Kansas War Customs Paháⁿle Gáxli Paháⁿle níkashiⁿga míⁿxci gashóⁿ ts'ábe aó. Hao. paháⁿle formerly m404 níkashiⁿga man m351 míⁿxci one m317 m551 gashóⁿ at any rate m118 ts'ábe died m004 m506 m049 aó . m031 hao ¶ m164 Formerly, when a man died a natural death, they proceeded as follows. Níkashiⁿga okúce akháji níkashiⁿga daⁿhé gashaⁿ nánuóⁿba waxóbe k'ú-hnaⁿbe aó. Hao. níkashiⁿga person m351 okúce nation m383 akháji in the m024 m235 níkashiⁿga person m351 daⁿhé important m087 gashaⁿ so m118 nánuóⁿba pipe m342 waxóbe sacred m536 k'ú-hnaⁿbe used to give m005 m005 m004 m266 m179 m049 aó . m031 hao ¶ m164 They used to give a pipe to a man who was an important person in the nation. Hagójidaⁿ nánuóⁿba waxóbe k'ú-ba-dáⁿ háⁿba shápe zháⁿ wanóⁿblabázhe aó, wayáchabazhe aó. Hao. hagójidaⁿ because m149 nánuóⁿba pipe m342 waxóbe sacred m536 k'ú-ba was given him m005 m004 m037 -dáⁿ when m085 háⁿba day m157 shápe six m437 zháⁿ sleep m635 wanóⁿbla-bázhe he did not eat a meal m509 m004 m362 m049 m639 aó . m031 wayáchabazhe he did not eat food m509 m004 m574 m067 m049 m639 aó . m031 hao ¶ m164 And when the pipe was given to him, he used to fast for six days. Gagójidáⁿ níkashiⁿga yuyúski gúbaⁿ-akhá-daⁿ gashóⁿ zhóle dodáⁿ ayé-hnaⁿbe aó. gagójidáⁿ just then m112 níkashiⁿga people m351 yuyúski to collect m005 m004 m619 m625 gúbaⁿ-akhá he was calling to m005 m004 m143 m046 m023 -daⁿ when m085 gashóⁿ so m118 zhóle with him m645 m005 m004 m274 dodáⁿ war m093 ayé-hnaⁿbe they used to go m010 m004 m592 m179 m049 aó . m031 Then when he had called to the people to collect, they used to go with him to war. Gagójidáⁿ wajúta zhíⁿga shkédaⁿ ts'éye-hnaⁿbe aó. gagójidáⁿ then m112 wajúta animal m522 zhíⁿga small m005 m641 shkédaⁿ even m449 m085 ts'éye-hnaⁿbe they used to kill m004 m506 m005 m004 m586 m179 m049 aó . m031 And even if they met any small animal, they used to kill it. Gayó wajúta zhíⁿga shútaⁿga shkédaⁿ, tá, síka shkédaⁿ, miká shkédaⁿ, ts'éya-bá-daⁿ, náⁿje itábe yuzá-ba-dáⁿ péje éji oláⁿ-hnaⁿbe ao, … gayó and m127 wajúta animal m522 zhíⁿga small m005 m641 shútaⁿga prairie-hen m465 shkédaⁿ even m449 m085 tá deer m486 síka wild turkey m469 shkédaⁿ even m449 m085 miká raccoon m312 shkédaⁿ even m449 m085 ts'éy(e) they killed m004 m506 m005 m004 m586 (a)bá-daⁿ when m015 m085 náⁿje heart m334 itábe its m200 m223 m049 yuz(é) they took m005 m004 m628 (a)ba-dáⁿ when m015 m085 And when they had killed the prairie hen, deer, wild turkey, or raccoon, they took its heart, … … péje éji oláⁿ-hnaⁿbe ao. péje fire m416 éji in it m101 m235 oláⁿ-hnaⁿbe they used to put it in m369 m005 m004 m271 m179 m049 ao . m031 … and put it in the fire. Gayójidaⁿ waxóbe wakáⁿdagi gíiⁿ ayé yiⁿkhé ao. gayójidaⁿ after that m127 m235 m085 waxóbe sacred bag m536 wakáⁿdagi mysterious m005 m524 gíiⁿ wearing his own (?) m005 m004 m131 m220 ayé ? m010 m004 m592 yiⁿkhé ? m613 ao . m031 Then followed a ceremony pertaining to the mysterious war bag. Gayó nanuoⁿba waxóbe oáguzhu aó. gayó then m127 nanuoⁿba pipe m342 waxóbe sacred m536 oáguzhu I filled mine m369 m005 m008 m131 m648 aó . m031 Then I filled my sacred pipe. Péje zhíⁿga ájeáye-daⁿ bláshoje aó. Hao. péje fire m416 zhíⁿga small m005 m641 ájeáye I put on to light it m012 m228 m005 m008 m586 -daⁿ when m085 bláshoje I smoked it m005 m052 m574 m455 aó . m031 hao ¶ m164 When I put a coal of fire in the bowl, I smoked. Gayó zaníⁿ yashódabe aó. gayó and m127 zaníⁿ all m629 yashódabe smoked it m005 m004 m574 m455 m049 aó . m031 When I gave the pipe to all, they smoked it. Zaníⁿ awák'u adaⁿ yashódabe aó. zaníⁿ all m629 awák'u I gave it to them m005 m008 m509 m266 adaⁿ when m020 yashódabe they smoked it m005 m004 m574 m455 m049 aó . m031 … James Owen Dorsey writes, "giiⁿ aye yiñke ao. This is puzzling to the author. Were it "gik'iⁿ ayabe au," the sentence would mean "After that he (one of the warriors) departed carrying the mysterious sacred bag on his back for the háⁿga." If giiⁿ be a dat. of iⁿ, to wear, the whole sentence probably means, "After that, he (one of the warriors) was going horseback, wearing the mysterious sacred bag for him (the thunder-god (?))." For other parts of Pahaⁿle-gaqli's account of the war customs, and his chart, see the notes after the next version." Second text entered, March 2006. -jtm