iiEwiTTl ONONDAGA TEXT AND TRANSLATION 779 



tea" ga'ye"' ne" hiya" na" de'hodigwe'nyofi' ne" t'ho'iie"' 



where it lies the nut the that any they were able to do it the here this (here) 



henni"den'. Ge'he" di" na'j'e' de'"hadiyenawa"kho°k 



they abide. I-it desire so then that it is wUl tlicy be co-workers 



e"s'hagodiyenawa'se"hek." T'ho"ge' o'ne"' ne" De'hodya"- 



will thoy one another keep aiding." Then now the 



tgae'we"' wa'he°heii", "Wa'gei'h\va'ni"da' ganyo" gwa" o"ni' 



he said, "I the matter confirm as soon as just also 



e'"hogaye'"'ha', na'ye' se" hi'ya' dyen"ha'gwa' e°'hat'honga'ya'k 



will he-it agree to. that it is in of course if so it be he will volunteer 



fact 



tea" e°gat'he"dik tea" hon"he', t'ho"ge' o'ne"' e^wfi'do"" 



where will it ( = hel be where he is alive, then now will it be able 



pounded 



e''s'hagoya'dage"nha'." T'ho"ge' o'nP' wa'a'hen" ne" 



will hc-them aid." Then now she said the 



goksten"a', "Hatc'kwi', e""sei'hwa'ni"da'-khe''" ne" 



she, the old woman, "Behold. wilt thou-the matter, wilt the 



agree to thou 



tche°'si'den'dak? dyen"ha'g\va' e°sagaye°"ha'; na'ye' di" 



after, thou wilt remain if so it be wilt thou-it agree to—, that it is so then 



e°gon'sen'no°\ na'ye' di" ne°sa'senno"de°k e°yondo°"hek, 



will t-thee, a name, that it is so then such will thy name be will they keep saying, 



"Dagae'n"da', ( = Wind Has Fallen = Thaw)." T'ho"ge' ne" 



"Thence It-Wind Then the 



Came Down. 



De'hae°'hyo'we°s laaongwe"da' hawefi", " Wa'gei'hwa'ni"da', 



his people (men) he said, " Did I-the matter agree to, 



e"kheya'dage"nha'." T'ho'ge' o'ne°' wa'a'hen" ne" goksten"a', 



will I-their persons aid." Then now she said the she, the old woman, 



"O'ne"' wa'wadeyennenda"nha\ Sgai"hwada* we'dwa'do"'." 



*'Sow did it-matter become settled, One mine has it become we have become." 



T'ho"ge' o'ne-' wa'he""hen", ne" De'hodya"tgae'we°', "O'ne"' di" 



Then now he said, the now so then 



da's'he'sniya'dinyo°"da'." (A dual for a plural.)" T'ho"ge' 



thence do you-his person bring in." Then 



o'ne°' gaweii" ne" goksten"a*, *'Hau", o'ne°' wa'gai*hwa'he"g 



now she said the she, the old woman, "Come, now it-time has arrived 



tea" nonwa'ho"de'" sai'hwa'ni'di'." T'ho"ge' o'ne°' ne" 



where thing, kind of thou the matter hast Then now the 



confirmed." 



De*hae°*hyo'we°s haongwe''da' wa'ha'yo''' tea" hetcyono^'soii'da' 



his person there he entered where there another it lodge has 



attached to it 



tea" noii'we' t'hen"den' ne" De'hodya"'tgae'we"^ 



where the place there he abides the 



T'ho"ge' o'ne"' wa'he°hen" ne" gano°'sgon'wa' hen"deil', 



Then now he said the it-lodge in he abides, 



"Ne°" ga'niga'do'da'. Ne"t'ho' e""sadi'dak, o'ne°' de-'satde'ni' 



"This it is it-mortar stands. The there wilt thou thyself now wilt thou change 



put, 



tea" m'syee'>'do"de"'." T'ho"ge' o'ne°' ne"t'ho' wa'hadi'dak, 



where such thy flesh is." Then now the there did he himself place, 



de°"se' ne" De'hodya"tgae'we'" o'ne°' nc"t'ho' nhwa"he' 



and the now the there there he went 



de''"se' wa't'ha"gwa" ne" hetgen'kha' ga'niga"da' wa'hat'he"da' 



and he-it took up the upper it-mortar he-it, did pound 



