HEWITT) ONONDAGA TEXT AND TRANSLATION 775 



tea" t'hodiuo"'sa'ye°' o'lic"' t'ho"ge' wa'henni'hen", "O'ne"' 



where there their lodge stood now then they said, "Now 



wa'ag\viiyennenda"nha'; gagwe'gi' wa'agwahe'de^s'da' tea" niyofi* 



wc have adjusted the ways of doing; its-ail, entire we-it mellowed where so many 



they are 



odofi'ni" tea' o°'hwendjia'de'." T'ho"ge' o'ne°' ne" goksten"a' 



they grow where it-earth stands." Then now the she, the old 



woman 



dondayeda"aha', o'ne"' he" ne"t'ho' wae"yo°' tea" hagwa" 



thence rising she stood, now again the there she arrived where side 



heyono"'son'da', wa'a'hen", "O'ne"" sa'hadi'yo"'." T'ho"ge' o'ne"' 



there it-lodge attached is. She said, "now they have returned." Then now 



dondayondo'"'tga'. Niyoi'hwagwa'ha" o'ne"' wa'dvvade'nho'hon'dl' 



thence she withdrew. In a stiort while now the door-flap flew aside 



t'ho"ge' o'ne"' da'hatgaf'hwa' ne" hen'gwe' wa'lie°heii", "One"'- 



then now thence he did look the he, the man he said, "Now, 



kho°" \ve*swayennenda"nha* gagwe'gi"? We'swahe'de^s'da'- 



is it have you adjusted the ways it entire (all)? you-it. wet 



of doing 



khe"" tea" niyofi' ne" e'da"ge' dyo°'hwendjia'de' 



did you where so many the below there it-earth stands out 



they are 



odoii'ni?" T'ho"ge' wa'hadii'hwa'sa'gwa' wa'henni'hen", 



they grow?" Then did they replied they said, 



"O'ne"' gagwe'gi' wa'agwayennenda"nha'." T'ho"ge' hawen", 



Now it-entire all we have adjusted the ways of doing." Then he saidj 



"O'ne"" di" e°swadonwi's'he°' tea" nige"" o'ya' e°teyo'he°"nha', 



"Now so will you yourselves rest where so far it is it other will again it-day be 



then ( = next year} 



o'ne"' he" e°tciswa'sa'we°' tea" nonwa'ho"de'" swadoi'hon'da'." 



Now again will again you begin where thing, kind of you arc commissioned." 



looked at 



T'ho"ge' o'ne"' ne" De'hae°'hyo'\ve°s hodyo"gwa' wa'honwatgat"hwa' 



Then now the his troop they begin again 



wa'hofiwa'ge"' ne" hen'gwe'. Na'ye' ne" haya'di"ge' 



they-him saw the he, the man, that it is the his body on 



s'hci'dewa'sen'no"" ne" tgaye'i' tea" ni'yo't ne" on'gwe' 



just it half is the it correct where so it is the human 



being 



ni'haya'do"de'" tea" dewa'sen'no"' owi"sa' nonwa'ho"de'" 



so his body is in kind where it half is it ice thing, kind of 



hayeen'da"gwi'. T'ho"ge' o'ne"' wa'hontdoga' o'ne"' dagae'de"' 



he is bodied thereby. Then now they it noticed now thence it wind 



arose 



ona'no", O'ne"' di" donda'hado""tga' ne" hen'gwe'. T'ho"ge' 



it cold is. Now so thence did he himself the he, the man. Then 



then withdraw 



gawefl" ne" goksten"a', "Na'ye' t'hoge°"ha wa's'he'swa'ge"' 



she said the she. the old That it is there it is you-him saw 



woman, 



na'ye' ne" tea"t'ho' agwas' o'hen'do"' tea" niyon" s'hagoi'hon'da' 



the at this time verily, ahead there so many be them commissioned 



most they are 



ne" T'hae°'hiawa"gi' na'ye' ne" honwayas't'ha' De'hodya't'gaewe"" 



that it is the they-him name His Body is Bisect 



na'ye' o"ni' ne" hon'do°k Owi'son'dyo"'. Na'ye' hi'ya' 



that it is also the they say It-Hails. That it is indeed 



we'swatgat'hwa^ ne" o'ne'^' da'hatgo^'so'de'^^ tea" ga^nhoga'heii'da' 



you saw the now thence he showed his face where it-door opening 



