A Study of Siouan Cults: Eleventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1889-1890, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1861, pages 351-544Dorsey, James Owen
Religion
A Study of Siouan Cults: Eleventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1889-1890, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1861, pages 351-544
Dorsey, James Owen
Siouan Indians -- Religion
nini´ uji´ wa‘i´i tĕ. Gaⁿ´ nini´ uji´ wa‘i´i
tobacco put in they the (past and tobacco put in they gave
gave to act) to them
them
tĕ´di e´giȼaⁿ´i tĕ: Ȼéȼu waqpa´ȼiⁿ-qti a´ȼiⁿhe´,
when they said to the Here very poor I who move
(one) (past act)
[Transcriber’s note: the hyphen in “waqpa´ȼiⁿ-qti” was at the end of a
line; the word may have been “waqpa´ȼiⁿqti” or “waqpa´ȼiⁿ-qti”.]
aⁿwaⁿ´waʇa´ȼicaⁿ cte´ctewaⁿ ȼiúde ti´gȼe gáxai-gă,
in what direction soever to become abandoned make ye
(suddenly)
ʇigaⁿ´ha. Ĕ´dedi´ ȼa´ȼiⁿcé (é) jaⁿmiⁿ´.
O grandfather. You are mv. there I suspect.
Ȼigȼíze-maⁿ´ȼiⁿ, ĕ´dedí ȼáȼiⁿcé (é) jaⁿmiⁿ´.
Walking Forked-lightning, you are mv. there I suspect.
Ȼiaⁿ´ba-ti´gȼe, ĕ´dedí ȼa´ȼiⁿcé. (é) jaⁿmiⁿ´.
Sheet-lightning flashes you are mv. there I suspect.
suddenly
Ȼiaⁿ´ba-gí-naⁿ, ĕ´dedi´ ȼáȼiⁿcé (é) jaⁿmiⁿ´.
Sheet-lightning is often you are mv. there I suspect.
returning hither.
Gáagigȼédaⁿ ĕ´dedí ȼáȼiⁿcé (é) jaⁿmiⁿ´. Gaⁿ´
(a name referring you are mv. there I suspect. And
to passing thunder)
gatégaⁿ gáxa-bájĭ ʞĭ´ctĕ níaciⁿ´ga ciⁿȼiqáde ȼégaⁿ
in that manner he does not if man (See Note.) thus
najiⁿ´i, maqpi´ kĕʇáȼicaⁿ xagé najiⁿ´i. Gaⁿ´ Wakan´da
stands, cloud toward the lg ob. crying stands. And Wakanda
amá wégi[p]ahaⁿ´-bi, aí. Níkaciⁿ´ga
the pl. sub. that they know about they say. Person
them, their own
taⁿ´waⁿgȼaⁿ wédajĭ amá aȼiⁿ´ naⁿ´pai,
gens elsewhere the pl. sub. to have it they fear seen danger,
ijáje gĕ´ ctĕwaⁿ. Águdi´ctĕ níkaciⁿ´ga amá
name the pl. in. ob. even. In some places person the pl. sub.
(not specified.)
iȼa‘e´ȼĕ amá Icta´sanda úckaⁿ eʇai´ tĕ e´gaⁿ
those who have visions, etc. Ictasanda custom their the ob. so
ga´xai. Waaⁿ´ ĕ´qti ga´xai daⁿ´ctĕ giaⁿ´
they do. song they themselves they make perhaps singing their own
najiⁿ´i. Nini´ba kĕ uji´ aȼiⁿ´i e´gaⁿ maqpi´
they stand. Pipe the lg. ob. filled they have as cloud
kĕʇáȼicaⁿ úgaqȼe baha´ najiⁿ´i. Ni´kaciⁿ´ga
towards the lg. ob. facing holdingoutto they stand. Person
ama´ a´ji ctĭ ga´xe-naⁿ´i. Ataⁿ´ctĕ nini´ba
the pl. sub. different too they often do. Sometimes pipe
aȼiⁿ´-bajĭ gaⁿ´ waaⁿ´ si´aⁿȼe´ daⁿ´ctĕ najiⁿ´-naⁿi. Kĭ
they do not have so singing alone perhaps they stand often. And
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