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in the form given by the Ivatcina cliief at the final initiation of boys 

 into the katcina society. It was told by the same informant. Less 

 formal versions are, of course, current. Both this and a version of 

 the origin of the people were introduced into an autobiography of an 

 old woman, when speaking of her girlhood days spent with her 

 grandfather. 



Tcimikana'kona 



first beginning according 



Pe'na-we 



words 



no'milte. 



truly 



ksv ai"inan 



coming out 



le'ena'map 



(not) bringing 



?e'wu'acona. 



place lonely 



?e'hulikwin 



womb to 



tcu'-'eton'e 



com fetish 



u'lo'nan 



world 



to 



luk' 



this 



hie kwa'to 



very goes in n 



kwa tcu'hol 



not anyone 



wa 



kwa 



tcu'wa. 



who 



tcu'hol 



anyone 



tcu'hol ca'mli 



anyone early 



te'likinan'e 



prayer-stick 



hie ya'toka 



very sun 



ha'lawotinan'e 



prayer meal 



le'ena'map hie 



(not) bringing very 



yam tcaw a"'tcia le'sanikwanan — ?on a"'witen 



his children both to thus to them saying "you fourth 



yam a-'tatcu yam a''tsita Ka'-e'to"ne 



your fathers your mothers water fetish 



le'-etoii'e le- ti'ka a-'ciwani ti'ka 



wood fetish all society priests society 



a- nuwa 



shall go. 



mu'-e'ton"e 



p'e'kwi'we 



speakers 



ti'ka 



society 



fe'kohanakwi 



daylight to 



a- pi ta'ci wan-1 



bow priests 



hol 



yonder 



yam ya'toka 



ton 



you 



a- 'will 



with them 



kwa'"ina" 



shall come out " 



a"'tci le'skwanan, 



the two thus saying, 



"kop 



"how 



ma 



well 



le' 



thus 



hon 



ta'tcu 



father 



a^'tcia Ie"anikwap 



the two to thus to them 

 having said 



"ten 



" however 



kwa'ton-a." 



shall go in." 



e'lekan'a." yam a'mitolan pi"lan wi'lolonan co"le ya'ltonan lo 



it will be well" their rainbow bow lightning arrow laying across 



pi"}ana 



bow on 



yji'ltonan 



laying across 



i'pakuka. 



he shot 



i'pakunan 



shooting 



pa'ni'Eap. 



descending 



a"'tci 



the two 



u'le 



inside 

 it was. 



hon 



kwa'toka 



entered 



a'witen ?e'hulikwin a-'tci kwa'top ?e'Ewin 



womb into both having entered dark place 



a'tci 



The two 



i'ya'" 



come" 



!o' 



you 



"hop 



" where 



kwa 



not 



a- 'nap 



having gone 



tcu'wai 

 "U 



yu"hetam"e. 



it was (not) clear. 



a"'tci 



The two 



s'a-tci 



so the two 



a"'tci 



the two 



wanem 



hither 



le'yen 



doing 



e'lekiina" 



will be well" 



a'nikto^ka. 



met face to face 



kaliciankwin 



west towards 



a'luya" "ho' 



go about " "I 



le'skwanan 



thus saying 



su'nhakwin 



the west to 



lesanikwaka. 



thus to him said 



ta'hna 



direction 



"ho'kamp 



"which way 



tahn 



direction 



a-'ka 



went. 



"ho'kamp foi5 



"which way you 



ho' 



lya 



come" 



" kop 



"what 



ton a"'teaiye" 



do you live " 



" e'la 



yam 



kwa 



not 



le'na- 



crops 



hol 



oywheres 



hon 



tun-a'luya." 



watching go 

 about." 



a''team"e 



do (not) live 



