vadekhon'nya'. 



so far it is will it cook then now will we be together will we eat together, 



done. 



Dwagwe'gi*, se", s'ha'dedwaya'dagwenni'yo'." 



We whole, entire equally we-it have possession of." 



(are), 



Dayonda'dya' ne" goksten"a' wa'a^hen', ''Tchi-gai*hwa"a* ne" 



Thence she spoke the she, the Elder one, did she say, "The least it-matter small the 



(is) 



ogo°'se""da^ a'sgadwende"de°7" Wa*he°''hen'ne" De^lae°^liawa"gi^ 



it-nib of ear of shouldst thou-it spare?" Did he say the 



corn 



"Hiya", se", de'oi'hwa"ge' ne"t'ho' nayawe""ha'." 



"Not, of course, any it-matter (is) on the there, thus, so should it come to ' 



the rule pass." 



Dayei'hwa'he'gwa' wa'a"hen', "A'sat'hoi-i'dat di"-khe°" ne" 



Thence she it-matter did she say, "Wouldst thou-it. then— would you the 



pre-ssed. listen to 



honsayagni"hwa' ostwi"ha' ne" o'ne°' e°ga'ik?" Da*hada'dy;V 



hence again we two it take it small very (is) the now will it be cooked?'* Thence he spoke 



(home) 



wa'he°"hen', "Hiya" hi'ya' de'oi'hwa"ge' ne" ne"t'ho' 



did he say, "Not in fact any it rule-on is the the there 



nayawe""ha'. Tgagon'da', se" eMwagwe'gik ne" tea" de°dwa'dont; 



so should it come to It needs be of will we be together the where will we eat to- 



pass, course gether 



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