HEOTTTl ONONDAGA TEXT AND TRANSLATION 751 



odeiinu'gen'ni' ha'de'yo"', o'dya'k ganiyonflia' ne" o'hya", 



it-grassps grow all kinds, some it bears the it fruit, 



o"ni' ot'hondonnya"hen' o'dya'k ganiyont/'ha' ne" o"hya', 



also it shrubs grow, some it bears the it fruit, 



o"ni' ga"ho'da' na'ye' ne" nhwa'tgaen'dage', o'dya'k 



also it-forest stands that it is the all it tree(s) in kind, some 



ganiyonf'ha' iie" o"hya', o"iii' nc" t'higade'nyo"' ne"t'ho' 



it bears the it-fruit, also the just they are different the there 



gondonnya"ha' ne" tea" o°'hwendjiya'de', ne" on'gwe' de°"se' 



they keep growing the where it earth extant is, the human and 



beings 



ne" gondi'yo'. 



the they (an.) game 

 animals are. 



Na'ye' di" ne"t'ho' nori'we' wa'goni'hon'de"' ne" tea" noii'we' 



That it is so the there the place do I-thee commission the where the place 

 then 



o'ne°' e°swa'dai'ha"da', e''tgayei"khe' ne" e''djyo'dai'he""ha'; 



now will again it-it to be hot, will it be right the will it again be hot (warm); 



cause, 



na'ye' ne" fia," ne"t'ho' ne""haye'a' ne" End(5kha' Gaa'gwadye's, 



that it is the the the there so will he it do the Diurnal It-Sun goes about, 



that 



na'ye' ne'' na'ye' gagwe'gi' gai'hwayenda^gwi* ne" 



that it is the that it is it all it-matter rests with the 



de"'ha'hat'he"da' ne" tea" niweil'des de°"se' e-'ha'dai'ha'da' 



will he-it to be light cause the where so it day long and will he-it to be hot, 



is cause 



ne"t'ho' de°dwa'sa'\ve°' ne" tea" o'ne°' de-'swatde'ni' ne" 



the there will there it begin the where now will again it-itself, the 



change 



tea" ni'yo't ne" wenda'de', gengwide"djik gfi'ya'dji', ne"t'ho' 



where so it is the it-day extant is, it-spring early it is called, the there 



o" na" gwa"t'ho' deMwa'sa'we"" ne" tea" niyo'hna'ne'da' 



too the just there will it begin the where so it-fold is in number 



that (next) 



o'ne°' de°tgondon'nya' 'a"se', deMwadyee°"da' de°wa\ve°'ha'ye"', 



now thence they will grow up new, will it first be will the flowers have 



ne"t'ho' e"yonnadonni*lia'dye' ne" tea" nige°" gagwe'gi' 



the there will they themselves continue the so far it is it all 



growing 



e°watchis"a' ne" ©'ne""' e°sgana'nos'da' ne" tea" o'^'hweiidjiya'ge'. 



will they ripen the now will again it-it to be where it-eartb-on. 



cold, cause 



Na'ye' di" de°sniye'na', na'ye' ne" Oi"igwa'djiya"s'ho°\ ne" 



That it is so will you two co- that it is the Our Elder Brother, the 



then labor, 



EMek'ha' Gaa"g\va'. 



Diurnal It Sun. 



Ne"t'ho' non'we' ne" nis' g-'sadei'lioii'de"' 



There the place the the thou wilt thou a task take up 



e°diyo"gak ne" tea" o^'hwendjiya'de', t'ho"ge' 



will it dark (night) the where it-6arth extant is, then 



become 



e°tca'dai'ha"da' de°"se' de'"se'hat'he"da' 



wilt thou-it to be again and wilt thou-it be light, cause 



warm, cause 



e°'setchaden"t'hak. Na'ye' o"ni' e°'s'heyenav( 



wilt thou-<lew to fall, cause. That is is also wilt thou-one keep helping 



