DEmTTl ONONDAGA TEXT AND TRANSLATION 731 



ne" tea" e°'ha'ge°' ho"tge'" ga"haa' ne" ona"ga', o"ni' iie" 



the where will he-it see up high it rests the it-bom, also the 



o'luT'a', e-'he'a' ne" tca"t'ho', gagwe'gi' nige"— khe"' o'ne°' 



it-flint, will he-it think the certainly it-all (= entire) so it be — must it now 



wa'ongatgon'de"'. Na'ye' ne" tca"t'ho' ne" t'he°'hadye'a', 



have they-me turned against. That it is the certainly the just will he himself 



keep still, 



gano°'sgon'wa' e'"ha'dyen'. Na'3'e' di" tea" ni'ge"" de^fge' 



it-lodge-in will he himself seat. That it is so then where 'so it far, will I come 



(until), 



gagwe'gi' o'ne°' e''gayeflnenda"ik." 



it-all ( = entire) now will it— shall it he completed." 



T'ho"ge' o'ne"' ne" Odendonni'a" da'ha'sa'wc"' ne"t'ho' 



Then now the It, The Saiiling thence did he-it begain the there 



nhwa'haye'a' gagwe'gi' tea" ni'yofi' wa'houwai"ho'". 0'ne°' o" 



so did he-it do it-all ( = entire) where so many did he-him, matter(s) Now too 



they are assign to. 



na'ye' ne" De'hae°'hiyawa"gi' wa'ha'den'dya' ne"t'ho' nhwa'he" 



that it is the did he start away the there thither he go 



tea" non'we' tga'hwe'no'da' ne" O'ha'a' t'hot'hwe"no'. 



where the place there it-island floats the there his island floats. 



Ne" o'ne"' ne"t'ho' wa'ha'yo"' t'ho"ge' ne" De'hae'"hiyawa"gi' 



The now the there did he arrive then the 



wa't'hadawen'nye'. Na'ye'-djik wa'hatchen'ni' ne" ona"ga' 



did he travel about there. That everywhere did he-it find the it-horn 



he"tge'" hwa'ha"he°', o"ni' ne" o'ha'ii' tea" ni'yoft' wa'ha'gc"' 



Up high did he-it lay, also the it-flint where so many did he-it see 



they are 



gagwe'gi' he^'tge^' hwa'ha"he°\ 



it-all up high did he-it lay. 



T'ho"ge' o'ne°' gano°'sak'da' nliwa"lie' de°"se' ne"t'ho' 



Then now it-lodge beside thither did he go and the there 



non'we' o'ne"' heyo'he" i'sowa" wa'liatehefi'ni' dewendo°"hwi' 



the place now to the limit it much is did he-it find it is covered 



gano^'sakdofi'dye'. Na'ye' ne" gagwe'gi' o'ne°' wa't'ha"gwa" 



it-lodge beside along. That it is the it-all (=cntire) now did he-it take up 



de'"'se' he"tge"" wa'ha'hcn'nyoii', dedjiya'e"' ne" ona"ga', o"ni' 



and up high did he-them put, severally, both the it-horn, also 



ne" o'ha'a' onen'ya'. Ne" o'ne°' wa'hayeianenda"nha' o'ne"' 



the it-flint it-stone. The now did he-the task complete now 



wa't'hatga'don'nyonk, o'ne"' hi'ya' ne"t'ho' wa'ha'ge"', ne"t'ho' 



did he look around, now' in fact, the there did he-it see, the there 



gwa" ga"he' de'"'se' ne"t'ho' gae'"hage""hiya'da' ne"t'ho' 



just it-tree stands and the there it-tree-trunk top the there 



hegano°'wa"haa'. 0'ne°' wa'ho'nigoii'hayenda"nha' hiya" 



there it-head rests, Now did he-it understand not 



de'wadye"sa'ge' son'ga' ayegwe'nya' ne"t'ho' ayea"t'he°' tea" 



any it-easy-at any one should one be able the there should one-it chmb where 



ga"he'; de°"se' na'ye' wa'hat'gat"hwa' ne"t'ho' gaendak'da' 



it-tree stands; and that it is did he-it see the there it-tree beside 



de'hone°'ha'ye°' ne" O'ha'a'. 



he lies in wait the 



T'ho"ge' o'ne°' doiisa^hatga/hade'ni' de°"se' ne"'* hagwa'di* 



Then now thence again he turned around and this towards 



diyononda"ha' ne"t'ho' nhwa"he" ne"t'ho' di" wa't'hiyada"nha' 



there It-motmtain rests the there thither did he go, the there so then did they two meet 



