HEWITT] ONONDAGA TEXT AND TRANSLATION 753 



ne" tea" degeni" ne°yo"dik ne" tea" wenda'de'. Na'ye' di" 



the where two it is so wUl it be the where it-day it. That then 



ne" gado'ge"' gen'gwa' ne"gagas'dek ne" e°wa'dai'ha"da' ne" 



the it certain is only so (long) will it endure the will it-it to be hot, cause the 



gagefl'nha"ge' e°gaya'djik. Na'ye' gwa"t'ho' ne" o'ne"' 



it-summer-at will it be calleii. That it is just there (next) the now 



(time) 



e°sgana'nos'da' gado'ge"' o" na" ne" ne^gagas'dek, na'ye' ne" 



will again it-it to be it certain is too the the so (long) will it endure, that it is the 

 cold, cause that 



go'saa"ge' e°gaya'djik. Na'ye' di" tea" ne°yawe'"'ha'. 



it-snow at will it be called. That it is So then, where so will it come to pass. 



(= winter) 



Ne"t'ho' non'we' e-'sasdeis'dik ne" o'ne°' e°yo"gak ( = de°dyo"gak), 



The there the place will thou-it, have, the now will it dark 



in charge (night) be, 



is' ge°s' na'ye' de""se'hat'he"da', ne"t'ho' ne°sa's'hasde'"sa"ks 



thou custo- that it is wilt thou-it to be light, the there so, will thy power, large, be . 



marily cause, 



ne" e^yogwe'nyo-k de''yo'hat'he"dik, hiya" i"sowa' 



the will it able be will it-it to be light, cause, not it is it much 



t'hondayo"gak. Na'ye di", ne"t'ho' ne°yo"dilc 'r'so"' 



thence it night become. That it is so then, the there (thus) so will it be while 



e''yagoya'dage"nhe''k ne" o'"hweiidjiya"ge' de°yagodawen'nyek 



will it-one 's body continue to aid the it-earth-on will one continue to travel 



ne" on'gwe'. Na'ye' ne" ste°" gwa" de°tgai'hwayea"da' ga'en 



the hiunan being(s). That it is the any- just will it matter devise some- 



thing where 



gwa" non'we' de''dyago"gak e°yogwe'nyonk 'a"so"' 



just the place there will it-one become will it able be still 



night on 



e°yont'ha'hi'ne" ne" tea" na'de°yo'hat'he"dik e°gagwe'nya' 



will one-their way pursue, the where so much will it-it to be light, cause will it able be 



sken'no"' e''yenno°'donnyo°"hek he°tcye'yo°' tea" non'we' 



peaceful will one keep on thinking there will one arrive where the place 



niyei'hwagweiini'yo'." 



there one-possessions has." 



T'ho"ge' o'ne"' ne" De'hae°'hiyawa"gi' wahe°"hen', "O'ne"' 



At that time now the did he say, "Now 



wa'wadeyeiinenda"nha'. O'ne"' oi'hwagwe'gi' 



did it-itself become completed. Now , it matter entire 



wesa'nigon'hayenda"nha'. Na'ye' hi'ya' wa'de'sniye'na' ne" 



didst thou an imderstanding of it, obtain. That it is of course, do you two-it co-hold the 



(aid), 



E°dekha" Gaa"gwa'. Da' na'ye' di" ne" dedjiya'e-' 



Diurnal It-Sun. There that it is so then the they both 



e°yagowennayen'dak ne" o^'hwendjiya"ge' enage'e'. Na'je' 



will one-a word have ( = right to the it-earth-on one dwells. That it is 



speak) 



tea" ne°yo'*dik ne" ga'en gwa" niga'a' tea" sniya'da'de' 



where so wil] it be the somewhere just there it is where your two bodies are 



ne"yond\vennayea"da', na'ye' di" e^yondo'^'hek EMek"ha' 



so will one-one's words direct, that it is so then will one keep saying Diurnal 



Gaa"gwa', S'hedwa"djiya' ne" Ho'ske°'age'da'go'na'. 



It-Sim, He, Our Elder Brother, the He, the Great Warrior ( = War- 



Chief). 



Dyen"ha'hwa' is' e^yesat'ho'ya' na'ye' e°yondo'"'hek Akhi'so'da', 



If it so be thou will one-thee talk that it is will one-it keep Our Grandmother, 



about saying 



