BEOTTT) ONONDAGA TEXT AND TRANSLATION 719 



he'tge"" e''ganiyoia'dak, ne"t'ho' lia"degaye'i' he°yont'gat'hwa"sek 



up high will it be attached, the there just it enough (is) hence will one-looking keep on, 



usually 



ne" on'gwe'. Na'ye' di" e°yagyatdo'ga' ne" ksoda'ha" 



the human being. That it is so then will we two-it notice, the my grandmother 



become aware of, 



dyen"ha"gwa son'ga' de^yonkhieen'nyo"', doga"t o"ni' 



if so it be some one will one-us two overreach by if also 



subterfuge, 



dayonkhi"gwe°' ne" ono'"'waa'. E°wagadadeyennenda"ik di" 



should one-us two rob, the it-head. Will I myself, keep, fully prepared so then 



of it 



na'ye' ne" goiidadye" de°sgei'hwa'sa'gwa' dyen'ha"gwa' 



that it is the at once (after it) will again I a reprisal make if it so be 



e"dyohe''"ik de''yonkhi"gwe'" ne" ono""wa'. Na'ye' ne" tea" 



will it a day come will one-us two rob, of it the it head. That it is the where 



ne°kgwe'nya' ne" diya\ve°"i' e''k"nigon"hak ne" tea" 



so much will I-it be the it-constant (is) will my mind be on it the where 



able to do 



wendade'nyo"' de°"se' tea" wa'sondade'nyo"'. Dj'en"ha"gwa' 



it-<lay(s) and where it-night(s) stand out, severally. If it so be 



e°gatdo'ga' ne" son'gwa' non'wa'ho"de'" ha'de°yeyeen'nyo'" 



will I-it become the some one person kind of even will one-it-despoil, 



aware of by craft 



na'ye' ne" wa'gei'hwis"a' gonda'dye' tgagon'da' e°gei'hwa'do°"da', 



that it is the did I-it-promise make it-at once there it must be will I-it-matter destroy 



(after if) ( = kill the person), 



awe'hadye' ne" on'gwe' de'"'se' ne" gofldi'yo'." 



it matters not the human being and the they (.zoic.) game animal." 



T'ho"ge' o'ne°' ne" De'hae°'hiyawa"gi' wa'hadfi'dya' 



Then now the did he speak 



wa'he°"hen', "O'ne"', hi'ya', gagwe'gi' is' desni'nigon'hiyo"khe' 



did he say, "Now, as you know, it-whole (is) (thou) there, your two minds have 



you become satisfied 



ne" tea" ne°ya\ve'"'ha' ne" ga'efigwa' non'we' e°dwen'dadek. 



the where so will it come to pass the somewhere the place will there it-day 



stand out. 



0'ne°' di" e°gat"ho'ya' tea" hiya" ste°" nonwa'ho"de'" 



Now then will I-it tell where not anything thing kind of 



d'ayagoya'dage"nha' son'ga' ne" tea" nwe'sniye'a'. 



any it-one's person did some one the where so did you two-it work. 



O'ne"' di" na'ye' sayodei'h\va'dade°'k ne" sk'nigon'hada'di' ne" 



Now then that it is again, it-matter is left the thou-me hast challenged the 



is' ne" saksten"a'. Na'ye' hi'ya' sge'nho'hwa"e' ne" deMni'yen'. 



thou the thou old woman. That it is as you thou-my door hast the two will we two 



know struck bet 



Na'ye' hi'ya' ne" i'se"' na'ye' de°dniyenda"gwa' na'ye' ne" son" 



That it is in fact the thou that it is shall we two bet for it that it is the who 

 didst say 



nonwa'ho"de'" e°yontgwe'nya' na'ye ' de''dyenno°"do°' na'ye' ne" 



person kind of will one-self master that it is there will one rule that it is the 



make (control) 



oi'hwagwe'gi' ne" tea" niga"hwa' ne" tea" o°'hwendjiya'de'. 



it-matter entire the where so it-it contains the where it-earth extant (is). 



O'ne"" di" de°tk'nigon"hak; e°wagadadeyennenda"ik di". 0'ne°' 



Xow so then will, thence, I-it expect; will I be prepared fully so then. Now 



hi'ya' hwS'ga'he'k' ne" is' sa'sondoii'ni', nti'ye' ne" ise"", 'Was"hen' 



of course, it is the time the thou thou-the night that it is the thou Ten 



made ( = set ihe date), saidst. 



