HEWITT) ONONDAGA TEXT AND TRANSLATION 733 



O'ne"" t'ho"ge' ne" De'ha6""hiya\va"gi' wa'he°"hen', "Agwas', 



Now then the did he say, "Verily, 



en" ayen'a', dawagado"kde°'. Na'ye', 'on", awak'nigon'hiyo"khe' 



I it seems, I am not satisfied. That it is per- would it— my mind please 



think, haps, 



ne" agatgafhwa' ne" 'a'sgwe'nya' sige°" diyonofida"haa' 



the should I — it see the wouldst thou for yonder there it— mountain 



be able stands 



ga'e' nonda'we', agwas' dondawatgenis'da'." 



hither thence would verily thence it-itself would 



it come move near." 



T'ho"ge' ne" Hadii"i' wa'he''"hen', "Hiya" ste"" de'gai"hwa' 



Then the did he say, "Not anything any it impor- 



tant (is) 



ne" ne"t'ho' ne°yawe°"ha'." 



the the there so will it come to pass," 



T'ho"ge' di" ne" Hadu"i' wa.'he°"hen', "Hau", gi"sa', 



Then so the did he say, "Come, then, 



then 



dedyatga'hade'ni'." Do'ge°s, o'ne°* wa'hiyatga'hade'ni', 



let us two turn our backs." It certain is, now, did they two turn their backs, 



de'hnidjiya'e^' gado'ge°' hagwa'' nh\va't'hyadyea"da'. 0'ne°' 



they two both it certain side thither they two faced. Now 



t'ho"ge' ne" Hadu"i' wa'he°"hen', "Hau", da'sa'den'dya', 



then the did he say, " Come, thence do thou come, 



sige'"'ha' di'snonda"haa', na'ye' ne" t'ho'ne"' ne" tea" non'we' 



yonder it is there thou moun- that it is the here this the where the place 



tain standest, 



deyagni'da' agni's'ho"ne' hagwa" ne"t'ho' e^'sadanendak'da'." 



one — I stand our backs at side the there shalt thou-thyself press." 



T'ho"ge' o'ne°' wa'hoiiwen'has ne" De'hae°'hiyawa"gi' 



Then now did he-him say to the 



wa'he°"hen', "Hatc'kwi', ne" tea" niyongnonwi'se'is o'ne°' 



did he sav, "Behold, the where so our two breaths Gong) now 



long are 



e''di3^adonwi'saa'don"da'." 



will thou-I our breath hold." 



T'ho"ge' di" o'ne"" wa'hiyadomvi'saa'don"da'. Agwas', tea" 



Then so now did they two their breaths hold. Verily, where 



then 



de'linonwi"seis (ni'honnofiwi'se'is?) o'ne"' ne" Hadu"i' 



two their two breath now the 



. long is 



wa'he°"hen', 'Hau", o'ne"' dedjidyatga'hade'ni'." T'ho"ge' 



did he say, now let us two turn-back." Then 



di" donsa'hiyatga'hade'ni' de°"se' o'ne"' \va'hiyatgat"hwa' 



so did again they turn around and now did they two it see 



then 



gado'ge"' gwa" na'ye' ni'dyo't ne" tea" diyononda"haa'. 



it certain (is) just that it is so there it is the where there it mountain stands. 



T'ho"ge' o'ne"' ne" De'hae"'hiyawa"gi' wa'he""heii'. 



Then now the did he say, 



"O'ne"' hi'ya', wa'gadoge""ha' ne" tea" hiya" de'sagwenyo"" 



Now of course did it manifest become the where not any thou art able 



ne" dondawatgenis'da' ne" tea" diyonoiida"haa'. Hiyi?" di", 



the thence would it-itself the where there it— mountain Not so 



move near stands. then 



hi'ya', ne" is' ne" de'sayennenda"i' ne" tea" o°'hwendjiya'de'. 



of course the thou the any thou it hast prepared the where it — earth extant (is) . 



