hewhtt! ONONDAGA TEXT AND TRANSLATION 757 



wa'wadeyefmenda"nha'. Na'ye' di'^ e"gne"sek ne" tea" we°'hni'- 



has it mode of lioing been finished. That it is so will they-two the where it-moon is' 



then go together. 



'da' de'"'se' ne" tea" agon"he' ne" ofi'gwe'. Na'ye' 



present and the where her life is the human being. That it is 



e°yagos'heda'da"g\vik ne" ofi'gwe' e°wadofl'nya' tea" 



will one keep count thereby the human will it grow where 



being 



o°'h\vendjiya'de'. Na'ye', dl", o'ne°' de°gadawefi'nye' m"a'. 



it-earth extant is. That is is so then now will I travel around I humble. 



O'ne"' o" nis"a' djyadadwenni'yo' na'ye' ne" de"djyadawen'nye'. 



Now too humble you two are independent that it is the will you two travel around, 

 you 



Na'ye' di" tea" ne°yawe°"ha'. Is', hi'ya' gniya'dagwenniyos'di'; 



That it is so where so will it come to pass. You, indeed, I- you two have given rule to; 



oi'hwage'gi' ne"t'ho' ne°yo"dik di", ne" is' he"tge'" e-ge"k'. " 



it-matter entire the there so will it be so the you above will it be.' 



then 



DE'HODYA'DGA'EWE"'. 



(HE WHOSE BODY I.S DIVIDED IN TWAIN) 



Na'ie' di" nc' one"' wa's'agoiina'hefiga"da' tea" gagwe'gi' 



That so the now did they-them to hear it, cause where its-entire 



it is then 



tea" ni'hen'nadi' honnat'hongaia"gi' e"'hon'deiidia' tea" o'ne°' 



where so many they are they have volunteered will they depart where now 



wa'grii'h\va'he"g tea" nonwa'ho"de°' honnadadei'hwi'sa"i'. 



did it-time arrive where thing kind of they had agreed upon, among 



themselves. 



O'ne"' hi'ia' wa'hon'den'dia'. Ha'dewatchot'hwas tea" nhe'we's 



Now intact did they depart. At the peace of sunset where there it goes 



about 



tea" gaa"gwa' ne"t'ho' nhe'hoiine'no"'. 



where it-sun the there thither did they go. 



Na'ie' ne" nenge°"ha' o'ne°' hoiit'ha'hi'ne' wa'hadi'yo"' tea" 



That is is the this it is now they traveled did they arrive where 



la'gee' ne" 'on'gwe'. T'ho"ge 



the place they inhabited the human beings. Then now it-all 



wa'honda'went'hwa' o"ni' wa'tehagodino°'ha'gwa,'heu" gagwe'gi'. 



did they-them slaughter also did they-them scalp severally it-all. 



T'ho"ge' o'ne°' wa'hondongo"da'. Gaiii'gwa' niio'we' o'ne"' 



Then now did they pass on. Somewhere-just so it is now 



distant 



o'ia' e" dediena'gee' ne"t'ho' wa'hadi'io"'. O'ne"' 



the there it other again there they inhabit the there did they arrive. Now 



he" wa's'hagona'went"hwa', wa's'hagodino'"ha"gwa'hen' o"ni'. 



again did they-them slaughter, did they-them scalp severally also. 



T'tio"ge' he" honnadongo"di'. Gaiii'gwa' nwa'onni"s'he' 



Then again they passed on. Somewhere just so did it last (endure) 



o'ne°' o'ia' e" dedyena'gee' ne"t'ho' o" wa'hadi'io"". 



now it other again there they inhabit the there too did they arrive. 



S'ha't'hadiye'a' tea" wa's'hagofma'went'liwa' tea" nwa'hadiie'a' 



Ahke did they-it act where did they-them slaughter where (as) so did they-it act 



tea" nige'"' dofida'hen'ne'. T'ho"ge' o'ne°' honnadongo"di'. 



where so far it is thence did they come. At that time now they passed on. 



Tea" niio°" wa'hadi'ge"' enago'nio"' ne" 'on'gwe' gagwe'gi' 



Where soraany(are) did they-it see they inhabit the human beings it all 



severnUy places 



