HEWTTT] ONONDAGA TEXT AND TRANSLATION 735 



O'ne"" ne" De'hae'"hiyawa"gi' wa'hotgaf'hwa' ne" Hadu"i' 



Now the did he-him look at the 



wa'ha'ge"' ogae""he""'i' gwa" ne" ha'n.yo°'sa"ge', o"ni' nc" 



did he-it see it was warped just the his nose on, also the 



tea" ha'saga'hefl'da'. T'ho"ge' ne" De'hae°'hiyawa"gi' 



where his mouth. Then the 



wa'he-'hen", "Hatc'kwi', I" gwenni'yo' ne" t'ho'ne-' 



did he say, "Behold, I I master of it the here this 



(am,) 



yo^'hwendjiya'de'. I" ageyennefida"!'." 



it-earth extant is. I I-it have finished. 



T'ho"ge' di" ne" Deiiae'"hiyawa"gi' vva"he°"hefi', "Hot/ 



Then so the did he say, " What 



then 



nonwa'ho"de'" nwa'awe'"'ha'? Ayen'a' ste"" en" 'oil", nwe'saya'- 



tbing kind of so did it come to pass? One would some- it may per- so did it- 



think thing be, haps, thy body 



dawe°"ha' swa"djik hi'ya' o'ya' ni'yo't ne" tea" sgo°'son'da'?" 



befall too much in fact, |it other so it is the where thy face attached? " 



( = because) 



T'ho"ge' ne" Hadu"i' wa"he°"hen', "Do'ge°s, hi'ya' 



Then the did he say, "True it is, in fact, 



sa's'hasde'"seowa'ne'°'. Na'ye' ne" wa'sgwe'nya' ne" dawatgeiiis'da' 



thou power great possessest. That it is the didst thou-it the thence did it move 



accomplish hither 



ne" tea" yonoflda"haa'. Na'ye' di", hi'ya', dagai'hoii'nya' ne" 



the where it-mountain stands. That it is so in fact, did it-it-cause the 



then, 



sa's'hasde°"saa' ne" tea" nofigya'dawe°"ha' ne" 'o'"'ge'". Na'ye' 



they power the where thence my body-it befell the to-day. That is is 



ne" wa'ge'a' gatgat"hwa' hot' nonwa'ho"de°', ne" ne°',' 



the did I wish let me look what thing kind of, the this, 



wa'ao"saa' ne" ge's'ho°"ne', o'ne°' hi'ya' wa'gatgae'"ha'gwa' 



did it-it swipe the my back -on, now in fact did I-myself turn 



ne"t'ho' wa'dwakgo"'soye°"da' ne" tea" yotnonda'de'. Na'ye', 



the there did it -my face strike the where | it-mountain itself That it is, 



presented. 



hi'ya' o'ne"' oi'hwi'yo' onga'do°'s ne" tea" is' sayenneiida"i 



in fact, now it-matter f-it realized the where thou thou-it has completed 



true (is) 



ne" tea" t'ho'ne"' yo^'hwendjiya'de', swa"djik, hi'ya' ne" 



the where here this it-earth extant is, too much in fact, the 



(= because) 



wa'sgwe'nya' da'senno°'don'has ne" tea" yononda"haa'. 



didst thou-it didst thou-it compel the where it-mountain stands, 



accomplish 



"Doge°s is' Swenni'yo' ne" t'ho'ne"' yo°'hwendjiya'de'. Is' 



"True it is thou thou-it master of the here this it-earth extant is. Thou 



do'ge°s gagwe'gi' hi'ya' sayennenda"i' ne" tea" ni'yon' ga"hwa'. 



true it is it-all' in fact, thou-it hast completed the where so much, it-it contains. 



many in 

 number 



Wa'dwagei'hwayen'da's di' na'ye' ne" ogonda'dye' he'da"ge' 



Did I— a decision reach so that the it at once is down (earth- 



then it is on 



wa'gadadon'nya' ne" sa'heii'do"'. 'A'sgideii'a' ne" agon"hek 



do I-myself-make the thy faces. Thou me the should I con- 



shouldst pity tinue to live 



ni"a'. E°kg\ve'nya' ne" e°goiiya'dage"nha' di" ne" tea" 



Will I-it be able the will I-thy body aid so the where 



I, there 



