HEWITT] ONONDAGA TEXT AND TRANSLATION 755 



di" na" gwa"t'ho' e°sgadyea'da"gwa' ne" tkwe""'da' 



so the just there will I it make the it-red (is) 



then that use of 



niyo'enno"de"'." 



such it-rodts) are in color." 



T'ho"ge' o'ne"' wa'ha'gwa' ne" hode'sa"i'. O'lie"' di" 



Then now did he-it take the he-it has pre- Now so 



pared. then 



odjisda"ge' hwa'ho'di', t'ho"ge' o'ne°' wa'he°"heii', "Ne"t'ho' 



it-flre-on there did he it then now did he say, "The there 



cast, 



hwa'sadya'don'di', o'ne°' hi'ya' wa'gaye"'gwae'de°'." O'lie"' 



thither do thou thy body now of course it-smoke arises." Now 



cast, 



hi'ya' ue"t'ho' wa'ondya'don'di'. O'lie"' wa'gaye°'gwagetc'gwa' 



indeed the there did she-her body cast. Now it-smoke arises 



he"tke°' nh\va"we'. T'ho"ge' o'ne"*" ne" De'hae'"hiyawa"gi' 



up high thither did it go. Then now the 



wa'he""hen', "0'ne°', hi'ya', Odeiidonm"a' de""'se' ne" 



did he say, "Now, of course, and the 



dedjiyadane'ge"' o'ne°' eMjiye'"nigon'ha'e"'. Oi'hwagwe'gi' lii'ya', 



you two mates now will you two-your minds keep It-matter entire, of course, 



are on it. 



we 'sni 'nigoii'hayenda"nha ' tea" nwa'awe°"ha'. Na'ye' di" 



did you two-it comprehend where so did it come to pass That it is so 



then 



tea" ne°yawe°"ha' ne" 'a"se"' niweii'dage' nige°" ne" 



where so will it come to the three so — it days — so far it is the 



pass many, are 



e''djiye'"nigon'ha'e°', do', gwa" ne"yawe""ha'. Dyen'iia'gwa' 



will you two keep watching, what, just so it will come to pass. If it so be 



ne" is' Awe^'haniyon'da' e"'satdo'ga' o'ya' ne°yawe°"ha' ne" 



the thou It, Flower Attached wilt thou-it notice it-other so will it act the 



tea" son"he', na'ye' ne" e^'satgafhwa' 'a"se' eMjyondon'nya' 



where thy life is, that it is the wilt thou-it see new it is w-ill again she herself 



make 



ne" 'A'soii'he'kha' We'"hni"da', ne" etchi'so'da'. Na'ye' 



the nocturaal it-moon is. the she, your two's That it is 



pres(*nt grandmother, 



e"gayendesda'*gwik dyeii"ha'gwa' ne"t'ho' ne"yawe°'*ha' 



will it be recognized by it if it so be the there so will it happen 



e"'satgat"hwa', e-'satds'ga' ne" 'a"se' e°wa'do°' tea" son"he', 



wilt thou it see, wilt thou it be- the new it is will it become where thoualiveart, 



come aware of 



na'ye' di" e^yode'nyendCs'dik ne"t'ho' non'we' e"wa'sa'we°' 



that it is so will it-itself govern thereby the there the place will it begin 



then 



o'ne"' e''wa'den'dia' ne" 'a"se' e°wadon'nya' ne" oii'gwe', 



now will it start the new it is will it grow the human 



being, 



ne" de°yo'"hwendjiyo'ga"da' c°yonna'gat, ne''t'ho' non'we' 



the will it-the earth overspread will they dwell, the there the place 



e°wa'sa'we°' tea" non'we' e"wadyee'"'da ' ne" e°yetchi'ge°' 



will it begin where the place will it-the first be the will you-her see 



ne" 'A'sonhe/kha' We'"hni"da', ne" etchi'so'da'. Hiya", di", 



the nocturnal it-moon is. the she your grand- Not, so 



mother. then, 



hweii'do"' d'awade'"nigoft'ha"da', ne"t'ho' nigai'hwagas'de' 



ever any should it annoy the mind, the there so long it matter endures 



