HEWITT) ONONDAGA TEXT AND TRANSLATION 739 



oii'gvvc', na'ye' g\va"t'ho' ne" gondi'yo' de°"se' tea" ni'yon' 



human that just there the they the game and where so many 



being, it is ( = next) animals they are 



odon'ni' ne" tea" o°'hwendjiya'de'. Na'ye' tea" iie''yawe'"'ha'. 



they grow the where it-earth extant (is). that where so will it come to 



it is pass. 



Na'ye' di" e°yogwe'nyonk ne" o'lien'do"" ha'gwa' 



That it is so will it the power the it-ahead towards 



then have to do 



wa'weiidadenyoii'dj'e' ne" kheyade's'ho°"a' de°kheno'"hen"khwak 



thither it-day(s) stand severally the my dear grandchildren will I-them greet by it 



ne" on'gwe'. Hiya" di" ste"" de'odye'e"' na'ye' e^'hadi'sen'nya' 



the human Not so anything any it is done that it is will they-it-make 



beings. then 



na'ye' ne" de°sgiyad3^e'e°k ne" tea" ni"a.' nigya'do"de°', 



that it is tho will they two resemble the where I such my body is 



each other humble shaped, 



o"ni' ne" tea" nikgo'"so"de'". 



also the where such my face is shaped. 



Na'ye' di" ne" gaeiidado'ge°' ne" ao'"h\va"a' aon'ha'ni'i', 



That it is so the it-tree certain is the it-above its life strong, 



then 



na'ye', hi'ya', ne" o'ho"saa' gaefldaya'kji"', na'ye' e^yogwe'nyonk 



that it is in fact the bass-wood it-tree is called, that it is will it be able to do 



ne"t"ho' e°gaa'gweiik na'ye' e°ga'sennya"dik ne" o'h\ve°"ga' 



the there will it be taken that it is will it be made from it the it-wood(en) 



from 



na'j-e' de°sgiyadye'e°k ne" I" tea" ni'yo't ne" 'o°"ge°' tea" 



that it is will they two resemble the I where so it is the to-day where 



kgo"'soii'da'. Na'ye' di" e°yondyea'da"khwak ne" o'ne"" 



I-a face have. That it is so will one-it make use of, always the now 



then 



he" I" ge'°s' e°yongya'da"nha' ne" akheyaefi'dafho"" 



again I custom- will one-my person the should I-ono blow upon 



arily approach repeatedly 



ne" gono-'hwakda'nik. Na'ye' di", hiya" ste°" de'cdye'e"' ne" 



the one is all. Thi-t it is so not some- any it is done the 



then thing 



on'gwe' I" e''yongadya'doiida"gwe°'. Na'ye' di" ge^s' 



human I will one-my person represent. That it is so custom- 



being then arily 



e°yontgo°'so"ga' ne" desgayeenda"gwi' ne" I" nigya'do"de'", 



will one-one's face cover the one-it copied the I such my body is 



shaped, 



na'ye' e°gagwe'nya' ne" tea" gono^'sayeii'do"' ge°s' nhe°'heii'ne'; 



that it is will it be able to the where one-lodge-has severally custom- thither will the ogy; 

 do it arily 



tgagon'da', hi'ya", ne" hoiidu"i' ne"t'ho' e°yongadya'donda"gwe'". 



it must needs be, of course, the they the the there wiU one-my person represent. 



'hadu"i', 



Ga'nyo', hi'ya' ne" ne"t'ho' he^'hadi'yo"' t'ho"ge' o'ne"' 



As soon as infect the the there there will they then now 



arrive 



dPt/hon'sa'we°' ne'' e°yondadae"'dat/'ho°' ne" gono'^'hwakda'nik, 



will they begin the will they-one blow upon tho one ill is, 



repeatedly 



na'ye' tea"t'ho' s'ha'de'yo't ne" I" akheyae^'dafho"'. Na'ye', 



that it is the same alike it is the I should I blow upon one That it is 



repeatedly. 



hi'3''a' tgawenni'yo' ne" e^yondeyennon'nya' ne" o'ne°' i'^ge' 



in fact it is the chief thing the will one-one's self prepare the now me-to 



