HEWITT] ONONDAGA TEXT AND TRANSLATION 743 



de°"se' wa'he°"hen', "Na'ye' ne" iii" tea" ne"gye'a' ne" o'ne"" 



and did he say, "That it is the the I where so will I-it do the now 



heMwa'yo"', na'ye' ne" e°gya"dadak ne" ga'honwagon'wa'. 



there will we arrive, that it is the will I remain in it the it-canoe-in. 



Dyen"ha'g\va' de^wado^'hweii'djiok I" ne" na" e°gen'dya'k, 



If it so be will it needful become I the the will it-the tree cut 



that down, 



doga"t o"ni' de''wado'"hweu'djiok ne" dondak'hawa' ne" Ono""wa' 



iif also will it needful become the thence I-it should the it-head 



wring 



e°kgwe'nya', na'ye' ne" hiya" ganonwagon'wa' d'agadongo"da'." 



will I-it able to that, the ^ not it-depths of water in any I-it should pass 



do, be, it is through." 



T'ho"ge' o'ne"' ne" De'hae°'hiyawa"gi' \va"he°"heu', "O'ne"" 



Then now the did he say, "Now 



hi'ya' wa'wade'tchenni' ne" e°'hagwe'nya' e'"s'hongniya'dage"nha'. 



in fact it has been found the will he able be wiU they-us two aid. 



0'ne°' di" ne"t'ho' ha'degaye'i' ne" tea" nidyo""." T'ho"ge' 



Now so then the there just it suffices the where so many we are." Then 



o'ne-" naye"-djik t'hof'ha' na'ye' ne" i'ha'do-k, "I" o"ni' 



now all around thence he is that it is the he is saying, "I also 



talking 



e°khongawe°"dat." Ske'-'hnak'se'" o"ni' ne" Skwa'ye"', na'ye' 



will 1 vohinteer with the others." Fo.x also the Otter, that it is 



o" ne" na" wa'hni"hen', "Ne"t'ho' o" ni"a' he'-ya'gne'." 



too the the that did they two say, "The there too humble will we two go." 



we 



T'ho"ge' o'ne°* wa'hondi'dak ne/* ga'honwagon'wa' de°"se' 



Then now did they embark the it-canoe in and 



o'ne°' honna'den'dyon' (wa'hon'den'dya'). 



now they departed. 



Ga'nyo' wa'hadi'yo°' ne" tea" tga'hwe'^no' o'ne"' 



As soon as did they arrive the where there it-is-land now 



wa'hiyadida"g\va' ne" De'hae°'hiyawa"gi' de°"se' ne" 



did they two debark the and the 



Odendonni"a', de°'se' ne" tea" ganedage'-'hiya'da' ne"t'ho' 



Sapling and the where it-top of the bank the there 



wa't'hnida'nha'. Hao'"'hwa"a' ne" Nagaya"gi' tchi'-haya"dada' 



did they two stood. He alone the Beaver the while he remained 



aboard 



ne" ga'honwagon'wa' de°"se' wa'he'"'hen', "T'ho'ne"' di" 



the it-canoe-in and did he say, "Here this so then 



e''wagat'honwayeii'dak. E''k'nigon"ha'k ne" dyen"ha'gwa' 



will I-my canoe keep lying. Will I be on the lookout the if so it be 



deMjiyado^'hwefi'djio's ne" agniya'dage"nha' agwas' na'ye' 



will you two have need the should I-you two help verily that it is 



gen'gwa' de''tegniyas"hon', nc"t'ho' ha'degaye'i', agwas', 



only (it is just) thence will you-me name, the there it suffices, verily, 



ogoiida'dj'e' ne"t'ho' he"'gyo°'." 



it right away the there there will I arrive." 



T'ho"ge' o'ne°' naye"-djik da'hada'dya' (da'hofida'dya') de""'se' 



Then now everywhere thence he spoke (thence they spoke and 



wa'henni"hen', "I" o"ni' ongwadadeyefmenda"i'. Agwas', na'ye' 



did they say, "We also we have made ourselves ready. Verily, that it is 



gen'gwa' de''tegwayas"hon'." O'tte"' di" w;i'hiyadyen"ha'gwa' 



only (it is just) thence will you name us." Now so then did they become surprised 



ne"t'ho' hodino-'waedon'dye', ne"t'ho' dl" gwa"t'h(*' 



the there their heads above the waters the there so then just there 



moved along, (nearby) 



