XML version dated February 14, 2024. © Douglas R. Parks, Indiana University.
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Ant, Cricket, Mosquito, and
Spring Peeper Go on the Warpath
William Deane, Jr
| wewitaasuúʾaʾ |
wehnaasuúʾa |
wehnaasuúʾa |
wehnaasuúʾa |
na |
– |
| Now it rained |
as it rained, |
as it rained, |
as it rained, |
and |
– |
| noowituxtaáNAt |
– |
naawiinakuúnuʾ |
. |
| then they went |
– |
(on) the warpath |
. |
| tíʾ |
– |
pitáruʾ |
– |
na |
tačíRUt |
na |
xás |
na |
áxWIt |
. |
| It was |
– |
Ant, |
– |
and |
Cricket, |
and |
Mosquito, |
and |
Spring Peeper |
. |
| nikuwituhnaánuʾ |
. |
| They were the ones |
. |
| číkuʾ niiwekohniiraawiiʾót |
– |
noowitiwaákoʾ |
– |
áxkUx |
| However long a period of time it was |
– |
then he said |
– |
one: |
| naahuunéʾ kaakataraapaáRIt |
naasuúʾa. |
| "We are far away from there indeed |
as it rains." |
| čiišaahniihíʾ |
NAhkaaWIhíniʾ |
tiwehnaasuúʾa. |
| Here it was |
in the medicine lodge |
when it rained. |
| číkuʾ nookanawitiRAhWIswóʾ. |
| Then they did not go any farther. |
| noowitikatiisiʾá. |
| Then it became dark. |
| noowitiwaʾuuneéRIt. |
| Then they stood there. |
| tačíRUt |
nootIhooRUtkáwi. |
| Cricket |
then he got stuck in the mud. |
| iwenawanú |
wenawanú |
weNAhooRUtkawiíNA |
| When he went around |
when he went around |
when he was stuck in the mud, |
| noowitUtkaa- |
saríkUt. |
| then his leg |
fell off. |
| nootiwanuuxítIt. |
| Then he started going around. |
| noowitiwaʾuuneéRIt. |
| Then they stood there. |
| teeraawakaahtáʾ |
wehnaRAhčíkAt. |
| They cried out |
as they cried. |
| noowitiwaákoʾ |
wah |
toxtaapóʾ |
wenatakuunaahnaaniíWIs. |
| Then he said: |
"Now |
let's go |
we who remain! |
| wah |
witiitsuuxUhuhtAhuneépI |
tinaaríčI |
pitáruʾ. |
| Now |
let me put my belt on first!" |
this |
ant. |
| wah |
– |
witooNUstAhuneepihUxítIt |
– |
čiríkU |
noowitohniroókAs. |
| Now |
– |
when he began putting on his belt, |
– |
oh my, |
then his rump broke off. |
| hawá |
nootiwanuuxítIt. |
| Also |
then he began to go around. |
| hawá |
wewitikót. |
| Also |
he now died. |
| teeraawakaahtáʾ |
wehnaRAhčíkAt. |
| They cried out |
when they cried. |
| noowitiwískaʾ |
tinaákUx |
áxWIt |
wah |
tooxUhuh- |
čitstáʾ |
tiíNI. |
| Then he thought |
this |
Spring Peeper: |
"Now |
let me |
cry awhile |
this time! |
| na |
neetootáwi. |
| And |
then I'll stop." |
| tiwehnaawakAhuutaʾá |
– |
wehnačíkAt |
– |
čiríkU |
noowiwitiraNU- |
huuNIškaáxIt. |
| When he cried out |
– |
as he cried, |
– |
oh my, |
then he burst |
his voice. |
| hawá |
– |
witiwanuuxítIt. |
| Also |
– |
he began to go around. |
| hawá |
– |
witikót. |
| Also |
– |
he died. |
| noowituuniíWIs |
xás. |
| Then he remained |
Mosquito. |
| hee |
wah |
toóxAt. |
| "Hey, |
now |
let me go!" |
| nuukuwitUtwiʾuuxítIt. |
| He began to fall the other way. |
| wewitohnuuNIsUxkohnanoo- |
ʾaáhnu |
čiríkU |
noowitohniisiNIstaríkUt. |
| As he was cleaning his |
nose, |
oh my, |
then he pulled his nose off. |
| hawá |
tiwena- |
wanuuxítIt |
hawá |
witikót. |
| Also |
as he |
began to go around |
also |
he died. |
| wah |
– |
tákuʾ niikohnaawísaʾ |
– |
nakunaaʾiitI |
nii- |
ʾAhnuutAxítIt. |
| Now |
– |
it is not known who arrived |
– |
to tell the story |
what |
happened. |
| čituúʾ |
wetikawót |
tinawaaríčI. |
| All |
they had died |
these. |
| wah |
noowetuhnaánuʾ. |
| Now |
that is all. |