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Created by Púktim. Text: "He kept on, and made a black one;/then he made one, a little different, which was also black. He made them only in pairs. And then, he told off all the lands, /and, when he had counted them, /he gave to the lands the creatures he had made. He said:/” This place will have this creature./Each one of you will have this creature./Each one of you will have a place to be./Theses creatures will keep growing and growing./while many winters come and many mornings dawn./they will grow and grow until the winter pass/and the morning pass./When they are done growing, they will be born./when very many winters have gone by, they will be born./then they will have young, they will all have young,/and when many winters have gone by, there will be many creatures.” In this way, he gave to various creatures each its own place. Then he spoke again. “I have put all of you in this world. /Henceforth, this world will belong to you. /you will be creatures with name. /all of you will have names. /and the places where you live will also have names. /your places will all be places with names/and you will also have names. /You will be in the world, /and your descendants will fill it up. /Each one of them will have a name."
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Indiana State University, Watering Roots Indigenous Language Dictionary Exhibit