HEWITT) OXONDAGA TEXT AND TRANSLATION 783 



ne" o'n6"' d(>"'hade°s'da' ne" Hawenni'yo' tea" deyagoda'i'ha'dye' 



the now will he-it cause to the He, the Disposer where one stops on the way 



stop 



Vse" ne" o°'hwendjia"ge' ne't'ho"ge' ha"sa' e°gagwe'nya' 



new (it is) the it earth stands the then not before will it able be 



e°gadye'"sei"sa' ne" agyo"de', na'ye' e°gai'h\vagwai"sya' tea" 



will I-my robe the I-it. am that it is will it vouch for where 



complete worliing at 



niyong\ve"dage' o°'hwendjia"ge' hwa'egwat"hwa' tea" 



so many they persons, it-earth on did they-it visit where 



number 



nw^'gagasde^'ha' tea" o°'hwendjia'de'." 



so did it become where it-carth exists, 



enduring 



T'ho"ge' o'ne°' honna'dcndyon', wa't'hondawennye"sa', 



Then now they started, did they go to travel 



hadigwegi'ha'dye' ne" De'hae"'hyo'we°s hodyo"gvva'. Na'ye' 



they were companions on the his troop. That it is 



the way 



dawad3'ee°"da' ne't'ho' hagwa'di' nhwa'hen'ne' tea" niga'i'hwis' 



it. the first was, the there towards thither they went where so it time long is 



o'ne"" ne"t'ho' tchi'-hodinada"heii' o'nc"' \va'hoiitgat"h\va' 



now the there while they were visiting now did they look 



aweiitga'de' tea" niyo'"hwendjio"de°' tea" niya\vennu"ges 



it was pleasant where such it-earth is in kind .■ where so-it-grass is tall 



ne"t'ho' mga'de°s odon'ni' o'hoiidadekha"g\va' o"hya' de""se' 



the there so it is thick it grows it strawberries it fruit and 



awe°'ha'hak'ho"', hiya" hwen'do"' de'hodi'ge"' tea" niyawe'"hi'yo's, 



it full of flowers is, not ever any they-it have where so it-flowcrs beautiful 



severally, seen are, 



de°"se' odeiidonni' awe'"ha'ha'gr' na'ye' ne" na" 



and it trees grow it full of flowers is that it is the the 



thr.t 



deyo'hat'he'da"gwi' tea" o°'h\vendjia'de'. Oda'hyoil'ni' 



it is Ught by means of that where it-earth stands. Fruits are growing 



ha'deyo'hya'ge'; ne" hiia" hwen'do"' de'hodi'ge"' tea" o'hade'nyo'" 



every kind it fruit is the not ever any they it have where it paths stand, 



in number; seen severally 



o'ha'hi'yo's, agwas' na'ye' geii'gwa' o'ha'hakdon'dye' 



it-path(s) are fine, verily that it is only it path paths along 



deyawen'hayeiidon'nyo"' de°"se' wa's'hagodi'ge"' ne" on'gwe' 



two it flowers has many, severally and they them saw the human 



beings 



deyagonadaweii'nye' deyode^'haeii'da' tea" ego^'sofi'da', hiya" 



they are traveling around it shine's around where one a face has, not 



de'o'do"' dahadit'ha'en'. T'ho"ge' wa'hontgat'hwa' ne"t'ho' 



any it was possible could they Then tliey looked the there 



converse together. 



ganada'ye"' ena'gee' gano^'sayefi'do"'. T'ho'ge' s'haj^a"dada' 



it-village lies they inhabit it-Iodge(s) lie here and Then her a person, is. 



there. 



wa'he''hen", "Na'ye' nenge°"ha' gano°'sa'ye°' ne"t'ho' e"den' ne" 



he said, "That it is this it is it-lodge lies the there she the 



abides 



sano"ha'. (Na'ye' wa'honwe'""has ne" De'hae°'hyo'we°s). Na'ye' 



thy mother. That it is hc-him said to the That it is 



ne" 'a"so"" tchi-diye""s ne" he'da"ge' dij^o^'hweildjia'de' ne" o'ne"" 



the while she went about the below it-earth stands the now 



