NO. 2
��TEPECANO PRAYERS
��139
��va - 'rvariB north
��hir'rniB
west
��o-'gipa south.
��hidi'ko'D This with
��ga-
that*
��iD'amohowan natpubo'ida'kta
us over there that he did hither leave
ba"marogat para ha'stu
his father-in-law in order anything
nat'a'ndao kuvi > putma - 'kda natar-
that we might beg that he us will give that we
ma-mrat gat.o-'k- kuvi'.putma-'kida
are his children that our Father. Then he us=
will go giving
ha'snata-nida aniho' nampudadar
thus that we will go begging. Hereabouts that*
they are seated
hacnaci'diidu ganavaricto'do mainic- thus that hoards that which is green petate*
dam navarica'pma'cimka-t ichikmao on. That is well appearing spread out cloudy
icva"irtaG navarahi'kom.or na'mpua'r'gidic drizzly which is their cloud within that*
they form
ganavargo'gur to'hongiD'am aniho' ci'ko-r that which is great rock-piles on hereabouts
vicinity
puha'kago'cim ba-'variB hu'rniB
returning north west
o - 'gipa hidi'ko't navaricto'doc
south. This with which is green
to'vaga'pa puva'kuG'atim hi'di
sky in already finishing this
ho'mat gcr'G vaik nf.o/k-
one two three word
��natpuho'ko'tbo'i.a'r'gidic that he did with hither form
kuti < cpuaw6 1 t - am6 - mgia Then we them beneath will bow
��hi'di
this
��oi'dadam world on.
��Ohi beautiful
��to't'vakwot'a skies beneath
��gana'varci'vgok they which are seven
piho'dor where from
��na'tpuboio-a'kta na'variD-a-D pa'ra
that she did hither us leave that she is our*
Mother in order
��natputan.daD that we should beg
��gako'tT'up 1 that Toloache
��ha'stu-
anything*
��naticho-'hidao kuvi'.put - makida
that we might wish. That he us will go giving
ha'stunata - 'nda natarma'mraD na'tpupiho'- anything that we will beg that we are his children
that we anywhere*
soima.mac kuha'pu.pi'cop* ati'cta'n
sad appear. Then thus also we beg
ha-'gicdara ganavarinsu'sbidat inci'u'k pardon she that is my Protector, my Morning* Star,
in.Q-'k inda - 't aniho' nampudada'r my Father my Mother hereabouts that they are* seated
ganavarci'vgok o - 'hi
they which are seven beautiful
konkihap.i ma-'tok
With which thus is; know,
��Then God thee will sympathize.
��to'tvakdam
skies on.
inka'ok me hear.
��NOTE
The toloache is a plant of great power, being the son-in-law of the Father Sun. He attained this by reason of his marriage to the Corn Daughter. But he mistreated her by having two mistresses, Crow and Map- uache, and was fastened head-downward in the ground, his limbs outstretched and was commanded to give mortals whatever they might beg of him. 1
It is said to have a thick trunk of nine inches diameter and no roots, growing on the bare rock. Its five branches extend to the cardinal points and to heaven. It is made of money and each one has a jicara full of coin in front of it. One may borrow this money and return it in five years time. But having done so, he may not attend confession. Or he may beg fortune which will later be vouchsafed to him. Needless to say, the toloache is an extremely rare plant in the Tepecano country.
To beg fortune of the toloache one must first fast seven days for Maria Santfsima and
1 Cf. JAFL, xxvii, 160.
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