Iroquois Indians; Mohawk language -- Texts; Onondaga language -- Texts
HONWATSHADONNEH!
That was the roll of you,
You who were joined in the work,
You who completed the work,
The Great League.
36. These were his uncles:
Now hearken!
Thou who wert ruler,
WATHADOTARHO:
Continue to listen!
These were the cousins:
Thou who wert ruler,
ONEHSEAGHHEN!
Continue to listen!
Thou who wert ruler,
TEHHATKAHDONS!
Continue to listen!
These were as brothers thenceforth:
Thou who wert ruler,
SKANIADAJIWAK:
Continue to listen!
Thou who wert ruler,
AWEAKENYAT!
Continue to listen!
Thou who wert ruler,
TEHAYATKWAYEN!
That was the roll of you!
37. Then his son:
He is the great Wolf.
There were combined
The many minds!
HONONWIREHDONH!
That was the roll of you.
38. These were his uncles,
Of the two clans:
KAWENENSEAGHTONH!
HAHHIHHONH!
That was the roll of them!
39. These were as brothers thenceforth:
HOHYUNHNYENNIH!
SHOTEHGWASEH!
SHAHKOHKENNEH!
This was the roll of you.
40. This befell
In ancient times.
They had their children,
Those the two clans.
He the high chief,
SAHHAHWIH!
This put away the clouds:
He was a war chief;
He was a high chief--
Acting in either office:
SKAHNAHWAHTIH!
This was the roll of you!
41. Then his son,
TAHKAHENHYUNH!
With his brother,
JIHNONTAHWEHHEH.
This was the roll of you!
42. KAHTAHGWAHJIH!
SHONYUNHWESH!
HAHTYAHSENHNEH!
This was the roll of you!
43. Then they who are brothers:
TEHYUHENHYUNHKOH!
TEHYUHTOHWEHGWIH!
TYAWENHHEHTHONH!
This was the roll of you.
44. HAHTONHTAHHEHHAH!
TESHKAHHEA!
This was the roll of you!
45. Then his uncle,
SKAHNYAHTEIHYUH!
With his cousin,
SHAHTEHKAHENHYESH.
This was the roll of you!
46. SAHTYEHNAHWAHT!
With his cousin,
SHAKENHJOHNAH!
This was the roll of you!
47. KAHNOHKAIH!
With his cousin,--then
NISHAHYEHNENHHAH
This was the roll of you!
48. Then, in later times,
They made additions
To the great mansion.
These were at the doorway,
They who were cousins,
These two guarded the doorway:
KANONHKEHIHTAWIH!
With his cousin,
TYUHNINHOHKAWENH
This was the roll of you!
49. Now we are dejected
In our minds.
THE BOOK OF THE YOUNGER NATIONS.
(ONONDAGA DIALECT.)
[Originally presented as one page Onandaga, followed by one page
English translation. This is confusing in electronic texts, so have
changed it here to be the complete Onandaga text followed by the
complete English translation.]
[*** Original used ' ' for syllable breaks and ' ' (two spaces) for word
breaks. Changed to '-' for syllable breaks and a single space for word
breaks.]
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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