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in the form given by the katcina chief 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 



k\\ai"inan 



coming out 



le'ena'map 



(not) bringing 



£e'wu'acona. 



place lonely 



?e'hulikwin 



womb to 



tcu'-'eton'e 



corn fetish 



luk' 



this 



u'lo'nan 



world 



hie 



kwa'to. 



y goes in n 



kwa tcu'hol 



not anyone 



kwa 



not 



kwa 



tcu'wa 



tcu'hol 



anyone who 



tcu'hol ca'mli 



anyone early 



te'likinan'e 



prayer-stick 



hie ya'toka 



very sun 



ha'lawotinan'B 



prayer meal 



le'ena'map hie 



(not) bringing very 



yam tcaw a-'tcia le'sanikwanan — fon a-'witen 



his children both to thus to them saying "you fourth 



a- nuwa. 



shall go. 



mu'-e'ton'e 



yam 



your 



a"'tatcu 



fathers 



yam 



your 



a- tsita 



mothers 



ie'-eton-e 



wood fetish 



le- 



p'e'kwi'we 



speakers 



ti'ka 



society 



?e'kohanakwi 



daylight to 



a'pi'laci'wan-i hoi 



bow priests yonder 



ti'ka 



society 



yam 



your 



a- ciwani 



priests 



ya'toka 



sun 



Ea'-e'to'ne 



water fetish 



ti'ka 



society 



ta'tcu 



father 



?on a''wili 



you with them 



a-'tci 



the two 



le'skwanan, 



thus saying, 



kop 



'how 



ma 



well 



kwa' 



shall con 



le' 



thus 



'm'a" a'tcia le"anikwap 



ne out" the two to thus to them 



having said 



hon 



kwa'ton'a. 



shall go in.' 



ten 



" however 



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



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



pi"}ana 



bow on 



a'tci 



the two 



ya'ltonan 



lajing across 



i'pakuka. 



he shot 



i'pakunan 



shooting 



pa'ni-kap. 



descending. 



u'le 



inside 



kwa'toka a-'witen ?e'hulikwin a^'tci kwa'top Se'kwin 



entered ^ fourth womb into both having entered dark place 



kwa yu"hetam"e. a"'tci le'skwanan " ho'ljamp 



not it was (not) clear. The two thus saying "which way 



hon 



we 



a''tci 



The two 



i'ya'" 



come" 



to' 



you 



" hop 



" where 



a" nap 



having gone 



le'yen 



doing 



s a-tci 



so the two 



a-'tci 



the two 



e'lekana" 



will be well" 



tcu'wai a'nikto'ka. 



someone met face to face 



" li-'wanem kaliciankwin 



" hither west towards 



a'luya" 



go about " 



ton 



do you 



a-'teaiye' 



"ho' 



"I 



" e'la 



su'nhakwin 



the west to 



lesanikwaka. 



thus to him said 



ta'hna 



direction 



ho' 



I 



le'na" 



tahn 



direction 



a"'ka. 



went. 



" ho'kiimp lo 15 



"which way you 



"kop 



"what 



tun-a'luya." 



I'ya 



come" 



kwa hoi 



not anywheres 



hon 



a"' team -e 



do (not) live 



