HEWITT] ONOXDAGA TEXT AND TRANSLATION 703 



O'ne"' di" \va'he°"hei"i', ''Diyogoft'do'" o'ne"' ne"t'ho' ne"yo"dik 



Now then did he say, "It shall be now the there, thus so will it be 



ne'* e^gya'don'nya'. Dyen"ha'gwa' e"yotga'de""ha' ne" 



the will I-its body make. If it so be will they become many the 



o°*hwendji3^a"ge* awe'ha'dye' ae" awe°"ge^ he"gon'ne' 



it-earth on t matters not the water-in hence, will they 



izoic) go 



de°gondiya"hya'k ne"t*ho' he°gondi'yo°' tea'* non'we' 



will they (zoic) stream cross the there there will they (zoic) where the place 



arrive 



t'hot'hwe"no' ne" deyagyade°*hnon'daa'. E°gade'nyen'de°' 



there his own island the two one-I brothers are = my brother. Willl-it attempt 



Qoats 



gwa" o'*ni' ne" tgagon'da' de°gondi'nigofi'hiI'en* 



just also the it must needs be will they (zoic) mind vex 



heyotgonda'^gwi'/' 



hence it (is) without stop. " 



T'ho"ge' o'ne°' da'ha'sa'we"' wa'haya'donnia"hen'. Agwas' 



At that time now thence he-it began did he-(their)bodie-s make severally. Very 



tea" ni*ha'sno'we' ne°" ha'gvva* he*ho'dye's, na'ye' ne" ha'de'yo"^' 



where so he is swift this way there he-it cast that it is the the every it 



severally, numbers 



nigofidiya'do"de°'s. Niyoi'hwagwa"ha^ o'ne°' onnatga"de\ 



so their (zoic) bodies, kind So it-matter short (is) now they many were. 



of (were) . 



T'ho"ge' o'ne"" o'ya', 'o°"ge°' heyo'he" o'ne°' onnadeyo'dat'gi's, 



At that time now it other (is), in turn it extreme (is) now they (:oif) monstrous are, 



na'ye' 'o°"ge°' wa'haya'donnya"heu' ha'tgondiyo"dage'. 



that it is in turn did he-it^-body make several the every they (zoic) number. 



Ganyo" o'ne"' wa'onnatga'de°"ha' o'ne"' \va'he°"hen', 



As soon as now did they numerous become now did he say, 



"Nenge°"ha' tea" niVo"' wa'gwaya'dis"a' na'ye' wa'gwai"ho'", 



"This it is where so many did I-your body complete that it is do I-you commission 



it is you, 



dyen"ha'hwa' e°swag\ve'nya' ne" de°swaya"hj'a'k ne"t'ho' 



if so it be will you-it be able to do the will you (the) stream cross the there 



nhe°"swe' sige""ha' tga'hwe"no'. Ne"t'ho' non'we' 



thither will you go yonder it is there it-island floats. The there the place 



tgakhwana'gee'. Ha'de'yo"' odon'ni' de°"se' gana'gee' ne" 



there it -food abundant (is). The every one it it grows and it-abundant (is) the 



numbers 



ga'yo', on'gwe' o"ni', awe'ha'dye' ne" gagwe'gi' e''s\va"a' tea" 



it-game human also it matters nothing the it-entire will you-it where 



animaUs), beings devour 



ni'yo"' ne"t'ho' e°swatchen'ni'." 



so many it the there will you (it) find. " 



numbers 



T'ho"ge' o'ne°' wa'tgondawen'nye' ne" gondi'se"he'". Na'ye' 



At that time now did they (zoic) stroll about the they (zoic) ill-tem- That it (is) 



pered are. 



di" ne" o'dya'k wa'gonde's'ko'k, o'dya'k wa'tgondh^a"hya'k, 



so the some did they (zoic) them- some did they (zoic) stream cross 



then selves swim, 



en" ha'gwa' ne"t'ho' wa'gona'so'gwa'. T'ho"ge' o'ne"' ne" 



farther side the there did they (roic) go ashore. At that time now the 



De'hae'"hiawa"gi' wa'hatdo'ga' de'"'se' o'ne"' wa'he°"hen', 



did he it become and now did he say» 



aware of 



