THE ORIGIN AND USE OF WAMPUM
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Tanławe´i· Accordingly
aida´ well then
dane´dudji· whenever
bodawa´zi·mα`k`ᵂ they held a council
ni·nawa´ then there
utai·nα̨´ there were
məde´olinowa`k shamans
ni·dαni·´ and how
εkwαmpsa·´nəhi·di·t according as they were strong
yu´gi·k these
məde´olinowa·`k shamans
ni·uda´li there
wewełα´n they were known
aweni·´ who
mliksani·da´ is powerful.
ni·gizi·´ And after
bodawazi·mα´k` they councilled
ni·ubə´s·kwəletαmαnα` then they lighted up their pipes
ni·udαm`hadi´n and all smoked.
ni·wa´ And this
ktci· great
məde´olinu` shaman
gesta´ each time
p`kwudetαmα´nt he drew upon his pipe
ni·wᴐ̹·bα̨´bi· this wampum
so´gahazo` fell out
wudji·´ from
wudonα´k66 his mouth
w·ᴐ̹bi·gα´k (if) they are white
ni·wa´ then that
məde´olinu` shaman
tebα̨´bwi·wi·` medium
edutsani·`t so powerful
ni·wα̨·bα̨bi´m this his wampum
ebas·i·wi·´ half
wᴐ̹·bi·´gən white
si·bi·wi·´ and
ebas·i·wi·´ half
elwe´mkwi·gə`n reddish
ni·wa´ then this
nodas·ani´t least powerful
məde´olinu´ shaman
neləwε·´ almost
mkazewi·gə´n blackish
wᴐ̹·bα̨bi´n the wampum.
ni·nawa´ And then
yugi·´k of these
məde´olinowa`k shamans
tanyu´gədji· how this one
sekᴐ·´sidji·`k will win
ni·gi·gədji´ the other ones
peme´ltodetci·` having the most
wᴐ̹bα̨bi·´ wampum
ki·zi·wədα´mhadi·hi·di·da` after they have all smoked
məde´olinuwa`k shamans.
ni·tα̨´ławe`i· Then whenever
kadawi·´ they want
wələs·tα̨wα̨`di·hi·di·de` to make a treaty
yugi·´k these
ni·zᴐ·k·ami·´gəsowa`k two nations
ni·wətambe´nkek·tona` then they exchange in payment
wᴐ̹·bα̨bi·´ wampum
ni·l·α´mpskahα̨zu` beads worked into
kədəgwabi·zu´n a belt
ni·dalα´mpskəhα̨zu` designed into
ni·zno´l two
wəldji·a´l` hands
eli·danławei´ meaning as
gi·zi·´wələ`s·tawα̨`dəhi·di`t they have agreed to the treaty
nda´tαma no (more)
mαdα̨be´k`ᵂ fighting
nda´tci· and not
gadona´ldi·wi·a`k hunting one another
ni·askami·wi·` forever
ni·a´tci· And that
nimsi·wi·´. is all.