HEmTTl ONONDAGA TEXT AND TRANSLATION 765 



we'swaya'dinyo°"da' ne" t'ho'ne"' o°'hwendjya'de'. Da", 



it brought your persons here the here this it-earth stands. There, 



o'ne"" di" we'swa'yo"' tea" nomva'ho"de'" gwa'nigo°'hada'di' 



now so you have arrived where thing kind of I promised you so then 



then 



tea" didwada"nha'. Da", o'ne"" di" son" gwa" 



where there we met. There, now so then who ("is it) just 



nofiwa*lio"de°' tea" ni'djyo"' onsakdoge°"sda' tea'' 



person, kind of where so many you arc would I restore where 



hon'he". T'ho"ge' s'haya"dada' walie'-hen", "1" gwa" o"ni' 



he is alive. Then a person ho said, "I just also 



e-tcgadyeo-^'da'." T'ho"ge' ne" hen'gwe' wa'ha'defi'dya', 



wilt thou make me the first.*' Then the he, the man he stjirted, 



ne"t'ho' nhwa"he' tea" dosge°"ha' ga"hi'. Wa'ha'yo"' o'ne" 



the there then he went where near it is it tree He arrived now 



stands. 



t^ho^ge' wa'hefinentcagetc'gwa' tea" na'de'hanon'tces 



then he raised his arms where as his arms long (are) 



wa'hayena" tea" ga"hi'. T'ho"ge' he'da"ge' hwa'ha'hawi"da', 



he seized it where it tree Then downward he bore it, 



stands. 



t'ho^ge' o'ne"' ne" o'skon'daa' wa'haya'dawi^'sya' he'da"ge' 



then now the it bark he took out the trunk down 



wa'ha'ye-'. T'ho"ge' o'ne"' wa'he°hen", "O'ne"' gii'e' nonda"se'." 



he it laid. Then now he said, now hither thence do thou 



come." 



O'ne"' ne" hot'hongaya"gi' ne"t'ho' 



Now the he volunteered the there 



wa'ha'yo"' ne"t'bo* wa'hoda'gen' 



he arrived the there hc-hini laid down 



ga'so'"'dade""daa'. De'hadiga"haa' 



it-barl; is spread out. They were watching 



wa'honna'dade°'k. T'ho"ge' o'ne"' da'ha'sa'we"' wa'haga"tcya' 



they were left. Then now he did begin he dismembered 



ne" hoyee°"da'. Wa't'ha'sondagwa"ho°' gagwe'gi', akda"a' 



the his body. He unjointed the joints it all, aside 



hwa'hage'heii". T'ho"ge' o'ne°' da*ha*sa'we°' sa'haage'wa' 



there he-them piled. Then now he began again he them 



wiped 



tea" deyo'sondaen'nyo'". Wa'luis'a"da\ gagwe'gf sa*ho'ha'e\ 



where the joints. He finished, it all again he washed. 



T'ho"ge' o'ne"' do"'sa'haik'ho"' gagwe'gi'. Ganyo" 



Then now again he-thcm put together it-all. As soon as 



wa'hadyefino'k'de"' o'ne"' wa'he"'hen", "O'ne"', 



he finished his task now he said, now 



sageyefinenda"nha'. O'ne"' di" sasatge""ha'." T'ho"ge' o'ne"' 



again I have finished it. Now so then again do thou arise." Then now 



donda'hatge°"ha' ne" s'honwaya'dadoge°"sdi'. Na" ne" 



thence he arose the again he has readjusted his body. Then the 



that 



o'ne°* donsa'hada"nha' t'ho"ge' o'ne°' ne" hen'gwe' 



now thence again he arose Then now the (the) man 



and stood 



wa'he°hen", "Nonwa'h()"de°' ni'yo't tea" son'he'?" 



he said, "What kind of thing so it Ls where thou art 



alive?" 



Da'hai'hwa'sii'gwa' hawe"", "Agwas' gwa" o"ni' tea" ni'yo't 



Thence he replied he said, "Verily just also where so it is 



