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ONONDAGA TEXT AND TRANSLATION 



707 



wa'gie°'hni'sa'di'ha"de"', ria'ye' di' 



have I-you two-the days unequal that it is so then 

 (in number) made for, 



nidjiye"'hni"sa'ye"". Na'ye' ne" 



so many you two days have. That it is the 



e°wadyea'da"gwa' tea" 



will it-itself-do by it where 



wa'dedjyadane'ge"'. Na'ye' di" 



have you two married. That it is so then 



heyotgonda"gwi' tea" 



thither it ( = i.e., ceaselessly) where 

 goes direct 



o'ne°' wa'tgyes'da' ne" 



DOW have 1-it mixed the 



together 



snitkwe'"'sa'. Na'ye' di" ne" 



your two blood (s). That it is so then the 



sni'nigon"ha' de°"se' o"ni' ne 



your two mind(s) and also the 



e°djiyatgat"h\va' ne" ofi'gwe' e"\vadon'nya' ne" tea" 



shall you two it see the human being will it-itself make the where 



( = grow) 



de'sniya'do'ge"'. Na'ye' de"yonna'sonda"gwik ne" ga'nigon"ha' 



your two bodies between. That it is shall they be kept united by the it-mind 



de'"'se' o"ni' ne" snitkwe°"sa'. Na'ye' di" wa'gnii'hwis"a's 



and also the your two blood (s). That it is so then have I-you two rules 



finished for, 



sga'nigon^ha'da* e°'ge°k ne'* heyotgonda"gwi'. 'a'*gwi* 



single it-mind (be) shall it be the henceforth ceaselessly. Do not 



de°djyat'nigon'ha'hetge'"'de'" ne" nidjiye"'hni'sa'ge'. Nii'ye' di" 



shall you two your mindts) vex the so you two days many have That it is so 



in munbor. then 



hi'ya' gen'gwa' de°dji*snikha"sya' ne" Ge'^'he'yo'*' ne" tea" 



the 



where 



h3,'gwa' 



towards 



tea" 



whore 



o"ni' 



also 



of course only shall it-you two separate the Death 



na'dedjye"'hni'sadi'*he°'. 



as much as your two days differ 

 in number. 



Ne"t'lio' di" ne°yo"dik ne" o'hen'do'" 



The there so then so will it he the ahead 



( = thus) 



we'sni'hwadjiada'dye', na'ye' ne" he°yoiidodia"sek 



hence your (two) uterine family that it is the shall they keep arriving 



persists, at adult age 



de''yoiidanege'"'hak he''yontgoiida"gwik, na'ye' ne" sga'da' 



shaU they keep marrying shall it go on imceasingly, that it is the one it is 



gen'gwa' de^'ondane'ge"' ne" o'ne"' e"yoiidodia'ga'. Ge°'he'yo'" 



only shall one marry the now will one grow to adult Death 



(when) age. 



gen'gwa' de''djyagokha'syo°"sek. Ne"t'ho' di" nigagas'de' 



alone, only, shall it-them, ke<p separating. The there so then so it endures (long) 



ne" \va'gei'h\vis"a' ne" tea" nigai'hwagas'de' tea" 



the do I-rule(s) make the where so it -matter endure.s where 



o°'hwendjiya'de'. Na'j'e' e°yodyea'da"gwik." T'ho"ge' o'ne"", 



it-earth extant is. That it is shall it-itself keep guiding." .\t that time now 



wa'he°"hen', "O'ne"' oi'hwagwe'gi' \va'geyennenda"nhii'." 



did he say, "Now it matter intire (is) have I-its organization finished." 



Na'ye' di" tea" nwa'a\ve"'-ha' ne" o'ne"' ne" O'ha'a' 



That it is so then where so it came to pass the 



wa'hatdo'ga* ne" hiya" gat'ga' 



the not anywhere 



ne 



the 



did he-it become 

 aware of 



haya'dis"a'ho''' 



he-their (zoic) bodies 

 finished severally 



wa'haya'di'^sak. 



did he their bodies seek. 



Iliya" ste"" de'ha'ge"' 



Not anything any he it sees. 



gayo'dat'gi's. 



it-game animals ugly. 



now the 



de'sgon'ne's ne" 



any again they the 



(zoic) go about 



o'ne"' 



none 



TMio'^ge' 



Gagwe'2:i' t'honda'he"da' 



It-entire (place) thence did he walk over 



At that time 



tea" niga'hwe"na\ 



where so it-island. large (is) 



