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but many historic towns are mimentioned. The names here given 

 differ but little from those in Mr Hale's two lists, which are Mo- 

 hawk and Onondaga, and in these two dialects he gives the names 

 of the chiefs. 



Chief Daniel La Fort's Six Nations Condolence, which is recited 

 at the giving of the wampum 



1 Yo o-nen, o-nen, wen-ni-sa-te, o-nen, wah-ge ho-gah-a-nya, ne 

 cha-non wi-ne-sah-son-tah-ye. Ni-ya-ne, o-sah-tah-gon-go-nah neh- 

 tis-no-wah-ye. Nah-ye-te-na gah-we-e-hah-te, ne swe-ah-ge-hah. 

 Nate-ho se-ka go ho-gah-a-nya, ne cha o-tah-ge-he-tah, nate-ho 

 hah-te-gah-to-ji-yah-hon-on, ni-ye en-gwen-ne-ken-tah, ne ten-gon- 

 ne-tah-hen-ne a-yen-tah. 



Tah o-nen, na-on-ge-shis-swah-wah-ah-en-ton-te, na 6n-gwa-non- 

 se-hen-tah-gwa, nen teh-hah-gwi-nah, nen gah-wen-ne-sa ha-yo-ton- 

 hah-te nen gah-nen-ha-te ho-des-geh-ah-ke-tah, nen o-ne gah-nen- 

 ah-te kon-ton-wi-sas, nen o-ne a-tuk-ha-non-teys, ne-on-gwak-sat- 

 tah, nen o-hon-dah-gen-he-sa-non-teys, nen o-when-gah-ke go-yah- 

 fah-nen-tah-hon, nate-ho na-ta-wah ta-hah-nyah-ah-kwi-nah, nen 

 gah-wen-ne-sa hah-yo-ton-hah-te, tah o-nen te tya-quah-wen-ne-ken- 

 hah. Nen ah-sen, ne-yah-quah-tah-te-ken. 



O-nen te ah-gwen-hen nah-ye-he-yah-kenh chah-ne-ho-te-kwah-te, 

 nen on-kwah-noh-sen-hen-ta-qua, nen 6n-quah-jos-hen-tah-quah, 

 m-ye-ken na ho-nen na-e-na-te-was-hen ne-yu-e-wah. Nate-ho ne- 

 ho-te-yen-nen-tah-e tah-da-was-hen nen ne-yo-e-wah na ah-wen-ha- 

 yo-tak-ke nen wah-6n gwah-twen-non-ty. O-nen en-hen-way-ah- 

 son nen nate-ho hon-ne-yah-quah-ya-ah, nen ah-sen, ne-yah-quah- 

 tah-te-ken. 



O-nen te-e 6-yah nen ton-tah-yah-quah-wen-ne-ken-hah. Ni-he- 

 yah-ken na-ah-kwa-ton se-jik-wah-ty-en-don-tye o-yah-na son-quah 

 yo-tens-nah-tah ni-ye-te-na hon-sah-ho-hah-we-te-hah-tye nen gah- 

 nen-ha-te ho-te-sken-ah-ga-tah, nen o-ne gah-nen-ha-te gon-ton- 

 we-sus on-sah-ho-nah-tah-kwe-hah-te nan-ya hah-tes-koh-no-wen na 

 o-nen na-en-gah-na-tye-nen-hah nen whah-ton-we-sus ar-gwas 

 se-jik na te yo-nen hase en-wah-nen-hah-wit-hah, nen 6nequah-ta- 

 chah, o-nen 6-yah nen a ta-ka-non-tyes, onequah-ta-chah-ni-ye one 

 sah-ho-hah-we-te-hah-tye, o-nen 6-yah nen on-dah-gen-he-sa-non- 

 tyes, o-nen gah-ge go-yah-tah-nen-tak-hon nate-ho, na-to-wah on- 

 sah-ho-hah-we-te-hah-tve. 



