Winnebago Song (Re: SSILA Bulletin #205)

[Koontz John E]

I beleive this lyric is in Hochank (native name, various spellings) also
known as Winnebago (in English use, from Algonquian sources).  I'll
forward it to the Siouan List.

On Tue, 3 Feb 2004, Scott DeLancey wrote:
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> * Song text in an unidentified Indian (?) language
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> >From Michelle Clemens (mclemens at carroll1.cc.edu) 29 Jan 2004:
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> I have been put in charge of finding out the correct pronunciation of
> the text of a song that our college choir will be performing.  It is
> one of the movements in "Song of the Skyloom," by Bernard van Beurden.
> We will be performing the world premiere of this piece.
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> In the orchestral score, the composer indicates that the song text in
> each movement comes from a different Indian language.  One movement is
> based on a Lakota story, another is identified as Creek.  The song that
> I am interested in, however, is identified only as "Wunk-Hi Wawan."
> The words are as follows:
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>  Hizhan, hodochuch ka, zhe ske shununa.  Hizhan wa ya kitt'ehka.  Zhe
>  skeshunana; Hizhan wa ya zhi zhi ka zhe ske shunanaya.  Hicha kolo
>  hinuk lo innagle wi dokanna na.  Hizhan do maiku ka zhe ske shununa.
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> Can anyone identify this language?  I would really appreciate some help
> on this.
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> 					             --Michelle Clemens
>   					     Carroll College, Wisconsin
>                                              (mclemens at carroll1.cc.edu)