Untitled - Smithsonian Institution

212 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [Bull. 99
DfDa'nuGo'str uGQ-'wutli' |
31
fna'Do° k*ayi;*'Ga Go°'*ti
to scratch them (indef.) for the purpose snake tooth to use
k*u yvlaW jvlafli- yvlafU' yi;*a''f
Come onl
yvlaflt jvlaflr yvlafU' yvlafW
Ttv: Bv: T>v: dv: du:
(Onom.)
5 SGe'* GalQ-'ldi Di'tsune-'tkno^'H |
k'o-'la tsune-'Go" De''ats=
Now then above thou hast apportioned them bone (s) thou white thou hast
o'5°'t'a'nt*Ga' I
tsuye-'l^-yi ^^ gcsq-' De''ust'a'nt-Ga' i;tst''°
como to let them the body Loc. it is, T. L. thou hast come to stick beyond it
down them (1.) in it
nawa' tSf-'Do^no'^'H |
stretched they have been said
a'ntskii'ya ant'oaOe'" ant'lo!i' | i;1isG6''do"
nt'Ga' I
a'ntsula'ndo't'a^-
they men they red they have passed it important they have como to lift
a'ntskd'ya
ant'GaGe*'" ant'bJi' |
u-lisGe*'Do°
it up as they men they red they have passed it important
they go by
10 ant'sula'ndo't'a^nfGa' |
'ya*
they have como to lift it up as sharply
they go by
(This is) for the Purpose of Scratching People, Using the
Snake Tooth with it
FREE TRANSLATION
Come on! Ytihahi (4 times).
Yuhahi (4 times).
du: du: du: du: du.
Now then! On high, thou hast apportioned them. Thou hast
come to let the white bones down. Where the body is. thou hast
come to stick them ^° into. Rehefs have been caused.
The Red Men have passed.
They have come to lift the important thing up as they go by.
The Red Men have passed.
They have come to lift the important thing up as they go by. Sharply I
explanation
This formula is for the same purpose as No, 25, with the same
ceremony and apphcation. It has as a third part the song referred
to on page 231.
The "Red Men" mentioned may be the Thunderers.
[The peculiar form: amsulando't'anfca is only used in songs,
and has a syllable infixed without any apparent semantic value
^^ Emendation by editor, instead of s«'l9*yi (no meaning).
*"• The white bones, the rattlesnake's teeth.