A Voice from the Eastern Door

Okahserò:ta Owennashón:’a

1. Nó:nen When

2. Ne tsikenenhstón:ko The corn harvest bug

3. Teniohén:rehte It will yell

4. Tho nikahá:wi Then it is time

5. Sewatken’sé:ra You all go look

6. Sewanenhstaienthóhseron Your corn garden

7. Né:’e kainite:ri It is a sign

8. Tsi ó:nen ionénhstari That now the corn is ready

9. Enwá:ton One is able

10. Ensewanénhstako You will pick corn

11. Tánon And

12. Ensewanénhstake You will eat corn

13. Kanenhstí:io It is nice corn

14. Kanenhstowá:nen It is a big corn

15. Kanenhstákon It is good corn

16. Onenhsta’ón:we Original corn (blue corn)

17. Teionenhstatsikhè:tare Sweet corn

18. Ohéhkwah (Ionkionhnhéhkwen) Our sustenance (calico corn)

19. Watenenhstatákwas Popcorn

20. Onenhakèn:ra White corn

21. Okahserò:ta Green corn

22. Áhsen Nikontate’nóhshen (Áhsen Nikontate’kén:’a) Three sisters

23. Óhere Corn stalk

24. Onó:ra Corn husk

25. Ononhkwèn:’on Corn cob

26. Ká:nen (Onénha) Seed

27. Ioteheráhere (Ao’kèn:ra) Corn tassle

28. Onónhkwis (Ononhkwí:sera) Corn silk

29. Ranenhstón:tha/ Tsi kenenhstón:ko Corn harvest bug

30. Enkontehiá:ron tsi niió:re enwatenenhstísa They will grow until the corn is ready

31. Ienenhstá:kwas She is picking corn

32. Ienorótshions She is husking corn

33. Ienonhkwíseriaks She is removing the hair

34. Ienenhstarón:kwas She is removing the corn

35. Iontenenhstateweién:tons She is putting the corn away (canning)

36. Iontenenhstateweien’tónnions She is putting away a lot of corn

 

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