HEWITT] ONONDAGA TEXT AND TRANSLATION 721 



ni"a' e^gadP'ne'iKi' i'' oi'hwagwe'gi* e°tgenno""do°\ ne" tea' 



I will I again the mastery I it-matter will 1 it forethink, the where 



ni'yon* ga^hwa' tea'' o°'hweudjiya'de'. Gado'geil', di" ne'\ 



so they it-it contains where it-e;\rth extant (is). It certain way, so then the 



many 

 number 



na" ne°yo"dik ne" tea" noii\va'ho"de°' is' gwaya'dagwenniyos'di*. 



the so will it con- the where thing kind of thou I-your persons have made rulers 



that, tinue to be over them. 



Na'ye' gwa"t'ho' ne" 'a"so'" he°sgei'hwa'son'den', na'ye', 'on", 



That it is just there the still will again I-it-matter add that it is, per- 



something, haps. 



e°yoyanen"khe' ne" gado'ge"' gen'gwa' tea" nigai'hwis' ne" 



will it good become the it certain only where so it-time long the 



e°wadonnya"hak tea" niyodi'sea'ge' ne" agyefit"hwi'. Na'ye' 



will it be in the habit of where so many they dreads the I-them have planted. That it is 

 growing in number' are 



gai'hofmya'^ha' ne"t'ho' ne°yawe°"ha' ne" swa"djik' hi'ya', 



it-the matter makes the there so it come will to pass the too much as you 



(=causes it) ( = became), know, 



diyawe°"i* hodii'hwi*sa'gi' ne" ayonkhetge°"de"' ne" gagwe'gi*. 



at all times they it-matter are the should they spoil it for me the it-entire (is), 



reaching for 



Na'ye' di", 'on", e"yoyanen"khe' ne" degeni'* tea" ne"gaye"hak 



That it is then i^erhaps, will it good become the two it is where so will it-it act 



ne" tea" wendade'nyo"', o'^ni' tea" wa'sondade'nyo"; sga'da' 



the where it-day stands out, also where it-night stands out, severally; one it is 



severally, 



na'ye' ne" e^va'dai'ha"tiiak tea" o^'iiwendjiya'de' gado'ge"' tea" 



that it is the will it-it to be hot make, where it-earth extant (is) it-certain where 



habitually (way) 



ne°yonnis"he'. Ne"t'ho' di" nofi'we' ne°wadonnya"hak ne" tea" 



so will it endure (last) . The there then the place there will it continue to the where 



grow up 



De°yonnis"he' ne" e"yo'dai'ha"dik ne" tea" ni'yon* ne"t'ho' 



so will it endure the will it-it to be hot cause, the where so they the there 



ever many number 



wadonnya'*ha'. Na'ye' ne" o'ne*^* gagwe'gi* e°watchis"a' t'ho'^ge' 



it grows. That it is the now it-entire ( = aU) will it get ripe then 



o'ne°* o'ya' ne°sgaye'a' ne" tea" de°yoawen'yek ( = deyoawen'ye*)- 



now it other so will it-a the where will it stir the wind (it-the air stirs), 



change-make (air) 



Na'ye' 'o°"ge°' ne" de-tgana'nos'da', gado'ge"' o" ne" tea" 



That it is in turn the thenoe will it-it to be it-certain is too the where 



cold, cause, 



ne°gai'h\vis"he' ne" o'ne°' e''yona'nok' tea" wendade'nyo"', o"ni' 



so will it-matter last the now will it be cold where it-day(s) stand out also 



(endure) severally, 



tea" wa'sondade'nyo"'; na'ye' ne" na" e''wadyea'da"gwa', ne't'ho' 



where it-night stand out severally; that it is the the will it take action thereby, the there 



that 



ne"yo"dik ne" tea" nwa'haye'a' ne" O'ha'a' ne" tea" hosgo'hwi"na', 



so will it be the where so did he-it do the the where he-it-bridge had 



floated, 



ne"t'ho' di" ne°yo"dik na'ye' ne" e'-yo'hni'i'khe' ge°s' ne" tea" 



the there so then so will it be that it is the will it hiird become usually the where 



o°'hwendjiya'de', o"m' ne" o'hne'ganos, gagwe'gi' e°yo'hni'i'khe'. 



it-earth extant (is), also the it-water, it-entire will it hard become. 



Gado'ge"' di" tea" ne''gai'hwagas'de'"ha' o'ne"' gagwe'gi' 



It certain (is) so then where will it-matter come to endure now it-entire 



