706 IROQUOIAN COSMOLOGY 



|ETH. ANN. 43 



wa'gei'hwis"a' na'ye' ne" gagwe'gi' Is' wa'gonya'dagwenniyos'da' 



do I-it-nile that it is the it-entire (is) thou do I-the ruler over it, make 



complete 



ne" t'ho'ne"'." T'ho"ge' o'ne"' honsa'ho"hno"'k ne" 



the here this." At that time now thence again he-him called the 



diyodyee""'di' hoya'dis"a'i'. 



it first is he his body completed. 



Na'ye' ne" o'ne"' ne"t'ho' saiia'yo"' t'ho"ge' ne" 



That it is the now there again he arrived then the 



De'hae'"hiawa"gi' wa'he°"hei1', "O'ne"' wa'geyennenda"nha'. 



did he say, "Now I-its organization 



have completed. 



Dedjiya'e"" hi'ya' I" wa'gniya'dis"a'. O'ne"' di" 



Both as you know, I did I-your (two) bodies complete. Now so then 



wa'gnii'hwis"a's na'ye' ne" de°djyadane'ge"'. Is' di" ne" 



do I-you two-a rule make that it is the shall you two marry, i. e.. Thou so the the 



join together side by side. 



diyodyee'"'di' gonya'dis"a'i' e°yogenis'dik ne" e°s'hwis"hek. 



it first is I-thy body finished shall it be manifest the shalt thou strong be. 



Is', hi'ya', o"ni', de°'sadawen'nyek diyot'gont ne" 



Thou, as you know, also, shalt thou keep traveling constantly the 



tea" o^'hwendjiya'de'. Is' o"ni' sae°'hyage'"'saa' e°'ge°k 



where it-earth extant is. Thou also thy hard toil shall it be 



ne" sken'no"' dedjiya'e"' e°djyenno°'donnyo°"hek 



the peaceful both shall you two be in your thoughts 



ne" wa'dedjyadane'ge"'. 'a"g\vi' di" hweii'do"" 



the you two have married. Do not so then. Ever 



'a's'he'nigon'ha'hetge°"de'"." 



shouldst thou— her mind hurt." 



O'ne"" t'ho"ge' wa'he°"hen', "Is' 'o""ge'" wa'goni'hwis"a's 



Now then did he say, "Thou in turn do I-thee-a rule 



make for 



ne" ha"sa' wa'gonya'dis"a' (wa'gonya'dis"a'). Is' di" 



the recent did I-thy body complete Thou so then 



wa'goni'hwage'hen"has. Oi'hwagwe'gi' Is' sae°'hiage°"saa' e°ge°k 



do I-thee-duties charge with. It matter entire (is) thy thy hard toil shaU it be 



ne" e°'haoiiwi'sa'hni'ik ne" wa'dedjyadane'ge"'. Na'ye' 



the shall his breathing strong be the did you two marry. ( = tbeone That it is 



you married). 



gwa"t'ho' Is' o"ni' e°'satgat"hwa' ne" tea" nigae'"hiage'"se"de°' 



just there, next thou also shalt thou it see the where such it-hard suffering 



kind of (is) 



ne" e°wadon'nya' ne" on'gwe' ne" tea" sya'da'de'. O'ne"' 



the shall it-itself make the human being the where thy body is. Now 



di" oi'hwagwe'gi' Is' wa'goiii'hwage'hen"has. Is' hi'ya' di" 



so then it-matter entire (is) thou do I charge thee with these duties. Thou, verily, so then 



de°'sadedjye'"hada"sek ne" skefi'no"' e'"heiino"'donnyo'"'hek 



shalt-thou-firc continue to go about the peaceful shall his thoughts continue to be 



ne" de"'sniye'na' ne" tea" nonwa'ho"de°' wa'gnii'hwis"a's. 



the shall you two aid the where thing kind of I — you two charge 



(each other) with duties. 



Ne"t'ho' e''wadoii'nya' ne" ofl'gwe' ne" tea" sniya'da'de'. 



There (it is) will it-itself make the human being the where your two bodies are- 



Na'ye' ne" de°yo'"hwefidjiyo'ga"da' ne" tea" e^yonna'gaat 



That it is the will they earth overspread the where will they dwell 



ne" on'gwe'. O'ne"' di" wa'gnii'hwis"a's na'ye' ne" 



the human heing(s). Now so then have I-you two rules, that it is the 



finished for 



