HEWITT) ONONDAGA TEXT AND TRANSLATION 711 



ne" gwa" t'ha'sye'ii'. Do'ga't se", 'o'"'ge', ste"", gwa" 



the just anyway shouldst It may possi- to-day some- just 



thou-it do. be bly thing 



niyawe""!' na" gJli'honnya"ha' o'ne"' sa'sya'daye"hwa' ne" 



so it has hap- the it-the matter causes now again thou (their) the 



pened, that bodies miss 



is' sya'dis"a'ho'".'^ 



thou thou (their) bodies h.ist 

 made severally." 



T'ho"ge' ne" O'ha'a' wa'he°"hen', "O'ne"" di" e-tga'sa'we"'. 



Then the did he say, "Now so will there I-it begin. 



their 



Na'ye' ne" hi'ya' niwaknakda"a' ne" ne""'. Na'ye' ne" 



That it is the as you know so my time short (is) the this. That it is the 



(i. e., room small is) 



nt 



e''yo'he°"nha' gen'gwa' o'ne°' hi'ya' de°t"he', o'ne 



will it to-morrow be only now as you thence will now 



know he come, 



de''t'hakdo°"hne' ne" deyagyade'"hnon'daa'." 



thence will come he-it, the my brother." 



to see, 



T'ho"ge' o'ne°' wa'hayage""'nha' de'"'se' ganyadak'da' nhwe"he'. 



Then now did he go out and it-lake-t>e- side thither did 



he go. 



Ne" o'ne°' hwa"ha'yo°" tea" non'we' ot'hnego'kda'dye' 



The now there did he arrive where the place it-water ends along 



o'ne-' di" wa'he°"hen', "Na'ye', 'on", Ni"a' e-ge'seii'nya'da' ne" 



now so did he say, "That it is. per- I will I-it-to make use the 



t hen haps, h um ble 



on'gwe' nenge°'*ha* ga'hne'go' yo*hwe°'s'do\ Na'ye' ne" 



human this it is it-liquid-water it-foam floats. That it is the 



being 



e''yoyende"dik di" de°gyatdi"he°k ne" tea" ne°yeya'do"de°k 



will it be known by it so will they two differ the where so wiU one's body 



then be in form 



ne" on'gwe'." 



the human 



being." 



T'ho"ge' o'ne-' wa'hatgaf'hwa' tea" non'we' 



Then now did he-it see where the place 



hega'hnegaye°"t'ha' ne"t'ho' odo'da'ha'dye's ne"t'ho' 



there is-water strikes the there it-bubbles, float about the there 



o'sodjyo'da' ne" o'hwe"'s'da'. T'ho"ge' o'ne'^' di" na'ye' 



it-pile up-stands the it-foam. Then now so then that it is 



wa't'ha"g\va' ne" o'hwe°'s'da' de°"se' na'ye' wa'ha'seimya"da' 



did he-it take up the it-foam and that it is did he-it, to make use it 



ne" oya"da'; na'ye' ne" agwas' da'hadeyeiinon'nya'. Ganyo" 



the it-body; that it is the very thence he his skill put forth. As soon as 



wS,'hayenneiida"nha' t'ho"ge' o'ne"' wa'hade'nyeii'de"' ne" 



did he-its frame complete then now did he it tried the 



a\vadon"het. Hiya" de'hogwe'nyon' ne"t'ho' uayawe""ha'. 



should it come to life. Not any he-it, was abhi to do the there so should it come to pass. 



T'ho"ge' wa'he'"'hen', "Ge°"djiJv: gwa"t'ho', hi'ya', o'ne"' 



Then did he say, " By and by soon, of course, now 



e°t"he' ne" deyagyade°'hnoii'daa'. Tgagofi'da' e°'hei'hwa'ne'ge°' 



will thence the my brother. It must be will I-him the question ask 



he come 



ne" 'a'hagye'nawa's na'ye' ne" 'a'hon"het, swa"djik hi'ya' 



the should he-me aid that it is the should he-it too much uf course 



cause to live (=because) 



