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With grammatical notes and phonograph transcriptions. - Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society, 1939. 64 p. (Prehistory Research Series, Vol. I, Number 6)
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V o lu m e I
M a y 1939
N u m b er 6
Prehistory Research Series
HIDATSA T E X T S C o lU c te d B y R o b e r t H . L o w ib
WITH GRAMMATICAL NOTES AND PHONOGRAPH TRANSCRIPTIONS By Z e lu c H a r r is a n d
C. F.
V o e c e lin
IN D IA N A H IS T O R IC A L SO C IE T Y IN D IA N A P O L IS
N u m ber
Prehistory Research Series
HIDATSA TE X TS C o lle c t e d B y R o b e r t H . L o w ie
WITH GRAMMATICAL NOTES AND PHONOGRAPH TRANSCRIPTIONS By Z e l l i c H a r r is a n d C. F . V o e o e lin
IN D IA N A H IS T O R IC A L SO C IET Y IN D IA N A P O L IS
6
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I n tro d u c tio n ................................................................ ................ .................. I 73 H id a tsa S o u n d s a n d P h o n e m e s ............................................ .................. 1 83 P art O ne T e x t I.
F ir s t W o r k e r I n t r u d e s o n S u n ’s R e a lm ............................ 187 T r a n s la t i o n ............................................ ....... .......................... 2 00
T e x t 11.
F ir s t W o r k e r C a p tu r e s G e e se b u t L o s e s T h e m to S p o tte d T a il............................................................................ 20+ T r a n s la t i o n ............................................. ................... ................209
T e x t I I I . F ir s t W 'o r k e r C a p tu r e s P r a ir ie D o g s b u t L o s e s T h e m to S p o tte d T a il....................... ... ................................ 2 12 T r a n s la t io n ....... ..................... ............. ................................... 2 1 6 T e x t IV . T h e S to r y o f a G ir l W h o B e ca m e a B e a r .................... 2 20 T r a n s la t io n ....................... ............ ........................................... 2 2 4 P art T w o P r e f a c e to t h e W a t e r B u ste r A c co u n t: A C o m p a riso n o f M y th S ty le a n d E v e r y d a y S p e e c h ................................. 231 T ex t V.
T h e W a t e r B u ste r A c co u n t ( tra n sc rib e d fro m a p h o n o g ra p h r e c o r d ) .................................. .......................233 T r a n s la t i o n ............................................................................... 23 7
IN T R O D U C T IO N T h is p a p e r b r in g s to th e r e a d e r a s a m p lin g o f m o re th a n one im p o rta n t a sp e c t o f th e l i f e a n d la n g u a g e o f t h e H id a t sa In d ia n s, n o w r e sid in g n e a r t h e ir f o r m e r e a r t h - lo d g e v il la g e s o f th e u p p e r M isso u r i a n d its trib u ta rie s o n t h e F o r t B e r t h o ld r e se r v a t io n , t o g e t h e r w ith tw o o th e r v il la g e tr ib e s o f t h e N o r th e r n P la in s , th e M a n d a n , a n d t h e A rik a ra . F o r f o lk lo r is tic in te r e st, tw o c y c le s o f H id a t sa m y th o lo g y a re re p r e se n te d in t h e t e x ts c o lle c te d b y R o b e rt H . L o w ie ,' o n e co n c e r n e d w ith t h e o r ig in o f h e a v e n ly b o d ie s ( t e x t I V ) , th e o th e r w ith th e a d v e n tu r e s o f th e c r e a to r - tr i