_ 22 Owini_ may be analyzed O-WI-NI, meaning _such-they-men_ or beings. O is the common article for pronouns _On_ and _Ce_ of the French, in English _such_, _it_, _this_, _these_, preserved in many Linapi dialects, _Ni_ and _Ini_ mean both _me_, _I_, _my_ and _men_. It must be noticed that many words of these two ancient songs are often obsolete now in some modern dialects; but preserved in others. This with the peculiar ancient style, and the many words suppressed in the narrative, and the constant compound words, have rendered this translation a difficult task. 23 Here the _Owini_ become _Ni-jini_, evidently the Jins of China and Iran; Jains of India. _ 24 Wakon_ is the god of all the Missouri tribes, and many Asiatic nations. _Akon_ of Syria. _ 25 Tula_ is the ancient seat of the Toltecas and Mexican nations in Asia: the _Tulan_ or _Turan_ or Central Tartary. In Linapi the meaning is _Turtle_ or _Tortoise_, names derived from _Thor_ turtle in Hebrew. But all derive from strong and tall. _Tul-ap-in_ is the real tortoise of Linapi meaning _strong-manly-thing_: the water soft turtle is called _Unami_. The Chinese, Hindus &c. point also to a turtle as the THBE refuge of the flood. _Nana_ appears Noah; his title of Hare must allude to his long ears? All the Linapi tribes have tales and songs on Nana-bush, which they venerate as a god; but his symbol is a turtle body with a large head and nose, and a crest of feathers or hair on the head. 26 The symbol is a kind of Hercules, with a club and arrow; his name appears to be Eluwi, thrice repeated and meaning _the most he_. _Elu_ the root is probably akin to the _Aleim_ or _Elohim_ of Moses, and _Elai_ meaning strong in Hebrew: also to _Her-cules_ of the Latins, _Hera-cleen_ of the Greek, _Her_ prefixed meaning Lord. 27 Here the people begin to be called O-LINI, this was probably their old name when coming to America. The tribes that used R for L must have said _O-rini_, those who have neither, as the Niniwas and Ottawas, say _O-nini_. This will afford matter for many philological enquiries and comparisons. _ 28 W’oken-api_ properly mean _the fathers manly_. _Shinaki_ the first seat in America must have been near Alaska, and the big _Shinaki_, the N. W. coast. 29 It is doubtful whether these 10 nameless kings were successive or contemporary during the civil strifes. But the first is most probable. If otherwise, this lessens the generations. 30 This southern land of _Akolaking_, and the subsequent _Minihaking_, cannot be identified; but were west of Oregon mountains, probably the Oregon country.