SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY
BULLETIN 108
A DICTIONARY
OF THE ATAKAPA LANGUAGE
ACCOMPANIED BY TEXT MATERIAL
BY
ALBERT S. GATSCHET
AND
JOHN R. SWANTON

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY
BULLETIN 108
A DICTIONARY
OF THE ATAKAPA LANGUAGE
ACCOMPANIED BY TEXT MATERIAL
BY
ALBERT S. GATSCHET
AND
JOHN R. SWANTON
UNITED STATES
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ILETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
Smithsonian Institution,
' Bureau of American Ethnology,
Washington, D. C, May 16, 1931.
Sir: I have the honor to submit the accompanying manuscript,
entitled "A Dictionary of the Atakapa Language," by Albert S.
Gatschet and John R. Swanton, and to recommend that it^^be^'pub-
lished as a bulletin of the Bureau of American Ethnology.
Very respectfully j^ours,
M. W. Stirling, Chief.
Dr. C. G. Abbot,
Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.
in

CONTENTS
Page
Introduction 1
Atakapa texts:
1
.
The western Atakapa 9
2. Cakta'lko 11
3. Children's ears and faces 12
4. Yu'lc Caki'n O'k 12
5. Biographic notice of Ponponne 14
6. Chief Cukuhu'-i and Cyprien 16
7. Treatment of the sick 17
8. Himo'c (burial) 18
9. A fight among negroes at Lake Charles 20
Atakapa-English dictionary 21
Index to the Atakapa dictionary 161
ILLUSTRATION
Plate 1. Albert Samuel Gatschet-


BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY BULLETIN 108 PLATE 1
ALBERT Samuel Gatschet
A DICTIONARY OF THE ATAKAPA LANGUAGE
(ACCOMPANIED BY TEXT MATERIAL)
By Albert S. Gatschet and John R. Swanton
INTRODUCTION
By John R. Swanton
Atakapa dialects were spoken from Vermilion Bay and the lower
course of Bayou Teche, La., to Galveston Bay and Trinity River,
Tex., and extended westward from the Trinity an uncertain distance
between the territories of the Tonkawan and Karankawan tribes. All
of the Indians between Vermilion and Galveston Bays were called
Atakapa by the French, but those on Trinity River and Bay were
known to the Spaniards as Horcoquisa, Orcoquisac, or some similar
designation, which we may simplify to Akokisa. The termination
isa orisac stands for the native word "ishak" (icak) meaning "people,"
but the significance of the first two syllables is uncertain. They
may contain the word for "river," or the word meaning "west."
Hildke ishak would be "western people" and might have been
employed in contradistinction to the name given some of the Louisi-
ana bands, i. e., Hiyekiti ishak, "eastern people," or "sunrise
people." The name "Atakapa " was an opprobrious epithet bestowed
by the Choctaw. It signifies "man-eater" (hatak-apa) and probably
was not confined in application to the people under consideration
but extended to the Gulf coast tribes in this region generally, who
did, it is true, have the gruesome custom of eating portions of dead,
enemies, though cannibalism was by no means extensively resorted to.
Most that is known regarding the history and ethnology of the
Atakapa I have already given in Bulletin 43 of this series. Further
interesting notes have been collected by Dr. J. O. Dyer in two small
pamphlets entitled "The Early History of Galveston" (Pt. I,
Galveston, 1916), and "The Lake Charles Atakapas (Cannibals)
period of 1817-1820" (Galveston, 1917).
In Bulletin 68 I instituted a linguistic comparison between the
Atakapa, Chitimacha, and Tunica languages, which had been placed
by Powell in three distinct linguistic families, and from this concluded
that they were genetically related. I suggested the name Tunican for
the new stock, since Tunica was the oldest of the three to appear in
the narratives of European explorers, and, signifying simply "people,"
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is more appropriate than either of the others. In the International
Journal of American Linguistics (vol. 5, Nos. 2-4, pp. 121-149) will
be found a grammatical sketch of the language prepared by the
present writer.
The Atakapa and Akokisa embraced four or five principal bands
—
on Vermilion Bayou, Mermentau, Calcasieu, the Sabine and Neches,
and Trinity Rivers. The two first mentioned were those known
especially as Hiyekiti or Easterners, and spoke a dialect differing in
some measure from the language of the remainder. Judging by the
only vocabulary of Akokisa which has been preserved to us, the speech
of the Trinity River Atakapa differed little from that of the Calcasieu
and Sabine Indians. It is probable, though not as yet demonstrated,
that the tribe which gave Opelousas its name spoke the Eastern
Atakapa tongue. Plainly its affinities were either with Atakapa or
Chitimacha and not with the Muskhogean family. Westward, the
researches of Prof. Herbert E. Bolton have shown quite conclusivel}'-
that the Atakapan group included the Bidai, after whom Bedias Creek
has received its name, and at least two tribes still farther west, the
Deadoses and Patiri. The Han, found by Cabeza de Vaca in occu-
pancy of the eastern end of Galveston Island in 1528, were probably
Atakapan. Han may have been derived from an or a°, the Atakapa
word for "house."
The first vocabulary known to have been taken do^vn from any
tribe of this group was also the last to be brought to the attention of
students. It was collected by Jean B^renger, captain of the vessel
Subtile, in which an expedition under Bernard de la Harpe set out
for the Bay of Saint Bernard in 1721. Falling short of their objective,
the explorers visited Galveston Bay and returned to Louisiana in
less than a month, carrying off with them nine of the Indians of that
region, who escaped not long afterwards and undertook to return to
their native country. There is reason to suppose that part of them
succeeded, since, in 1722, some Indians from the westward visited
New Orleans and stated that eight of this band had passed through
their country and had been supplied by them with bows and arrows
in order that they might obtain subsistence for themselves during
the rest of their journey. On the passage to Louisiana with these un-
fortunates B^renger, by taking down a vocabulary of 45 words, was
able to compensate to the learning of the future, and in some meas-
ure to the Indians themselves, for the cruel act of his superior. This
invaluable record of Akokisa speech lay hidden among the colonial
documents in the national archives of France until 1919 when, along
with an equally valuable Karankawa vocabulary, it was published
by MM. de Villiers du Terrage and Paul Rivet in the Journal de la
Societe des Americanistes de Paris. ^ A copy of Beranger's memoir
> Les Indiens du Texas et les Expeditions fran^aises de 1720 et 1721, in vol. xi (n. s.), 1914-19, pp. 403-442.
GATSCHET
8WANT0N J DICTIONARY OF THE ATAKAPA LANGUAGE
had meanwhile found its way into a collection of manuscripts in the
possession of a Swiss gentleman and these were purchased by Edward
E. Ayer to add to his Americana in the Newberry Library, Chicago.
I came upon this in the course of investigations in the Ayer collec-
tion and obtained a photostat copy. The two vocabularies, along
with explanatory material and facsimile reproductions of the copies,
I prepared for publication in the International Journal of American
Linguistics, but before they could be put in type the one by Du
Terrage and Rivet made its appearance and I withdrew my own.
This would not now require mention except that on one or two points
the copy, or my interpretation of the copy, is nearer the Atakapa
original as checked by Gatschet's material than the rendering given
in the French publication. Perhaps, when the copy was made, the
original writing was clearer than at present, or possibly my greater
familiarity with Atakapa through the Gatschet vocabularies may
have given me an advantage in transUterating some of the words.
For our knowledge of the eastern Atakapa dialect we are almost
entirely dependent on a vocabulary containing 287 entries taken down
at the Attackapas Post (modern FrankUn) April 23, 1802, by Martin
Duralde, along with a Chitimacha vocabulary and some scanty
ethnological information. Pilling attributes the original collection
of the words to a man named Murray from whom Duralde copied
them, and indeed the common use of sh with its English value instead
of the ch which a Frenchman would have used, or x or some other
circumlocution a Spaniard would probably have employed, lends
color to the idea that it came through someone familiar with Enghsh.
One copy of this vocabulary reached the American Philosophical
Society in Philadelphia through Dr. John Sibley. It was published
in part by Albert Gallatin, along with his comparative vocabularies,
in the Transactions and Collections of the American Antiquarian
Society, Volume II (Cambridge, 1836), pages 307-367, and in John
Severin Vater's Analekten der Sprachenkunde, Leipzig, 1821, pages
63-84. A copy of the Atakapa words in the latter was made by Oscar
Loew in May, 1877, and revised by Doctor Gatschet in January,
1879. Gatschet's copy is preserved among the manuscripts in the
Bureau of American Ethnology and has been one main reliance of
the writer for the eastern Atakapa forms. Another copy of this
manuscript, apparently that retained by its author, was later dis-
covered among some old papers in the loft of a house at or near
Opelousas, La., where they had lain for some 40 years, and where
unfortunately the mice had destroyed considerable portions of them.
Its title, translated from the original French, was, "Two vocabularies
of the Indian nations, the Chetimaches and Attacapas, being a
letter written to Sir William Dunbar, respecting some of the curi-
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osities of the country, to be communicated to the Society of the
North." This translation and a translation of the rest of the original
material, except of course the Indian terms, was made by a Dr. W. M.
Carpenter, the gentleman who furnished the above information.
In his introductory note he gives the date "August 23d, 1848,"
but it does not appear to whom the manuscript was sent, though it
was among some papers of J. R. Bartlett which came to the Bureau
of American Ethnology through Mr. J. N. B. Hewitt. Presumably
the original remained in Doctor Carpenter's possession and we can
hardly hope that it has survived. The William Dunbar ennobled by the
author of the original manuscript is of course that "William Dunbar
of Natchez" whose journal of explorations up the Red, the Black,
and the Washita Rivers (in Documents Relating to the Purchase
and Exploration of Louisiana, Boston, 1904) and paper on The
Language of Signs Among Certain North American Indians (Trans-
actions of the American Philosophical Society vol. VI (o. s.), pp.
1-8, Philadelphia, 1809) are well known. By him it was evidently
transferred to Doctor Sibley and thus to the PhOosophical Society,
"the Society of the North" of the manuscript.
Although Gatschet took pains to correct the printed vocabularies
by comparing them with the original, on the whole the Carpenter
manuscript appears to be more reliable than his own copy, at least if
we may judge by a comparison of both with the language of the
western Atakapa. A few words in confirmation of the correctness of
some of those in the manuscripts were obtained by Gatschet in 1885
from Louison Huntmgton, one of his two principal informants, who
had gotten them from an eastern Atakapa woman named Fanchon-
ette, wife of the last western Atakapa head chief.
The western Atakapa linguistic material, constituting by far the
greater portion that has been preserved, was collected by Doctor
Gatschet in January, 1885, at Lake Charles, from Louison Hunt-
ington and Delilah Moss, or Delia Moss as she was commonly called.
The latter was one year younger than Louison, but seems to have
been the better informant, and she had a much fuller knowledge of
EngHsh. Gatschet made his earhest records from Louison, using
first a copy of Powell's Introduction to the Study of Indian Languages.
Later he employed a number of small school copy books ruled wdth
21 lines to the page which he afterwards had bound together and
lettered "Atakapa Language" on the back. The writing begins on
page 3 and extends to page 178, but there are two pages of entries in
Mobilian, two pages devoted to "Atdkapa-Shetimasha affinities"
and containing nothing new, and one or two unused or only partially
used pages. The rest is filled quite solidly. Almost the whole of the
entries on pages 3 to 115, inclusive, consisted originally of material
sw/nton] dictionary OF THE ATAKAPA LANGUAGE 5
obtained from Louison Huntington and was entered in black ink.
Afterwards Gatschet went over all of this with Delilah Moss, making
corrections and amplifications in red ink, and sometimes inserting
new words. From a point near the bottom of page 115 to page 175
he made new entries obtained from Delilah, sometimes using red ink,
sometimes black, but these are easily distinguished from the rest by
the absence of alterations. The material in both sections consists
mainly of words and phrases, but, from Louison, Gatschet took down
about 4K pages of text (pp. 97-100 and a half page on 112), corrected
as usual with the help of Delilah, and about 13 pages from Delilah
herself (pp. 154-157, 161-163, 166-167, 170-175).
In reproducing this material I have endeavored to include all
renderings given which were not afterwards cut out by Gatschet.
At first I tried to indicate which forms or parts of forms were from
Louison and which from Delilah, but it proved impossible to differ-
entiate clearly between them, except in the texts. As I have already
stated, the entire body of material obtained from Louison was gone
over with the help of Delilah, and therefore the latter became responsi-
ble for by far the greater portion of it. In certain cases where it
seemed best to note one or the other of these two as authority I have
done so by inserting the letters "L" or "D." All forms derived from
Powell's Introduction are followed by the letter "I." Without excep-
tion these seem to have come from Louison. Words from the eastern
Atakapa dialect have the letters "E. D." after them, and where
forms in the two versions of the Murray manuscript are appreciably
different, the letter "C" has been employed for the Carpenter version
and the letter "P" for that in Philadelphia. Words taken from the
Akokisa vocabulary of Berenger are accompanied by the abbreviation
"Ak." The eastern Atakapa and Akokisa words have been modified
to some extent so as to conform to the phonetic system employed in
reproducing Gatschet's material, but where this varies from the
original the latter is placed immediately after it in brackets. A few
forms were collected by the writer from Armojean Reon in 1908,
and those carry the letters "A. R."; two or three from Teet Verdine,
obtained in 1907, have his name spelled out.
The phonetic system employed is far from perfect, and of course it
can never become perfect. In the main it repeats the one used by
Gatschet except that 3. is used instead of a, c instead of sh, x
instead of 'h, x for x and 1 instead of '1. Though a and a are
ordinarily employed for distinct sounds, Armojean Reon seemed to
pronounce Gatschet's a's like English "short" a. Initial I's (Gat-
schet's '1) appear oftener as tl, and consequently I have entered them
that way, though placing them by themselves. In all probability
they represent the ubiquitous Southeastern surd 1. It is not at all
clear that 'h and x, my x and x, stand for distinct sounds, though the
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second seemed to be formed a little farther back in the throat. Fortis
sounds are known to have been present in Coahuilteco and Chiti-
macha, and there is every reason to believe that they occurred in
Atakapa, but if so they were not heard either by Gatschet or myself.
Practically no attempt has been made to standardize the sounds or
the words, for, unless that is carefully done, it is safer to preserve
variant forms from which the original may in some measure be
inferred. Accents and hyphens have also been left about as in the
original, though accentuation of single-syllabled words seems rather
unnecessary. Where several forms of a stem are given, that which
I regard as most likely to be correct has been placed first. Accents
have been omitted from stems or words used as headings except in
polysyllabic words from the Western Dialect. In only a few cases
do words preserved from the Eastern Dialect contain accents.
The following list will give some idea of the significance of the
phonetic signs employed
:
a, a; continental a, a where the length of the sound was particularly noticeable,
a; a obscure as in ability.
a; a in fat.
a; a in hall.
a; ai in hair, used occasionally.
e, e; continental long e, like English long a, e used where the length is
pronounced.
6; e in set.
i; continental long i, English long e.
i; short i as in pit, often verging into i.
o; long o as in mote.
6; o as in top, but rarely used.
u; continental long u, English oo.
li; like u in full.
w, y; as in English.
°; indicates nasalization in the preceding vowel sound.
n; like ng in sing and with the vowel preceding closely related to the pure nasals.
Occasionally I seemed to catch a nasal sound intermediate between " and n, and
this is given as °.
n, m; as in English.
X, x; spirants already explained.
h; as in English, often not heard by the recorder.
1, as in English.
1, tl, a surd 1 found in most Southeastern languages and wanting in English
but somewhat like the combination of thl or hi. Sometim.es it seems to be pro-
nounced more nearly like English tl, but this may be due to European influence.
f; a bilabial f not very common and often rendered p. Gatschet sometimes
replaces f and w by v but this is probably erroneous.
p, b; t, d; k, g; ts, dz.; the sonants appear very rarely, but it is probable that
two series of sounds are actually involved as is the case in Chitimacha and we
know through Garcia's catechism to have been the case in Coahuilteco, the one
probably a fortis series, the other medial sounds, but the distinction, if such
existed, has been lost. Gatschet occasionally has tc, dc, and ds, but these are
mere variants of ts and dz.
sw™n] dictionary of THE ATAKAPA LANGUAGE 7
c; about equivalent to English sh. There was probably no true s in the
Western Dialect, though s appears in place of c in some instances. In our only
record of the Eastern Dialect s is fairly common and may have existed as an
independent sound, or it may have been used by the recorder instead of c.
j; equivalent to z in English "azure."
kk, kg, gg; a combination of letters occurring frequently in the Eastern Atakapa
material and probably intended for x or x, or for one of these accompanied by k.
th; occurring in several Eastern Atakapa forms. Whether this is equivalent to
t as in French, or is intended for 1 or for some other sound it is impossible to say.
'; indicates a pause.
The author of the Eastern Atakapa vocabulary states that he has "suppressed
all the diphthongs, or double and triple vowels" and "employed only simple
vowels; pronouncing each as is the case in Spanish, even in cases where there are
several in succession, so that each vowel constitutes a syllable or very distinct
natural sound." In view of the repeated doubling of vowels in the material,
this statement is rather important because the same tendency is observed in
Caddo, spoken just to the north of the Atakapa country. If there was borrowing
it was probably by the Atakapa, since the feature is not so markedly developed
in Western Atakapa. The writer of the manuscript insists also that each of the
phonetics in consonantic clusters was sounded, but he himself is not consistent
in using them.
The arrangement of material in this work is similar to that in the
Biloxi Dictionary, Bulletin 47. The Atakapa-English material has
been placed under stems or the smallest units into which words
may be analyzed. The English-Atakapa section is simply an index
to enable the student to find the nearest English equivalents in the
Atakapa-English part. For the convenience of the investigator the
lexical material has been prefaced by two tables, one giving the numer-
als in the two dialects and the other the verbal and nominal affixes
so far as these have been identified. The pronominal and imperative
affixes and a few others have also been given a place in the stem
catalogue.
The present publication contains all the Atakapa linguistic material
now known to be in existence and, since no speakers of Atakapa remain
and there is slight prospect of amplifications from manuscript sources,
our appreciation of the language itself and its relations to other
Indian tongues must rest upon this. As it is, our knowledge would
be infinitely less had it not been for Doctor Gatschet's industrious
month at Lake Charles, his material constituting well over nine-tenths
of the total. While this is but one of Doctor Gatschet's numerous
services to the cause of American linguistics, our relative dependence
upon him in this case is probably greater than in any other single
instance. I am indebted to Miss Caroline Dormon, of Chestnut,
La., for some notes and corrections in entries bearing on fauna and
flora.

ATAKAPA TEXTS
1. The Western Atakapa
Yuk'hi'ti
the Atakapa
ica'k
people
\va ci
old
a nep
here below
(in this bend)
nun
villages
nulti'hinst, tul
lakeCs)lived (or were
settled)
o'ci nun nulti'hinst. Te'puk
on the
borders of
vil-
lages
inhabited
hi'hulat.
[or hiculat]
they planted
Ki'wilc o'l
peach
ne'e,
ne'e hi'hulat.
[or hiculat]
trees they planted
Ce'c-ne'c
fig trees
white men's persimmon trees
(apple trees)
hi'hulat. Mo'yu[m] kimat, tso-o'ts,
[or hiculat]
they planted pumpkins
Ya'-ins(o). La'ns
tepu'k ku'tskuts ne'e
plum trees
kona'n olo'l
they ate deer
pi't, i-a'n,
perch (perhaps
the "choupique")
enke'wict,
pheasant
ko'nen a'yip,
potato in marshes
yao
hi'hulat.
[or hiculat]
beans corn potatoes sweet they planted
a'l, cako', kana'n, noha'mc a'yip, ndi',
[or nt'i]
meat bear turtles
la'klak, eokno'k,
gaspergou ducks
(chicken in swamps)
turkey
catfish
no'kte-u me'lmel,
geese
anhipo'n, akip tsok,
rabbit water-turkey
kat'ho'pc, na'-u-o'hox,
pa'tsal co'pe, la'kict,
squirrels kantak (smilax)
pond lily {or
water chinkapin)
chinkapin
hicom, a'lin hicka'm,
small grapes big
ya'-ins. Yuk'hi'ti mon
they ate
ta'nuk
one
ha'l yuk'hi'ts(?)
the of the Indians
last
the Indians all (many)
eokiya'-i
head of
mon
all
o'tsi
above
eakica'kip
people
hila'fi-wol
soko of the
eoki'ti(L)
eo'xkiti(D)
[or eoko'-i]
chiefs
tane'-uts.
others
ut. Lo'
toward
ggu -1,
cactus pears
(pistaches)
te'-i,
vines
cake'at
a'lin
grapes
Lo
they had
TLo'
L Lo
hila'-i
wife of
wine'-ulat. Hiye'kiti cakio'nhulet.
they found (as
a child)
Eastern
Atakapa
Kauka'u
sun
hiya'n nu'n nultehi'nst.
yonder
(there)
villages they lived ]
they called (her
nation)
Tawatwe'nat Utsuta't ut.
they prayed to Otsotat
standing
Ol,
per-
simmons
ku'lc-wale
peanuts
coko'-i(L) 10
eoxko'-i(D)
chief
coko'-iyit
was chief
yok'hiti'
Indians
hiye'kiti
at the rising
Cuka'kulet
they danced
10 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [bull. 108
15Utsuta't ut, Ce'c pu'm wacwa'ci pu'm pii'mulat. I'cak hila'-i
to Otsotat of the the of the old dance they danced a man wife
young dance
tanu'k
one
ke'at,
he had
icak hila'-i
wives
tslk
two
ke'-en
when he
had
hatse'-ec.
it was bad
Pa'lnal
(a chief on
Middle Lake)
hila'-i
wife
hila'-i,
wife
tati'hin-tat
he lay down
20nta'hentat.
came out
Hakit
their
wa CI
older
wa'ci
old
ha
his
pam-nimat. Hila'yi ta'xnik pa'mat, Palna'l
beat and killed wife [he had three] other beat Palnal
kic pa'm-nimat; yi'l lat himato'1-u
woman beat and killed days three or four
Kauka'u a'm'nica't pa'mlikc mon.
head mashed all
hukica'k
relatives
hokia'lulha'-uxc (L),
hokia'lul a'-uc (D)
they could not marry
he had
drunk
hic'ntset
a'nike
his ears
wet
brothers sisters (said
by woman)
a
this
hina'k
like
kice't okia'liil
sisters
(said by man).
they
married
inak.
as if
Wo'cifia hina'ket. Ke'c 'n cakio'l te'c mon cakmanma'net,
naked
ca'kiol
men
they went
almost
katna'-u
beard
women and
cak'a'xc.
had none
hair long was worn by
them
Hatiu'lco 'n'o'hik cakatko'pcen
they pamted
themselves
with red
paint
they painted them-
selves white
25hatme'lco; haki't ica'k ka'-u hatme'lco pu'mudl(L)
pu'mul(D)
they painted
themselves black
ha'kit
their
their relatives when dead they painted
black
ica'tip hatna'-inst? hati'dsom,
heads on they put on themselves little on them-
(when) they
danced
na -u
feathers
tilvpu'mudl (or tikpti'mst) (L)
tikpum ne'kin(D)
at the dancing place
selves
haki't naxcna'n.
haki't
they
ciiicna m
a little
calabash ^rattle)
they sounded
The following version of the bracketed section was given by
Delilah Moss:
Lo' yuki'ti ha'l
Lo Indians the last
hila'-i yuk'hi'ti
wife Indians
coxko'yit
was chief
wine'-ulat.
they found
yuk'hit
Indian
Ha'
her
cakica'k
relations
cakicak
relations
30 cakio'nculat.
they called
them
Kaukau'
of the sea
ka'ckin
in a
swelling
wine'-ulat.
they found
cakio'nculat, nu'nkin to'hulat kakau' iye'tsne
they called
them
in villages they lived of sun at rise
ut. Lo'
of Lo's
Hiye'kiti
Easterners
Hiye'kiti
Hiye'kiti
H't {or o't,
or hut)
oward
Stanton] DICTIONARY OF THE ATAKAPA LANGUAGE 11
1. The Western Atakapa
The old Atakapa people lived in villages below this place, on the
borders of the lakes. The^'- planted peach trees. They planted fig
trees. They planted apple trees and plum trees. They planted
pumpkins, beans, corn, and sweet potatoes. They ate of them. They
ate deer meat, bear (meat), turtles, turkeys, catfish, perch, the
choupique, gaspergou, ducks, geese, pheasants, rabbits, water
turkeys, squirrels, muscadines, kantak (China briar), marsh potatoes,
water chinkapins, chinkapins, cactus pears, persimmons, small grapes,
big grapes, the soko, and peanuts. The Indians had many chiefs, one
being head of all the rest. [Lo was the last head chief. The wife of
Lo was a foundling. Her nation was called Easterners (Eastern
Atakapa). They lived in villages over yonder toward the rising sun.]
The [Atakapa] prayed standing to One-above. They danced the
sacred dance to One-above. They also danced the young people's
dance and the old people's dance. A man had but one wife, and when
a man had two it was a bad thing. Palnal's older wife beat him to
death. His other wife beat him. When Palnal's older wife beat him
to death his body l&y on the ground three or four days with the head
mashed in. The water he had drunk ran out of his ears.
Relatives were not allowed to marry, since it was as if brothers
married sisters and sisters married brothers.
They went almost naked. Men and women wore their hair long,
and the men did not wear beards. They danced painted with red and
white paint and, when relatives had died, with black paint and with
feathers on their heads, sounding a rattle at the dancing place.
Delilah AIoss's version of the bracketed portion:
Lo was the last chief of the Indians. Lo's wife was a foundling.
Her relatives were Easterners (Eastern Atakapa). They found her
during a high tide. They called them Easterners (or Sunrise people)
because they lived in villages toward the sunrise.
2. Cakta'lko
Yuk'hi'ti ica'k ka'-u ha'talko'at hina'k cakio'nculet,
the Atakapa a man dead his body thus they named it
turned into
Ica'k ica't ha'n hu'-ulat; po'-ol tsa't'n hu'-ulat, ha
human head not having they saw lowered in front afterward they saw his
to'-unta'v'm (D)
ica't ha u'c mon na'-ucem. Kiwilc hiku'lat to"nta'vm (L)
(to"nta'fm (L)
to'-unta'v'm (D))
covered with hair the Creoles have seen him sometimes
yuk'hi'ti tu'lip lo'xkin iwa't'n hu'nst;35
Indian Lake on (&) on the prairie he came he is seen
head
12 bureau of american ethnology
2. Cakta'lko (Human-skin Desirer)
[bull. 108
When an Atakapa was dead he turned into a being desiring skins, and
they called him by this name. When one first encountered him, he
appeared to lack a head but afterwards they saw his head bent for-
ward and his body all covered with hair. Creoles have seen him at
times coming through the bushes on the prairie by Indian Lake and
in the daytime.
3. Children's Ears and Faces
40
Yuki'tic no'mc ica'tkin
the Ata kapa
icatlciii
the head
the
children
their head
pa'ht ha' (L).
pa'ltit ha' (D).
did not flatten
TTsa'xta'
Lthe Choctaw
aihina'k
hke
capa'lcita'-ha.
flattened not
Huke't
the mothers
hald't
their
u'ts
nose
cakito'lcenct
put in order
a n
the ears
cakito'lcenct
arranged,
put in order
ahena'ka
in the same
way as
u'ts
the
noses
cakiwi'lenst.
they put in
order
Itiyi'lc
one month
tanu'k
one
cakiwi'lenst. An cakte'lcenst tanu'kip
they put it
in order
the
ears
they put
in order
haki't an kima'tip ne' o'ts o't a'n
their ears in the inside (from) up to the
below ear
cakte'lcnt
unfolded
yi'lkit mon
;
during the day
(or telte'lcnst)
to enlarge
Dehlah Moss substituted the following for the sentence in brackets
:
38a Tsaxta'
Chootaw
hakit
their
no mc
children
ica't
heads
cakpalpa'licat.
flattened.
3. .Children's Ears and Faces
The Atakapa did not flatten the heads of their children like the
Choctaw. Mothers shaped the noses and ears of their children. They
continued this for a month. They shaped them once every day,
unfolding (or enlarging) the ears by rubbing them on the inside from
bottom to top.
4. Yu'lc Caki'n O'k
to a person to come
(invitation)
42 Yi'l
days
pa xe
seven
yuki't a'nkin.
our house in
'nya'-uta
I will wait for
{or expect) you
Yu'lc
word,
writing
'no'kne
you to come
a'n-idso'n
room
oto'lco
have ready
'nke'tne
you to stay in
10 -1
send me
o'k 'nu'xts a' 'nta'nat 'na'
come whether or not
you can
a'tnaxlva
how
ma n
long
ke't
stay
'nu'xts
you can
a?
?
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Yi'l
day
mon
all,
even
ta'-i
river
ho'ktiwe
together
(two or many)
icwa'nehe
we will walk
'nta'n 45
ne'c-pa'l idso°'ldn
in buggy
nta'n tu'-ke'mc
or boat-row
(=rowboat)
icya mcne;
we to gather
icya'mcehe.
we shall gather
a yip
marsh
to'(h)i-a
getting into
icwa'nehe,
we will go
kuna',
potatoes
lo'xkin
on the prairie
iya'n(D)
ya'n(D)
there
kaxlo'pc,
with chinkapins
(nuphar)
ti'u-sakio'ns
go and visit
ti'v
go
la
and
icwa'nehe,
we will start
(.or go)
na'-u oxo'x
chinkapins
tsama ku'ts,
crawfish
coxmo n
everything
Kidso'nkckin
in the fire
Nti',
fish
n
and
pit ya' katpa'
perch and trout fish-hook line by
cakti'ts ya cakitsa'-e he'-u, ya
we carry them and we fry them many (we) eat
tansta'lik icanka'mcne coxto'l icke'tne
with cards we will play
Yuki't nu'nkin
our village in
cakwakehe
(or cakwaktikit (better))
we wUl bake
koko'kic-o'-ik cakicau'tsel yuki't kan50
we catch (them) our home
e- (h)atpe'netsel. Te'iis
enough we do on evenings
luck us for having
pu'm icha'xc a
we have this
Ica't-to'kc
Head-round
ka'-uya
and to die
dance,
ball
coxko'-i wa'ci ka'wet. Ha'
chief old died his
ha'net. Koyi'u . hiwe'-u
cold strong, badfailed,
came near
ipco'k
conjurer
mi'cat
she gave
Nakl't
your
O'k
came
ya
and
pe'neat
cured
pVck
blood
to'ts
sucking
itiyi'lc.
month
hila'-i
wife
ke'at.
had
hita'-uc.
it out
Yuki'ti
the Indian
cok'he'c
is sick
Yuk'hi'ti55
the Indian
Tsanu'k
a horse
pe nene.
for curing (her)
tsanu'k
horses
cakwinetem
did you find
yi'l hiwe'-u
weeks
tsika't
ago, since,
past (only
said of weeks)
lat?
three?
leak
men
nak
ye
tsanu'ki
on a horse
caka'xlecat
which you lost
ka'
that
which
iya'nek mon 'nka'ne, cakwine cokwa'nic
that is all for you to do find them and drive them up
leak cokcaktsanc ko°' u'xts,
they can
yilke ya' yi'l hiwe'-u
was married and weeks
1 ni
on a search,
lookout
ya
and
cakna'-uc;
let them
coktu'kulet. 60
fetch them
men thieves catch
Kile't-ki'c
(name of Delilah's,
mother)
(no'mc) tsi'c
baby
ke'ne,
having for
O'l
near
(in time),
soon
Wi
my
cakno'mc
children
pu'ckin
out of doors
ha'c
and he
wa'fi
go
John
John
tsika't
ago
Annie
Annie
tsi'k,
two
ya
and
a'nka'mctit
playing
yilwai'tikit.
will marry
co'ktokcik,
with the ball
(cokto'kc, ball)
14 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [bull. lUS
65coki6'l no'mc haki't cukiolc-hatke' mon lu'cem ta'lc6m.
the boys their
Tsi's waii-haihai'ckit.
baby goes crying
kuyak'ho' caka'tsel.
sausages we made
O'k, ichu', pel
pantaloons
Hiye'n
a hog
all
te'm
yesterday
full of dirt full of holes
nima'-utsel ya'
we killed and
far
(it is)
ha'
not
tsanu'ki
on a horse
ite'-u
to travel
o'kne. 'Nto'I
coming
for
well with
you
a' 'natna'ha?
is how are you?
how do you feel?
4. An Invitation to Visit
I will look for you in seven days and have ready for you a room
in our house. Send me word whether you can come or not and how
long you can stay.
Every day we will walk along the river together or, getting into a
buggy, go out calling, or go out in a rowboat to gather chinkapins,
marsh potatoes, nuphar, crawfish, and everything else. We will bake
them in the fire. We will catch catfish, perch, and trout with hooks
and lines, carry them home, and fry and eat as many as we want. In
the evening we will try our luck at cards.
We have a dance in our village this month. Round-head, the old
Indian chief, died this month. His wife was sick and came near
dying. She had a bad cold. ^The Indian conjurer came and cured
her by sucking out blood. She gave him a horse for curing her.
Did you find the horses you lost three weeks ago? Let men on
horseback search for them, find them, drive them along and bring
them here. They can catch the thieves.
Kile't-ki'c is married and two weeks ago she had a baby, and soon
John will marry Annie. My children play ball out of doors every
day and get their pants covered with dirt and full of holes. The baby
goes about crying. Yesterday we killed a pig and made sausages.
Come and see us, for it is not far on horseback. Is it well with
you?
5. Biographic Notice of Ponponne
'0 Wet Kic Mok, Kic Mok n Ponponne
cousin woman short Woman-short & Ponponne
kic yuki'ti nu'nkin ke't'ntat, Yuk'hi'ti
woman Indian village in lived Indian
Tu'l Te'-u iye' edso°. Ya'n ke'tntat
Lake End (End Lake) being smaller than there she lived
ma ino'-i icitsyu'tskin. Hac ipa'
across while we grew up she husband
i-o'iiculat Ta'kapo
they called her Atakapa
Tu'l to'lpot ino'
Lake on the east side
yuki'ts tu'l
we lake
ha'xcet
had none
(was a widow)
(h)iu'xts
I knew (her)
atka'ki,
ever since
ya'
and
ne'e palpa'l
(box)
split-plank
a'nkin
house in
nu'n-ketntat.
she lived
Ikunyu'ts
young
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swantonJ DICTIONARY OF THE ATAKAPA LANGUAGE 15
caktika'-u,
she looked
coka'-hiwe'-u citha'n li'l
doing much
(industrious)
gathering
(picking to
pieces)
and
cokcukyi'kc
selling
75
ya
and
cukwa'k
bread
(food)
'n
and
coxkci'ukit. Yuki'ti
she sewed the Indians
(all the time)
he'-u o'k tanu'ka
many different
ya' yo'let; kitsak
inebriated
Ciko'm
cattle
a'l
meat
o-ina'ka
like
(not like?)
pai-o'k
came back
ya
and
(h)atit6'lc
dress oneself
and angry
caka'
she made
ka'-u
whiskey-dead
ya'
and
ya'
and
pl'lkin
on the bed
ha'hat.
did not
Kiccokcaki'kcat.
she sold woman
wa'n-cakp a'mkox
going at them to
beat them
ti(xt)
lying
down
Komo'k
baskets
mo'kat
short was she
ya'
and
cak'he'-uc.
to abuse them
n
and
tsanu'k
horses
cakio'l tslk, kic tanii'k,
boys two female one
Toussaint, hiol idso°' ha'
Toussaint (man) younger his
en Kona'c; ickici'l
name Konac daughter's
n Kic Yu'ts. Cok
and Kic Yuts things
hiol
(man)
ha'xcet.
she had
none
wa'cin
oldest
Ursin,
Ursin
No'mc
children
lat
three
ke'atSO
she
had
i'ti
en
name
eii Louison,
name Louison
he'-u cakwa'nts
many to tell
ha'
his
Yuk'hi'ti
Indian
u'xtsat
knew (could)
ha' e'n
bis name
Yuk'hi'ti
Indian
Yoyo't
Yoyo't
en
name
ica'k cok
wacwa cin
ancient about
ku'ltan
long
ago
cakni'l.
grandchil-
dren
Cakyo'kat
she sang
ka'-ulat
done
yoko'n
songs
ka'
done
(things)
haki't
them
ha'
her
O't.
to
cakno'mc
children (to)
ya
and
about
things
ha 85
her
ha'l imato'l
four
ilu'
years
ya'
and
Ilu' woc-pe
years ten and
("fingers ready")
wocpe' latsi'k hina'ka
sixty about
nu'nkin imo'culat
(h)atka'ki
(not hatka'kin)
ago (in 1870)
ka'wat,
she died
ha'
her (not kftnkin)
home at
they buried
her
wa cin
old (aged)
Ha' nu'k
by herself
alone
icla'uc
yellow-fever
ta'tik
of
ka'wat,
she died
lyan
there
imo'cti(xt)
she is buried
and lies there
yuk'hi'ti
Indian
ha' ickici'l,
her daughter
oktanu'k
the same
cakimoc-ne'kin
graveyard in
ha'hu it
first, pre-
viously
(opposite= ha'l)
ha'.
not
ka'wat
died
Kic Tot, ha' nil, Yoyo't 90
Kic Tot her grandchild Yoyo't
nu'nkin, cok'he'c
disease
a
this town at
(i. e., Lake Charles)
coka'-at.
she had
Kiwi'lc
French
(Catholic)
cakimo'c-ne'nkin
cemetery in
imo'culat.
they buried (her)
5. Biographic Notice of Ponponne
My cousin being a short woman, they called her Short-woman, and
also Ponponne. She was an Atakapa woman and lived in the Indian
village on the east side of Indian Lake, which is smaller than End Lake.
16 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [bull. 108
She lived there while we were growing up. During the time when I
knew her she was a widow and lived in a spUt-plank house. She
looked young and was very industrious, gathering and selling moss
and bringing back bread and meat, after which she lay down on the
bed and sewed. She did not dress like the Indians. She made many
different kinds of baskets and sold them. She was a short woman
and angry when she got drunk, when she went and beat and abused
(people). She had no cattle or horses. She had three children, two
boys and a girl, the elder boy being named Toussaint and the younger
Ursin, his Indian name being Konash, her daughter's name Louison
and her Indian names Yoyo't and Kic-yuts. She could tell to her
children and her grandchildren many things about what happened
in olden times. She sang songs to them.
She died 14 years ago (i. e., in 1870) aged about 60. She died of
yellow fever and they buried her at home. She is buried there by
herself, not in the Indian graveyard. Kic-tot, her grandchild, daugh-
ter of Yoyo't, died before her at this town (i. e.. Lake Charles).
She had the same disease. They buried her in the French cemetery.
6. Chief Cukuhu'-i and Cyprien
Wi
my
Inkili'c
English
95Ha'lkin
afterwards
wa'cin
kulca'
grandfather
(maternal)
ta'-i
Bayou
Cu'kuhui
Cukuhu-i
yuk'hi'ti
Indians
coxko'yat
chief was
Ta'kapa
Atakapa
o'ts nti'n
village
ke't'ntat
he lived
tsi'pcat Yuk'hi'ti
he removed Indian
hina'ka ilu' wocpe'
about thirty years ago
Tu'l
Lake
la't
o't
to
Tu'l Te'-u
Lake End
(Lake Charles)
lya'ii
there
wa cm
o'tse.
over
o'tse.
above
nak
very old
atka'ki ka'wat.
he died
Hila'-
wife
ta'nuk ke'at ha
one he had her
ha'xcat. Wi
he had none my
to'hulat,
she lived
ya' ha'c
then she
icitsiu'tsicat.
raised us, made us grow up
Hio'l
sons
hoktiwe
together
lOOka'-ukin
after he died
and
eh Mary Ann.
name Mary Ann
oke't itso°'
mother youngest
tik no'mc
until children
yilke', tu'l
married the lake
Yuk'hi't ite't
Our
Ickici'l
daughters
o'tkine'at.
next to was
lat ke'at.
three she had
nit
five
Ha
her
Wi
my
ke'at.
he had
ite't
father
kulca'
grandfather
ma mo
across
pe'l
tsi'pcat,
migrated, removed
(Cyprien) ica'k
to'lat yuki't
good was us
icpa'ts ha'hat.
whipped us not
Pa-ito'lucat wi
too good he was me
no'mc o't
children to
Wic
I
' ot.
to
ya
then
stepfather
Icyutsyu'ts
he raised us
wi ite't iyania'n
of my father afriad
lyu'tskin
when I was
grown up
hac
he
Cyprien
(an Indian)
tanu'kip
once
ha'xcat.
was not
okwa'nc o't
war to
CO
never
ti'cat
ha'
swan?on] dictionary OF THE ATAKAPA LANGUAGE 17
ya' ka'wat. Wi oke't man ilan-wa'iitat. Tik'hu' ko'hat 105
and died my mother long grieved continually to go she wanted
( went on mourning) (to Alexandria)
ka'-u ha'xc ta'n, ti'c a'-ucat. Tanu'kip ti'cat.
he died before to go she could not once she started
Tik'pa'yat. Kaukau' ka'cik ici'x a'-ucat. Yuki't no'mcsem
she turned back water high cross she could not we children alone
tu'xtsel yuki't nuk. Iti' tanu'kip yi'l tut nen o'l
stayed by ourselves night in one day before nearly
(pi. of keto)
pa'-i mo'hat. Yuki'ts icatsi'ckicat yuki't oke't hu'ne.^
home she came we we were glad our mother to see
Pa-i a'kc ti'c ko'hat. Yuki'ts ti'cne ico'ncat. Ke'tne 110
back to go (mother) we to go we did not to remain
wanted want
na'mtsel ti'c ha'xcne,
we begged to go not
(her)
6. Chief Cukuhu'-i and Cyprien
My maternal grandfather Cukuhu'-i was chief of the Atakapa.
He lived at a village on English Bayou above End Lake (Lake
Charles). Afterwards he removed to Indian Lake. There he died at
an advanced age, about 30 years ago. He had one wife named Mary
Ann. He had five daughters. He had no sons. My mother was next
to the youngest. She lived with her father until she had three chil-
dren. After my grandfather died she married again and moved across
the lake and brought us up there. Our stepfather Cyprien was good
to us children. He raised us and never whipped us once. I was not
afraid of my father. He was too good to me. When I was grown up
he went to war and died. My mother grieved for him a long time.
She wanted to go to him at Alexandria before he died but could not.
Once she started but turned back. The water was too high for her
to cross. We children stayed at home by ourselves. One night just
before day she came home. We were glad to see our mother. She
wanted to go back. We did not want her to go. We begged her to
remain and not to go.
7. Treatment of the Sick
Ca' cok'he'c hiwe'-u
18 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY IbDLL. 108
115 mon
all
ya'
and
CI ncne co nxia
gourd
rattle
Yuk'hi'ti
Indian
they rattled
ipco'k
conjurer
yi'kcat.
he paid
him
and
na'xkculat. I'nc-wa'nkin yo'k
played the
fiddle
while they were
mourning
smg-
ing
ha'l(kin) mo'k wa'nkit ok hu'ya
after-
wards
Tane'-u
others
pe'neat ya'
cured, and
treated
Ikunyu'tsip ina'-u cakna'-ucul ha'.
young people go into they let not
vl'wulat cok hatse-e'c hiwe'-u
they things wicked very
believed
(or mo'hat without
wa'nkit) is here
cakina'-uc
to let in,
admit
leak cuk'he'c
of sick people
ka'-at.
had done
came and
saw him
ko'xca'hulat.
they would not
ka'-ukin
after death
7. Treatment of the Sick
When anyone was sick the Atakapa believed he had been given
bad medicine. One night they assembled at his house, entered it,
and danced religious dances all night, shaking gourd rattles and
playing on fiddles. While they were mourning they sang and after-
wards an Indian conjurer came to see him and treated him and was
paid for it. They would not let others go in. They would not let
young people go in. If a sick person died, they believed that some-
thing wicked had caused it.
8. HiMo'c (Burial)
120 Ta'kapa
Atakapa
okyu'lik
by a hand-
kerchief
tane'-u
other
kic
ya
and
n
and
oka'
sheet
okcak'hu'-ulat.
went to see him
ica'k
man
o'tsi.
on the top
A'nkin
in house
ka'-ukin,
after death
it utska'-uculat
face over they covered
(it utska'-uc, face covering)
Vi'vulat i'cak capi'xk
they
believed
people dead
(their spirits)
a'n ka't-pa'-ic na'-ulat ha'
door open they left his
ti'xkin ok-hu'-ulat.
while they visited
lying him
a'nkin ka'-u atka'ki
house in death since
(his)
imo'ctin.
the funeral
125ha'nctin
having per-
formed, "got
through,"
Ne' ta'mkin
in a grave
imo'culat.
they buried
(him)
o't ti'une. Ka'-u o'kin
toward to go,
to proceed
the
dead
ya'
then
Yuki'ti
Indians
to'kc
wrapped
ha'l yi'lkin imo'culat.
next day they buried him
mo'ne o'k-inu'lulat
all met, gathered
Ka'-i
then
ti'k
up to
Cuka'
dance
imo'c
burial,
funeral
blanket
imo'culat, hata'kinen.
ya
and
imo'culat.
buried him
oktewe
together they mhumed
hatko'mc, kutsna'n
earrings knife
beads
tu'ik ka'
of cane made
tsik-tlukcne
tobacco pipe
cko'p, na'-u,
cups,
vases
moccasins
Ha cokmo'n
his property
all
wo'c ke', a'n
rings
coxk-hatka'xk
c'othing
GATSCHET]
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mon,
all of
lakla'kc.
money
mon hoktiwe'
all together
tik-cak'xa'-une,
quiver
Ica'k hokwa'nc wa'nen
men to war having
gone
imo'culat, te', ti'k,
they inhumed bow arrow
pern, a'tpa°tsne
gun shield (prO'
ha' cok'-okina'tsne
his arms (or weapons)
Ya'
that
yapu xne,
lances, spears
ica'k
man
kutsne', 130
knife
ka'-u
dead
yuk'hi'ti
an Indian
coxko'-in
chief of
was
ha'
his
tector?)
tsanu'k,
horse
ne c ipa xc,
saddle
atye'ne lakla'kc
crown silver
atye'ne lakla'kc
crown silver
hiki' ino' ne hu'i
west side of ground in the
ko'pik
ko'pik
ka'
made
ka'
made
iwa'lkin,
among the
shells
hoktiwe'
together
wine'-ulat
they found
nu'l ta'mtin
when digging
imo'culat.
they inhumed
Yuk'hi'ti
of Indian
ica't
head
Ica't
head
Tu'l
Lake
nec-kinc ta'mc a°' 135
saw-cutting house
(=sawmill)
nu'l ka'tin, paya'kc
laying (foundation) again
and making
atyi'nsne hina'ka
crowns of same
kind
imo'culat.
they buried
it
Tcha'kta
The
Choctaw
yuk'hiti
Indians
ica't
head
cake'at (-for cak'ke'at').
had
I'cak ka'-u a'n la'wi-ulat.
of the dead man the house they burnt
Ha cakica'k tsl'pculat hiwe'vc
his families, removed mile
relations
tanu'k ma'-i. Imo'c
one over, further than grave
co' ita'xne.
spirit ("heart") to come out
mak ma'n ka' ya ho'xp na'-ulat
mound long shaped they made and a hole they left over
I'cak capi'xk cakla'wiulhahat. 140
the dead man burn they never did
8. HiMo'c (Burial)
After the death of an Atakapa woman and man, they co-vered the
face with a handkerchief and a sheet. They believed that other dead
people (i. e., their spirits) came to see him. While he was lying in
the house they went to see him. So they left the door of his house
open from the time of his death until the funeral. Next day they
buried him in a grave. They buried him after having finished the
ceremonial dance. The Indians all met to go to the burial. They
buried him wrapped in a blanket. They buried all of his property
at the same time— beads, tobacco pipes, rings, earrings, knives made
of cane, cups, moccasins, all of his costumes, and his money. If he
had been a warrior, they buried all of his weapons at the same time,
his bow, arrows, lances, knives, quiver, gun, shield. If the dead man
was an Indian chief, they buried his horse, saddle, and silver crown.
A silver crown was found on the west side of Indian Lake in the
ground when digging among the shells while laying the foundations
of a sawmill and they reburied it. The Choctaw Indians had head
crowns of the same kind.
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They burned the dead man's house. His relatives moved more
than a mile from the place. They made a long grave mound and left
a hole at the top to enable the spirit to come out. They never burned
the dead.
9. A Fight Among Negroes at Lake Charles
Samti' hiti' ku'cmelmel pu'm ka'-ulat. Wa'n-pum ya' kic
Saturday night negroes a dance, ball made when they were dancing woman
tanu'k ta'xn ot (ut) ikat pa'ket. Ya ki'c ta'xnik wa'ntsat:
one other on foot stepped the woman other said
"wi ika't 'npa'kat." "Atsi'c-kic ha'!" wa'nat. Hika'-uckin,
on my foot you stepped I don't care she said on getting through
ka't o'ts pa'ket. Ya cukio'l hak'hi'tic ok-ina'tsulat.
mouth on she slapped her (now) men they came (or began) to fight
the
145Kjtsa'k cakpi'xk ya' pa'm (h)okpa'miculat ya
whisky they drank (were dead drunk on) and fist knocked each other down with and
(h)okpe'mulat. Tane'-u tu'lkin pa'k-cakpa'kicat. Tane'-u
fired at each other some in the lake threw them into (pak= threw) some
kaukau'kin pu'm-hik'hu'lculat. Wafi-hokpe'mkin i'cak cako'nne
into the water they jumped into when they shot at each other the constable (sherifl)
cakina'-uculat. Kec lat
he placed in women three
yi'l cakita'-uculat tanu'k
they let them out one
okcekia'lat. I'cak
ATAKAPA-ENGLISH DICTIONARY
(the material arranged under stems)
(Ak), words from the Akokisa vocabularyof B^renger.
(A. R.), words collected by Doctor Swanton from Armojean Reon in 1908.
(D), words or sentences obtained by Doctor Gatschet from Delilah Moss.
(I), words obtained by Doctor Gatschet from Louison Huntington and entered
in a copy of Powell's Introduction to the Study of Indian Languages.
(L), words or sentences obtained by Doctor Gatschet from Louison Hunting-
ton and entered in blank books.
A very few forms were obtained by Doctor Swanton from an Atakapa named
Teet Verdine in 1907 and are so indicated without abbreviation.
(E. D.), forms from the Eastern Dialect.
(C) , forms from the Carpenter copy of the Duralde manuscript of the Eastern
Dialect.
(P), forms from the Philadelphia copy of the Duralde manuscript of the
Eastern Dialect.
Numbers refer to lines in the texts where a given word is used. The examples
are arranged alphabetically except where there are grammatical reasons for
placing certain forms together, as in conjugations of verbs or where a stem
enters into certain definite combinations, as, for instance, the ha, "he," "she,"
"it," with the plural ending -kit, hakit, "they." Since c is used for sh, forms
beginning with that letter are plaped immediately after s, and they, in turn, are
followed by forms in ts. Those beginning with tl, or the equivalent surd 1 are
put by themselves after t.
Atakapa Numerals
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Atakapa Affixes
PRONOMINAL AFFIXES
OBJECTIVE
hi-, i-
n-, na-
ha-
SUBJECTIVE
Singular
First person
Second person
Third person
Plural
First person ic- -ts6(l)
Second person nak- -tSm
Third person oak- -ul, -ol, -ti
indefinite, hi-, i-; reflexive, hat-; reciprocal, hok-.
Temporal and modal suffixes: -at (-et), past time; -6h6 (-h6), future time;
-k (-ki) , continuative; -lo, first person plural imperative; -m, pluralitj^; -ne (-na, -n)
,
volitional and sometimes apparently instrumental; -c, a suffix of wide use with
verbs and seemingly with pronouns, perhaps equivalent to the English auxiliary
"to be"; -t, perfect or passive; -t (-ti) , future, perhaps derived from ti, "to go";
-to, second person plural imperative; -u, usitative.
Connective suffixes: -n (-in), a subordinating suffix signifying "while," "when,"
"after," "if";
-p, ditto, sig. "because," "on account of."
Derivative prefixes (in reality prefixed words) : ik-, "with"; its- (from itse')?
"on top of"; it- (from It, "face"), "ahead"; n-, (?); ots-, "up," "high," "above."
Locative suffixes with substantives: -ke (-ki) and -kin, "in," "into," "on";
-p, "at"; -ik, "with," apparently identical with the derivative prefix ik-.
a, this, here, now (L-1, 22; r)-53).
a' a'kmalc, this winter,
a' a°', this house (A. R.).
a' a°' hidso"', this room,
a' elu, a' ilu', this summer, this year,
a' elu' tut, this spring.
(h)atu'xtsat, I remember this.
kic, ha' ki'c, this woman; a' ke'c,
these women.
iti, to-night, this night.
kitsakc he', this whisky is strong.
kitsak he u'c, this whisky is too
strong,
a' no'mc, ha' no'mc, these children
(pi. tantum).
a' nu'nkin, at this town (D-9).
a' 61, here close, pretty near, close by.
a' odse', this snake; odse' a', the
snake here (perhaps the verb a
(q. V.)).
a' teyo', this box.
a' yil, to-day.
eti' a' o'yu, yesternight I slept here.
ha' ica'k lu'kin tiktat tema'kip, this
man goes to stand in mud up to
the knees; pi. t6tso't.
ha nicakiol (A. R.), ha' cakio'l, this
is mv husba,nd.
ha' wi' hipa', this is my husband.
ahinak, aihina'k (Lf-37), ahena'ka
(L-39), o-ina'ka (D-77), like this,
like these.
woe ke' a' hinak, ring shaped, a ring
like this.
ap, av, avx, af, axp, abx, here, pres-
ent, to this place, to here ("ici,"
"present").
ap o'k, come here! {not av).
av (or abx or a'f) 'n o'k6n ica'm'ghg,
if you come here we will drink.
ha' hila'-i a'f {or a'p), his wife is here.
ha' hila'-i a'fgt, his wife was here.
ha hila'-i a'v o't'6h6, his wife will
come here.
teyo' a'v ne {not ap), put the box
right here!
ti'k a'xp pe'm, shoot (your) arrow-
right here!
wi a'vp {or a'p) i-ica'k6t, I was
born here.
ya icak av {or ap) wa'nkit, this man
is present, lit. "this man is walk-
ing here" (L).
ya' icak av'ha'n, ya' icak ap ha'n, a
man absent ("un homme absent").
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ac mel u'c, this is genuine black,
a'c ta't u'c, salmon, "this is genuine
yellow" (or "kind of yellow"),
a'c ta't kop, light yellow, "yellow-
white," light green,
a, to be.
hatna'ka pe'l a', how far is it?
hatna'xkan me'ts a', how tall are
you?
hatna'xkan wa'cifi a (or wa'ci na'),
how old is he ("quel age a-t-il?").
na en ke a, have you a name?
na' ea a', ca' a' na'c, naj caya (A.R.),
who are you? (ca, "somebody"),
'nto'l a', is it well with you? (L-6, 9;
D-69.)
ca' ya' a', ha' ca a', ca aya' (A. R.),
who is he (she, or it)? who is
that?
ci'ne-u a', haki't cine'f a, haki't
cine'v a', who are they?
co'k 'nka' a', what is the matter with
you?
co'k wa'nka na'xn, co'k wa'nka
na'xn, what are you doing?
cu'l ita'fi a', where is the dog?
to'l a', it is good ("c'est bon").
yu'lci o'l ok 'n-u'xts a *n ta'nat 'n a,
send me word whether you can
come or not, send me word if you
are able to come (A. R.).
ai, a-i, swamp, marsh, small pond,
a-i kotsk (A. R.), a'-i ko'tsk, ai'
k5'tsk (I), marsh, small pond,
gully,
a' yip, in the marsh (Gatschet in-
terprets it "plantain" but this
is probably erroneous),
a'yip te'xlk ta'lkop, marsh lily,
blue wild flower ("fieur sauvage
bleue").
ko'nS," a'yip, ko'nen a'yip (L-8),
a'yip kuna (D-48), potatoes,
"marsh potatoes."
noha'mc a'yip, turkey, "chicken in
swamp."
noha'mc a'yip hatania'ns, a wild
turkey ("un dinde," "a wild
chicken in swamp"),
tu' a-i, tu't a'i (I), cane swamp,
ak, a'k (I), juice, sap; water in E. D
(cf. akna, aktsa'-u, Ik, ik'ha-u).
akip tsok, water turkey (L-7).
mi" ak (A. R.), min ak, honey, "bee
liquid."
ne'ckol-ak, nick-ol-ak, molasses,
"sweet salt liquid."
u'k-a'k, (h)u'kak, source, spring,
"water coming."
agh6, moist, wet (E. D.).
aggtihou, [aggtihoon (P), aggtihooou
(C)] source, spring of water (E. D.)
(= W. D. ak tehop, "water hole").
ak hamic [ak hamish], give me
water! (E. D.).
akilik, to wet (probably from ak,
liquid, and li, soft).
akeli'kc (D); pi. he'-u akell'kc, wet.
ne'e akili'kc to'lka la'u ha'xc, wet
wood does not burn well.
ti'nstal ikili'kco paper is soaked
through (ik- should probably be
ak-).
wi akili'kico, I wet in the water
(ilikico by itself is without mean-
ing).
wi cokotka'k ikili'kic, I soak the
cloth (ik- should probably be ak-).
yi'l6° akili'kicta, I shall wet (it) to-
morrow (again),
ak,
cokak, cuka' (D-124), to dance, a
dance. Possibly this means "things
(being) green," with reference to
the ripening of the new corn, the
occasion for the principal annual
ceremony of the southeastern
Indians, the so-called "green corn
dance." Gatschet was informed
of two kinds of dances to which
this name was applied: (1) the
cakwa'ci co'kak, "old people's
dance," a religious dance partici-
pated in only by the old men, and
resembling a missa. There was no
regular time for holding it except
that it was always at night and
was accompanied by singing. The
village chief was always present,
and a religious attire was assumed
for the occasion. There was no
fire in the middle of the ground as
among the Choctaw; (2) the
co'kcuks co'kak, the dance of the
young people, which was not
religious. The performers placed
themselves on their knees and
brought their arms around in
circles before the face, from right
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to left and from left to right. This
was performed once a month
without reference to the moon and
lasted all night. The dances were
abandoned about 1850-1860.
co'kcuks a°, co'kak a", name of the
dance house which was located in
the village of chief Lo. It was
surrounded by a picket fence, and
within were statues, stuffed ani-
mals, and other objects. Anybody
could enter.
cuka'kul6t Utsuta't ut, they danced
for Otsotat (1^14).
ak, (P)
ne'cak, sawdust.
ak, akc (A. R.), green (in the sense of
unripe) ; also in color according to
A. R.; a'kak, akca'kc (A. R.), very
green.
ne'e ak; pi. nee a'kc, a green tree;
also said to mean sawdust.
tso'-ots a'kc, green corn, the corn is
green or unripe.
aki (possibly from lak "sun")-
akipa'-i (I), south, "where the sun
turns" (A. R.).
akipa'-ike icak, a southern man.
ya icak akipai-i'ke ot, this man comes
from the south.
a'kitoc, frog, also given as toad, but
this is probably a mistake; E. D.
ketoct [kettoshtt], frog.
a'kitoc lu'l (icict), the frog swims (to
the other side)
.
a'kitoc na'l-ma'nmaii, spring frog,
"long thighs."
a'kmalc, winter; E. D. allstcumat.
a' a'kmalc, this winter.
akma'lctits, akma'lti'tst, fall, autumn
"going to be winter."
akna, to run (as a river) , to flow (prob-
ably derived from ak, liquid, and
na or na-u, to arrive).
a'knak, current (I).
aknak micket tai'ki, aknak mi'ckit
tai'kin, there were eddies in the
river.
a'knax mickec, eddy in the river.
a'knax te'-u o't, a'knax te'wat, cur-
rent comes from (above?).
kaukau' a'knak, running water, the
current of water.
ti'-u akna'kit (ta'-i), the river runs
swiftly.
ti-u-akna'kit tu'l hukinu'l, it flows
into the lake,
ti-u'xts akna'kit, to-u'xts akna'kit,
the l-iver runs (or ran) slowly.
akon(st), river (from ak, water(?))
(E. D.) (cf. ta-i, ak).
akonstatci [aconstiichi (P), aconstou-
chi (C)], river (akon(st) -|- wicin,
wide(?)). (E. D.)
akonska [aconska (P),aconskaa (C)],
akonskau, stream (akon(st) + ska
or cka, little). (E. D.)
akc,
pa-i a'kc ti'c ko'hat, she wanted to
go back (D-110).
aktsa'-u, cold, cool, chilly; E. D. tsamps.
aktsa'-u kaukau', cold water,
a'ktsa-uc, aktsa'-uc, cold, rheum,
aktsauc naica't, a cold in the head,
a'ckin aktsa'-uc, in the shade it is cool,
ayi'lc aktsa'-uc, to-day it is cold,
kau'kau aktsa'-un, kau'kau aktsa'-uc,
the water is cold.
kafi tsamps [kang tsamps], the air
is cold or chilly, the wind is cold
(E. D.).
tsampska, autumn (E. D.).
ax, to grow.
a'xkit, it grows; pi. a'xtit, they grow.
a'xli(c), axli(c), to lose.
ha ico'l a'xlic, ha ico'l a'xict, she lost
her calf.
naki't tsanu'k cakwinet6m nak cak-
a'xlecat ka, did you find the horses
which you lost? (D-58).
cok he'-u hia'xlicat, cok he'-u hia'x-
icat, I lost many things.
cok' hia'xlicat, cok hia'xicat, I lost
one thing.
wi co'k a'xlic, wi co'k a'xict, I lose
something.
al, (D-76), a'l, flesh, meat; E. D. aggld,
meat.
al am, boiled meat.
al atna' liimi'c, give me a little meat!
a'l hopa'-i, butcher, "meat piercer."
al itsa'-i, al itsaine, fried meat, beef-
steak.
a'l ka'ts, a scab (on a sore).
a'l nko'xca, do you want meat?
al ti'u, meat upon the fire on a grid-
iron or a scaffold, broiled meat
("sur les braises").
a'l tiuna, a gridiron.
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swantonJ DICTIONARY OF THE ATAKAPA LANGUAGE 25
al lo'p, al top (A. R.), stick on which
to roast meat,
a'l wa'k, roast meat, meat roasted on
coals,
al wa'kna, roaster, apparatus for
roasting meat,
hi'yen a'l, pork, "pig meat."
la'ns a'l, venison, deer meat (L-5).
la'ns al nko'xca, do you want deer
meat?
6'kc al, cheek,
o'kc al atku'tsicne, red paint for
cheeks,
tu'ts ko'm-al, calf of leg, "fiesh hang-
ing to leg" (?).
wi al ti'ukinto, I broil meat,
wi al wa'kinto, I broil (or roast) meat
on the coals,
j^a'-u a'l la'klak, gaspergou, "fish
with hard flesh."
A'leman, German (from the French
word)
.
a'lin (A. R.), a'li, grapes, raisins (cf.
hi'lan).
a'lin hicka'm (L-9), big grapes,
"broad grapes."
a'lifi itso'm (A. R.), a'lin hicom
(L-8), hilan ico'm, small grapes.
allstcumat, winter (E. D.) (of. W.
D. a'kmalc, "winter," and ale,
"ice"),
allstcumat hue', the winter is hard
(E. D.).
Alpamu', Alibamu.
Alpamu' icak, an Alabama Indian
(see no'ai).
ale (I), als, ice; E. D. adlect [adlesht],
snow; E. D. adlect lagn [adlesht lagn,
adleshtaggn], ice (cf. ha'-u).
a'lc ko'me, thick ice.
a'lc pa'xc, thin ice.
a'lc capa'ts, a'lc capats (I), icicle,
"ice hanging" (not certain).
a'lc ta'n, it is frozen yet, ice yet
("c'est glace").
a'lc tixt, all is frozen over, it is frozen
("c'est glace"), "ice lying down."
a'lc to'kc, ice chunk,
a'lckit, it was freezing ("il gile").
adlect kombust [adlesht combnst],
the snow is heavy (E. D.).
adlect lagn kombnst [adlesht lagn
combnst], the ice is thick (E. D.).
am, to cook, to boil (am, to cook; &m,
to drink (Gatschet)) (cf. hiku', ilu',
itsa-i, to),
al am, boiled meat,
hiku' a'v, hiku' a'u, to boil soup (a'v
and a'u are probably intended for
am),
cu'k-am-a'ii, kitchen (I).
cuk-am-an ita'ii, cu'k-am-afi nta'n,
where is the kitchen?
cuka'm-kic, female cook,
cuka'mto, I cook,
am, to drink (am, to cook; Sm, to
drink (Gatschet)).
wi a'mu, wi'c ia'mki (A. R.), I drink;
E. D. weeamm [ouee amm].
na 3,m, na-ic am, you drink,
ha am, he drinks, she drinks, etc.
yu'kit mon a'mlu, we all drink,
naki't a'mto, you all drink,
ha'kit a'mtit, they drink,
yu'kit mon ica'mkit, we all drink,
ha'kit a'mutet, ha'kit Smtit, they are
going to drink.
wi t6m a'mu, I drank yesterday.
ha t&m a'mat, he drank yesterday.
ha a'met (nak), he drank (?).
yu'kit t6m a'mtsgl, we drank yester-
day.
na'kit (t6m) a'mtem, nakit t6m naka'-
mat, you all drank yesterday.
haki't tfim a'mulfit, haki't t6m a'mu-
lat, they drank yesterday.
ica'mkit, we drink,
ha'kit a'mtit, ha'kit a'mulet, they
drink.
wi yi'lSn a'mtg, wi yi'len a'mta
(A. R.), yi'lgn a'mta, I will drink
to-morrow.
na' yi'l6n na'mtkit, yi'len na'ict
a'mta, you will drink to-morrow.
yi'lgn a'mta {or a'mtg), hac yi'16u
a'mtkit, he will drink to-morrow.
yuki't yi'lSn ica'mtikit, yuki't yi'len
icamneng, we will drink to-morrow.
naki't yi'lSn a'mta, naki't yi'lfin na-
ka'mtikit, you all will come to
drink to-morrow.
haki't yi'lgn a'mulx6, hakit yi'16n
a'mtikit, they will drink to-mor-
row.
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hia'mghg, I will then drink,
naa'mghg, you will then drink.
haa'mShg, he' will then drink,
yukit ica'mghg, we will then drink,
nakit na'kam6h6, you (pi.) will then
drink.
caka'mShg, they will then drink.
am, drink!
uk a'mta, come to drink!
uk am, come and drink!
uk a'mto, come ye and drink!
na a'm, you drink!; na'-ic a'm, you
drink now!
ha' a'm, he {or she) drank.
nak a'm, you (pi.) drink!
yu'kit mon a'mlA, let us all drink!
naki't a'mto, you (pi.) drink!
nak am, do you drink! you drink!
naki't a'mto, let ye drink! drink ye!
a'mlu, let us drink!
am cikna'uc, let them drink!
wi am ina'-uc, let me drink!
a'm na'-uc, let him {or her) drink!
wi ca a'm na'-ucto, I will let some-
body drink.
wi ca a'm na'-uco, I let somebody
drink.
yuki't ca a'm na'uctikit, we will let
somebody drink.
wi caka'me, I give them to drink,
ha' ica'me, he gives us to drink,
haki't hia'me-ulat, they gave me to
drink,
hakit ica'me, they give us to drink.
wi (hi)a'mne, I have to drink (one
thing)
.
wi (hi)co'ka'mne, I have to drink
many things.
am', a'mne, a drink, a beverage,
a'm hatpe'ne-o, I finish drinking.
a'mcne, a cup, a dipper,
a'v {or a'bx or a'f) 'no'kgn ica'mShg,
if you come here we will drink,
hia'mne, they drink,
icak kitsak a'm hite'-u, a whisky {or
brandy) drinker.
Jack a°-la'kin inho'lcilat a'mip, on
account of drinking, Jack was put
in jail (hiwe'-uka a'mip would be
"drinking hard").
Jack kaukau' o'k a'mkit. Jack
kaukau o'k a'm'ne, Jack comes
here for drinking water.
kapo' a'mcnen, cup for drinking,
drinking cup.
kaukau' a'm'n a'nike nta'hSntat, the
water he had drunk came out at
his ears (Lr-19).
kaukau' a'mne, drinking water,
kaukau' a'mto, I am going to drink
water,
kaukau' ku'ts a'mka-u, wine drunk,
kitsa'k a'mne to'l ha', whisky drink-
ing is not good,
kitsa'k atse-e'c a'mne, the drinking
of whisky is bad.
kitsak paihe-uc a'mgt, I made myself
drunk, I drank too much whisky,
lu'itka a'mce, pottery cup.
naic am, did you drink?
nufi-u'cip coko'-i {or co'xko-i) kitsa'k
a'm-kaw6t, the village judge was
drunk,
ciko'm a'm cikna'-uco, I let the
cattle drink,
ciko'm kauka'-u cokmi'co, I give the
cattle to drink,
cukotki'nic a'mne {or kitsa'k), black-
berry brandy, sig. "blackberry
drink" or "blackberry whisky."
cukte'-i a'mu, I take medicine, I
drink medicine,
cukti'-i a'mu, I take {or drink)
medicine,
cul kau'kau a'mSt, the dog lapped
the water,
wi himaka'wgt kitsak a'm-wan ya',
wi himaka'w6t kitsak a'mwangye,
I fell because I was drunk,
wi cakam, I drink (A. R.?).
wi'c ke hia'mkin Jack maka'wet,
while I was drinking Jack fell
down (ha'c, "he," could be sub-
stituted for Jack)
.
wic kgtsa'k hia'mcki(t), I am going
to take a drink of whisky (given
the writer by Teet Verdine).
wic ma'n o't a'm'o, I drink all the
time,
yuk'hi'ti ka a'mcne, an Indian-made
cup.
an, ear (L-39, 40, 41); E. D., ann; Ak.
anar according to Du Terrage and
Rivet, though I read anect, or anuct
in the Chicago copy of the original,
a'n hatko'mc, earring (D-127).
a'nike nta'hgntat, it came out of his
ears (L-19).
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a'npanc, deaf, "ears closed."
icak a'npanc, a deaf man (I).
icak iku'nyuds a'npanc, a deaf boy
(I).
kic a'npanc, a deaf woman (I).
kic iku'nyuds a'npanc, a deaf girl (I).
ci'won an, ears of a cat.
wi a'n iwanico, I move the ears,
wi a'n pa'kco, I flap my ears,
ya' cu'l ha' a'n ito'lco, ya' cu'l a'n
ito'lco, I fix the ears of that dog.
ya' cu'l ha' a'n tlemtle'm, the ears of
that dog are torn.
a'nhipon, anhipo'n, "folded ears,"
rabbit, and by der. sheep,
atihipo'n he'-uc cakico'mc, rabbits
have many young,
a'nhipon na'-u, anhipo'n na'-u,
sheep's wool, sheep's hair,
an-hipo'n ti'l, rabbit skin (I).
anhipo'n wa'ii-cakna'l'nto, I will
hunt rabbits (I).
a'nmaiiman, a'n ma'nman, mule,
jackass, "long ears."
a'npakc, mouse, rat (A. R.), lit.
"moving ears," "flapping ears."
anpa'kc he'ts, rat, "big moving
ears," "big flapping ears."
ciwa'n anpa'kc ko'nkit, the cat
catches the mouse,
an (D-138),an, a (L, D), a « (A. R.),
house, home; E. D., ank.
a' a"', this house,
a' a°' hidso"', this room.
a° a'nkin ita'ko, I came out of the
house,
a'ii ha'l, behind the house,
a"^ hiwe'-u (A. R.), a'"' hiwe'-u,
church, "powerful house."
a"' hiwe'-u ini'xn3, a°' iwe'-u ini'cnS,
church, "powerful house to go
into."
a°' ikin t'ha'ko, I go out of the house
("je sors de la maison").
a'n-ids5'n (D-42), a^'idso'n, room,
"small house" or "small part of
house."
a'n rti, in front of the house,
a^'kat (I), a'nkat, a'nkat, door,
"house mouth"; pi. he'-u a'nkat.
66784—32 3
a°' ka't la'kicnto, a"ka't la'kicnto, I
lock the house, I lock the door
("je barre la maison, la porte").
a'nkat la'kict, a"'kat la'kic, lock the
door!
a"' kat ra5k, window, "short door"
(I).
a'n kat-mo'k pa°'hico, I close the
window.
a'n kat mo'k utsu'tska, pointed win-
dow; pi. mokmo'k.
a'u-katmo'kin na'yu, a'n-katmo'kin
no'-u, I put them in the window.
a'nkat pa'hict, a'nkat pa°'ict, a°'kat
pa'hnic, shut the door! (-t final is
correct but is often dropped (D).
a'nka't pa'-ic, an open door (D-123).
a'nkat pa'-ict, a°'kat pa'-ic, open the
door!
a°'katpa"s, a°'katpans (A. R.), win-
dow, "house-mouth shut."
a'n kima'ti, inside the house, indoors.
a'nkin, in the house (D-122).
a'nkin ini'ho, I get into the house, I
go into the house.
a'nkoc, corner of house, angle of
house.
a"'lak, a"'lak, jail, prison, "strong
house."
a°'lak pa'lhi ya' nta'-ulat, they broke
open the jail and got out.
a"' la'k pa'li yanta'-ulSt, they have
broken out of prison ("ils oat cass<5
la prison et ont sorti (ceux en-
fermes) ").
a°' lak ya'-u, sheriff, "jail keeper."
a'nla'kin, in the jail (D-148, 150).
a°' la'kicne, lock ("barre-maison"),
and key.
a"^' lau'kit, the house burns.
a°' mickec, around the house.
a'n ne'p, a low house.
a'ii ots, on the top of the house.
a°' otsi, roof of house.
a'n po' a'n, smoke-house (in which to
smoke meat).
a°' pu'ckin, outside of the house.
a'n cako'picne, white paint (for
buildings)
.
a'n ta'-i o', the house is by the river
(I),
a'n ta'-i o'at, the house was by the
river (I).
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a'n ta'-i o'tikit, the house will be by
the river (I),
a'nut ini'ko, I enter the house,
a'nut micke, around the house,
a'n wa'l, wall of house,
a" ya'n pe'ltat, a house stands far off.
a'ts a'n, sweat-house (I).
ha' a"' nep, his {or her) house is low.
ha' a'nkin, in his house (D-123), ha
a'nkin, at his house. (D-114).
haki't a° hokwa'nc leak, a camp of
soldiers, "soldiers' house."
haki't a°' nep, haki't a'nc nep, their
house is low.
hatutunS" a'nkatpans, glass of win-
dow\
hiwe'-u a°, church (I).
leak a'n ha'xc, a man without a
house,
icak a'n he'-u ke, a man having
many houses,
icak a'n ket, man in the house (man
having a house)
.
icak ina'-ul6t a'nkin, these men en-
tered the house (' ' (ces) hommes
sont entre dans la maison").
i'cak cakya'lulgt caki'nauct a"' lak,
they took some men and put them
in prison.
Jack a° la'kin inho'lcilat a'mip, on
account of drinking Jack was put
in jail.
John ha' kSn k6t, John remains at
home,
ka'kok a'nkat, fence gate,
ko'-i hlwe'-u a°' la'w6t, the church
burnt down,
lo'nlonc a''' kond (or ko'nfit or ko°'6t)
lo'nlonc a° ko'ukSt (or ko'nkit),
the lightning struck the house,
mi'n a'n cak-ho'pc, bumblebee (or
more likely wood wasp), "bee mak-
ing holes in the houses."
na' a'n o'tskin, thy high house,
na' a'nc o'tsip, your house is high,
na'kan, thy house,
naki't a°' nep, naki't a'nc nep, your
(pi.) house is low.
ne'e a°, ne'e a'n, wooden house,
nec-kiiic ta'mc a°', saw cutting house,
sawmill (D-135).
ne'e palpa'l a'nkin, in a split-plank
house (D-74).
ne' wa^p a°', ne'wa a°, brick house.
o'l tu'ko wi a'n ot, o'l tu'k'ho wi a'n
ot, I bring home a persimmon.
po'ck on, pock a", veins, "blood
hoiise."
cikiti'c a'n hu'i, the skunk is under
the house.
co'k cakie'kc a°, co'k-cakl'kc a°',
store, warehouse, "something-sell-
ing house," goods house.
co'k cakie'kc a"' yi'mo", co'k cakie'kc
a° yimo'n, a low-priced store.
co'k cakie'kc a°' yi'ks hiwe'-u, a high-
priced store.
cokcaki'kc a°' la'wfit, a shop has
burned ("une boutique a brul6").
co'ko-i a°', courthouse.
cu'k-am-a'n, cu'kam a°', kitchen (I).
cu'k-am-a'n ita'n, cu'k-am-an nta'n,
where is the kitchen?
cukiu'lc hatu'xtsict a°', a schoolhouse,
"a book-learning house" (I).
cukco'c a'n o'tse ka'-uts, a bird flies
over the house.
tsanu'k a°, stable, "horse house."
tso'-ots an, tso'-ots a°, corncrib,
barn, "corn house."
wai an, wai' a°', stone house.
wi a°' kaukau'kin, my house is in the
water.
wi a° la'kin inu'lco (or inhu'lco), I
put somebody in jail.
wi a°' ne-tsa'xkip, my house is on
dry land.
wi a'n wanne ta'-i tsika'dep tat(o),
my house stands between the road
and the river.
wa'kSn, my home.
wi kSn pa'-i o'kta John tewe, I will
go home with John (I).
wi nta'ku(?) a°' lak it'hi, I came out
of the prison last evening ("je suis
sorti de la prison le soir").
wi te'ns a°la'kin ita'hu, I left the
prison in the evening.
wic ku'l cokia'ku, wi hite't ini'kit
a'nut (or ini'hat a'nkin) ("j'avais
mange, quand mon pere est entre
dans la maison").
wic nta'ku, wi ite't ini'kat a'nut, wic
nta'hu, wi ite't a'nkin ini'hat,
after I w-ent out, my father entered
the house ("quand j'etais sorti,
mon pere est entre dans la mai-
son").
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ya'n a"' na'xco, I point at that house
far off.
ya'-an a"' na'xco, I point at that
house very far oflf.
yu'kit a'n iti' yi'lckit, our house is
lighted up at night,
yuki't a'nkin, in our liouse (D-43).
yuki't a"' nep, our house is low.
yuki't a'iic nep, our house is low.
yuki't ail ot tu'kto, we will fetch it
home,
yu'kit kan, yuki't k&n (D-50), our
house, our home,
a^, a°' a° ! no!; E. D. han (or hau).
a'nenui, bullfrog (1).
anian; to be afraid, to fear; wild,
ha ha'tanians, he is uneasy,
ha'tanians, wild, savage, ferocious
(said of men, animals, and plants),
I am uneasy,
hehika'nen hatania'nsat, hehika'ne'
a'tanians, I am afraid he would in-
jure me.
hiyania'n ha'x {or ha'), I am not
afraid of.
icak hiyania'nco' tiwe ti'co, I was
afraid of him but went with him.
noha'mc a'yip hatania'ns (D-103),
noha'mc a'yip, wild turkey, "wild
fowl in the swamp."
wi ha'tanians, I am uneasy,
wi hiyania'n, I am afraid of.
wic wi ite't iyania'n ha'xcat, I was
not afraid of my father (D-103).
anka, a°ka, to play.
tansta'lik icanka'mcne, we will play
with cards (D-52).
to'kc no'mc a°ka'mcne, a round ball
for the children to play with.
wi anka'ts, or wi anka'tc, I play.
wi cakno'mc pu'ckin wa'n-a'iika'mc-
tit, my children go playing out of
doors (D-64).
wi cakno'mc wan-anka'mctit, my
children go playing (I).
wic anka'mc(o), I play; pi. ca'kan-
kamc.
a'fipats, a°pa'ts (A. R.), onpats,
sour, bitter,
kau'kau onpa'ts, kaukau' o'npats,
vinegar, root beer "sour water,"
"bitter water."
co'kuak onpa'ts, yeast; also raised
bread.
a'nt'hu, ant'hu', owl (cf. an, "car").
aceb [asheebb], heavy (E. D.).
wag aceb [uagg asheebb (P), ouagg
ascheebb (C)], the hail is heavy
(E. D.).
ack, shade, shadow (I).
a'k wa'l (evidently it should be
a'ck wa'l), shadow, properly "sha-
dow on the wall."
a'ckin, in the shade,
a'ckin aktsa'-uc, in the shade it is
cool.
hatackicnS,', parasol, "something to
make shade for oneself"; also
umbrella,
wi hata'ck'kinto, I shade myself.
act, reed.
ats (L, I), ats (A. R.), sweat,
a'ts a'n, sweat house (I, L).
wi i-a'tsko, I sweat (I, L).
atsau, chestnut tree (E. D.) (cf. na-u', o:j).
at,
no'k at, armpit, "under the arm."
Ata'kapa, an Atakapa Indian.
i'cak Ata'kapa, an Atakapa Indian,
an Atakapa person,
a'tna, few, a little (cf. hatna').
al atna' himi'c, give me a little meat!
Anacoco (Gatschet suggests a deriva-
tion from a'tna, "few," and
kakau, "water," but this is very
doubtful—J. R. S.).
pai hatna'xuc, too little,
cokua'k atna'xt, cokua'k atna', a
little bit of bread, a little bread,
atnu'ni (said to be a word of this lan-
guage but no interpretation is
given) (D).
-e, an apparent sufBx which is perhaps
occasioned by blunders in hearing
or transcribing; in the first four
cases n may have been omitted,
and in the last case e has perhaps
been substituted for a.
ha ica'me, he gives us to drink,
haki't hia'me-ulat, they gave me to
drink,
haki't ica'me, they give us to drink,
wi caka'mie (amne?), I give them to
drink,
tik ni'hue', go and lie down!
-ehe, -he, a future sign, posfeibly with
the specific meaning "then."
ap' 'n i'ken icS,m6h6, if you come
here we will drink.
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av (or abx or af) 'n o'kSn icamShg, if
you come here we will then drink,
ha 3,m6h6, he will then drink,
ha hila'-i av o't'ghS, his wife will
come here,
haki't na'-ulhen, when they get there,
when they shall arrive,
ha'kit coko'-i yul6h6, while they are
chiefs,
haki't yi'len S.'murhe, they will
drink to-morrow,
hiiimghg, I will then drink,
ilu' tsik wiic ki'wilc ipco'k6"hS.", I
will be a doctor in two years,
icak ha icoxko'-inhg, a man who will
be chief,
icak he-u coko'-iyul6he, men who
have once been chiefs,
kidso'nkckin cakwa'kghg (or cak-
wa'ktikit), we will bake them in
the fire,
na amghg, you will then drink,
nakit na'k3,m6h6, you all will then
drink,
ntsa'-un or ntsa'ghg, she will bite
you.
ol 'n o'kSn icti'u6h6 (or ti'une), if
you come near we will then go.
caka,'m6h6, hia'mne, they will then
drink,
coxmon icya'mc6h6, we will gather
everything (D-49).
tsa'-alhe, tsa'lc6h6, this cracks or
springs apart,
wi wula'ktakcehg', I have kidney
disease,
yil mon ta'-i o hoktiwe icwa'nghfi,
every day we will walk along the
river together,
yukit icSmghg, we will then drink.
ehe'-u,
ehe'-u ne'e, gum tree (L) (D did not
know this word).
ehuks (ehoux), given by Du Terrage
and Rivet as the Akokisa word for
nail (fingernail, etc.). In the copy
of the original vocabulary in the
Newberry library, however, I read
c for e, and accepting this and
assuming x to be silent, we have
an almost perfect equivalent of the
Western Atakapa word "tsox" or
"tsux" (q. v.).
eiku'n, ekun, aikun, a little while, just
now.
ai'kun (or eku'n) hatlacxa'nco, I
finish shaving myself, I quit shav-
ing myself,
eiku'n (or eku'n) ke'-uhatla'cnto, I
begin shaving mvself while seated
(I).
eikun ke-ucukiakinto, eku'n ke-
ucukia'kinto, I begin eating seated,
eku'nnak o'ko, I arrive just now.
eku'nna(k) ta'mo, I have just as-
cended; also I begin mounting,
eku'nnak wa'nkinto, I begin to
walk, I walk just now.
ik'hu'ntan, ik'hu'nten, eku'nta, yet,
still (D-150).
ikunyu'ts, a young person (D-74).
ikunyu'tsip, to the young people
(D-118).
ikunyu'ts iti, my youngest son.
icak (i)kunyuts, young man (I), ica'k
ikunyu'ts, half-grown boy.
icak konyu'ds ta"' caktewe' mo'ket,
another young man has come with
the rest,
ki'c (i)kunj^u'ts, ki'c ickali't (I), girl;
pi. ke'cec.
kic ikunj^u'ds wa'ci, an old maid,
kic kunyu'ts ke'-uwa'lcnto, I fan a
girl,
wic ikunyu'ts caktika'-u, I look
young,
yuki't eku'nnak na'-uts61, we arrive
just now ("nous sommes arrive a
I'heure qu'il est")-
ya' icak ya ki'c kanyu'c yilwai'tikit,
that man is going to marry that
young woman,
ya ki'c kanyu'c ya' icak ut (or ot)
yilke, that young woman marries
that man.
elafl,
hatela'nc nak(h)atela'nc, very still,
still, quiet, sad (?) ("triste")-
wi atela'iic ke't'nto, I sit still, I sit
quiet.
em, to pound.
tso'-ots Sm, pounded (or ground)
corn,
wi e'mu tso'-ots, I beat corn ("je
pile du mais").
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efi, e'n (I), name.
e'fi hiwa'uculat, e'n hiwa'hulat, I am
called by name, "they call me by
name."
e'nke, owning a name,
ha e'n, his name, her name (D-81,
82, 97).
ha' e'n hiwa'-uco, I call him by
name,
ha' yuk'hi'ti en, his Indian name
(D-83).
Hiye'kiti cakio'nculat (D-29, 30),
or Hiye'kiti cakio'nhulet (L-13),
they called them Hiyekiti.
icak he'-u hakit e'nip cakwa'-uco, I
call many people by their names,
ickici'l eii, her daughter's name
(D-83).
na' e'n hatse-uwa'nhicat, I forgot
your name,
na e'nke, you have a name, your
name,
na e'ii ke a', have you a name?
Ponponne i-o'iiculat, they called her
Ponponne (D-70).
ca ha' e'nip wa'-uco, I call somebody
by name,
cakio'nculgt, they named it (D-32).
wi en, wi en (I), my name,
yuk'hi'ti en, Indian name (D-83).
en, efi, afi, a'ii {given once as on), fat,
grease, gravj', oil, tallow, sauce(?);
E. D. egnn, eggn.
a'n ti'mnftn, candle (unlighted).
eii ka'-une ci'xt, grease jar (I).
e'nc kaukau', greasy water,
hiyg'n eii. bacon, lard, "hog grease."
kau'kau eii, greasy water,
kau'kau eiict, kaukau' eac, the water
is greasy,
ne'e an, soap, stick {or tree) grease (I)
.
ne'e a'ii hika, I make soap ("stick
grease"),
ne'e a'ii hima', sweet (smelling)
soap,
ne'e a'ii himat to'l(ka), tlie soap
smells good,
ne'e a'nik hatsa'-ukco, I wash with
soap,
ni'k e'ii, butter,
ni'c-mo"' eii {or e'nek) ekco'lulet,
they tarred a man.
nic-mon eii wi ikco'lo, nic-mon e'nik
wi co'lo, I rub tar with.
okico'm afiicna, wax ("cire").
te'mak efic, kneecap.
wic kaukau' e'nc, I grease the water.
yil hiwe'-u e'fi, yil hue'v e'n, Mardi
Gras.
enetst (P), ainetst (C), wild goose
(E. D.) (cf. nok)).
enke'wict (L-7), enke'wist, prairie
chicken (called "pheasant" by
some informants) (note: om hu'-
hu'hu'); E. D. enkeestt (see on).
e'nkilic, enkilo'c, English, American.
enkilic kona'n, enkilic kona', Irish
potato, lit. "English potato."
i'nkili'c yi'lu e'vhets, i'nkili'c yil
hu-e'v hets, Christmas ("Noel"
(hu-ev= hiwe-u)
.
est, the Akokisa word meaning elbow,
perhaps related to itse', "top"
(q. v.).
ha, ha- stem of personal pronoun of
third person (same in both dia-
lects),
a' o'kit (= ha' o'kit), he {or she) is
going to come ("il (elle) va venir").
ha' a'm, he drinks,
ha a'mghS, he will then drink,
ha a'met, he drank,
ha a", her house, his house,
ha' a°' nep, his {or her) house is low
ha' a'nkin, in his house (D-123).
ha' a'iikin ina'-ulat, they entered his
house (D-114).
ha' e'n, his name (D-82), her name
(D-97).
ha' e'n hiwa'-uco, I call him by name,
ha ha'yu, he is laughing (I).
ha' ha'lehe, he has the backache,
ha' hila'-i, his wife,
ha' hipa'kat, I give him a blow (" je
donne un souiflet a lui").
ha hitsu'mfit, he pinched me.
ha'ik himico (probably right), ha'k
himi'cat, he gave to me.
ha iko'nkcat, he was fastening,
ha intsu'mgt, he pinched you.
ha ica'l a'xict, she lost her calf,
ha' icat, his head (L-19, 33).
ha' icat la'c, not having scalp, "his
head shaved."
ha' ica'me, he gives us to drink,
ha ickici'l, her daughter (D-91).
ha' ictsu'mgt, he pinched us.
ha ite't, her father (D-98.).
ha' ke, he has.
ha' kiwi'lc, he is master.
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ha' ko'-ita o'kat, he comes to talk,
ha ku'tsnS,n ke', he has a knife,
ha lak, he is strong, he is stout,
ha' la'kat, he was strong {or stout),
ha' la'k'n, when he is strong {or
stout)
.
ha' mo'ni na'kmicat, he gave to ye
all.
ha' na'k {or na'kit?) tsu'mSt, he
pinched you (pi.),
ha' nil, her grandchild (D-90).
ha' nmi'cat, he gave it to you.
ha 'ntset, his {or her) brother,
ha' nu'k, herself, himself, by her-
self (D-89).
ha' nu'nkin, at her home (D-89).
ha nu'nkin imo'culat, they buried
her at her home,
ha n wi tsutsa'lat, he and I kicked
him (I),
ha' n wi tsutsa'ltitit, he and I will
kick him (I).
ha' o'k hi-u'at, he came to see me.
ha' ot, for him.
ha' ot mi'cat, he gave to him.
ha' ca a', who is he {or she)?
ha' cakicak, his relatives, his rela-
tions (D-29, 138).
ha cakmi'cat, he gave to them,
ha cakni'l, her grandchildren (D-85).
ha' cakno'mc, her children (D-85).
ha' caktsu'mgt, he pinched them,
ha' cata' hika't mi'cat, he gave to
him (?).
ha' cokia'x, his {or her) food,
ha' cokmo'n, all his property (D-126).
ha' co'ko-i, ha'-ic co'ko-i, hac co'ko-i,
he is chief,
ha' coko'-ins, while he was chief,
ha' cok'okina'tsne, his arms, his
weapons (D-129).
ha' coko'n cakiu'l, her ox (I).
ha' coku'yet, he has been chief, he
was chief,
ha' tsanu'k, his horse (D-132).
ha' tse-u wa'n(h)icat, I forgot him
(somebody)
.
ha tsu'mgt ta°, he pinched him
another)
.
ha' tsu'mkinto, I pinch him (now).
ha tal, his skin.
ha' tern a' mat, he drank yesterday,
ha' tu' icuhe', he is uneasy about his
boat,
ha' u'c, his body (L-34).
ha' we'het {or wet) himi'cat, he gave
to me (?).
ha' wa'ntsgn, tell him!
(wi) ha' wantso, I told him.
ha yi'lgn a'mta, ha'c yilSn a'mtkit,
he will drink to-morrow,
ha' ya'x, he eats,
ha' yu'kit ot {or ut) icmi'cat, he gave
to us.
icak ha' icoxko'-inh6, a man who
will be a chief,
ca ha' e'nip wa'-uco, I call some-
body by name,
ca' ta° ha' okotka'-uc pa'tsfimo, I
wash one shirt for another,
tamhe'-uc ha pa'kin ta'mtsat, the
spider goes into its nest (L).
wi ha ot mi'co, I give him.
wi ha' tsu'mo, wi tsu'mo, I pinch
him.
wic ha' ilemc, I love him.
wic ha' tsutsa'lat, I kicked him (I).
wic ha' tsutsa'lo, I am kicking him
(I).
wic ha' tsutsa'ltikit, I will kick
him (I).
ya' ha' tsanu'k, this is his horse (I),
ya' ha' te, this is his bow (I)
.
ya' cu'l ha' a'n ito'lco, I fix the ears
of that dog (I).
ya' cu'l ha' a'n tlemtle'm, the ears
of that dog are torn (I).
ha'c, and he (D-63, 73) ; hac= ha'-ict.
ha'c hidso°' na'k hidso"', he is very
small,
ha'c John Annie yilwai'tikit, and he,
John, will marry Annie (D-63).
hac ipa' ha'xc6t, she had no husband
(D-73).
hac no'mc tanu'k ipu'ts ke, he has
only one child,
hac okwa'nc o't ti'cat, he went to
war (D-104).
ha'c yilke', she married (D-lOO).
ha'-ac to'l atvi'v, he thinks he is
good,
ha'ic ipca'k, he is a doctor.
ha*ic ipco'kS'na {or -ne), he will be
a doctor.
ha'kit a'mtit, they drink
boivent"), ha'kit a'mulet.
haki't an, their ears (L-41).
ha'kit a°, their house.
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hakl't a° hokwa'nc icak, a camp of
soldiers, "Soldiers' camp."
haki't a°' nep, haki't a'ftc nep, their
house is low; pi. ne'pnep.
haki't hia'me-ulat, they gave me to
drink,
hakit hukica'k, their relatives ("leurs
parents") (Lr-21).
hakit ica'k, their men, their relatives
("leurs parents") (Lr-25).
ha'kit icak ko°'ulet, they had a man
arrested,
haki't ica,'me, they give us to drink,
haki't nake'mc ko, they would wish
to row ("ils voudraient ramer").
haki't naxcna'n, they beat upon a
drum (Lr-27).
haki't na'-ulh6n, they will arrive,
when they get there,
hakit no'mc, their children (D-38a).
haki't ntset, their brother (D).
ha'kit nu'k, themselves (L).
hakit o'l caktiwe, close to them (D).
haki't o't, to them, for them (D-86).
hakit cakoiic, they don't want (D).
hakit cakyl'kcta o'kul6t, they came
to buy.
haki't cine'v' a', who are they? (D).
haki't cincna'ni, they sounded a
rattle {or their rattle),
ha'kit co'koi {or ca'kcokoi), they are
chiefs,
ha'kit coko'iyul6h6, they will be
chiefs (L).
ha'kit coko'ygt, they were chiefs,
they have been chiefs,
haki't cukia'xnSn iche'-uc, they have
plenty to eat (D).
hakit cukiolc-hatke', their pants
(D).
haki't tslk nu'k (D), ha'kit tslk
nu'k (L), their two selves,
haki't te'm a'mulgt (L), haki't te'm
a'mulat (D), they drank yesterday,
haki't tiucak'nonhulet, they take a
walk (L), they went out (visiting)
(D).
haki't u'ts, their noses (L-38).
haki't yi'lgn a'mulxg (yidlnict) (L),
haki't yilgn a'mtikit, they will
drink tomorrow,
hakit yu'tsit, they grow,
icak he'-u hakit e'nip cakwa'-uco, I
call many people by their names
(L).
na'-u ha'kit ica'tip, feathers on their
heads (L-26).
wl'c (h)aki't a' hina'ka he'-u hatu'-iv
{or hatvi'v), I think myself as high
as they,
ya' cu'l ha'kit kin, that dog is theirs
(D).
ya' cu'l ha'kit cakiii, these dogs are
theirs (D).
ha'kiti la'klak, they are strong, they
are stout (L).
ha'kiti lakla'kat, they were strong {or
stout) (L).
ha'kiti la'klak' (n), when they are
strong {or stout) (L)
.
haki'tic, haki'tict, they.
haki'ts to'ltol atvi'vgl, they think
themselves good (D).
hak'hi'tic ok-ina'tsulat, they came
{or began) to fight (D-145).
ha, -ha, not, it is not, without (D-90).
atsi'ckic ha', I don't care (D-143).
ha'hat, she did not (D-77), he did not
(D-103).
hakit hukica'k hokia'lulha'-uxc (L),
hakit hukica'k hokia'lul a'-uc, they
could not marry their relatives,
ha'xcat, ha'xc6t, he had none (D-98),
she had none (D-80).
ha'l wa'n ha'xcn, don't walk behind!
ha'n, nothing, not having, without
(Lr-33); E. D. haan, no.
hac ipa' ha'xcgt, she had no husband
(D-73).
he'-u ha'x, not much, not many,
hihatsi'ckic ha', I am not pleased,
hiku'ckoct ha'xc, hiko'ckoct ha'xc,
don't bother me!
hinima' haj^c, hinima' ha', don't kill
me!
hio'k a'x, I did not come ("je ne suis
pas venue"),
hicokecip hio'k a'xcat, hicoke'cia
hio'k a'xcat, I did not come be-
cause I was sick ("comme je ne suis
pas venue, c'est parce que j'etais
malade").
hokina'dsul ha'xctan, before (they
fight) the battle,
hokinadc ha' fie, after (they fight) the
battle, they end the battle,
ina'-u cakna'-ucul ha', they would
not let them go (D-118).
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icak a° haxc, icak a'fi ha'xc, a man
without a house,
icak ha' -an, no men (I).
i'cak he'-u ha, not man}' men, a few
men (I).
icak (h)ila'-iha'xc, a widower, "man
without a wife."
icak co'kuan uc'ha', a liar, " a per-
son who tells what is not true."
ica'k co'x kc6 to'lha, ica'k co'kco
to'lha', a good-for-nothing ("un
bon-a-rien ")
.
icak wa'n a'-uc, a lame man, "a man
who can not walk."
ici'x a'-ucat, she could not cross
(D-107).
itse' ha'c, "not having head-top"
(proposed for the word "scalped"),
itsixt ha'xcta, forenoon, "it is not
twelve yet."
ita'ns ha', clear sky, "not clouded."
ito'l ha, I am not well.
i'-iic ha'xcin, don't become wrathful!
i'wiu ha, I doubt it, "I think not."
kapi' ha'n, there is no coffee,
ka'-u ha'xc ta'n, before he died
(D-106).
kau'kau ha°, there is no water,
ket hia'uc hu'nS, I have no time to
see him as I sit.
kic ha'-an, no women (I) (evidently
should be kec).
kic he'-u ha', few women, "not
many women" (I),
kic ku'i ha'xc, a mute woman (I).
?ki'c 'nto'lgn na'xkan ti'cSn, if you
are a smart woman you will not
go there; (na'xkan, you will not,
or you would not),
kitsa'k a'mne to'l ha', the drinking
of whisky is not good,
man ha'xcta, before long,
ma'n ha'n, quickly,
manha'n i'ti, quicker, quickest,
ne'ha, unripe,
ne'e akili'kc to'lka la'u ha'xc, wet
wood doesn't burn well,
'n hihu ha'xc a', don't you see me?
'n hu'-u ha', I don't see you.
ni kaka'u (ha°) hiha'c, I got no
water (ha° may be omitted),
nima' ko'xc a'-uculat, they could not
kill him (though they wanted to),
ok hianc, I can not come.
o'k ia'-uc, I can not come.
pal ha', not far (D-68).
ca ha'n, nobody (L).
ca' cbha'xc, for nobod3\
ca'kiol katna'-u caka'xc, the men
had no beard (L-24).
cakio'l wa'n a'-uc, a lame boy (I),
cakla'wiul hahat, they never burned
them (D-140).
cavkco hilocne han, I have nobody
to defend me.
cakyu'lc cako'-i ha', a letter not sent,
cicakna'-uc ko'mc ha'xc, I don't let
(them) hang up.
cict kaukau' ha'n, the pitcher is
emptj' of water,
ciwa'n tsu'm ha'xc, don't pinch the
cat!
co'kai 'n o't ha'xcnan, why don't
you come here?
cok hipen ha', cokipen ha', foe (but
not in war), enemy,
co'kna'kc ha'xc, he doesn't hear,
co'k oktika'-u ha', things differing
from each other, things not like
each otlier.
co'kco ha' hiwa'lc, dreams mean
nothing ("les r^ves ne veulent
rien dire"),
cokuxts (h)a'xc, a fool, "a know
nothing."
cu'l ha'-an, no dog (I).
cu'l he'-u ha', few dogs, "not many
dogs" (I).
tsu'mc ha'xcta, before pinching him.
tanu'kip co ha', never once (D-102).
texlk ha'xcta, flower is budding,
bud, "not flowered yet."
ti'c a'-ucat, she could not go
(D-106).
ti'c ha'xcne, not to go (D-111).
ti'uxts ket ia'-uc, I can not keep
still, I am restless (D).
wi kau'kau ha"', wi kau'kau iha'c,
I got no water,
wic a' cokihu'kit ha'xc, I see nobody,
wi'c ivi'v ha', I don't believe it.
wic ivi'v ha' co'x'nwa'nkit, I believe
nothing that you say.
wic wi iyania'n ha'xcat, I was not
afraid of my father (D-103).
wo'c ico'l ha'n, nine, "without little
finger."
wo'c ico'l ha'nip, nine times.
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ya'c kiwi'lc ha', they are not French-
men,
ya'c kiwi'lc ula {or ul ha'), are they
not- Frenchmen?
ya'c nak tu'taiha'xc, ya'c nak tu'-
taiha'xc nka'kit, you do that for
nothing ("tu fais 5a pour rien").
yu'lc io'-i o'k 'nu'xts a' 'n ta'nat
'n a', send me word whether you
can come or not (D-43).
ha (cf. a, to be).
yuki't nu'ukin pum ic-ha'xc a'iti-yilc,
we have a dance in our village this
month (?).
ha, ha'ha!, yes!; E. D. haha.
ha'hu,
ha'hu it, previously, first (D-91)
(perhaps ha is a, this).
hai, to cry, to weep, to neigh; E.D. hai.
haihai'co, I was crying,
hihaihai'c, I cried, I wept,
iti man hihai'x-tikyilco, I wept all
night,
no'mc tanu'k haihai'c hi' kit, a child
is coming down weeping,
no'mc wa'n-haihai'ckit, the child is
weeping (I).
cakio'l ckali't haihai'c hu'o, I see a
boy weeping,
cakio'l ckali't haihai'c na'ko, I hear
a boy weeping,
tsanu'k haihai'c, a horse is neighing
(I).
tsl's waii-haihai'ckit, a baby goes
about crying (I, D-66).
wa'ii haihai'c, he is going to weep, I
am going to weep ("il va pleurer,"
"je vais pleurer").
wi'c ihaihai'ckit, I am crying, I am
weeping,
hai, ha'l (1^12, D-28), back, behind,
back of, after, last, in the numerals
above eleven ha and hai are used,
the former probably an abbrevia-
tion; E. D. halk, also hatt (P)
(q. v.).
a'n ha'l, behind the house.
ha' ha'lehe, he has the backache.
ha'l he'c, backache.
ha'l hiwa'ntikit ha', I finish walking.
ha'l itiyi'lc, next month, "the month
after."
ha'l kamka'm, back fin(s).
ha'lkin, afterward (D-95, 116)
ha'l tsi', spine, "back bone."
ha'l wa'n ha'xcn, don't walk behind!
ha'l yi'lkin, next day (D-124).
hac okotke'hop paiha'l, the trousers
are torn behind, his trousers have
holes in the seat ("les pantalons
sont fendus par derriere").
hika't nl't ya' ha'l cokfii wi'(c), I
am five and a half feet (tall)
.
icat ha'l, back of head,
itiyi'lc ha'l, the last month (of the
year)
.
John tanko'hi ha'l lu'1-ici'hat, John
jumped in and swam over,
kuiyatko'l lat ha'l cuki'n, three and a
half sausages.
kudsnS'n ha'l, back of knife,
no'k ha'l, tail, fin.
o'ts ha'lkin, back teeth,
paiha'l, pai'hal (I), ha' hai, behind,
the buttocks,
wi hila'i hai, my second wife,
wi hipa'hal, my second husband,
wic ha'l, I am behind,
wic hi ha'l, wi hi ha'l, I am the last of
a line, I am beliind ("je suis le
dernier d'une file ")
.
wo'c ha'l, back of hand,
yuki't icha'l, we are the last of a line,
we are behind ("nous sommes les
derniers d'une file").
hai tsi'k, may be used to mean "sec-
ond."
hai lat, may be used to mean "third."
hal(e) tanu'kip, once more,
hai tsu'kip, twice more.
The following forms are some-
what uncertain:
woe pe' ha tanuk (L), wucpe' ha'l
tanu'k, eleven,
woe pe' ha' tanu'kip, eleven times.
woe pe' ha' tsi'k, twelve,
woe pe' ha' lat, thirteen,
woe pe' ha' himato'l, fourteen, woc-
pe' hai imato'l (D-87)
The following are in the E D.:
halg hannik, eleven,
halg happaalst, twelve,
halg laatt, thirteen,
halg tseets, fourteen,
halg niitt, fifteen,
hallg laatst, sixteen.
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hallg paghu, seventeen.
hallg tsikhuiau, eighteen.
hallg tegghuiau, nineteen.
haUg heissign, twenty.
heissign happalst halk hannik,
twenty-one.
heissign happalst halk happalst,
twenty-two.
han, to come near, almost to do (per-
haps from ha, not).
ka'-u-ha'n6t, she came near dying
(D-55).
tsu'mc ha'ilckin, after pinching him.
tik ha'ngt, he came near,
wi cak wa'ci ik'ha'uts ti'kha'nSt, wi
cak wS.'ci ik'ha'uc tik'ha'nSt, my
old man failed to drown himself,
my old man almost drowned him-
self ("mon vieux a manque de se
noyer").
wi ca' coco'lc ha'nu, I almost scared
somebody,
wl coco'lc hinte'hi ha'nulet {or
hS,nulet), they came near scaring
me to death.
hafic, to stop (cf. ha, not).
ha'ncSnto hokina'ts, stop fighting!
okwa'nc ha'ncat, the war is over,
cuka' ha'nctin, having performed the
dance (D-125).
cukia'k 'ha'nco, I finish eating.
happalst (P.), happaalst (C), two (the
Hiyekiti or Eastern Atakapa (and
perhaps Opelousa) equivalent for
tsik).
halg happalst, twelve (E. D.).
heissign happalst halk happalst,
twenty-two (E. D.).
hehin pon iolic happalst [hehin poon
iol-ish happaalst], two thousand
(E. D.).
ha'cka [hashka], brother (E. D.).
wi hacka [ue hashka (P), ouee ashkaa
(C)] my brother (E. D.).
hatse-e'c (D-113, 119), hatse'-ec
(L-16), ha'tse-ec, atse'-ec, bad;
pi. hatsimec, ha'timec; E. D.
ikau, ikao [ickao, bad; ikkao,
ugly, nasty],
hiwalc ha'tse-ec, a bad dream,
icak ha'tse-ec, icak ha'tiec, bad man.
ica'k hatsi'emec or hatse'mec, ica'k
hati'emec, icak hatimec, bad men.
icak hila'-i tsik ke'-6n hatse'ec, when
a man had two wives it was bad.
kitsa'k atse-e'c 8.'mne, the drinking
of whisky is bad (a bad thing).
ko'-i hatseme'c wa'ii-cakwa'ntskit,
he slanders.
ku'm hec ha'tse-ec, colic is a bad
thing.
o'tse cokte'-i hadie'c, snake venom.
cok'hatse-e'c caka', to bewitch, "to
do bad things to them."
cok'he' atse-e'c cak'ho'lculat, they
put bad medicine into them.
cokte'-i hadie'c, poison, "bad medi-
cine."
cuxka' atse-e'c, they are all bad,
they are all mean.
te'xlk hima°' hatse-e'c, this flower
smells bad.
wo'nnSn hatie'c, a bad road,
hatsi'l, atsi'l, rusted, rusty, rust.
atsi'l ku'ts, the rust is red.
cu'xtsi'l, rust of things (pi. of
hatsi'l).
wi kutsne'n atsi'l, my knife is rusty,
hpt-, the reflexive prefix, "self."
ha'thu {or ha'tu), look here! ("re-
garde!").
hathu'ne, looking-glass, "for looking
at oneself."
hatik'ha'-uco, I drown myself.
hatka'mcat, I scratched myself.
hatka'-uco, I pricked myself.
hatko'mco, I hang myself up.
hatko'pico, I paint myself white.
hatla'ki, to strain oneself.
icat atyi'nsne, icat atygne, a crown
(made of silver), probably sig.
"wrapped about the head."
tec hatko'tsnto, I crop my hair.
til (h)atkai'-icne, belt, strap for gird-
ing oneself.
tuts hatko'kico, I bend my leg.
wi hatka'-uco, I comb myself.
wi (h)atpa'-i, I turn something
around.
wi nuk hatkolko'lco, I rub myself.
wi tso'-ots (h)a'tkane, I mill corn-
meal into flour.
yuki'ti o-ina'ka (h)atito'lc ha'hat,
she did not dress herself like the
Indians,
hathe' (P), hat'he (C), body (E. D.).
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hatna', how?, how much? (cf. atna).
a'tnaxka man kef 'n-u'xts a, how
long can you stay? (D-44.)
hatna' hiyi'kicta, how much will you
pay me? or how much have you
to pay me?
hatna'-inst, which one is it? (L-26.)
hatna'ka pe'l a, how far is it?
hatna'x kan me'ts a, how tall are you?
hatna' X kan wa'cin a', hatna'x kan
wa'ci na, how old is he?
lakla'xc hatna' nke'a, how much
money have you?
'natna'ha, how are you? how do you
feel? (D-69.)
'nhii'nat hatna'xka pa'-ihiticnana,
you have sent to find me, how
can I return? ("tu m'as envoy^
chercher, comment puis-je re-
tourner?")
hatt, back (E. D.) (cf. hal and reflex-
ive prefix hat-,
hatte', oppressive, (E. D.).
alliu hatte', the heat is oppressive
("la chaleur est forte") (E. D.)
hattoiau, haltoiau (P), wild beast,
animal(?) ("this word is added
to the names of wild beasts")
(E. D.).
ha'-u, snow, frost, hail(?) (I); E. D.
hauett or haau elt, frost, hoarfrost
("gelee") (cf. ale and wak).
ha'-u icka'm, sleet, hail ("du ver-
glas").
ha'-u idso'm, sleet, "small hail" (I).
ha'-u ko'me, a big snowfall, also frost?
ha'-u komekit, there is a big snowfall,
and frost?
ha'-u ko'p, frost is white.
ha'-ukit, it is snowing (I).
ko'p ha'-u, white frost.
tiu ha'-ukit, it snows (a little) con-
tinuously.
hau kobb [hau cobb (P) or haau-
kobb (C)], the frost is white (E. D.)
.
ha'yu, ha-u, to laugh; distr. haiha'yu,
ha-oi; E. D. hai.
ha ha'yu, he is laughing (I).
hiwe'-uka wi ha'yuSt, I have laughed
to my heart's content ("j'ai ri le
coeur content").
ica'k ot cak'ha'yu, ica'k u't cak'ha'yu
I laugh at many persons ("je ris
de (beaucoup de) persons").
icak co'xk (or co'k) cak'ha'yu, one
who laughs at or makes fun of
("un qui rit du monde, fais
farce").
John ha'yu, John is laughing (I).
na ha'yuat, you were laughing (I).
wet hiha'yu6t, we'het hiha'yuSt, he
has laughed ai me("il a ri de moi").
wi ha'yu, I laughed.
wi (h)iha'yu6t (or (h)iha'wit), I
laughed.
wic ha'yu, I am laughing (I).
wic ha'yuat, I was laughing (I).
wic hayuti'kit, I will laugh (I).
ya' ica'k o't ha'yuSt, ya ica'k u't
ha'yugt, he has laughed at this
man ("il a ri de cet homme").
yuki't hiwe'-uka ico'ygt, we have
laughed much,
he, he, painful, pain, what hurts,
strong to the extent of being hurt-
ful, sickness when painful; bit-
ter; pi. he'he; E. D. he, bitter (cf.
wai).
a' kitsakc he u'c, this whisky is too
strong.
a' kitsakc he', strong whisky, lager
beer.
elu'ik hicokxe'cat, the heat made me
sick, or I became sick through heat.
ha' ha'lehe, he has backache.
ha'l hec, backache.
ha hila'-i cok'he'c, his wife is sick.
he' he'-u, many bitter (things).
he nak he, he na'k he, he'x na'k he',
very bitter, very strong.
he' CO to'lha, strong but not good
(wine).
he'hikane, he might hurt me.
hehika'nen hatania'nsat, he'hikane
a'tanians, I was afraid he would
injure me.
he'c, it is painful, it aches; pi.,
he'hec.
hi'cat ots he'xkit, the top of the head
is smarting.
hicokec kco' yi'lkit ni5n (or yi'l
mon) ti'co, though I am sick I go
out every day.
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hicokecip hio'k a'xcat, hicoke'cia
hio'k a'xcat, I did not come
because I was sick ("comme je ne
suis pas venue c'est parce que
j'etais malade").
icak cuke'c, a sick man (L), icak
cuk'he'c, sick people (D-118).
leak cuke'c he'-u, many sick men.
i'cat he', icat hec (I), having head-
ache; i'cat he'he, (distr.).
icokhe'c, icoke'c, I am sick.
icoke'cat, I have been sick.
icoke'cin, while I am sick.
icoke'cip, because I am sick.
icoke'ckinto, I am getting sick.
icoke'ctikit, icoke'cin, I shall be sick.
icoke'cto, I am going to be sick
(icoke'cnto, can not be said).
kau'kau he', sea water, "bitter
water" (I).
ke'c cakcoke'c yo'xt wi ca'k'hinai, I
think that many women are sick
("je crois que plusieurs femmes
sont malades").
kitsak he', strong whisky, also lager
beer.
ku'mhe, kumhe'c, ko'm hec (I), colic,
also diarrhea.
ku'm hec ha'tse-ec, colic is a bad
thing.
ots hehe'xkit, (my) teeth are aching.
ots he'xkit, (my) tooth is aching.
o'ts hec, toothache (I).
ca coke'c ti'xt wi hi'nai, I think that
someone is sick ("je crois qu'il y
a quelqu'un de malade").
cakhe'-uc, to abuse them (D-80).
cok'he' atse-e'c cak'ho'lculat, they
put bad medicine into them.
cok'he'c (D-54, 91, 112), cuk'he'c
(D-118), sickness.
tsa't he', poison vine (a root re-
sembling the yuki'ti konin or
Indian marsh-potato root).
uc mon (h)e'he (or ehe'c), my whole
bod\- is aching.
wi he'xka-u, 1 hurt somebody.
wi o'tse he, I have toothache.
wi co' hehe'xkit, my heart is paining.
wi wula'ktakc ehe', kidney disease
(I have).
wi'c hehatka'-u, I hurt myself.
wic (ku'ltan) icoke'cat, I had been
sick (long ago).
yuki't a' ya'nak icoke'c, yuki'ti
co'kec, we are sick (a', now),
yuki't ic-co'kcokec, we are sick,
yuki'ts icuke'cat, yukiti' cuke'cat,
we have been sick, or an Indian
who was sick.
heissign (C, P), hiising (C), ten (E. D.).
hallg heissign, twenty (E. D.).
heissign happalst halk happalst,
twenty-two (E. D.)
heissign laatt, thirtj' (E. D.) .
hets, hets, big, large (cf. he-u).
anpa'kc he'ts, rat, "big moving ears,"
"big flap ears."
he'ts kco tla'-u (or kla-u (A. R.)), big,
but light.
Giwi'lc yil-u-ev he'ts, new year,
"big powerful French day."
hika't he'ts, large toe, large foot.
I'nkilic yi'lu e'v hets, Christmas,
"big powerful English da3^"
itiyi'lc he'tskit, the crescent moon,
"the increasing moon."
ki'dsonc he'ts lau'kit, the fire is
blazing,
ki'dsonc hi'tutan {or itan (L)) he'ds-
kit, the fire is increasing,
ne'e hets, big log, thick firewood,
o' hets, big cord, big rope,
paihe'ts o°'uc, too little ("trop
petit"),
paihe'ts u'c, too big ("trop grand"),
pa'-ict (h)e'ts, pa'-ict he'ts, an ax.
pem he'ts, cannon, "big shooter."
ci'ct pa'l he'ts, icpal he'ts, a great
bowl,
coki'c ke-uhe'tskit (or he'tskit), the
plant grows, the plant enlarges,
tsanu'k hets, a big (American) horse
("gros cheval Americain").
ta'-i (or tai-i (A. R.)) he'tskit, the
river becomes bigger,
to'lk hima'kic hets, to'lki makict
hets, a large pin, a long pin, a
breastpin,
tu'l hets, tu'l he'ts, "big lake," name
of a lake near Lake Charles, also
the ocean,
wa'i hets, rock, "big stone" (I).
wo'c he'ts, thumb.
yil he'ts, large light, "big day."
yil hive'v hets, a holiday, a big power-
ful day.
yil hue'v e'n, Mardi Gras.
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yil hu-e'v hets, yil ive'v hets, "a
great day" (L says yi'l hiwe'-u).
yuk'hi'ti ntin h6ts {to which ha'-
tanians maij be added), a great
Indian village,
he -u, to curse, to swear.
he'-ucat, he has cursed and re-
proached, he has sworn ("il a
babille, " "il a grond6," "il a
jure"),
wan-cakpa'mkox ya cakhe'uc, she
went around to beat and abuse
them.
he-u, he'-u (D-51, 78, 84), many
(also used to indicate the plural)
;
E. D. heu [heou] (also given as
"they").
anhipo'n he'-uc cakico'mc, rabbits
have many young,
haki't cukia'xnan cak'he'-uc, they
have plenty to eat.
ha' he'-u, bitter (pi.),
he'-u ha'x, not much, not many,
he'-u cakia'm, lies (pi. of lie, false-
hood),
he'-u cakcu'c ka'-u ti'-utit, many
birds fly.
he'-u cukia'ko, I have eaten much
(D).
icak a'ii he'-u ke, a man having many
houses,
icak he'-u, many men (I).
i'cak he'-u ha', not many men, few
men (I).
icak he'-u hakit e'fiip cakwa'-uco, I
call many people by their names,
icak he'-u ki'wilc ipco'xku'l, men who
will be doctors,
icak he'-u cak'ko'mc, many men
hung up.
icak cukia' he'-u, a big eater,
icak ta'-ic he'-u, many strangers,
kakau' hidso'm he'-u cak'hu'o, I see
many stars,
kic he'-u, many women (I),
kic he'-u ha', few women, "not many
women" (I).
kic no'mc he'-uc, a woman who has
many children,
kitsak paihe-uc a'm6t, I made m\'-
self drunk, I drauk too much
whisky,
ndi he'-u, many fish, or many catfish.
ne'e he'-u ko'tso, I cut a heap of
wood (L).
ne'e he'-u lau'kit, a lot of wood is on
fire,
ne'e he'-u cakta'mo, I climb many
trees,
ne'e i'c he'-u, rotten trees,
ne'tatat ickSm he'-u, big oranges
("grandes oranges"),
noha'mc ha'-u ca'knima'-u, I kill
many chickens,
okotka'-uc i'cak he'-u cakcopats
(h)imi'cinto, I wash shirts for
others,
otse' he'-u ci'utiutit, the snakes go
crawling,
pa'-i he'-uc, too much,
po'x he'-u caki'kco, I buy many
cows,
caknokna'-u he'-u, many feathers,
cok he'-u hia'xlicat, cok he'-u hia'x-
icat, I lost many things,
co'k he'-u cak'hidsa'mco, I join many
things,
cok he'-u caktsS,'nco, I steal many
things.
coko'm he'-u wa'fi ho'ntit, many
cows are lowing,
coko'n he'-u caki'kco, I buy many
cows,
coxto'l he'-u wic ke', I have (much)
luck,
cu'l he'-u, many dogs (I).
cu'l he'-u ha', few dogs, "not many
dogs" (I),
tsanu'k he'-u polpo'lxctit, the horses
gallop,
tso'-ots he'wip hilc, corn sifted
separately (hewip= he-u+ ip).
tots-koi-he'-u, mockingbird, "bird
that talks much"; E. D. takis-koi-
heu.
tu'ts he'-u, centipede, "many feet",
wi hitet he'-u i'-uc, my fathers are
enraged,
wi cokiu'lc he'-u ke'-u hu'nto, I read
many books,
wi'c (h)aki't a' hina'ka he'-u hatu'-iv
{or hatvi'v), I deem myself as high
as they,
wi' cokiakna'n hehe'-uc {or ihe'-uc),
I have many provisions, I have
much food.
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ya' hu'i pu'nso, I blow under many
things,
ye'-u he'-u, sand heaps, lots of sand,
yu'kit cukia'xnSn iche'-uc, we have
plenty to eat.
yuk'hiti he'-u, many Indians,
ic he-u [ish heou], there are many
stars (E. D.).
tempst kaukauheu, the spring is
rainy (E. D.).
hi, he, wind; Ak. iit.
hi' lak, the wind blows hard, "the
wind is strong" (a storm wind),
hi' lak uca', the wind blows a little,
hi' lo'nkit, the storm is roaring,
hi' no, i'no, whirlwind,
hino' na', it blows a whirlwind,
lak hi', a hurricane, a windstorm,
"a strong wind."
hi, to plant.
hi'hulat, they planted (L-2, 3, 4).
ne'e hi'cu, I plant a tree (D).
pa'tite'-u hi'c, cotton plant.
co'kic (L), coki'c, a plant (not cokic)
(no word for "animal"),
coki'c ke-uhe'tskit, coki'c he'tskit,
the plant grows,
tso'ots hie, planting Indian corn
(I, L).
te'puk ne'e hi'hulat, they planted
peach trees (L-2).
wi pa'tite'-u hi'cu, I plant cotton.
hi-, i-, objective pronominal prefix of
the first person; sig. me, though
often equivalent to English I;
E. D. ha-(?).
ha ok hi-u'at, he came to see me.
he'mic ka'kau, give me water!
hika'-u, I die, lit. "me die."
hike', I have,
hila'wet, I was burnt,
hile'mc, he loves me.
himakau'kit, I fell,
hipa'muiet, I was beaten, they beat
me.
hipa'tso, he whipped rae.
hipu'nsat, they blow at me.
hipu'nso, they blow at you (an evi-
dent error)
.
hi'wants, tell me!
ile'mc, I love him.
wi hipa' hUo'icat, my husband helped
me.
wi coco'ic hinte'hi-ha'nulet, they came
near scaring me to death,
wic hipe'tst ha, I am not tired,
wic io'nc, I do not want.
ak hamic [ak hamish], give me
water! (E. D.).
kam hamic [cam hamish], give me
fire! (E. D.)
hi-, or i-, there appears to be a prefix
of this form of very general mean-
ing
—
perhaps "it." Many of the
stems with initial hi or i probably
contain it. Examples may be
found in profusion,
hika't, hikad, ikat (D-142, 143), i'kat
(I), foot (including the measure),
paw, wing(?); Ak. ikak (icac), foot
(according to Du Terrage and
Rivet, but they may have misread
the last letter c for t)
.
hika't he'ts, hikat he'ts (I), large
toe (also refers to feet); Ak.
kwates (quates) (perhaps hikat +
hets )
.
hikat hu'i, sole "bottom of foot."
hika't ico°', smaller toes (and feet),
hika't ni't ya' ha'l coki'n wi(c), I am
five and a half feet (tall).
hikat tsu'x, toenail (I).
icak hika'tsim, a barefooted man.
ka'ne hikat, flippers of turtle.
ciwo'n ikat, paw of cat.
cukitu'liana hi'kad lat, three-legged
table.
wi ikat, my feet,
hika'-u (perhaps from ka-u, to cover).
ne hika'-u nak wa'nta {or hatwa'n-
ta), I am going to travel into all
countries (D thinks the form in-
correct) .
hiki' (D-135), hiki't, west (cf. Ik.
ik'ha-u).
hiki'ke i'cak, a western man.
hiki'u ti'cta, I am to travel to the
west.
ya' i'cak hiki'ke 6t, this man comes
from the west (hiki'ke /or hiki-f- ike).
hikon, ikon, to fasten, to tie (cf . kon)
.
ha iko'nkcat, he was fastening.
hiko'nkco, to make fast, to moor
("amarrear").
(h)iko'nkco, I make fast, I tie a
knot, I fasten!
hiko'nc la'kic(t), a knot ("noeud").
iko°'la'kic, help me fasten!
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icat iko'nc, to bind the head, to
tie the head (D stated that they
bound the heads of infants for a
month, apparently to help the
closing of the fontanelle).
kul iko'ncat, or kuliko'nkcat, he was
fastening.
hiku', soup, broth.
hiku'av au [am], to boil soup or
broth,
hiku' hika', I made soup,
hiku' nko'xca, do you want soup?
hiku' ti'k ika ko, I wish to make
some soup ("je voudrais aller faire
du bouillon")-
hiku' (ti-u) icka ko, we want to make
soup,
hiku' wi nu'k tik i'ka ko', I want to
make soup myself.
hil, to sift.
hi'lckinto, hi'lco, I sift ("je tamise").
hi'lcne, a sieve (I).
tso'-ots he'wip hi'lc, corn sifted sepa-
rately,
tso'-ots hilc, sifted corn,
tso'-ots hi'lckinto, I sift corn,
tso'-ots hi'lcne, a sieve for corn,
tamhe'-uc hili'ni, spider web.
hila'-i (1^12, 15, 16, 17, 18; D-29, 54),
hila'yi (L-17), ila'-i, wife (cf. yil).
ha' hila'-i a'f {or a'p), his wife is here,
ha' hila'-i a'fgt, his wife was here,
ha' hila'-i a'v o't'6h6, his wife will
come here,
hila'-i ta'nuk, one wife (D-96).
icak hila'-ige (L) {or hila'-i ke'), a
married man, "a man having a
wife,
wi hila'-i (I), wi ila'-i, my wife,
wi hila'-i hal, wi ila'-i ha'l, my
second wife,
wi hicintset hila-i, the wife of my
brother.
hilak, to be tired, to be weary, to be
lazy (cf. lak).
ayi'l kaukau'kit he'yilakc {or hiilekc)
to-day it is raining and I am
wearied of it.
hila'kc, I am tired or wearied (of
something)
.
i'lake, tired (A. R.).
icak co'kilakc, they are lazy,
na ni'lakc, you (pi.) are lazy ("vous
etes paresseux").
nac hi'lakc, you are wearied.
okilakc, lazy (A. R.).
co'kilakc, he is lazy (another) ("il
est paresseux").
coxkila'kc, a lazy fellow ("pares-
seux").
wi hi'lakc, I am lazy.
hi'lafi, hila'ii, turkey buzzard; has
other meanings besides (cf. a'lifi).
hila'n cukte'-i, "buzzard medicine,"
("herbe a carancro"), a kind of
medicinal root (I). The trans-
lated name is said to have been
adopted by the whites.
hila'n te nee, the great laurel (mag-
nolia?); a tall tree with pretty
flowers and without spines.
hi'lan wo'l ilank wul (A. R.), "buz-
zard eye," muscadine.
hi'lan wol te'i, hila'ii wol te'-i
(L-9), muscadine vine ("la liane
de soko").
hile't, ile't, ke'let, ke'Iet, aunt (both
paternal and maternal), female
cousin.
hile't, wi let, sister.
wi hile't, my aunt (A. R.).
wi hile't ta {or ta°), my female cous-
in, "my other aunt."
wi hicile't, wi yicile't, my younger
sister.
wi le'ta, female cousin; le't ta, "the
other sister."
hima', perfume, scent; to smell (cf.
mun).
hima'tol i'ti, perfume, "smells the
best."
kau'kau hima', cologne, "water
smelling (good)."
ne'e a'ii hima', sweet-scented soap.
ne'e ail himat to'l(ka), the soap
smells good.
te'xlk hima"' hatse-e'c, this flower
smells bad.
te'xlk hima"' to'l, this flower smells
good.
himato'l, imato'l, four; E. D. tsets,
tseets. himato'l tslk, imato'l tsik,
eight "two fours"; E. D.tsikhuiau.
himato'l tsi'kip, eight times.
himato'lip, four times.
himato'lip hipo'nso, fourfold.
himato'lcgm, four apiece, four to
each.
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ilu' himato'l, four years since,
ilu' himato'l (h)atka'ki, four years
ago (used of years, days, and
hours)
.
ive'vc himato'l (h)atka'ki, four hours
ago.
lat himato'1-u, three or four (L-18).
skale' himato'l, four bits,
woe pe' ha himato'l, wocpe' ha'l
imato'l (D-87), fourteen,
wocpe' himato'l, forty.
hin, paddle, oar.
hipa', i'pa, ipa' (D-73), husband,
ha' wi' hipa', this is my husba d.
kic (h)ipa'xc, kic hipa'haxc, widow,
" woman not having a husband."
kic hipa'ke, kic ipake (I), a married
woman, "a woman having a hus-
band"; pi., kec hipa'ke.
ki'c mo'kat hipa' we liio'l we, a woman
who has arrived with her husband
and son ("unefemme qui est arrive
avec son mari et gargon").
wi hipa', wi ipa', my husband.
wi hipa' ha'l, my second husband,
"my after husband."
vvi hipa' hilo'cat, wi hipa' hilo'-icat,
my husband defends me, my hus-
band helps me.
hica'n, hijan,
wi hija'n, wi hija°', my wife's mother,
my husband's mother, my mother-
in-law.
wi hica'n, wi hija'n cakiol, my father-
in-law.
hitso'n, hidso'n, itso'n, idso'n,
hitso'm, itso°' (D-98), small,
httle; E. D. cka [shka], ska (cf.
com),
a' a"' hidso", this room,
a'n-idso'n, a room (D-42).
ha'c hidso"' na'k hidso"', he is very
small,
hati'dsom, "little things placed on
themselves" (Lr-26).
ha'-u idso'm, small hail, sleet,
hiol idso°', the younger son (D-82).
hidso'nkia, youngest, smallest,
hidso'nkit, to lessen (intr.).
hitso'n kco ko°', small but heav}\
i'cak idso"', "SmaD Man," name of a
male relative of Louison Hunting-
ton,
itiyi'lc hidso'nkit, a decreasing moon.
iye' edso°', being smaller than (D-
72).
iye' hidso"' it, he is smaller,
kakau' hidso'm, a star, "a small
sun."
kakau' hidso'm he'-u cak'hu'o, I
see many stars,
ka'k hidso'm, a small wooded island,
ma'kmakc hitso'm, smallpox,
ne'e hidso'm ke'-u caku'dskit, I
whittle on many sticks,
ne'e hidso'n ke-uku'tskit, I whittle
off from a stick,
ne'c-pa'l idso"'kin, in a buggy
(D-46).
ne'cpalpal hidso'm, small cypress
shingles,
ni'c pa'l hidso"', (1) a small board,
(2) a carriage, a buggy (" voiture").
o' hidso"', small cord, small rope,
pa'-ict hidso"', a hatchet, "a little
chopper."
ciwon hidso"', a kitten (I),
cu'kwak hidso'm, "small bread,"
biscuit,
tsanu'k hitso'm, a Creole pony, "a
little horse."
ta'-i hidco'^', a small river, a small
ditch ("coulee"),
tiho'p hidso'n, a hole not deep,
tu' hidso'n, a skiff, a canoe, "a little
boat."
wo'l hidso'n, small ej-es.
wo'nnan hidso"', pathwa}-.
wo'c kima'ti hidso"', ring finger,
"little middle finger."
ya' hidso"' hiye' ta", he becomes
smaller than the other,
ya' hidso"' iti, he is smaller than
(the other),
ya'c hidso"' i'ti tane'-us {or ta°ne'-
u), they are the smallest ("the
rest of these are the smallest"),
yuk'hi'ti nii° hidso"', yuk'hi'ti nli"
hidso'm, a small Indian village.
(hi)te't, (i)te't, father; E. D. ca-u
[shau] (q. v.).
ha ite't {not ha'tet), his father, her
father,
hitet hoket ta'n, the father or the
mother,
hitet n oket, my father and mother,
wi hite't, wi ite't, wi itet (I), wi
ite't (D- 103), my father.
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wi hite't ha' ne ive'vcat, my fa,ther
has measured his land.
w'i hitet he'-u i'-uc, my fathers are
enraged.
wi hite't hiki pa'm6t, my father beat
me.
wi hite't hiko"' hipa'mgt, I was
seized and beaten by my father.
wi hitet hio'kna o'nc, I can not come
on account of mj' father.
wi hitet i'-uc, my father is enraged.
wic hu'l cokia'ku, wi hite't ini'kit
a'nut (or ini'hat a'nkin), I had
eaten when my father entered the
house ("j'avais mange quand mon
pere est entre dans la maison")-
wic nta'ku wi ite't ini'kat a'nut, wic
nta'hu wi ite't a'iikin ini'hat,
after I went out my father entered
the house ("quand j'etais sorti,
naon pere est entre dans la
maison").
yuki't itet o'tsi tat, Our Father who
art in heaven.
yuki'ti ite't pel, yuk'hit itet pel
(D-101), our stepfather, "our
distant father."
hi'tutan(P), in the following sentence:
ki'dsonc hi'tutan he'dskit, the fire is
increasing, the fire is getting bigger
(cf. ik'huntan, and itol). D de-
rives the word from ita'n but it is
more probable that it comes from
hitultnSn, "it is fixed."
hi'wal(c), hiwa'lc (I), to dream.
a-iti-ic hiwa'lecta, I will dream to-
night.
hiwalc hatse-e'c, a bad dream.
hiwa'lcat, hi-iwa'lecat, I have
dreamed.
iti hi-iwa'lecat, I dreamed last night.
iti ma'n hiwa'lc tiki'lat {or tik yi'lat),
I dream all night, I dream until
daylight.
co'kco ha'hiwa'lc, dreams mean
nothing ("les reves ne veulent rien
dire"),
hiwe'-u, powerful, strong, power, very
hard; obliged, thankful (D-55, 59,
112, 119).
a° hiwe'-u inixna, a° iwe'-u ini'cnS,
hiwe'-u a° (I), church, "powerful
house."
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Giwi'lc yil u-ev he'ts, New Year,
"Frenchmen's great day" (u-ev=
hiwe'-u).
hiwe'-u kaukau'kit, it rains hard.
hiwe'-uka a'mip, on account of
drinking hard.
hiwe'-uka kaukau'kit, it rains hard.
hiwe'-uka pakna'-u, I run hard.
hiwe'-uka wiha'yu6t, I laughed heart-
ily ("j'ai ri de le coeur content").
I'nkili'c yi'lu e'vhets, I'nkili'c yil
hu-e'v hets, Christmas, "the Eng-
lish big Sunday" (hu-ev and u-ev=
hiv/e'-u; ive'v also heard).
icak hiwe'-u ke, a man having power.
ko'-i hiwe'-u a"' la'w6t, the church
burnt down.
ko'-i hiwe'-u ko-ine', prayer beads,
rosary (I).
otse' hiwe'-u, rattlesnake, "powerful
snake."
coka' hiwe'-u, doing much, industri-
ous (D-75).
co'xkai hiwe'-u, w^orking much, in-
dustrious.
yi'l hiwe'-u, Sunday, "powerful day";
a week (D-62).
yil hiwe'-u e'n, yil hue'v e'n, Mardi
Gras.
yi'l hiwe'-u pe'tik yi'l, Monday
(D-149).
yi'l hiwe'-u yil, Sunday.
yuki't hiwe'-uka ico'ygt, we have
laughed much.
hi'yen, hiye'n (D-66), iya'n, hiyan,
pig, hog (cf. hi'yen, "hundred"):
pi. hiye'n he'-u, "many hogs";
E. D. cf. ending of kaghikan
[caghicann], "wood rat."
hiyin wa'ii cakmuiickit, the hog
roots about.
hi'yen a'l, pork, "hog meat." (I).
hiye'n en, bacon, lard.
hiye'n he'-u caknima'-ulat, they {or
many) killed hogs.
hi'yen i'jfickit, the hog grunts.
hi'yen icol, pig, " young hog."
hi'yen kic, sow, "female hog."
hiye'n nima'-at, a killed hog (?).
hiye'n nima'-ulat they killed a hog.
hiyen cukwi'lkit, the hog is squealing.
ka'kip iyen, ka'kip hi'yen, opossum^
"forest hog."
44 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY IbULL. 108
hi'yen, hiye'n, hiii'n, hin (I), hun-
dred (cf. hi'yen, hog) ; E. D. hehin.
hi'yen pon, hiye'n pon, hiil'n pon (I),
hi'n pon (I), one hundred,
hi'yen pon tsi'k, hiu'n po'n tsik (I),
two hundred,
hi'yen po'nip, one hundred times,
hiye'n po'n tsako'p, hid'n po'n
tsako'p (I), one thousand,
hiye'n po'n tsako'pip, one thousand
times.
Forms in the Eastern Dialect:
hehin tseets, forty,
hehin nitt, hehin niitt, fifty,
hehin latst, hehin laatst, sixty,
hehin pagho (or paghu?), seventy,
hehin tsikhuiau, eighty,
hehin tegghuiau, ninety,
hehin poon, one hundred,
hehin poon hannik halk hannik, one
hundred and one.
hehin poon happaalst, two hundred.
' hehin poon laatt, three hundred,
hehin poon tseets, four hundred,
hehin poon niitt, five hundred—etc.
hehin poon pagho, seven hundred,
hehin poon tegghuiau, nine hundred,
hehin poon iolic [hehin poon iohsh],
one thousand,
hehin poon iol-ic happaalst hehin poon
iol-ish happaalst], two thousand.
liok-, huk-, together, each other, one
another,
ha' cok'okina'tsne, his arms or
weapons,
hokina'ts, battle, "coming togeth-
er"(?).
hoktewe' ti'ulat, they left together
("ils sont partis ensemble")-
hoktewe to, we are together,
hokwa'nc, war, "walking together."
hukitso'-i wo'nnan, the roads cross
each other ("les chemins se croi-
sent").
komo'k he'-u oktanu'ka, many dif-
ferent baskets,
ku'lke hokte we' to'xntsol, ku'lke(?)
hoktewe' to'xntsol, we have been
together always.
o'kitsa'mc, to attack, to fight against.
cok oktika'-u ha', things differing
among themselves,
ta-i hokinu'l, ta-i hokino'l (A. R.),
the forks of a river, "rivers coming
together."
hoi, to put into.
inu'lco, I put one man in prison.
Jack a° la'kin inho'lcilat a'mip, on
account of drinking Jack was put
in jail,
cok'he' atse-e'c cak'ho'lculat, they
put bad medicine into them,
tane'-u kaukau'kin pum-hik'hu'l-
culat, some jumped into the water
(jumped down or descended they
did),
wi a° la'kin inu'lco {or inhu'lco), I
put (somebody) in jail.
holli, to lie down (E. D.) (cf . nihu)
.
hole (I), north,
ho'lcike icak, a northern man.
ho'lco ti'cta, I am to travel to the
north,
ya' i'cak ho'lcike 6t, this man comes
from the north.
hom,
o'n (or 6h (A. R.)) ho'mhom, prairie
chicken.
hon, to mew, to low, to bellow,
ciwo'n ho'nkit, the cat mews,
coko'm (or coko'n) he'-u wa'ii ho'ntit,
many cows are lowing.
coko°' wa'n ho'nkit, the cow bellows
while walking.
hop, hole, hollow; to pierce.
a'l hopa'-i, butcher, "meat piercer"
(?).
ha' ho'pco, he pierces,
haco kotke' ho'p paiha'l, his pants
have holes in the seat ("les panta-
lons sont fendus par derriere").
ho'xp na'-ulat, they left a hole
(D-139).
ho'pcne la'ns ti'l liu'i, the awl is
under the buckskin (I).
ho'pcne la'ns ti'l hu'itikit, the awl
will be under the buckskin (I),
ho'pcne la'ns ti'l hu'yat, the awl was
under the buckskin (I).
itse hu'p, fontanelle, "head hollow."
kaukau' tehu'p (I), a well; E. D.
aggtihon, source, spring of water,
kat'ho'pc, pond lily, or water chink-
apin (L-8).
ke'lakuats hope, the bottle is hollow;
pi. ho'pchopc.
kidso'nc wi ukutka'-uc ma'nkin te-
ho'p la'wat, the fire burnt a hole
through mv coat.
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komho'pc, ko'm ho'pc, pocket, " hang-
ing hole."
mi'n a'n cakho'pc, bumblebee {or
more likely wood wasp), "bee mak-
ing holes in houses."
ne'e ho'pcne, a big auger.
o'kotka-uc ma'ii ho'pc, coat button-
hole.
pa'ktsaxc ho'pc, pa'tsalco'pc (L-7),
squirrel, "cracking holes in hickory
nuts.
"
pi'c ho'pcne, gimlet, a borer (pic,
"to turn the top of the gimlet").
pu'n ho'pco, I blow through (I blow
a hole through it) (D).
co'k nke'a na komho'pcki, what have
you in your pocket?
teho'p ma'ii, "long tube."
teho'p tsa'ko, to stop up a hole
("boucher un trou").
tiho'p hidso'n, a hole not deep, "a
little hole."
tiho'p hu'kin, te'hop hu'kin, a deep
hole.
tiho'p hu'kin ha, a hole not deep.
tolho'pc, needle (I).
tolho'pcik ikika'wet, tolho'pcik hi-
atka'-ucat, I ran a needle into my
skin.
tolho'pcik itkatka'wico, tolo'pcik
hatka'-uco, I pricked (or punc-
tured) myself with a needle.
tu' at'ho'pc, tu' katho'pc, the cane
is hollow (the second form is
probably erroneous).
tu hopke', the boat is leaking, "the
boat has a hole" (D).
uts hat'ho'pco, I pierce my nose (as
was done by the Choctaw, but not
by the Atakapa).
uts katho'pc (D), u'ts ka'lhopc (L),
nostril, "nose hole."
wai' pi'c ho'pcne, a borer made of
stone (I).
wi ho'pco, I pierce.
wi kom-ho'pckin (h)atke'co, I put
into my pocket (D).
wi ne'e ho'pco, I bore wood.
wi tikta'mo tiho'p, I went to dig a
grave (D).
wi tolho'pc, my needle,
o'l-hopc-icka'm, a sieve about two
feet long (about 1885 these were
still being made at Hickory Flat,
La.), "with wide eye-holes" (Fr.
"crible," "tamis").
hop,
wi hi'koiho'pckit, I cough (koi=ko-i,
throat)
.
houm, mole (E. D.) (cf. mom),
hu, to see (cf. tol); E. D., hiu [hiou].
ha' o'k hi-u'at, he came to see me.
ha'tu, hathu, look here! ("re-
garde!"); pi., hatu'nto.
hatu'ne, (1) to look at, to view, (2)
glass.
hatutu'nS,", hatutu'ne, glass, window
glass,
hatutu'na." a'nkatpans, hatutu'ne
a'nkatpans, glass of window,
hatutuna tsa'luiat, the looking-glass
they broke,
hiya'n hu'a, it is there that I saw
this man.
hu'nan hiwoco'c(o), hu'nSn iwoco'c,
I am in a hurry to see him.
hu'ne, to see (D-109).
hii'nst, he is seen (Lr-35).
hu'o, I see.
icak hu', ha(?) hu ya' ica'k, look at
him!
icak ica't ha'n hu'-ulat, they see a
man without a head (L-33).
ichu', icu'hu, look at us!
it hatu'ne, looking-glass, "to look at
the face."
itiyi'lc ihukit'ha, new moon, "I
don't see the moon."
kakau' hidso'm he'-u cak'hu'o, I see
many stars,
ket hia'uc hu'nS (?), I have no time
to see him, I can not wait to see
him, "I can not remain sitting to
see him" ("j 'attends pour le
voir").
kiwilc hiku'lat, Creoles have seen
him (1^-34).
mon nak'hu'let, we see ye all (L), we
lie down (?).
'n hihu ha'xc a', don't you see me?
'n hu'-u ha, I don't see you.
ok-hu'-ulat, they visited him.
ok-hu'ya, he came and looked at him
and (D-116).
o'k-ichu', come and see us! (D-68).
okcak'hu'-ulat, they went to see him
(them?) (D-122).
pel hatu'ne, spyglass, "far-looking."
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po'-ol tsa't'n hu'-ulat, they saw it
afterwards lowered in front (L-33)
.
cakhu ya' ica'k, or cakhu, look at
them
!
cakhu' ds6l, we saw them,
cakio'l ckali't haihai'c hu'o, I see a
boy weeping,
cokiu'lc ke-uhu'nto, I read a book,
" I look at a book while sitting."
tik'hu' ko'hat, she wanted to go to
see (D-105).
tik'hu'wo {or hu'-uo), I go and visit
somebody, or I went to visit some-
body,
to'lka at'hu', to'lkatu, watch! be
careful
!
to'lka hatu' {or hat'hu) wa'n, he
takes care of himself,
to'lkat hu'o, I am careful, "I look
good or carefully" {not to'lka).
to"ntavm nee hicho'mckin yuk'hi'ti
tu'lip lo'xkin iwa't'n hunst, some-
times he is seen coming along in
the bushes on Indian Lake and
Prairie,
wi cak'hu'o, I saw them,
wi cokiu'lc he'-u ke'-u-hu'nto, I read
many books,
wi cokiu'lc ke'-u-hu'nto, I read a
book, "la book sit-look at" (I).
wi coko'n nima'-ul kahiyat tik'hu',
I went to the place where they had
killed a beef (tik'hu' = "ai visite").
wic a' cokihu'kit ha'xc, wi a cokihu'-
kit ha'xc, I see nobody,
wic to'lkat hu', I watch, I am on the
lookout,
wo'l hatu'ne, spectacles, "eyes to see
with."
ya'ukinto hu'ta, I wait in order to see
him ("j 'attends pour le voir"),
yu'kit ki'c hu', we look at you.
hue', hard (?) (E. D.).
allstcumat hue', the winter is hard
(i. e., severe) (E. D.).
hui, under (cf. Cukuhu'-i).
hikat hu'i, sole, "bottom of foot."
ho'pcne la'ns ti'l hu'i, the awl is
under the buckskin (I).
ho'pcne la'ns ti'l hu'itikat, the awl
will be under the buckskin (I).
ho'pcne la'ns ti'l hu'yat, the awl was
under the buckskin (I),
hu'i hatke', petticoat (I).
hu'i hatke' ma'n, a long petticoat
(I),
hu'i hatke' mok, a short petticoat
(I). •
hu'i okotka'-uc, undershirt; pi.
hu'i okotko'mc.
hukin, deep,
hukin ha, not deep,
kaukau' hu'i, under the water,
na'-u hu'i, sole of shoe,
ne hu'i, under the ground, in the
ground (D-135).
pem kaukau' hu'i ko'hitsat, a gun
sinks in the water (I),
cakiol hu'i hatke', drawers (I).
cikiti'c a'n hu'i, the skunk is under
the house,
tiho'p hu'kin, teho'p hu'kin, a deep
hole,
tu' kaukau' hu'i ko'hits, the boat
sinks to the bottom,
wai' kaukau' hu'i kohits^t, a stone
sinks in the water (I),
ya' hu'i pu'nso, I blow under that.
huke't (L-38), hoke't, uke't, oket,
yiike't, mother (see ten.),
hitet hoket ta'n, the father or the
mother,
hitet n oket, my father and mother,
oket pe'l, stepmother, "far mother."
wi oket tsi'pcat Tsa'yon ne' ot, my
mother remains in Texas.
wi huke't, wi oke't (D-98, 105), wi
uke't (I), my mother,
yuki't oke't, our mother (D-109).
i-a'n (L-6), a fish (undetermined);
Gatschet says probably the Creole
"choupique."
iautall, side; perhaps, rib (E. D.) (cf.
wext)
.
ik, iki, to come down, to drop, to drip;
blot, dot.
ek'hu ma'kco, I plunge into the
water,
i'cak iko ko"'ulet, they had a man
arrested {or seized) while coming
down,
kaukau' hiki'kcne, gutter, ditch
("conduit d'eau"); to irrigate,
kaukau' iki'k, iki'k kau'kau, water
dripping or leaking,
kaukau' iki' kit, the water is dripping,
kaukau' iki'knS, eaves,
kaukau' ike, water drop comes down.
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ne'e net hi'ko, ne'e ne ti'ko, I climb
or eome down from the tree (A. R.)
(net= ne ot).
nomc tami'k haihai'c hi'kit, a child
is coming down weeping.
ta'-u iki'kit, water drop, "stands and
drips."
wi hiko, I eome down.
ikau, ikao [ickao] (E. D.), bad, ugly,
nasty (cf. hatse-e'c).
ik'ha-u, to drown (cf. Ik).
hatik'ha'-uco, I drown myself.
ik'ha'-uts(t), to be drowned.
pu'm-hik'hu'lculat, they jumped into
the water (D-147).
wi eak wS'ci ik'ha'-uc (or -uts),
tik'ha'ngt; ke'mc (hi, -L.) a'-uc6n,
ika'-uts'n, ray old man has failed
to drown himself; if I had not
known how to row he would have
drowned himself. (" Mon vieux
a manque de se noyer; si je n'avais
pas su ramer, il se serait noye").
iS.?P Ui&gp]> blood (E. D.) (cf. Ik).
lit, the Akokisa word for "wind," ren-
dered in the Newberry library copy
as sst or ttt. (cf. hi and patspats).
II, green, fresh, new, raw, uncooked; to
clean; pi., ilil; E. D.,kalla [calla],
new; eell, hard (C) (perhaps unrip-
ened).
11 ya'ko, I eat things entirely raw
("je mange tout crii").
i'lic, to clean something.
iti'\-ilc, to clean something.
iti'yilc I'l, new moon.
ne'-cilcnan i'l, a new broom.
ne-cilcnan i'l to'lka ci'lcntat, a new
broom sweeps well.
otl il, a serpent with green and yellow
stripes, "the stinging snake" (A.
R.), "tVie hoop-snake."
ilafi, to mourn, to grieve.
ilaii-wa'fitat, she grieved continually,
she went grieving (D-105).
i'fic-wa'nkin, while they were mourn-
ing (D-115).
i'iic probably intended for ilanc, or
else another form of it.
wic ila'ii wi ickice't o't, I am mourn-
ing for a sister.
illipi, to jump (E. D.) (cf. pux).
illitt, to stand, to be erect (E. D.) (cf.
tsot, ta, to).
ilu' (D-87, 88, 96), i'lu (I), elu' (I),
heat, hot, warm, summer, year (cf.
3m, hiku, itsa-i, to) ; E. D. alliu
[alliou], summer, hot, heat; alliuu
[alliouou], heat,
a' elu', a' ilu, this summer, this
year,
a' elu'tut, this spring,
elu' nak elu', intensely hot, "hot
very hot."
elu' tu't, spring (I).
elu'ik hieokhe' cat, the heat made me
sick, I became sick through heat,
ilu' himato'l, four years ago (I).
ilu' himato'l (h)atka'ki, four years
ago (used of years, days, and
hours),
ilu' tanu'kin, one year ago.
i'ti ilu', last j^ear.
kakau' ilu', the sun is hot (or lak
ilu').
ki'e no'mc ke'-at i'ti ilu', this woman
had a child last year,
ki'dconc elu', the fire is hot.
noha'rac ku' ilu'c, a boiled egg, "a
hot egg."
j^a' ilu', that year.
alliu hannigg, one year (E. D.).
alliuu hatte
,
the heat is oppressive
(E. D.).
ilu' tanuk, one year; E. D., alliu
hannigg.
nagg alliu, the sun is hot (E. D.).
in, to ask, to question.
i'no, I ask.
ca'kino, I ask many,
wi k caki'nu (probably wi ok eaki'nu)
,
I let somebody come, "I ask
them"),
jai'lc caki'n o'k, a written invitation
to come to visit.
in, to enter (cf. ne, na-u, nul).
a°' hiwe'-u ina'-u icak, priest, "the
person who goes to church."
a° hiwe'-u ini'xna, or a° iwe'-u
ini'cna, "powerful house gone
into," church,
a'nkin ini'ho, I get into {or go into)
the house,
a'iiut ini'ko, I enter the house,
ha a'nkin ina'-ulat, the\' entered his
house (D-II4).
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ikunyu'tsip ina'-u cakna'-ucul ha',
they would not let others enter
(D-118).
ina'-u, come in ; also I come in ("I
bring in?")-
ina'-ulat, thej' entered (his house)
.
inu'lco, I put one man (in prison)
("je mets I'homme (dans le
prison)").
icak ina'-ul6t a'nkin, (these) men
have entered the house ("(ces)
hommes sont entr^ dans la mai-
son").
Jack a°la'kin inho'lcilat a'mip, on
account of drinking Jack was put
in jail.
kaukau' ta'-u ini'xkit, the water
comes in.
ko'mok ya'-u cak'ha'ne, to put fish
into a fish basket (hane should
probably be ine).
ko'mok ya'-u cakina'-ucne, fish-
basket (cf. ne).
okotka'uc ko°-ina'-u tsaxk, take
and bring in a shirt for it is dry!
("rentre une chemise, elle est
seche!").
cakina'-uc, I put into (prison) (cf.
ne).
cakina-uct a°'lak, they put them
into prison.
cakina'-uculat, they brought it in.
cu'l puxini'kat kako'ki(n), the dog
jumped through the fence.
tane'-u cakina'-uc ko'xca'hulat, they
would not admit others (D-117).
wi a^la'kin inu'lco {or inhu'lco),
I put (somebody) in jail.
wi icak ina'-uco, I put men (in
prison)
.
wic ku'l cokia'ku wi hite't ini'hat
a'nkin, wic ku'l cokia'ku wi hite't
ini'kit a'nut, I had eaten when my
father entered the house ("j 'avals
mange quand mon pere est entre
dans la maison").
wic nta' hu wi ite't a'nkin ini'hat,
wic nta'ku wi ite't ini'kat a'nut,
when I went out my father entered
the house ("quand j'etais sorti
mon pere est entre dans la mai-
son").
fuki't ina'-uts61, we come into (the
house).
ifi, to grunt.
hi'yen i'nckit, the hog grunts.
ina'hi, beyond (cf. nak).
wai' ina'hi, beyond the stone,
ya' hina'hino na'kta hinahino' ict,
one side (of the paper, etc.) and
the other side ("on this side and
now on the other side"),
ine', myrtle bush.
ini, ini, to search, to hunt, to look for
(cf. in),
ica'k tsanu'ki i'ni-cakna'-uc, let-
men on horseback search ! (D-69) .
'nhi-i'nat; hatna'xka pa'-i hiticnS,na,.
you have sent for me; how can I
come back?
ok-inat, he came to hunt for me.
ok-ineat, he came to hunt for (some-
thing) .
wic i'niu, I am on the lookout; pi. of"
obj. caki'niu; pi. of obj. and subj.
caki'nitsel.
I'mnanta-u, name of an Atakapa.
chief from whom the Mermentau
River received its name.
ino', side.
ta'-i ma ino'-i, on the other side of
the river,
to'lpot ino', on the east side (D-71).
tu'l ma ino'-i, across the lake (D-73,.
100).
ya' hina'hino na'kta hinahino' ict,
one side (of the paper, etc.) and'
the other side.
Yuk'hi'ti Tu'l hiki ino', on the west
side of Indian Lake (D-135).
inte', nte, neck.
inte' nal, throat, "neck sinew" (1
almost inaudible),
inte' cuk, back of neck, occiput,
it'he' okyu'l, i'nte okyu'l, neckerchief^
necktie.
nte'ki(n), up to the neck,
okotka'-uc (i)nte' tsuxl, okotka'-uc-
nte' tsu'l, shirt collar,
intok, jaguar (?) (given as "tiger")
(E. D.).
inu (see tsan).
wi nu'k hati'nu'co, I hide myself
(perhaps it should be wi nu'k
hatsinu'co).
inwe {or inne), face (E. D.) (see it).
i-6'1, iol, i-ol, hi-ol, male, man, boy
son; E. D. iol, man, husband.
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ha i-ol, her son; ha iol (E. D.), her
husband {also ha-iool).
ha' cakio'l, this is my husband (?).
ha' coko'n cakiu'l, her ox (I).
i-ol he'-u, sons,
ki'c mo'kat hipa' we hio'l we, a
woman who has arrived with her
husband and son ("une femme qui
est arriv6e avec son mari et
gargon")-
ki'wilc ca'kiol, a Frenchman, a Creole,
no'hamc ca'kiu'l, rooster (I).
ca'kiol, men (Lr-23, 24), cak-iol,
boys (D-81).
ca'kio'l hu'i hatke', drawers (I).
cakiol ickali't (I), (i) cakio'l ickali't,
boy.
cakio'l ckali't haihai'c na'kco, I hear
a boy weeping,
cakio'l na-u koko'p, a man's stock-
ings, socks,
ca'kio'l cuko'ke, pants (I).
cakio'l wa'ii a'-uc, a lame boy (I).
cak-io'l wa'ci, an old bachelor (I).
cokio'l no'mc (properly cakio'l no'mc),
the boys (D-65).
coko'n cakiu'l, bull (I).
tsik-i-ol, twins, "two sons."
wi hica'n (or wi liija'n) cakiol, my
father-in-law.
wi i-ol, wi hi-ol, wi yol (I), my son;
E. D., my husband,
wi hi-ol hidso'n, my youngest son.
wi yol yu'ds, wi iol yu'ds, my eldest
son.
ya cukio'l, the men (D-144).
wee iool [ouee iool (C)], ue' iol, my
husband (E. D.).
iolic [iolish], old (E. D.) (cf. wa'ci).
hehin pon iolic [hehin pon iolish], one
thousand, the old hundred (E. D.).
hehin pon iolic happalst [hehin p5n
iol-ish happalst], two thousand
(E. D.).
i-ofi, to sting.
i-6'n, it stings (once).
koyi'u cakio'nc, koyi'u cakio'nc (I),
whooping cough ("coqueluche"),
"stinging them in the throat" (?).
min cakio'n, wasp, "stinging bee."
miii cak-yo'nkit, a bee stings many,
tsanu'k cakio'nc, horse fly, "stinging
horses."
iofi, to beg (cf. nam).
leak co'k cakio'n hite'-u, a beggar,
"one who likes to beg."
wi cokcakio'nckinto, I am begging,
yuki'ts ti'cne ico'ncat, we begged her
not to go (D-110).
ipa'l, hipa'l, near, by (cf. pal).
kidso'nkc ipa'l, kidconc hipa'l (I),
fireplace, hearth ("foyer"), "near
the fire."
wai' ipa'l, by the stone.
i'pcok (D-116), doctor, physician,
haic ipco'k, he is a doctor,
ha'ic ipco'kg'nS {or -ne), he will be a
doctor,
ilu' tslk wiic ki'wilc ipco'k6"ha°, I
will be a doctor in two years.
icak he'-u ki'wilc ipco'xku'l, men who
will be doctors,
icak ki'wilc ipcotikit, a man who will
be a doctor,
icak tanu'kip ki'wilc ipco'kat, a man
who once was a doctor,
ki'wilc i'pcok, a French {or white)
doctor,
ki'wilc ipco'kinto, I am doctoring, I
am going to doctor (A. R.).
na'ic ipco'k, you are a doctor,
nakitic i'pcok (A. R.), you are doc-
tors.
wic hi-ipco'kat, I was a doctor,
wi'c ipco'k, I am a doctor,
yuk'hi'ti ipco'k, the Indian conjurer
(D-55).
yuki'ti ipco'kSne', we will be doctors,
yukitic ca'kipcok, we are doctors.
ipu'ts, only, but.
hac no'mc tanu'k ipu'ts ke, he has
but one child,
nomc ta'nuk ipu'ts, but one child.
Iska'nta, proper name of a man
(Skunnemoke ?) (see skenne).
ic-, objective pronominal prefix of the
first person plural; often used
where English requires the subjec-
tive pronoun,
af 'no'kgn ica'mghg, if you come here
we will drink,
eku'nnak o'kts6l, we arrive just now.
ha ica'me, he gives us to drink,
ichu, look at us!
icitsyu'tsicat, we grew up.
iclemc, he loves us.
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icna'-uts6n, when we get there. (N.
B.—This seems to contain both
the subjective and the objective
forms of the second person plural.)
icpatsha'hat, he did not whip us.
tansta'lik icank&'mcne, we playing
with cards.
tiu-sakio'ns icwa'fighg, we will start
out visiting.
yuki't ico'nc, we do not want.
yuki't icco'kcokec, we are sick.
yuki't iccukia'-iko, we want some-
thing to eat.
-ic, -c, "in the pronouns this means
sequent in time; I do it now, after
this you do it" (D); a similar pre-
fix is used with verbs.
ic [ish], star (E. D.); ic [iche], sun
(Ak.) (see kakha'u).
ic [ish] heu [heoia], many stars are
shining (E. D.).
icetions [ichetions], stars (Ak.).
ic, to rot, stink, smell bad.
ne'e i'c, a rotten tree.
ne'e' i'c he'-u {or I'cic), rotten trees.
cikitic i'cat, the skunk stinks.
Tso'ots ic, "Rotten Corn," proper
name of a chief living on Lake
Charles.
ica, to be born.
kiwi'lc nu'nki ica'kgt, he was born in
a village of whites; or at Lafayette,
the old name of Vermilion ville.
wi af i-ica'k6t (A. R.), wi a'vp {or
a'p) i-ica'k6t, I was born here (" v "
almost inaudible).
ica't (L-19, 34), ica't (Lr-33, D-38a,
54), head; E. D., achat [ashhat
(P),ashat (C)]; Ak. sac (sache).
ha' icat la'c, not having a scalp, he is
a scalped man.
hakit ica' tip, on their heads (L-26).
hi' cat o'ts he'xkit, the top of the head
is smarting.
icak icat la'c, shaved head, -perhaps
scalp.
icak ica'tsim, a bareheaded man.
icat atygne (D-132, 133), icat atyi'n-
sne (D-136), crown of head.
icat ha'l, back of head.
i'cat he', having a headache; distr.
i'cat he'he.
icathec, headache (I).
icat iko'nc, to bind or tie the head
(said to have been to close the
fontanelle, since it was continued
for only a month)
.
ica't ito'lc, to prepare or fix the head,
icat lac, scalp (I)
.
ica't to'l ke, having a good head
("bonne tete ayant").
ica'tkin, on their heads (L-37, 38).
ica'tkin pa'kco, icat pa'xco, I flatten
the head (of a child),
icteme'kin pu'nso, I blow into a hat.
ictemet, hat (of man), cap (I).
i'ctemet ma'ii, sunbonnet, "long
hat" (I).
kodsniin icat caklacnS,, "knife for
shaving the head," scalping knife
(?).
ku'dsnin ti'k icat, iron arrowhead
(I).
^
Tsaxta' hakit no'mc ica't cakpalpa'I
icat, the Choctaw flatten their
children's heads (D-38a).
ti'k icat, arrowhead,
ticat, brain.
icix, to cross, to ford.
a'kitoc lu'l (icict), the frog swims
(to the other side),
hukitso'l wo'iin^n, the roads cross
each other,
ici'ho, I go over.
John tanko'hi ya' lu'1-ici'hat, John
jumped in and swam over,
kaukau' ka'c ici'xkinto, I cross at
high water,
kaukau' ka'cik ici'x a'-ucat, she could
not cross the high water (D-107).
kaukau' na'l ici'ho, I cross at low
water,
(kipa'xci) ta'-i pa'mici'ko, I ford a
river on foot. (The first word is
not essential.)
tsanu'kip hite'-u ici'ko {or ite'w-i'ciko,
hite'wici'ko) ta'-i (kipa'xci), I
ford a river on horseback (kipa'xci,
"across," may be omitted),
ta'-i lu'l (icict), it swims (to the other
side of the river),
yu'l okitso'-ic, crossed, having stripes
crossing each other.
icka'm, ickeni, broad (cf. kome,
thick) ; E. D. see uici.
a'lin hicka'm, big grapes (L-9).
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ha'-u icka'm, sleet, hail, "large
snow" ("du verglas").
itsak icke'm, big ant ("grosse
fourmi").
ne'e taka'-uc Icka'm, a large thick
limb.
ne'e taka'mc icka'm, large thick
limbs.
ne'tatat ickSm he'-u, big oranges
("grandes oranges").
o'k yul ickam, shawl, "broad hand-
kerchief."
ots ickam, molar tooth, "broad
tooth."
wa'c ickam, wa'c ickem, cabbage,
"broad leaf".
wa'c ickam wi'l (I), wa'c ickem
wi'l, cabbage root; also turnip,
"broad-leaf root".
wo'l-hopc-icka'm, aboriginal sieve
about two feet square (Fr. " crible,"
"tamis"), "having wide eye-
holes". Made at a place called
Hickory Flat in 1885.
wo'l icka'm, large eyes, "broad
eyes."
ico'l, nail.
kiits'n i'col, iron nail.
kuts'n tat icol, brass nail.
ne'e icol, wooden nail.
ico'l (pronounced like word for "nail' ')>
young, little one (cf. hitso'n);
E. D. icpe [ishpe], boy, young.
ha ico'l a'xlic, ha ico'l a'xict, she lost
her calf.
ci'won ico'l, coko'n ico'l (I), kitten,
young cat.
coko'n ico'l (A. R.). coko'm ico'l, a
calf.
cul ico'l, puppy, young dog.
ta'-i ico'l {or icu'l), a bayou, a rivu-
let, a brook (L).
wo'c hico'l, small finger.
wo'c ico'l ha'n, nine, "without little
finger."
wo'c ico'l ha' nip, nine times.
nikib [nickib] woman, wife, young
mother (E. D.)
nikib icpe [nickib-ishpe], tegn-icpe
[tegn-ishpe], girl, young woman
(E. D.).
wi nikib [ue nickib], my wife (E. D.).
ha nikib [ha nickib], his wife (E. D.).
ict, it is (= -c).
ya' hina' hino' na'kta hinahino' ict,,
"now on this side and now on the
other side it is," one side (of a
paper, etc.) and the other side.
i'ctoxc, histo'xc, mulatto.
icuhe, to pit}', to like; also te care for,
to be anxious for.
ha' tu' iouhe', he is uneasy, or
anxious, about his boat,
wi ica'k icuhe', I am uneasy about
the man (i- = the incorporated
personal pronoun?),
wi ica'k cohe', I like my family,
wi' ka'n hi'cak cuhe'-u, I am uneasy
on account of my home, I pity the
people at my home ("de chez moi
je suis inquiet").
wi cuhe' ica'k, I am uneasy about
my family ("I pity" is used here
for "I am uneasy").
icul, to catch; pi. of obj. ica-u.
icu'lat, he caught it.
icu'lulat, they caught it.
koko'kic-o'-ik cakicau'tsSl, we catch
them by means of a fishing line,
na'kit icu'ltgm, you (pi.) caught it.
cakicau'tsgl, we catch them (D-50).
wic icu'l ndi', I catch a fish,
ya'-u icu'lo", I have caught (or
pulled out) a fish; 2d person: na
icu'la (A. E,.), na icu'lo, na icu'len.
ya'-u tsik cakica'wu, I have taken
two fish; sing, ica'wu.
its, to v/ake, "to get up."
wi h(y)ati'tsat, I wake up (intr.).
wi caki'dso, I wake somebodj' up.
wi cakidsidso, I wake somebody up
repeatedly,
its-, perhaps derived from itse, top^
above (q. v.).
icitsiu'tsicat, we grew up, she raised
us (D-101).
icitsyu'tskin, while we were growing
up (D-73).
wi no'mc tsik cakitsyutsickinto, I
raise two children.
itsai, to fry (cf. am, ilu', tlo).
al itsa'-i, fried meat,
al itsa'-i, 1 itsa'ine, beefsteak, etc.
ka'ne itsa'-i, fried turtle,
kapi' itsa'i, to parch coffee ("guUer
du cafe").
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kapi' itsa'-ine, parching pan for
coffee,
noha'mc ku itsa'-i, omelet, fried
eggs, scrambled eggs,
cakitsa'-i lia'-u ya'-e-(h)atpe'nsts6l,
we fry many and eat enough (pe=
to finish) (D-51).
wi itsa'-i, I fry.
itsa'k, itsak, ant.
itsak icke'm, a large ant ("grosse
fourmi").
itsak pa', anthill; nest of ant ("nid
de fourmi").
itse', itsix, itsi(k), top, culmination,
above; also bulge of forehead
(cf. ots).
itse', bulge of the forehead (Armojean
did not recognize this word),
itse' ha'c, "not having head-top"
(proposed as an equivalent for
"scalped man"),
i'tse hehe', top of head (he'he= iye).
itse' hu'p, fontanelle, "head hollow."
itsi'xt, or kakau' itsi'xt, it is noon,
twelve o'clock ("il est midi").
itsi'xt ha'xsta, itsixt ha'xcta, fore-
noon, "it is not twelve yet."
itsi'xt katpa'-ict, afternoon (I),
itsiwan, dizziness, vertigo, "top of
head moving."
kakau' itsi'(k) iwat, the sun rises,
kakau' itsi'xne o'l, the sun is on the
point of culminating, the sun is
soon going to culminate.
itsk, chest, breast (lungs?).
itsk kamka'm, "what stands out
from the breast."
itsktgtat ka'-utskit, the meadow-lark
is flying (I).
cukco'c itsktgta't, lark, "yellow-
breasted bird."
wi i'tsk po'ckit, I bleed from the
lungs.
its-kawi'c, coward ("capon") ("head
covered" itse Jca-u (?)); E. D.
odskaho, coward ("poltron").
i't, manure.
co'kon i't, coko'n it (I), manure or
dung of cattle.
it (D-120), i't, et (I) face, E. D. inwe
(P), inne (C); i'ti, it, before, the
first, more (pronounced about like
word meaning "dark"),
a'n i/ti, in front of the house.
a'c la'k i'ti tsi'k, he is the stronger
of the two.
ha'hu It, first, previously (D-91).
hati't' tiko'mc, apron, "hanging in
front" (?) (I).
hima'tol i'ti, perfume, "smells the
best."
hiol wa'cin i'ti, the oldest boy (D-8)
ikunyu'ts iti, my youngest son.
it atko'picne, white paint for the
face (I).
It hadsa'kcne, It hadca'cne (I), towel,
"face wiper," "face dryer."
It hatu'ne, looking-glass.
It itiyi'lc, the first month, the past
month,
it ca'k hadsa'kic'nto, I rub or dry
the face,
i'ti ilu', last year.
i'ti pa'kna'-u, I run before (some-
thing following me at about equal
speed)
.
i'ti te'm, day before yesterday
("avant-hier").
i'tiwank (or i'twank) ho'kwanc, war
chief, "going ahead in war."
itiwa' p6t, a little dizzy,
itiy itiye'lc hal, the last month (of
the year),
itiy itiye'lc kima'tip, the intermediate
month,
iye' hidso"' It, he is smaller,
ki'c no'mc ke'-at i'ti ilu', this woman
had a child last year,
manha'n i'ti, quicker, quickest ("plus
veloce").
na' It la'kc, your face is dirty (I),
o'ts I'tkin, front tooth,
coki'ti (L-10), co'^kiti (D-10), chiefs,
"ahead of things" (but this may
be a mistake for coko'-i).
tsanu'kc la'-ak i'ti tsat cu'lut iye'lak,
the horse is going ahead of the
dog (la'-ak, strong, quick),
tsanu'kc mets i'ti cu'lut iye'mets,
the horse is taller than the dog.
tanu'k ma'ii iti', to overlap, one the
longest, "one larger than the
other."
wai' i'ti, on this side of the stone,
wa'cin iti, my oldest son.
wi I't tla'kc, my face is dirty,
wi i'ti wa'nkinto, I govern, I am
chief ("je vais devant").
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wic hi-i'ti, I am the first of a line
("je suis le premier d'une file"),
wo'c it, index finger (It, "devant").
ya' hidso"' i'ti, he is smaller than
(the other, ta").
ya yuds i'ti, he is larger than (the
other, ta°')-
ya'c hidso"' i'ti tane'-us (or ta^ne'-u),
they are the smallest of all, "the
rest of them are the smallest."
yuki't iciti', we are the first of a line
("nous sommes les premiers d'une
file").
ite-u, to ride.
atkipaxci ite'wu, I ride with the legs
on both sides (as was formerly
customary for women),
ite'wi, I ride.
kina'l ite'wo, I ride astride.
num tanu'k ite'wo, I ride on one
side,
pel ha ite'-u o'kne, it is not far to
come when one travels on a horse,
cukite'-uka'hune, chair,
icukite'-uka'wine hatwilwi'lcnS,, rock-
ing chair,
iisanu'k ite'-u, I ride on horseback.
i;sanu'kip hite'-u-ici'ko (or ite'w-iciko
or hite'wici'ko) ta'-i kipa'xci, I
ford a river on horseback,
wi teyo' cukite-uka'ne o'ts ne'-u, I
put the box on the chair,
yuki't tsanu'k cakite'-uts61, or yu'kit
tsanu'k cakito'kic, we ride on
horseback.
ite-u, hite-u, to like, liking to (Creole
"ramendeur").
icak kitsak a'm hite'-u, a whisky (or
brandy) drinker,
icak co'k cakio'ii hite'-u, a beggar,
icak co'k caktsS'nkc hite'-u, a great
thief,
ko'-i hite'-u, a big talker, one who
likes to talk, slang-whanger, "ba-
vard."
•caknam hite'-u, a beggar, "liking to
ask them."
tsanu'ki ite'-u o'kne, coming on a
horse (D-68).
wic ketsa'k Itg', I lovew hisky (Teet
Verdine)
.
wic wan hite'-u (or ite'-u), I like to
walk.
itha'n, ita'n, where.
ita'ii mon, everywhere.
it'ha'n ike ok'n, where do you come
from?
it'ha'n ti'cta (or di'cta), where do you
go?
na' na'-u ita'n na'-i, where did you
put your shoes?
'nt'ha' ike o'k', 'nt'a'-ike o'k'n, where
do you come from?
cu'k-am-a'n nta'n (or ita'n), where is
the kitchen?
cul ita'n a', where is the dog?
it'ha'ns, ita'ns, itants, cloud, clouded,
cloudy ("nuee"), sky, heaven (cf.
iti); E. D. tagg, heaven, sky; tagg-
tchy, cloud, stormcloud ("nuee").
ita'ns ha', clear sky, "not clouded."
ita'ns ka'-uc, it'ha'ns ka'-uc (I),
cloud, a flying cloud,
it'ha'ns ka'-u ko'mi, the cloud is
heavy (or thick)
.
it'ha'ns ka'-u la'k, the clouds go fast,
the clouds drift rapidly, the fast-
flying clouds,
it'ha'ns utskau'ckit, a cloud is going
over (the sun),
kakau' ita'ns utska'-ucat (or utskau'-
c6t), the clouds cover the sun, the
sun is clouded over,
ne n'itanc'n icak 'n moni, the world,
"all people in earth and heaven."
yi'l ita'nts, the day is dark, the day is
cloudy,
iti' (D-113, 114), dark, evening, night
(i'ti, before(?)); E. D. tegg, night;
ett (or possibly ete), darkness,
a itiyi'lc, this month (D-53).
a' iti', to-night, this night,
a-iti-ic hiwa'lecta, I will dream to-
night,
eti' a' o'yu, yesternight 1 slept here,
etr man, iti man, the whole night
through,
iti hi-iwa'lecat, I dreamed last night,
iti' kima't, midnight (I).
iti ma'n hihai'xtikyilco, I wept all
night,
iti ma'n hiwa'lc tiki'lat (or tik yi'lat),
I dream all night (until daylight),
iti' nak iti', it is very dark,
i'ti te'm, day before yesterday (I).
iti'c ina'ha, dusk, getting dark.
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iti'yilc i'l, new moon.
itiyi'lc pe'tst kahiya', itiyi'lc pe'tst
kawia (?), last month.
itij'i'lc tanu'k, one month (Lr-39).
itiyi'lc yi'l, the moon shines,
na'kta iti', it is very dark,
te'n (I), te°, dusk {probably in the
evening) ; Ak. tin, night.
te'ns, te'ns (D-51), on evenings,
evening,
te"' wocwo'cin, t6m wocwo'cin,
screech owl, "evening screecher."
tin-idl [tin-idle], the moon, "night
light" (Ak.).
wi nta'ku(?) a"' lak it'hi, I went out
of prison in the evening ("je suis
sorti de la prison le soir").
wi te'iis a°la'kin ita'hu, I left the
prison in the evening,
yu'kit a'n iti' yi'lckit, our house is
lighted up at night.
ten ett, the night is dark (E. D.).
tegg idlect hannigg, a month (E. D.).
itol, itul, to arrange, prepare, put,
place (cf. iwil).
a'n-idso'n oto'lco 'nke'tne, I have
ready a room for you to stay in
(oto'lco probably a mishearing of
ito'lco) (D-42).
hitu'lto, I put into,
huke't haki't u'ts cakito'lcenct, the
mothers put their noses in order
(1^38, 39).
ica't ito'lc, to prepare, fix (or flatten)
the head,
kidsonc hi'tutan(?) hedskit, the fire
is increasing (perhaps hi'tutan
should be hitulnan),
kidco'ilckin hitu'tnS (for hitu'ltni),
something for me to put into the fire,
cukituliana, cukitu'lian&°, table, "for
arranging things."
ti duimoc ito'lc, titfi himo'ct itolc, to
prepare for burial,
wi himo'c hito'lco, I prepare for burial,
wi itu'l, I put, I place.
wi pam eto'lco {or hito'lco), I have
beaten and shaped, prepared, fixed,
or arranged,
wi ca itu'lo tsanu'k o'ts, I put some-
body on a horse,
ya' cu'l ha' a'n ito'lco, ya' cu'l a'n
ito'lco, I fix the ears of that dog.
yuki'ti o-ina'ka (h)atit6'lc ha'hat,
she did not dress like the Indians
(D-77).
itol (P).'
o'k ito'16p (A. R.), o'k wito'lep
(ok= hok?), at the same time.
i-u(c), angry, wrathful, enraged; pi.
he'-u i'-uc.
i'-uc ha'xcin, don't become wrathful!
wi hitet i'-uc, mj' father is enraged,
wi hitet he'-u i'-uc, my fathers are
enraged,
iwa'l, shell (when open) (a closed
shell= uk)
.
iwa'lkin, among the shells (D-135).
iwan, to move, to vibrate (cf. wafi).
hatsiwa'nic(o), I am wriggling,
itsiwan, vertigo, dizziness,
itiwa'net, itiwa'nat, a little dizzy,
ne iwa'fic, earthquake,
wi a'n iwa'nico, I move the ears,
wi tsiwa'nic(o), I am moving, I am
stirring.
iwef, hiwev, to measure.
hiwe'vc tanu'k, one mile (D-13S).
ive'vc himato'l (h)atka'ki, four hours
ago.
kaka'-u iwe'ucne, clock, "to measure
the sun."
kaka'-u iwe'vc, watch,
kaka'-u iwe'vc pa'c, watch cover,
ne i'wevc tanu'k, a mile square, "one
land measure."
wi hitet ha' ne ive'vcat, my fatlier
has measured his land.
iwe-u, iwef, to mock, to imitate.
iwe'v' cakyu'lc, portrait, picture,
"something drawn like" (I, D).
kakau' iwe'-ucne, a clock, "to mock
the sun" (this may not have been
the exact word employed but, if
not, it was nearly the same).
na iwe'-uckinto, I am mocking you,
I am going to make fun of you
(A. R.).
wic iwe'-uco, I mock (D).
iwil, to put in order (perhaps the plural
of itol)
.
ahena'ka u'ts cakiwi'lSnst, they put
their noses in order in the same
way (L-39).
itiyi'lc tanu'k cakiwi'lSnst, they ar-
ranged one month (Lr-40).
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iye' (D-72), iyi, heyi, he-e, hehe, to
rise, to grow, more, also sometimes
equivalent to the comparative
ending -er.
he-e'ckit mon, every morning (I)
.
he-e' eta, morning ("le grand matin ")
,
dawn,
hiye'kiti (Lr-13; D-29, 30), heyi'kiti
(perhaps originally he-yu'kiti or
heyi-yu'kiti), Eastern Atakapa (pos-
sibly including the Opelousa).
hi'yikpu, hi'yikptim, to jump, "to
rise and jump" (cf. pux).
hiyita'nto, I stand,
hiyita'to, I will stand,
itse hehe', top of the head,
iye' hidso''' it, he is smaller,
kakhau' ewat, the sun rises,
kakhau' hiye'kiti, at the rising sun.
kakau' iya'-uts, sunrise (I).
kakau' iye'tskat, the sun rose,
kakau' iye'tskit, the sun rises,
kakau' iye'tsne u't, toward sunrise
(iyi+ its) (D-31).
kima'tkin ko°'yiya'-u, I lift (a stick)
by the middle part,
ku'ts oki'-ya'-u, a red flag,
mon hiyitsot, many are standing,
ne'e na tanu'k ko°' iya'-u, you lift a
stick at one end.
cokiya'-i, high, ahead of thern (L-11).
tsanu'k la'-ak i'ti tsat cu'lut iye'
lak, the horse is going on ahead of
the dog.
tsanu'k cu'l o't iye' la'k patna'-u,
the horse runs swifter than the
dog.
tsanu'kc me'ts i'ti cu'lut iye' mets,
the horse is taller than the dog.
tsanu'k (c) cu'l o't iye' mets, the horse
is taller than the dog.
tu'l ta'yut {or ta'-i o't) iye' ka'c,
the lake is deeper than the river,
tul te'-u iye' edso°', a smaller lake
than End Lake.
tu'ts tanu'kip, (I stand) on one leg.
wi iya'wo, I hoist,
wi iyi, I get up, I rise,
j-a'hidso"' hiye' ta°', ya'hidso"' yi5'e'
ta°, he becomes smaller than the
other,
ya' ki'c cokci'u tane'-uca'k iya'-i,
this woman is the stingiest of all.
j'a' tsi'k o't cakiye' lak, he is the
stronger of the two.
ya' j'u'ds iye' ta°', he outgrows the
other.
j^uki't iyi' ya' puhitse'cts6l, we rose
and jumped over.
ka, to make, to do (D-85).
hiku' hika', I make soup.
hiku' ti'k ika ko, I want to go to
make some soup ("je voudrais
aller faire du bouillon") (ti'k
ika, "to go to make" ("aller pour
faire")).
hiku' (ti-u) icka ko', we want to
make soup.
hiku' wi nuk tik ika ko', I want to go
to make soup myself.
imo'c mak ma'n ka', (they) made
a long grave mound (D-139).
inlo'hi {or nlo'-i (L)), coka'kinto, I
help you working.
inlo'hi {or nlo'-i) coka'kinto, I help
you work.
iya'nSk mon 'nka'ne, that is all for
you to do (D-60).
ka'-at, he had done (D-119).
ka'-ico ca'kko'mc ka'-u o'kotka-uc,
I mend a shirt.
kane', what has to be made.
kapi' ka'n, to make coffee.
ka'-ulat, they did.
ka'-ul6n, when they became (D-112.)
kidco'nc npu'ns6n la'-u ka', blowing
the fire starts it.
ko'mcka'-u, I make somebody hang
up; pi. of obj. ca'kko'mc ka'-u.
kul ka', kul ka'n, already made.
ku'tsnSn ka, making a knife.
kuyak'ho' caka'tsgl, we made sau-
sages.
lakla'kc ko'pik ka, made of silver
(D-133, 134).
lu' itka a'mcne, a pottery cup.
mi'lc kco' yi'l mail coka'xko, though
he is blind he works all day; 3d
person -kit.
ne'e a'n hika, I make soap ("stick-
grease").
nee ail hikata, I am going to make
soap.
ne'e coxkita'-uue ka'-u, I erect a
scaffold.
nka'kit, you are doing.
nua'jH ka', coxka' cakwa'c, I com-
mand you to do this.
nu'l ka'tin, laying (a foundation)
and making (D-136).
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o'ki ka'n (I), o'ki ka, canvas
("toile"), "made of cloth."
pu'm ka'-ulat, they held (or made)
a dance (D-141).
pu'ns'n ka'-u, I make somebody
blow (L).
ca cok'he'c hiwe'-u ka'-ul6n, when
someone became very sick.
caka', she made them (D-78).
cakua' cuka', coxka' cakwa'c, I com-
mand them to do this.
coka' hiwe'-u, doing much work, in-
dustrious (D-75).
cok'hatse-e'c caka', to bewitch, "to
do bad things to them."
cok 'nka' a, what is the matter with
you?
co'k wanka na'xn, or co'k wan ka
na'xn, what are you doing?
cok wacwacin ku'ltan a'-ulat, things
they did long ago (D-85).
co'xkai hiwe'-u, coka' hiwe'n (A. R.)
industrious, "doing much," "work-
ing much."
coxka'k lo'-ico icak, I help somebody
working.
coxk hatka'xk, dress (D-128).
cuxka' atse-e'c, they are all bad,
"doing things bad."
cuxka'xkinto, I am going to work.
cuxka'xho, I work.
to'l ka, well done (from to'l kav?).
to'l-n ka'-u, I make good (or well).
tu'ik ka', made of cane (D-128).
tu'l ka'kit, he lives well (or with com-
fort), "he does well."
wa'-aju ka', coxka' ha'wac, I com-
mand him to do this.
wi ko'mok ka'-u, I make a basket
(D);pl., caka'-u.
wi na'-u hika', I make shoes, I am a
shoemaker.
wi co' pa'kc hika', I have palpitation
of the heart.
wi cukwa'k ka', I make bread.
wi tsafic ka'-u, I make him push.
wi tso'-ots (h)a'tkane(?), I mill
cornmeal into flour, it is to make
cornmeal.
wi teyo' cukite-uka'ne o'ts ne'-u, T
put the box on the chair.
wi to'lka-u, I cure.
wi'c hehatka'-u, I hurt myself.
wic ika'o, I have done it(?)
.
wic ka'-o, wi ka'-u, I do something,
ka, that which.
nakit tsanu'k cakwinetgm nak caka'x-
lecat ka', did you find your
horses which you lost? (D-58).
ka,
ha'tkanin, pillow, cushion (probably
contains instrumental sufl5x-nS,°
and reflexive prefix hat-; cf. ke,
to sit),
ha'tkanan ka'-uc, (h)atkane' ka'-
ucne, pillowcase,
kahiya',
itiyilc petst kahiya (or kawia (L) (see
kaki and ka)), last month,
wi coko'n nima'-ul kahiyat tik'hu',
I went to the place where they
had killed an ox (kahiyat, place),
ka'-i, then (D-122).
ka-i(P) (perhaps from ka, to make).
ka'-ico o'kotka-uc, I mend a shirt.
kaihi, kai-i,
hatkai'hicne, suspenders (D and A.
R.) ; hook and eye (" crochets ") (L)
.
na'-u koko'p katka'yicne, garter,
til atkai-icne, belt, strap for girding
oneself,
kak, crow, and raven; E. D., kahagg.
kak, forest, woods; E. D. kagg, wood,
tree ("bois").
kak hidsom, woody island (if small)
("ile de bois").
kakin ti'cta, I go to the woods,
ka'kip, in the woods,
ka'kip hiye'n, ka'kip iye'n, ka'kip
hi'yen (I), opossum, "wood rat,"
"hog in the woods"; E. D., kag-
wan [caghuann] (C), kaghikann
[caghicann] (P).
kako'k, ka'kok, fence ("barriere").
ka'kok a'nkat, fence gate,
kako'k tim, yard, court, garden,
"picket-fence."
nec-tamc ka'kok, rail fence,
cu'l puxini'kat kako'ki(n), the dog
jumped through the fence,
cu'l puxitse'cSt kako'k, the dog
jumped over the fence,
te'xlk-kako'k ti'mkin, rose "flower
in the garden."
kakau' (A. R.), kau'kau (I), kaukau' (I,
1^19, D-SO, 107), water, rain; E. D.
kaukau [kakaou] (C), rain, brook;
E. D. ak, water (cf . ak, liquid) ; Ak.
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kako [cacaux], water, koko [co-
cau], sea.
aktsa'-u kaukau', clear water.
Anacoco prairie (name perhaps con-
tains kaukau).
ayi'l kaukau'kit he'yilakc, it is now
raining {or misting) and I am
tired of it ("aujourd'hui qa, bru-
masse, je n'aime pas cela" or "je
suis lasse de cela").
himi'c kau'kau, give me water!
hiwe'-uka kaukau'kit, hiwe'-u kau-
kau'kit, it rains hard.
Jack kaukau' o'k a'mkit. Jack kau-
kau' o'k a'm'ne, Jack comes here
for drinking water.
ka'n hemi'ci kau'kau, you should
give me water (kan="devrais").
kaukau' a'knak, kaukau' tsat, run-
ning water.
kau'kau aktsa'-u, aktsa'-uc kau'kau,
the water is cold, clear, trans-
parent ("I'eau est froide"), the
water is settled.
kaukau' a'mne, drinking water.
kaukau' S'mto, I am going to drink
water.
kau'kau en, e'nc kaukau', greasy
water.
kau'kau enct, kaukau' enc, the water
is greasy.
kau'kau ha", there is no water.
kaukau' hatpa'u. the water eddies.
kaukau' hi, kau'kau he', salt water,
"bitter water."
kaukau' hika'-u, I am thirsty.
kaukau' hika'-u ha', I am not thirsty.
kaukau' hikl'kcne, gutter, ditch,
("conduit d'eau"), to irrigate.
kau'kau hima', eau de cologne,
"fragrant water."
kaukau' hu'i, under the water (I).
kau'kau iki'k, iki'k kau'kau, dripping
water, leaking water.
kau'kau iki'kit, water is dripping.
kaukau' iki'kna, eaves, "for the
water drippings."
kau'kau ka'c, the water is high and
deep, high water, high tide.
kaukau' ka'c ici'xkinto, I cross the
high water.
kaukau'ke, it is raining (probably
should be kaukau' ket).
kaukau'kin, in the water, into the
water (D-147).
kaukau'kit, it rains,
kaukau' kombnst [caiacau combnst],
the rain is heavy (E. D.).
kaukau' ko'mi, the rain is heavy,
kaukau' ku'ts, red water, red wine,
claret,
kaukau' ku'ts a'mka-u, wine drunk,
kau'kau makau', the water falls (over
a dam, etc.).
kau'kau mel, the water is black,
kau'kau me'lct, kaukau' me'lc, the
water is blackened,
kau'kau nal, the water is shallow
("basse").
kaukau' na'l ici'ho, I cross the low
water,
kaukau' na pi'xka, are you thirsty?
kau'kau na'-uthe (or na'-u'ne), rain-
water tub, "to keep water in."
kau'kau nep, the water is low.
kau'kau nke'a, you have water (to
drink)
.
kaukau' o'npats, kau'kau onpa'ts,
"sour water," vinegar, root beer,
kaukau' o'ts, on the water (I).
kau'kau otse', water snake (I).
kau'kau o'tsep, the water is high and
deep,
kaukau' tsad, the water runs,
kau'kau tsa'ktsit, the water is falling,
the water is getting low, or dried
up ("I'eau baisse").
kau'kau tsa'xkit, kau'kau tsa'kit
(ibid.),
kaukau' ta'-u ini'xkit, the water
comes in.
kaukau' ta-ulo'kit, the water boils
standing,
kaukau' tehu'p, a well,
kau'kau tlo'kc, the water is muddy
("brouillee"), muddy water,
kaukau' tlo'kc u'c, the water is too
dirty,
kaukau' u'c tsa't, the water is
running,
kaukau' u'c tlo'kc, the water is
muddy ("brouillee").
kokan, a kokan, the ocean (A. R.).
na tik tat kaukau'kin, you go and
stand in the water! or you are
standing in the water.
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nal kaukau', shallow water.
nep kaukau', low water.
ne'e kaukau' otse' po'lc-wa'nkit,
wood floats in the water (I).
pern kaukau' hu'i ko'hitsat, a gun
sinks in the water (I).
ciko'm kaukau' cokmi'co, I give the
cattle to drink,
cict kaukau' ha'n, the pitcher is
empty of water,
cict kaukau' pu'k, the pitcher is full
of water,
•cu'l kau'kau a'mgt, a dog lapped
water,
ta'-u-iki'kit kau'kau, water dripping,
the water is standing and dripping,
tempst kaukauheu [tempst caucau-
heu], the spring is rainy (E. D.).
ti'k kaukau'kin po'lc-wa'nkit, an
arrow floats in the water (I)
.
ti-u kaukau' kit, it rains hard,
ti'uxts kaukau' kit, it drizzles, it
rains gently,
tu' kaukau' hu'i ko'hits, the boat
sinks to the bottom,
wai' kaukau' hu'i ko'hitsat, a stone
sinks in the water (I)
.
wi a"' kaukau'kin, my house is in
the water.
wi kau'kau ha"' (D), wi kau'kau
iha'c, I got no water.
wic kaukau' e'nc, I grease the water,
wic kaukau' me'lc, I blacken the water,
wic kaukau' me'lckinto, I will
blacken the water,
yuki't kaukau'ki" tso'-ons6l {or tso'-
onts61), we stand in the water.
ka'khau (A. R.), ka'kau, kakau'
(I>-31), kaukau' (1^13), koka'-u,
sun; E. D. nagg; Ak. ic [iche].
ka'kau hidso'm, star, "little sun"
(I); E. D. ic [ish].
kakau' hidso'm he'-u cak'hu'o, I see
many stars,
kakau' ilu', the sun is hot.
kakau' itsi'(k) iwat, the sun rises,
kakau' itsi'xne o'l, the sun is on the
point of culminating, the sun will
soon culminate.
kakau' itsi'xt, it is noon, it is midday
("ilestmidi").
kakau' ita'ns utska'-ucat, kakau'
ita'ns utskau'c6t, the sun is clouded
over, clouds cover the sun.
kakau' iwe'-ucne, a clock, "to mock
the sun" (this may not be the
exact word used but it is very
near it),
kakau' iwe'vc, watch (L-13).
kakau' iwe'vc pa'c, cover of watch,
kakau' iya'-uts, sunrise,
kakau' iye'tskat, the sun rose,
kakau' iye'tskit, the sun rises,
kakau' ko'hets, sunset, "the sun is
going down."
kakau' ko'tskitn, kakau' ko'hitskin,
after sundown,
kokau' yi'l, the sun shines.
kaki (cf. ka and kahiya).
hina'ka ilu' wocpe' la't atka'ki, about
thirty years ago (D-96).
(h)i-u'xts atka'ki, ever since I knew
her (D-74).
ilu' himato'l (h)atkaki, four years ago
(used of years, days, and hours),
ilu' wocpe' ha'l imato'l (h)atka'ki,
fourteen years ago (D-87).
ive'vc himato'l (h)atkaki, four years
ago.
ka'-u atka'ki, since his death
(I>-123).
kal, cane mats ("tapis de canne") (?).
kalla [calla], new (E. D.) (cf. II).
Kalna'-u, name of an Atakapa man;
(na'-u, bristle, hair).
katn [cam], fire (the Hiyekiti or East-
ern Atakapa (and perhaps Ope-
lousa) equivalent for kidso'nc).
kam hamic [cam hamish], give me
fire! (E. D.).
kam, to scratch.
hatka'mcat, I scratched myself,
ci'won ha ka'mc6t, the cat scratched
him.
ci'won hika'mcSt, the cat scratched
me.
ci'won icka'mc6t {also iccak'ka'm-
cSt(?)), the cat scratched us.
ci'won nakka'mcS,t {also nakcak'-
ka'mcat), the cat scratched us.
ci'won 'nka'mcgt, the cat scratched
you (sine.).
ci'won cak'ka'mcSt, the cat scratched
them,
wi'c ka'mco, I scrape (with knife,
etc.).
yuki't to okatka'mckitnto, we scratch
each other.
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kam, to stand out, to protrude.
ha'l kamka'm, "standing out from
back," dorsal fin(s) (I).
i'tsk kamka'm, breast fin(s), "stand-
ing out from breast" (I).
ko'm kamka'm, "standing out from
belly," central fin(s) (I).
ne'c-teka'mc kamka'mc, the limbs
stand out from (the tree).
ne'c-wi'l ka'mkamc, the roots stand
out from (the tree).
no'k ha'l, te'-u kamka'm, tail fin(s)
(I),
no'k kam, noka'm, shark, "fin
stands out"; no'k kamka'm, fins.
kams [cams], Akokisa word for the
genital organs (cf. toto'c).
jakoms [jacoms], the Akokisa word
for the testicles, probably com-
pounded of ca, "person," which
designates most often a masculine
person, and kams, "genital or-
gans."
kamtsi'c, a fly said to eat mosquitoes,
probably the dragon fly.
kan, to sound, to roar.
ka'nkit, it is sounding or it roars,
pe'l kankit lo'hlonc, pel lo'iiloiic
ka'nkit, it thunders at a distance,
co'k ka'nkit, something is roaring.
kafl, should, ought ("devrais") (?).
ka'n hemi'ci kau'kau, you should
give me water.
kail [kang], wind, air (E. D.).
kan tsamps [kang tsamps], the air
is cold or chilly, the wind is cold
(E. D.).
ka'ncinkc (I), kan ci'nkc, or ga'fl
ci'nkc, live oak.
ka'ncinkc nee, live oak tree,
ka'ntsa'-u, hoe.
kap,
kapkapst, thunder (E. D.).
kapkapst maghasu (E. D.), "the
thunder is loud or strong."
kapi', coffee.
kapi' ha'n, there is no coffee.
kapi' itsa'-i, to parch coffee ("gril-
ler du caf^").
kapi' itsa'-ine, parching pan for
coffee,
kapi' ka'n, to make coflfee.
kapi' li'li, to grind coffee.
66784—32 5
kapi' lilina, coflfee mill ("moulin de
caf6").
kapi' ots, coflfee grains,
kapi' ya'mc(o), to pick up coflfee
grains.
kapo', cup.
kapo' a'mcnen, a cup for drinking,
kac, high water, deep.
Jean Ka'ca, (perhaps contains this
stem), the name of an Atakapa
who formerly lived near Westlake
sawmill,
kaukau' k3,'c, the water is high and
deep, high water or high tide,
kaukau' ka'c ici'xkinto, I am going to
cross at high water,
kaukau' ka'cik, high water (D-107).
kaukau' ka'ckin, in the rising water
(A.R), in a swelling of the sea
(D-30).
tu'l ka'c, a deep lake,
tu'l ka'ckit, tu'l kacet (I), it is flood
tide,
tu'l ta'yut (or ta'-i o't) iye' ka'c, the
lake is deeper than the river,
kats,
ka'tskats, polished, smooth, sleek,
na'-u katska'ts, slippers,
ne'e katska'tsicne, plane ("rabot").
ne'e ke'-ukatskatsicnto, I plane oflf
while sitting.
kats,
al kats, scab (on a sore)
.
ka'tse (D.), katsal (A. R.), ugly; pi.
katska'tse.
ki'ka ka'tse! how ugly he is!
("comme il est vilain!").
kat (I, D-144), mouth, and jaw; E. D.
katt, kat; Ak. kat [cat] (cf. aii).
a°'kat, a'nkat, door, "house mouth."
a°kat mok, window, "short door"
(I)
;
pi. a'nkat mokmok.
a'nkat mo'k pa°'hico, I close the
window,
a'nkat mo'k cakpa'xnico, I close the
windows,
a'nkat mo'k utsu'tska, pointed win-
dows,
a'nkat mo'kin na'yu (or ne'-u), I put
them in the window,
a'nka't pa'-ic, an open door (D-123).
a"'katpa°s, window, "house mouth
that shuts."
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ka't hatsa'kco, I gargle, "I wash the
mouth."
kat'ho'pc, kat'ho'pc (L-8), pond
lily, "hollow mouth."
ka't kec o, rope of horsehair used in
bridles ("cabresse").
ka't na'-u, katna'-u (L-24), beard,
moustache, "mouth wool."
kat na'-u hatla'cna (I), katnau'
hatla'cne, razor, "beard shaver."
kato', lip, "mouth edge"; E. D.
kathoo.
kato' ko'tsk, a person with a harelip
"cut lip "(I),
ka'tpic, crooked mouth ("qui a la
bouche tourn6e en travers").
kat-tu'ts, a kiss, "a mouth suck."
ka't u'ts, bill of bird (L).
ko'dsnSn kat kec, kat ke'c, bridle,
"iron put in mouth."
pern katsi'k, pem ka't tsik, a double-
barreled gun, "a gun with two
mouths."
tsi't katke'mic, give me a chew of
tobacco! ("donne un chew to-
bacco!"),
wi kato' ne, my lower lip, my under
lip.
wi kato' o'dsi, my upper lip.
wic ka't-to'ts(o), I kiss, "I mouth
suck."
ka'tkoc, eagle; E. D. katkoc [catcosh]
(P), katkuc [catcuc] (C) (cf. ktlts,
to cut off—G).
Ka'tkac-yo'k ta'-i, Calcasieu River
(I).
Ka'tkociok, name of a chief from
whom Calcasieu River received
its name, sig. "Crying-eagle."
Lo Lacasine was his grandfather
or great grandfather. (See yok.)
ka'tkoc ko'-ikit, the eagle is scream-
ing (I).
katpa'k, trout; (pi.) katpa' (D-50)
(kat, mouth (?)).
katt, mountain (E. D.).
ka-u, to die, when dead (L-25, 32;
D-54, 131, 138), death (D-123),
the dead (r)-126); E. D. kaau
[kaaou], hau, death (?).
hika'u-, I die.
ikunyu'ds ka'-u, corpse of a boy (I),
icak ka'-u, a dead man; pi. icak
capi'xk, icak capi'xt (I), icak
capix, "the dead" ("les morts"),
an archaic term for the white
people,
i'cak ku'ltan ka'-u, a man a long
time dead,
itiyi'lc pe'tst kahiya', itiyi'lc pe'tst
kawia, last month,
ka'-u ha'xc ta'n, before he died
(D-106).
ka'-u-ha'n6t, she came near dying,
kaukau' hika'-u, I am thirsty, "I
die of thirst," "I am near dying."
kaukau' hika'-u ha, I am not
thirsty,
ka'-ukin, after he died (D-lOO),
after death (D-118, 120).
ka'-u ne'e caxkita'-une, scaffold for
the dead (I),
ka'wat, she died, he died (D-87, 88,
91, 96, 105).
ka'wSt, he is dead, he died ("il est
mort") (D-54).
ki'c ikunyu'ds ka'-u, the corpse of a
girl (I),
kic ka'-u, a dead woman (I),
kitsak ka'-u, inebriated, "whisky
dead" (D-79).
kucme'l 'n cako o'kgt, there are a
negro and a white man coming
(given by Teet Verdine),
'nka'-utikit, you are going to die
("tu vas mourir").
nlln-u'cip coko'-i {or co'xko-i) kitsa'k
a'm-ka'wSt, the village judge was
dead drunk,
olhika'-u, I am hungry, "I die of
hunger."
olhika'-u ha', I am- not hungry,
caka'u, dead and brought to life
again ("mort et ressuscite ")
.
caka'-u ko'-i u'yts, those who know
how to speak the language of the
dead, or the language of the
whites,
coxko'-i wa'ci ka'w6t, the old chief
died,
wi hika'w6t, I am drunk; also I was
dead,
wi ka'-u, I am dead,
wi no'mc kSwe't, my child is dead,
ka-u, to cover, to put into,
en ka'-une ci'jft, grease jar.
ha'tkanSn ka'-uc, (h) atkane' ka'-ucne,
piUowcase.
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hatutska'-ucne, veil over the face at
birth, caul,
it'ha'ns utskau'ckit, a cloud is going
over (the sun),
it utska'-uc, face covering (D-120).
it utska'-uculat, they covered his
face (D-120).
kakau' ita'ns utska'-ucat, kakau'
ita'ns utskau'cgt, the sun is clouded
over, a cloud is going over the sun.
ka'-unen, ka'-unSn, ka'-une, sack,
bag, sheath, case,
kelakwa'ts ka'-uc, stopper of bottle,
cork of bottle,
kelakwa'ts ka'-uc maka'w6t, the
cork has fallen down,
ne-cic ka'-une, salt-cellar, "to put
salt in."
okotka'-uc, shirt,
okotka'-uc (i)nte' tsiixl (or tsul),
shirt collar,
okotka'-uc ma'n ko'm-tat, an over-
coat hung up, an overcoat hanging
up (lit. standing erect),
te'yux kolilawina (or kololaka'-unS,),
match box.
tik-cakxa'-une, quiver (D-131).
oko'tka-uc man no'k, coat sleeve,
wi' okotka'-uc ma'fi ko'mna-u, I
hang up an overcoat; pi. of obj.
cak'komna'-u.
ka-u, to fly.
he'-u cakcu'c ka'-u ti'utit, many
birds fly.
itsktfitat ka'-utskit, the meadow-lark
is flying (I),
it'ha'ns ka'-u ko'mi, the cloud is
heavy or "the flying cloud is
heavy."
it'ha'ns ka'-u la'k, the clouds go by
fast, the fast flying clouds,
ita'ns-ka'-uc, it'hans ka'-uc (I), hav-
ing flying clouds,
ka'-uts, to fly.
ka'-utskit, it is flying,
noka-une', wing (of bird), "arm for
flying."
cakcu'c ka'-u-tsa't, the bird flies,
"the bird goes flying."
cukco'c a"' o'tse ka'-uts, the bird
flies over the house.
ka-u, to awake.
hika'-untet yi'l tu'tan, I awoke in
the morning ("je me r^veillai le
matin").
ka-u, to prick.
tolho'pcik hiatka'-ucat, tolho'pc
ikika'wet, I ran a needle into my
skin.
tolo'pcik hatka'-uco, tolo'pc itkatka'-
wico, I pricked myself with a
needle,
wic hehatka'-u, I pricked myself.
ka-u(c), to comb.
hatka'-ucnS,, for combing (oneself or
others)
.
ka-ucna', ka'-ucne, (I) comb,
wihatka'uco, I comb myself (icat,
head, may be supplied),
wi no'mc ka'-uco, I combed my child,
wi ka'-ucne pa'l'u, I break a comb,
wi ka'-ucne pa'lpal'u, I break a
comb in different places,
ka'-uc, ka'vc, handle ("manche").
ka-uc,
hika'-uckin, on getting through
(speaking) (D-143).
ke, to sit (always with affixes, and anim.
and inanim.); pi. nul.
a'tnaxka ma'n ket 'nu'xts a, how
long can you stay? (D-44).
eiku'n ke'-uhatla'cnto, I am just
shaving myself seated (I)
.
eiku'n (or eku'n) ke-ucukia'kinto, I
begin eating sitting,
leak ke'-uwa'lcnto, I fan a man who
is sitting,
icak tanu'k ke-ula'cnto, I shave
another seated,
icak tu'ket, a man in a boat seated,
icka', we sit (according to Teet
Verdine)
.
John ha' kSn ket, John remains at
home,
ka'-anto, ka'nto, ket'nto, I am
seated,
ka'hune, a seat.
kece'c ke'-ucakwa'lcnto, I fan many
girls sitting,
ket, seated ("assis").
ket hia'uc hu'nS, I have no time to
see him as I sit.
ke'tne, to remain (D-110).
ke-u, when sitting,
ke'-uhatua'lcnto, I sit fanning my-
self,
ke'-uka'mckintu, I am seated pad-
dling,
ke'-uki'nkckinto, I will sit sawing
wood by hand.
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ke'-uko'-ikinto, I speak sitting.
ke-uko'tskinto, I cut into while sit-
ting.
ke'-upi'cinto, I twist, I contort as I
sit.
ke'-upickinto, I sit twisting it (?).
ke'-ucakia'mkinto, I sit telling lies, I
lie.
ke'-ucokcaktsa.'ncto, I sit stealing, I
steal.
ke-u (or ge-u) cukia'kinto, I am going
to eat sitting.
ke'-ucuxkinto na'kc ke-uciu'lkinto, I
smoke while writing.
ke-utsipa'xckinto, I glue something
while sitting ("coller").
ke'-uyi'nts, I wrap up as I sit (ke'-
uyu'lcxu'kinto, I am drawing a
design seated.
kic kunyu'ts ke'-uwa'lcnto, I fan a
girl sitting.
ko'-i hatwicka'x ket, ko'-i hat-
wicka'xc ket, a person that forgets
he sits down from his talking, i. e.,
a person who talks too much.
ne'e hidso'm ke'-ucaku'dskit, I whit-
tle on many sticks.
ne'e hidso'n ke'-uku'tskit (or ke'-u
ku' dskit), I whittle off from a stick.
ne'e ke'-ukatskatsicnto, I plane off
while sitting.
'nke'tne, you stay in (D-42).
nu'l ket, settled (D).
nA'n ke't'ntat, he lived in a vilage,
she (do.) (D-74, 94).
nu'nkin ke't'nto, I live in a village.
okotka'-uc ke'-upa'tsnto, I sit wash-
ing a shirt.
otse' hatcima'lket, a snake sitting
coiled up.
pa'k ne'p ket, footprint, track (man
or animal) ("piste")-
coki'c ke-uhe'tskit, coki'c he'tskit,
the plant grows ("la plante gran-
dit").
cokiu'lc ke-uhu'nto, I read a book
sitting, I sit looking at a book.
cukio'lc-hatke', pantaloons (D-65).
cukite'-u kahun^n ka'nto, I am sit-
ting down in a chair.
cukite'-u-ka'hune, chair.
cukite'-u kahune' ka'-anto, I sit in a
chair.
cukite'-u ka'-une ket'n, I sit down in
a chair (L) (?).
cukite'-uka'wine hatwilwi'lcnS,, rock-
ing chair,
te'xlk ket, bud opened out into a
flower (?), "bud sitting."
ti'uxts ket ia'-uc, I can not keep still,
I am restless.
wi ke'-u-hoka'kinto, I am weaving
sitting (I).
wi ke'-uokcoka'kinto, I sit weaving
many things.
wi ke'-ucaktsipa'xckinto, I glue
pi. objs. as I sit.
wi' ke'-ucokiulcnto (D), wi'c ke'-
ucokiu'lcnto, I am going to work
sitting.
wi ke'-ucukiu'lkinto, I am writing
seated,
wi ke'-ucukci'kinto, I am sitting
sewing (I),
wi ke'-ucukcokci'kinto, I sew many
things,
wi ke'-utsipaxckinto, I am gluing
as I sit (I).
wi nuk ke'to, I stay by myself,
wi nuk ketu'?ts61, we stay by our-
selves,
wi n<i"' u'ckin ke'ta, I stay in New
Orleans ("Big Town").
wi okotka'-uc ke'-upa'tsnto, I sit
washing a shirt (I).
wi'c ke hia'mkin Jack maka'w6t,
while I was drinking Jack fell
down,
wi cokiu'lc ke'-uhu'nto, I read a
book. "la book sit look at" (I),
wi coku'lc he'-u ke'-uhu'nto, I
read many books,
wi ti'uxts ke't'nto, or wi atela'nc
ke't'nto, I sit still, I am quiet,
wi yi'16n ake'ta, I am going to stay
to-morrow,
wic ke'-ucakiu'lckinto, I am writing
while seated (I).
wic ke'-ucukia'kinto, I am going
to eat (I).
wic ke'-utluxkco ya' cokiulco, I
smoke while sitting writing.
wic ca' ot ke'-ucakiu'lckinto, I
write for somebody,
ya' hatpe'-ket, I am sitting here pre-
pared (or ready).
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ya pe'ket, ya pel ket, that one sitting
far off.
ya' pel ket, ya' pe'ket, that one
(further off), that one far sitting,
ya'n ke'tntat, she lived there (D-72).
yots kanto, to squat,
yuki'ti nu'nkin ke't'ntat, she lived
in the Indian village (D-71).
ke, ke, to have, to possess, to own;
E. D. kaor ko(?), ke.
ha'ke, he has, he possesses,
ha ku'tsnSn ke', he has a knife,
hi'ke, hike', I have, I possess.
icak a'n he'-u ke, men having many
houses,
icak a'n ket {or ke), a man having a
house, or a man in the house,
icak hila'-i ke', icak hila'-ige, a
married man, "a man having a
wife."
icak hila'-i tsik ke'-6n hatse'-ec,
when a man had two wives it was
bad (1^17).
i'cak hila'-i tanu'k ke'at, a man had
only one wife (L-16).
icak hiwe'-u ke, a man having power,
i'cak coxke, a rich man, "a man
having things."
ica't to'l ke, having a good head
("bonne tete ayant").
kau'kau nke'a, you have water to
drink,
ke'at, he had (D-55, 80, 97, 99).
ke'ne, having (D-63).
ki'c no'mc ke'at i'ti ilu', this woman
had a child last year,
kic cukutke, women's dress, gown
(I).
ki'wilc ke, a tlave, "he has a master."
koyi'u hiwe'-u ke'at, he had a bad
cold.
kutsna'n hike' (or hike), I have a
knife (past, hike'at; fut. sing.,
hike'tikit).
ku'tsna(n) nke'a {or nake'a), you
(pi.) have a knife,
ha ku'tsna'n ke' {or ke), he has a
knife.
ku'tsnS.(n) icke' {or icke'), we have a
knife.
ku'tsna(n) ke'a {or ke'a), they have
a knife.
lakla'xc hatna' nke' a, how much
money have you?
na e'fike, you have a name,
na'ke, you have, you possess.
nee &n hike, I have soap,
cake'at {for cak'ke'at), they {or he)
had them (L-10, D-137).
cakio'l cukoke', cakio'l-cuk'hatke',
ca'kiol cuko'ke (I), pants, "male
dress."
Canai'ke {abbr. from Cuknai'ke), the
name of an Atakapa man and
signifying "having ducks."
co'k nke'a na komho'pcki, what have
you in your pocket?
cok'hec oktanu'k coka'-at, she had
the same disease (D-92).
cokiu'lc hike'-at ayi'l, I have received
a letter this day.
coxto'l he'-u wic ke', I have much
luck,
coxto'l icke'tne, we have luck (D-52).
cukutke', cukotke', cuka'tke, cux'-
hatke', coxk-hatkaxk, female
dress or robe, "something she has."
tu' hopke', the boat is leaking, "the
boat has a hole."
tu' cl'l ok'hia' ke, the schooner has a
sail,
wo'c ha'tke, wo'c atke', finger ring,
"having on one's finger."
wo'c ke, finger ring (D-127).
ya' ki'c tsi'kxo' ke'at {or cakke'at),
this woman had twins,
ya' cu'l ha'kit kin, that dog is theirs,
ya' cu'l ha'kit kinat, that dog was
theirs,
ya' cu'l ha'kit kifitikit, that dog will
be theirs,
ya' cu'l ha'kit cakifi, these dogs are
theirs,
ya' cu'l na' ki'ii, that dog is yours;
pi. of obj. yuki't cakin (L).
ya' cu'l wi' ki'n, that dog belongs to
me, that dog is mine,
ya' cu'l wi' caki'fi, these dogs belong
to me, these dogs are mine,
yuk'hi'ti mon coxki'ti cake'at, the
Indians had many chiefs.
wen khallap-hake [uen-khallap hac-
qu6], I would have a horse
("j'aurais") (E. D.).
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wen komb (uen comb) , I have a horse
(E. D.).
wen komb-hake' (uen comb hacqu^),
I had a horse (E. D.).
-ke, ki, in, to put in, at.
akipa'-ike icak, a southern man, "a
man in the south."
haco kotke' ho'p paiha'l, his pants
have holes in them behind ("les
pantalons sont fendus par der-
riere").
ha'tke, a ring, "what is put on" (I).
hiki'ke icak, a western man, "a man
in the west."
ho'lcike icak, a northern man, "a
man in the north."
hu'i hatke', petticoat,
icak aii ket {or ke) , man in the house,
or man having a house,
kat ke'c, bridle (I),
ka't kec o, a rope of horsehair made
into a bridle (" cabresse ")
.
kaukau'kin, in the water,
ki'c cukutke', ki'c cuka'tke, a wom-
an's dress.
ko'dsnSn ka ke'c, a bridle, "iron put
in mouth."
lo'xki, in the prairie,
neckin, in the woods,
cakiol-hu'i hatke', drawers,
cakiu'lc ke'co, I put a letter in, I post
a letter; pi. of obj. cakkeco.
cukutke', cuka'tke, cu'k hatke' (I),
dress, robe,
ta'-i he'tsike, from the Mississippi
River,
to'like icak, an eastern man, "a man
from the east."
wi kom-ho'pckin (h)atke'co, I put in
my pocket,
wo'c ke', wo'c ha'tke, finger ring, "on
finger," or "finger in" (I),
kelakua'ts, kelokwa'ts, kelakwa'ts,
bottle,
kglakuats ho'pc, the bottle is hollow,
kglakwa'ts ka'-uc, cork of a bottle,
kfilakwa'ts ka'-uc maka w6t, the cork
has fallen down,
kglokwa'ts tso't, many bottles stand.
kSlokwa'ts tat, a bottle standing,
kem, kam, to row, to paddle.
hakl't nake'mc ko, they would wish
to row ("ils voudraientramer").
hike'mc ko, I would wish to row ("je
voudrais ramer " )
.
ke'mc hi-a'-uc6n ika'-uts'n, if I had
not known how to row he would
have drowned,
ke'-u ki'mckintu, I am paddling {or
rowing) seated,
nke'mc ko, you would wish to row
("tu voudrais ramer.")
tu' ke'mcne (L), tu'-ke'mc (D-47).
rowboat.
yuki't ickemc ko, we would wish to
row ("nous voudrions ramer").
kec, hair ("cheveux"), Ak. equivalent
of tec (q. v.).
kets, to break (E. D.) (cf. kAts).
kets {or kots),
ic5k woe ke'tsti, a left-handed man.
ke'tsti, ka'tsti, left (hand)
.
no'k ko'tsti, left arm (I)
.
no'k cuk ko'tsti, left elbow (I)
.
wo'c ke'ts, the left hand,
kets, kets, lame.
leak tu'ts tanu'k ke'ts6m {or ke'tsep)
man lame in one leg.
icak tu'ts tsi'k ke'tsep, a man lame
in both legs.
ketsk (A. R.), ke'ts, kets (I), liver,
khilkau [khilcau], flying squirrel
(E. D.).
khicuc [khishoush], cedar (E. D.).
ki'ka, see!
ki'ka ka'tse, see how ugly he is!
("comme il est vilain!").
kilet {see hile't).
Kile't-kic (the name of Delilah's
mother) (D-62).
kima'ti, middle, in the middle, inside
("milieu"),
a'n kima'ti, inside the house, indoors,
an kima'tip, in the inside of their
ears (L-14).
iti kima't, midnight,
kima't, kimat, beans, peas, "what is
inside."
kima't ta'l, pod of bean or pea.
kima'tkin ko"'hiya'-u, I lift (a stick)
in the middle,
ne'e ta'l kima'ti, fiber bark, "inside
bark of tree."
wai' kima'ti(p), inside of the stone
(given erroneously as "outside.")
wol kima'ti, eyebaU.
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wo'c kima'ti, wo'c kima'tip, middle
finger,
wo'c kima'ti, palm of hand (?)
wo'c kima'ti hidso"', ring finger,
"little middle finger."
kimi'n, kimi'n, breath,
kimi'ne, windpipe (I).
wi kiml'no, wi kimi'iiu, I breathe
(I).
wic kimi'nkinto, I will breathe,
kin, to meet.
ta'-i hukina'm, the forks of a river
(including the whole length)
.
ta'-i hukinu'l, the rivers meet each
other, meeting place of rivers, fork
("fourche").
ti-u-akna'kit tu'l hukinu'l, it flows
into the lake,
wi kine'ko, wi kinu'lo, I meet some-
body (I met somebody?).
wi cakine'ko, wi cakinu'lo, I met
them.
kiii, kin, keii, ken (meaning of stem
unknown),
cukotki'nic, co'katke'nic, cokaki'nic,
blackberry,
cokake'nict, dewberry ("murier des
ronces").
cokake'nict ll'l, co'katke'ngic lil,
strawberry, "soft blackberry."
cukotki'nic S,'mne, or cukotki'nic
kits-ak, blackberry brandy,
kifl,
ke'-u-ki'nckinto, I am going to saw
wood sitting (by hand),
kinc, a saw, to saw.
ne'e ki'ncne, a small saw.
ne'e kinc ta'mc, lumber mill,
ne'e kinc tame, a lumber mill, "house
for sawing and splitting wood"
(D-135).
wi ki'ncu, I saw.
kina'l, astride.
kina'l ite'wo, I ride astride,
ki'ni, to whet, to sharpen.
kudsn^'n ki'ni, to whet a knife,
(ce) kudsni'n ki'nina°, a round whet-
stone (ce is unnecessary).
ki'fizi, to iron.
ki'nxico o'kotka-uc, I have ironed a
shirt,
okotko'mc (h)atki'nhico, I iron many
shirts.
kipa'xc, kipa'zci, across.
gipa'xci'ct pu'nso, I blow across.
(h)atkipaxci ite'wu, I ride with the
legs on one side (as women for-
merly did).
ki-ipaxctit yul, striped horizontally,
striped across.
kipa'xci ta'-i pa'mici'ko, I ford a
river on foot (kipa'jfci unnecessary
according to D).
ne'e ipa'xc (D-132), ne'cipajfc, sad-
dle, "wood across."
tsanu'kip hite'-u-ici'ko (or ite'w-
i'ciko) ta'-i kipa'xci (hite'wici'ko),
I ford a river on horseback.
tinsta'l kipa'xcip pu'nso, I blow
across the paper (said to be no
word meaning "through "(?)).
yu'l ki'-ipaxc o't, striped horizontally
("en travers").
kipa'dsu, gourd ("calebasse") (I, L).
kipa'dso coiico'nic, gourd rattle (I, L).
kic (L-18; D-71, 81, 120, 141, 142),
woman, female; pi. kec (Lr-23;
D-148) ; E. D. nikib [nickib], wo-
man, wife.
a' (or ha') ki'c, this woman; pi. a'
ke'c.
ke'c ko'pkop, old women.
ke'c cakcoke'c yo'xt wi ca'k'hinai, I
think that many women are sick
("je crois que plusieurs femmes
sont malades").
Kile't-kic (Delilah Moss's aunt)
(D-62).
kice'c ke'-ucakwa'lcnto, I sit fanning
many girls.
ki'cec no'mc, little girls.
kic ha'-an, no women (I).
kic he'-u, many women (I).
ki'c (i)kunyu'ts, ki'c ickali't (I), girl;
pi. ke'cec.
kic iku'nyuds a'npanc, a deaf girl (I).
ki'c ikunyu'ds ka'-u, the corpse of a
girl (I).
kic ikunyu'ds wa'ci, old maid (I).
kic ipa'haxc (I, L), kic hipa'haxc,
widow.
kic ipa'ke (I), kic hipa'ke, a married
woman; pi. ke'c hipa'ke.
kic i'ckalit (L. D), ki'ckalit, little
girl; pi. ki'cec no'uic and kec kali't
(D).
kic ko'p, old woman (L)
.
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kic ku'i ha'xc, a mute woman (I).
ki'c kunyu'ts, girl, young lady; pi.
ke'cec.
kic kunyuts ke'-uwa'lcnto, I fan a girl.
kic ku'nyuds mi'lc, a blind girl (I)
.
kic lat, three women (I).
kic mi'lc, a blind woman (I).
Kic-mok, Kicmo'k, "Short-woman,"
the Indian name of Ponponne,
Louison's mother (D-70).
ki'c mo'kat hipa' we hio'l we, a
woman who has come with her
husband and boy ("une femme
qui est arrivee avec son mari et
gargon'').
kic mon, all women (I)
.
ki'c na'-u, a woman's moccasins (I).
kic no'mc he'-uc, a woman, who has
many children.
ki'c no'mc ke'-at i'ti ilu', this woman
had a child last j'^ear.
ki'c 'nto'lfin na'xkan ti'c6n, if you
are a smart woman you will not go
{or you would not go).
ki'c coxko'ts, a tailoress.
kic cukutke, woman's dress, gown (I).
kic tsen, a proud woman; pi. ki'c
tse'ntsefi.
kic tsik, two women (T).
kic ta"', another woman (I).
kic ta'nuk, one woman (I)
.
kic te'm yuk'hi'ti ko'-into, she spoke
Atakapa A'esterday.
ki'c to'l, a good woman.
Ki'c-tot, the Indian name of a daugh-
ter of Louison Huntington.
kic yi'15n yuk'hi'ti ko'-into, she will
speak Atakapa to-morrow.
ki'c yo'n, a witch (form uncertain).
ki'c yuk'hi'ti ko'-i, she speaks Ata-
ki'c yu'ts, the will-o'-the-wisp, "eld-
est woman," also the name of
Gatschet's informant Louison
Huntington (Note: the will-o'-the-
wisp was supposed to call people
to it, as believed by Europeans).
Ki'ckitsa-u, "Dregs-woman," name
of a daughter of Louison Hunt-
ington.
ki'wilc kic, a French woman.
ku'c mel kic, a negress.
no'hamc kic, a hen (I).
cuka'm kic, a female cook.
tsanu'k kic makau'kit, the mare is
foaling (expression for all quadru-
peds) .
(t)Bi'dsi kic, female infant (I).
ta'-i ko'p ki'c, "White-river Wom-
an," the name of Delilah's sister.
ya' icak j^a ki'c kanyu'c yilwai'tikit,
that man is going to marry that
young woman.
ya' kic, that woman; pi. j^a' ke'c;
dual ya' ke'c tslk.
ya ki'c kanyu'c ya' icak ut {or o't)
yilke, that young woman marries
that man.
ya' ki'c cokci'u tane'-uca'k iya'-i,
this woman is the stingiest of all.
j'a' ki'c tsl'kxo' ke'at {or cakke'at),
this woman had twins.
yuk'hi'ti kic, an Indian woman.
ha niki'il (C), ha nickib (P), his wife
(E. D.).
wi nikiil [ouee nikiil] (C), ue nickib
(P), my wife (E. D.).
kica'n,
wo'l kica'n, eyelid, eyelash.
w5 1 kica n ne, lower eyelid (I).
wo 1 kica fi o dsi, upper eyelid (I).
kicet (1^22),
wi hickice't, wi ickice't, my sister
(said by a man),
wic ila'ii wi ickice't o't, I am mourn-
ing for a sister.
kicil,
hickici'l, ickici'l (D-83, 91, 97), her
daughter,
wi hickici'l, wi ickici'l, wi i'ckicil (I),.
wi ickici'l (I), my daughter.
kitsa'k (D-145), whisky (probably
from kitsonc, "fire," and ak,,
"liquid"),
a' kitsak he u'c, this whisky is too
strong.
a' kitsakc he', this whisky is strong
icak kitsak a'm hite'-u, a whisky or
brandy drinker,
kitsa'k a'mne to'l ha', the drinking
of whisky is not good,
kitsa'k atse-e'c a'mne, the drinking
of whisk}' is bad (a bad thing),
kitsak he', lager beer, "bitter
whisky."
kitsak ka'-u, inebriated, "whisky
dead" (D-79).
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kitsak paihe-uc a'm6t, I made myself
drunk, "I drank too much
whisky."
niin-u'cip coko'-i (or co'xko-i) kits-
a'k a'm-kaw6t, the village judge
was drunk,
cukotki'nic a'mne {or kitsak), black-
berry brandy,
wi himaka'w6t kitsak i'mwanyg (or
a'mwan ya'), I fell because I was
drunk
kitsa'-u, dregs, settlings.
Kic-kitsa'-u, "Dregs-woman"; name
of a daughter of Louison Hunting-
ton; Creole name Clara,
kitso'nc, kidso'nc, ki'dconc, ki'djonc
(A. R.),kidso'nkc, fire; E. D. kam
[cam] (q. v.)
kidso'nkc ipa'l, kidconc hipa'l (I),
fireplace, hearth ("foyer"), "near
the fire."
kidso'nkckin, in the fire (D-49).
kidso'mc, gidsomc, coals, gunpowder.
kidso"'hi'cne, poker (I),
ki'dsonc he'ts lau'kit, the fire is
blazing,
ki'dsonc hi'tutan he'dskit, ki'dsonc
i'tan he'dskit, the fire is increasing,
ki'dsonc mu'ksSt, ki'dsonc mu'kts6t,
the fire is out.
ki'dsonc po'kit, ki'dsonc po', the fire
smokes,
kidso'nc wi ukutka'-uc ma'nkin
teho'p la'wat, the fire burnt a
hole through my coat,
kidco'nkckin hitu'tna (Jor hitu'ltni),
something for me to put into the
fire, firewood,
ki'dconc elu', the fire is hot.
kidco'nc npu'nsfn la'-u ka', blowing
the fire starts it burning,
po' kidso'nc, smoke of a fire.
-kit, plural with pronouns,
ha' kit nuk, thempelves.
na'kit nuk, yourselves,
yu'kit nuk, ourseH-es.
kitu'c, gitu'c, to spit, spittle.
wik kitu'cu (A. R.), wi gitu'cu, wi
kitu'cu, I spit,
wi gitu'c, my spittle.
ki'wilc (Lr-3), kiwilc (L-34), kiwi'lc
(D-92), French, Creole, White;
also, master, boss (one used of the
master of a slave).
giwi'lc yil u-ev he'ts, giwi'lc yil
hi-*ve'-u hets. New Year's Day,
"great day of the French."
ha kiwi'lc, he is master.
ilu' tsik wiic ki'wilc ipco'kg°ha°, I
will be a doctor in two years.
icak he'-u ki'wilc ipco'xku'l, men who
will be doctors.
icak tanu' kip ki'wilc ipco'kat, a man
who once was a doctor.
ki'wilc i'pcok, a French doctor, a
white physician.
ki'wilc ipco'kinto, I am doctoring.
ki'wilc ke, a slave, "he has a master"
(I).
ki'wilc ki'c, a French woman.
ki'wilc ko'-i, the French language,
the Creole language.
kiwi'lc nA'nki ica'kfit, I (or he) was
born in a village of whites.
ki'wilc o'l, apple, "French persim-
mon."
ki'wilc ca'kiol, a Frenchman, a
Creole.
kiwi'lc yuki'ti cako°'cul, the whites
do not like savages.
ya'c kiwi'lc, they are Frenchmen.
ya'c kiwi'lc ha', they are not French-
men.
ya'c kiwi'lc ula' (or ulha'), are they
not Frenchmen?
ko, infant basket carried on back.
ko'mok (I), ko'-mo'k, basket, "short
ko" (D-77).
ko'-mok man, long basket.
ko'mok ya'-u cakina'-ucne, ko' mok
ya'-u cak'ha'ne, ko'mok i-a'u ca-
kina'ucne (I), ko'mok i-a'u cak'-
ha'ne (I), fish basket, "basket to
put fish into."
wi' coxko'-ikit, wi coxko'-i, I make
baskets.
wi' ko'mok ka'-u, I make a basket.
wi' ko'mok caka'-u, I make baskets.
co?ko'-i, basket, also to make baskets.
ko, to wish, to want, to desire.
a'l nko'xca, do you want meat?
ha tal ko'at, he wanted his skin.
haki't nake'mc ko, they would wish
to row ("ils voudraient ramer").
hike'mc ko, I would wish to row
("je voudrais ramer").
hiko'xca, I don't want it,
hiku nko'xca, do you want soup?
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hiku'tik ikako', I wish to go to make
soup ("je voudrais aller faire du
bouillon").
hiku' (ti-u) ickako', we want to make
soup,
hin cokia'x koxc haxc, don't you
want to eat?
hin cokia'x ko' xca, do you want to
eat?
hickokia'x koxca', I don't want to
eat.
hicokia'xc koxc, I want to eat.
i'cak iko ko"'ulet, ha'kit icak ko"'-
ulet, they had a man arrested (or
seized) (iko -=wanted him; also
sig. coming down).
icko' or icko'xc, we desire, we want,
la'ns al nko'xca, do you want deer
meat?
nima' ko'xc a'-uculat, they could not
kUl him, they wanted to kill him
but could not.
nima'n ko'^ca'hulet (?), they did not
wish to kill him.
nkemc ko, thou wouldst wish to row
("tu voudrais ramer").
tane'-u cakina'-uc ko'xca'hulat, they
would not admit others (D-117).
tik'hu' ko'hat, she wanted to go to
see (D-105).
ti'c ko'hat, she wanted to go (D-110).
wa'n cakpa'mkox, going at them
desiring to beat them (D-79).
wi it'a' ku, I want to get out; pi. of
subj. nta'-u.
wi nu'n o't {or u't) pa'i hiti'c(t) ko,
I want to return home ("to my
village"),
yuki't ickemc ko, we would wish to
row ("nous voudrions ramer").
yuki't iccukia'-iko, we want some-
thing to eat.
yuki't cukia' icko', we want to eat.
kohits, to sink (cf. tanko'hi).
kakau' ko'hets, kakau' ko'hits (I),
sunset, "the sun is going down."
kakau' ko'hudsit, the sun sets.
kakau' ko'tskitn {or ko'hitskin), after
sundown,
pem kaukau' hu'i ko'hitsat, a gun
sinks in the water (I).
tu kaukau' hu'i ko'hits, the boat
sinks under the water.
wai' kaukau' hu'i kohitsS-t, a stone
sinks in the water (I).
ko-i, ku-i, throat, oesophagus, word,
speech, language; E. D. koii, to
speak (see below); Ak. ko6 [co6],
neck.
ha' ko'-ita' o'kat, he comes for talking.
hica'k ko'-ika, one who has con-
sumption; also mumps.
icak ku'ihaxc, a mute man.
ka'tkoc ko'-ikit, the eagle is scream-
ing(I).
^kic ku'i ha'xc, a mute woman (I).
kic te'm yuk'hi'ti ko'-iat, she spoke
Atakapa yesterday.
kic yi'16n yuk'hi'ti ko'-into, she will
speak Atakapa to-morrow.
kic yuk'hi'ti ko'-i, she speaks Atak-
apa.
ke'-uko'-ikinto, I speak sitting.
ki'wilc ko'-i, the French language.
ko'-i hatseme'c wa'n-cakwa'ntskit,
he slanders.
ko'-i hatwicka'x ket, ko'-i hatwicka'xc
ket, an individual talking too
much, one who forgets that he sits
down from talking.
ko'-i hite'-u, a big talker.
ko'-i hiwe'-u a°' la'w6t, the church
burnt down, "the powerful-talk-
ing-house burnt down."
ko'-i hiwe'-u ko-ine', prayer beads
(I).
ko'-i ma'k, Adam's apple, "lump in
throat"; E. D. ko-i-wak [co-iuac]
(P), coyouac (C), given as "neck."
ko'-i yule, written word, speech, dis-
course.
ko'-ikin (h)atmolmo'lhico, I am
gargUng (ko'-ikin, in the throat)
.
koyi'u (D-55), kuyi'u (I), a bad
cold.
koyi'u cakio'nc, koyi'u cakio'nc (I),
whooping cough ("coqueluche").
nep ke-uko'-ikinto, I speak low while
sitting.
noha'mc ko'-ikit, the rooster crows
(I).
o'dse ko'-ikinto, I speak loud while
sitting.
caka'-u ko'-i u'xts, those who know
how to speak the language of the
dead ("ceux qui savent parler la
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langue des morts"), or of white
people,
ta-uko'-ikit, or ta'-ucokcokwa'nkit,
he preaches ("il preche"), "he
speaks standing"; pi. ta-ucok'ko'-
ikit.
te' nako'-i, you have to speak! get
up to speak!
ti'u-ko'-ikinto, I speak while lying
(in bed, etc.).
tots-koi-he'-u, a mocking bird, "a
bird that talks a lot"; E. D. takis-
koi-heu.
wi hi'koiho'pckit, I cough,
yuk'hi'ti ko'-i, the Atakapa language
or talk.
coko'-i (L-10), coxko'-i (D-10, 54),
chief, judge (from cok + ko-i)
(see iti).
ha {or ha-ic or hac (L)) co'ko-i, he is
chief,
ha' coko'-ins, while he is chief,
ha' coku'yet, he was (or has been)
chief,
ha'kit co'koi, or ca'kcokoi (L), they
are chiefs,
ha'kit coko'-i-yul6h6, while they are
chiefs,
ha'kit coko'ygt, they were {or have
been) chiefs,
hicoxko'-ikinto, I am chief, "I am
the speaker" (D).
icak ha' icoxko'-inhS, a man who will
be chief (D).
icak he'u coko'-iyul6hg, men who will
be chiefs,
icak coko'-ins, a man who will be chief,
icak coko'yet {or -yat (L)) tanu'kip,
a man who has once been chief.
John co'xko-i pa'm nema'-at, John
beat the chief and then killed him
(D).
Lo' coko'-iyit, Lo was chief (Lr-11).
Lo coko'-iyit ha'l, Lo was the last of
the chiefs, or Lo the last of the
chiefs (L-11).
Lo' yuki'ti ha'l coxko'yit, Lo was the
last Indian chief (D-28).
na {or na-ic or nac) 6'nco'koi, thou
art a chief,
na gncoko'yet, thou wast {or hast
been) chief,
na ncoko'-ins, while you are chief.
na'kit nakcoko'-in, while you (pi.)
are chiefs,
na'kit (or na'kit-ic) co'koi, you two
are chiefs,
na'kit coko'ygt, you were {or have
been) chiefs.
nAn-u'cip coko'-i {or co'.xko-i) kitsa'k
5,'mkaw6t, the village judge was
drunk,
co'ko-i a°', courthouse,
co'xko-i hat'ti'dsulat, they went to
law with him.
coxko'yat, he was the chief (D-93).
coxko'yulat, they are all chiefs,
wi hicoko'-ins {or -inco) ilu' nit, five
years while I am chief,
wi hicoxko'ito ilu' ni't, I shall be
chief for five years,
wi (h)icoko'yet, I was {or have been)
chief,
wi coko'-in, be my chief! ("sois mon
chef!"),
wi coxko'-ine, he is to be my chief,
wi i'ti wa'nkinto, I am chief, I
govern, "I go before."
wic hico'koi, wi hico'koi, I am chief,
yu'kit icoko'-in, while we are chiefs,
yuki't tsi'k co'ko-i, we two are chiefs,
yu'hi'ti coxko'-in, being chief of the
Indians (D-132).
yuki'ti coko'ygt, we were chiefs,
yukitic ca'kcokoi, j'uki'ti coko'-i, we
are chiefs.
kok, k\ik, to bend, crooked; E. D.
kokg or kocg, to bend (cf. koc,
pon, tixt).
icak tu'ts kako'k, a bow-legged man
(I),
koko'kic, koko'kict, a hook, a fish-
hook,
koko'kic-o, kokokxic(t)-o, a fishline,
"fishhook string."
koko'kic-o-ik, by means of a fishline
(D-50).
ne'e ko'k, a crooked stick, bent wood,
tu'ts hatko'kico, I bend the leg.
wi ko'kic, or wi' ko'ko, I bend.
ko(l),
kuiyatko'l, kuyak'ho' (D-67), kuiat-
kot (L), sausage, "entrails filled
up."
kuiyatko'l lat ha'l cuki'ii, three
sausages and a half (D)
.
kuiyatko'l cuki'n, half a sausage (D).
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cokhatko'lo, I stuff (L).
wi tsa'nc ko'lc, I shove into (D).
kol, to rub.
kola'wi, kolila'wi, kolila'wini, a match,
te'yux kolilawina, te'yu? kolilaka'-
unS., match box.
we nu'k hatkolko'kco (or atkolko'lco),
I rub myself.
wi wo'c hatkolk6'lc(o), I rub my hands,
wo'c hatkolkd'kco, wo'c atkolko'l-
c(o), I rub the hands.
kol (cf. wal),
yu'l kolko'l, an undulating or wavy
line.
kora (I), ko'rakora, belly; E. D. tat.
ko'm hec, kumhe'c, ku'mhe, colic,
diarrhea, "sick belly."
ko'm kamka'm, belly fin(s).
kumhe'c ha'tse-ec, colic is a bad
thing.
wi ko'mep ti'hio, I lie on the belly.
kom, to hang ("komc seems a verbal
of active signification"),
a'n hatko'mc, earring (D-128).
ha' u'tskin hatko'mc, he has a ring in
his nose, he has a nose ring,
hati't tiko'mc, apron, "hanging in
front" (?) (I).
hatko'mco, I hang myself up.
icak he'-u cak'ko'mc, many men hung
up.
leak kul ko'mc, a man hung up (kul,
already, now),
ica'k ko'mulet, they hung a man.
komho'pc, ko'm ho'pc, pocket,
"hanging hollow" (?).
ko'mcka'-u, I make somebody hang
up; pi. of obj. ca'kko'mcka'-u.
ko°ko'mico, I take and relax a cord
(or rope)
.
okotka'-uc ma'n ko'm-tat, an over-
coat hung up, an overcoat hanging
up (lit. " standing erect ")
.
cixt {or cit) ko'mhic wi co'nico, I ring
the bell,
ci'xtko'mhic (I), citko'mhic (co'n-
icat), the bell (has rung), "pot
hanging."
cicakna'-uca ko'mc ha'xc, I don't let
(them) hang up.
citko'mhic co'nictat, the bell rang (I),
citko'mhic wi co'nico, I rang the
bell (I),
co'k nke'a na komho'pcki, what have
you in your pocket?
tu'ts ko'm-al, calf of leg, " flesh hang-
ing on leg" (?).
utskin ha'tkomc, nose ring (I).
wi koiii-ho'pckia (h)atke'co, I put in
my pocket,
wi o' ko°ko'mico, I relax a rope, I
relax a cord (I).
wi okotka'-uc ma'n ko'mna-u, I hang
up an overcoat; pi. of obj. cak-
komna'-u.
wic cixko'mic co'nico, I ring a bell,
kdm,
ca'kiko'm, I am going to fish,
cakiko'mo, I am fishing,
cakiko'mta o'ko, cakiko'm {or caki-
ko'mne) o'ko, I come for fishing,
cokiko'm, I fish.
tai'kin cakiko'm, I fish in the river.
kome, komi, thick; by der. under-
brush, brushwood (cf. kofi).
a'lc ko'me, thick ice.
ha'-u ko'me, big snowfall {also big
frost (?)).
ha'-u komekit, there is a big fall of
snow,
icak ko'mi, a stout man, a thick-set
man; pi. i'cak ko'mkomi.
it'ha'ns ka'-u ko'mi, the cloud is
heavy or thick,
kaukau' ko'mi, the rain is heavy,
adlect kombnst [adlesht combnst],
the snow is heavy (E. D.).
adlect lagn kombnst [adlesht lagn
combnst], the ice is thick (E. D.).
kaukau' kombnst [caucaii combnst],
the rain is heavy (E. D.).
lagg kombnst [lagg combnst], the
cloud is thick (or heavy) (E. D.)
.
ci-komb(n)st [shy combnst], fog,
"heavy smoke" (E. D.).
wic kumak [ouish coumak], fist (E. D.).
wonn kombnst [u5nn combnst (P),
ou-oun combnst (C)], the dew is
heavy, strong (E. D.).
kon, (I) kon, k6n (A. R.), gar. garfish,
Creole poisson armL
kon, ko", to take, to seize, to arrest
(sing.; pi. yal.).
ha'kit icak ko°'ulet, they arrested
the man.
i'cak iko ko°'ulet, they had a man
arrested {or seized) while coming
down (iko may mean coming down,
wanted him, or be intended for
ko°, a duplication of the stem).
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icak ko°' uxts cokcaktsS,fic, they can
catch the thieves (D-61).
icak cako°', sheriff, policeman, "man
taker," also icak cako'nne, the
constable (D-147).
kima'tkin ko° hiya'-u, I take and
lift in the middle,
kofi, take it! catch it!
ko°' hipa'mulet, I was seized and
beaten,
kcko'mico, I take and relax (a cord
or rope),
konkonpetina'ha, you gain nothing
by doing that (this is the Hiyekiti
or Eastern Atakapa equivalent of
to'taihaxc or tu'taihaxc; it does not
belong certainly under this head;
the Opelousa may have spoken the
same dialect),
ko'finto, you (pi.) will catch it.
ko°pa'-ico, I draw out, I pull out.
ko^'txe'mo, I tear ("je dechire");
pi. ko°te'mtemo.
lonlonci ko°'ne, lightning rod, "thun-
der catcher."
ne ko°', I have taken the earth
("j'ai pris la terre").
ne mo°' ko°', I have taken the whole
earth ("j'ai pris toute la terre").
ne mon yalpe'hiul6t, they have taken
the earth ("ils ont pris la terre").
nee na tanu'k ko° ij'a'-u, you take
and lift a stick at one end.
o' ko° ma'nico, I take and stretch a
cord ("je I'ai 61ong^").
okotka'-uc ko"' ina'-u, tsa'xk, take
back a shirt (for) it is dry! ("rentre
une chemise, elle est seche!").
cako^'hulat, they caught them {or
have them),
cakyu'lc hiko°'at, I received a letter,
ciwa'n anpa'kc ko'nkit, the cat
catches the mouse,
co'k'konpa'yo, I turn over something
(pi. of obj.?)
wi hite't hiko°' hipa'mSt, I was
seized and beaten by my father,
wi ko'kica, I take away ("j'ote
quelqu'chose").
wi ko'n hipo'nico, I take and fold it,
I bend over, I bend ("plier")).
wi ko"' na'-u, I make (a bottle)
stand, I grasp and place upright
(I).
wi ko°' pa'lo, wi ko° pa'lo, I have
taken and broken it ("je I'ai pris
et cass(5 ").
wi ko'n col, I shove out (I take and
rub?).
wi' ne hiko'kicat, he has taken my
land from nie.
wi o' ko"' ko'mico, I relax a rope
{or cord) (I)
.
wi o' ko°' ma'nico, I stretch a cord
(I),
wi wfi'-i konpa'wicat, I took and
swung a stone (as a pendulum)
(I). '
ya' okotka'-uc ko'n-ina'-u, bring that
shirt inside! (I),
ya tansta'l kontle'mo, I have torn
this paper (" ce papier est dechir<5")
kon, to strike (as lightning)
.
lo'nlonc a°' kond {or ko'nkgt or
ko'nkit, or ko'ngt or ko°'gt), the
lightning {lit. thunder) struck the
house,
lo'nloiic ne'e ko'n6t {or ko'nkit), the
lightning (lit. the thunder) struck
the tree (D, A. R.).
kofi, k6°, heavy (cf. kome).
hitso'n kco k6°', small but heavy.
ko° ha', light, "not heavy."
ko"' nako"', ko" nak ko"', heavy to
lilt, very heavy, "heavy and
heavy."
ko" nee, ko'n ne'e, hackberry, "heavy
wood."
Eonac, name of an Ata,kapa man.
kone' (A. R.), kane, kana'n (L-5),
kane'n, turtle,
kane hika't, flippers of turtle,
ka'ne itsa'-i, fried turtle,
kana'n ta'l, shell of turtle.
kone'n, ko'nen, kona'n, potato,
enkilic kona'n, enkilic kona', Irish
potato, "English potato."
ko'na° a'yip, ko'nen a'yip (L-8),
a' yip kuna' (D-48), wild potato,
"potato in the marsh."
ko'nan o'l, ko'na o'l, sweetpotato;
pi. ko'nan o'lol, kona'n olo'l
(L-4).
yok'hi'ti kona'n, yuki'ti konan, In-
dian potato, "marsh potato."
ko"p, stomach.
na ko^p, your stomach.
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kop, white; E. D. kobb [cobb]; pi.
ko'pkop, many white things, white
in different places,
aku'p, flour (I),
aku'p ctl'kwak (probably should be
hatko'p cukwa'k), wheat bread,
"meal bread," "white powder
bread."
a'n cako'picne, white paint,
ac tat kop, light yellow, "yellow
white," light green (ac, that),
hatko'pico, I paint myself white,
ha'-u ko'p, frost is white; E. D. hau
kobb.
it atko'picne, white face-paint (I),
kic ko'p, old woman, "white (haired)
old woman"; pi. kic ko'pkop.
ko'p ha'u, white frost,
ko'p nak ko'p, very white.
kop uc'ha', not very white, "white
not so true" (gray?),
lakla'kc ko'pik ka', made of silver
(D-133, 134).
na'-u koko'p, stockings (whether
white or not),
na'-u koko'p hatka'yicne, garter.
na'-u koko'p yulyu'l, striped stock-
ings,
noha'mc ku' ko'p, ku' ko'p (I), white
of egg.
No'lkop, one of Louison's boys,
perhaps sig. "White Bank" (see
nol).
o'ka ko'p, white cloth.
cakatko'pcSn, and they painted
themselves white (L-24).
ca'k'hatko'pict, white powder (it is?)
for face paint,
cakio'l na-u koko'p, man's stockings,
socks,
tsa'nco ako'p, I knead flour ("p^trir").
tso'-ots a'kop, cornmeal (I).
Ta'-i ko'p ki'c, "White-river
Woman," the name of Delilah's
sister.
talko'p kop, light blue, "blue white."
talko'p na'k talkop, dark blue,
to ku'p ina'ha, sort of whitish, half
white and half gray.
koc, ko'c, angle, corner, bay, inlet,
bend (cf. kok, pon, tixt).
a'nkoc, corner or angle (of house),
ko'ckin, in the bay or inlet,
ta'-i ko'c, bend of a river (referring
to the water).
ko'tsk(o),
a'i ko'tsk (A. R.), a'i ko'tsko (L), a
marsh, a small pond, given once as
a guUey.
kco, although, though, but ("quand
meme").
he' (k)co to'lha, strong but not good
(wine)
.
he'ts kco tla'-u, big but light,
hicokec kco' yi'lkit mon {or yi'l mon)
ti'co, though I am sick I go out
every day.
hitso'n kco k6°', small but heavy,
mi'lc kco' yi'lman coka'xkit, though
he is blind he works all day.
ku, egg; E. D. kiu [kiou], hiu.
ku' tat, yolk of egg (I), "egg yellow."
noha'mc ku, no'hamc ku' (I), hen's
egg.
no'hamc ku' hina'k, egg-shaped,
noha'mc ku' ilu'c, a boiled egg ("ceuf
bouiUi").
noha'mc ku itsa'-i, fried eggs, ome-
let,
noha'mc ku ko'p, ku' ko'p (I), white
of egg.
noha'mc ku ta'l, no'hamc ku' ta'I
(I), shell of egg, eggshell,
noha'mc ku tat, ku' tat (I), yolk of
egg, "yellow of egg."
noha'mc ku'at, the hen is laying eggs,
noha'mc ku'-ulat, hens laid eggs,
noha'mc caku'at, hens lay eggs,
ku'i, bowels, guts.
kuiyatko'l, kuiatkot, kuyak'ho'
(D-67), sausage, "entrails filled
up," stuffed,
kuiyatko'l lat ha'l cukl'n, three
sausages and a half,
kuiyatko'l cuki'n, half a sausage.
kii-i, ggu'-i (L-8), cactus pears, prickly
pears.
Ku'-i, Ggil'-i, Ba5^ou des Gayes
(about 10 m. from Lake Charles by
water, between the latter place and
Mr. Keyo's toward the southwest).
k<il, kol, to swallow.
kii'lcu, ko'lcu, I swallow,
cukte'-i kti'lcu, I swallow(ed) medi-
cine,
kul, now, already ("deja"), again, a
second time,
i'cak ku'ltan ka'-u, a man dead a long
time,
kul iko'nkcat, he has now fastened
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ku'lic, again, a second time.
kul ka', kul ka'n, already made.
ku'lke, always (I).
ku'lke hoktewe' to'xntsol, we have
always been together (D separates
tox from ntsol and queries ku'lke)
.
ku'l(tan), a long time, long.
ku'ltan ka'-ulat, it was done long ago
(D-85).
ku'ltan ok-ti'cat, a long time has
ku'ltan ya'c, it is a long time ago, it
is long,
cu'l ku'lic hiwewe'veat, the dog
barked at me again,
wic ku'l cokia'ku wi hite't ini'hat
a'nkin {or ini'kit a'nut), I had
eaten when my father entered the
house ("j 'avals mang6 quand mon
pere est entr6 dans la maison")-
k<ilca' (abb. to kuca), grandfather
(maternal and paternal), also
grandson, perhaps,
wi kulca', wi kuca', my grandfather
(D-93, 99).
ku'lc-walc, peanuts (L-9).
kuc, all or very (see kucnak)
.
ku'c mel, negro (mel, black); pi. ku'c
melme'l (D-141).
kucme'lik nima'at, a negro has killed
him ("un negre I'a tue").
kucmel tuka'-u, monkey, "resem-
bling a negro" (probably),
ku'c mel kic, negress.
ku'c mel kicpo'p, negress (according
to Teet Verdine)
.
kuc,
hiku'ckoct haxc! hiko'ckost ha'xc!
don't bother me!
ku'cnak, kucnak, side, hip, flanks,
ku'cnak caklo'pcne, spurs,
kucna'kgt lo'pict, spurs ("ga pique
dans les fiancs").
tsi'k kucna'k, both sides,
wi ku'cnak caklo'pco, I prick the
flanks.
kUts, kuts, kots, kuts, to cut, a cut;
E. D. kets, to break,
ha ku'tsnS,n ke, he has a knife,
icak coxko'ts, or cak'ko'ts, a tailor, a
cutter,
katsiko'p (kutsikop(?)), scissors (cf.
kats)
.
kato' ko'tsk, harelip person, "cut
lip" (I).
ke-uko'tskinto, I cut into while
sitting,
ki'c cojfko'ts, a tailoress.
ko'tsic, cut into,
ko'tsico, I cut off a piece,
ko'dsnan kat ke'c, bridle, "iron put
in mouth."
kotsna'nik ko'tso, I cut with a knife,
ko'tso, I cut with.
ko'tspon-nt'ha'nS", ko'tsispo"' ita"na
kotspon-nt :ja'na.", kots icpo'n
eta'na, chimney, "hole cut for the
smoke to go out."
ko'tstolc, kotsto'lc, round, disk
shaped, square but with the corners
cut off. (Armojean did not re-
member this form.)
kutsna'n (D-128), ku'tsna° (I),
ku'dsna° (I), kutsn, kodsn^n,
kodsna°, iron, knife; Ak. kosm
(cosme, "iron which cuts")
kutsna'n {or ko'dsnS") icat caklacnS,
"knife for shaving the head,"
scalping knife (?)
.
kuts'n i'col, iron nail,
ktits'n tat i'col, brass nail.
kudsnS.'n ha'l, back of knife,
kutsna'n hike', I have a knife.
ku'tsnS,n ka, "making a knife,"
scissors,
kudsni'n ki'ni, to whet a knife.
kudsn§,'n o'x, sharp knife; pi.
kudsnS'n o'xo?.
kudsna'n ci'xt, iron kettle,
ku'tsn^n ta't, copper, brass, "yellow
iron" (I),
ku'dsnan ti'k icat, iron arrowhead
(I),
kudsna'n to'k, a dull knife; pi.
kudsna'n to'ktok.
kutsna'n tu'ik ka, cane knife, "knife
made of cane."
kudsna'n u'ts, point of knife,
ku'ts-pa'kico ne'e, I chop the tree
down,
nee he'-u ko'tso, I cut a lot of wood,
ne'e hidso'm ke'-ucaku'dskit {or
ke-ucaku'dskit), I whittle off from
a stick,
ne'e ko'ts, stump (I),
ne'e ko'tso, I cut wood,
nickots, to cut wood, cut wood,
ce' kudsna'n ki'nina", kudsna^'
ki'nina°, a round whetstone
("meule").
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coki'n kSn ko'tsico, I cut across,
tsu'm hikots, to pinch and turn the
skin, to pinch a piece out (D),
te'c hatko'tsnto, I crop my hair,
wai' ku'dsna°, a stone kinfe (I).
wi hima'mo kudsna'nik, I stab with
a knife,
wi ko'tsa, I am cutting.
wi kutsne'n atsi'l, my knife is rusty.
wi ne'e ko'tso, I cut (or chop) wood;
freq. kotsko'tso.
wi ne'e kutsnahik ta'mco, I split
with a knife.
wic kuts-pa'kico, I chop the tree down,
yu'l kotsito'lic, checkered, having
squares,
kuts, red (all kinds, including the
color of Indians; pi. ku'tskuts; E.
D. ofg; Ak. kus (see lak),
atsi'l ku'ts, the rust is red.
hatku'dsico, I paint myself red.
ica'k ku'tskuts, Indians,
kaukau' kuts, kau'kau kuts (I),
"red water," red wine, claret; in
one place given as "live coals"
("tisons de feu"),
kaukau' ku'ts a'mka-u, wine drunk,
ku'ts ina'ha, pink,
ku'ts nak ku'ts, dark red.
ku'ts oki'-ya'-u, red flag, "red cloth
hoisted " (I),
kuts uc'ha', light red.
ku'tska yiltat, light shines red.
ku'dskat, still red.
la'klakc ku'ts, copper color, gold,
"red money or silver."
nee kuts, red oak, "red tree."
'n'o' kuts, vermilion (n'oh, red powder),
o'kc al atku'tsicne, red paint for
cheeks,
cu ku'tskuts, red pepper, "red seed."
ta'-i ku'ts, Red River,
ta'-i ku'ds ti'cto, I go to Red River,
kuts,
ta'nuk te'puk ku'tskuts, one plum,
one prune,
te'puk ku'tskuts, tepu'k ku'tskuts,
plum, prune (L-3).
tepu'k ku'tskuts ne'kin, plum season.
kut [kout], this, that, this thing (E. D.).
khattebmn (P), khatlebmn (C), yes-
terday, this yesterday (E, D.).
lak, gHttering; by der. sun; E. D. nagg,
naagg (according to one version of
E. D. sky= lakg Dacg]).
la'k ilu', the sun is hot; E. D. naagg-
alliuu.
la'klakc, lakla'kc, silver, silver coin,
money (D-129); E. D. laklaggst.'
lakla'kc ko'pik ka', made of silver
(D-133, 134).
la'klakc ku'ts, gold, copper, "red
coin"; E. D. lakilaggstat (P), laki-
baagstat (C), "yellow money,"
gold, copper,
la'klakc nit, lakla'kc nit (I), five
dollars,
la'klako-tat, gold color,"silver yellow."
la'klakc to'l hi-i'kicat, he has paid
me good money ("il m'a paye
argent comptant {or bon)").
lakla'kc tsa'nu, I hide money,
lakla'xc hatna' nke'a, how much
money have you?
tantsta'l lakla'kc, paper money,
te'xlk la'k, sunflower.
te'?lk la'k ne'e, sunflower stalk.
lag tolc, tag tote [lacq tolch, tagg
totch], the sky is clear (E. D.).
lag kombnst, tag kombnst [lagg
combust], the cloud is heavy, the
cloud is thick (E. D.).
lag tci, tag tci [tagg tchy], cloud (E. D.).
klok-kus [clocq cous], the Ak. word
meaning "vermilion" but probably
identical with the W. Atakapa
word for "gold" and "copper"
except that the first syllable is not
doubled.
lak, la'-ak, pi. la'klak (lak, strong; lak,
guttering), strong, robust, hard,
also quick; E. D. I'allets (C), pallets,,
strong, tann (P), tarn lagn (P), hard
(cf. li.).
a"'lak, prison, jail, "strong house."
a°'la'k pa'li yanta'-ul6t a°'lak pa'lhi
ya' nta'-ulat, they have broken jail
and gotten out ("ils ont cass6 la
prison et I'ont sorti").
a°'lak ya'-u, sheriff, "jail keeper."
a'nla'kin, in the jail (D-148, 150).
a°ka't la'kicnto, I lock the house
door ("je barre la maison").
a'nkat la'kict, a°'kat la'kic, lock the
door!
a'-'la'kicne, lock ("barre-maison"),
and key (I).
hatla'ki, I strain myself.
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hatla'kinto, strain yourself! (lakinto
does not occur by itself),
hiko'nkc la'kic(t), a knot ("noeud")-
hi' lak, lak hi' the wind blows hard, a
hurricane, a storm wind,
hi' lak uca', the wind blows hard.
)ko°'Ia'kic, help me fasten!
it'ha'ns ka'-u lak, the clouds go fast,
the clouds drift rapidly; the fast-
flying clouds.
Jack a°la'kin inho'lcilat a'mip, on
account of drinking Jack was put in
jail,
lagc, ripe (I),
la'k tsa'nto, or lak wa'fito, I will
walk fast,
la'k timto, go quick ye!
la'k ti'ci, go quick!
tsanu'kc la'-ak i'ti tsat cu'lut iye'
lak, the horse is going ahead of the
dog.
tso'-ots la'gc, the corn is ripe (lit.
"hard"), ripe corn,
wi a°la'kin inu'lco {or inhu'lco), I
put (somebody) in jail,
wi nta'ku(?) a°'lak it'hi, I got out of
the prison in the evening ("je suis
sorti de le prison le soir").
wi te'us a^la'kin ita'hu, I left the
prison in the evening.
wi wo'c lakla'k ina'ha, my hands are
as if stiff,
ya' tsi'k o't cakiye' lak, he is the
stronger of the two.
ya'-u la'klak, yao' la'klak (L-6),
gaspergou, a bass, "fish with hard
flesh."
wi hilak (D), wic ilak, I am strong,
na nlak (2d pers.); ha lak (3d pers.).
yuki'tic la'klak (1st pi.).
naki'ti nakla'klak (2d pi.).
ha'kiti la'klak (3d pi.).
wi hila'kat, I have been strong.
na nla'kat (2d pers.); ha' la'kat (3d
pers.).
yu'kitic lakla'kat (1st pers. pi.),
na'kiti naklakla'kat (2d pers. pi.),
ha'kiti lakla'kat (3d pers. pi.),
wic (h)ila'k'n, when I shall be stout,
wic hilakti'kit, I shall be strong,
na nla'k'n (2d pers.), ha lak'n (3d
pers.).
yukiti iclakla'k'n (1st pers. pi.).
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naki't na'klaklak! (2d pers. pi.).
ha'kiti la'klak (3d pers. pL).
icak la'kat, a man who was strong,
or stout.
icak lak'n, when a man will be
strong,
na na'c la'k! be strong! nakla'klak
(pl.).
lak,
ica'k co'klak, a poor man.
ya' ica'k co'klakc, that man is poor.
ya' ica'k cokla'kcat, that man was
poor,
ya' ica'k cokla'kctikit, that man will
be poor,
lara, to burn, to shine, to dazzle, to
smart (see lak, la-u).
hilam, to burn, to smart, to give
pain (cf. wai).
lamla'mc, dazzling, shining, any-
thing of metallic shine; E. D.
lamlampst, dazzling,
cakla'mc, ca'klamc, ca'kla'mc, leech,
"making them smart" (?).
cakla'mc p'o'sk cok'hita'-uckit, the
leech sucks the blood out.
cakla'mc to'tskit, the leech is suck-
ing,
tamhe'-uc hila'm, venomous spider
("araignee venimeuse"), tarantula.
iggl lamlampst (P), igg'lamlampst
(C), the light is dazzling (E. D.).
lans, lane (I), deer; E. D. itstanst
(probably itslanst).
ho'pcne la'ns ti'l hu'i, the awl is
under the buckskin (I)
.
ho'pcne la'ns ti'l hu'itikit, the awl
will be under the buckskin (I),
ho'pcne la'ns ti'l hu'yat, the awl was
under the buckskin (I).
la'ns a'l, deer meat, venison (L-5).
la'ns al nko'xca, do you want deer
meat?
la'ns ti'l, buckskin (I).
lac, to shave.
eku'n {or ai'kun) hatlacxa'nco, I
finish {or quit) shaving myself,
eku'n {or eikun) e'-uhatla'cnto, I
begin shaving myself,
ha' icat-la'c, he is a scalped man, not
having a scalp (?).
icak icat lac, scalp, "shaved head."
icak tanu'k ke-ula'cnto, I shave
another.
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katna'-u hatla'cne, katna'-u hatla'cnS,
(I), razor, "beard shaver."
kodsnan icat cakla'cna, scalping
knife (?), "knife for shaving the
head."
la'cgn, lackin, to skin (a beast) (A. R.)
.
coko'm la' CO, I skin a cow.
wi hatla'cnto, I shave myself.
wi la' CO, I skin.
lat (L-18; D-59, 80, 99, 148), three;
E. D. latt (P), laatt (C).
hal lat, third ("could be used but
it is not a real word"),
kic lat, three women (I),
kuiyatko'l lat ha'l cuki'n, three sau-
sages and a half,
la tip, thrice, three times, the third
time,
la'tip hipo'nso, threefold,
lat sim, three apiece, three to each,
co'k u'ts lat, having three points
(may be used for "triangular"),
cukitu'liana. hikad lat, a three-foot
table,
cu'l lat, three dogs (I)
.
latsi'k, six "two threes"; E. D.
talst, taalst (evidently should be
latst, laatst).
latsi'kip, six times,
latsi'kip hipo'nso, sixfold.
latsi'ksSm, six apiece, six to each,
woe pe' ha'lat, thirteen; E. D. halg
laatt.
wocpe' lat, wocpe' la't (D-96),
thirty; E. D. heissign latt (or laatt).
wocpe' latsi'k, sixty (D-88); E. D.
hehin laatst.
la-u, lau, to blaze, to burn, to scald
(cf. lak, lam).
a° lau' kit, the house burns,
hatla'wat, I burnt myself,
hets lau'kit, the fire is blazing,
hila'wat, I am burnt, he burnt me.
hicla'-uc, icla'-uc, fever,
hicla'-uc ta't, icla'-uc ta't, yellow
fever,
hicla'-ucat, I have had fever,
icak capi'?k cakla'wiulha'hat, they
never burned the dead (D-140).
icla'-uc ta'tik, of yellow fever (D-88)
.
icla'-uc ta'tik ka'wat, of yellow fever
she died,
kidco'mc npu'nsSn la'-u ka, blowing
the fire starts it.
kidsonc h6ts lau'kit, the fire is blazing.
kidso'nc wi ukutka'-uc ma'nkin
teho'p la'wat, the fire burnt a
hole through in my coat,
ko'-i hiwe'-u a"' la'w6t, the church
burnt down,
kola'wi, kolila'wi, and kolila'wina,
match,
la'wi-ulat, they burnt (the house,
etc.) (D-138).
lo'k la'-ukit, the prairie burns,
ne'e akili'kc to'lka la'u ha'xc (or -ha),
wet wood doesn't burn well,
ne'e he'-u lau'kit, a lot of wood is on
fire,
ne'e himam la'wiA, I have burnt a
cord of wood (himam, put in a
heap)
.
ne'e la'wine, firewood. (I)
.
o'n lau'kit, the grass burns,
cokcaki'kc a"' la'w6t, a shop has
burned ("une boutique a brul6").
tsi't lau'kit, the tobacco burns,
tsuci'nc hicla'-uc, tsoci'nc-icla'-uc,
fever and ague, "the shakes"
("frissons") (I),
te'yux kolilawina ka'bnS, (or ka'-unS),
match box (ka'bnS is not needed),
wa'-uc hiki la'wfit (and hila'w6t),
steam scalded me.
wa'-uc cu'l la'w6t, the steam scalded
the dog.
wi a'n la'wi-o, I burn my hand,
lekke' (C), pekke' (P), wise (E. D.).
lem, to love; E. D. c5t [shot],
hile'mc, he loves me.
iclemc, he loves us.
(wic) ha ilemc, I love him, or simply
ilemc (i= I).
li, to grind, to soften; E. D. eU, soft,
tender (Carpenter has cell, hard,
and omits tann; evidently tann
and the words "soft" and "ten-
der" were overlooked by him) (cf.
il. Ilk),
kapi' li'li, to grind coffee,
kapi'li'lina, coffee mill ("moulin de
caf6").
li'l, soft,
li'l nak li'l, lilaklll, very soft; also
said to mean "pliant," "flexible."
li'l ya' nee, this wood is soft,
na'-u li'l, down (feathers),
ne'e li'l, soft wood; pi. ne'e lilil.
ne'c-koltu li'lina, sugar press, sugar
mill.
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cit-ha'n li'l, picking soft moss to
pieces (D-75).
co'k ake'nict H'l, co'katke'nic lil,
strawberry,
tso'-ots li'li, cornmeal, flour, "ground
corn."
tso'-ots li'lina, mill for grinding corn
("moulin de mai").
akhilik, akeli'kc, wet, softened in
water; pi. he'-u akeli'kc.
ne'e akili'kc to'lka la'u ha'xc, wet
wood doesn't burn well.
ti'nstal ikili'kco, paper soaked
through.
wi akili'kico, I wet in the water
(ilikico can not be used alone).
wi cokotka'k ikili'kic, I soak the
cloth.
yi'16° akili'kicta, I shall wet (it)
to-morrow (again).
lik, to crush, to mash (cf. li).
ha icat pa'mlikc mon, his head en-
tirely mashed by pounding (L-9).
li'kcu, I crush (by hand), as fruits,
etc.
lik,
wi okotka'-uc-ma'n li'kc, my coat is
used up or worn out.
lik,
co'klikc, contented, satisfied, pleased,
rejoicing.
ckaleggst [shkaleggst], joy, enjoy-
ment (E. D.).
li'la,
li'la ne'e, china tree.
-16, -lu, imperative suffix of the first
person plural.
mon ho'ktiwe pu'mlo, let us dance
all together!
pum ti'ulo, let us go and dance!
tsi'pclo, let us move camp!
ti'ulo, let us go!
Lo (Lr-11, 12; D-28, 29), a former
Atakapa head chief who lived on
Indian Lake (Yuk'hi'ti tul), the
later Lake Prien. Yuk'hi'ti tul
was also the name of his village.
16, lo, to help, to defend.
inlo'hi {or nlo'-i) cokia'kinto, I help
you eat.
inlo'hi {or nlo'-i) cok(k)a'kinto, I
help you work.
lo'-ico, I help.
loc, help.
ca'kco hilocne han, I have nobody to
defend me.
co.xka'k lo'-ico icak, I help somebody
working.
wi hipa' hilo'-icat, my husband helps
me.
wi' hipa' hilo'eat, my husband de-
fends me.
lozk, prairie; E. D. lookc [looksh],
meadow, prairie,
lo'k la'-ukit, the prairie burns,
lo'xkin, lo'xki, in the prairie, on the
prairie (L-35; D-46).
wi'c hiti'c lo'xkin, I go upon the
prairie.
lorn, to peel.
wi lo'mco, I peel ("j'^pluche").
16n, to hum, to roar.
hi' lo'nkit, the storm is roaring,
lo'nkit, it is humming,
min lo'nkit, the bee is humming (I).
15fi, to thunder (perhaps the same as
Ion),
lo'nlonc, thunder (I).
lo'iilonc a°' kond {or ko'figt or
ko^'gt), lo'nlonc a°' ko'nkgt {or
ko'nkit), the thunder (i. e., light-
ning) struck the tree,
lo'nlonc (ne) makau', lo'nlonc (ne'-
kin) makau', the thunder strikes
the ground,
lo'nlonc ne'e ko'figt, lo'nlonc ne'e
ko'nkit, the thunder struck the
tree, the thunder catches the tree.
lo'nlonc6t, it is thundering,
lonlonci ko"'ne, lightning rod, lit.
"thunder catcher."
pelkankit lo'nlonc, pel lo'nlonc ka'n-
kit, it thunders at a distance.
lu, mud, dirt.
ha' ica'k lu'kin tiktat tema'kip, this
man goes to stand in mud up to
the knees; pi. tgtso't for tiktat.
lu' itka a'mcne, a pottery drinking
cup.
lu' pampa'mcS, to tramp around in
the mud.
Iu'c6m, fuU of dirt (D-65).
lul, to swim.
a'kitoc lul (icict), the frog swims (to
the other side).
John tanko'hi ya' lu'1-ici'hat, John
jumped in and swam over.
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lu'lkit, it is swimming (usitative).
lu'ltit, they are swimming.
wi' lu'l, I swim.
(wi) ta'-i lul ici'ko, I swam over to
the other side of the river.
ya'-u lu'lkit, j'a'-u lu'l, the fish
swims (I).
lum, to roU.
hatlumlu'mico, I roll myself.
lumlu'mico, I am roUing something.
lumlu'mst, what rolls ("ce qui
roule").
naki't teko' ti'u-lumlu'micta, go ye
. and roU this barrel!
ne'c-pa'l lumlu'mckit, the wheel
turns.
ni'c pa'l lumlu'mic(t), wheel, "turn-
ing board."
pi'l lumlu'mict, a roller on a bed (cf.
wheel), a caster.
ya' teko' tik-lumlu'mict(a), go roll
this barrel!
luc, scale of fish.
ndi' caklu'c, scales of fish.
luc, sticky; (pi.) lulu'c; (cf. lu).
lut, to blow (nose).
u'ts hatlu'ticu, I blow my nose.
ma, a demonstrative probably indicat-
ing a considerable distance away,
or an indefinite distance away,
and hence translated "where?" in
asking questions.
hiwe'vc tanu'k ma'-i, farther than
(,or over) one mile (D-139).
na' no'mc ma, where is your child?
ciwan ma', ci'won ma, where is the
cat?
ta'-i ma ino'-i, on the other side of
the river, across the river, beyond
the river.
tu'l ma ino'-i, across the lake (D-73,
100).
mak, knot, knob, lump, bump; fore-
head (said to be same stem).
Imo'c mak, a grave mound (D-139).
ko'-i ma'k, Adam's apple, "lump
on the throat."
ma'kmakc hitso'm, makma'kc idso'n
(I), smallpox, "small bumps."
ne mak o'tsip ti'cta John tewe(ta),
I will go to the mountain with
John (I).
ne mak o'tsip ti'cta wi itet tewe'ta,
I will go to the mountain with
my father (I).
ne'e ma'k, ne'e mak (I), knot in wood,
to'lk hima'kic hets (D-139), to'lki
makict hets, large or long pin,
breast-pin, "big thing with head
made into a knob."
wi to'1-gema'kict, my pin (I have
one pin),
wo'c ma'k, hand clasped, fist; E. D.
wee kumak [uish kumak], given
as "wrist" in one transcription,
raak, to fall, to plunge, to swim. (A.
R. gave ma'xkit as a synonym of
lul, to swim.)
ek'hu ma'kco, I plunge into the
water,
himakau'kit, I fall,
kau'kau makau', the water falls
(over a dam, etc.).
keiakwa'ts ka'-uc maka'-u ha'xcta,
kglakwa'ts ka'-uc maka'-u ha'cta,
the cork has not yet fallen down,
kglakwa'ts ka'-uc maka'w6t, the cork
has fallen down,
lo'nlonc (ne) makau', lo'nlonc (ne'-
kin) makau', the thunder (i. e.,
lightning) strikes the ground,
maka'-u, to fall; E. D., makkao.
tsanu'k kic makau' kit, the mare is
foaling (and said of quadrupeds
generally)
.
ta'nstal to'lka maka'wat, the paper
falls down whirling,
wi himaka'wSt kitsak a'mwanyg
(or a'm-waii ya'), I feU because
I was drunk,
wi maka'-u na'-uco, I let fall, I make
it fall,
wic ke hia'mkin Jack maka'wet,
while I was drinking Jack fell
down,
ne'maghau (P), ne makhaaou [nay
makhaaou (C)], lightning that
"strikes the earth," thunderbolt
(E. D.).
mak (sing., two things), mam (pi.), to
mix things (solids or liquids) (cf.
make, to exchange),
hima'kc, mixed (peas, beans, etc.).
hima'm, ima'm, a pile, an accumu-
lation,
ne'e himam la'wiA, I have burnt a
cord of wood (himam= " mis en
tas").
wi hima'kc, I mix together two
things.
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wi hima'mc, I mix several things.
wic hima'mo, I gather, I pile up, I
collect,
make, to exchange, to swap, to barter,
na'kit o'ktgm make'ne (L), na'kit
o'kta make'-une, ye come for bar-
tering,
ok make', to swap; lit. to come and
swap,
wi make'u, I swapped,
wi mak*he'-u, I exchange, I barter
I swap,
wi cakmaka'yu, I swapped (pi. obj.).
maghasu (P), loud, strong (E. D.) (see
mak).
kapkapst maghasu, the thunder is
loud, strong (E. D.).
ma'kets, lizard; E. D. nishtoman
[nichtomann] (P).
ma'kpel, palmetto, palmetto small and
large (latania).
ma'kpel a°, a palmetto house,
ma'kuts, see ts^ma.
mal, upper leg, thigh ("cuisse"); E. D.
malt (P), maat, maal(?) (C); Ak.
motles.
man (P), to push, to punch, to stab,
coko'm no'hik ima'nkit, the cow
pushes with its horn,
wi hima'mo kudsn^'nik, I stab with
a knife (this is probably the plural
form, though the second m may be
intended for n).
man (D-44, 105), mafi, long.
a'kitoc na'l ma'nman, spring frog,
"long thighs."
a'n ma'nman, mule, "long ears."
etf man, iti' ma' ft (D-114), the whole
night through,
hu'i hatke' ma'n, a long petticoat
(I).
imo'c mak ma'n, a long-shaped
grave mound (D-139).
icpa'l ma'n, a dish, "a long plate."
ictemet ma'n, sunbonnet, "long
hat."
iti ma'n hihai'xtikyilco, I wept all
night,
iti ma'n hiwa'lc tiki'lat {or tik yi'lat),
I dream all night (until daylight),
iti ma'n mon, the whole night,
kec 'n cakio'l tec mon cakmanman-
6t, women and men wore their
hair long.
kidso'nc wi ukutka'-uc ma'nkin
teho'p la'wat, the fire burnt a
hole through my coat.
ko'mok man, a long basket.
ma'n ha'xcta, before long.
ma'n ha'n, quickly.
man ha'n i'ti, quicker, quickest
("plus veloce"), "not long be-
fore."
ma'n mo°' pu'nso, I blow all along.
ma'figt, always (L).
ma'nc ina'ha, rectangular, square.
ma'nc o't yu'l(yul), striped hori-
zontally (as lines on ruled paper).
ma'nut co'k caktsS'nkc, a continual
thief, always a thief (D).
mi'lc kco' yi'l man coka'xkit,
though he is blind he works all day.
na'xts ma'n, a small yellow-bellied
turtle.
na'-u ma'man, na'-u ma'm-maii,
boots.
ne'c-man ne'e, (long-leaf) pine.
ne'e tewa'c manma'n, magnolia,
"long-leaved tree."
net tsat yu'l ma'nmanc, striped
vertically.
o' ko° ma'nico, I take and stretch a
cord ("jel'ai^long^").
o'kotka-uc man, okotka'-uc ma'n
(I), coat, "long shirt."
okotka'-uc ma'n ho'pc, coat button-
hole.
okotka'-uc ma'n ko'm-tat, an over-
coat hung up, an overcoat hang-
ing up (lit. "standing erect").
oko'tka-uc man no'k, coat sleeve.
tanu'k man iti, to overlap, "one the
longer."
teho'p man, a long tube.
te'c mon cakmanma'n6t, long hair
was worn by them (L-23).
wi o' ko''' ma'nico, I stretch a cord,
"I lengthen a cord" (I).
wi' okotka'-uc ma'n ko'mna-u, I hang
up an overcoat; pi. of obj.
cak-komna'-u.
wi okotka'-uc ma'n li'kc, my coat is
used, my coat is worn out.
wi te'c manma'n hatna'-uco, I wear
my hair long, I let my hair grow
long.
wi te'c maiima'nu, I have long hair
("j'ai les cheveux longs").
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wic ma'n o't a'm'o, I drink all the
time,
wic ma'nut wa'nkinto, wic ma'n o't
wa'no, I will walk all the time, I
walk all the time,
jd'l ma'n mon, the whole day.
yu'l ma'nmauc, striped, "long lines."
ma'tsiwa, fly; E. D. matsiua.
rael, black; pi. me'lmel; E. D. yann
[iann], black, blue (see yan, green)
;
Ak. mesle(?) (see below),
ac mel u'c, this is true black (dark
gray?),
hatme'lco, they painted themselves
black (L-25).
kau'kau mel, the water is black.
ku'c mel, negro; pi. ku'c melme'l
(D-141).
ku'c mel kic, negress (in the original
kic for kuc, evidently a slip).
kuc mel tuka'-u, monkej', "resem-
bling a negro."
kuc me'lik nima'at, a negro has
killed him ("un negro I'a tu6'?).
no'kte-u me'lmel (L-6), no'k te'-u
me'lmel, nokte'-u me'l (I), goose
(both tame and wild), "ends of
wings black" ("dont les ailes sont
noires").
coko'n {or coko'm) me'l, a buffalo;
pi. me'lmel (also signifying "black
all over").
wi me'lco, I blacken; also I dye.
wi tsanu'k me'l, my horse is black (I).
wic kaiikau' me'lc, I blacken the
water.
wic kaukau' me'lckinto, I will blacken
the water,
okmesl [ocqmesle], a blue or black
covering (Ak.) (Rivet has "a white
or black covering," but I adhere to
the Newberry Library copy of this
vocabulary for obvious reasons)
.
mets, tall; E. D. mets, large, high, tall,
hatna'xkan mets a'? How tall are
you?
i'cak mets, a tall man.
i'cak me'tsmets, many tall men.
tsanu'kc me'ts i'ti cu'lut iye'mets,
tsanu'k (c) cu'l o't iye'mets, the
horse is taller than the dog.
rai(l), to hate, to detest; E. D. yakst
[iakst], to hate, to loathe.
icak hi'-imilc, I hate this man, 1
detest this man; pi. icak cak-
himi'mc.
mil, blind.
icak mi'lc, a blind man (I) .
kic ku'nyuds mi'lc, a blind girl (I).
kic mi'lc, a blind woman (I).
mi'l ka wo'l, sore eyes, e3'es making
mucus,
mi'lc kco' yi'l man coka'xkit, though
he is blind he works all day.
min, weak, feeble; (pi.) mi'nmin; E. D.
mfe-in.
?mi-inpa'xts, menpaxts, minpa'xts,
rainbow; ("two colors: blue, red");
E. D. mi-innpanst (mi-iu— weak?).
min, muii, bee, hornet, stinging
insect,
mill ak, honey, "bee liquor."
mi'n an cak-ho'pc, bumble-bee, {or
more likely wood wasp) "bee mak-
ing holes in the houses."
mi'n i-o'nkit, the bee stings once,
min lo'nkit, the bee is humming (I),
min pa, bee's nest (also given as
"wax").
mi'n cakio'n, wasp "bee stinging."
mi'n caki-o'nkit, the bee stings
many,
minst, miinst, to feel ("sentir")
(E. D.).
mic, to give.
al atna' himi'c, give me a little meatf
ha mo'ni na'k mi' cat, he gave to ye
all.
ha' nmi'cat, he gave to you.
ha cak mi' cat, he gave to them,
ha cata' hika't mi'cat(?), ha' ot
mi' cat, he gave to him.
ha' we'het (or wet) himi'cat, he gave
to me.
ha' ut mic, give him! ("not ha ot").
ha yu'kit ut {or ot) icmi'cat, he gave
to us.
hak himi'cat, ha' ik himico, he gave to
me (I gave to him(?)).
he'mic, they have given it to me.
hi'mic kau'kau, give me water!
himi'cinto, they give me.
himi'ckinto, they are giving me.
ka'n hemi'ci kau'kau, you ought to
("devrais") give water to me.
mi'culat, they gave (D-113).
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okotka'-uc hatpa'ts imi'cinto, I will
wash shirts for mj'self.
okotka'-uc i'cak he'-u cakcopats
(h) imi'cinto, I wash shirts for
others.
ca'k 'neu'pats hi'mic ti'kit, who is
going to wash for me? ("qui va
laver pour moi?")
ciko'm kaukau' cokmi'co, I give the
cattle to drink,
cokmi'co, I gave something, I made
a present,
tsanu'k mi'cat pe'nene, she gave a
horse for curing her (D-56).
tsl't katke' mic, give me a chew of
tobacco! ("donne un chew tobac-
co!"),
wi ha' o't mico, I gave him.
wi inmi'co, I gave you.
wi ca'kmi'co, I gave them,
wi cukte'-i micu, I doctor somebody,
"I give medicine."
ak hamic [ak hamish], give me water!
(E. D.).
kam hamic [cam hamish] give me
fire! (E. D.).
mic, to turn, to revolve.
aknak mickit (or micket) ta-i'mi(n),
there are eddies in the river.),
a'knax mickec, an eddy in the river,
a"' mickec, around the house,
a'iiut micke, around the house,
ne hatmi'ckec, horizon (form un-
certain) .
ne'e wil mon (h)atmickec, the roots
of the tree stretch out (from the
tree) around,
pun tikmicke'co, I blow around
something,
yuki't pu'ns-micke'cts61, we blow
around,
mok, mo, to arrive, to come (sing, of
na-u (?)) (cf. 6, to come),
icak konyu'ds ta°' caktewe', mo'kgt,
another young man has come
with the others,
ki'c mo'kat hipa' we hio'l we, a
woman who has arrived with her
husband and boy ("une femme
qui est arrivee avec son mari et
gargon") (cf. we'het).
mo'k-wa'nkit, (or mo' hat), he has
come (D-116).
pa'-i mo'hat, she came home
(D-109.)
wi mo'ko, I arrive,
mok,
cakmo'kco, I borrow,
ca'hatmo'kco, I lend to somebody.
m5k, short; E. D. mok [mock], low.
a'nkat-mok, a°kat-mok (I), window,
"short door"; pi. a'nkat mo'kmok.
a'nkat-mo'k pa°'hico, I close the
window (I).
a'nkat-mo'k cakpa'xnico, I close the
windows,
a'iikat-mo'k utsu'tska, pointed win-
dow,
a'nkat-mo'kin na'yu (or ne-u), I put
them in the window,
hu'i hatke' mok, a short petticoat (I).
kic mok, kic mo'k, short woman;
also a personal name, the name of
Louison's mother; pi. kec mo'k-
mok.
kic mo'kat, she was a short woman
(D-78).
komo'k (D-77), ko'-mo'k, basket,
"short ko."
ko'mok man, long basket,
mu'kmuk ya' te'c, this hair is short,
okotka'-uc m5k, waistcoat, vest,
"short shirt" (I),
te'c mo'kmok, short hair.
m5I,
ko'-ikin (h)atmolmo'lhico, I am
gargling (ko'-ikin, in the throat).
mom, mole ("taupe") (perhaps "throw-
ing up earth" but more likely
from moc, to dig"); E. D. houm,
hooum, hoomm.
mom okti'cat, the mole came and
went, the mole had passed by
("a pass6 la"),
momwa'fine, mole hill, "mole's
road."
mon (L-10, 11, 19, 34, 40^ D-45, 60,65,
115, 129, 130); mo'ne (or mo'nc)
(D-125), all.
ha' mo'nina'k micat, he gave to ye
all.
ha cokmo'n, his property, "all his
things" (D-126).
he'-eckit mon, every morning,
hicokec kco' yi'lkit (or yi'l) mon
ti'co, though I am sick I go out
every day.
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icak mon, all men, the whole people,
icak moni, i'cak muni, all of the
people, people,
ica'k ta'-ic o'kiS" yukitne mo'n
ialpe'hiulgt, strangers have come
and taken all of our land,
ita'n mon, everywhere,
iti ma'n mon, the whole night,
ma'n mo°' pu'nso, I blow all along,
mi'lc kco' yi'l man coka'xkit, though
he is blind he works all day.
mon hiyitsot, many are standing,
mon ho'ktiwe pu'mlo, let us all dance
together
!
mon nok'hu'let, we all lie down, we
all see ye.
ne-mon, the United States, "the
whole country."
ne mo"' ko"', I have taken the whole
earth ("j'ai pris toute la terre").
ne mon 3'alpe'hiul6t, they have taken
the earth ("ils ont pris la terre").
ne mo'ukin wa'iita, I am to travel
into all countries,
ne 'n itans 'n icak 'n moni, the world,
"earth, heaven, and all people."
ne'e wi'l mon (h)atmickec, the roots
of the tree stretch out around,
ntl'n ti'xt mun wa'nu, I walk every-
where in the village.
nA'fi-uc mo'n, the whole city,
co'k mo'n tsa'xk, everything is dry
("aU the cloth"),
coxmon, everything (D-48).
cu'l mon, all dogs (I).
ta'-i mo'n, the whole river,
uc mon he'he {or ehe'c), my whole
body is aching,
wi mon caktsa^'co, I, push all things,
yi'l ma'n m5n, the whole da\^
yu'kit mon a'mlA, let us aU drink!
moc, to dig, to bury.
ha' nu'nkin imo'culat, they buried
her at her home (D-89).
himoc, imoc (D-125), burial, funeral,
imo'culat, they buried him (D-124,
125, 126, 127, 130, 133, 136).
iya'fi imo'cti(xt), she lies buried
'
there (D-89).
kiwi'lc cakimo'c ne'nkin imo'culat,
they buried her in the French
cemetery (D-92).
ta'm himo'c, to dig a grave,
titti himo'ct ito'lc, ti duimoc it5'lc,
to prepare for burial.
ti'k imo'ctin, until the funeral
(D-124).
wi himo'c hito'lco, I prepare for
burial,
wi himo'co, I bury.
wi ne'-ta'mo himo'cne, I dig a grave,
wi cakhimo'co, I bury them,
yuk'hi'ti cakimoc-ne'kin ha', not in
the Indian graveyard (D-90).
mo'yura, mo'yu (L-4), pumpkin,
rauks, to be extinguished, out.
kidsonc mu'kset, or mu'ktset, the
fire is out.
mufi, rau", mofl, to smell, to scent
(cf. hima and ma); E. D. min,
mun (see nee).
hiy3.n wa'fi cakmunckit, the hog
roots about, the hog smells about,
ne'e mu'n, nic mun, ne'e mu'fi (I),
pine, "fragrant tree"; E. D. nic
min [nishmin], nic mun.
ni'c-mo'n eii {or e'nek) ekco'lulet,
the}' tarred a man.
nic-mon en wi ikco'lo, nic-mon e'nik
wi co'lo, I rub tar with.
co'k mH'n, bedbug, "smelling thing."
wic he'-u mu'nco, I smell some
things,
wic mu'nmunco, I smell all around,
wic mu'nco, I smell something,
n, na, personal pronoun of the second
person, used independently or as a
prefix; nak, plural prefix, nakit,
independent plural pronoun of the
second person; E. D. natt, thou,
thee; naak, ye, you (pi.),
ha ni cakiol, this is my husband
(A. R.) (probably "this is your
husband"),
'nhu'-u ha, I do not see you.
nkemc ko, you would wish to row.
nlo'-i {or inlo'hi) cokia'kinto, I help
you eat.
'nto'l a', be it well with you. (D-68)
cok 'nka'a, what is the matter with
you?
hiu'xtsat na', hiatu'xtsat na, I re-
membered (you).
kaukau na pi'xka, are you thirsty?
na am, you drink; na-ic a'm, j-ou
drink now.
na a'mghg, you (sing.) will then
drink.
na' a'ii o'tskiu, thy high house.
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na' a' DC 5'tskip, yonr house is high,
na' e'n hatse-uwa'n(h)icat, I forgot
your name,
na e'fike, j-our name, you have a
name,
na e'fike a', have you a name?
na gnco'koi, na'-ic (or nac) Cnco'koi,
you are chief,
na fencoko'j-et, you have been chief,
na ha'yuat, you were laughing (I),
na hitsu'mta, you are going to pinch
me.
na issgmtset, thy brother,
na ictsu'mta, you are going to pinch
us.
na' It la'kc, your face is dirty (I),
na iwe'-uckinto, I am going to make
fun of you.
na' kSn, at your house ("chez toi").
na' ke, you have, you possess,
na la'k, na'c la'k, be strong! (sing.),
na'na'-u ita'n na'-i (or ne'-i), where
did you put your shoes?
na nlak, you are strong.
na nla'kat, you have been strong,
na' nla'k'n, when you are strong
(future?)
.
na' no'rnc ma, where is your child?
na ncoko'-ins, while you are chief,
na nu'k, yourself, thyself.
na' o't, for you.
na o't pu'nsat, they blow at you.
na' ca' a'm, or ca' a' n.a'c, or na caa,
who are you?
na caktsu'mta, you are going to
pinch them,
na tsu'mta, I am going to pinch
you (?).
na' te'm a'm, na' te'm S,'mat, you
drank yesterday,
na ti'ct hiua'jo, you send me.
na yi'16n na'mtikit, (na'-ict) yi'l6n
a'mta (or 2,'mt6), you will drink
to-morrow,
co'k nke'a na komho'pcki, what have
you in your bucket?
te' nako'-i, you have to speak! get
up to speak! (?).
wi 'n na tsutsa'lat, you and I kicked
him (I).
wi 'n na tsutsa'ltsel, you and I are
kicking him (I)
.
wi n na tsutsa'lts6l, you and I will
kick him (I).
ya' cu'l na kin, that dog belongs to
you.
nakla'klak, be strong ye!
na'k mpe'tsta, are you tired?
co'k (h)iwine'at nakc na'k kanwa'n-
cAn, I found something but will
not tell you what,
ya'c nak tu'taihe'xc, you do this
for nothing ("tu fais 9a pour
rien").
naki't 5'mto, you all drink!
naki't a°' nep, naki't a'nc nep, your
(pi.) house is low.
na'kit icu'lt6m, you (pi.) have caught
(a fish),
nakl'ti nakla'klak, you (pi.) are
strong,
na'kiti naklakla'kat, you (pi.) have
been strong,
naki't na'klaklak'n, when you (pi.)
are strong (fut.?).
nakit na'kamghg, you (pi.) will then
drink,
nakit na'konc, you (pi.) don't want,
na'kit nakcoko'-in, while you are
chiefs,
naki't ntset, 3-our brother,
na'kit nu'k, yourselves,
naki't n wi tsutsa'lts61, we (ye and I)
are kicking him (I).
na'kit o'kt6m make'ne, na'kit o'kta
make'-une, ye come to barter,
naki't o't, for you.
naki't pe'msta, are ye tired?
na'kit co'koi, na'kitic co'koi, you
are chiefs,
na'kit coko'yfit, you were chiefs,
nakit tsanu'k cakwinet6m nak caka'x-
lecat, did you find the horses
which you lost? (D-58).
naki't teko' tiu-lumlu'micta, go ye
and roll this barrel!
naki't te'm naka'mat, na'kit (tem)
a'mtem, you (pi.) drank yesterday,
naki't yi'l?n a'mta, naki't yi'15n
na'mtkit, you (pi.) will drink to-
morrow,
nac, na'-ic(t) (sing.), naki't-ic(t) (pi.),
forms of the independent pronoun,
na'ic ipco'k, you (sing) are a doctor,
nac hi'lakc, you are wearied,
nac 'none, you do not want.
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n, 'n (Lr-23), and, if.
abx 'n o'kgn ic5'm6h6, if you come
here we will then drink (D).
ha n wi tsutsa'lat, he and I kicked
him (I).
ha' n wi tsutsa'ltitit, he and I will
kick him (I),
hitet n oket, father and mother.
John tanko'hi ya' lu'1-ici'hat, John
jumped in and swam over,
kemc hi-a'-uc6n ika'-uts'n, if he had
not known how to row he would
have drowned himself,
kec 'n cakio'l, women and men.
Kic-mok n Ponponne, Short-woman
and Ponponne (D-70).
kic 'nto'lSn na'xkan ti'cfin, if you are
a smart woman you will not go.
kucme'l 'n cako' o'kgt, a negro and a
white man are coming (given by
Teet Verdine).
nta'n, 'n tan, or (D-47).
naki't n wi tsutsa'lts61, we (ye and
I) are kicking him (I).
ne n' ita'ns 'n icak 'n moni, the
world, "earth, heaven, and all
people."
nti' n pit, catfish and perch (D-49).
odl 'n icti'hu ti'6h6 (or ti'une), when
you are near we wiU start.
61 'n o'k6n icti'u6he (or ti'une), if
you come near we will start then,
ciko'm 'n tsanu'k, cattle and horses
(D-80).
cukwa'k 'n al, bread and meat
(D-76).
te n 6, the bow and the string,
wi 'n na tsutsa'lat, you and I kicked
him (I).
wi 'n na tsutsa'ltsel, you and I are
kicking him (I).
wi n na tsutsa'ltitit, you and I wiU
kick him (I).
Yoyo't n Kic-yu'ts, Yoyo't and
Kish-yuts (D-84).
yu'lc io'-i o'k 'nu'xts a' 'n ta'nat 'n a,
send me word whether you can
come or not (D-43).
-n, -en,
ha wa'ntsSn, tell him!
'nhatpe'n icti'uhu (or -6h6), when
you are ready we will start,
'nhii'nat hatna'xka pa'-ihiticnftna,
you have sent to find me, how can
I return?
'nhina'-ucSn, if you let me.
cakwa'ntsSn, tell them!
cukia'xta ok'n, you come for eating,
wi tici 'nwa'co, I send you.
na,
hatna', how much?
hatnax kan wa'cin a, hatnax kan
wa'ci na, how old is he?
na, to blow (?).
hino' na', it blows a whirlwind,
nagg, sun (E. D.) (cf. lak).
nagg aUiu, the sun is hot (E. D.).
nai (or hinai), to think, to believe,
thought (cf. wif).
(h)ina'-i, thinking, thought,
ke'c cakcoke'c yo'xt wi ca'k'hinai,
I think that many women are sick
("je crois que plusieurs femmes
sont malades").
ca coke'c ti'xt wi hi'nai, I think that
someone lies sick ("je crois qu'il y
a quelqu'un de malade").
wi hina'ygt, I think this, I believe
this.
wi hina'yu, I have thought of that
("j'ai pens6 k 5a").
yi'l to'l tsa'k hi'nai, I think that it
will be beautiful weather and dry
("je crois qu'il fera beau temps et
sec").
nak, to play (on an instrument).
na'kcnen, a musical instrument like
a xylophone, from 2 to 3 feet long,
used in accompanying dances;
the violin was afterwards so
called, and all other stringed
instruments.
haki't naxcnfi'n, they made a noise
with a stringed instrument (evi-
dently the same instrument as
above)
.
na'xkculat, they played the fiddle or
violin (D-115).
wi'na'kco, I play on (any) instru-
ment, I play, etc.
nak, to point.
wi'na'kco, I point to.
wi wo'cik na'kco, I point with my
finger.
wo'c nak, or wo'c na'kin, the index
finger.
yan a" na'xco, I point at that (house
far off).
tiggs naggst, fingernail (E. D.) (cf.
Ak. semak [semacq], finger).
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nak, to hear, to listen; E. D. naks
[nacks] (the "s" is evidently a suf-
fix).
haki't najfcnfin, they sounded (Lr-27).
hatna'kco, I have heard.
na'kco, I hear, I listen.
cakio'l ckali't haihai'c na'kco, I hear
a boy weeping.
co'kna'kc ha'xc, he doesn't hear.
nak, like, very.
eku'n nak o'ko, I arrive just now.
eku'n na(k) ta'mo, I have just
ascended; also I begin mounting.
eku'n nak wa'nkinto, I begin to
walk, I walk just now.
elu' nak elu', intensely hot, "hot, very
hot."
ha'c hidso"' na'k hidso"', he is very
small.
he na'k he, he'x na'k he', very bitter,
very strong.
iti' nak iti', it is very dark.
ke'-ucuxkinto na'kc ke-uciu'lkinto, I
smoke while writing.
ko"' nako"', ko"' nak ko"' heavy to
lift, "heavy and heavy."
ko'p nak ko'p, very white.
ku'ts nak ku'ts, dark red.
<!o'k (h)iwine'at na'kc na'xkan
wa'ncfin, cok (h)iwine'at nakc na'
kanwa'ncAn, I found something
but will not tell you what.
talko' p na'k talko'p, dark blue.
tu'l wa'lc na'k wa'lc, lake billows are
big.
tla'-u na'k tla'-u, very light (to lift).
wa'cin nak wa'cin, very old (D-95).
yuki't eku'n nak na'-uts6l, we ar-
rived just now ("nous sommes ar-
rive k I'heure qu'il est").
ahina'ka (L-39), aihina'k (Lf-37), a
hina'k (L-22), like this,
hinak, inak (L-22), hina'ka (D-88),
96, 137), about, like, as if, of the
same kind, thus, that much (L-32)
.
hinak wito'-ul cukia'ko, hinak wi
to'l cukia'ko, I have eaten enough
{or well),
hina'ka o'la, as near as that ("si
proche que ?a").
I hina'ka pel, it is so far.
hina'ka wa'ci, hina'kan wa'ci, he is
that old (also said to mean "I
am that old").
hic'n-tset wet a hina'k kicet okia'-
lul inak, it was as if brothers had
married sisters.
ilu' wocpe' latsi'k hina'ka, about
sixty years,
inaka', inakha', not like, unlike,
ne'e ta'l o'l ina'k, cinnamon color,
no'hamc-ku' hina'k, egg-shaped, "egg-
like."
to'hinak, just so, because, therefore
("c'est pourquoi").
wl'c (h)aki't a' hina'ka he'-u hatu'-iv
(or hatvi'v), I deem myself as high
as they.
wic hina'kanto, I am that way
("comme 5a je fais").
wo'cina hina'kgt, they were as if
naked, they were almost naked
(L-23).
woe ke a hinak, ring shaped.
ina'ha, looking like.
ina'ha no'mc, that child far oflf.
iti'c ina'ha, dusk.
ku'ts ina'ha, pink.
ma'nc ina'ha, rectangular, square.
talko'p i'naha, not much blue, sort of
blue,
ti'ula ina'ha, let us go yonder!
("allons nous R-bas.").
to ku'p ina'ha, half white and half
gray, sort of whitish,
to-u'c i'naha, to-uc ina'ha, purple,
"like ? ", dark gray,
tol kuts i'naha, brown, "nearly red,"
"resembling red."
wi wo'c lakla'kc ina'ha, my hands
are as if stiff,
(wic) hipeptst ina'ha, I am tired,
wo'n ina'ha, damp, moist, "like fog."
ya hina'hino, na'kta hinahino'ict, one
side (of a paper) and the other
side (?).
na'kta (it seems to be given as a syno-
nym of eiku'n).
na'kta iti', it is dark at this hour.
na'kta yi'l, now it is day, or clear
weather ("a present il fait clair").
ya' hina'hino' na'kta hinahino' ict,
one side (of the paper, etc.) and
the other side ("on this side and
now on the other side it is").
naxts, naxts (A. R.).
naxts mafi, a small yellow-bellied
turtle.
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nal, ni,'l (I), sinew, ligament, tendon,
a'kitoc na'l ma'nman, spring frog,
"longtJaighs."
inte' nal, throat ("1" almost inaudi-
ble),
tuts na'l, calf of leg and neighboring
parts; ligament or tendon of foot,
nal, to hunt (na'l, shallow water),
anhipo'n wa'n cakna'l'nto, I will hunt
rabbits (I).
wan na'l'nto, I will hunt it (one).
wi na'lo, I hunt it.
wi cakna'lo, I hunt them.
nal, shallow (water), low (water) (nSl,
to hunt.)
kaukau' nal, the water is shallow,
kaukau' na'l ici'ho, I cross at low
water.
nal kau'kau, shallow water,
tu'l nal, shallow water in lake,
tu'l na'let, it is ebb tide (I)
.
tu'l na'lkit, the tide is ebbing.
nam (cf. ion).
ke'tne na'mts6l, we begged her to
remain (D-111).
caknam hite'-u, a beggar, "liking to
ask them."
wicakna'mu, I beg.
nats, worm, maggot, and all sorts of
insects,
na'ts ca°ca°', caterpillar,
nats yilj'i'l, lightning-bug, firefl}' (I).
nats,
ha' cok-okina'tsne, his arms or
weapons (D-129).
hak'hi'tic ok-ina'tstilat, they begin
to fight (D-144).
ha'ncgnto hokina'ts, stop fighting!
hokina'ts, hukina'ds (I), battle,
hokina'dc hanc, after the battle, the
battle ended (A. R.).
hokina'dc ha'nckit, they end the
battle.
hokina'dckinto, I fight in battle, or in
a duel,
hokina'dsul ha'?ctan, before the
battle.
natkoi, snake (E. D.) (cf. otse').
na'-u (D-128), moccasin, shoe (na'-ii',
hair)
.
ki'c na'-u, a woman's moccasins (I),
na' na'-u ita'n na'-i, where did you
put your shoes?
na'-u hu'i, sole (of shoe).
na'-u katska'ts, na'-u ka'tskats (I),
slippers,
na'-u koko'p, stockings (whether
white or not) (I),
na'-u koko'p hatka'yicne, garters
(I),
na'-u koko'p yulyu'l, striped stock-
ings,
na'-u ma'nman, boots, "long shoes"
(I).
na'-u tsi'k, pair of moccasins (I).
cakio'l na'-u koko'p, a man's stock-
ings, socks.
wi na'-u hika', I make shoes,
na-'d', na'-u, hair, bristle, feather
(L-25), wool, fur (na'-u, shoe);
Ak. cok-nok [chocq nocq], feather
(perhaps "something on the
wing").
a'nhipon na'-u, anhipo'n na'-u',
sheep's wool.
icak cokno'k-na'-u ekco'lulet, or icak
cokno'k-na'-uik co'lulet, they feath-
ered a man.
Kalna'-u, an Atakapa man.
kat na'-A', katna'-u (Lf-24), beard,
moustache, "mouth wool."
katna'-u hatlacne, katna'-u hatla'cnS,
razor, "beard shaver."
na'-u o'xox, na'-u o'hox (L-8), na'-u
oho' (L), chinkapin, "sharp bris-
tles" (probably referring to the
hull) (D-47).
na'-u ta'-u-wala'lckit, the feather is
waving.
na'-u ta'-u-walwa'lctit, many feath-
ers are waving.
na'-u tot {or li'l)
,
(bird) down.
no'-ai, Alabama Indian (A. R. did
not remember this word), said to
mean "chinkapin swamp man,"
no being apparently a contraction
of na'-<i' o'xox.
nok na'-u, armpit hair.
nokna-u, wing feather; pi. caknok-
na'-u he'-u.
co'knok na'-u, feathers of duck.
te' na'-u, mane (of horse).
te'-u na'-u, tail feathers.
wo'l na'-u, eyebrow, "eye hair."
na-u, to arrive (pi. of mok?) (cf. akna,
in, mok and o).
eku'n nak na'-utsel {or o'ktsgl), we
arrived just now.
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haki't na'-ulh6n, they will arrive, or
when they get there.
icna'-uts6n, we will arrive, or when
we get there,
yuki't eku'n nak na'-uts61, we arrived
just now, at this hour.
na-u, ne, na-i, ne-i, to let, to allow,
to cause ,to make, to keep,
am na'-uc, let him {or her) drink!
(S.'mlu, let us drink!)
am cikna'-uc, let them drink!
a'nka't pa'-ic na'-ulat, they left the
door open (D-123).
a'n-katmo'kin na'yu {or ne'-u), I
put them in the window,
ho'xp na'-ulat, they left a hole
(D-139).
ikunyu'tsip ina'-u cakna'-ucul ha',
they would not let others go in
(D-118).
ina'-u, I let.
ina'-uco, I turn you loose, I let you
go.
icak tsanu'ki i'ni cakna'-uc, let men
search on horses (D-59).
kau'kau na'-utne {or na'-u'ne), rain-
water tub, "to keep water in."
ko'mok ya'-u cakina'-ucne, or ko'-
mok ya'-u cak'ha'ne, fish basket
(cak'ha'ne, to put in),
naki't S'mto, let ye drink! drink ye!
na'na'-u ita'n na'-i {or ne'-i), where
did you put your shoes?
na'-uc, let!
na'-uctikit, we will let.
na'-ucto, I will let.
'n hina'-ucfin, if you let me ("si tu
me laissais")-
cakinauct a^'lak, they put them (in
prison)
.
pu'mul na'-u ha'kit ica'tip hatna'-
inst hati'dsom, when they danced
they put feathers on their heads,
cakina'-uc, I put into (prison) (sing.
of obj.).
cakinauct a°'lak, they put them (in
prison)
cakina'-uculat, they placed them (in
jail) (D-148, 149).
cicakna'-uca ko'mc ha'xc, I don't let
them hang up.
ciko'm a'mcikna'-uco, I let the cattle
drink,
teyo' a'v {not a'p) ne, put the box
right here
!
teyo' hiya'p ne, put the box right
there
!
wi am ina'-uc, let me drink!
wi icak cakina'-uco, I put some men
in prison ("je mets des hommes
(dans le prison) "); sing, inu'lco.
wi ko°' na'-u, I make stand, I grasp
and place it {or stand it).
wi lopna'-u, I stick up something,
wi maka'-u na'-uco, I let {or make)
it fall,
wi ok na'-uca, I let come,
wi ca am na'-uco, I let somebody
drink,
wi te'c manma'n hatna'-uco, I let my
hair grow long, or I wear my hair
long,
wi teyo' cukite-uka'ne o'ts ne'-u, I
put the box on the chair.
ya' okotka'-uc ko'n-ina'-u, bring that
shirt inside! (I).
na-u, to borrow (pi.) (?).
cakhatna'wat ti'k cak, to go to ask
credit ("aller demander le credit";
"j'emprunter").
ne, low, lower; usually in the form nep
(pi. ne'pnep) (cf. ne, earth),
a nep, in this bend, "below here"(?).
an ne'p, a low house,
ha' a°' nep, his {or her) house is low.
haki't a°' nep, haki't a'nc nep, their
house is low.
icak ne'kin pa'ko, I strike a man low.
kau'kau nep, the water is low.
naki't a"' nep, naki't a'nc nep, j^our
house is low.
ne' o'ts o't, from below up.
nep kaukau', low water,
nep ke-uko'-ikinto, I speak low while
sitting,
nep pu'nso, I blow downward,
ne'e net hi'ko {or ne ti'ko),*I climb
down from the tree (net= ne o't).
nee pol tsat net, the log is floating
fast downstream,
net tsat yu'l manman, striped verti-
cally,
no'k nep, lower arm.
pa'k ne'p ket, track, footprint (of
man or animals)
.
wi kato' ne, mv lower lip, my under
lip.
wi ne ti'co, I go downstairs, "I go
downward."
wo'l kica'n ne, lower eyelid (I).
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yuki't a°' nep, yuki't a'nc nep, our
house is low.
ne, ne (I), land, ground, countrj'; E. D.
n6.
icak ne-pu'mc, a plowman,
ica'k ta'-ic o'kia^ yukit ne mo'n
ialpe'hiulSt, strangers have come
and taken all of our land,
kiwi'lc cakimoc ne'nkin, in the French
cemetery (D-92).
lo'filonc (ne) makau', lo'nionc (ne'-
kin) makau', the lightning strikes
the ground,
ne hatmickec, horizon,
ne hikau' nakwa'nta, or ne hikau'
hatwa'nta, I am going to travel
into all countries,
ne hu'i, in the ground (D-135).
ne-iwa'nc, an earthquake (I).
ne i'wevc tanu'k, a mile, "one land
measure."
ne'kin, on the ground,
ne'kin ta'mc, grave in the ground (I).
ne ko", I have taken the earth ("j'ai
pris toute la terre").
ne mak o'tsip ti'cta John tewe(ta),
I will go to the mountain with
John (I).
ne mak o'tsip ti'cta wi itet tewe'ta,
I will go to the mountain with my
father (I).
ne mon, the United States, "the
whole country" (I).
ne mo"' ko°', I have taken the
whole earth ("j'ai pris toute la
terre").
ne mon yalpe'hiulSt, they have
taken the earth ("ils ont pris la
terre").
ne mo'nkin wa'nta, I aha to travel
into all countries,
nen o'l, nearly home (D-108).
ne 'nitans 'n icak 'n moni, the world,
"all people in earth and heaven."
ne pom, a plow,
ne-po'mne, a plowshare,
ne-ci'ck (I), ni-cick, salt.
ne-cic(k) ka'-une, salt cellar, "to put
salt into."
neck-ol, ni'ck-ol, sugar, sweetening,
ne'ck-ol ak, nick-ol ek, molasses,
"sugar liquid."
ne'ck-ol tu, neck-ultu, nick-oltu,
neckotu', sugarcane, "sweet salt
cane."
ne'ckoltu li'linS, sugar press, sugar
miU.
ne'cpa'l ne'kin tlo'p ta't, a post
driven into the ground,
ne'e teka'mc neyu'c, brush fence
("clos fait avec des branches"),
ne talanka'-u, sloping, slope, slanting,
leaning,
ne' ta'mkin, in a grave (D-124).
ne'-tamna,°, shovel, spade, "with
which to make a hole in the
ground."
(ne-ta'mo) te', hole (L).
ne tutsa'lc, I stamp with my foot
(=ne tuts tsa'lc).
ne tlo't, small elevation, "butte".
ne' wa°p a°', or ne'wa a", brick house,
"earthstone house."
ne-yu'ckin, in the field,
ne-yu'c ne-po'm, plowed field,
ciko'm ne-pom(ne), plow oxen, team
of oxen.
Tsa'yon ne, Mexico, "Spanish coun-
try ("dans le pays espagnol").
tso'-ots neyu'c, cornfield,
ta'-yip ne, island in river.
wi a°' ne-tsa'xkip, my house is on
dry land,
wi hitet ha ne ive'vcat, my father
has measured his land,
wi' ne hiko'kicat, he has taken my
land from me.
wi ne'e ne'kin tlo'po, I stick a post
into the ground,
wi ne'e tlo'po ne'kin, do.
wi ne-yu'ckin pakna'-u ti'co, I run
across a field,
wi oket tsi'pcat Tsa'yon ne' ot, my
mother removed to Texas {or
Mexico),
wic ne po'mo, I plow; pi. wi pom-
po'mo, I plow repeatedly upon this
spot, upon this place.
ne' uici, the earth {or land) is large
(E. D.).
nemakhau, ne makhaau, lightning
that "strikes the earth" (E. D.).
ne, ripe (pronounced a trifle shorter
than the preceding one),
he'-u ne, many ripe fruits,
ne'ha, unripe (fruits).
ce'c ne'kin, fig season (July),
tepu'k ku'tskuts ne'kin, plum season
(before July ).
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tepu'k ne'kin, peach season (Juh')-
neklagg, hill (E. D.) (perhaps this
contains ne, earth).
nel, tongue; E. D. nedle.
nelkitson, partridge, quail (i.e., the bob-
white) (E. D.) (perhaps itson= little).
nee, ne'e, ni'c (L-2, 3, 35), tree, wood;
see kagg (E. D.).
ehe'-u ne'e, gum tree (D did not
know this word),
hila'n te ne'e, big laurel, inagnolia(?)
("gros laurier") (described as a tall
tree with white flowers and no
spines),
kako'k nicta'mc nit, five-rail fence,
ko'n ne'e, hackberry, "heavy wood."
ku'ts-pa'kico ne'e, I chop the tree
down ?
li'l ya' nee, this wood is soft,
li'la ne'e, china tree,
lo'nlonc ne'e k5'n5t, lo'nlonc ne'e
ko'nkit, the lightning struck the
tree,
ne'e ak, green tree; pi. ne'e a'kc (?).
ne'cak, sawdust,
ne'e akili'kc to'lka la'u ha'^c, wet
wood doesn't burn well,
ne'e a°', wooden house,
ne'e a'n, soap, "stick grease."
ne'e a'n hika, I make soap,
ne'e S.'n hima', sweet smelling soap,
ne'e S,'n himat to'l(ka), the soap
smells good,
ne'e a'nik hatsa'-ukco, I wash with
soap,
ne'e hatsa'tskit, the wood is cracking,
ne'e hets, big log, thick firewood
("grosse bAche").
ne'e he'-u ko'tso, I cut a heap of
wood,
ne'e he'-u lau'kit, a lot of wood is on
fire,
ne'e he'u po'lpol o'kit, much wood
comes floating,
ne'e he'-u cakta'mo, I climb many
trees,
ne'e himam la'wi^i, I have burnt a
cord of wood,
ne'e hi'cu, I plant a tree,
ne'e hidso'm ke-ucaku'dskit, I whittle
on many sticks,
ne'e hidso'n ke-uku'tskit, I whittle off
from a stick,
ne'e ho'pcne, a big auger.
ne'cik hipa'kat, he hit me with a
club (?).
ne'e ipa'xc, saddle, "wooden seat"
(D-132).
ne'e i'c, a rotten tree; pi. ne'e i'c
he'-u, ne'e i'cic, rotten trees.
ne'e icol, wooden nail,
ne'e katska'tsicne, plane ("rabot").
ne'e kaukau' otse po'le-wa'nkit,
wood floats on the water,
ne'e ke'-ukatskatsicnto, I plane off.
ne'e ki'iicne, a small saw, ("passe-
partout pour scier").
ne'c-kine ta'me, a lumber mill, "what
saws the wood."
ne'c-ki'nc ta'me a°', saw cutting-
house (D-135).
ne'eki ta'mtsat tamhe'-ue, the spider
goes up the tree,
ne'e ko'k, a crooked stick, a crooked
piece of wood,
ne'e ko'ts, nickots, stump, "cut
tree" (I), "cut wood."
ne'e ko'tso, I cut wood,
nee kuts, red oak, "red wood."
ne'e la'wine, firewood,
ne'e li'l, soft wood; pi. ne'e lilil.
ne'e ma'k, a knot in wood,
ne'e-man ne'e (long leaf) pine,
nee mon, nic mxin, ne'e mu'n (I, L),
pine tree; E. D. nic min [nishmiin],
nic mun.
ne'e mon 6n, tar, "pine grease."
ne'c-mo'n e'n (or e'iiek) ekeo'lulet,
ni'c-mo'ii e'n ekeo'lulet, they tar-
red a man.
nee-mon en wi ikco'lo, nic-mon en wi
ikeo'lo, nic-mon e'uik wi co'lo, I
rub tar with,
ne'c-mun nee, pine tree, "fragrant
wood tree."
ne'e na tanu'k ko°' iya'-u, you lift a
stick at one end.
ne'e net {or ne o't) hi'ko (or ne ti'ko),
I climb down from the tree,
ne'e pa', wooden mortar (I).
nee pa'l, ne'e-pa' 1, (1) shingle, board,
(2) wagon, cart, "flat piece of
wood" (?).
ne'e pa'l hidso"', ni'c pa'l hidso°', (1)
small board, (2) carriage, buggy
("voiture").
ne'e-pa'l idso^'kin, in a carriage
(D-46).
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ne'e pa'l lumlu'mic(t), ni'c pa'l
lumlu'mic(t), wheel, "turning
board."
ne'c-pa'l lumlu'mckit, the wheel
turns,
ne'cpa'l ne'kin tlo'p ta't, a post
driven into the ground,
ne'e pa'lpal, pa'lpal, shingles, sawed
boards; ne'e pal, a shingle (pal=:
flat),
ne'e palpa'l a'nkin, in a plank house
(D-74).
ne'e palpa'l hidso'm, small shingles
(cypress)
.
ne'e pa' wa'k, pestle (I),
ne'e pe'-u, wood swelled up.
ne'e pe'-ukit, the wood swells up.
ne'e pe'wico, I swell up the wood,
ne'e po'1-tsa't ne't, the log is going
down stream,
ne'e ci'xt, bucket, pail,
ne'e eokiulcnS, pencil (I).
ne'e coxkita'-une, scaffolding, scaf-
fold,
ne'e eoxkita'-une ka'-u, I erect a
scaffold,
ne'e tsi'k tsika'dip, between two
sticks.
ne'e tso'mc, cane ("baton").
ne'e taka'mc ickS,'m, large thick
limbs,
ne'e taka'mc neyu'c, brush fence
("clos fait avec des branches"),
ne'e taka'-ue ickSm, a large thick
limb,
ne'e ta'l, bark,
ne'e ta'l kima'ti, fiber bark, "inside
bark."
ne'e ta'l o'l, cinnamon ("cannelle").
ne'e ta'l o'l ina'k, cinnamon color,
ne'e ta'mo, I climb a tree,
nec-ta'mc, rail, "split wood."
ne'e ta'mc6t, a split tree, the tree is
split; pi. ne'e ta'mtamc6t.
ne'e-ta'mc ka'kok, a rail fence,
ne'e ta'mc ne', wedge,
ne'e te', a wooden bow (I).
ne'e tSka'mc, (1) brushwood, (2) tree
limbs ("des branches").
ne'c-teka'me kamka'mc, the limbs
stand out from (the tree)
.
ne'e teka'-uc, branch, twig; pi.
teka'me.
ne'e te'xlk tat, the tree is blooming,
the tree stands in bloom.
ne'e tewa'c manma'n, magnolia tree,
"broad leaved tree" (I),
nee to'ltol, hard wood, "good wood";
sing: nee to'l.
ne'e tlo'pne, post,
nee wal, wooden floor and ceiling,
ne'e wa'lc, floor of room,
ne'e wa'nne, footlog, bridge,
ne'e wa'e, leaf of a tree; pi. ne'e
te'wac.
ne'e wa'e tat, brown, "leaf yellow"
(color of dead leaves)
.
ne'e wi'l, root,
ne'e-wi'l ka'mkamc, the roots stand
out from the tree,
ne'e wi'l mon (h)atmickee, the roots
of the tree stretch out around,
ne'e yalwa'nkinto, I carry wood in
my arms,
ne'tatat nee, an orange tree,
pa'kan nee, pecan tree.
pa'ktsa':je ne'e, pa'dsaxe ne'e,
pa'dsake ne'e, pa'ktsa'kc nee,
pa'ktsaj^e nee, hickory tree,
ce'c nee, fig tree, mulberry tree (?).
eiwat te ne'e, prickly ash ("arbre
avec des piquants," "frene pi-
quant"),
eukco'c pa' ne'ekin, the bird's nest
is in the tree,
texlk la'k ne'e, sunflower stalk,
te'xlk ne'e, all flowering trees (and
also the climbing jasmine)
.
tiu-pa'mt6t ne'cik, the one going to
beat with a club,
to'pict ne'e, oak tree, "acorn tree."
wi ne'e ko'tso, I cut wood, I chop
wood; freq. wl ne'e kotsko'tso.
wi ne'e kutsnahik ta'mco, I split with
a knife,
wi ne'e ne'kin tlo'po, I stick a post
into the ground,
wi ne'e pa'-ieik ta'mco, I split with
an ax.
wi ne'e tamta'mco, I split (the same
block) into several pieces, and I
split many logs (each separately),
wi ne'e tlo'po ne'kin, I stick a post
into the ground,
wi no'k pu'k ne'e yalwa'nkinto, I
carry an armful of wood,
wi'c to'hia nespa'lkin, I get into a
carriage,
ya' ne'e puhitse'eta, I am going to
jump over this log.
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jal ka'nmiin ne'e, post oak (D did not
know this word)
.
necoum. [neshooum], Indian corn (E.
D.) (of. tso'-ots).
netswopst (C), netskopst[netsc6pstJ
(P), wild cat (or lynx), catamount;
Creole, pichou (E. D.) (cf. cake).
ne'tatat (not ne'tat, in sg.), orange
(probably from nee, tree, and tat,
yellow)
.
ne'tatat iekS.m he'-u, large oranges
("grandes oranges")-
ne'tatat nee, orange tree.
ya ne'tatat, this orange ("eelle
orange").
nia'I (I), nial, nyal, wild cat (not
pichou)
.
nihu, to lie down; E. D. holli.
pi'lkin ni'hue, I lie down on the bed.
ti'kni'hue! go and lie down! ("allez-
vous couchezl"); pi. ti'u no'kicnts!
or ti-u no'kicnts.
wi' ni'hua, I lie down; pi. mon
nokhu'let.
nik, nik, teat, milk; E. D. nik, milk,
ni'k eja, butter.
niku'ts, nipple; E. D. nikidst, teat,
female breast.
nik'ha'-u, nika'-u; to run after, to
pursue,
nik'ha'-u, I run after something or
somebody,
nik'ha'-ut, he runs after it (?)
.
ciwa'n nika'-ukit a'npakc, the cat
ran after the mouse,
co'k nik'ha'wu, I run after something
or somebody.
nikiil (C), nikib [nickib], woman, wife
(E. D.) (cf. nik, "milk"),
ha nikiil [ha nickiil], ha nikul, his wife
(E. D.).
nikiil-icpe [nickiil-ishpe], girl, young
woman (E. D.).
nikiil yol [nickiil iol], the woman
is wicked ("mechante") (E. D.).
wi nikiil [ou6e nikiil] (C), ue nickib,
my wife (E. D.).
nikc, gum, for chewing; E. D. niks
(cf. nik, milk),
nil, nila, grandchild, grandmother,
ha' nfl, her grandchild (D-90).
ha cakni'l, her grandchildren (D-86).
wi ni'l, my granddaughter.
66784—32 7
wi nUa', my grandmother,
niltaks (niltax), Akokisa word for
ship, vessel (see tu).
nima, to kill; E. D. namma.
hinima'haxc, or hinima'ha, don't kill
me!
hiyS'n he'-u nima'-at, (he) killed
hogs.
hiyS'n he'-u caknima'-ulat, they
killed many hogs.
hiyS'n nima'-at, a killed hog (?).
hiyg'n nima'-ulat, they killed a hog.
hiyS'n tem nima'-utsSl, we killed a
hog 3'esterday.
John co'xko-i pa'm nema'-at, John
beat the chief and then killed him.
kucmel nima', the negro killed,
kucme'lik nima'at, a negro has killed
him (kucme'lik is here the subject)
("un negre I'a tu6").
nima'ko'xc a'-uculat, they could not
kill him (though they wanted to)
.
nima'-u, I kill.
nima'-utsfil, we killed (D-66).
noha'mc he'-u ca'knima'-u, I kill
many chickens.
Palna'l hila'-i wa'ci kic pa'm nimat,
Palnal's wife, the old woman, beat
him to death (L-IS).
Pa'lnal hila'-i wa'ci pam-nimat,
Palnal was killed by his oldest
wife by beating (L-18).
wi no'mc nima'-ulSt, they have killed
my child ("ils ont tu6 mon
enfant"),
wi coko'n nima'-ul kahiyat tik'hu', I
went to the place where they had
killed a beef.
nifi, ni'n (I), louse.
nin tsU (D.), nl^ tsH (A. R.), smaU
lice, ticks (?); perhaps means
"louse egg."
nishtomam [nichtoraam] or nishto-
mann [nichtomann], lizard (E.
D.) (cf. ma'kets).
nit, (1) thorn, (2) honey locust
("garofier").
nit (D-97, 148), nit, five (pronounced
like word for "thorn"); E. D.
nitt.
hika't ni't ya' ha'l coki'n wi'(c), I
am five and a half feet (tall),
kako'k nicta'mc nit, a five-rail
fence.
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lakla'kc nit, five dollars.
ni'tsfim, five apiece, five to each.
ni'tip, five times.
ni'tip hipo'nso, fivefold.
halg niitt, fifteen (E. D.).
hehinnitt, fifty (E. D.).
no, spoon.
no, to whirl (?).
hi'no, i'no, whirlwind.
hino' na', it blows a whirlwind,
noha'mc, no'hanac, domestic fowl,
chicken; E. D. tsi'kihk.
noha'mc a'yip, turkey, "chicken in
swamps" (L-5); E. D. skillig.
noha'mc a'yip hatania'ns, wild tur-
key ("un dinde").
no'hamc hatpatspa'tsicat, the chick-
en is fluttering (poising for a
flight).
noha'mc he'-u ca'knima'-u, I kill
many chickens.
no'hamc icom, little chickens.
no'hamc kic, hen (I).
noha'mc ko'-ikit, the rooster crows
(I).
no'hamc ku', hen's egg.
noha'mc ku'-at, the hen is lajdng
eggs.
no'hamc ku' hinak, egg shaped.
noha'mc ku' ilu'c, a boiled egg
("oeuf bouilli").
noha'mc ku itsa'-i, fried eggs, ome-
let.
noha'mc ku' ko'p, white of egg.
noha'mc ku' ta'l, egg shell.
noha'mc ku' tat, yolk of egg, "yellow
of egg."
noha'mc ku'-ulat, hens laid eggs.
no'hamc ca'kiu'l, rooster, "male
fowl" (I).
noha'mc caku'at, hens lay eggs.
noha'mc utspa'xc, a setting hen.
ciwa'n noha'mc cakcoco'mcat, the
cat scared the chickens; sing, of
obj., coco'lcat.
nok, arm, wing, fin; akna'k (A. R.);
E. D. and Ak., nok [nock (C)], arm,
and perhaps appearing in Ak. word
for feather coknok [chocq nocq].
nok at, armpit (I).
noka-une', no'ka-une (I), wing of
bird.
no'k ha'l, tail fin.
no'k kam, fin; pi. no'k kamka'm.
no'k kam, noka'm, shark, "fin stand-
ing out."
no'k ko'tsti, left arm (I),
no'kna'-u, nokna'-u, hair on. armpit,
wing feather (I), feather; pi.
caknokna'-u he-u.
no'k nep, lower arm.
no'k o'ts, upper arm.
no'k cuk, elbow (I); Ak. seksa
[secsa] ("coude").
no'k cuk ko'tsti, left elbow (I),
no'k cuk wo'cti, right elbow (I).
no'k te'-u, shoulder; Ak. est.
nok te'-u me'lmel, no'kte-u me'lmel
(L-6), also nokte'-u me'l and
nokte'-u, goose (tame and wild),
"shoulders {or ends of wings)
black" ("dont les ailes sont
noires"); E. D. enetst.
no'k wo'cti, right arm (I),
oko'tka-uc man no'k, coat sleeve.
wi no'k pu'k ne'e yalwa'nkinto, I am
going to carry an armful of wood,
nok, to lie down (plural) (cf. nul).
ti-u no'kicints, ti'u nokicnts; they
lie down.
nox, horn.
no'x teka'mc (I), no':^, tgka'ms,
antlers, "many prongs.
"
coko'm no'hik ima'nkit, the cow
pushes with the horn,
co'kom nox {or nox), the horns of a
cow.
n'ox, 'n'o', en'o'x (D), face paint, red;
E. D. o'fg.
hatiu'lco 'n'o'hik, they painted them-
selves red (L-24).
'n'o'kuts, vermilion.
noxco' or na'-uco, brier (of any kind).
(der. from ox(?)).
nol, means something connected with
the bank of the river, or a hill
along the river (cf. neklagg in
E. D.).
No'lkop, a boy of Louison's named
from the above; perhaps "White
bank.
"
nomc (Lr-37, D-38a, 63, 65, 80, 99,
102), child (word used by both
sexes)
.
a' nomc, ha' nomc, these children,
ha cakno'mc, her children (D-85).
hac no'mc tami'k ipu'ts ke, he has
but one child.
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ina'ha no'mc, or no'mc pel, that
child far off.
ki'cec no'mc, little girls ("petites
fiUes").
kic no'mc he'-uc, a woman who has
many children,
ki'c no'mc ke'-at i'ti ilu', t?iis woman
had a child last year,
na' no'mc ma, where is your child?
no'mcsgm, children alone (D-107).
no'mc tanu'k haihai'c hi'kit, a child
is coming down weeping,
no'mc ta'nuk ipu'ts, but one child,
no'mc temak itlo'pctit, the children
kneel,
no'mc wa'n-haihai'ckit, the child is
weeping (I).
cakio'l nomc, bo3-s.
Tsaxta' hakit no'mc ica't cakpalpa'l-
icat, the Choctaw flattened their
children's heads,
to'kc no'mc a°ka'mcne, ball for
children to plaj- with,
wi no'mc kSwe't, my child is dead,
wi no'mc nima'-ul6t, they have killed
my child ("ils ont tu6 mon en-
fant").
wi no'mc tsik cakitsyutsickinto, I
raise two children,
wi cakno'mc, my children (D-64).
wi cakno'mc wan-anka'mctit, my
children are playing (I).
ya' no'mc, those children out there.
non (?), to visit, to walk (pi. stem?),
haki't ti'u cak'no'nhulet, they took a
walk, they went out (visiting),
cakno'nso, I (visit), go about, out of
doors {not no'nso).
ti'k cakno'nso te'm, I took a walk
.yesterday out of doors,
ti'u-sakio'ns icwa'n6h6, we will start
to go and visit (D-46).
yu'kit tiu cak'nonsts61, we take a
walk, we go outdoors.
no'o'ho, no'hoho, no'-oho (I), chestnut
(perhaps intended for chinkapin,
see na'-tl'); E. D. atsail.
ntset, nset, hicntset, issentset
brother,
haki't ntset, their brother,
ha 'ntset, his {or her) brother,
hic'ntset, brothers (L-21).
issentset he'-u, brothers,
na iss6ntset, na icentset, thy brother
naki't ntset, your (pi.) brother.
wi hicintset hilai, my brother's wife,
my sister-in-law.
wi ic6nse't, wi issintset, my brother.
wi ic6nset hidso'm, my younger
brother, "my small brother."
wi ic6nset yuds, wi iss6ntset yuds, my
elder brother.
yuki't ntset, our brother.
nte-i, to scare (see c6(l)).
wi nte'-ito, I frighten somebody.
wi coco'lc hinte'hi ha'nulet {or
ha'nulet), they came near scaring
me to death,
nt'i', ndi' (Lr-5), nti' (D-49), a'ndi,.
catfish, and fish in general. There
seems to be considerable doubt
whether this word or ya'-u was the
generic term for fish, each ap-
parently having a specific as well
as a general application.
ndi' caklu'c, ndi' ca'kluc (I), scales
of fish.
wic icu'l ndi', I catch one fish;
cakicau' (ts61) , we catch them.
ntul, mouth (of river) (cf. ta, tohi,
and in).
ta'-i ndu'l, ta'-i ntu'l, mouth or pass
of a river,
nuk, self.
wi nu'k, myself (and I alone).
na nu'k, yourself (and you alone).
ha' nu'k, herself, himself, by herself
or himself (D-89).
yu'kit nu'k, yuki't nu'k (D-108).
na'kit nu'k, yourselves.
ha'kit nu'k, themselves.
haki't tsik nu'k, their two selves.
hiku' wi nu'k tik i'ka ko', I want to
make soup myself,
leak ha' nuk, a man alone, "a man
himself."
we nu'k hatkolko'kco, we nu'k
atkolko'lco, I rub myself,
wi nu'k hatsa'mo, I bite myself.
wi nu'k hatinu'co, I hide myself.
wi nu'k hattsa'nco, I push myself.
wi nu'k ke'to, I stay by myself; pi,
tu'xtsfel.
nul, to dwell, to live, to remain, to be
left, to lie (pi. of ke) (cf. nok).
a nep nun nulti'hinst, (they) in-
habited villages in this bend {or
below here).
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ickali't-nu'1-wilwi'lhicnto, I rock a
child lying down.
nu'lip, left there; tixt, lying.
nu'l ka't n, when laying the founda-
tion and making a mill (D-136).
nu'l ket, settled.
nu'l ta'mtin, when digging a founda-
tion (D-135).
nulti'hinst (L-1, 2, 14), nultehi'nst,
they lived, they were settled, they
inhabited.
ntl'nketntat, she lived (in a wooden
house)
.
nu'n nulti'hinst, to live in a village.
o'k-inu'lulat (D-125), okinu'lulat (D-
114), they gathered (together).
pak-nu'lo, I leave a footprint;
pa'm-nu'lo, I leave many foot-
prints.
pam-inu'lulat, they left many foot-
prints.
pa'm nu'lip ti'xt, tracks of many
lying there.
pam-ti'xt inu'lulat, they left many
footprints lying there.
wi ya' nu'ltihinst, I live or exist
there ("je vis Ik," "j'existe 1^").
num, on the side (cf. ino').
num tanu'k ite'wo, I ride on one
side.
n<lln, nun (L-l, 2), nu'fl (L-14),
nu'n, n<i" (I), village, town.
a' nu'nkin, at this town (D-91).
ha nu'nkin, at her home (D-89).
kiwi'lc nA'nki ica'kgt, I (or he) was
born in a village of whites.
n^in-ketntat, she (or he) lived in the
village (D-74, 94).
nu'nkin, in a village, in villages
(D-30, 31, 53, 71).
nu'nkin ke't'nto, I live in a village.
nun nultehi'nst, they existed in
villages.
ntln ti'xt nun wa'nu, I walk every-
where in the village.
nM-u'c, nu'n uc (I), big village, city,
town ("ville"), New Orleans.
nAn-u'cip coko'-i (or co'.xko-i) kitsa'k
S,'m-kaw6t, the village judge was
drunk.
nii'n-uc mo'n, the whole city.
nu'n uc wa'nne, street.
tu'l ntl°, village on the (upper) lake
("village sur le lac (sup^rieur) ").
wi nu'n o't (or u't) pa'-i hiti'c(t) ko,
I want to return home to my
village,
wi nti°' u'ckin ke'ta, I stay in New
Orleans,
yuk'hi'ti ntln h6ts, great Indian vil-
lage (hatanians may be added),
yuk'hi'ti nu° hidso"' (or hidso'm),
small Indian village.
o, 6, string, cord, rope; to thread; Ak.
ok. (but see ok),
ka't kec 6, bridle, a rope of horsehair
made into a bridle.
kokokxic(t) o', fishline.
o hSts, big cord,
o hidso"', small cord,
o' kc-ma'nico, I take and stretch a
cord ("je I'ai 61onge").
te n o, the bow and the string,
te o, bowstring,
tolho'pc hokico'mik o°'yu (or o'ne
or o'ne), I thread a needle ("j'en-
file une arguille")-
wi o' ko°'-ko'mico, I relax a rope (or
a cord) (I),
wi o' ko°-ma'nico, I stretch a co
(I).
6, on the edge of, on the bank of, near
(cf. o'ci, on the edge of, which
indicates still greater nearness.)
a'n ta'-i o', the lodge is by the river
a'fi ta'-i o'at, the lodge was by the
river (I),
a'n ta'-i o'tikit (or o'to or o'ta), the
lodge will be by the river (I)
.
ta'-i o', ta'-i 6 (D-45), by (or close
to), the river, on the bank of the
river,
wa'nne o', along the road.
6, o, to come; E. D. ohf (cf. mok and
na-u)
.
a'p o'k, come here!
a'v (or a'f or a'b?) 'n o'k6n icfi'm-
(6h6), if you come here we will
drink,
eku'n nak o'ko, I have just arrived;
pi. na'-utsel and o'kts&l.
ha' hi'la-i a'v o't'6h6, his wife will
come here,
hakit cakyi'kcta o'kulSt, they came
for buying,
ha' ko'-ita' o'kat, he came for talking,
ha' o'k hi-u'at, he came to see me.
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(h)a' o'kit, he {or she) is going to
come ("il (elle) va venir")-
hio'k ax, I did not come ("je ne suis
pas venue"),
hicoke'cia, hioka'?cat, hicokecip hio'k
a'xcak, because I was sick I did
not come,
hiti we', come with me!
(h)u'kak, u'k-ak, source, spring,
"water coming" (?); E. D. aggti-
hou.
i'cak iko ko°'ulet, or ha'kit icak
ko^'ulet, they had a man arrested
(or seized) (iko given as meaning
"coming down," but it may be
"wanted him" or ko° doubled),
ica'k ta'-ic o'kia° yukit ne mo'n
ialpe'hiulSt, strangers have come
and taken all our land.
Jack kaukau' o'k a'mkit, or Jack
kaukau' o'k a'm'ne, Jack comes
here for drinking water.
John pu'm hik'hu'lkit, John is jump-
ing, John comes jumping (?) (I),
kakau' itsi'(k) iwat, the sun rises,
the sun comes up.
ku'ltan okti'cat, a long time has
passed, a long time has come and
gone,
lo'xkin iwa't'n, he came on the prairie
(1^35).
m5'm okti'cat, the mole came and
went, the mole has come by ("a
pass(5 la"),
na'kit o'kt6m make'ne, or na'kit
o'kta make'-une, ye come for bar-
tering,
na o't pu'nsat, they blow at you.
'no'kne, you to come (D-42).
'nt'ha' ike o'k'n, 'nt'a'-ike ok'n,
where do you come from?
nya'-uta 'no'kne, I will wait for you
to come,
okhu'-ulat, they went to see them,
they visited them (D-122).
okhu' ya, they came and looked at
him and (D-116).
o'kia'-uc, I can not come,
oki'nat, he has come to hunt for (me).
oklnSat, he has come to hunt for
(something),
o'k ichu', come and see us! (D-68).
o'k-iu'xts, I can come, I am able to
come
ok make', to swap, "to come and
swap."
o'kmg, to come (A. R.).
o'knto, come ye here!
ok'nu'xts a', whether you can come
(D-42).
okcak'hu'ulat, they went to see them,
they visited them (D-122).
okcSkia'lat, he came and arrested
them (D-148).
o'k ya, they came (o'kia° is a wrong
form)
.
o'k ya pe'neat, he came and cured
(D-56).
ol ictiwe ok, come with me! come
near me!
o'l i'wat, it comes nearer,
ol 'n o'kfin icti'uShS {or ti'une), if
you come near we will start,
o'n, come here! ("viens ici!").
ot, at (said to be derived from this
stem)
pai-o'k, pa'-i o'k, come back! ("viens
done!"), coming back (D-76).
cakiko'mta o'ko, I come for fishing
(cakiko'm and cakiko'mne can also
be used),
co'kai 'n-o't ha'xcnan, why do you
not come here? (o't= this way).
cukia'xta ok'n, you come for eating,
cu'kike tu' iwat, the boat {or canoe)
comes from below ("la pirogue va
venir d'en bas").
tsanu'k wi o't iwat, the horse comes
toward me.
te'wike tu' iwat, the boat {or canoe)
comes from above ("la pirogue va
venir d'en haut").
u'k a'mta, come to drink!
wi hitet hio'kna o'nc, my father does
not want me to come,
wi kSn pa'i o'kta John tewe, I will go
home with John (I)
.
wi o'k na'-u ca, I ask them to come,
wi ok cak i'nu, I let somebody come,
wi o'ko, I come.
wi o't pu'nsat, they blow at me.
wi pai' o'ko, I return home,
wi payo'ko, wi pai' o'ko, wic pai
iwat, I return, I come back,
ya' icak akipai-i'ke ot, this man
comes from the south,
ya' i'cak hiki'ke ot, this man comes
from the west (hikike= hike-ike).
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ya' i'cak ho'lcike ot, this man comes
from the north,
ya' i'cak to'like ot, this man comes
from the east,
ya'-u ti'k-hi'ok'n, wait till I come!
yi'l iwa't'n, in the daytime he came
(Ir-36).
yu'kit hatu'xtsicta o'kit, we come for
learning,
yuki't pai' o'ktsen, we return home,
yu'lc io'-i ok' nuxts a, send me word
whether you can come or not!
yu'lc caki'n o'k, a written invitation
to come to visit (D-42 (title)).
a ogghe, a okgh6, he comes (E. D.).
-o, -u, subjective pronominal suffix of
the first person,
hatpe'-o, I am ready,
hi'cu, I plant,
pa'lu, I break or split,
pa'mco, I have beaten.
pa°hi'co, I close,
wi pa'mico, I throw away,
wi pa'tso, I squeeze,
wi penio, I have healed him.
wi pi'co, I make crooked,
ofg, oofg, red (E. D.) (see 'n'ox).
oi, o-i, to sleep; E. D. oi; Ak oit(e)
[oyte].
eti' a' o'yu, yesternight I slept here,
o'i ti'xt, he lies asleep,
o'-i yo'x, they lie asleep,
wi' oi', I sleep,
yuki't o'-ita, we will sleep ("nous
dormirons")-
yuki't tiuo'-ilo, let us go to sleep
("allons dormir") (ti-u, going).
o-i, to send.
cakyu'lc cako'-i ayi'l, a letter sent
to-day.
cakyu'lc cako'-i ha', a letter not sent.
cokiu'lc o'-iu {or o'-yu), I sent him a
letter,
cokiu'lc cako'-i-u, I sent them a
letter,
wic o'-i, I am sending,
yu'lc io'-i o'k 'nu'xts a' 'n ta'nat 'n
a', send me word whether you can
come or not (D-43).
ok, o'ka, oka' (D-121), to weave
("faire au metier"), blanket, cloth,
etc. (possibly compounded of o,
cord, and ka, to make).
ho'kicom tu'kc, a spool ("une pelote
defil").
hu'i okotko'mc, hu'i otka'-uc, under-
shirt.
it'he' okyu'l, neckerchief, "neck
handkerchief," necklace (?).
ka'-ico okotka'-uc, I mend a shirt.
kako'k tim, picket fence.
ki'n hico okotka'-uc, ki'nxico okotka'-
uc, I have ironed a shirt.
kidso'nc wi ukutka'-uc ma'nkin te-
ho'p la'wat, the fire burnt a hole
in my coat.
ku'ts oki'-ya'-u, red flag.
o'ka ko'p, white cloth (D).
oketa [oqueta], a covering (Ak.).
oketasen [oquetasenne], pants (Ak.).
ok'hi'a, ok'hia', sail (of a boat).
ok hidsa'm, a double {or thick)
blanket (I).
o'ki ka'n (I), or o'ki ka, canvas (kan,
"is made").
o'kin, in a blanket (D-126).
okico'm anicna, wax ("cire"), "to
grease thread."
okico'm, hokicom (A. R.), thread,
("perhaps from ok and icom").
okmesl [ocqmesle], a blue or black
covering (Ak.) (Rivet has "white-
or black" but I adhere to the New-
berry Library copy for obvious
reasons.)
o'kok, fence (L), (see kak).
o'kotka-uc, okotka'-uc (I), shirt; pi.
okotko'mc (from ok, "cloth," ot
"for," ka-uc, "with?").
okotka'-uc hatpa'ts imi'cinto, I will
wash shirts for myself (D says this
is wrong).
okotka'-uc (i)nte' tsuxl {or tsu'l),
shirt collar.
okotka'-uc i'cak he'-u cakcopats
(h) imi'cinto, I wash shirts for
others.
okotka'-uc ke'-upa'tsnto, I wash a
shirt.
okotka'-uc ko"' ina'-u tsa'xk, take
back a shirt for it is dry! ("rentre
une chemise, elle est seche").
o'kotka-uc man, oktka'-uc ma'n,
coat, overcoat, "long shirt."
o'kotka-uc ma'n ho'pc, coat button-
hole.
okotka'-uc ma'n ko'm-tat, an over-
coat hanging, an overcoat hung
up (lit. standing erect).
oko'tka-uc man no'k, coat sleeve.
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okotka'-uc mok, waistcoat, vest,
"short shirt" (I).
okotka'-uc nte' tsu'l, shirt collars.
okotka'-uc pa'tsSmo, I wash a shirt;
pi. okotko'mc ca'kpa'tsfimo.
okotka'-uc tsa'ki-u, I dry a shirt.
okotko'mc catki'nhico, I iron many-
shirts.
o'k yu'l, handkerchief, also any
striped cloth.
ok yul hokin (L), handkerchief,
"striped cloth."
okyu'lik, with a handkerchief
(D-121).
o'k yul ickam, shawl, "broad hand-
kerchief" (I).
sakio'l-cukoke', pants.
ca' ta° ha' okotka'-uc pa'tsSmo, I
wash one shirt for another (per-
son).
tsa'kina-u okotka'-uc, I dry a shirt
(?).
tolho'pc hokico'mik o°'yu (or o'ne
or o'ne), I thread a needle ("j'enfile
une arguiUe").
tu' ci'l ok'hia' ke, the schooner has a
sail,
wi ke'-u-hoka'kinto, I sit weaving (I).
wi ke'-u okcoka'kinto, I weave many
things (perhaps from ok, "cloth,"
cok, "things," ka, "to make,"
-kinto, suffix).
wi okakinto, or wic ke'-u-hoka'kinto,
I weave.
wi okotka'-uc ke'-u-pa'tsnto, I wash
a shirt (I).
wi okotka'-uc-ma'ii li'kc, my coat is
used, my coat is worn out.
wic okotka'k ikili'kic {given as wi
cokotka'k ikili'kic), I soak the
cloth,
ya' okotka'-uc ko'n-ina'-u, bring
that shirt inside! (I).
okc, cheek; E. D. okst [ockst].
o'kc al, cheek,
o'kc al atku'tsicne, red paint for
cheeks.
ox, 6x, sharp, thorny (see noxco').
kudsnS,'n o'x, a sharp knife; pi.
kudsnS'n o'xox.
na'-u o'xox, na'-u o'hox (L-8),
na'-u o'ho, chinkapin, "thorny
bristles."
o?:o'?, o'xo'?, briars.
61, 5'1 (D-63), near, close, near to
("pres de") (pronounced nearly
like word for "sweet").
a ol, near here, pretty near, close by.
hakit o'l caktiwe, close to them,
hina'ka o'la, (it is) as near as that
("si proche que ga ")
.
kakau' itsi'xne o'l, the sun is on the
point of culminating, the sun is
soon going to culminate,
nen o'l, nearly home (D-108).
olhika'-u, I am hungry, "I am on the
point of dying " (?).
olhika'-u ha', I am not hungry,
ol isktiwe ok, do not stay behind!
come with me!
ol i'wat, it comes nearer.
6'dl 'n icti'hu ti'6h6 {or tiune), when
you are near we wiU start,
ol 'no'kgn icti'u6hg (or ti'une), if you
come near we will start,
cko'pol, soup bowl, any large-sized
bowl (see ckop)
.
wai' o'l, near the stone.
61', sweet.
ko'nSn o'lol, konS,'n olo'l (L-4),
sweetpotatoes; sing. ko'nSn o'l.
neck ol, nick ol, sugar,
ne'ckol-ak, nick-6l-ak, molasses,
ne'ck-ol tu, neck-vU tu, nick-ol tu,
ne'e koltu' (I), ne'e kotu', ne'e
kultu', sugarcane,
ne'ckoltu li'linS, sugar press, sugar
mill,
ne'e ta'l o'l, cinnamon ("cannelle").
ne'e ta'l o'l ina'k, cinnamon color,
cu'kwak olo'l, cu'kuak olo'l, cu'kuak
o'l (I), cake, "sweetbread."
cukwak idso°' (o)lol, pie, cake,
"sweet small bread."
61', 61 (L-8), persimmon, plaquemine.
ki'wilc o'l (I), kiwilc 61', apple
(" French persimmon ")
.
ki'wilc o'l ne'e, apple trees (L-3).
o'1-tu'ko wi a'n ot, o'l tu'k'ho wi a'n
ot, I bring home a persimmon.
ofl (L), grass; E. D. ognn (C), eggn (P).
on ho'mhom, prairie chicken (I) (see
enkewict).
on il, a serpent striped green and
yellow,
o'n-lau'kit, the grass burns,
on tsax, on tsa'xk, dry grass, hay,
straw.
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on tat, grass green; E. D. onntatat.
on yan, herb green, 3d green (o'm
yan, (incorrect)).
oni {or o'ngi) (said not to contain o,
cord)
.
hatakinS,"' o'ni, a cord or string of
beads.
o"'uc,
paihe'ts o°'uc, too big [it is?] ("trop
grand").
oiic,
©"c, to dislike, not to want.
wic io'fic, I do not want; past
hio'ncat; future hio'nctikit.
nac 'no'iic, you do not want,
yuki't ico'nc, we do not want; past
ico'ncat.
naki't nako'nc, you (pi.) do not want,
hakit cakonc, they do not want.
kiwi'lc yuki'ti cako°'c<il, the whites
do not like the savages,
pakna'-u wa'nn^n hio'nc, I do not
want you to run about.
wi hitet hio'knS, o'nc, my father
doesn't want me to come.
oc [osh], beard (E. D.).
6c, o'ci, 5'ci (L-2), the bank, edge,
border, rim (closer than o (q. v.)).
ta'-i oc, or ta'-i o'ci, on the bank of
the river, edge of bank of river,
ta'-i o'ci tikua'nts, I walk on the
banks of a river,
ta'-i o'c talanka'-u, the bank of the
river is sloping,
wai' o'ci, on the edge of the stone.
wa'nne o'ci, along the road,
ots, tooth; also grain (distinct from
uts, point); E. D. ods; Ak. hos.
kapi' ots, coffee grains,
o'ts ha'lkin, back teeth,
o'ts itkin, front teeth,
o'ts hehe'xkit, my teeth are aching;
o'ts he'xkit, my tooth is aching,
o'ts hec, toothache (I)
.
o'ts tsi, jaw, jawbone, "toothbone."
tsa'ts o'ts, walnut.
wi o'tse he, I have toothache,
tso'-ots o'ts ta'nuk, one grain of
corn.
ots, o'ts (L-41; D-144), otsi (L-ll;
D-121), o'tse (D-94), up, high, on,
on top of, above (cf. itse').
a'n ots, on the top of the house,
a^'o'tsi, roof of a house.
hatutska'-ucne, veil over the face
of a child at birth, caul (ka-u, to
cover)
.
hi' cat o'ts he'xkit, the top of the
head is smarting.
Inkili'c ta'-i o'ts, on English Bayou
(D-94).
icak o'tsi pa'ko, I strike a man high.
It utska'-uc, face covering (D-120).
it utska'-uculat, they covered its
face over (D-120).
kakau' ita'ns utskau'cat, the sun is
clouded over (or covered),
kaukau' o'ts, on the water,
kaukau' o'tsep, high water, high
tide,
na' a'nc 5'tsip, your house is high,
na' a'n o'tskin, your house is high
(he'-u added for plural)
.
ne mak o'tsip ti'cta John tewe(ta),
I will go to the mountain with
John (I).
ne mak o'tsip ti'cta wi itet tewe'ta,
I will go to the mountain with my
father (I),
ne ots, on the (dry) ground,
ne'e kaukau' o'tse po'lc-wa'nkit,
wood floats in the water (I).
noha'mc utspa'xc, a setting hen, "a
hen upon nesting"?
no'k o'ts, upper arm.
o'dse ko'-ikinto, I speak loud,
o'tsi ya' o'ts pu'nso, I blow over the
surface of (queried by L).
O'tsotat, Otso't5t (I), (from o'tsiot
tat, "standing overhead"), God.
O'tsotat iol, God's Son, Christ.
Otsota'tot, Utsuta'tut (L-14, 15), to
Otsotat, to God.
coxko'yat Ta'kapa o'tse, he was
chief over the Atakapa (D-93).
cukco'c a°' o'tse ka'-uts, the bird
flies over the house,
tsanu'k ots, on a horse,
ta'-i o'tsi wa'lcti, bridge over a
river.
ta'-u-hatwS.'nS,nto Otsota't 5't, ta'-u-
hatweni (or hatweninto) Otsota't
o't, I pray to God.
tik-po'tsico' o'tsot, I shoot an arrow
up perpendicularly,
wai' o'ts, on the stone,
wi kato' o'dsi, my upper lip.
wi ca itu'lo tsanu'k o'ts, I put some-
body on a horse (D).
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wi teyo' cukite-uka'ne o'ts ne'-u, I
put the box on the chair (D).
wi utska'-uco, I cover something
over.
w5'l kica'n o'dsi, upper eyelid (I).
wo'c o'ts, back of hand.
yuki't itet o'tsi tat, Our Father who
art in heaven.
yuki't ta-uhatwa,'ni Otsota't ot, we
pray to God.
otse', utse', odse', snake; E. D.
natkoi.
a' o'dse, this snake.
kau'kau otse', water snake (I).
noha'mc o'tse, chicken snake.
odse' a, snake here.
odse' hiki tsa'wfit, a snake has bitten
me.
otse' hatcima'lket, a snake coiled up
(ket, sitting).
otse' he'-u ci'utiutit, the snakes go
crawling.
otse' hiwe'-u, rattlesnake, "powerful
snake."
otse' ci'ukit {and ci'u), the snake
crawls.
o'tse cokte'-i hadie'c, snake venom.
otse' talko'p, the blue racer, "blue
snake."
otse' wo'c6m, the snake is hissing (I).
otse' yu'l, garter snake, "striped
snake."
ci'u tsat otse', the snake goes crawl-
ing.
utse' mel, water moccasin, "black
snake."
Utse'x ta'-i. Serpent Bayou (now
known by another name).
ya' odse', that snake.
ya' otse' ci'u, the snake crawls; pi, ci'u.
6t, terrapin.
ot (L-41; D-102, 104, 126, 142), ut
(L-12; D-28, 31, 142), toward,
for, to, at (Gatschet derives this
from the verb o, to come; it is
said to be pronounced almost like
the word meaning "terrapin").
wi' ot, for me; na' o't, for you; ha'
o't, for him; yuki't o't, for us;
naki't o't, for you (pi.); haki't
o't, for them, to them (D-86).
a'knax te'-u o't, a'knax te'wat, up-
stream, where current comes from.
a'nut micke, around the house,
ha' ot mi' cat, he gave him.
ha' yu'kit ot icmi'cat, he gave to us.
ica'k o't cak'ha'yu, I laugh at (many)
persons ("je ris de (beaucoup de)
persons"),
mafic ot yu'l(yul), striped horizon-
tally (as lines on ruled paper),
ne'e net hi'ko {or ne ti'ko), I climb
down from the tree (net=ne o't).
okotka'-uc ma'fi, overcoat (see ok),
okotka'-uc ma'fi ko'm-tat, an over-
coat hung up, an overcoat hanging
up (lit. standing erect),
o'l tu'ko wi a'n ot, o'l tu'k'ho wi
a'n ot, I bring home a persim-
mon,
cakicak ut, of the relations (D-28).
tsanu'kc la'-ak i'ti tsat cu'lut iye'
lak, the horse is going ahead of
the dog.
tsanu'kc me'ts i'ti cu'lut iye'mets,
the horse is taller than the dog.
tsanu'k(c) cu'l o't iye' mets, the
horse is taller than the dog.
tsanu'k cu'l o't iye' la'k patna'-u,
the horse runs more swiftly than
the dog.
tsanu'k wi o't iwat, the horse comes
toward me.
tawatwe'nat Utsuta'tut, they prayed
to God ("The-one-above") (otsi+
ot+ tat, standing overhead),
tu'l o't nti'cne, you must go to the
lake,
tu'l ta'yut {or ta'-i o't) iye' ka'c,
the lake is deeper than the river.
Utsuta'tut, to God (L-14, 15).
wi ha' o't mico, I gave him.
wi nu'n o't {or u't) pa'i hiti'c(t) ko,
I want to return to my village,
wi oket tsi'pcat Tsa'yon ne' ot, my
mother removed to Texas {or
Mexico),
wi' okotka'-uc ma'fi ko'ma-u, I hang
up an overcoat; pi. cak-komna'-u.
wic ma'fi o't a'm'o, I drink all the
time,
wic ca' ot ke'-ucakiu'lckinto, I am
going to write for somebody, I
write for somebody,
ya ica'k o't ha'yuet, he has laughed
at this man ("il a ri de cet hom-
me").
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ya ki'c kanyu'c ya' icak ut (or o't)
yilke, that young woman marries
that man.
ya' tsi'k o't cakiye' lak, he is the
stronger of the two.
yuk'hi'ti tu'l o't, to Indian Lake
(D-95).
yuki't a'n ot tu'kto, we will fetch it
home.
yu'l ki'-ipaxc o't, striped horizon-
tally.
(ot)kine,
wi oke't itso"' o'tkine'at, my mother
was next to the youngest (D-98).
otts, beaver (E. D.) (cf. ots, tooth).
-p, -xp, -f, -V, a locative suffix. It is
uncertain which of the forms given
is nearest the original.
ap, af, av, here, at this place.
af ok, come here!
ha hila'-i a'fSt, his wife was here.
ha'kit ica'tif hati'dsom, they placed
on their heads.
hiwe'-uka a'mif, on account of drink-
ing hard.
Jack a°la'kin inho'lcilat a'mif, on ac-
count of drinking hard Jack was
put in jail.
tik axp pem, shoot (your) arrow
right here!
pa, pa'k, nest, probably "hollow".
itsak pa', anthill ("nid de fourmi").
mifi pa, bee's nest; also given as
"wax".
noha'mc utspa'xc, a setting hen, "a
hen upon nesting" (?).
cakco'c pa, nest of bird.
cukco'c pa' ne'ckin, the bird's nest
is in the tree.
tamhe'-uc ha' pa'kin ta'mtsat, the
spider goes into its nest.
pa, mortar.
ne'e pa', wooden mortar (I).
ne'e pa' wak, wooden pestle (I).
pa' wak, pestle ("pilon").
wai' pa', stone mortar (I).
wai' pa' wak, stone pestle (I).
pa-i, to return, to turn, again, back
("deretour").
akipa'-i, "where the sun turns"
(A. R.), the south.
akipa'-ike icak, a southern man.
akipa'-iu ti'cta, I am to travel to the
south.
haco kotke' ho'p paiha'l, his pants
have holes in the seat ("les panta-
lons sont fendus par derriere").
icak paitolto'luc, many generous
men, "many too good men."
icak paito'luc, a generous man, "a
too good man."
i'tsixt katpa'-ict, afternoon, "return-
ing from culminating."
kitsak paihe-uc §,'m6t, I made myself
drunk, "I drank too much
whisky."
'nhi i'nat, hatna'^ka pa'-ihiticn^na,
you have sent to find {or bring)
me; how can I return? ("tu m'as
envoy^ chercher; comment puis-je
retourner? ")
.
pa'-i a'kc (or pa-i), back (D-110).
paiha'l, pai'hal (I), behind, the
buttocks,
pai hatna'xuc, too little.
paihS'ts o"'uc, too small,
paihe'ts u'c, too large,
pa'-i he'u-ti'c, pa'-i he'-uc, too much,
pa'-i (h)iti'cko, I want to go (home),
I ought to leave {or depart),
pa'-i mo'hat, she came back home
(D-109).
pa'-i o'k, come back! ("viensdonc!"),
coming back (D-76).
pa'-i tic, go back! ("va t'en done!"),
pa-ito'lucat, he was too good (D-
104),
paya'kc imo'culat, they buried it
again (D-136).
cak'konpa'vo, I turn over (pi. of
obj.).
tik'pa'yat, she turned back (D-107).
wi atpa'-i, I turn something around,
wi ipS,n payo'ket {or pa-i o'k6t), my
cousin has returned,
wi ka.n pa'i o'kta John tewe, I will go
home with John (I).
wi nu'n o't {or u't) pa'i hiti'c(t) ko,
I want to return home {or to my
village)
.
wi payo'ko, wi paio'ko, wic pai iwat,
I return, I come back,
ya' icak akipai-i'ke ot, this man
comes from the south,
yuki't pa'i o'ktsen, we return home,
"we come back home."
pa-i,
pu'n pa'-ico, I blow off.
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pa-i, to open (cf. pak).
a'nkat pa'-ict, a°'kat pa'-ic, open the
door! (t often suppressed),
a'nkat pa'-ic na'-ulat, they left the
door open (D-123).
ko°pa'-ico, I draw out, I pull out (?).
cokiu'lc pa'-ico, I opened a letter;
pi. cakpa'ico.
te'lk atpa'-ic, the flower opens out.
ai hopa'i, butcher, "one who divides
meat," "one who cuts from each
other."
wi hopa'yu, hokpa'yu (?), I divide,
I cut up meat ("je partage").
pa'-ict, chopping implement,
pa'ict hg'ts, pa'-ict e'ts, big chopper,
ax.
pa'ict hidso"', little chopper, hatchet,
wi ne'e pa'-icik ta'mco, I split with
an ax.
pak, footprint (of man or animal),
track, step; pi. pam (cf. pakna'-u).
kic tanu'k ta'xn ot ikat pa'kgt, one
M'oman stepped on the foot of
another (D-142).
lu' pampa'mcg, to tramp around in
the mud.
pa'k ne'p ket, footprint (?) (human
or animal track (I)), "a footprint
lying there."
pak nu'lo, I leave a footprint; pi.
pam.
pa'm inu'lulat, they left many foot-
prints,
pa'm nu'lip ti'xt, tracks of many men
lying there,
pa'mtampne, stairs, steps, "for as-
cending" (I).
pa'm ti'xt inu'lulat, thej' left many
footprints lying there.
ca'kc5c pa'm, bird tracks,
ta'-i pa'mici'ko, I ford a river on foot,
wi ikat 'npa'kat, you stepped on my
feet (D-143).
wi' pa'mtampne ta'mo, I ascend the
stairs.
pak, to strike, to beat, to hit, to slap
(pi. pam. (q. v.)).
anpa'kc, a'npakc, a mouse, "flapping
ears."
anpa'kc hSts, a rat, "big ear flapper."
ha' hipa'kat, I give him a slap ("je
donne un soufflet alui").
leak ne'kin pa'ko, I strike a man low
down.
icak o'tsi pa'ko, I strike a man high
up.
ka't o'ts pa'kgt, she slapped her on
the mouth (D-144).
ku'ts-pa'pico ne'e, I chop the tree
down,
ne'cik hipa'kat, he hit me with a
club (?).
pa'kat, pa'kgt, a slap, a kick, a hit
("unsouflflet").
ciwa'n anpa'kc ko'nkit, the cat
catches the mouse,
co' pa'kc co'pakc, palpitation of the
heart, the heart is beating,
wecik hipa'kat, he hit me with a club,
he clubbed me.
wi' a'n pa'kco, I flap my ears,
wic kuts-pa'kico, I chop the tree
down, " I cut it with blows."
wi co' pa'kc hika', I have palpitation
of the heart.
pak, to throw (cf. pam) (he hit and
threw them?),
pak-cakpa'kicat, they (he) threw
them (into the lake) (D-146).
pa'kan, pecan.
pa'kan nee, paka'n ne'e (I), pecan
tree.
pakna'-u, to run (perhaps from pak,
"footstep," and na'-u, "to arrive";
cf. akna).
hiwe'-uka pakna'-u, I run hard,
i'ti pa'kna'-u, I run before (some-
thing following me at about equal
speed).
John pakna'-u tsat, John is running
(I).
pakna'-u, I run.
pakna'-u wa'n nS.n hio'nc, I don't
want to run about,
cu'l pakna'-u ti'k ya' pu'x hatipa'ts-
icat, the dog runs and turns a
somersault,
tsanu'k pakna'-u tsat, the horse is
galloping fast,
tsanu'k cu'l o't iye' la'k patna'-u,
the horse runs swifter than the
dog.
ti-u'xts pakna'-u, I run slowly,
wi ne-yu'ckin pakna'-u ti'co, I run
across a field.
paktsa'kc, pa'ktsakc (I), paktsa'zc,
pa'ktsazc, hickory,
pa'ktsaxc hope, squirrel, "making
holes in hickorv nuts." ,
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pa'ktsa'kc ne'e, pa'dsakc nee, pa'ds-
axc ne'e, pa'ktsa'xc nee, hickory tree,
pa'tsal-cope (L-7), pa'ksal-co'pc,
patcatso' (A. R.)> shortened forms
of the word for "squirrel."
pax, to Hsten.
cok atpa'xc ha'kc, he doesn't listen,
to'lka 'npa'xc6n, to'lka-anpa'xcSn,
(imperative) listen well! ("ecoute
bien!").
to'lkat a'tpaxc, listen well! (pi.)
cakatpa'xc! (j'e).
pax, thin, fiat; E. D. paac [paash], slim,
lean (see pal),
a'lc paxc, thin ice.
icak pa'^c; (pi.) pa'xpaxsh, a slender
or lean man.
icat pa'xco (L.), ica'tkin pa'kco, I
flatten the head (of a child) (said
not to have been an Atakapa
custom)
.
pax (L), pa'xe (D-42), seven; l!, D.
paghu or pagho [paghou, pagho,
payghou].
pa'xwip, seven times (L).
hallg paghu, seventeen (E. D.).
hehin pagho, seventy (E. D.).
hehin poon pagho, seven hundred
(E. D.).
paxts,
mi-inpaxts, menpaxts, mifipa'xts,
rainbow; (mi-in said to mean
"weak"); E. D. mi-inpanst.
pal, to break, to split (cf. tsa(l)).
a°'la'k pa'ii yanta'-ul6t, a°'lak pa'l-
hi ya' nta'-ulat, they have broken
out of the prison and left ("Us ont
casse la prison et Font sorti (ceux
enferm^s) ").
nee pa'l, ne'e pal, (1) a shingle, board,
plank, (2) wagon, cart (said in one
place to signify "flat board,"and
if this is correct pal, "flat," is
related to this stem)
;
pi. nee pa'lpal.
nee pa'l hidso"', ni'c pa'l hidso"',
(1) small board, (2) carriage,
buggy ("voiture").
nec-pa'l idso"'kin, in a buggy (D-46).
nec-pa'lkin to'hio, I got into a wagon,
I entered a wagon.
ne'e pa'l lumlu'mic(t), ni'c pa'l lum-
lu'mic(t), wheel, "turning board."
ne'c-pa'l lumlu'mckit, the wheel
turns.
ne'cpa'l ne'kin tlo'p ta't, a post
driven into the ground,
ne'e palpa'l a'nkin, in a plank house
(D-74).
nee pa'lpal hidso'm, (1) small cypress
shingles, small boards, (2) carriage,
buggy,
wi ka'-ucne pa'l'u, I break a comb;
wi ka'-ucne pa'lpal'u, I break a
comb in different places,
wi ko° pa'to (L), wi ko° pa'lo, I have
taken and broken it ("je I'ai pris
et casse").
wi'e to'hia nespa'lkin, I get into a
carriage,
ya' ka-ucnS,' pa'l'at, this comb is
broken,
ya' ka-ucn§,' palpa'l, ya' ka'-uc pa'l-
pal, this comb is broken, this
comb all broken.
pal, flat, level, even; pi. pa'lpal (cf.
pax and pal (to split)),
eijftpa'l, cikpa'l, ci'ct pa'l, i'epal, a
bowl, a stone jar, a pot, a plate,
a dish, an oven(?).
eixt pa'l hgts, ci'ct pa'l he'ts, icpal
he'ts, a great bowl,
cixtpal man, "a long plate."
Tsa'xta aihina'k icatkifi capa'lcita'-
ha, they did not flatten their heads
like the Choctaw (Lr-38).
Tsaxta' hakit no'mc ica't cakpalpa'l-
icat (sing, pa'lc), the Choctaw
flattened their children's heads
(D-38a).
yuk'hi'ti ka hicpa'l, Indian made
dishes,
yuki'tic no'mc ica'tkin pa'lit (or
pa'ltit) ha, the Atakapa did not
flatten the heads of their infants
(L-37).
Pa'lnal, a chief on Middle Lake
(1^16, 17).
pam, to beat (pi. of pak (q. v.)); E. D.
pamm.
ha icat pa'mlikc mon, his head
entirely mashed by pounding
(L-19).
hila'yi ta'xnik pa'mat, his other wife
beat him (L-17).
John eo'xko-i pam-nema'-at, John
beat the chief and then killed him,
John killed the chief by beating.
ko° hipa'mulgt, I was seized and
beaten.
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Palna'l hila'-i wa'ci kic pa'm nimat,
Palnal's wife, the old woman,
beat him to death (L-18).
Pa'lnal hila'-i wa'ci pam-nimat, Pal-
nal's oldest wife beat him to
death (L-17).
pam (h)okpa'miculat, they knocked
each other down with their fists
(D-145).
pa'mkamne, hammer.
tiu-pa'mt6t ne'cik, the}^ are going to
beat with a club.
wafi-cakpa'mkox, she went around
desiring to beat them (D-79).
wi hite't hika pa'mSt, my father
beat me.
wi hite't hiko°' hipa'mgt, I was seized
and beaten by my father.
wi pa'm eto'lco {or hito'lco), I have
beaten and shaped, I have pre-
pared {or arranged) by beating.
wi pa'mco, I have beaten, I have
struck, I beat, I strike.
pam, to throw, to sow.
wi pa'mico, I throw ("je jette").
I throw away; (pi.) cakpa'mico.
wi tso'-ots pa'mic, I sow Indian
corn.
pa'mhoka'-i, cocklebur (large) (see
tsipal)
.
pan, pazn, pa°, to shut, to close.
a'nkat-mo'k pa°'hico {or pa'xnico),
I close the window; pi. cakpa'xn-
ico.
a°'kat pa'hict {or pa°'ict or pa'xnic),
shut the door! (t often suppressed)
.
a^'katpans, (1) window, (2) shut the
door!
a'npanc, deaf, "ears closed."
kic a'npanc, a deaf woman (I).
kic iku'nyuds a'npanc, a deaf girl
(I).
icak a'npanc, a deaf man (I),
icak iku'nyuds a'npanc, a deaf boy
(I).
wi wo'c hatpa'xnico, I clasp my
hands.
pa"ts (perhaps from pan or pac)
.
a'tpa^tsne, shield, protector(?) (D-
131).
pac, cover.
kaka'-u iwe'vc pac, cover of watch,
ci'xt pec, lid or covering of kettle
("couvercle de la chaudiere").
wo'l pa'c, eyelid.
pats, to wash.
okotka'-uc hatpa'ts imi'cinto, I will
wash shirts for myself.
okotka'-uc hatpa'tsico, I wash shirts
for myself.
okotka'-uc i'cak he'-u cakcopats
(h) imi'cinto, I will wash shirts for
others.
okotka'-uc ke'-u pa'tsnto, I wash a
shirt (?).
okotka'-uc pa'tsfimo, I wash a shirt;
pi. okotko'mc ca'kpa'tsgmo.
ca'k 'ncu'pats hi'mic ti'kit, who is
going to wash for me? ("qui va
laver pour moi?").
ca'ta" ha' okotka'-uc pa'ts6mo, I
wash one shirt for another.
wi okotka'-uc ke'-u-pa'tsnto, I sit
washing a shirt (I).
pats, to whip.
hipa'tso, he whipped me.
icpa'ts ha' hat, he did not whip us
(D-103).
pa'tsic, a whip (I).
wi'pa'ts, I whip (wi ca'kpats, pi.
of obj. (not pa'tspats)).
pats, to flutter.
hatipa'tsic, a somersault (I).
no'hamc hatspatspa'tsicat, the chick-
en is fluttering, or flapping its
wings, poising for a flight.
pa'tspats (word used in the Hiyekiti
or eastern dialect), wind, air;
(some copies of the Duralde
manuscript have palspals, evident-
ly an error).
cu'l pakna'-u ti'k ya' pu'x hati-
pa'tsicat, the dog runs and turns
a somersault.
wi puhatsipa'tsica, I turn a somer-
sault ("je fair la culbute")-
pats,
wi pa'tso, I squeeze (as an orange).
pa'tite'-u, cotton (cf. te'-ute-u, rice,
and no'k).
pa'tite'-u hi'c, cotton plant.
pa'tite'-u co', cottonseed.
wi pa'tite'-u hi'cu, I plant cotton.
pa-u, to swing, to whirl (cf . pats)
.
atpa'-uctit, swinging themselves (pi.
subj.).
hatpa'wicinto, I am going to balance
myself.
hatpa'wicne, a swing (I).
kaukaii' hatpa'-u, tlie water eddies.
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pa'-u, I whirl something.
ta'nstal hatpa'wico, the paper whirls
about.
ta'-u hatpa'wickit, I swing standing
up ("sitting" would take ke-u in-
stead of ta-u).
ti'xt hatpa'-uckit, I swing lying in a
hammock.
wa'-i ta-upa'ukit, the stone is swing-
ing (like a pendulum); pi. -tit.
wai ta'-upaupa'-utit, many stones
swing.
wi ta'-u-hatpa'wickit, I balance my-
self (I).
wi wa'-i konpa'wic&t, I took and
swung a stone (like a pendulum)
.
pe, to finish (cf. pix).
a'm hatpe'ne-o, I finish drinking.
hatpe'-o, I am ready.
iti'yilc petst kahiya, iti'yilc petst
kawia, last month.
ityi'lc pe'het, it is a half moon.
'n hatpe'n icti'Ahti {or -6h6), when
you are ready we will start.
petst, over, out, gone, given out.
cakitsa'-e he'-u j'^a'-e-hatpe'nets6I,
we fry many and eat enough.
(cok)ampe'-o, I have stopped drink-
ing (pi. of obj.).
cukiaxpe'-u, I finish eating up.
wan atpe'-at, I stop walking.
wan pe'-ulat, they stopped walking.
wic ya hatpe'ne-u, I finish enough.
ya'-e-(h)atpe'netsel, we will eat
enough (D-51).
ya hatpe'kSt, I am sitting here pre-
pared {or ready)
.
yal-pe'yulet, they finished taking all;
(pe-, through, finished; yal, pi. of
obj.).
yi'l hiwe'-u petik {or pe'tek) yi'l,
Monday, "day when powerful
day (i. e., Sunday) is finished"
(D-149).
* woe pe', wuc pe' (D), ten, "fingers
completed."
woe pe'ip, ten times (L).
woe pe' ha tanuk, eleven.
woe pe' ha' tanu'kip, eleven times.
woe pe' ha' tsi'k, twelve.
woe pe' ha' lat, thirteen.
woe pe' ha' himato'l, woe pe' ha'I
imato'l (D-87), fourteen.
woe pe' tsik, twenty.
woe pe' tsi'kip, twenty times.
woe pe' lat (L), woe pe' la't (D-96),
thirty,
woe pe' himato'l, forty,
woe pe' latsl'k, sixty (D-88).
pel, far.
a° ya'n pe'ltat, a house stands far
off.
hatna'ka pe'l a, how far is it?
hina'ka pe'l, it is so far.
no'mc pel, that child far off.
oket {or huket) pe'l, stepmother,
"distant mother."
pel ha, not far (D-68).
pel hatu'ne, a spyglass, "far looker."
pe'l kankit lo'nlonc, or pel lo'illoc
ka'nkit, it thvmders at a distance,
pe'l tsat, he goes away.
ya' pe'l ket {or ya pe'ket), that one
sitting far off.
yuk'hit itet pe'l, our stepfather
(D-101).
pern, pe'm, pern (D-131), to shoot, a
gun, a rifle; Ak. pemtir, cannon.
(h)okpe'mulat, they shot at eaoh
other (D-147).
pem he'ts, cannon, "big shooter" (I),
pem katsi'k (I), pem ka't tsik,
double-barreled gun, "gun with
two mouths" ("fusil a deux
coups"),
pem kaukau' hu'i ko'hitsat, a gun
sinks in the water (I),
pem mo'k, pe'mok, a pistol, "a short
shooter."
ti'k a'xp pe'm, shoot (your) arrow
right here!
ti'k pem, go and shoot!
wan-hokpe'mkin, when they shot at
each other (D-147).
wi pe'mu, I shoot with the rifle {not
wi pgm pe'mu).
yu'l cakpe'm, to shoot at a spot
(yul, spot, dot).
pen, pan, male cousin (A. R. did not
remember this word) ; E. D. penn,
sister,
pe'n ta, the other cousin,
co'k-hipen, friend,
co'k-hipen ha, enemy, foe (but not
in war)
.
wi ip3.n payo'ket, my (male) cousin
has returned.
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wi pen, my male cousin (wi ipSn?)
.
wi cokipe'n, my friend (I).
wee penne [ou^e penne (C)], wi penn,
my sister (E. D.).
peni, to heal.
npe'niu, I have healed you.
ok hu'ya pe'neat, he came and
looked at him and cured him
(D-116).
pe'nene, for curing (D-57).
wi pe'niu, I have healed him.
yuk'hi'ti ipcok o'k ya' pe'neat, the
Indian doctor came and cured
(D-56).
pet (cf. pe) (pet (sing.), pem (pi.)),
naki't pe'msta(?), are you (pi.) tired?
nak npe'tsta, are you tired {given as
mpe'tsta)
.
(wic)hipe'tst ha, (I) am not tired.
(wic)hipe'tst ina'ha, (I) am tired.
pe-u, to swell.
ne'e pe'-u, wood swollen up.
ne'e pe'-ukit, the wood swells up.
ne'e pe'wico, I swell up the wood,
cukwak pe'wic, raised or yeasted
bread,
piggh, to dance (E. D.) (see pux).
pix, to die (see pe)
.
icak ka'-u capix, dead men,
i'cak capi'?k, icak capi'xk, spirits or
souls of the dead; also dead bodies
("lesmorts") (D-121, 140).
i'cak capi'xk cakla'wiul-ha'hat, they
never burned the dead,
kaukau' na pi'xka, are you thirsty?
are you dying for water?
kitsa'k cak'pi'?:k, they drank whisky
(D-145).
kitsa'k cakpi'xkul, they drank whisky,
cakpi'xkat, they died ("ils sont
morts").
capi'xk, dead,
yuki't icpi'xn, we will die ("nous
mourons").
pil, pe'l, bed (wal, bedstead).
pi'lkin ni'hue, I lie down on the bed.
pa'lkin ti(xt), on the bed lying down
(D-76).
pi'l lumlu'mict, a roller on a bed
(bolster?).
pistaggs (C), pittaggs (P) ; life (E. D.).
pic, to twist, to contort.
icak tso-opi'ctit, they twist (stand-
ing) ("ils tordent").
ka'tpic, crooked mouth ("qui a la
bouche tournee en travers").
ke'-upi'ckinto, ke'-upi'cinto, I am
going to twist or contort.
pi'c ho'pcne, a gimlet, a borer
(pic, to turn the top of the gim-
let) (I).
pits, crooked.
u'ts pic, crooked nose; pi. u'ts pi'cpic.
wai' pi'c ho'pcne, a borer made of
stone (I).
wi pi'co, I make it crooked; pi. pic-
pico.
yu'kit tso-opi'cints61, we twist (stand
ing) (fut.?).
pitsiyu', pidsi'u, pits-i'u, pi^dsiu,
chigoe, red bug, harvest-mite.
pit?, pixt, pi't (L-6; D-50), perch, the
patasa of the Creoles.
po, narrow ("^troit"); pi. po'po (rib-
bons, paths, etc.); E. D. poo,
narrow.
o'po, ribbon (evidently should be popo)
o'po yul, {evidently po'po yul, striped
ribbons)
.
po', po, po'x, pu'x, to smoke, to mist,
to drizzle, smoke; E. D. ci [shy],
a'n po' a'n, smokehouse (in which to
smoke meat),
kidso'nc po'kit, the fire smokes.
ko'tspon-nt'ha'nS", ko'tsispo"' ita"-
nS,, chimney, "cut into for the
smoke to go out."
po' kidso'nc, smoke of fire,
po'kit, it is smoky,
po'x he'-u, thick smoke,
ti'u^ts po'kit, it mists gently
("slowly"),
ti'-u po'kit, it mists hard {or "fast").
tu' po'-ip wa'n, a steamboat, "boat
moving by smoke."
tu' po' wa'n, tu' po'p wa'n (I),
steamboat, "smoke-boat moving."
ya' pu'x, that smoke.
ci taue' [shi thau6], the smoke is dis-
agreeable (cf. ci kombnst, fog)
(E. D.).
pol, to float.
nee he'-u po'lpol o'kit, much wood
comes floating.
ne'e kaukau' otse po'lc-wa'nkit, wood
floats in the water (I).
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nec pol-tsa't net, the log is floating
fast down stream,
po'lc, what floats on water,
ti'k kaukau'kin po'lc-wa'nkit, an
arrow floats in the water (I).
ya' po'lc wa'nkit tu'lkin, that floats
on the lake ("cela flotte sur le lac").
pol, to go fast, to gallop, to lope,
tsanu'k he'-u polpo'lxctit, the horses
gallop,
tsanu'k po'lxc, a loping horse,
tsanu'k polpo'lxco, I lope the horse,
tsanu'k po'lpolxc tsat, tsanu'k popo'x-
tsat, the horse is going fast, the
horse is galloping, the horse is
loping (?).
tsanu'k po'lxctit, the horse is loping.
pom, to plow.
icak ne-pu'mc, a plowman, one who
plows,
ne po'm, plow (I)
.
ne-po'mne, plowshare,
ne-yu'c ne-po'm, plowed field,
ciko'm ne-pom(ne), plow oxen, team
of oxen (I)
.
wic ne po'mo, I plow; pi. pompo'mo
(referring to many fields or re-
peated action).
pon, to double, to fold (cf. kok, koc,
tixt).
a'nhipon, anhipo'n (L-7), rabbit, and
(by derivation) sheep, sig. "folded
ears," "doubled ears."
anhipo'n na'-u, wool, "sheep hair."
anhipo'n ti'l, rabbit skin (I)
.
cokiu'lc hipo'nso, I fold a letter,
cokiu'lc hipo'ns, co'kiulc hipo'ns, a
book, "folded writing."
cokiu'lc hipo'ns yake'co, I sealed a
letter,
cok-pon [chocponne], Ak. word for
"paper."
wi kon hipo'nico, I take and fold it.
tsi'kip hipo'nso, twofold. (I).
la'tip hipo'nso, threefold,
himato'lip hipo'nso, fourfold,
ni'tip hipo'nso, fivefold,
latsi'kip hipo'nso, sixfold,
pa'xwip hipo'nso, sevenfold (I),
himato'l tsi'kip hipo'nso, eightfold
(I).
wo'c ico'l ha'nip hipo'nso, ninefold
(I).
wucpe'ip hipo'nso, tenfold (I).
wucpe'ip tsi'kip hipo'nso, twenty-
fold (I).
hiye'n pon, hi'yen pon, hi'npon (I),
hiA'npon (I), one hundred,
hi'yen pon tsi'k (?), hi'npon {or hiu'n
po'n) tsik (I), two hundred,
hiyg'n po'n tsa'ko'p (L), hiu'n po'n
tsako'p (I), one thousand,
hiye'n po'n tsako'pip, one thousand
times.
hehin poon, one hundred (E. D.).
hehin poon hannik halk hannik, one
hundred and one (E. D.).
hehin poon happaalst, two hundred
(E. D.).
hehin poon laatt, three hundred
(E. D.).
hehin poon tseets, four hundred
(E. D.).
hehin poon niitt, five hundred
(E. D.).
hehin poon pagho, seven hundred
(E. D.).
hehin poon tegghuiau, nine hundred
(E. D.).
hehin poon iolic [iol-ish], one thousand
(E. D.).
hehin poon iolic [iol-ish] happaalst'
two thousand (E. D.).
p6-61, lowered in front (cf. pol).
po'-ol tsa't'n hu'-ulat, they saw after-
wards that it was lowered in front
(1-33).
poo, poc, to bleed.
pock, po'ck, p'o'ck (D-56), blood;
E. D. iggp.
pock a°, po'ck on (I), veins, "blood
house."
po'cka-u, I bleed somebody,
po'ckit, the blood runs out.
po'ck hita'-uc(o), I draw the blood out.
p'o'ck tots hita'-uco, I draw the blood
out by suction; pi. of obj. cak'hi-
ta'uco.
u'ts hipo'ckit, or wi' u'ts po'ckit, I
bleed from the nose,
wi i'tsk po'ckit, I bleed from the
lungs,
wi' po'ckit, I bleed.
pots, to leave, to turn loose, to shoot,
(an arrow).
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'npo'tsico, I leave you, I turn you
loose,
ti'k po'tsic, tikpo'tsic, (1) shoot the
arrow! (2) turn it loose!
ti'k po'tsico' o'tsot, I shoot an arrow
up perpendicularly,
wic po'tsicu, I turn something loose,
wic tikpo'tsicu, I go and turn loose,
yu'kit tiupo'tsicu, we go and turn
loose,
yv/kit tiucakpo'tsicu, we go and turn
many things loose,
pu, to be full.
tiyi'lc pu'kgt, it is full moon,
cict kaukau' pu'k, the pitcher is fuU
of water.
wi no'ko pu'k ne'e yalwa'nkinto, I
am going to carry an armful of
wood.
pux, pux, to jump, to skip, to dance;
pi. pum, pu'm (D-53, 141); E. D.
piggh, to dance; illipi, to jump (P).
hi'yikpu, to rise and jump, to jump,
hiyikpu'hu, hiyipu'hu, I jumped
over (man, frog, etc.).
ichiyikpu'mtsgl, we jumped over.
John pu'm hik'hu'lkit, John is jump-
ing (I).
mon ho'ktiwe pu'mlo, let us all dance
together
!
oyipu'xko, I want to dance,
puhitse'co, I jumped over,
pum-hik'hu'lculat, they jumped into
(D-147).
pu'mptimc, pu'npllmc (I), bA'nbiimc,
flea, "jumper."
pu'm ti'cto, you go to the dance,
pu'm ti'ulo, let us dance!
pu'mul, pu'mudl (Ij-25), they danced,
ce'c pu'm wacwa'ci pu'm pu'mulat,
they danced the dance of the
j'oung and the dance of the old
(L-15).
cu'l pakna'-u ti'k ya' pu'x hatipa'ts-
icat, the dog runs and turns a
somersault,
cu'l puxini'kat kako'ki(n), the dog
jumped through the fence,
cu'l puxitse'cgt kako'k, the dog
jumped over the fence,
tikpum ne'kin, at the dancing place
(L-27).
tikpu'mudl (or tikpu'mst), (where)
they danced (L-27).
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wa'kpux, (1) to jump about, to hail,
(2) grasshopper (L, A. R.)
wakpu'xkit, it hailed, it jumped
about,
wa'n-pum, when they were dancing
(D-141).
wi puhatsipa'tsico, I turn a somer-
sault ("je fais le culbute").
wi'c ipu'xko, I want to dance,
ya' ne'e puhitse'cta, I am going to
jump over this log (tsec, over),
ya-pu'm, mullet, ("jumping fish")
(ya'-u pum).
yuki't iyi' ya' puhitse'ctsgl, we rose
and jumped over,
pun, pun, to blow.
hatpunpu'ns, porpoise, "blowing"
(sometimes ha'tpuns is said but
this is not as good), (ka'tpuns
(L) is evidently an error.)
hipii'nsat, wi o't pu'nsat, they blow
at me.
hipu'nso, na o't pu'nsat, they blow
at you.
hokpu'nst(s)6l, we blow at each
other,
icteme'kin pu'nso, I blow into a
hat.
kidco'nc npu'ns6n la'-u ka', blowing
the fire starts it.
kopa'xcict pu'nso, gopa'xci'ct pu'nso,
I blow across (kipa'xc?, on flat
side)
.
ma'n mo°' pu'nso, I blow all along,
nep pu'nso, I blow downward,
o'tsi ya' o'ts pu'nso, I blow over the
surface of (queried by D).
pun ho'pco, I blow through (I blow
a hole through),
puns-tik-micke'co (I), pun tikmic-
ke'co, I blow around something,
puns wa'co, pu'ns'n ka'-u, I make
somebody blow,
ti'kpuns (I), dik-puns, dikpu'nsne,
blowgun.
tinsta'l kipa'xcip pu'nso, I blow
across the paper,
wi pu'nso, I blow,
ya hu'i pu'nso, I blow under; pi,
he'-u pu'nso.
yuki't o(k)pu'nstit, we blow at each
other,
yuki't pu'ns micke'cts61, we blow
around.
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puc, outside.
a°'pu'ckin, outside of the house,
outdoors; not used of villages,
forests, etc.
pu'ckin, out of doors (D-64).
Sa'mgdi, Sa'medi yi'l, Sarati' (D-
141), Saturday.
seksa [secsa], Akokisa name for elbow
("coude") (see nok).
semak [semacq], Ak. word for finger
(See nak, tsox, woe),
skale', a bit, 12}4 cents, an escalin.
skale' himato'l, four bits,
skau [scau, skaou (C)], duck (E, D.)
(cf. cokno'k).
skenne' fsquenne], arrow (E. D.) (cf. tik).
skillig, skilligg, turkey (E. D.) (cf.
noha'mc).
stigne', bear (E. D.) (cf. ca'ko).
ca (D-112), a person, somebody; i'cak,
ica'k, a person, persons (perhaps
originally plural as stated by one
informant) (L-1, 15, 16, 25, 32;
D-59, 61, 84, 112, 120, 121, 129,
131, 138, 140, 148) ; cak-, objective
prefix of the third person plural;
Ak. cak [chacq].
na' ca a', or ca' a' na'c, who are you?
ca ha' e'nip wa'-uco, I call somebody
by name,
ca ha'n, nobody.
ca' hatko'kco, I lend to somebody,
ca he'-u, many persons.
ca'-ik, to somebody (D-113).
caki'n, to a person (D-42 (title)).
ca' coha'^c, for nobody,
ca coke'c ti'xt wi hi'nai, I think some-
one is sick ("je crois qu'il y a
quelqu'un de malade")-
ca' ta» ha' okotka'-uc pa'ts6mo, I
wash one shirt for another (person).
ca' ya' a' or ha' ca a', who is he (or
she)?
wi o'k na'-u ca, I let somebody come,
wi ca itu'lo tsanu'k o'ts, I put
somebody on a horse,
wi ca' coco'lc ha'nu, I like to scare
somebody,
wic ca' ot ke'-u cakiu'lckinto, I
write for somebody.
akipa'-ike icak, a southern man.
Alpamu' icak, an Alabama Indian.
a°' hiwe'-u ina'-u icak, a priest, "a
man who enters the church."
ha' ica'k lu'kin tiktat tema'kip, this
mail goes to stand in mud up to the
knees; pi. tgtso't.
hakit hukica'k, their relatives.
ha cakica'k, their relations, her re-
lations, his relations (Lf-29).
ha wi cakiol (A. R.), ha cakio'l, this
is my husband.
hiki'ke icak, a western man.
hica'k ko'-ika, one who has con-
sumption; perhaps also mumps.
ho'lcike icak, a northern man,
hukica'k, hokica'k, relatives, "own
people" (1^21).
icak a'ii ha'xc, a man without a
house.
icak a'n he'-u ke, men having many
houses.
icak a'n ket, man in the house,
"man having a house."
icak a'npanc, a deaf man (I).
i'cak Ata'kapa, an Atakapa Indian.
icak ha' -an, there are no men ("il
n'y a pas d'hommes"); no men
(I),
icak ha' nu'k, a man alone,
icak ha'tse-ec (L), icak ha'tiec, a
bad man; pi. icak hatimec (D),
icak hatsimec, ica'k hatse'mec,
ica'k hati'emec.
i'cak he'-u, many men (I),
i'cak he'-u ha', not many men, few
men (I),
icak he'-u hakit e'nip cakwa'-uco, I
call many people by their names,
icak he'-u ki'wilc ipco'xku'l, men
who will be doctors,
icak he'-u cak'ko'mc, many men
hung up.
icak hi'-imilc, I hate this man, I
detest this man; pi. icak cak-
himi'mc.
icak hika'tsim, a barefooted man.
icak hi'kitewe ti'cat, this man accom-
panied me.
icak (h)ila'-iha'xc, widower,
icak hila'-i ke', icak hila'-ige, a
married man.
icak hiwe'-u ke, a man having power,
icak hiyania'n co tiwe ti'co, I was
afraid of him but went with him.
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i'cak iko ko°'ulet, or ha'kit icak
ko°'ulet, they had a mau arrested
(or seized),
ica'k ikunyu'ts, icak ikunyu'ds (I),
icak (i)kunyuts (I), a half-grown
boy, a young woman,
icak iku'nyuds a'npanc, a deaf boy.
leak ina'-ul6t a'nkin, these men
entered the house (" (ces) hommes
sont entre dans la maison")-
ica'k i-ol, a mean man.
(i)cakio'l, a male human being, a
man ("homme").
(i)cakio'l ickali't, a boy (large and
small); pi. (i)cakio'l no'mc.
(i)cakio'l ckali't hu'o, I see a boy
weeping.
(i)cak-i-o'l wa'ci, an old bachelor,
icak icat la'c, shaved head, perhaps
"scalp."
icak ica't-sim, a bareheaded man.
I'cak itso°', name of a male relative
of Louison Huntington, sig. "small
man."
icak ka'-u, a dead man, the dead
("les morts"); archaic for white
people; pi. icak capi'xk.
icak ke'-uwa'lcnto, I fan a man.
leak ki'wilc ipcotikit, a man who will
be a doctor,
icak kitsak S'm hite'-u, a whisky or
brandy drinker,
icak ko'mi, a thick man, a stout man;
pi. icak ko'mkomi (I).
icak ko'mc, a man hung up (D).
ica'k ko'mulet, they hung a man.
icak konyu'ds ta"' caktewe' mo'kfit,
another young man has come with
the rest,
icak ku'ihaxc, a mute man.
i'cak ku'ltan ka'-u, a man dead a
long time.
i'cak kunya'ds, a young man.
ica'k ku'tskuts, Indians, "red men."
icak la'kat, a man who was strong
(or stout).
icak lak'n, when a man shall be
strong,
icak lat, three men (I),
i'cak mets, tall man.
i'cak me'tsmets, many tall men.
icak mi'lc, a blind man (I).
icak mon, icak moni, icak muni (L),
all people.
icak ne'kin pa'ko, I strike a man low
down,
icak ne-pu'mc, a plowman,
leak o'tsi pa'ko, I strike a man high up.
icak paitolto'luc, many too good men,
generous men.
icak paito'luc, a generous man
("trop bon").
icak pa'xc, a slender, thin, or lean
man; pi. pa'xpaxc.
icak cakia'm, a liar,
icak cako°', sheriff, policeman, "the
one who takes" (= icak cakko"').
icak cakcatsa'nc, ica'k ca'ktMc (I),
a thief,
i'cak cakya'lulfit caki'nauct a°'lak,
they took the men and put them
in prison,
icak co'klak, a poor man.
icak cokno'k-na'-u ik (or ek) co'lulet,
they feathered a man.
i'cak cokcaki-i'kc, a man who had
been sold (not exactly used as a
slave),
icak co'k cakio'n hite'-u, a beggar,
icak co'k caktsS,'nkc hite'-u, a great
thief,
icak cokci'ti, an avaricious man; pi.
icak cokcivci'u.
icak co'kuan uc'ha', a liar, a perfid-
ious or tricky man.
i'cak coxke, a rich man.
icak cojfko'ts, a tailor; cak'ko'ts, a
"cutter."
ica'k co'? kc6 (or co'kco) to'lha', a
good for nothing (" un bon-a-rien")
.
icak co'?k (or co'k) cak'ha'yu, one
who laughs at or makes fun of
people ("un qui rit du monde, fait
farce.")
(i)cakcta'lko, a being supposed to
have originated from the dead
body of a man, carrying his head
bent forward and covered with hair
over the front of his body; he
walked on aU fours. Engl. " devil"
(see tal)
.
icak cuke'c, a sick man; icak cuke'c
he'-u, many sick men.
icak cukia' he'-u, a big eater,
i'cak tsi'k, icak tsik (I), two men.
icak tsi'l, a proud man; pi. icak
tsi'ltsil.
icak ta'-ic he'-u, many strangers (D).
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ica'k ta'-ic o'kiS," yukit ne mo'n
ialpa'hiulgt, strangers have come
and taken all our land,
icak ta"' (I, L), icak ta'n (D),
another man.
ica'k tane'-u {or he'-u), many other
men (L).
i'cak ta'nuk, icak ta'nuk (I), one
man (a man alone) (L)
.
icak tanu'k ke-ula'cnto, I shave
another,
icak tanu'kip ki'wilc ipco'kat, a man
who was once a doctor (D).
icak tu'ket, a man in a boat (D).
icak tu'l, a good and liberal man (D).
icak tu'ts koko'k, a bow-legged man.
ic-ak tsu'ts tsi'k ke'tsep, a man lame
in both legs,
icak tu'ts tanu'k ke'tsgm, or (more
correctly) icak tu'ts tanu'k ke'tsep,
a man lame in one leg.
icak tu hia'ta", always the same man
("toujours le meme homme")-
ica'k u't cak'ha'yu, ica'k o't cak'ha'-
yu, I laugh at people, I laugh at
many persons,
ica'k wan, a traveler,
icak wa'n a'-uc, a lame man, "a man
who can not walk."
icak wa'ci (D), (i)cakua'ci (L), an
old man; pi. icak wacwa'ci (L).
icak w5c ke'tsti, a left-handed man.
icak woe tu'l, a right-handed man.
icak ya' i-ta°, he is a man yet.
ica'k ya' ta°, ica'k hia'ta" (I),
icak ya' tan, the same man.
ica'k ya'ko, I eat a man ("je mange
un homme").
icak yo'n, a wizard (term uncertain),
ki'wilc ca'kiol, a Frenchman, a
Creole,
ne n' itans 'n icak 'n moni, the
world, "all people on earth and in
heaven."
no'-ai icak, Alpamu' icak, an Ala-
bama Indian,
no'hamc ca'kiul, a rooster, "a male
fowl."
okotka'-uc i'cak he'-u cakcopats
(h)imicinto, I wash shirts for
others,
sakio'l-cukoke', pants,
cakica'k (D-28,29), cakicak (D-138),
relations.
cakicakip ut, toward the people
(L-12).
coxka'k lo'-ico icak, I help somebody
working,
cukiolc-hatke, pants.
Tsa'xta i'cak, Tsa'xta hi'cak, a
Choctaw Indian.
Tsa'yon icak, a Mexican man (from
Spanol?)
tsi'dsi icak, a male infant (I),
to'like icak, an eastern man.
wi hica'n (or wi hija'n) cakiol, my
father-in-law.
wi ica'k icuhe', I am uneasy about
the man (i is perhaps the incor-
porated personal pronoun),
wi' icak cakia'lu, I take men, I arrest
men.
wi icak cakina'-uco, I put some men
in prison ("je mets des hommes
(dans le prison)"),
wi cakica'k, my relatives ("mon
monde").
wi (i)cak w3,'ci ik'ha'-uc {or ik'ha'-
uts) tik'ha'ngt; .ke'mc hi a'-uc6n
ika'-uts'n, my old man almost
drowned; if I had not known how
to row he would have been
drowned ("mon vieux a manqu6
de se noyer; si je n'avais pas su
ramer, il se serait noy6").
wi cuhe' ica'k, I am uneasy about my
family, I pity my family,
ya' icak akipai-i'ke ot, this man
comes from the south,
ya' icak av'ha'n, ya' icak a'p ha'n,
an absent man ("un homme
absent"),
ya icak av'wa'nkit, ya icak ap
wa'nkit, this man is present ("cet
homme est present"), lit. "this
man is walking here."
ya' i'cak hiki'k ot, this man comes
from the west,
ya' i'cak ho'lcike ot, this man comes
from the north,
ya' icak to'like ot, this man comes
from the east,
ya' icak coklakc, that man is poor
(D).
ya' ica'k cokla'kcat, that man was
poor (D).
ya' icak cokla'kctikit, that man will
be poor (D).
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ya' icak we'h6t {or we't) ivivha'hgt,
this man did not believe me.
ya' icak ya ki'c kanyu'c yilwai'tikit,
that man is going to marry that
young woman (D).
ya ki'c kanyu'c ya' icak ut (or o't)
yilke, that young woman marries
that man (D).
yu'kit icak, yuki't (or yoki'd) cakicak,
OUT relations, our parents, our
relatives ("nos parents")-
caki, to wound (possibly the stem is ik)
.
wi ca'kiko, I wound (somebody).
wi cakca'kiko, I wound (somebody)
in various places (D).
ca'ko, cako' (L-5), bear; E. D. stigne'.
caks (I), fox; E. D. caggs [shaggs].
cake, lynx (D), wildcat (A. R.) ("pi-
chou"); E. D. netswopst, nets-
kopst [netscopst], wildcat, cata-
mount ("pichou"), lynx(?) (see
nia'l, caks).
call (shall) (E. D.).
call pallets [shall pallets], plucky,
brave (E. D.).
came, wolf, coyote; E. D. iorlic (pro-
nounced y^lic?), wolf (see tek).
ca'mc te'ktekc, "speckled wolf,"
Gatschet suggesting that it was
the leopard and thus a purely
modern term, but it reminds one
of the Creek Water-tiger, also
spotted, which maj' contain some
reminiscence of the ocelot or jaguar.
ca°, cafi, ca°ca"', burning.
nats ca°ca°,' caterpillar, "burning
worm," "stinging worm."
capa'ts, hanging(?) (cf. pa-u, pats),
a'lc capa'ts, icicle, "ice hanging"
(not certain),
icpa'tsgt, sleet has formed, it has
been freezing.
catna', better.
ca-u [shau (P), shaou (C)], father
(E. D.) (cf. ca).
wi ca'-u [ue shau], my father (E. D.).
ce, marble (to play with) ; Creole
canique.
ce kudsna'n ki'mnS,", a round whet-
stone ("meule").
cem, cira, sem, sim, "fold," "times,"
full of.
ha' u'c mon na'-uc6m, his whole
body covered with hair (L-34).
icak hika't sIm, a barefooted man.
icak ica't sIm, a bareheaded man.
Iu'c6m, full of dirt (D-65).
otse' hat-cima'1-ket, a snake sitting
coiled up.
ta'lcgm, full of holes (D-66).
yuki't no'mcsgm tu'xts61, we children
stayed alone together (D-107).
tanu'kcim, tanu'kcSm, one to each
(I), one apiece,
tsi'kcim, double, two to each (I),
la't-sim, la't-cim (I), threefold, three
to each.
himato'lcSm, fourfold, four to each (I).
nl't-sSm, nitsem (I), fivefold, five to
each.
Iatsi'k-s6m (D), latsl'ksgm (I), six-
fold, six to each.
pa'xs6m, seven to each (I),
wucpe'cim, ten to each (I).
ceraps tapahan (or cemps tapahau),
cempstapaham [shempstapa-
ham], infant, baby, child (E. D.).
cec (L-2), fig, raulberry(?); E. D.
tsicibb [tsishibb], mulberry tree,
ce'c ne'kin, fig season, "figs ripe."
ce'c nee, fig tree, mulberry tree(?)
cec see tslc.
cet [chett], chin (E. D.).
ci (shi, shy), smoke (E. D.) (cf. po).
ci kombnst [shy combust], fog, "thick
smoke" (E. D.).
ci taue' [shi thaue (P) , sh^ thaou (C)],
the smoke is disagreeable (E. D.).
ciki'tic (I), cikiti'c, skunk; E. D.
tsinniu, polecat,
ciki'tic i'cat, the skunk stinks.
cikiti'c a'n hu'i, the skunk is under
the house.
cixt, cict, cit, pot, basin, bucket, pail,
kettle, pitcher,
en ka'-une ci'xt, grease jar.
icpa'l ma'n, a dish (ic= cixt).
kudsna'n ci'xt, iron kettle,
ne'e cixt, wooden bucket or pail,
ci'xt ko'mhic, bell, "hanging pot."
ci'xt (or cit) ko'mhic wi co'nico, I
ring the bell,
cixt pal, cikpa'l, icpa'l, hicpa'l (I), a
plate, a dish.
ci'.xt pa'c, lid ("couvercle de la
chaudi5re.")
ci'xt-ko'paxc, cit-ko'paxc, tumbler,
goblet.
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cict kaukau' ha'n, the pitcher is
empty of water,
cict kaukau' pu'k, the pitcher is full
of water,
cict pa'l, an oven,
ci'ct pa'l he'ts, icpal he'ts, a great
bowl,
cict ya' tsa'?k, this pitcher is dry.
wai' ci'xt, a stone jug.
wic cixko'mic co'nico, I ring a bell.
ci(l), to sew.
ci'l yu'lco, I make embroideries, I
sew stripes.
cokci'lnH", cokci'lS.", sewing ma-
chine, "to sew much" ("coudre
beaucoup").
coxci'ukit, she sewed (all the time)
(D-77).
tu' cil, schooner ("bateau a
voiles") (?).
tu' ci'l ok'hia' ke, the schooner has a
sail,
wi ke'-u cukci'kinto, I am sewing
whUe sitting.
wi ke'-u cukcokci'kinto, I sew many
things. (Perhaps 1 was not heard
in last two examples.)
wi ci'lo, I sew.
wi cilci'lo, or wi he'-u ci'lo, I sew
man}' things.
ci'lifi (A. R.), ci'li, beautiful, hand-
some (persons and things)
;
pi.
cilci'U; E. D. cilli, cillg [shilly (P),
shillg (C)], nice, handsome,
yoko'n ci'li, a fine song.
cil(c), (perhaps ne-ci(l)).
ne-cilcna,'n, broom ("balais").
ne-cilcnan i'l, a new broom.
ne-cilcnS.'n i'l to'lka ci'lcntat, a new
broom sweeps well,
ne-cilcna'n wa'ci, an old broom.
wa°'ne'-ci'lcnto, I sweep with the
broom while going.
cifi, see con.
ci'ne-u (perhaps from ca and he-u).
ci'ne-u a'? hakit cine'v' a'? who are
they?
cine'-u ya' cukcaki'kc? who are these
merchants?
cick, ciskk, (sweet(?)); E. D., cisk
[shisk], sweet,
ne-cisk, ni ci'sk, salt.
ne-cic(k) ka'-une, a salt cellar, "to
put salt into."
neck-ol, nick-ol, sugar, sweetening, evi-
dently "sweet salt" (51'= sweet).
neck-61 ak, nick-ol ak, molasses,
"sugar liquid."
neck-ol tu, neck-ul tu, sugarcane,
neck-ol tu li'linS, sugar press, sugar
mill.
cit, gray moss.
cit-ha'n, moss (D-75).
cIt i'l, green, fresh moss; pi. ilil.
cit me'lmel, black moss (dead).
ci-u, to crawl.
otse' he'-u ci'utiutit, the snakes go
crawling,
otse' ci'ukit, otse' ci'u, the snake
crawls (I).
ci'u tsat otse', the snake goes craw-
ling,
ya' otse' ci'u, the snake crawls; pi.
ci'u.
ci-u, ci-o,
icak cokci'A, an avaricious man, a
stingy man.
icak cokcivci'u, avaricious men,
stingy men.
cokci'-u, avaricious or stingy
("chiche").
ya' kic cokci'-u tane'-uca'k iya'-i,
this woman is the stingiest of all
(tane'-uca'k, the rest).
ciw&'t, ci'wat, alligator, "having
bosses "(?).
ci'wat te ne'e, tree with thorns 6 to 10
inches long, prickly ash (I).
ciwo'n, ciwa'n, cat.
ciwa'n anpa'kc ko'nkit, the cat
catches the mouse,
ciwa'n nika'-ukit a'npakc, the cat
ran after the mouse,
ciwa'n noha'mc cakcoco'mcat, the
cat scared the chickens,
ciwa'n tsu'm ha'xc, don't pinch the
cat!
ci'won hika'mcfit, the cat scratched
me (etc.).
ciwon hidso"', kitten, "small cat"
(I).
ciwon ho'nkit, the cat mews,
ciwo'n ikat, paw of cat.
ciwo'n icol, kitten,
ci'won ma', ciwan ma', where is the
cat?
ciwo'n na'-u, fur of cat.
ciwo'n tuts, leg of cat.
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ciw5n [shiwon], lake (E. D.) (Carpen-
ter has nuuoon [nuouoon], which is
evidently wrong).
cka, ckaa, ska; small, little; E. D.
cka [shka, shkaa], ska, small, little,
son.
ickairt hitiktsa'nu, I go and hide a
child,
ickali't nu'1-wilwi'lhicnto, I rock a
child,
kic i'cakalit (I), ki'ckalit, little girl;
pi. ki'cec no'mc and keckali't.
cakio'l ickali't (I), cukioskalit, boy
(both large and small); pi. cakio'l.
cakio'l ckali't haihai'c hu'o, I see a
boy weeping (na'kco, I hear).
wi cka [ue shka], my son (E. D.).
ckal koptale [shkal coptale], sadness
(E. D.) (cf. elan).
ckalcka'c, foolish, crazy ("bete")-
ckop (D-128), cup, dipper,
a'mcne cko'p, drinking cup.
cko'pol, ckopo'l (I), soup bowl, any
large bowl.
CO (D-140), seed, kernel, heart, pith,
soul,
ha' co', his soul (heart being con-
sidered its seat),
pa'tite'-u co', cottonseed,
ca'kcoc co'kco wa'n-co'lkit, the birds
go and tear up the young seed
plants; pi. of subj. wan-co'lktit.
co'kco, seed ("semence") (I).
co' pa'kc, co' pake, the heart is
beating, palpitation of the heart,
cu' ku'tskuts, piment rouge, red
pepper (I).
tepu'k co' tuka'-u, almond, "like a
peach stone."
wi co' hehe'xkit, my heart is paining,
wi co' pa'kc hika', I have palpitation
of the heart.
CO, any, at all, ever, it is not (?).
ica'k coxkcS {or co'kco) to'lha, a
good for nothing,
ca'kco hilocne han, I have nobody to
defend me.
ca coha'xc, for nobody (ca han,
nobody),
co'kco ha hiwa'lc, dreams mean
nothing ("les rdves ne veulent rien
dire"),
cok coha'n, for nothing (han, nothing)
.
tanu'kip co ha', never once (did he
whip us) (D-102).
c5k, cok, cuk, cUk, thing; Ak. same,
aku'p cA'kwak, wheat bread, "flour
bread."
ha cok, his property, "his things."
ha cokmo'n, all his property,
hiyen cukwi'lkit, the hog is squealing,
inlo'hi coka'kinto, nlo'-i coka'kinto,
I help you working,
icak co'kilakc, a lazy man.
icak co'klak, a poor man.
icak cokno'kna'-u ikco'lulet, they
feathered a man.
i'cak cokcaki-i'kc, a man who had
been sold,
icak co'k cakio'n hite'-u, a beggar,
icak co'k caktsS'nkc hite'-u, a great
thief,
ica'k co'kco to'lha, ica'k co':ji:kc6
to'lha, a good for nothing ("un
bon a rien").
i'cak coxke, a rich man.
icak cojfko'ts, icak cak'k5'ts, a tailor,
"a cutter."
icak co'xk {or co'k) cak'ha'yu, one
who laughs at or makes fun of
people ("un qui rit du monde, fait
farce"),
icokhec, icoke'c, I am sick,
ke'-u co'k caktsS'ncto, I sit stealing,
ki'c coxko'ts, a tailoress.
ma'iiut co'k caktsS'nkc, a continual
thief,
ne'e coxkita'-une, a scaffolding, a
scaffold,
cakla'mc p'o'sk cok'hita'-uckit, the
leech sucks the blood out.
coka'-at, she had it.
coka'-hiwe'-u, industrious, "doing
much."
co'kai, co'kaya, why? wherefore?
co'kai 'n o't ha'xcnan, why don't you
come?
co'k ake'nict, dewberry,
co'k ake'nict li'l, co'katke'nic lil,
strawberry,
co'kat ka' tla'kc, a large pile of dirt
("un large sale"); pi. tla'tlakc.
co'katke'nic, cokaki'nic, blackberry,
co'k atpa'.YC ha'kc, he doesn't listen,
co'kaye, cu'ka3'a, co'kai, why? where-
fore?
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cok hatse-e'c, bad things, wicked
things,
co'k'hatse-e'c ca ka', to bewitch, "to
render mischievous."
co'k hatko'lo, I stuff,
cokhe' (h)atse-e'c cak'ho'lculat, the 3^
put bad medicine into them,
cok he'-u, many things.
cok he'-u hia'xUcat (or hia':5icat), I
lost many things,
co'k he'-uxts, co'k i'-uxts, I know it,
I know something,
co'k he'-u cak'hidsa'mco, I join many
things,
cok he'-u caktsa'nco, I steal many
things.
co'k he'-u nakc na'k kanwa'ncAn,
co'k he'-u na'kc na'?kan wa'ncSn,
I found something but will not
teU you what.
co'k hia'^icat, I lost something,
co'k hihatse-uwa'nSt, I forgot these
things,
co'k hipen, cokipen, friend,
co'k (h)iwine'at, I found something,
cokia'xta, I want to eat.
coki'nkgn ko'tsico, I cut across,
coki'c (given once as co'kic but
correctness of accent denied by
second informant), a plant,
cokiu'lc, cokyu'lc, a letter, writing;
a debt,
cokiulcne', pencil, pen.
co'k iwa'nts, tell me a story! "tell
me something!"
co'k ka'nkit, something is roaring,
co'kllc, contented, satisfied, pleased,
rejoicing,
co'k mi' CO, I gave something, I made
a present,
co'k mo'n tsa'xik, everything is dry.
co'k mti'n, a bedbug, "something
smelling."
co'k na'kc ha'xc, he doesn't hear.
co'k a', what is the matter
with you? "what are you doing?"
co'k nke'a na komho'pcki, what
have you in your pocket?
co'ko-i, co'xko-i, chief,
coko'n cokcaki'kco, I sell a cow.
co'k-caki'kc, a merchant ("bouti-
quier").
cokcaktsS,nc, thieves,
cokcakyi'kco, I sell things.
cokcatsii'mcne, tweezers (for hair,
etc.)
cokcilnS,", cokci'lS,", a sewing ma-
chine.
cokci'u, stingy.
cok coha"', for nothing.
co'k CO he'-uxtsa', I know nothing
(cf. co'knok).
cokcukyi'kc, selling.
cokto'kc, baU (?). (D-64).
co'kuak onpa'ts, yeast, raised bread.
co'k u'xts, smart, intelligent, know-
ing things.
co'k u'xts (h)a'xc, a fool, knowing
nothing.
co'k u'ts lat, something having three
points.
co'k wa'n, what do you say?
co'k wa'nka na'xn (L), co'k wa'fi ka
na'xn, what are you doing?
co'kwan cakuxtsic, interpreter (D).
cok wacwa'cifi, about ancient things
(D).
coxkai hiwe'-u, industrious, working
much" (D).
cojfka' lo'-ico icak, I help somebody
working (D).
coxkila'kc, a lazy fellow ("pares-
seux") (L).
coxko'-i, basket (L).
co'xko-i, law (D).
coxkci'ukit, she sewed (all the time)
(D).
co?:mon, everything (D).
coxto'l, luck (D).
coxto'l he'-u wic ke', I have much
luck (D).
cuka'kulSt, they danced (L).
cu'k-am-a'n nta'ii (or ita'n (D)),
where is the kitchen? (L).
cuka'm kic, a female cook (L).
cuka'mto, I cook (something) (D).
cuka'ya, why? (L).
cukia'k 'ha'nco, I finish eating (L).
cukita-uka'ne, chair (D).
cukitu'lianS., table (?) (L).
cukte'-i, medicine (L).
cukte'-i a'mu, I take (or drink)
medicine (L).
cukte'-i kd'lcu, I swallowed medi-
cine.
cukite'-uka'hune (L), cukite'-uka'-
une ket'n, chair.
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cukite'-u kahunii'n ka'nto, I am
sitting down in a chair.
cukite'-u kahune' ka'nto, I sit in a
chair.
cukite'-uka'ne {or cukite'-ukawine)
hatwilwi'lcnS,, a rocking-chair.
cukotke' (D), cux'hatke', female
dress.
cukotki'nic, blackberry.
cukco'c, bird.
cukutke', cuka'tke, dress, robe.
cukwa'k, bread.
cukwak idso°' ol, pie, cake.
cu^ka'xkinto, I (will) work.
cu^tsipa'l, glue, "something stick-
ing."
Tsukuhu'-i, Chukuhu'-i (name of
Delilah Moss's grandfather).
ta-ucok'ko'-ikit, he preaches.
wi ke'-u cukci'kinto, I am sitting
sewing.
wi co'k a'xict, wi co'k a'xlic, I lose
something.
wi cokcaki'kco, I sell a cow.
wi coxko'ikit, I make baskets.
wi cukte'-i micu, I doctor somebody.
coki'nken, across (contains cok, some-
thing?), (cf. inahi).
coki'nken ko'tsico, I cut across.
cokno'k (L-6), co'knok (A. R.), duck
(perhaps sig. "creature with
wings"); cokna'-i given by L as
an alternative form but perhaps
a corruption of it.
co'knok na'-u, feathers of duck (used
on arrows).
Cnai'ke, a masculine proper name
contracted from Cuk-nai'ke, "hav-
ing ducks."
coko'n, coko'm, coko'n, coko°',
ciko'm (D-80), bison, buffalo,
cattle, ox, cow, beef; probably
means " creatures living on grass."
ha' coko'n cak-iu'l, her ox (I).
ciko'm a'm cikna'-uco, I let the cattle
drink.
ciko'm kaukau' cokmi'co, I give the
cattle to drink.
ciko'm ne-pom(ne), plov\r oxen, team
of oxen.
coko'm he'-u wa'n ho'ntit, many
cows are lowing.
coko'm la' CO, I skin a cow.
coko'm no'hik ima'nkit, the cow
pushes with its horn,
co'kom no'?, co'kom no'x, co'kon
no'x (I), the horns of a cow.
coko°' al, coko'n a'l (I), beef,
coko'n he'-u caki'kco, I buy many
cows,
co'kon ico'l, calf (I).
co'kon i't, coko'n it (I), manure {or
dung) of cattle,
coko"' kic, coko'n kic (I), cow.
coko'n me'l, coko'm me'l, bison,
buffalo, "black cattle"; pi. melme'l.
coko'n cakiu'l, bull (I),
coko'n cokcaki'kco, I sell a cow.
coko'n tanu'k caki'kco, I buy a
cow.
coko'n ti'u, roast beef,
coko"' {or coko'm) wa'n ho'nkit, the
cow bellows while walking ("la
vache beugle en marchant").
coko'n yu'l, a spotted ox; pi. coko'n
yu'lyul.
wi coko'n nima'-ul kahiyat ti'k'hu', I
went to the place where they had
killed an ox.
ya' wi coko'm, this is my cow (I).
cokco'c, cakcoc (I), a bird (probably
contains cok, and possibly also
cod), to scare),
he'-u cakcu'c ka'-u ti'-utit, many
birds fly.
cakco'c pa', nest of bird (I),
ca'kcoc pa'm, bird tracks,
cakcu'c ka'-u-tsa't, the bird flies,
"fljdng he goes."
cukco'c a"' o'tse ka'-uts, a bird flies
over the house,
cukco'c itsktgta't, a lark, "yellow-
breasted bird" (this is the prob-
able identification),
cukco'c pa' ne'ckin, the bird's nest
is in the tree,
cu'kcoc yo'ktit, the bird chatters.
col, to rub (cf. kol and woi).
icak cokno'k na'-u ik {or ek )co'lulet,
they feathered a man, they rubbed
feathers on a man.
ni'c-mo'ii e'iiek co'lulet, they tarred
a man, they rubbed grease or tar
on a man,
nic-mofi en wi ikco'lo, and e'nik wi
co'lo, I rub tar with.
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wi ikco'lcolu, I rub repeatedly with
(instr.)
.
wi ko'n col, I shove out, I rub out-
ward(?), "I take and rub."
wi co'lu, I rub; wi co'lcolu, I rub
repeatedly.
c5(l) (sing.), c6(ra) (pi.), to be scared,
ciwa'n noha'mc cakococo'mcat, the
cat scared the chickens; sing, of
obj. coco'lcat (see nte-I).
wi hatcoco'lcat, I was scared,
wi ca' coco'lc ha'nu, I like to scare
somebody,
wi coco'lc hinte'hi ha'nulet, {or
ha'nulet) they came near scaring
me to death,
col palets [sholl pallets], courageous
(E. D.).
coxa, CO", small, young; com, "with
young," swollen, pregnant; "va
Colore, ou avoir des petits"),
distr. co'mcom (cf. hitso'n).
co'mc, came, about to hatch or have
young ones ("qui va 6clore, ou
avoir des petits").
a'lin hicom, small grapes (L-8).
anhipo'n he'-uc cakico'mc, rabbits
have many young,
hika't ico°, small toes and feet,
hila'n ico'm, grapevine.
hila°' ico"^' te'-i, small grapevine
("liane de petits raisins'*),
ho'kicom, thread (from o'k and
icom).
ho'kicom tti'kc, a spool ("una pelote
defil").
nee hico'mckin, among small trees
(or bushes) (L-35).
noha'mc ico'mc, no'hamc icom,
young chickens,
tsan-e-u'k ico'm, colt, filly, "young
horse."
tsi'latsk i'com, sheep tick, "small
wood tick."
tik ico'm, lead (metal), small missile
("fleche petite"),
tolho'pc hokico'mik o=^'yu (or o'ne
or o'ne), I thread a needle ("j'en-
file une arguille").
tu' ico'mc, small cane (which served
for making arrows)
.
uk ico'm, a pimple.
cofi, to rattle, to rustle, to ring.
haki't cincn^'ni, they sounded a
rattle {or their rattle) (L-26) (per-
haps cin should be con)
.
kipa'dso conco'ngic, gourd rattle.
ci'ncne co'nxia, they rattled a gourd
rattle (D-115).
cit {or cixt) ko'mhic co'nictat, the bell
rang (I).
cit ko'mhic wi co'fiico, I ring the bell.
co'nkit, (a bell) is ringing.
te'wac co'ntit, the leaves rustle in the
wind; sing, wac co'nkit (I).
cot [shot], to love (E. D.) (cf. lem).
co'yuan, pi. coyuancoyua'n, mis-
chievous (A. R.), doing bad tricks;
droll; lively; full of fun; all in
play; frisky (one informant says
"bad," the other merely "mis-
chievous") ; E. D. coiuan [shoiuan]
(P), coiooan [shoiooan] (C), stupid,
foolish.
ctiu [shtiu], sick (E. D.).
cuk, back of.
inte' cuk, back of neck.
no'k cuk, elbow, "back of arm."
no'k cuk ko'tsti, left elbow (I).
no'k cuk wo'cti, right elbow (I).
cu'kike tu' iwat, the boat (or canoe)
comes from below ("la pirogue
va venir d'en bas").
cukin, CTiki'n, half.
hika't nl't ya' ha'l cokl'n, wi(c), I am
five and a half feet tall.
kuiyatko'l lat ha'l cuki'n, three sau-
sages and a half.
kuiyatko'l cuki'n, half a sausage.
tanu'k cuki'n, one half.
cuk(s),
co'kcuks co'kak, nonreligious dance
of the young people.
Cukuhu'-i, godfather of Delilah; (hu'i,
"underneath") (D-93 and title).
cuxka', (P).
cuxka' atse-e'c, they are all bad or
mean,
cul, dog.
cu'l ha'-an, no dog (I).
cu'l he'-u, many dogs (I).
cu'l he'-u ha', few dogs, "not manv
dogs" (I).
cu'l hiata"', the same dog (I).
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cu'l hiwewe'vcat, the dog barked at
me.
cu'l icol, puppy (I).
cu'l ita'n a', where is the dog?
cu'l ki'c, cu'l gi'c, bitch (I).
cu'l ku'lic hiwewe'vcat, the dog
barked at me again,
cu'l lat, three dogs,
cu'l mon, all the dogs,
cu'l pakna'-u ti'k ya' pu'x hatipa'ts-
icat, the dog runs and turns a
somersault,
cu'l puxini'kat kako'ki(n), the dog
jumped through the fence,
cu'l puxitse'c6t kako'k, the dog
jumped over the fence,
cu'l tsik, two dogs (I)
.
cu'l ta°', another dog (I).
cu'l ta'nuk, one dog (I).
cu'l vivi'vc, the dog barks,
tsanu'kc la'-ak i'ti tsat cu'lut iye'
lak, the horse is going ahead of the
dog.
tsanu'kc me'ts i'ti cu'lut iye'mats,
the horse is taller than the dog.
tsanu'k(c) cu'l o't iye' mets, the horse
is taller than the dog.
tsanu'k cu'l o't iye' la'k patna'-u, the
horse runs swifter than the dog.
wa'-u cu'l la'w6t, the steam scalded
the dog.
ya' cu'l ha' a'n ito'lco, or ya' cu'l a'n
ito'lco, I fix the ears of that dog.
ya' cu'l ha' a'n tlemtte'm, the ears of
that dog are torn,
ya' cu'l ha' kit kin, that dog is theirs.
yB.' cu'l ha' kit cakin, these dogs are
theirs,
ya' cu'l wi' ki'n, that dog belongs to
me, that dog is mine,
ya' cu'l wi' caki'n, these dogs belong
to me, these dogs are mine,
tsa, lance, spear (E. D.) (cf. yapu'x).
tsa, to chew, to bite.
ntsa'-un or ntsa'-6h6, she will bite
you.
odse' hiki tsa'w6t, a snake has bitten
{or stung) me.
tsa'ksta, to chew (in future); (cak)-
tsa'kco, I chew (them?).
wi hidsa'm, I bite,
wi nuk hatsa'mo, I bite myself.
tsa-i,
wi tsa'-itsa-ic, I shake, I tremble
(from cold, terror, etc.).
tsak, tsa-uk,
kat hatsa'kco, I gargle, "I wash the
mouth."
nee a'ngik hatsa'-ukco, I wash with
soap,
tsak, tsazk, to dry; pi. tsa'ktsak,
tsa'xktsa'k; E. D. tsaak, tsak, dry.
hadsa'kcne, to wipe oneself with.
It hadsa'kcne, it hadca'cne, towel,
"face wiper."
it cakhatsa'mcne, something with
which to wipe the hands,
kau'kau tsa'kit {or tsa'xkit), the
water is falling, the water is getting
dried up ("I'eau basse"),
kau'kau tsa'ktsit, the water is falling
or getting low.
okotka'-uc ko°' ina'-u, tsa'xk, take
and bring back the shirt, for it is
dry! ("rentre une chemise; elle est
seche").
okotka'-uc tsa'ki-u, I dry a shirt,
on tsa'xti, o'n tsa'xk, dry grass,
straw,
cict ya' tsa'xk, this pitcher is dry.
co'k mo'n tsa'xk, everything is dry
(all the cloth),
tsa'kina-u okotka'-uc, I dry a shirt,
tsa'xcu, I am drying,
te'wac tsa'k, dry leaves, a dry leaf
("feuilles seches"); pi. tsaktsa'k.
wi a°' ne tsa'xkip, my house is on dry
land,
wi u'ts hatsa'kco, I wipe mj' nose
(with a handkerchief)
.
woe cakhadsa'kic'nto, I rub {or dry)
the face,
tsak,
teho'p tsa'ko, to stop a hole ("bou-
cher un trou").
tsako'p, (see tsika't)
.
hiyg'n po'n tsako'p, hiii'n po'n
tsako'p (I), one thousand,
hiye'n po'n tsako'pip, one thousand
times.
Tsa'xta, Tcha'kta (D-136), Choctaw.
Tsaxta' hakit no'mc ica't cakpal-
pa'licat, the Choctaw flattened
their children's heads (D-38a).
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Tsa'xta i'cak, Tsa'xta hi'cak, a Choc-
taw Indian.
tsal,
ha n wi tsuta'lat, he""and I kicked
him (I),
ha' n wi tsuta'Ititit, he and I will
kick him (I),
naki't n wi tsutsa'ltsgl, we (ye and I)
are kicking him (I).
ne tutsa'lc (= ne tuts tsa'lc), I stamp
with the foot (tuts= leg).
wi 'n na tsuta'lat, j^ou and I kicked
him (I),
wi 'n na tsuta'ltsel, j'ou and I are
kicking him (I)
.
wi 'n na tsuta'Ititit, you and I will
kick him (I)
.
wic ha' tsuta'lat, I kicked him (I).
wic ha' tsuta'lo, I am kicking him (I).
wic ha' tsuta'ltikit, I will kick him
(I).
^
wi tsa'lco, I stamp, I kick; iterat.
tsaltsa'lco.
tsa(l), to crack (cf. pal).
hatutunS, tsa'lulat, they broke the
looking-glass,
nee natsa'tskit, the wood is crack-
ing.
tsa'-alh6, or tsa'lc-eh6, this cracks or
springs apart (as glass) ("5a
craque, saute (verre) ").
tsa'xc, cracking,
tsa'ts, broken, burst; a crack,
tsats o'ts, walnut, walnut tree; E. D.
(the same).
wi' tsa'xco, I crack,
wic tsa'xlco, I break (glass), I shiver,
tsalagst or tsorlagst, bird (E. D.)
(cf. cokco'c).
tsam, tsam, dsam, to join, to connect,
hidsam, joining, together,
hidsa'mco, I join two things.
o'k hidsa'm, a double or thick
blanket,
o'kitsamc, to attack, to fight against.
okitsa'mc(o), I connect,
pu'mul na'-u ha'kit ica'tip hatna'-
inst hati'dsom, when they danced
they placed feathers on their heads,
co'k he'-u cak'hidsa'mco, I join
many things.
tsSma kotsk ("coming together in
small ponds," (?)), tsa'ma ku'ts
(D-48), tsi' ma'kuts (I), tsi
ma'kuts, crawfish, crab (if the last
two forms are correct it might
signify "bone lizard"),
tsama' kotsk tuka'-u, or tsi ma'kuts
tuka'-u, (white) shrimp, "like a
crawfish."
tsan, to hide (cf. inu)).
ickali't hitiktsa'nu, I go and hide a
child,
lakla'kc tsa'nu, I hide money.
tsa'n'nto, I hide,
wi hatsa'no, I hid myself,
wi nu'k hatinu'co, I hide myself (?).
tsan, to steal (cf. tsan, to hide),
leak cakcatsa'nc, a thief,
icak co'k caktsS,'nkc hite'-u, a great
thief,
ke'-u cok caktsa'flcto, I steal sitting
(but a note says "not always
sitting"),
ma'nut co'k caktsS,'nkc, a continual
thief,
cok he'-u caktsS.'nco, I steal many
things,
cokcaktsa'nc, thieves (D-61).
tsctn(c), to push, to shove, to squeeze,
hitsa'nct, I get pushed, he has
pushed me ("il m'a pousse").
huktsa'nhict(s)61 (?), or icoktsa'nc6t,
we push each other,
tsail hina'-uco yuki't, we push away
(we shove them out (?)).
tsa'nkco, I squeeze out (as matter
from a pimple, etc.).
tsa'nco ako'p, I knead flour.
tS'm hitsa'ncgt, I was pushed yester-
day, he pushed me yesterday ("il
m'a pouss6 hier").
wi mon caktsa'nco, I push all things,
wi nu'k hatsa'nco, I push myself,
wi tsan hena'-uco, I push it away, I
push it in.
wi tsanc ka'-u, I make him push,
wi tsa'nc ko'lc, I shove into,
wi tsa^'co, wi tsa'nco, I push it [or
him) , I have pushed it {or him)
.
fcsanu'k (D-56, 58, 80), tsa'n'u'k,
tsan-e-u'k, horse; E. D. wen
[uen].
ha' tsanu'k, his horse (D-132).
tsan-e-u'k ico'm, tsanu'k ico'm (I),
a colt, a filly, "young horse."
tsanu'k a"', a stable, "a horse house"
(I).
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tsanu'k haihai'c, the horse is neigh-
ing,
tsanu'k hets, a big (i. e., an American)
horse ("un gros cheval Anie-
ricain")-
tsanu'k he'-u polpo'lxctit, the horses
gallop,
tsanu'k hitso'm, a Creole pony, "a
little horse."
tsanu'ki, on a horse (D-59, 68).
tsanu'k ite'-u, I ride on horseback,
tsanu'k kic makau'kit, the mare is
foaling (but said of all quadru-
peds) .
tsanu'kip hite'-u-ici'ko (or ite'wi'-
ciko) ta'-i kipa'xci (hite'wici'ko),
I ford a river on horseback,
tsanu'k pakna'-u tsat, the horse is
galloping fast, the horse is running,
tsanu'k po'lxc, a loping horse,
tsanu'k po'lxctit, the horse is loping,
tsanu'k polpo'xco, I lope the horse,
tsanu'k po'lpolxc tsat, the horse is
galloping,
tsanu'k popo'xtsat, the horse is
going fast, the horse is loping,
tsanu'k cakio'iic, horsefly (I),
tsanu'kc la'-ak i'ti tsat cu'lat iye'
lak, the horse is going ahead of the
dog.
tsanu'kc me'ts i'ti cu'lut iye'mets,
the horse is taller than the dog.
tsanu'k(c) cu'l o't iye' mets, the
horse is taller than the dog.
tsanu'k cu'l o't iye' la'k patna'-u,
the horse runs swifter than the dog.
tsanu'k tsi'k hi(cak)a'xlicat, I lost
two horses,
tsanu'k tu'-uxts tsat, the horse is
pacing, the horse is going slow,
tsanu'k wi o't iwat, the horse comes
towards me.
wi ca itu'lo tsanu'k o'ts, I put some-
body on a horse,
wic tsanu'k wa'nic tu'ko, I drive the
horse up.
wic tsanu'k wine-u, I find a horse,
wi tsanu'k me'l, my horse is black
(I).
wi tsanu'k tu'ko, I fetch my horse;
pi. caktu'ko.
yuki't tsanu'k cakite'-uts61 (or caki-
to'kic), we ride on horseback.
wen komb [uen comb], I have a
horse (E. D.).
wen komb hak^ [uen comb hacque],
I had a horse (E. D.).
wen-kalap hake [uen-khallap hacque]
,
I would have a horse (E. D.).
tsapalst, vine (probably grape vine)
(E. D.) (cf. te-i, a'lin).
tsats, lungs (I, D).
tsat,
tsat he, poison vine (root resembles
that of the yuki'ti kon3,'n or
Indian marsh potato),
tsat, to run, to gallop, to walk fast;
E. D. insthak, to run.
John pakna'-u tsat, John is run-
ning (I).
kaukau' tsat, kaukau' tsad, the
water runs,
kaukau' u'c tsa't, the water is run-
ning (I.).
la'k tsa'nto, I will walk fast,
pe'l tsat, he goes away,
cakcu'c ka'-u-tsa't, the bird flies,
"flying he goes."
ci'u tsat otse', the snake goes
crawling,
tsanu'k pakna'-u tsat, the horse is
galloping fast, the horse is run-
ning (I).
tsanu'k po'lpolxc tsat, the horse is
galloping,
tsanu'k popo'xtsat, the horse is
trotting, the horse is going fast,
the horse is loping,
tsanu'kc la'-ak i'ti tsat cu'lut iye'
lak, the horse is going ahead of
the dog.
tsanu'k tu'-uxts tsat, the horse is
pacing, the horse is going slowly
(I).
tsat'n, afterward.
po'-ol tsa't'n hu'-ulat, they saw
afterward that it (his head) was
lowered in front (L-33).
Tsa'yon, Mexican, Spaniard (?) (from
Espanol?)
.
Tsa'yon icak, a Mexican man.
Tsa'yon ne, Mexico, "Spanish coun-
try."
Tsayo"' ne'kin, Texas, "in the
Spanish country" ("dans le pays
espagnol").
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wi oket tsi'pcat Tsa'yon ne' ot,
my mother removed to Texas
{or Mexico).
-tse(l), subjective pronominal suffix of
the first person plural.
hiyg'n tSm nima'-uts61, we killed a
hog yesterday.
hokpu'nstsgl, we blow at each other.
icna'-utsen, when we get there (or we
will arrive).
ke'tne na'mts61, we begged her to
remain.
ku'lke hoktewe' to'xntsol, we have
been together always.
cakhu'dsgl, we saw them.
caki'niugitsel, we are on the lookout
for them.
yuki't eku'nnak na'-u(ts)61, we ar-
rived just now.
yuki't ina'-uts61, we come into (the
house)
.
yuki't icti'uts[61], shall we go there?
yuki't icu'ltsgl, we caught it.
yuki't iyi'ya puhitse'ctsgl, we rose
and jumped over.
yuki't no'mcsgm tu'xtsSl, we chil-
dren stayed alone together.
yu'kit pai' o'ktsen, we return home,
we come back home.
yuki't puns-micke'cts61, we blow
around.
yu'kit tso-opi'cints61, we twist, or
we will twist.
yu'kit tSm &'mts61, we drank yester-
day.
yu'kit tiu cak'nonstsgl, we take a
walk.
tseii, proud (applied only to women;
cf. tsil).
kic tsen, a proud woman; (pi.)
kictse'iitsen.
tsec, over.
puhitse'co, I jumped over.
cu'l puxitse'cSt kako'k, the dog
jumped over the fence.
ya' ne'e puhitse'cta, I am going to
jump over this log.
tsets, tseets, four (E. D.),
halk tseets, fourteen.
hehin tseets, forty.
tse-uwan, to forget.
ha'tse-u wa'n(h)icat, I forgot him
(somebody).
na' e'n hatse-uwa'n(h)icat, I forgot
your name,
co'k hihatse-uwa'ngt, I forgot these
things,
teyo' hihatse-uwa'ngt, I forgot my
trunk,
teyo' hicakatse-uwa'nSt, I forgot my
trunks,
tsi (I), tsi', bone; E. D. tsigg (see
tsam)
.
hal tsi, spine, "back bone."
o'ts tsi, jawbone, jaw, "tooth bone."
tu'ts tsi', shin bone and ankle,
tso'-ots wa'k tsi, corncob, "ear-
bone of corn."
tslk (Ix-16; D-62, 81), two; E. D.
ha'ppalst.
tsi'kip, twice,
ha'l tsi'k, second,
ha'l tsi'kip, twice more,
tsi'kip hipo'nso, twofold, double.
tsi'kcim, two apiece, two to each,
latsl'k, six.
latsi' kip, six times,
latsi'kip hipo'nso, sixfold.
latsi'ksgm, six apiece, six to each,
wocpe' latsi'k, sixty (D-88).
i'matol tsik, himato'l tsik, eight,
"four times two."
i'matol tsik, himato'l tsi'kip, eight
times,
wocpe' ha' tsi'k, twelve,
wocpe' tsik, twenty,
wocpe' tsi'kip, twenty times,
ha'j^en pon tsi'k, hiu'n po'n tsik (I),
two hundred,
a'c la'k i'ti tsi'k, he is the stronger of
the two.
haki't tsik nu'k, themselves two.
ilu' tsik wiic ki'wilc ipco'k6°ha°, I
will be a doctor in two years,
i'cak tsi'k (L), two men.
icak tu'ts tsi'k ke' tsep, a man lame
in both legs.
kIc tsik, two women (I).
na'-u tsi'k, a pair of moccasins (I).
ne'e tsi'k tsika'dip, between two trees,
pem katsi'k (I), pem ka't tsik, a
double-barreled gun, "a gun with
two mouths " ("fusil a deux coups"),
cu'l tsik, two dogs (I),
tsanu'k tsi'k hi(cak)a'xlicat, I lost
two horses.
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tsi'k kucna'k, both sides,
tsik-ho'l, tsikxo'l (I), tsikxo', twins.
wi an wanne ta'-i tsika'dep tat(o),
my house stands between the road
and the river,
wi no'mc tslk cakitsyutsickinto, I
raise two children,
wo'c tsi'g, two hands,
wo'c tsi'kctan, both hands (I),
ya' ki'c tsikxo' ke'at (or ca.kke'at),
this woman had twins,
ya' tsi'k o't cakiye' lak, he is the
stronger of the two.
ya'-u tsik cakica'wu, I have taken
two fish; sing, ica'wu.
tsikhuiau [tsikhouiaou], eight (E. D.)
(cf. tsets).
hallg tsikhuiau, eighteen (E. D.).
hehin tsikhuiau, eighty (E. D.).
tsika't, since, past, ago (tsik with past
temporal suffix) (see tsako'p).
yi'l hiwe'-u tsika't lat, three weeks
ago (D-59).
yi'l hiwe'-u tsika't tsi'k, two weeks
ago (D-62).
tsi'kilik, hen, chicken (in the Hiyekiti
or eastern Atakapa dialect and
perhaps in Opelousa; see noha'mc).
tsikilik, to tickle.
tsikilikc, tickling ("I tickle").
tsi'kip (I), the little blue heron; E. D.
tosigs [thosiggs] ("lagrue").
tsi'kip tat (blue) heron, "heron
standing."
tsil, tsil (A. R.), egg (?).
nl^ tsi'l, small louse, tick, "louse egg(?).'
'
tsil, proud (cf. tsen).
icak tsi'l, a proud man.
icak tsi'ltsil, proud men.
tsila'm, tcila'm (I), quail ("la caille")
(but called "a yellow and white
bird," and so perhaps the meadow
lark; see also itsk).
tsi'latsk, wood tick.
tsi'latsk i'com, tsi'latsk ico'm (I), sheep
ticks, seed-ticks, "small wood ticks."
tsi'nac, tsina'c (I), a button.
tsinniu [tsinniou], polecat (E. D.).
tsip, to remove.
ha'lkin tsl'pcat yuk'hi'ti tu'l o't,
afterward he removed to Indian
Lake (D-95).
tsi'pclo, let us move camp! ("d6m6-
nageons!").
tsi'pculat, they removed (D-138).
tu'l ma ino'-i tsi'pcat, she moved
across the lake (D-lOO).
wi oket tsl'pcat Tsa'yon ne' o't, my
mother removed to Texas (or
Mexico),
wi tsi'pco, I move,
tsipal (see ipa'l, near, and hipa', hus-
band) .
ke-utsipa'xckinto, I glue something
("coller").
cakiu'lc tsipa'xco, I seal {or glue) a
letter (D).
caktsipa'lc(o), I put into contact {or
connection) (D).
cuxcaktsipal, sticky things,
cuxtsipa'l, glue ("la colle").
ta'ntsipal, burdock or cocklebur
(small kind),
wi-ke'-utsipa'xckinto, I glue pi.
objects (D).
wi-ke'-u-tsipaxckinto, I sit gluing
(I).
tsic (I, D-63), tsi's (D-66), tsi'dsi (I),
tsiic, si'tsi, si'c, si'dsi, a babj';
pi. cec; E. D. cemps tapahan.
si'dsi he'-u, sic he' -u, many babies,
tsi'dsi icak, a male infant (I),
(t) si'dsi kic, a female infant (I),
tsitsi'c, si' tsic, it is a baby,
tsi's waii-haihaickit, the infant cries
(I).
tsic, to be pleased, to be glad.
atsi'c-kic ha, I don't care (D-143).
hihatsi'ckic (atsi'c-kic) ha', I am not
pleased,
wi 3'atsi'ckico {properly wi hatsi'c-
kico), I am glad,
yuki'ts icatsi'ckicat, we were glad
(D-109).
tsict, tsi'tsi (D), pipe.
tsl't tsict, or tsi'tsi (not so good);
tobacco pipe; E. D. tsitsin (tsit tsi,
"tobacco bone"),
tsit, tsi't, tobacco; E. D. tsigg.
tsik-tlukcne, tobacco pipe (D-127).
tsi't katke' mic, give me a chew of
tobacco! ("donne moi un chew to-
bacco!").
tsi't lau'kit, the tobacco burns,
tsi't tsi'ct tsi'tsi, tobacco pipe,
tsi't wocvg'nts, a cigar, a cigarette,
"hand worked tobacco."
wai' tsi'tsi, a stone pipe (I).
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wi tsi't tlu'kcnto, I will smoke
tobacco,
wi tsi't yi'ntso, I wrap tobacco (into
a cigar) ; also used of packages.
tsitatsi, to smoke the pipe (E. D.).
ts'ok, tso'k, blackbird (some have red
spots); E. D. tsumciman [tsum-
shiman], tsumthimaan [tsoumthi-
maan.]
akip ts'ok, akip tsok (L-7), water
turkey.
Ts'o'k ta'-i, Tso'k Ta'-i (I), "Black-
bird River," Bayou Dinde (?) (6 to
7 miles from Lake Charles, near
the middle lake).
tsox, tsux, tsu'x, claw, nail (of man);
E. D. tiggs naggst, fingernail; Ak.
cu [choux] or ehuks [ehoux] (cf,
Ak. semak [semacq], finger, and
tsum)
.
hikat tsu'x, toenail (I).
tsu'x, wo'c tsu'x, fingernail (I).
tsora (perhaps shortened from hitsom,
"little"),
nee tsomc, cane ("baton"), "little
stick of wood?"
tso'-ots, tso-o'ts (Lr-4), corn, maize,
cornstalk (cf. ots, grain); E. D.
necoum [neshSum], Indian corn,
tso'-ots a'kane(?), to make corn
into flour, i. e., a mill(?) (D).
tso'-ots a'kop, cornmeal (I).
tso'-ots a'kc, green corn, the corn is
green {or unripe) ("mais tendre").
tso'-ots a°, corncrib, barn,
tso'-ots 6'm, pounded corn,
tso'-ots he'wip hi'lc, corn sifted
repeatedly,
tso'-ots hi'lc, sifted corn,
tso'-ots hi'lckinto, I sift corn,
tso'-ots hi'lcne, a sieve for corn,
tso'-ots hi'c, planting Indian corn
(I),
tso'-ots la'gc, ripe corn, the corn is
ripe, "the corn is hard."
tso'-ots li'li, ground corn, cornmeal,
flour, etc., milled,
tso'-ots li'lina, corn mill ("moulin
de mais").
tso'-ots ne'yuc, tso'-ots neyu'c(?),
cornfield, maize field (I)
.
tso'-ots o'ts ta'nuk, one grain of corn,
tso'-ots ta'l, husk of corn (I)
.
tso'-ots wa'k, ear of corn (I).
tso'-ots wa'k tsi, corncob (I).
tso'-ots wa'c, leaves of corn, husks,
tso'-ots ya'kinto, I eat corn, I will
eat corn.
tso'-ots ya'kit, I eat corn now.
tso'-ots yako', I want to eat corn,
tso'-ots ya'xne, weevil, "corn eater."
wi e'mu tso'-ots, I pound corn ("je
pile du mais").
wi tso'-ots a'tkane, I will make corn,
wi tso'-ots pa'mic, I sow corn,
tsop,
tsoptso'pc, spotted (flowered, in
colors ("sem^")).
tsot, to stand (pi.?) (cf. illitt, ta, to),
ha' ica'k lu'kin tStso't tema'kip,
these men go to stand in mud up
to the knees,
icak tso-opi'ctit, they stand twist-
ing(?) ("ils tordent").
keiokwa'ts tso't, many bottles stand,
mon hiyitsot, many are standing,
yuki't kaukau'ki" tso'-onsSl (or tso'-
ots61), we stand in the water,
yu'kit tso-opi'cintsSl, we stand twist-
ing(?).
ts<ik,
tsu'ktsukc, bumpy, rough, rugged.
tsukc, cardinal bird, redbird (per-
haps from ts'ok, blackbird, and
kuts, red) ; E. D. tsoggs.
tsul,
;^okotka'-uc nte' tsu'l, oko'tka-uc
'^ (i)nte' tsuxl, shirt coUars.
tsura, tsum, to pinch, to scratch(?) (cf.
tsox). hi'atpe' tsu'mcne, I am on the
point of pinching him.
ha' tsu'mkinto, I pinch him (now),
wi tsum, I pinch, I scratch(?),
wi ha' tsu'mo, I pinch him.
wi in tsu'mo, I pinch you.
wi na'k tsu'mo, I pinch ye (?).
wi ca'k tsu'mo, I pinch them,
na hitsu'mta or hitsu'mat, you are
going to pinch me.
na tsu'mta, I am going to pinch you.
na ictsu'mta, you are going to pinch
us.
na caktsu'mta, you are going to
pinch them,
ha hitsu'mgt, he pinched me.
ha intsu'mSt, he pinches you.
ha tsu'mgt ta°', he pinched him
(another)
.
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ha' ictsu'mgt, he pinched us.
ha' na'kit {or na'k-) tsu'mgt, he
pinches ye.
ha' caktsu'mgt, he pinches them,
ha't na'hip hitsu'mgt, he pinched me
how many times?
wi nak (h)i'tut tsu'mo, I pinched
ye all.
icak tsu'mc, a man pinched; pi.
ca'ktsu'mc.
ciwa'n tsu'm ha'xc, don't pinch the
cat!
cokcatsQ'mcne, tweezers (for hair, etc.).
tsu'm hikots, I pinch and turn the
skin, I pinch a piece out.
tsu'mc ha'xcta, before pinching him.
tsu'mc ha'nckin, after pinching him.
tsu'mcip, on account of pinching
him, and because (I) pinched him.
tsu'mcne, for pinching; pi. ca'ktsu'm-
cne.
tsumthimaan [tsoumthimaan] (C),
tsumciman [tsumshiman] (P),
(1) blackbird, (2; starling (?) (cf.
ts'ok).
tsuc, tsoc,
tsuci'nc hicla'-uc (I), or tso'cinc-
icla'-uc, chill and fever,
ta, to stand (see 1^19, 20) (cf. illitt,
tsot, to).
a° ya'fi pe'ltat, a house standing far
off.
hiyita'nto, I stand,
hiyita'to, I will stand,
kaukau' ta'-u ini'kit, the water comes
in.
kaukau' ta'-u ini'xkit, the water
comes in.
kaukau' ta-ulo'kit, the water stands
boiling,
ka'-u ne'e caxkita'-une, a scaffold
for the dead (I),
kglokwa'ts tat, a bottle standing (I).
kece'c ta'-ucakwa'lcnto, I fan many
girls when standing,
na tik tat kauka'-ukin, you go and
stand in the water, or you (sing.)
are standing in the water,
na'u ta'-uwalwa'lckit, the feather is
waving (I).
na'-u ta'-u walwa'lctit, many feath-
ers are waving,
ne'cpa'l ne'kin tlo'p ta't, a post
driven into the ground.
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nee coxkita'-une, scaffolding, scaffold,
"boards to stand on."
nee coxkita'-une ka'-u, I erect a
scaffold,
ne'e te'xlk tat, the tree is blooming,
the tree stands blooming,
okotka'-uc ma'ii ko'm-tat, an over-
coat hung up, an overcoat hang-
ing up (lit. standing erect),
tsi'kip tat, (blue) heron, "heron
standing."
ta'nto, I am erect,
tat, standing,
ta'-u-hatpa'wickit, standing on a
swing ("je me balance").
ta'-uhatwa'nSnto Otsota't ot, ta'u
hatweni {or hatweninto) Otsota't
ot, I pray to God.
ta'-u iki'kit, a drop of water.
"standing and dripping."
ta-uko'-ikit, he preaches ("il
preche"); pi. ta-ucokko'-ikit or
ta-ucokcokwa'nkit.
tawatwe'nat, they prayed standing
(L-14).
tuts tanu'kip hiyita'nto, I stand on
one leg.
tema'k ilho'pc ta'nto, tema'k itlo'pc
ta'nto, I am on my knees.
Utsuta'tut, to Otsotat (L-14, 15).
wa'-i ta-upa'-ukit, the stone is
swinging (like a pendulum); pi.
-tit (I).
wai ta'-u paupa'-utit, many stones
swing,
wi a° ta't hu'wa, or wi a° hu'wa, I see
a house standing (sometimes they
add tat or ta-u to anything
standing)
.
wi a'n waiine ta'-i tsika'dep tat(o),
my house stands between the road
and the river (D).
wi iyi'ktat cukiu'lkinto, I stand and
write, I write standing,
wi ta'-u-hatpa'wickit, I balance my-
self (I).
wi ta-uhatwe'ninto, wi tawatwe'n-
into, I pray (God), ("je prie
(Dieu)").
yuki't itet o'tsi tat. Our Father who
art in heaven (standing above),
yuki't ta-uhatwS,'ni Otsota't o't, we
pray to God.
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ta, to leave, to come out.
a'nike nta'h6ntat, it came out of his
ears (1^20).
a°(i)kin t'ha'ko, I come out of the
house ("je sors de la maison")-
a'nkin ita'ko, I came out of the
house.
a"'lak pa'li yanta'-ul6t, a°'lak pa'lhi
ya' nta'-ulat, they have broken the
prison and have gone out (those
inclosed) ("ils ont casse la prison
et Font sorti (ceux enfermes)").
ita'xne, to come out (D-140).
kaukau' am'n a'nike nta'h6ntat, the
water he had drunk came out at
his ears.
k5'ts pon-nt'ha'na.°, or ko'tsispo"'
ita'ni, chimney, ("cut into for the
smoke to go out")-
nta'na", in order for (smoke) to go
out.
nta'-u, I get out.
po' ita'ne, chimney "for smoke to
leave."
po'ck hita'-uc(o), I draw the blood,
p'o'ck to'ts hita'-uc, sucking out
blood (D-56).
p'o'ck tots hita'-uco, I draw blood
out by suction; pi. cak'hita'uco.
cakita'-uculat, they let them out
(D-149).
cakla'mc p'osk cok'hita'-uckit, the
leech sucks out the blood,
wi it'a' ku, I want to get out; pi. of
subj. nta'-u (?).
wi nta'ku a°'lak it'hi, I went out of
prison in the evening ("je suis
sorti de la prison le soir ").
wic nta'ku (or nta'hu) wi ite't ini'kat
a'nut (or a'nkin ini'hat), when I
went out my father entered the
house ("quand j'etais sorti mon
pere est entre dans la maison").
wi te'ns a^la'kin ita'hu, I left prison
in the evening (D).
yuk'hi'ti ipcok ok ya pe'neat p'ock
tots-hita'-uc, the Indian doctor
came and cured by sucking blood.
tai [tay], poplar (E. D.).
ta-i, river, brook (D-45) (seeakon(st)).
aknak micket tai'ki, aknak mi'ckit
tai' kin, there are eddies in the
river.
a'n ta'-i o', the house is by the river
a'n ta'-i o'at, the house was by the
river (I).
a'n ta'-i o'tikit {or o'to or o'ta) the
house will be by the river (I).
Ka'tkac-yo'k ta'-i, Calcasieu River
(I).
kipa'xci ta'-i pa'mici'ko, I ford a
river on foot (kipa'xci not neces-
sary according to D).
tsanu'kip hite'-uici'ko {or ite'w-
i'ciko) ta'-i kipa'xci (hite'wici'ko),
I ford a river on horseback.
Tso'k ta'-i, "Blackbird River," Bayou
Dinde, near the middle lake, 6 or 7
miles from Lake Charles,
ta'-i atwa'lc, bridge (probable word
used) (I).
ta'-i he'tskit, the river becomes
broader (I).
ta'-i hidco"', small river, guUey, small
ditch,
ta'-i hukina'm, forks of a river in
their whole length,
ta'-i hukinu'l, forks of river
("fourche"), meeting place,
ta'-i ico'l {or icu'l), bayou, rivulet,
brook,
tai'kin cakiko'm, I fish in the river.
Ta'-i ko'p ki'c, "White-river Wo-
man," the name of Delilah Moss's
sister,
ta'-i ko'c, bend of river (referring
to the water) : ta'-l uts, bend of
river (referring to the land).
Ta'-i ku'ds ti'cto, I go to Red River.
Ta'-i ku'ts. Red River,
ta'-i lu'l ici'ko, wi ta'-i lu'l ici'ko, I
swam over to the other side of the
river,
ta'-i mS, ino'-i, on the other side of the
river.
Ta'-i Mel, Bayou Noir, 15 miles
south of Lake Charles and near
Big Lake (Lake Prien is Indian
Lake)
.
ta'-i ntu'l, ta'-i ndu'l, the mouth or
pass of a river ("riviere entre
au lac"),
ta'-i o', by the river, on the bank of
the river,
ta'-i o'c, bank or edge of river.
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ta'-i o'ci, the banks of a river, on
the edge of a river (nearer than
ta'-i o').
ta'-i o'ci tikua'nto {or tik wa'nto),
I walk on the banks of a river,
ta'-i o'c talanka'-u, the bank of the
river is sloping,
ta'-i o'tsi wa'lcti, a bridge over a
river.
ta'-i wa'lc, the river's waves,
ta'yip ne, island, land of river,
tu'l ta'yut (or ta'-i o't) iye' ka'c, the
lake is deeper than the river.
Utse'x ta'-i, Serpent Bayou,
wi a'n wanne ta'-i tsika'dep tat(o),
my house stands between the
road and the river,
ta-i, straight.
ta'-i kati'ct, straight, direct it goes.
te'c ta'itai, straight hair.
u'ts ta'-i, (pi.) u'ts ta'-itai, a straight
nose.
taic (cf. ta, to leave, and ta", tan,
other, another),
icak ta'-ic he'-u, many strangers,
ica'k ta'-ic o'kiS." yukit ne mo'n
ialpe'hiul6t, strangers have come
and taken all our land.
Ta'kapo (D-70, 112), Ta'kapa (D-93,
120), an Atakapa.
takine'n, takina"', a string of beads,
prayer beads, a rosary; Ak. oecua
[oechoua] (perhaps from wi, "my,"
and CO, "seed"),
hata'kinen (D-127), hataki'nS (I),
pearl, bead.
hatakinS."' o'ni, a cord or string of
beads (o is said not to be the
word for "cord") (I).
takis (cf. tots).
takiskoiheu [takiscoiheu], mocking-
bird (E. D.) (it contains ko-i,
and he-u).
tal (cf. tarn).
ta'lcgm, full of holes (D-65).
tal, shell, bark, husk, peeling, rind;
E. D. tall, skin (cf . til)
.
ha'talko'at, his body turned into
(D-32).
kauS,'n ta'l, shell of a turtle,
nee ta'l, ne'e ta'l, bark of a tree,
ne'e ta'l kima'ti, fiber bark ("bark
inside tree"),
ne'e ta'l o'l, cinnamon ("cannelle").
ne'e ta'l o'l ina'k, cinnamon color.
noha'mc ku' ta'l, egg-shell.
Cakta'lko, icakcta'lko, cta'lko, seems
to mean "desiring a human being's
skin," and is said to have been a
name for "a human skin changed
into a person," a malicious spirit
who went about on all fours with
his head lowered in front so that at
first he looked as if he were head-
less. His body was covered with
hair. He was seen sometimes in
the bushes on Lower Lake Prien in
the daytime. Called ' ' devil "(D),
"turned into something bad"
(Ix-32 (title)).
cokua'k ta'l, a crust of bread.
tso'-ots ta'l, husk of corn (I).
talanka'-u, slanting, sloping, trending.
ne talanka'-u, land sloping, slanting,
trending (I).
ta'-i o'c talanka'-u, the river bank is
slanting, a slope.
talha'nc, the little blue heron or crane
(see tsi'kip); Creole la grue (cf.
talko'p, hanc).
talko'p, ta'lkop, talko'pka, blue;
E. D. yan [iann].
a'yip texlk ta'lkop, marsh lily, "blue
flower in marsh" ("fleur sauvage
bleue").
otse' talko'p, the blue racer, "blue
snake."
cuk ta'lkop he'-u, "many blue
things."
talko'p i'naha, not much blue, sort
of blue.
talko'pka yi'ltat, light shines blue.
talko'p kop, light blue, "blue-
white."
talko'p na'k ta'lkop, dark blue,
talst, taalst, six (E. D.) (cf. lat).
hallg taalst, sixteen (E. D.).
hehin taalst, sixty (E. D.).
tain, hole (in ground) (cf. tal).
ne'kin ta'mc, grave in the ground
ne' ta'mkin, in a grave (D-124).
ne-tamnS,°, shovel, spade, "to make
a hole in the ground."
(ne-tamo) te', hole,
nu'l ta'mkin, when digging (D-135).
tarn himo'c, to dig a grave,
wi ne'-ta'mo himo'cne, I dig a grave.
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wi tikta'mo tiho'p, I went to dig a
grave.
tain, to ascend, to climb (cf. ta, to
stand)
.
eku'n na(k) ta'mo, I have just as-
cended, I begin mounting.
ne'cki ta'mtsat tamhe'-uc, the spider
goes up the tree.
ne'e he'-u cakta'mo, I climb many
trees.
ne'e ta'mo, I climb a tree.
pa'mtampne, stairs, steps, "for as-
cending."
tamhe'-uc ha' pa'kin ta'mtsat, the
spider goes into its nest.
wi' pa'mtampne ta'mo, I ascend the
stairs.
tarn, to split.
kako'k nicta'mc nit, a five-rail fence.
ne'ckinkc tame, lumber mill, "for
sawing wood."
nec-kinc ta'mc a", saw cutting-
house (= sawmill) (D-135).
nec-ta'mc, necta'mc, board, rail,
"split wood."
ne'e ta'mcfit, a split tree; ne'e
ta'mtamcSt, split trees.
ne'c-ta'mc ka'kok, a rail fence.
ne'e ta'mcne', wedge "for splitting
wood."
ta'mc, board, "splitting."
wi nee kutsnShik ta'mco, I split
with a knife.
wi nee pa'-icik ta'mco, I split with
an ax (wi pa'-ic ne'e ikta'mco,
can not be said).
wi ne'e tamta'mco, I split (one block)
in several places, and I split many
blocks (each by itself).
tamhe'-uc, spider ("araign^e") (I).
ne'cki ta'mtsat tamhe'-uc, the spider
goes up the tree.
tamhe'-uc ha' pa'kin ta'mtsat, the
spider goes into its nest.
tamhe'-uc hila'm (given in one place
as hila'n), venomous spider (hila'm,
to burn, smart, give pain) ("arai-
gnee venimeuse," "tarantula").
tamhe'-uc hili'ni, spider-web.
tan,
it'ha'nkc6t, I have vomited.
tanc (A. R.), to throw up, to vomit.
tan, ta", tazn (D-142), other, another
also yet, as yet (perhaps two stems
(see tanu'k, one),
a'lc ta'n, it is frozen yet, ice yet
("c'est glace"),
ha'eta maka'-u ha'xcta, it is not yet
fallen,
hila'yi ta'xnik, his other wife (L-17).
hila'yi ta'xnik pa'mat, his other wife
beat him.
hitet hoket ta'n, the father or the
mother,
ica'k hia'ta", ica'k ya'tan, the same
man.
icak konyu'ds ta°' caktewe' mo'kgt,
another young man has come with
the others,
icak ta'n, another man.
ica'k tane'-u {or tan he'-u), many
other men.
icak tanu'k ke-ula'cnto, I shave
another as I sit ("curious but they
say it"),
i'cak tu hia'ta", always the same man.
ka'-u ha'xc ta'n, before he died
(D-106).
ki'c ta'xnik wantsSt, she said to the
other woman (D-142).
ki'c ta°', another woman (I),
komo'k he'-u ok tanu'ka, many differ-
ent baskets.
man ha'xcta, before long, "not yet
long."
'ntan (D-45), nta'n (D-47), or pe'n
ta, the other cousin,
ca' ta° ha' okotka'-uc pa'ts6mo, I
wash one shirt for another (per-
son),
coxko'-i ta'nuk mon cokiya'-i o'tsi
tane'-uts, one chief was high above
all the others,
u'l hiata"', the same dog (I).
u'l ta°', another dog (I).
tane'-u (D-117, 122, 146), ta'-ne'-u,
the others, the rest (of them)
.
tane'-uts, all the others, the others
(L-11) (-ts is perhaps an abbrevia-
tion of ots, "above"),
ta'ntsipa'l, cocklebur (the small
kind), "sticking to one"(?).
wi le'ta, wi le't ta, my female cousin,
"mv other sister."
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ya' hidso°' hive' ta°', he becomes
smaller than the other.
ya ica'k ta°, he is a man yet.
ya' ki'c cokci'u tane'-uca'k iya'-i,
this woman is the stingiest of all.
3^ac hidsc' i'ti tane'-us, the rest of
them are the smallest, or they are
the smallest of all.
ya' yu'ds iye' ta"', he outgrows the
other,
yu'lc io'-i o'k 'nu'xts a' 'n ta'nat
'n a', send me word whether you
can come or not (D-43).
taiiko'hi, to jump in (cf. kohits).
John tanko'hi ya' lu'1-ici'hat, John
jumped in and swam over.
tann, hard (E. D.) (cf. lak).
ta'ntstal, ta'nstal, to'nstal, ti'nstal,
paper (see pon).
tansta'lik, with cards (D-52).
ta'ntstal hatpa'wico, the paper whirls
about,
tantsta'l lakla'kc, paper money,
ta'ntstal to'lka maka'wat, the paper
falls down whirling,
ta'ntstal tle'm {or tle'm), the paper is
torn,
ti'nstal ikili'kco, paper soaked
through, paper is soaking through,
tinsta'l kipa'xcip pu'nso, I blow
across (over) the paper.
ya tantsta'l kontle'mo, I have torn
this paper ("ce papier j'ai dechi-
r6"); pl. ko^te'mtemo.
ya tantsta'l tlSm, this paper is torn
("ce papier est dechire").
tanu'k (1^16, 40; D-81, 113, 139, 142,
149), ta'ntik (L-11; D-97), one;
E. D. hannik.
ha'l(6) tanu'kip, one more,
hac no'mc tanu'k ipu'ts ke, he has
but one child,
ilu' tanu'kin, one year ago.
i'cak ta'nuk, one man.
leak tanu'kip ki'wilc ipco'kat, a
man who was once a doctor,
icak tu'ts tanu'k ke'tsgm {or ke'tsep),
a man lame in one leg.
itiyi'lc tanu'k, one month.
kic tanu'k, one woman (I).
ne i'wevc tanu'k, a mile, "one land
measure."
ne'e na tanu'k ko"' iya'-u, you lift
a stick at one end.
no'mc tanu'k haihai'c hi'kit, a child
is coming down weeping,
no'mc ta'nuk ipu'ts, but one child,
num tanu'k ite'wo, I ride on one side,
o'ktanu'ka, different (D-78).
cok'hec oktanu'k coka'-at, she had
the same disease (D-92).
coko'n tanu'k caki'kco, I buy a cow.
cu'l ta'nuk, one dog (I),
tso'-ots ots ta'nuk, one grain of corn,
tanu'kip, once (L-40; D-102, 106, 108).
tanu'k ma'ii iti', to overlap, one
longer than the other, one the
longest,
tanu'k cuki'n, tanukcuki'n, one-half (I)
tu'ts tanu'kip hiyita'nto, I stand on'
one leg.
woe pe' ha tanuk (L), wucpe' ha'l
tanu'k, eleven,
woe pe' ha' tanu'kip, eleven times.
alliu hannigg, one year (E. D.).
halk hannik, eleven (E. D.).
iidl hannigg, one day (E. D.).
tat, belly (E. D.) (cf. kom).
tat, yellow, also green; pl. ta'tat; E.
D. tat, yellow, onntatat, green.
a'c ta't kop, light yellow, "yellow-
white," light green.
a'c ta't uc, salmon, "kind of yellow"
(it also looks like "this is true
yellow").
icla'-uc ta't, yellow fever.
icla'-uc ta'tik, of yellow fever (D-88).
ku'tsn2,n ta't, copper, brass, "j^ellow
iron."
ku'ts'n tat i'col, brass nail.
ku' tat, yolk of egg (I) "egg yellow."
la'klakc-tat, gold color, "silver-yel-
low."
mo'n tat, yellow all over.
ne'e wa'c tat, brown, "leaf yellow,"
color of dead leaves.
netatat, ne'-tatat (I), orange (the tree)
.
noha'mc ku' tat, yolk of egg.
on tat, grass green; E. D. onntatat,
green.
cukco'c itskteta't, lark, meadow
lark (probably, described as a
little larger than a mocking bird),
"yellow breasted bird."
taue' [thaue'j, disagreeable (?), (E. D.).
ci taue' [shi thaue' (P), s\\^ thaou
(C)]. the smoke is disagreeable
(E. D.).
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tayo'ts,
taj'o'ts tuka'-u, pepper (black),
"like ? ."
te (D-130), bow (made of hickory)
(of. te-i); E. D. woe [uosh].
ne'e te', a wooden bow (I).
te n o, the bow and the string,
te o (D), te' o' (I), bowstring,
wo'c te', the right hand, "the bow
hand" (?).
te,
kidso'nc wi ukutka'-uc ma'nkin te-
ho'p la'wat, the fire burnt a hole
through in my coat,
teho'p-ma'n, tube, tubiform, "long
hole."
teho'p tsa'ko, to stop up a hole
("boucher un trou").
te, te', this seems to indicate plurality.
hila'n te ne'e, big laurel ("gros
laurier"), magnolia (?) (a tall tree
with white flowers and no spines)
.
ne'e tewa'c manma'n, magnolia,
"broad-leaved tree."
ci'wat te ne'e, prickly ash ("frfine
piquant"), "tree with prickles."
te' na'-u, the mane (of a horse).
te wac, leaves (te wac said to be
used in sing, and pi.; wac only in
sing,
te' wac co'ntit, the leaves rustle (in
the wind); sing, wa'c co'nkit (I).
te' wac tsa'k, dry leaves, a dry leaf
("feuilles seches ")
;
pi. te' wac tsak-
tsa'k.
te' wac wilo'kit {or wilotit), the
leaves fall,
te (possibly= ta, to stand).
te' nako'-i, you have to speak! get
up and speak
!
te-i, vine, creeper, liana; E. D. tsapalst,
vine (probably grapevine); per-
haps Ak. te, "of wood," though
this may be the word for "bow"
misunderstood,
hila"' ico"' te'-i, vine of the little
grapes ("liane des petits raisins"),
hila'n wo'l te'-i, vine of the musca-
dine ("la liane de soko") (L-9.)
cukte'-i (D-113), cokte'-i, medicine.
hila'n cukte'-i, a kind of medicinal
root called "buzzard medicine"
by the Indians; a tea was made
from it.
o'tse cokte'-i hadie'c, snake venom,
"snake's bad medicine."
cukte'-i a'mu, I take {lit., drink)
medicine,
cukte'-i hadie'c, cokte'-i hadie'c,
poison, "bad medicine."
cukte'-i kti'lcu, I swallowed medicine,
wi cukte'-i micu, I doctor somebody,
I give medicine to somebody,
tek, te'ktekc, speckled (see came)
ca'mc te'ktekc, "speckled wolf," a
wild animal, probably the ocelot
or tiger cat (felis pardalis), though
it may be mythical. It is des-
cribed as of the size of a dog,
gray in color, and with a short tail.)
teka'-uc, taka-u'c (I), branch, twig;
pi. teka'mc.
ne'e teka'-uc, branch of tree, twig of
tree; pi. ne'e teka'mc.
ne'e taka'-uc icka'm, a large thick
limb,
ne'e teka'mc, (1) brushwood, (2)
branches, limbs of trees ("des
branches"),
ne'e taka'mc icka'm, ne'e teka'mc
icka'm, large thick limbs,
ne'c-teka'mc kamka'mc, the limbs
stand out from (the tree),
ne'e taka'mc neyu'c, brush fence
("clos fait avec des branches"),
no'x tgka'ms, no's: teka'mc (I),
antlers, "many prongs."
te'k'ho, te'ko, teko', tik'ho'; barrel,
naki't teko' ti'-u Jumlu'micta, go ye
and roll that barrel! (D).
ya' teko' tik lumlu'mict(a), go roll
this barrel! (also first pers. sing.).
tegghuiau [tegghouiaou], nine(E. D.).
hallg tegghuiau, nineteen (E. D.).
hehin tegghuiau, ninety (E. D.).
te?Ik, te'xlk (I), te'lk (A. R., I), flower
(see tel).
a'yip te'xlk ta'lkop, marsh lily,
"blue flower in the marshes"
("fleur sauvage bleue").
ne'e texlk tat, the tree is blooming,
"the tree stands blooming."
texlk ha'xcta {or ha'xcta,) the flower
is budding, bud, "not flowered
yet."
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te'xlk hima"' hatse-e'c, this flower
smells bad.
te'xlk hima"' to'l, this flower smells
good.
te:jlk-kako'k-ti'mkin, rose, "flower in
the garden."
te'xlk ket, bud opened out into a
flower (?), "bud sitting."
te'xlk la'k, sunflower (I).
te'xlk la'k ne'e, sunflower stalk,
te'xlk ne'e, jessamine, besides all
flowering trees,
te'lk atpa'-ie, the flower opens out.
tel,
an cakte'lefinst, they opened out
their ears (Lr-40).
haki't an kima'tip ne' o'ts a'n
cakte'lent {or telte'lcnst), they
unfolded their ears on the inside
from below up (L-41).
cakte'lco, I open, I unfold; pi. ca'k-
teltelc.
-tern, subjeetive personal pronominal
suflSx of the second person plural,
na'kit icu'ltgm, you (pi.) caught it.
naki't tsanu'k cakwinetgm nak caka'x-
lecat ka, did you find the horse
which you lost?
na'kit t6m a'mtgm, you all drank
yesterday(?).
tern (I, D-66, A. R.), yesterday (ten
is also given but this seems to be
properly the word for "dusk," or
"evening" (see iti'); E. D. khat-
tebmn (khat said to=kut, "this").
ha' te'm a'mat, he drank yesterday,
haki't te'm te'm a'mulgt, haki't
te'm a'mulat, they drank yester-
day,
i'ti te'm, day before yesterday,
kic te'm yuk'hi'ti ko'-iat, she spoke
Atakapa yesterday,
na' te'm a'mat, you drank yester-
day,
na'kit (tern) a'mtem, nakit te'm
naka'mat, you (pi.) drank yester-
day,
te'm hitsa'nc6t, I was pushed yester-
day ("il m'a pouss6 hier").
ti'k cakno'nso te'm, I took a walk
yesterday, I went visiting out of
doors yesterday.
te'mak, tema'k, ti'mak, knee.
ha' ica'k lu'kin tiktat tema'kip, this
man goes to stand in mud up to
the knees; pi. tgtso't.
no'mc tema'k itlo' petit, the children
kneel,
te'mak e'nc (I), ti'mak enc, kneecap,
"knee grease."
tema'k ilho'pc ta'nto, I am on my
knees,
te'mak kilho'pco (te'mak hilho'pco),
I kneel down, I am kneeling,
te'mokc, brant ("outarde").
te'rnofl, te'rno", timo'm, te'mom;
ashes,
tsit te'mom, tobacco ashes.
tempst, spring (of year) (E. D.).
tempst kaukauheu [tempst cau-
cauheu], the spring is rainy
("spring-water-much") (E.D.).
teii (L), mother; E. D. teg'n, mother,
tegn, daughter (L denied the
second usage) (see huke't)
tegn-icpe [tegn-ishpe], young mother
(E. D.).
wi tegn [ue tegn (P), oue^ tegn (C)],
my mother (E. D.).
tens, nephew; tensa', niece.
tepu'k, ti'puk, te'buk, te'puk (Lr-2),
peach.
tepA'k ku'tskuts, te'puk ku'tskuts.
prune, plum (Lr-3)
.
tepu'k ku'tskuts ne'kin, plum season,
tepu'k ne'kin, peach season,
tepu'k co' tuka'-u, almond "like a
peach stone," "resembling a peach
stone" (I).
tec, hair of head; E. D. taeec; Ak. kec
("cheveux").
mu'kmuk ya' te'c, this hair is short,
te'c hatko'tsnto, I crop my hair,
te'c mo'kmok, short hair,
te'c mon, long hair (L-23)
.
te'c ta'itai, straight hair,
te'c wo'lwol, te'c wulwu'l, curly hair,
wi te'c manma'n hatna'-uco, I let my
hair grow long {or I have long hair)
.
wi te'c manma'nu, I have long hair
("j'ai les cheveux longs").
te-u, tail, end.
a'kna? te'-u ot, a'knax te'wat, the
current comes from above.
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no'k te'-u, shoulder; Ak. est.
no'k te'-u me'lmel, no'kte-u me'lmel
(Lr-6), goose (tame and wild),
te'-u kamka'm, tail fin(s).
te'-u na'-u, tail feathers (I).
Te'-u Tu'l, Tu'l Te'-u (D-72, 94),
Lake Charles, lake and a village on
the same, "End Lake."
te'wike tu' iwat, the boat {or canoe)
comes from above ("la pirogue va
venir d'en haut").
te-u,
te'-ute-u, rice,
teyo', te'yo, te'yux, box, chest, trunk,
valise.
a' teyo', this box.
teyo' a'vne {not a'pne), put the box
right here!
teyo' hihatse-uwa'ngt, I forgot my
trunk,
teyo' hicakatse-uwa'ngt, I forgot my
trunks,
teyo' hiya'p ne, put the box right
there
!
te'yux kolilawinS, te'yux kolilaka'-
una, a match box.
til te'yux ya'mne, a strap for a
valise.
wi teyo' cukite-uka'ne o'ts ne'-u, I
put the box on the chair,
fci, to go; in E. D. given as tic [tish]
but c is evidently a suffix; Gatschet
gives tic ("aller") in one place.
akipa'-iu(t) ti'cta, I am to travel to
the south,
akma'ltitst, akma'lc tits, fall, "go-
ing to be winter."
ha ica'k lu'kin tiktat tema'kip, this
man goes to stand in the mud up
to his knees; pi. tgtso't.
haki't ti'ucak'n o'nhulet, they took a
walk, they went out of doors
(visiting)
.
hati't tiko'mc, apron, "hanging in
front as one goes"(?) (I),
he'-u cakcu'c ka'-u ti'utit, many
birds fly.
hiki'u(t) ti'cta, I am to travel to the
west,
hiku' ti'k ika ko', I am going to make
some soup for you ("je vous vais
aller faire du bouillon"; ti'k ika=
"aller pour faire").
hiku' (ti-u) icka ko', we want to
make soup.
hiku' wi nu'k tik i'ka ko', I want to
go to make soup myself,
hicoke'c kco' yi'lkit {or yi'l) mon
ti'co, though I am sick I go out
every day.
hoktewe' ti'ulat, they left together
("ils sont partis ensemble"),
ho'kuanc ti'cat, ho'kuanckin ti'cat,
he went on the warpath.
ho'lco(t) ti'cta, I am to travel to the
north,
icak hi'ki-tewe ti'cat, this man ac-
companied me.
icak hiyania'n co' ti'we ti'co, I was
afraid of him but went with him.
ickali't hitiktsa'nu, I go and hide a
child,
iti ma'n hihaixtikyllco, I wept all
night,
iti man hiwa Ic tiki'lat {or tik yi'lat),
I dream all night (until daylight),
iya'n {or ya'ni) tiv, there we will go
(D-47).
ka'kin ti'cta, I go to the woods,
ki'c 'nto'lgn na'xkan ti'c6n, if you
are a smart woman you will not go
{or would not go),
ku kuds ti'cto, I go to Red River,
ku'ltan ok-ti'cat, a long time has
passed ("come and gone"),
la'k ti'ci, go quickly!
la'k timto', go quick ye!
lo'xkin saki'ns, go and visit on the
prairie! (D-46).
mom okti'cat, a mole has passed
("come and gone") ("a pass^
la"),
naki't teko' ti'-u lumlu'micta, go ye
and roll that barrel!
na tik tat kaukau'kin, you go and
stand in the water! {or you are
standing in the water),
na ti'ct hiua'jo, you send me.
ne mak o'tsip ti'cta John tewe(ta),
I will go to the mountain with
John (I),
ne mak o'tsip ti'cta wi itet tewe'ta,
I will go to the mountain with
my father (I).
nee net hi'ko, or ne ti'ko, I climb
down from the tree (wi hi'ko=
"to come down" when net is
with it).
'n hatpe'n icti'-dhil {or
-6h6), when
you are ready we will start.
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'nhi i'nat; hatna'xka pa'-ihiticnana,
you have sent to find me; how can
I return? ("tu m'as envoye cher-
cher; comment puis-je retour-
ner?").
nic hiti'c lo'xkin, I go upon the
prairie,
nt'ha' di'cta, where do you go?
(ta', where),
nti'cin tu'lut, when you go to the
lake, it is necessary to go to the
lake ("il te faut aller au lac").
okwa'nc o't ti'cat, he went to war
(D-104).
Q'dl 'n icti'hA ti'5h6 {or ti'une),
when you are near we will start,
ol 'no'kfin icti'ufihS {or ti'une), if
you come near we will start,
otse' he'-u ci'utiutit, the snakes go
crawling,
pa'-i (h)iti'cko, I want to go (I
ought to leave)
.
pa'-i tic, go away then! go back!
("va t'en done!"),
pu'mi ti'ulo, let us dance! ("allons
au bal!").
puns tik-micke'co (I), pun tik-
micke'co, I blow something around,
ca'k 'ncu'pats hi'mic ti'kit, who is
going to wash for me? ("qui va
laver pour moi?").
cakhatna'wat tik cak, to go to ask
credit, I borrow ("aller demander
le credit; j'emprunte").
co'xko-i hat'ti'dsulat, they went to
law with him.
cu'l pakna'-u ti'k ya' pu'x hatipa'ts-
icat, the dog runs and turns a somer-
sault,
ta'-i ka ti'ct, straight {or direct) it
goes.
Ta'-i Ku'ds ti'cto, I go to Red
River,
ta'-i o'ci tikua'nts, ta'-i o'ci tik
wa'fito, I walk on the banks of a
river; pi. ti'u wa'ftto (I).
tanu'kip ti'cat, once she started
(D-106).
tik ha'ngt, he came near (from tik,
"going," and han, "almost,"
"near"),
tik'hu ko'hat, she wanted to go (and
see) (D-105).
tik'hu'wo, I go and visit somebody,
I went to visit somebody {or
hu'-uo).
ti'k ni'hue, go and lie down!
tik'pa'yat, she turned back (D-107).
tikpum ne'kin, at the dancing
place (D-27).
tikpu'mudl {or tikpu'mst), where
they went to dance (Lr-27).
ti'k cakno'nso te'm, I took a walk
yesterday, I went out of doors
yesterday,
ticaha'xcne, not to go.
ti'c a'-ucat, she could not go (D-106).
ti'c ha'xcne, not to go (D-111).
ti'c ko'hat, she wanted to go (D-110).
ti'cne, to go (D-110).
ti'ct, having gone.
ti'c(t) hiwa'cgt, I send you (now)
("je t'envoie {k cette heure")).
ti-u, tiv (D-47), going,
ti-u-akna'kit tu'l hukinu'l, it flows
into the lake,
ti'ula ina'ha, shall we go yonder?
("allons nous 1^-bas?").
ti'ulo, let us go ("nous allons!").
ti'une, to go, to proceed (D-126).
tiu nokicnto, ti-u no'kicinto, you
(pi.) go and lie down!
tiu-pa'mtSt ne'cik, thej- are going
to beat with a club.
to'lpo(t) ti'cta, I am to travel to the
east,
tu'l o't nti'cne, you must go to the
lake,
tu'lut nti'cn to'lhi, you should go
to the lake ("tu serrais aller au
lac"),
tu'lut ti'ct hiwa'hiulat, I have been
ordered to go to the lake, they
have sent me to the lake ("on
m'ordonne d'aller au lac"),
wan ti'cto, you go to the dance,
wi ne ti'co, I go downstairs, "I go
downward."
wi ne-yu'ckin pakna'-u ti'co, I run
across a field,
wi nu'n o't {or u't) pa'i hiti'c (t) ko
I want to return home ("to my
village"),
wi coko'n nima'-ul kahiyat tik'hu',
I went to the place where they
had killed an ox (tik'hu, "ai
visite").
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wi'c hiti'cnen, I must go, I have to go.
wic hiti'c tu'lkin, I go upon the lake,
wic tikpo'tsicu, I go and turn loose.
wic tittlu'kcnto, I smoke (can also
be said of the habit of smoking)
.
wic tittlu'kco, I have been to smoke
("j'ai ete fumer").
wi ti'cta, I go away; pi. yuki't ti'uta.
wi tict 'nwa'co, wi tict nua'jo, I sent
you (tict, past; tic, present),
yan {or hiya'n) tic, go over there!
ya'n yuki't icti'uto, shall we go
there?
ya' teko' tik lumlu'mict(a), go and
roll this barrel! (I) (also 1st
pers. sing.),
yuki't kan cakti'ts, we carry them
home (D-51).
yuki't ti-u (or ti'via), we go upon
the prairie,
yuki't tiu o'-ilo, let us go to sleep
("allons dormir").
yu'kit tiupo'tsicu, we go and turn
loose,
yu'kit tiucakpo'tsicu, we go and
turn many things loose,
yu'kit tiucak'nonsts6l, we take a
walk, we go out of doors.
tik, arrow (D-130); E. D. skenne'; tik
(ticq), the Ak. word meaning
"gunpowder," is probably identical
with this.
ku'dsnS.n ti'k icat, an iron arrow-
head (I).
ti'k a'xp pe'm, shoot (your) arrow
right here!
ti'k kaukau'kin po'lc-wa'nkit, an
arrow floats in the water (I),
ti'k icat, arrowhead (anciently of
stone)
.
ti'k ico'm, lead, bullet, "little arrow"
("fleche petite"),
ti'k pem, go and shoot!
ti'k po'tsic, (1) shoot the arrow!
(2) turn it loose!
tik po'tsico o'tsot, I shoot an arrow
up perpendicularly,
ti'k puns (I), dik puns {or pu'nsne)
blowgun.
tik (D-99), until, till (probably from
ti, "to go," and sig. "going on
until").
ti'k imo'ctin, up to the funeral, till
the funeral, (I>-123).
tik nomc lat ke'at, until she had
three children,
tik yi'lco, tik yi'l, till day.
ya'-uti'k hi'ok'n, wait till I come!
tixt, ti, to lie down (D-150).
a'lc tixt, all is frozen over, "(all) lies
frozen" ("c'est glace"),
a'nkin ti'xkin, while lying in the
house (D-122).
hi'ti^t, I am in bed, I lie.
nA'n ti'xt mun wa'nu, I walk every-
where in the village,
o'i ti'xt, he lies asleep,
pa'm nu'lip ti'xt, tracks of many
lying there,
pa'm ti'xt inu'lulat, they left many
footprints lying there,
pe'lkin ti(xt), lying on the bed
(D-76).
ca coke'c ti'xt wi hi'nai, I think
someone lies sick ("je crois qu'il
y a quelqu'un de malade").
tati'hin-tat, he lay down (L-19)
tikinto, I am going to lie down,
ti'xt hatpa'-uckit, I swing lying in a
hammock,
ti'u ko'-ikinto, I speak while lying
(in bed, etc.).
wi ko'mep ti'hito, I lie on the belly,
yil lat himato'1-u tati'hin-tat, he
lay down for three or four days.
til, skin, leather, hide, a leather
strap,
an-hipo'n ti'l, rabbit skin (I).
ho'pcne la'ns ti'l hu'i, the awl is
under the buckskin (I)
.
ho'pcne la'ns ti'l hu'itikit, the awl
will be under the buckskin (I).
ho'pcne la'ns ti'l hu'yat, the awl
was under the buckskin (I).
la'ns ti'l, buckskin (I).
coko°' ti'l, coko'm ti'l, skin of ox.
ti'l hat'hiyamne, belt, strap for
girding myself,
ti'l hatyS'mne, belt for girding one-
self,
til te' yux yS'mne, strap for valise,
till, till, elm (E. D.).
tim, picket, paling.
kako'k ti'm, yard, court, garden,
" picket fence " (tim= tam?), "split
board fence."
te'xlk-kako'k ti'mkin, "flower in
the garden," rose.
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tim,
a'n ti'mnan, candle, "for lighting
the house."
imti'mnS, y6'lic, light the candle!
(im= an(?) ).
imti'mne, candle (I),
ti'mnii", for lighting,
ti'mka, many times, often.
timokst, bustard ("outarde") (P),
buzzard (C) (E. D.).
tins, gall, bile,
tippell, feet (E. D.).
tippell caa [tippell shaa] (C), tippell
ha (P), toes (perhaps caa should
be cka, small (E. D.).
tica't, brain (cf. ica't) (perhaps from
kimati icat, inside head, or from
te (pi.) and icat).
ti-u, to broil (cf. wak).
al ti'u, broiled meat,
al tiuna, a gridiron,
coko'n ti'u, roast beef,
wi al ti'ukinto, I broil meat on a
gridiron, etc.
tl-u, swiftly (D seems to deny this
meaning but she was evidently
wrong) (cf. tiuxts) (from ti to
go?),
ti'u akna'kit (ta'-i), the river runs
swiftly or rapidly,
ti'u ha'-ukit, it snows continuously or
fast,
ti'u kaukau'kit, it rains hard,
ti'-umi'myi'lckit, it is lightning,
ti'-upo'kit, it drizzles or mists fast.
ti'uxts, tiu'xts, tu'-uxts, slowly, a
little (cf. ti-u).
tsanu'k tu'-uxts tsa't, the horse is
pacing, the horse is going slow,
tiu'xts akna'kit, the river runs
slowly,
ti'uxts po'kit, it drizzles or mists
gently,
ti'uxts kaukau'kit, it rains gently,
ti'uxts ket ia'-uc, I can not keep
still, I am restless,
ti-u'xts pakna'-u, I run slowly.
ti'-u?ts wa'nkit, he walks or comes
slowly, he behaves,
ti'uxts yimyi'lckit, it is lightning
slowly,
wi ti'uxts ke't'nto, I sit still or quiet.
tiwe, tewe, with, close to, near,
hakit o'l caktiwe, close to them,
hitiwe, come with me!
hoktewe, cokia'yo, we eat together,
hoktewe' ti'ulat, they left together
("ils sont partis ensemble"),
hoktewe to, we are together (L) (see
to),
hoktiwe (D-99), oktewe (D-127),
together
hoktiwe imo'culat, they inhumed all
together (D-130, 133).
hoktiwe icwa'n6h6, we will walk
together (D-45).
icak hi'ki-tewe ti'cat, this man
accompanied me.
icak hiyania'n co' tiwe ti'co, I was
afraid of him but went with him.
icak konyu'ds ta"' caktewe' mo'kfit,
another young man has come with
the rest,
ictiwe, close to us.
ku'lke hoktewe' to'xnts61, ku'lke(?)
hoktewe' to'xntsol, we have been
together alwaj's.
mon ho'ktiwe pu'mlo, let us dance
all together!
ne mak o'tsip ti'cta John tewe(ta),
I will go to the mountain with
John (I).
ne mak o'tsip ti'cta wi itet tewe'ta,
I will go to the mountain with my
father (I).
wi kan pa'-i o'kta John tewe, I will
go home with John (I).
tkigpiim, {or tkigpiim) squirrel,
ground squirrel (E. D.).
t?ut, tu't, cypress.
tu't a'i, swamp, cypress swamp.
-to, imperative suffix of the second
person plural,
hathu'nto, look here ye!
iya'-unto, wait ye!
ko'nnto, catch him ye!; sing. kon.
lak timto, go quickly ye!
naki't a'mto, drink ye!
uk S.'mto, come ye and drink!
to, to sit, to stand, to be there, to be
alive (pi. of ke?) (cf. illitt, tsot, ta,
total) (wic to, I sit, can not be
said)
.
hoktewe to, we are together,
hoktiwe to'hulat, she lived with her
father, "they sat together." (I>-
99).
ku'lke hoktewe' to':^ntsol, ku'lke
hoktewe, to'xntsol, we have been
together always.
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nu'nkin to'hulat, the}' lived in vil-
lages (D-31).
to (h)okwa'lcntsSl, we fan each other
sitting.
wic to'hu, I live (wrong?).
yap ne to, upon this spot or place,
yuki't no'mcsgm tu'xtsSl, we chil-
dren stayed alone (D-108).
yuki't nu'k tu'xtsSl, we stay by our-
selves; sing, wi nu'k ke'to, I stay
by myself,
yuki't to okatka'mckitnto, we sit
scratching each other.
to,
to ku'p ina'ha, sort of whitish, half
white and half gray,
to-u'c i'naha, purple, violet, dark
gray(?).
tohi, to-i, to get into, to enter.
ne'c-pa'l idso°'kin to'(h)i-a, getting
into a buggy (D-46).
ne'c-pa'lkin to'hio, I got into a
wagon.
wic to'hia nespa'lkin to'hia, I get
into a carriage,
wic to'hia tu'kin to'hia, I get into a
boat,
wi tu'(kin) to'hia, I get into a boat;
obj. pi. cakto-i.
yuki't to'-itsSl, we get in.
to'hinak, just so, because, therefore
("c'est pourquoi").
tok, dull.
kudsng'n to'k, kudsnS'n to'k, a dull
knife; (pi.) to'ktok.
to'kitsit, grasshopper (I).
togske (thoggskee), pigeon (E. D.).
tokc, ball, round, globular, to make
into a ball, to wind up.
a'lc to'kc, a chunk of ice.
ho'kicom tu'kc, a spool, "thread
wound up" ("une pelote de fil").
ica't to'kc, round heads (D-54).
o'kin to'kc, wrapped in a blanket
(D-126).
o'kin tokculat, they wrapped in a
blanket,
cokto'kc, ball (?) (D-64).
co'ktokcik, with the ball (D-64).
to'kc no'mc a°ka'mcne, "ball for
children to play with."
to'kco, I wind up.
To'ktokc (usually contracted to
To' tokc), "Round (Eyes)," the
native name of Delia Moss.
tol, head, end.
kotsto'lc, square but with the corners
cut off.
tolho'pc hokico'mik o°'yu {or 6'ne
or o'ne), I thread a needle ("j'en-
file un argiiille").
tolho'pcik ikika'wet, tolho'pcik hi-
atka'-ucat, I ran a needle into the
skin,
tol kgma'kict tanu'k hike', tol-
ggma'kict tanu'k hike', I have one
pin.
to'lki makict hfits (or to'lk hima'kic),
a large pin, a long pin, a breast pin,
"a large thing with the end made
into a knob."
tolo'pcik itkatka'wico, I stuck (or
punctured) myself with a needle,
wi to'I-kgma'kict, wi to'1-ggma'kict,
my pin.
wi tolho'pc, my needle, "hole in end."
tol, anus.
tol, good, well, healthy, excellent, all
right; E. D. tolc [tolch] or totch,
an evident misreading (including
-c suffix) (cf. hu).
ha'-ac to'l atvi'v, he thinks he is
good,
haki'ts to'ltol atvi'v61, they think
themselves good,
he' (k)co' to'lha, strong but not good
(wine)
.
hinak wito'-ul cukia'ko, hinak wi
to'] cukia'ko, I have eaten enough,
(or well),
icak paito'luc, a generous man, "a
too-good man"; pi. icak paitol-
to'luc, many too good men, many
generous men.
ica'k co'jf kc6 to'lha', ica'k co'kco
to'lha', a good-for-nothing ("un
bon-a-rien").
icak tul, icak tol, a good man, a
liberal man (D).
ica'k to'lat, he was a good man
(D-102).
icak w5c tu'l, a right-handed man.
ica't to'l ke, having a good head
("bonne tete ayant").
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ito'] ha, I am unwell, "I am not
good."
kitsa'k a'mne to'l ha', the drinking of
whiskey is not good,
ki'c 'nto'16n na'xkan ti'cfin, if you are
a smart woman you will not go
there {or you would not),
ki'c to'l, a good woman,
la'klakc to'l hi-i'kicat, he has paid me
good money ("il m'a pay6 argent
comptant (or bon) "(?).
ne'e akili'kc to'lka la'u ha'xc, wet
wood doesn't burn well,
ne'e a'n himat to'lka), the soap
smells good,
ne-cilcnan i'l to'lka ci'lcntat, a new
broom sweeps well,
nee to'l, hard or "good" wood; pi.
nee to'ltol.
'nto'l a', is it well with you? (D-68).
pa-ito'lucat wi' ot, he was too good
to me (D-104).
cla nto'la, are you well? (according
to Teet Verdine).
coxto'l, luck (D-52).
coxto'l he'-u wic ke',* I have (nmch)
luck,
ta'nstal to'lka maka'wat, the paper
falls down whirling,
te'xlk hima"' to'l, this flower smells
good,
to'l a', it is good ("c'est bon").
to'lka, to'l ka, well done, well,
to'lka at'hu', to'lkatu', be careful!
watch
!
to'lka hatu' wa'n, to'lka hat'hu'
wa'fi, he takes care of himself,
to'lka heyi'kiulat, they paid me well,
to'lka 'npa'xcfin, to'lka-anpa'xcfin,
listen well! ("ecoute bien!").
to'lkat a'tpaxc, listen well!
to'lkat hu'o, I am careful (not to'lka).
to'lc, gentle, domesticated, not wild;
pi. to'ltolc.
to'ts 'ntu'lc, suck it out!, "make it
good by sucking!" (D).
tu'l ka'kit, he lives well (or with
comfort), he does well,
wic to'lkat hu', I watch, I am on the
lookout.
wi to'lka-u, I cure, "I make good";
tol-nka'-u, I make good (L)
(probably should be "you make
good").
wo'nnan to'l, a good road, a good
way.
wo'c to'l, right hand, "good hand."
yi'l to'l, the sky is clear, it is a fine
day, "day good."
yi'l to'l tsa'k hi'nai, I think that it
will be good weather and dry
("je crois qu'il fera beau temps et
sec").
igg] tolct [iggl tolsht (P), iig tolch (C)],
the day is fine or clear (E. D.).
lak tolc [lacg tolch], the day is clear
or good (C, E. D.).
teg-idlect tolct [teg-idlesht tolsht],
the moon shines (E. D.).
tagg totch [evidently for lagg tolch],
the sky is clear (P).
tol,
to'] ku'ts i'naha, brown, "nearly
resembling red."
to'li, to'lpo (I), east.
to'like icak, an eastern man.
to'lpot ino', on the east side (D-71).
to'lpo ti'cta, I am to travel to the
east (to'lpo, two suffixes?).
ya' icak to'like 6t, this man comes
from the east.
to"nta'fm (L-34), to'unta'v'm (D-34),
to"nta'vm (Lr-34), sometimes.
to'pict, oak, acorn; E. D. tops, oak.
to'pict ne'e, oak tree (any species).
tosigs [thosiggs], tholsiggs (C), the
little blue heron (E. D.) (see
tsikip)
.
tots, to suck, to kiss.
hato'tso, I suck (reflexive) (for
hat-to' tso).
(h)okto'tsts61, we suck (reciprocally),
kat-tu'ts, a kiss,
p'o'ck to'ts hita'-uc, sucking blood
out (D-56).
p'o'ck tots hita'-uco, I draw the
blood out by suction: pi. of obj.
cak'hita'uco.
cakla'mc to'tskit, the leech is suck-
ing.
t5'tskit, it sucks,
tots 'ntu'lc, suck it out!
wic hito'tso, I suck; iterative tots-
totso.
wic ka't-t6'ts(o), I kiss (kat=
"mouth").
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tots,
tots-koi'-he'-u, mocking bird, "talk-
ing much?"; E. D. takis-koi-heu
[takiscoiheu (P), taquis koi heou (C)]
tot, soft, silken.
na'-u tot, down (feathers), "silken
feathers."
Kic-tot, a woman's name, "Down-
woman."
total (of. to).
to'taiha'xc, for nothing; the Eastern
Atakapa (or Opelousa?) equiv-
alent for to'taiha'xc was ko'n-
konpetina'ha.
yac nak tu'taiha'xc nka'kit, ya'c nak
tu'taiha'xc, you do that for nothing.
toto'c, penis (of. kams and jakoms).
tu, cane.
neck-ol tu, neck-ul tu, nick-ol tu
{also given as ne'e kotu' and ne'e
kultu'), sugarcane.
neck-ol tu li'linS., ne'ckoltu li'lin^,
sugar press, sugar mill.
tu' ai', swamp, "cane swamp"; given
as tu't ai by one informant.
tu' at'ho'pc, tu' kalho'pc, the cane is
hollow (L). (D has tu' kat'ho'pc
which is evidently wrong)
.
tu'ik ka', made of cane (D-128).
tu' ico'mc, small cane (used for
arrows)
.
tu, boat, canoe; Ak. niltaks [niltax],
ship, vessel.
ha' tu' icuhe', he is uneasy about his
boat.
icak tu'ket, man in a boat.
cu'kike tu' iwat, the boat {or canoe)
comes from below ("la pirogue va
venir d'en bas").
te'wike tu' iwat, the boat {or canoe)
comes from above ("la pirogue va
venir d'en haut").
tu' hidso'n, a skiff, a canoe.
tu' hopke', the boat is leaking,
"boat has a hole."
tu' kaukau' hu'i ko'hits, the boat
sinks to the bottom.
tu'kin to'hia, I get into a boat.
tu'-ke'mcne, tu'-ke'mc (D-47), row-
boat.
tu' po'-ip wa'n, tu' po'p wan (I), tu'
po' wa'n, steamboat, "boat going
by smoke."
tu' cil, schooner ("bateau k voiles").
tu' ci'l ok'hia' ke, the schooner has a
sail,
wi'c hiti'c tu'lkin, I go upon the lake,
wi tu'(kin) to'hio, I get into a boat;
pi. cakto'i.
tuk, to bring, to fetch.
o'l tu'ko wi ail ot, o'l tii'k'ho wi a'n
ot, I bring home a persimmon,
cakwing cokwa'nic ya' coktu'kulfit,
finding them, let them drive them
up and fetch them (D-60).
wi tsanu'k tu'ko, I fetch my horse;
(pi.) caktu'ko.
wic tsanu'k wa'nic tu'ko, I drive the
horse up.
yuki't a'n ot tu'kto, we will fetch it
home.
tuka'-u, tika'-u, resembling, like; to
look like, to resemble,
ikunyu'ts caktika'-u, she looked
young like them (D-75) .
kucmel tuka'-u, monkey, "resemb-
ling a negro"; pi. cuktuka'-u.
oktika'-u, hoktuka'-u, resembling
each other, what resembles ("cela
se ressemble").
co'k oktika'-u ha', things differing
among themselves,
tsa'ma kuts tuka'-u, (white) shrimp,
"like a crawfish."
tayo'ts tuka'-u, black pepper "like (?)."
tepu'k co' tuka'-u, almond, "like a
peach stone."
tla'kc tuka'-u, a kind of dull color, a
dirt color ("maniere de couleur
sale").
walwa'lc caktika'-u {or caktuka'-u),
wavy, looking like waves."
wic ikunyu'ts caktika'-u, I look
young,
tul, lake, ocean (I) ; E. D. ciwon
[shiuon]; Ak. koko [cocaue], ocean
("water").
nti'cin tu'lut, when you go to the lake,
it is necessary for you to go to the
lake ("il te faut aller au lac").
ti-u-akna'kit tu'l hukinu'l, it runs
into the lake,
tul he'ts, "big lake," the ocean, also
specific name for the biggest of
the lakes about Lake Charles
and the name of an Indian village
there (I),
tu'l ka'c, a deep ("creux") lake.
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tul ka'ckit, it is flood tide.
tu'lkin, in the lake (D-146).
tu'l ma ino'-i, across the lake (D-lOO)
.
tul nal, low lake (?).
tul na'let, it is ebb tide.
tul na'lkit, the tide is ebbing.
tu'l nti°', village on the lake ("village
sur le lac").
tu'l o't nti'cne, you must go to the
lake,
tu'l ta'yut iye' ka'c, the lake is
deeper than the river.
Tu'l Te'-u (D-72, 94), Te'-u tu'l,
"End Lake," Lake Charles lake,
tu'lut nti'cn to'lhi, you should go to
the lake, it is good that you go to
the lake ("tu serrais aller au lac"),
tu'lut ti'ct hiwa'hiulat, I have been
ordered to go to the lake, they
have sent me to the lake ("on
m'ordonne d'aller au lac"),
tu'l wa'lc, the waves, of the sea ("les
lames de la mer") (D); verb tu'l
wa'lckit.
tu'l wa'lc na'k wa'lc, lake billows
are big (they were thought to be
wrathful)
.
ya' po'lc wa'nkit tu'lki(n), that
floats on the lake ("cela flotte
sur le lac").
Yuk'hi'ti tu'l (D-71, 95, 134), Yuki'ti
tu'l, "Indian Lake."
Yu'hi'ti tu'lip, on Indian Lake
(L-35).
tu'ts, leg, foot; E. D. tets, leg; Ak.
tus [tons],
icak tu'ts koko'k, a bow-legged
man.
icak tu'ts tsi'k ke'ts6p, a man lame
in both legs,
icak tu'ts tanu'k ke'tsfim {or ke'tsep),
a man lame in one leg.
ne tutsa'lc (= ne tu'ts tsa'lc), I
stamp with the foot,
ciwon tu'ts, leg of cat.
tu'ts hatto'kico, I bend the leg.
tu'ts he'-u, centipede, "many feet."
tu'ts ko'm-al, calf of leg.
tu'ts na'l, (1) calf of leg, (2) tendon
or ligament of foot,
tu'ts tsi, shin bone and ankle,
tu'ts tanu'kip hiyita'nto, I stand on
one leg.
tu'ts wa', bone marrow (I),
tut, before, coming.
a' elu' tut, the spring of this year.
elu' tu't, spring (I).
hika'-untet yi'l tu'tan, I awoke
before day.
yi'l tu't, yi'l tut (D-108), yi'l tu'tan
(I), before daylight,
yil tut nen ol, a little before day-
light.
tla, tla' (I), mosquito (proper term).
tla'kict or la'kict (L-7), kantak (a
smilax)
.
tla-u, klau (A. R.), light (in weight),
he'ts kco tla'-u, big but light,
tla'-u na'k tla'-u, very light (to lift).
tlakc, dirty; pi. tla'tlakc (distinct from
tlokc)
.
na' It la'kc, your face is dirty (I).
co'kat ka' tla'kc, a large pile of dirt
("un large sale"),
tla'kc tuka'-u, dirt color ("maniere
de couleur sale").
wi rt tla'kc, my face is dirty,
tlem, t'lem, t'lam, tzem, tern; to tear,
ko^'txe'mo, I tear (" je dechire"; (pi.)
ko"te'mtemo).
ta'ntstal tle'm {or tle'm), the paper
is torn,
ya' cu'l ha' a'n tlemtle'm, the ears of
that dog are torn,
ya tantsta'l kon tie'mo, I have torn
this paper ("ce papier j'ai de-
chire").
ya tantsta'l t'lSm, this paper is torn
("ce papier est dechire").
tie, tlo, to (cf. am, hiku', ilu', itsai,
also tlokc).
kaukau' ta-ulo'kit (A. R.), kaka'-u
ta-utlo'kit, the water boils (ta-u=
standing)
.
tlokc, turbid, roily, muddy (distinct
from tlakc).
kau'kau tlo'kc, turbid water, muddy
water,
kau'kau u'c tlokc, the water is roily,
or muddy.
tlom, lorn, to spill, to upset.
(h)ilo'mc, upside down, I spilt or
upset something (L).
tto'mico, I spill many things,
wi ilo'mcfit, I have upset, or spilt (a
bottle).
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tlop, lop, to prick, to stick into,
al lo'p, al top (A. R.), a stick on
which to roast meat,
kaxlo'pc, water chinkapins (?) (D-48)
(see hop),
kucna'kgt lo'pict, spurs, "what pricks
the flanks."
ku'cnak caklo'pcne, spurs,
ne'cpa'l ne'kin tlo'p ta't, a post
driven into the ground,
ne'e tlo'pne, a post (I).
coklopia'nS {or coklopiaxne), fork,
"stick with which to eat."
lo'pico, to prick ("piquer") ("I
prick"?),
wi ku'cnak caklo'pco, I prick the
flanks,
wi ne'e tlo'po ne'kin, I stick a post
into the ground,
wi topna'-u, I stick up something all
over: I cause to stick into.
wi io'picto, I will prick,
wi lo'po, I prick,
wi ne'e ne'kin tlo'po, I stick a post
into the ground.
tl5p, Ihop (perhaps identical with the
preceding),
no'mc temak itlo'pctit, the children
kneel (temak= kneel; nomc= chil-
dren) .
te'mak h(k)ilho'pco, I kneel down, I
am kneeling,
tema'k ilho'pc {or itlo'pc) ta'nto, I
am on my knees.
tlot,
ne tlo't, small elevation, slope,
"butte."
tluk, tluk, to smoke tobacco,
ke'-ucuxkinto na'kc ke-uciu'lkinto, I
smoke while writing (?).
tsit-tlukcne, tsik-tlukcne (D-127),
tobacco pipe,
wi tsit tlii'kcnto, I will smoke to-
bacco,
wic ke'-utluxkco j^a cokiulco, I
smoke and I write,
wic titlu'kcnto, I smoke (and can be
said of the habit of smoking)
(perhaps tit should be tsit).
wic titlu'kco, I have been to smoke
("i'ai 6t6 fumer").
u, or (?).
lat himato'-l-u, three or four.
uici, wici (Gatschet seems to have
witci), large, big (E. D.) (see uc).
ne' uici [ne' uishy], the earth {or
land) is large (E. D.).
uicik [ouichik], big, thick ("gros")
(E. D.).
uicin [uichin], broad, wide (E. D.).
nk, shell (closed) ("palourde"), oyster
(iwal=an open shell).
uk, boil, ulcer (I).
uk ico'm, pimple, "a little boil."
uxts, uxts, to know, can, able,
a' (h)atu'xtsat, I remember this.
a'tnaxka ma'fi ke't 'nu'xts a, how
long can you stay? (D-44).
hiuhtsa', I do not know (a=ha).
(h)iu'xts atka'ki, ever since I knew
her (D-73).
hiu'ytsat na, or hiatu'xtsat na, I
remembered you.
icak cokcaktsafic ko°' u'xts, they can
catch the thieves (D-61).
ke'mc hia'-uc6n ika'-uts'n, if I had
not known how to row he would
have been drowned,
o'k iu'xts, I can come, I am able to
come,
caka'-u ko'-i u'xts, those who know
how to speak the language of the
dead ("ceux qui savent parler la
langue des morts").
cakwa'nts u'xtsSt, she could tell
(D-84).
cok he'-u cakwa'nts u'xtsat, she
could tell many things,
co'k-he'-uxts, cok i'uxts, I know it,
I know something,
cokia'xti {or cuk-ya'hi (?)) a'uc, I
can not eat.
cokia'ti {or cok-ia'hi) uxts {or uxts),
I can eat something; u'xtsat, past
action,
cok CO he'-uxtsa', I know nothing,
coku'xts, smart, intelligent, sensible
("il connait beaucoup").
co'kuxts (h)a'xc, a fool, "a know-
nothing."
co'kwan cakuxtsic, an interpreter,
cukiu'lc hatu'g:tsict a"', a school-
house, "a book-learning house"
(I).
yu'kit hatu'xtsicta o'kit, we come for
learning.
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-ul, they (subjective pronominal suffix
of the third person plural),
en hiwa'hulat, they called him by
name.
hatutunS, tsa'lulat, they broke the
looking-glass,
hiwa'hiulat, they ordered me.
Hiye'kiti cakio'nculat, they called
them Easterners,
hoktewe' ti'ulat, they parted in com-
pany,
i'cak cakya'luiet, they took the men.
kaukau' ka'ckin wine'-ulat, they
found high water,
nu'nkin to'hulat, they lived in
villages,
pam tixt inu'lulat, they left many
footprints,
cakita'-uculat, they let them out.
coktu'kuiet, they bring them,
cuka'ulat, they danced religiously,
tsi'pculat, they removed,
to'lka heyi'kiulat, they paid me well,
wi'fulat, they believed,
wine'-ulat, they found,
wi coko'n nima'-ul kahiyat tik'hu', I
went to the place where they had
killed an ox.
uc, u'c (I), body (human and animal);
E. D. hathe', body ("le corps")-
ha' u'c, his body (L-34).
uc mon (h)e'he {or ehe'c), mj' whole
body is aching,
uc, big(?), applied to a large village
or town, or to a city; probably
the E. D. uici (q. v.), and possibly
identical with the following form,
nun-u'c, a big village, a town
("ville"), specifically New Orleans
(I).
ntifi-u'cip coko'-i {or co'xko-i)
kitsa'k a'm-kaw6t, the village
judge was drunk,
nu'n-uc mo'n, the whole city,
nu'n uc wa'nne, a street,
wi n<i°' u'ckin ke'ta, I stay in New
Orleans,
uc, <ic, (ic(t), true, truth, so, it is so,
real, genuine,
ac mel u'c, this is genuine black,
a' kitsa'k he u'c, this whiskey is too
strong,
hi'lak uca', the wind does not blow
hard (uca= uc ha).
66784—32 10
icak co'kuan uc'ha, a liar, a perfidious
person, "a man who does not tell
the truth."
kaukau' u'c tsa't, the water is run-
ning,
kaukau' u'c tlo'kc, the water is
muddy ("brouill6e").
ko'p uc'ha', not very white, "not
true white" (gray?),
ku'ts uc'ha', light red.
paihe'ts u'c, too big ("trop grand"),
d'ca, is it so?
u'cat, it was so.
uc'ha, uca, it is not true, not so!
ucti'kit, it will be so.
uc, purple; pi. u'cuc.
a'c ta't u'c, salmon color "kind of
yellow" (possibly "yellow pur-
ple.")
to-u'c i'naha, to u'c ina'ha, purple,
violet; dark gray,
uts (L-38, 39), nose, bill (of bird);
point, sharp end; to sneeze; E. D.
idst, nose (ots, tooth, is distinct)
;
Ak. ods [audse], nose,
a'n katmo'k utsu'tska, pointed win-
dows, "windows having points."
ha' u'tskin hatko'mc, he has a nose
ring, a ring in his nose,
hiu'tsat, I have sneezed ("j'ai
^ternue").
kakau' ita'ns utska'-ucat, the clouds
cover the sun.
ka't u'ts, bill of bird.
kudsnS'n uts, point of knife,
co'k u'ts lat, "having three points,"
may be used for triangular,
ta'-i u'ts, point at the bend of a river
(referring to the land)
.
u'ts (h)at'ho'pco, I pierce my nose(l).
u'ts hatlu'ticu, I blow my nose,
u'ts hipo'ckit, wi' u'ts po'ckit, I
bleed from the nose,
u'ts ka'lhopc, <!%& kat'ho'pc, nostriL
utskin ha'tkomc, nose ring (I).
u'ts pic, crooked nose; pi. pi'cpic.
u'ts ta'-i, a straight nose; pi. ta-ita-i.
u'tsu, I sneeze.
wi u'ts hatsa'kco, I clean my nose
(with a handkerchief) "I dry my
nose."
wa, marrow (?).
tu'ts wa', bone marrow, "leg mar-
row."
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wahi, to order (see wac).
tu'lut ti'ct hiwa'hiulat, I am or-
dered to go to the lake, they have
sent me to the lake ("on m'or-
donne d'aller au lac") (tic, to go;
ti'ct, having gone (L)).
wai', wa'-i, stone, rock, flint (for
arrowheads) ; by some strange
error Gatschet also recorded this
as signifying "pain, smarting sensa-
tion"; E. D. wai [ouai (C)].
wai' a"', a stone house.
wa'-i hets, rock, "big stone" (I).
wai' ina'hi, beyond the stone.
wai' ipa'l, bj^ the stone.
wai' i'ti, on this side of the stone.
wai' kaukau' hu'i kohitsSt, a stone
sinks in the water (I)
.
wai' kima'ti(p), inside of the stone
(given erroneously in the original
notes as "outside of").
wai' ku'dsna°, a stone knife (I).
wai' o'l, near the stone.
wai' o'ci, on the edge of the stone.
wai' o'ts, on the stone.
wai' pa', stone mortar (I),
wai' pa' wak, stone pestle (I).
wai' pi'c ho'pcne, a borer made of
stone (I).
wai' ci'xt, a stone jug.
wai' tsi'tsi, a stone pipe (I).
wa'-i ta-upa'-ukit, the stone is swing-
ing (like a pendulum).
wai' ta'-u-paupa'-utit, many stones
swing (D).
wi wa'-i konpa'wicat, I took and
swung a stone (as a pendulum).
wak,
ne'e pa' wa'k, wooden pestle (I).
pa' wak, pestle ("pilon").
wai' pa' wak, stone pestle (I).
wak,
aku'p cA'kwak, wheat bread, "flour
bread."
co'kuak, cukwa'k, cu'kuak, co'kwak,
bread, wheat; E. D. cokoa [shokoa],
bread (abbr. co).
cokua'k atna', cokua'k atna'xt, a
little bit of bread, a little bread.
co'kuak onpa'ts, (1) yeast, (2) raised
bread, "bitter bread."
cokua'k ta'l, crust of bread.
cukwak hidso'm, biscuit, "small
bread."
cukwak idso"' (ol)ol, pie, cake,
"sweet biscuit."
cu'kuak olo'l, cu'kuak o'l (I), cake,
"sweetbread."
cukwak pe'wic, raised bread, yeasted
bread,
tso'-ots wa'k, ear of corn (I),
tso'-ots wa'k tsi, a corncob, "bone of
an ear of corn" (I),
wi cukwa'k ka', I make bread,
wak, to roast, to broil (?) (of. ti-u) (see
preceding stem),
a'l wak, roast meat,
al wa'knS, apparatus for roasting
meat,
kidso'nkckin cakwak6n6 (or cakwak-
tikit), we will bake them in the
fire (D-49).
wi al wa'kinto, I roast {or boil) meat
on the coals,
wi wa'ko, I roast; (pi. and distr.)
wakwa'ko.
wak,
wa'kpux, to hail; also grasshopper (?)
(L. and A. R.); E. D. waggpic
[uaggpish, ouagg pic], hail,
wakpu'xkit, it hailed, it jumped
about.
wag aceb or wagg astceebb [uagg
asheebb (P), ouagg ascheebb (C)],
the hail is heavy E. D.).
wak (perhaps from wak, to roast).
wa'kwakc, ridgy, corrugated, striped
("raye").
wazc, brother of father or mother,
uncle.
wai, floor, wall; bedstead, bed (accord-
ing to L and A. R. though D
questions it) (cf. pit.).
a'ii wa'l, the waU of a house.
a'k wa'l (evidently it should be a'ck
wa'l), shadow, "shadow on the
floor"?
ne'e wai, wooden floor, wooden ceil-
ing.
ne'e wale, floor of room.
ta'-i atwa'lc, bridge (this is probably
correct).
ta'-i o'tsi wa'lcti, bridge over a river.
wale, bridge,
wai, billowy, wavy, to fan, to wave
(cf. kol); wa'lc, billow, wave (I).
hatua'lcne, a fan.
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icak ke'-u-wa'lcnto, I fan a man
(present tense).
kece'c (ke'-u) cakwa'lcnto, I fan
many girls (sitting) (ta-u used
instead of ke-u if standing)
.
ke'-u-hatua'lcnto, I fan myself sit-
ting.
kic kunyu'ts ke'-u-wa'lcnto, I fan
a girl,
na'-u ta'-u-walwa'lckit, the feather
is waving.
na'-u ta'-u-walwa'lctit, many feath-
ers are waving,
cakwa'lcka-u, I cause to fan (pi.
obj.).
ta'-i wa'lc, the river's waves.
to (h)okwa'lcnts61, we sit (or stand)
(and) fan each other,
tu'l wale, the waves of the sea {or
lake).
tu'l wa'lckit, the waves are in the sea
{or lake)
.
tu'l wa'lc na'k wa'lc, lake billows
are big.
wa'lwal, butterfly ("papillon"); E.
D. uadleual.
wa'lwalc, mottled ("moire") and
wavy,
walwa'lc caktika'-u {or -tuka'-u),
wavy.
wi cak-hiw'lcat, I get fanned,
wic (h)atwa'lco, I fan myself.
wic walwa'lckit, I am fluttering.
waxi, wan, to walk, to travel, to go;
Ak. uan, to walk,
anhipo'n wa'n na'l'nto, I will hunt
a rabbit,
anhipo'n wa'n-cakna'l'nto, I will
hunt rabbits (I).
eku'n nak wa'nkinto, I begin to
walk just now.
haki't a" hokwa'nc icak, a camp of
soldiers,
ha'l hiwa'ntikit ha', I finish walk-
ing, after this I shall not walk.
ha'l wa'n ha'xcn, don't walk behind!
hiy3,'n wa'ii cakmunckit, the hog
roots about,
ho'kuanc, ho'kwanc (I), hokwa'nc,
okwa'nc (D-104), war.
ho'kuanckin ti'cat, he went on the
warpath,
hokua'iic ti'cat, ho'kuanc ti'cat, he
went on the warpath.
hokwa'nc wa'n6n, having gone to
war (D-129).
hokwa'nc yoko'n, a war song,
hukitso'i wo'nnin, the roads cross,
crossroads (I).
ilan-wa'ntat, she grieved continually,
she went grieving (D-105).
i'nc-wa'nkin, while they were {or
went) mourning (D-115).
icak hokwa'nc wa'ngn, a man having
gone to war.
ica'k wan, a traveler,
icak wa'n a'-uc, a lame man, "a man
who can not walk" (I).
itsiwa'n, vertigo, "top of head mov-
ing" (I).
i'twank, or i'twank ho'kwanc, war
chief, "going ahead in war" (D).
ko'-i hatseme'c wa'ii-cakwa'ntskit,
he slanders,
lak wa'nto, I will walk fast,
lo'xkin ti'-u-sakio'ns icwa'n6h6, go
and visit on the prairie! (D-46).
mo'k-wa'nkit {or mo' hat), he came
(D-116).
mom wa'nne, mole hill, "mole's
road."
ne hikau' nak-wa'nta {or hatwa'nta),
I am going to travel into all
countries,
ne iwanc, earthquake (I)
.
ne mo'nkin wa'nta, I am to travel in
all countries,
ne'e kaukau' otse po'lc-wa'nkit,
wood floats in the water (I)
.
nee wa'nne, footlog, bridge,
ne'e yalwa'nkinto, I am going to
carry wood in my arms,
no'mc wan-haihai'ckit, the child is
weeping (I)
.
n<i'n ti'xt mun wa'nu, I walk every-
where in the village,
niln u'c wa'nne, a street (I),
okwa'nc ha' neat, the war is over,
pakna'-u wa'nn^n hio'nc, I don't
want you to run about,
cakio'l wa'n a'-uc, a lame boy (I).
ca'kcoc co'kco wa'n-co'lkit, the birds
go and tear up the young seed
plants; pi. of subj. wan-co'lktit.
cakwine cokwa'nic ya coktukulet,
find them, drive them up, and
fetch them! (D-60).
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coko'm he'-u wa'n h5'ntit, many cows
are lowing.
coko°' wa'n ho'nkit, coko'm wa'n
ho'nkit (I), the cow bellows while
walking ("la vache beugle en mar-
chant"),
tsi's wafi-haihai'ckit, the infant goes
weeping (I).
ta'-i o'ci tikua'nto, ta'-i o'ci tik-
wa'nto, I walk on the banks of a
river; pi, ti'uwa'nto.
ti'k kaukau'kin po'lc-wa'nkit, an
arrow floats in the water (I)
.
tiuxts wa'nkit, he behaves, "he goes
slowly."
to'lka ha't wa'n, to'lka hat'hu'
wa'ii, he takes care of himself,
tu' po'-ip wa'n, tu' po' wa'n, tu'
po'p wan (I), steamboat, "boat
going by smoke" (un bateau qui
va a la vapeur").
tu'-ke'mc icwa'nghg, we will go in a
rowboat (D-47).
wa'-anto, I travel,
waii atpe'-at, I stop walking,
wan haihai'c, I am going weeping,
wan-hokpe'mkin, when they went
on shooting at one another (D-
147).
wa'nkit, drifting; pi. wa'ntit.
wa'nne o', waiine 6'ce, along the
road,
wa'nne-ci'lcnto, I sweep with the
broom while going,
wa'no, I go.
wan pe'-ulat, they have stopped walk-
ing (the text says "eating" which
must be an error),
wan pu'xkinto, I am dancing, I will
be dancing,
wa'n-pum, when they were dancing
(D-140).
wa'n-cakpa'mkox, going at them,
desiring to beat them (D-79).
wi a'n wanne ta'-i tsika'dep tat(o),
my house stands between the road
and the river,
wi himaka'w6t kitsak a'm-waii ya',
wi himaka'wgt kitsak a'mwaiiyg,
I fell because I was drunk.
wi hiwa'nat, I was walking (I).
wi hiwa'ntikit, I will walk (I),
wi i'ti wa'nkinto, I govern, I am chief
("je vais devant").
wi no'k pu'k ne'e yalwa'nkinto, I am
going to carry an armful of wood,
wi cakno'mc pu'ckin wa'n a'nka'm-
ctit, my children go playing out
of doors (D-64).
wi cakno'mc wan-anka'mctit, my
children are playing (I).
wic iwa'nkit, I am walking, I live (?).
wic ma'nut wa'nkinto, wic ma'ii
o't wa'no, I will walk all the time,
I walk all the time.
Mac tsanu k wa'nic tu'ko, I drive the
horse up (D).
wic wan hite'-u (or ite'-u), I like to
walk,
wic wa'nkinto, I am walking (I),
wo'nnan hatie'c (or wa'nne hatie'c),
a bad road (D).
wo'nnan hidso"', a pathway, "a
small road" (D).
wo'nnan to'l, a good road, a good
way (D).
ya' po'lc wa'nkit tu'lki(n), that
floats on the lake ("cela flotte sur
lelac").
yi'l mon ta'-i 5' hoktiwe icv,'a'fi(5h?,
every day we will walk along the
river together (D-45).
yuk'hi'ti i'cak-wa'nc, warrior, "In-
dian at war."
wan, to tell, to speak (see wen)
.
icak co'kuan uc'ha', a liar, "a man
not telling the truth."
co'k (h)iwine'at na'kc na'xkan wa'n-
c6n, co'k (h)iwine'at nakc na'k
kanwa'nctin, I found something
but will not tell you what,
cok wa'n, what do you say? also say
something!
co'k wa'nka na'xn, co'k wa'fika
na'xn, what are you doing? (this
may be wan, to tell, or wan, to
walk)
.
co'kwan cakuxtsic, interpreter,
ta'-ucokcokwa'nkit (L), ta-ucok'ko'-
ikit, they preached standing,
wa'nat, she said (D-143).
wic ivi'v ha' co'x'nwa'nkit, I believe
nothing that you say.
ha wa'nts6n, tell him! (L, D).
hi'wants, tell me! (D).
kic ta'xnik wa'ntsat, one woman
said to another (D-142).
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ko'-i hatseme'c wa'n-cakwa'ntskit,
he slanders.
cakwa'nts u'xtsS,t, she could tell
them (things) (D-84).
cakwa'ntsgn, tell them!
cok he'-u cakwa'nts u'ytsS.t, she
could tell many things.
cok iwa'nts, tell me a story!
(wi) ha' wa'ntso, I told him.
wanha'n (A. R.), hurry!
wac, leaf; te'wac, leaves (L, D). Ac-
cording to one note wac is used
in sing, and te'wac in sing, and
pl.
ne'e tewa'c manma'ii, magnolia,
"broad-leaved tree."
ne'e wa'c, ne'e wac (I), leaf of tree,
ne'e wa'c tat, brown, " leaf-j'ellow
"
(color of dead leaves),
tso'-ots wa'c, shucks of corn, husks,
te'wac co'ntit, the leaves rustle (in
the wind); sg. wa'c co'nkit (I).
te'wac tsak, a dry leaf; pl. tsaktsa'k.
te'wac wilo'kit, te'wac wilo'tit, the
leaves fall.
wa'c ickim, wa'c ickem, cabbage,
"broad leaf" (I).
wa'c ickim wi'l, turnip, "broad-leaf
root," "cabbage root" (I).
wac, to command, to order, to send
(see wahi).
na ti'ct hiua'jo, you send me, "you
tell me to go."
nua'jtl ka', co>fka' nwa'c, I command
you to do this,
pu'ns wa'co, I make somebody blow
(breathe?),
cakua'cu ka', coxka' cakwa'c, I
command them to do this.
tic(t) hiwa'cgt, I have sent you
("je t'envoie (k cette heure),"
"je t'ai envoye").
wa'-aju ka', coxka' ha' wac, I com-
mand him to do this.
wi tict nua'jo, wi tict 'nwa'co, I
sent you; past tict; present tic.
wa'ci (L-17, 18; D-54), wa'ci (L-1),
old; E. D. iolic [iolish], old (male),
hatna'x kan wa'ciii a', hatna'x kan
wa'ci na', how old is he? ("quel
age a-t-il?").
hina'kan wa'ci, I {or he) is that old.
hiol wa'cin i'ti, the oldest boy
(D-81).
kic ikunyu'ds wa'ci, an old maid.
ne-cilcnSn wa'ci, an old broom,
cak-io'l wa'ci, an old bachelor,
cakua'ci, icak wa'ci, an old man; pl.
icak wacwa'ci (L).
cakwa'ci cokak, dance of the old
men, the religious dance,
cok wacwa'cin, about ancient things
(D-85).
wa'cin, aged (about 60 years) (D-88).
wa'cin iti, my oldest son.
wa'cin nak wa'cin, very old (D-95).
wacwa'ci pA'm, the dance of the old
(L-15),
wi cakwa'ci, my old man.
wi cakwa'ci ik'ha'-uc (or ik'ha'uts)
tik'ha'nfit, my old man almost
drowned ("mon vieux a manqu6
de se noyer").
yuk'hi'ti icak wa'ci (n), the ancient
Atakapa people,
wat, wa't, ash tree ("frene"); E. D.
wat [ouatt].
wa-u, to call by name, to name (cf.
en, wan, wen).
6'n hiwa'hulat, e'n hiwa'uculat, they
called me by name,
ha' e'n hiwa'-uco, I call him by name,
icak he'-u hakit enip cakwa'-uco,
I call many people by their names,
ca ha' enip wa'-uco, I call somebody
by name.
wa'-uc, steam (perhaps the same as
won q. v.).
wa'-uc hiki law6t, wa-uc hila'wSt,
steam scalded me.
wa'-uc cu'l la'wgt, the steam scalded
the dog.
wawact [uauasht (P), ouaouasht
(C)], owl (E. D.).
we, with ("avec") (abbr. from tiwe?).
ki'c mo'kat hipa' we hio'l we, a
woman who has arrived with her
husband and son ("une femme
qui est arrivee avec son mari et
gargon").
wext, wext (D), we't (I), rib; cf. iautall.
na wext, your ribs,
well [uell], rabbit (E. D.).
wen [uen], horse (E. D.) (cf. tsanu'k)
.
wen-kalap hake (uen-khallap hacque)
I would have a horse (E. D.).
wen komb (uencomb), I have a
horse (E. D.)
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wen komb hake (uen comb hacqu6),
I had a horse (E. D.).
wen, wan, to pray (cf. wan, wa-u).
ta'-u hatw&'nS,nto Otsota't o't, ta'-u
hatwe'ni Otsota't o't, ta'-u
hatwe'ninto Otsota't o't, I pray
to God.
tawatwe'nat Utsuta'tut, (they) stood
praying to God (L-14).
wi tawatwe'ninto, wi ta-uhatwe'n-
into, I pray (God) ("je prie
(Dieu)").
yuki't ta-u hatwS'ni Otsota't o't,
we pray to God.
wet, wehet, (?) (cf. wi).
ha' wet himicat, he gave to me (?)
.
wet, apparently the term which a
woman applied to her elder sisters
(Li-21), and female cousins (D-70).
wi iciwe't, wi j'iciwe't, my elder
sister (said by a woman).
wewef, wewe'fct, to bark.
cu'l hiwewe'vcat, the dog barked at
me.
cu'l ku'lic hiwewe'vcat, the dog
barked at me again,
cu'l vivi'vc, the dog barks (I).
wi, I, my (the independent personal
pronoun of the first person singu-
lar subjective) ; E. D. wi [ue, ouee].
ha n wi tsutsa'lat, he and I kicked
him (I).
ha n wi tsutsa'ltitit, he and I will
kick him (I).
ha' wi' hipa', this is my husband,
hinak wito'-ul cukia'ko, hinak wi
to'l cukia'ko, I have eaten enough,
or I have eaten well,
hika't nl't ya' ha'l cokl'n wi'(c), I
am five and a half feet tall,
ilu' tslk wiic ki'wilc ipco'k6°ha°, I
will be a doctor in two years,
naki't n wi tsutsa'lts6l, we {ye and I)
are kicking him (I).
ne mak o'tsip ti'cta wi itet tewe'ta,
I will go to the mountain with my
father (I).
nic-mon en wi ikco'lo, nic-mofi e'nik
wi co'lo, I rub with tar.
o'l tu'ko {or tQ'k'ho) wi a'n ot, I
bring home a persimmon,
pa-ito'lucat wi' ot, he was good to
me (D-104).
cit {or cixt) ko'mhic wi co'nico, I
ring the bell,
coxto'l he'-u wic ke', I have much
luck,
tsanu'k wi o't iwat, the horse comes
toward me.
we nu'k hatkolko'kco, we nu'fc
atkolko'lco, I rub myself,
wet hiha'yuSt, we'het hiha'yu&t, he-.
laughed at me ("il a ri de moi").
wi a ina'-uc, let me drink!
wi akili'kico, wi akili'kco, I wet in:
the water,
wi' al wa'kinto, I roast (or broil)'
meat on the coals,
wi a'mu, I drink,
wi a'n iwanico, I move the ears..
wi anka'ts, wi anka'tc, I play,
wi a°' kaukau'kin, my house is in the
water,
wi a°la'kin inu'lco {or inhui'lcoi), I
put (somebody) in jail,
wi a'n la'wi-o, I burn my house-,
wi a"' ne-tsa'xkip, my house is on dry
land,
^a a'n pa'kco, I flap my ears,
wi a'n wanne ta'-i tsika'dep tat(o)V
my house stands between the road
and the river,
wi a'p {or wi a'vp) i-ica'k6t, I was
born here,
wi atela'nc ke't'nto, I sit still,. I sit
quiet,
wi atpa'-i, I turn something around,
wi e'mu tso'-ots, I beat corn ("je
pile du mals").
wi e'n, my name,
wi ha' o't mico, I gave him.
wi hatsa'no, I hid myself,
wi ha' tsu'mo, I pinch him.
wi hata'ck'kinto, I shade myself,
wi hatka'-uco, I comb myself,
wi hatla'cnto, I shave myself,
wi hatsoso'lcat, I was scared,
wi ha'yu, I laughed.
(wi) ha' wa'ntso, I told him.
wi he'xka-u, I hurt somebody,
wi (hi)a'mne, I have to drink (one
thing)
.
wi (h)iha'yu6t, I laughed {or -wit),
wi (hi)ia'xne, I have to eat (one
thing)
wi hi'ko, I come down.
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wi hi'koiho'pckit, I cough.
wi hila'-i, wi ila'-i, my wife.
wi hila'-i ha'l, my second wife.
wi hilak wic ilak, I am strong.
wi (h)ila'k'n, wic (h)ila'k'n, when I
shall be strong, I shall be strong.
wi himaka'w6t kitsak a'mwanyg {or
&'m-wan ya'), I fell because I was
drunk,
wi hima'kc, I mix together two
liquids or two solid things,
wi hima'mc, I mix together several
liquids, or several solid things,
wi hima'mo kudsna'nik, I stab with a
knife,
wi himo'c hito'lco, I prepare for
burial,
wi himo'co, I bury,
wi hina'ygt, I believe this (L).
wi hina'yu, I thought this (" j'ai pens6
kqa") (L), or I think this (D).
wi hiol (L), wi i-ol (D); my son; pi.
wi i-ol he'-u (D).
wi hiol hidso'n (L), wi ikunyu'ts iti
(D), my youngest son.
wi hipa' (L), wi ipa' (D), my hus-
band,
wi hipa' ha'l, my second husband
wi hipa' hilo'cat (L), wi hipa' hilo'-
icat (D), my husband helps {or
defends) me.
wi hicile't (L), wi yicile't (D), my
younger sister,
wi hicintset hilai, my sister's wife
(L).
wi hickici'l (L), wi ickici'l (D), my
daughter,
wi (hi)co'k a'mne, I have to drink
(many things) (D).
wi hicoko'-ins ilu' ni't, I shall be
chief for five years (L), while I
shall be chief for five years (D).
wi (h)icoko'yet, I was chief, I have
been chief (L).
wi hidsa'm, I bite (D).
wi hite't (L), wi ite't (D), my father,
wi hite't ha' ne ive'vcat, my father
has measured his land,
wi hite't hiki pa'mfit, my father beat
me.
wi hite't hiko°' hipa'mgt, I was
seized and beaten by my father
(L).
wi hitet hio'knS, o'nc, I can not come
on account of my father,
wi hitet i'-uc, my father is enraged;
wi hitet he'-u i'-uc, my fathers are
enraged,
wi hiwa'nat, I was walking (I).
wi hiwa'ntikit, I will walk (I).
wi hiwe'vxyu'lco, I draw ("contre-
fait)."
wi hiyania'n, wi hiya'nian, I am
afraid,
wi hija'n, my mother-in-law.
wi hija'n cakiol, my father-in-law.
wi hopa'yu, I divide,
wi huke't, wi uke't, my mother,
wi i-a'tsko, I sweat.
wi ika't, my feet,
wi ikat 'npa'kat, you stepped on my
feet (D-143).
wi ikco'lcolu, I rub repeatedly with
(an instrument),
wi ito'mcgt, I have upset {or split) a
bottle,
wi in tsu'mo, I pinch you.
wi' iol, my son.
wi ipan payo'kgt, my cousin has re-
turned,
wi issintset, my brother,
wi ica'k icuhe', I am uneasy about
the man.
wi icak cakia'lu, I take men, I arrest
men.
wi icak cakina'-uco, I put men (in
prison) ("je mets des hommes
(dans la prison) ").
wi ic6nse't, wi issintset, my brother,
wi ic6nset hidso'n, wi yicgnset
hidso'n, my younger brother,
wi ic6nset yuds, wi issgntset yuds, my
elder brother; pi. wi issfintset he'-u.
wi iciwe't, wi yiciwe't, my elder
sister.
wi itsa'-i, I fry.
wi i'tsk po'ckit, I bleed from the
lungs,
wi it'a'ku, I want to get out.
wi i'ti wa'nkinto, I govern, I am
chief ("je vais devant")-
wi i't tla'kc, my face is dirty,
wi itu'l, I put, I place,
wi iya'wo, I hoist,
wi iyi, I get up, I rise,
wi iyi'ktat cukiu'lkinto, I write
standing.
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Wl
wi
wi
wi
wi
wi
wi
Wl
wi
ka'n hi'cak cuhe'-u, I pity my
home people,
kin pa'i o'kta John tewe, I will
go home with John (I),
kato' ne, my lower lip.
kato' o'dsi, my upper lip.
kau'kau ha°', wi kau'kau iha'c,
I got no water,
ka'-u, wic ka'-o, I am dead.
ka'-ucne pa'lpal'u, I break a
comb in different places,
ka'-ucne pa'l'ux, I break a comb,
ke'-u-hoka'kinto, I am weaving
seated (I).
ke'-u-okcoka'kinto, I weave many
things.
ke'-u-caktsipa'xckinto, I glue
many things.
ke'-ucokiulcnto, wi'c ke'-ucokiu'l-
cnto, I am going to write,
kitu'c, wi gitu'c, my spittle,
wi kitu'cu, wi gitu'cu, I spit.
ke'-ucukiu'lkinto, I am writing,
ke'u-cukci'kinto, I am sewing
while sitting.
ke'-u-cukcokci'kinto, I sew many
things.
ke'-u-tsipaxckinto, I am gluing as
I sit (I).
kimi'no, I breathe,
wi kine'ko, wi kinu'lo, I meet some-
body,
ko'kic, wi ko'ko, I bend,
wi ko'kica, I take away (something)
("j'ote (quelque chose."))-
ko'mok ka'-u, I make a basket,
wi ko'mep ti'hito, I lie on the belly,
wi kom-ho'pckin (h)atke'co, I put in
my pocket.
kon hipo'nico, I take and bend it.
ko°' na'-u, I make it stand, I
grasp and place.
ko"' pa'lo, I have taken and
broken it ("je I'ai pris et casse").
wi ko'n col, I shove out.
ko'tsa, I am cutting,
kuca', wi kulca' (D-93, 99), my
grandfather (both sides) ; L adds
"and grandson," but D did not
know of this use of the term)
.
ku'cnak caklo'pco, I prick the
flanks.
wi kutsnS'n, my knife.
w
Wl
wi kutsne'n atsi'l, my knife is rusty.
wi la'co, I put into.
wi let, wi hile't, my sister.
wi le'ta, my female cousin.
wi lo'mco, I peel ("j'epluche").
wi' lu'l, I swim.
wi maka'-u na'-uco, I let it fall, I
make it fall,
wi mak'he'u, wi make'-u, I exchange,
I barter, I swap,
wi me'lco, I blacken, I dye.
wi mo'ko, I arrive,
wi mon caktsa'nco, I push all things,
wi nak'hi'tut tsu'mo, I pinched ye
all.
wi na'kco, I play on an instrument,
wi na'k tsu'mo, I pinched ye(?).
wi na'-u hika', I make shoes,
wi ne hiko'kicat, he had taken my
land from me.
wi ne'e ho'pco, I bore wood,
wi ne'e ko'tso, I cut wood, I chop
wood,
wi ne'e ne'kin tlo'po, I stick a post
into the ground,
wi ne'e kutsn^hlk ta'mco, I split
with a knife (D).
wi ne'e pa'-icik ta'mco, I split with
an ax (D).
wi ne'e tamta'mco, I split wood in
several places, I split many pieces
of wood (D).
wi ne'-ta'mo himo'cne, I dig a grave
(L).
wi ne ti'co, I go downstairs, "I go
downward" (L).
wi ne-yu'ckin pakna'-u ti'co, I run
across a field (L).
wi ni'hua, I lie down (L).
wi ni'l, my granddaughter (L).
wi nila', ray grandmother (L).
wi 'n na tsutsa'lat, you and I kicked
him (I).
wi 'n na tsutsa'ltsel, you and I are
kicking him (I).
wi 'n na tsutsa'ltitit, you and I will
kick him (I).
wi no'k pu'k ne'e yalwa'nkinto, I
carry an armful of wood,
wi no'mc tslk cakitsyutsickinto, I
raise two children (D).
wi no'mc ka'-uco, I comb my child (L).
wi no'mc ka'wet, my child is dead (L).
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wi no'mc nima'-ul5t, they have killed
my child ("ils ont tue mon en-
fant").
wi nta'ku a°' lak it'hi, I left the
prison in the evening ("je suis
sorti de la prison le soir") (L).
wi nte'-ito, I frighten somebody (D).
wi nu'k, myself, I alone.
wi nu'k hatsa'mo, I bite myself.
wi nu'k hatinu'co, I hide myself.
wi nu'k hattsa'nco, I push myself.
wi nu'n o't {or u't) pa' i hiti'c(t) ko,
I want to return home.
wi nii°' u'ckin ke'ta, I stay in New
Orleans.
wi oi', I sleep.
wi okakinto, I weave.
wi oke't, my mother (D-98, 105).
wi oket tsi'pcat Tsa'yon ne' ot, my
mother removed to Texas.
wi o'k na'-uca, I let them come.
wi o'ko, I come.
wi ok caki'nu, I ask them to come.
wi o' ko°' ko'mico, I relax a rope {or
cord) (I).
wi o' ko°' ma'nico, I stretch a cord (I).
wi okotka'-uc ke'-u-pa'tsnto, I wash
a shirt (I).
wi' okotka'-uc ko'mna-u, I hang up
an overcoat.
wi okotka'-uc-ma'ft li'kc, my coat
is used, my coat is worn out.
wi o'tse he, I have the toothache,
mj- tooth aches.
wi o't pu'nsat, they blow at me.
wi pa'm hito'lco, I have beaten and
prepared.
wi pa'mico, I throw away ("je
jette").
wi pa'mco, I beat, I strike.
wi pa'mtampne ta'mo, I ascend the
stairs.
wi pa'ts, I whip; pi. of obj. wi ca'k-
pats {not wi pa'tspats).
wi pa'tso, I squeeze (as an orange).
wi pa'tite'-u hi'cu, I plant cotton.
wi payo'ko {or pai' o'ko), I return.
wi pe'mu, I shoot the rifle {not wi
pern pe'mu)
.
wi pen, my male cousin.
wi pe'niu, I have healed him.
wi pi' CO, I make it crooked.
wi po'ckit, I bleed.
wi puhatsipa'tsico, I turn a somer-
sault ("je fais la culbute").
wi pu'nso, wi pu'ns, I blow.
wi ca a'm na'-uco, I let somebody
drink,
wi ca itu'lo tsanu'k o'ts, I put some-
body on a horse.
wi caka'me, I give them to drink,
wi cak hiwa'lcat, I get fanned,
wi cak'hu'o, I saw them,
wi ca'kiko, I wound (somebody),
wi cakica'k, my relations ("mon
monde").
wi cakine'ko, wi cakinu'lo, I meet
some people,
wi caki'dso, I wake somebody up;
wi cakidsidso, I wake somebody up
repeatedly,
wi cakmaka'yu, I swapped (pi. obj.).
wi cakmi'co, I gave them,
wi cakna'lo, I hunt (pi. obj.).
wi cakno'mc wan-anka'mctit, my
children are playing (I)
.
wi cakca'kiko, I wound in various
places,
wi ca'ktsu'mo, I pinch them,
wi cakwa'ci ik'ha'-uc {or ik'ha'-uts).
tik'ha'ngt, my old man was
drowned,
wi ca' coco'lc ha'nu, I like to scare
somebody,
wi ca'-u, my father,
wi ci'lo, I sew.
wi co' hehe'xkit, my heart is paining,
wi co'k a'xict {or a'xlic), I lose some-
thing,
wi cokiaknS,'n hehe'-uc, I have much
food,
wi cokipen, my friend,
wi cokiu'lc he'-u ke'-u hu'nto, I read
many books,
wi cokiu'lc ke'-u-hu'nto, I read a
book (I).
wi coko'-in, be my chief! wi co^ko'-
ine, he is to be my chief,
wi coxko'-ikit, I make baskets.
wi co'lu, I rub; wi co'lcolu, I rub
repeatedly,
wi co' pa'kc hika', I have palpitation
of the heart,
wi coco'lc hinte'hi ha'nulet, they came
near scaring me to death,
wi cube' ica'k, I am uneasy about my
family, I pity my family (D)
.
wi cukte'-i micu, I doctor somebody,
I give medicine to somebody (L).
wi cukwa'k, I make bread (D).
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wi tsa'-itsa-ic, I shake, I tremble (D)
.
witsa'xco, I crack (D).
wi tsa'lco, I stamp (with the foot)
.
wi tsa'n hena'-uco, I push it away
(L), I push it in (L).
wi tsanc ka'-u, I make him push (L).
wi tsa'nc ko'lc, I shove into (D).
wi tsa^'co (L), wi tsa'fico (D), I push
it {or him) ("je I'ai pousse ")•
wi tsanu'k me'l, my horse is black (I).
wi tsanu'k tu'ko, I fetch my horse (D)
wi tsl't tlu'kcnto (L), wi tsi't
tlu'kcnto (D), I will smoke to-
bacco.
wi tsi't yi'ntso, I wrap tobacco (into
a cigar) (D).
wi tsiwa'nic(o), I am moving, I am
stirring (intr.) (D).
wi tso'-ots pa'mic, I sow Indian corn
(D).
wi tsu'm, I pinch, I scratch (L).
wi ta'-i lu'l ici'ko, I swam over to the
other side of the river.
wi ta'-u-hatpa'wickit, I balance my-
self (I).
wi tawatwe'ninto, wi ta-uhatwo'n-
into, I pray (to God) ("je prie
(Dieu)").
wi te'm a'mu, I drank yesterday,
wi te'ns a°la'kin ita'hu, I left the
prison in the evening.
wi te'c manma'n hatna'-uco, I let my
hair grow long.
wi te'c manma'nu, I have long hair
("j'ai les cheveux longs")-
wi teyo' cukite-uka'ne o'ts ne'-u, I
put the box on the chair,
wi tikta'mo tiho'p, I went to dig a
grave,
wi ticta, I go away.
wi tict nua'jo, wi tict 'n wa'co, I send
you.
wi ti'uxts ke't'nto, I sit still, I sit
quiet,
wi to'1-gema'kict, my pin.
wi tolho'pc, my needle,
wi to'lka-u, I cure.
wi tu'(kin) to'hio, I get into a boat,
wi lo'picto, I will prick,
wi lopna'-u, I cause to prick some-
thing
wi lo'po, I prick,
wi u'ts hatsa'kco, I clean my nose
(with a handkerchief), "I dry my
nose."
wi u'ts po'ckit, I bleed from the nose,
wi wa'-i konpa'wic&t, I took a stone
and swung it like a pendulum,
wi wa'ko, I roast,
wi wo'c hatpa'xnico, I clasp my
hands,
wi w5'c hatwo'yo, I rub my hands,
wi wo'c lakla'k ina'ha, my hands are
as if stiff,
wi wo'cik na'kco, I point with my
finger,
wi wo'ckinto, I am screeching,
wi wula'takc ehe', wi wula'kakc, I
have kidney disease,
wi wti'cka'-uc, my thimble,
wi ya' nu'ltihinst, I live there, I exist
there ("je vis 1^," "j'existel^").
wi yatsi'ckico, I am glad,
wi yati'tsat, I wake up (intr.).
wi yi'16n ake'ta, I am going to stay
to-morrow,
wi yi'lgn a'mtS, wi yi'16n a'mta, I
will drink to-morrow,
wi yo'ko, I sing,
wi yol yu'ds, wa'cin iti, my oldest
son.
wic, wic, wi-ic, wi-ict, (strong form of
pronoun)
.
wic anka'mc(o), I play,
wic a cokihu'kit ha'xc, I see nobody,
wi'c aya'nfik cakia'xta, I will eat
now.
(wic) ha' ilemc, I love him.
wi'c (h)aki't a' hina'ka he'-u hatu'-iv
{or hatvi'v), I think myself as
high as they.
wic ha'l, I am behind,
wic ha' tsutsa'lat, I kicked him
(I),
wic ha' tsutsa'lo, I am kicking him
(I).
wic ha^ tsutsa'ltikit, I will kick him
(I).
wic (h)atwa'lco, I fan myself,
wic ha'yu, I am laughing (I).
wic ha'yu^t, I was laughing (I).
wic hayuti'kit, I will laugh (I).
wic hehatka'-u, I hurt myself,
wic hiha'l, I am the last, I am
behind,
wic hi-ipco'kat, I was a doctor,
wic hii'ti, I am the first in a line
("je suis le premier d'une file"),
(wic) hilakti'kit, I shall be strong.
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wic hima'mo, I gather, I pile up, I
collect.
wic hina'kanto, I am that way.
'(wic) hipe'tst ina'ha, I am tired.
•(wic) hipe'tst ha', I am not tired.
wic hico'koi, I am chief.
wi'c (hi)ti'cnen, I have got to go.
"wic hiti'c tu'lkin, I go on the lake.
wic hito'tso, I suck.
-wi'c ihaihai'ckit, I am crying, I am
weeping.
wic ikunyu'ts caktika'-u, I look
young.
-wic ila'fl wi ickice't o't, I am mourn-
ing for a sister.
wi'c i'niu, I am on the lookout.
wic io'nc, I don't want.
wi'c ipco'k, I am a doctor.
wi'c ipu'xko, I want to dance.
wic icu'l ndi', I catch one fish.
wic icoke'cat, I had been sick.
wc iwa'iikit(?), I live, I am alive.
wic iwe'-uco, I mock.
wi'c ivl'v ha' co'x 'nwa'nkit, I be-
lieve nothing that you say.
wi'c ka'mco, I scrape (with knife,
etc.).
wic ka't-to'ts(o), I kiss, "I mouth-
suck."
wic kaukau' e'nc, I grease the water.
wic kaukau' me'lc, I blacken the
water.
wic kaukau' me'lckinto, I will
blacken the water.
wi'c ke hia'mkin Jack maka'wet,
while I was drinking. Jack fell
down.
wic ke'-u-hoka'kinto, I sit weaving
baskets.
wic ke'u-caiu'lckinto, I am writing
while seated (I).
wic ke'-u-cukia'kinto, I am going to
eat (I).
wic ke'-utluxkco ya' cokiulco, I
smoke while writing.
wic kimi'nkinto, I breathe.
•wic ku'l cokia'ku wi hite't ini'kit
a'nut {or ini'hat a'nkin), I had
eaten when my father entered the
house ("j'avais mang^ quand
mon pere est entre dans la mai-
son").
"wic (ku'ltan) icoke'cat, I had been
sick (ku'ltan. long ago).
wic kuts-pa'kico, I chop the tree
down,
wic ma'n o't a'm'o, I drink all the
time,
wic ma' nut wa'nkinto, I will walk all
the time,
wic mu'nkco, I smell something,
wic mu'nmunkco, I smell all around,
wic ne po'mo, I plow,
wic nta'ku wi hite't ini'kat a'nut,
when I went out my father entered
the house ("quand j'6tais sorti mon
pisre est entre dans la maison").
wic o'-i, I am sending,
wic okotka'k ikili'kic, I soak the
cloth,
wic pai iwat, I return (I returned?),
wic po'tsicu, I turn something loose,
wic ca' ot ke'-u cakiu'lckinto, I
write for somebody,
wic cixko'mic co'nico, I ring a bell,
wic tsa'xlco, I break (glass, silver,
etc.).
wic tsanu'k wa'nic tu'ko, I drive the
horse up.
wic tsanu'k wine'-u, I find a horse,
wic tsutsa'lo, I am kicking him.
wic tikpo'tsicu, I go and turn loose,
wic tit tlu'kcnto, I smoke (can be
said also of the habit of smoking)
.
wic tit tlu'kco, I have smoked
("j'ai et6 fumer").
wic to'hia nespa'lkin, I get into a
carriage,
wic to'hu, I live,
wic to'lkat hu', I watch, I am on the
lookout,
wic wa'nkinto, I am walking (I).
wic wi ite't iyania'n ha'xcat, I was
not afraid of my father (D-103).
wic ya' hatpe'ne-u, I eat enough,
wic yilke'ta, I am going to marry.
ya' icak we'het {or wet) ivivha'hfit,
this man did not believe me (L)
.
ya' cu'l wi ki'ii, that dog belongs to
me, that dog is mine.
ya' wi coko'm, this is my cow (I).
wif, wiv, wiw, wiu, vi'v, uiv, to be-
lieve, to think (cf. nai).
etwi'fc, he thinks, he believes.
ha'-ac to'l atvi'v, he thinks he is
good.
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haki'ts to'ltol atvi'vSl, they think
themselves good.
hatvi'v, I think as much.
iwi'fat, I thought.
i'wiu ha', I doubt it, "I think not."
iwi'wat, I thought.
Ta'kapo ica'k hatwi'vat, the Atakapa
believed (D-113).
vi'vulat, they believed (D-121).
vl'wulat, they believed (D-119).
wi'c haki't a'hina'ka he'-u hatu'-iv
{or hatvi'v), I deem myself as
high as they.
wic ivi'v ha', I don't believe it.
wic ivi'v ha' co'x 'nwa'nkit, I be-
lieve nothing that you say.
ya' icak we'het {or wet) ivivha'hgt,
this man did not believe me (we'-
het= me)
.
wil, root.
ne'e wi'l, tree root.
ne'c-wi'l ka'mkamc, the roots stand
out from (the tree)
.
ne'e wi'l mon (h)atmickec, the roots
of the tree stretch out (from the
tree) around.
wa'c ickem wil, wa'c ickSm wi'l (I),
turnip, "broadleaf root," "cab-
bage root."
wil, to squeal.
hiy6n cukwi'lkit, the hog is squealing
(also said of children, etc.) (D).
wil, to rock.
hatwi'lic, it is rocking (intr.).
ickali't-nu'1-wilwi'lhicnto, I rock a
child (nu'l, "lying").
cukite'-uka'wine hatwilwi'lcnS, a
rocking-chair.
wi'lwil(h)icna', cradle (I).
wilwi'lico, I rock.
wine, to find, to discover.
kaukau' ka'ckin wine'-ulat, they
found high water.
naki't tsanu'k cakwinetgm, did you
(pi.) find your horses? (D-58).
cakwine cokwa'nic ya' coktu'kuket,
find them and drive them up and
fetch them (D-60).
cok (h)iwine'at, I found (sing.); pi.
adds he'-u.
cok (h)iwine'at nakc na'k kanwa'n-
ctin, cok (h)iwine'at na'kc na'x-
kan wa'ncgn, I found something
but will not tell you what.
wine'-ulat, they found (L-13; D-29>
30, 34).
wic tsanu'k wine'-u, I find a horse.
wic,
ko'-i hatwicka'x ket, ko'-i hatwic-
ka'xc ket, an individual talking too
much (who forgets that he sits
down from his talking)
.
woi, to rub (see kol and col).
wi wo'c hatwo'yo, I rub my hands.
w61, eye, also fruit (when small) ; E. D.
will [ouill]; Ak. odl [audle].
hi'lan wo'l, muscadine fruit, "buz-
zard's eye."
hi'lan wo'l te'-i, hila'C wo'l te'-i,
muscadine vine ("la liane de
soko").
mi'lka wo'l, sore eyes, eyes making
pUegm.
wo'l hatu'ne, spectacles, "eyes to see
with."
wo'l hidso'n, small eyes.
wo'1-hopc-icka'm, an Indian sieve
about 2 feet long having wide eye-
holes ("crible," "tamis") (made at
one time at Hickory Flat).
wo'l icka'm, large eyes.
wo'l kima'ti, eyeball, "inside eye""
(meaning inside eyelid)
.
wo'l kica'n, eyelid, ej'elash.
w5'l kica'n ne, lower eyelid (I).
wo'l kica'n o'dsi, upper eyelid (I).
wo'l na'-u, eyebrow, "eye hair."
wo'l pa'c, eyelid, "eye cover."
wol, wtil, curly.
tec wo'lwol, te'c wulwul, curly hair.
wulipa'-u, I whirl myself around,
wolka'nts, ladder (I).
wolce'l, horned owl (wol, eye?).
won, dew, drizzling rain, fog (I) ; wonc^
steam (see wa'-uc); E. D. wonrt
[uonn, ou-onn], dew. 4
wo'n i'-ack, dew is wetting {or render-^
ing dirty).
wo'n ina'ha, damp, moist, "like
dew," "like fog."
wo'n ya'ckat, the dew is heavy, full
of dew.
wonn kombnst [uonn combnst (P),
ou-combnst (C)], the dew is heavy^
the dew is strong (E. D.).
woe, woe, hand, finger; E. D. wic [uish],
hand, wic hagg [uish hagg], finger;
Ak. semak [semacq], finger; ocepa
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[auchepa], hand (probabl3'= woc-
pe, "all fingers")-
i'cak woe ke'tsti, a left-handed man.
i'cak woe tu'l, a right-handed man.
no'k cuk wo'cti, right elbow (I).
no'k wo'cti, right arm (I)
.
tsi't wocvg'nts, cigar, cigarette,
"hand worked."
wi wo'c hatpa'xnico, I elasp my hand.
wi wo'c hatwo'yo, I rub my hands.
wi wo'cik na'kco, I point with my
finger.
wi wo'c lakla'k ina'ha, my hands are
as if stiflf.
wi wti'cka'-ue, my thimble.
wo'c atke' {or ha'tke), wo'c ke' (I),
finger ring, "having on the finger."
wo'c ha'l, wo'c o'ts, back of hand.
wo'c hatkolko'kco, wo'c hatkol-
ko'kco, I rub the hands.
wo'c ha'tkome, glove.
wo'c he'ts, thumb, "big finger"; the
Ak. word is auxest which Du
Terrage and Rivet transliterate
oksest, but perhaps it is a corrup-
tion of woe hets.
wo'c hieo'l, small finger.
wo'c it, index finger, "first finger."
woe ke' a' hina'k, ring shaped, "a
ring like this."
wo'c ke'ts, left hand.
wo'c kima'ti, wo'c kima'tip, middle
finger, also palm of hand, "in
middle of hand."
wo'c kima'tip, in the hand.
wo'c kima'ti hidso"', wo'c kima'ti
hi'dso" (I), ring finger, "little mid-
dle finger."
w6'c ma'k, hand clasped, fist.
wo'c nak, wo'c na'kin, the index fin-
ger, the first finger, "the pointing
finger."
wo'c cakhatsa'mcne, towel, "face
wiper."
wo'c tsi'g, two hands.
w5'c tsi'kctan, both hands.
wo'c tsu'x, tsu'x, fingernail (I).
wo'c te, right hand, "bow hand."
wo'c to'l, right hand, "good hand."
wo'c ico'l ha'n, wusisol han, nine,
"without little finger."
wo'c ico'l ha' nip, nine times.
wo'c ico'l ha' nip hipo'nso, ninefold
(I).
woe pe', wucpe', wu'spe, ten, "finish
of the hands or fingers."
wocpe'-ip, ten times (I); wucpe' -ip
hipo'nso, tenfold (I).
woe pe'ha(l) tanu'k (I), woe pe' ha
tanu'k, wucpe' ha'l tanu'k, eleven.
wocpe'-ip ha' tanu'kip, woe pe'
ha(l) tanu'kip, eleven times.
woe pe' ha(l) tsik (I), woe pe' ha
tsi'k, twelve.
wocpe'-ip ha' tsikip, twelve times (I)
.
woe pe' hal lat (I), woe pe' ha' lat,
thirteen.
woe pe' ha'l himato'l (I), woe pe'
ha' himato'l, woepe' hal imato'l
(D-87), fourteen.
woe pe' ha'l nit (I), fifteen.
woe pe' ha(l) lat tsik, si.xteen (I).
woe pe' ha(l) pa'x, seventeen (I).
woe pe' hal himato'l tsi'k, eighteen
(I).
woe pe' woe ico'l ha'n, nineteen (I).
woe pe' tsi'k, wucpe' tsik (I),
twenty (adv. -ip).
wucpe' tsi'kip, twenty times (I).
wucpe'-ip tsi'kip hipo'nso, twenty-
fold (I).
wucpe' tsik hal tanu'k, twenty-one
(I).
woe pe' lat, woepe' la't (D-96),
wucpe' lat (I), thirty.
wucpe' la'tip, thirty times (I).
woe pe' himato'l, wucpe' himato'l
(I), forty.
wucpe' himato'lip, forty times (I).
wucpe' nit, fifty (I).
wucpe' ni'tip, fifty times (I).
wucpe' latsi'k (I), woepe' latsi'k
(D-88), sixty.
woe pe' pa'x, seventy (I).
woe pe' himato'l tsik, eighty (I).
wie kumak [uish cumak (P), ouish
eoumak (C)], fist, (given in one
place as wrist) (V) (E. D.).
woe [ouosh], bow (E. D.) (cf. te).
woe [uosh (P), cuooah (C)], swan (E.
D.).
woe, to hiss, to screech.
otse' wo'e6m, the snake is hissing (I).
te°' woewo'ein, tem woewo'ein,
screech owl (cf. teii, dusk, even-
ing); E. D. wawaet [uauasht], owl
(screech or horned owl?).
wi wo'ckinto, I am screeching.
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wo'c6m, wo'cim, a whistle (the
sound, not the instrument).
wo'cimyo'k, to whistle; E. D. wo-
cipst [ouoshipst].
wockinto, I screech.
woe, to be in a hurry.
hu'nS,n hi woco'c(o), I am in a
hurry to see him.
wo'cina, naked.
wo'cina hina'kSt, they were almost
naked (1^23).
wul ha'ktakc, kidneys.
wi wula'ktakc ehe', I have kidney
disease,
wii'lkol, wti'lko, welkol, raccoon (cf.
Creek wutku or wotko) ; E. D-
wilkol [uilcol (P), wilcool (C)],
erroneously given as wildcat
("chat debois") by (P).
ya, to eat; E. D. yatt [iatt], yaatt.
eku'n (or eikun), ke-ucukia'kinto, I
began eating while sitting (I ate a
while ago) (A. R.).
hakl't cukia'xnSn cak'he'-uc, they
have plenty to eat.
ha cokia'x, his or her food; E. D.
yaune, food,
ha' ya'x, he eats.
he'-u cukia'ko, I have eaten much,
hinak wito'-ul cukia'ko, hinak wi to'l
cukia'ko, I have eaten enough (or
weU).
hin cokia'x ko'xca, do you want to
eat? ("probably false").
hicokia"ne (A. R.), hicokia'xne, I
have to eat ("il me faut manger"),
I am going to eat; pi. of obj.
hicokia'xne.
hicokia'xc ko'xc, I want to eat.
hicokia'x ko'xc (h)a', I don't want to
eat.
hicokiajftko {or icok-ya'xko), I want
to eat.
hoktewe cokia'yo, we eat together,
ia'ho, I eat; E. D. wi ayake [ouee
ayaque].
il ya'ko, I eat everything raw, or I
eat it all raw ("je mange tout
CT<1").
inlo'hi (or nlo'-i) cokia'kinto, I help
you eat.
icak cukia' he'-u, a big eater,
ica'k ya'ko, I eat a man ("je mange
un homme").
ke'-u cukia'kinto, ge'-u cukia'kinto^
I am going to eat.
cokia'(k), cokia'xk, food (I); E. D..
yaune [iaoune], nourishment,
cokia'x ko, want to eat?
cokia'xta, ia'xta, I am going to eat>
cokia'xti a' uc, cuk-ya'hi a' uc, I can
not eat, I am unable to eat.
cokia' xti uxts, cukia'hi uxts, I can eat
(pi. things).
cok lopia'nS,, colopiaxne, fork, "stick
to eat with."
cukia'k ha'fico, I finish eating,
cukiaxpe'-u, I finish eating,
cukia'xta o'k'n, you come to eat.
tso'-ots ya'kinto, I will eat Indian;
corn,
tso'-ots ya'xne, weevil, "corn eater."
wi (hi)ia'xne, I have to eat (one
thing)
.
wic aj'a'nfek cakia'xta, I will eat now.
wic ke'-ucukia'kinto, I am going to
eat sitting (I).
wic ku'l cokia'ku, wi hite't ini'kit
a'nut (or ini'hat a'nkin (D)), I had
eaten when my father entered the
house ("j 'avals mang6 quand moni
pere est entre dans la maison").
wi' cokiakna'n hehe'-uc {or ihe'-uc),
I have many provisions, I have
much food,
wic ya' hatpe'ne-u, I eat enough.
ya'-e-(h)atpe'netsel, we eat enough
(D-51).
ya'-ins, they ate (L-10).
ya'-ins(o), they eat or ate (L-5).
ya'kit, I eat it now.
yako', I want to eat.
ya'xto, I eat.
yukit iccukia'-iko', we want some-
thing to eat.
yu'kit cukia'icko', we want to eat.
yu'kit cukia'xnS,n ic'he'-uc, we have
plenty to eat.
ya, that.
a° van pe'ltat, that house standing
far off.
hiya'n (L-2, 14), iya'n (D-47, 89, 95),
yonder, there,
hij^a'n hu'a, it is there {or yonder)
that I saw this man.
hiya'p, right there,
iya'ngk mon 'nka'ne, that is all for
you to do (D-60).
ku'ltan ya'c, it is a long time ago.
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cine'-u ya' cukcaki'kc, who are these
merchants?
cict }^a' tsa'xk, this pitcher is dry.
wi ya' nu'ltihinst, I live there ("je
vis la," "j'existe la"),
ya'-an, very far off.
ya' ha' tsanu'k, this is his horse (I).
ya' ha' te, this is his bow (I)
.
ya' hatpe'-ket, I sit here prepared, I
sit here ready,
ya' hina'hino' na'kta hinahino' ict,
one side (of a paper, etc.) and the
other side,
ya' hidso°' hiye' ta°', he becomes
smaller than the other,
ya' hidso"' iti, he is smaller than (the
other)
.
ya' hu'i pu'nso, I blow under (that?),
ya' ilu', that year,
ya' icak, that man.
ya' icak akipai-i'ke ot, this man
comes from the south,
ya' icak avxa'n, ya' icak a'p ha'n,
an absent man ("un homme ab-
sent").
ya icak av'wa'nkit (L), ya icak ap
wa'nkit, this man is present ("cet
homme est present"), lit. "this
man is walking here."
j'^a' i'cak hikl'ke ot, this man comes
from the west (hiki'ke for hiki-ike).
ya' i'cak ho'lcike ot, this man comes
from the north,
ya' ica'k o't ha'j'ufit, ya' ica'k u't
ha'yu6t, he has laughed at that
man ("il a ri de cet homme").
ya' icak coklakc, that man is poor,
ya' icak cokla'kcat, that man was
poor,
ya' icak cokla'kctikit, that man will
be poor,
ya' icak to'like ot, this man comes
from the east,
ya' icak we'hfit {or wet) ivivha'hSt,
this man did not believe me.
ya' icak ya ki'c kanyu'c yilwai'tikit,
that man marries that young
woman,
ya' ka-ucnS' palpa't, ya' ka-ucnS,'
pa'l'at, this comb is broken,
ya ka-ucn6' palpa'l, that comb is
broken,
ya' kic (D-142), that woman; pi. ya'
ke'c; dual ya' ke'c tsik (D).
y& ki'c kanyu'c ya' icak ut {or o't)
yilke, that young woman marries
that man.
ya' ki'c cokci'u tane'-uca'k iya'-i,
this woman is the stingiest of all.
ya' ki'c tsl'kxo' ke'at {or cak'ke'at),
this woman had twins.
ya'n (D-72), ya'n (D-47), ya'ni,
there,
ya'n a°' na'xco, I point at that house
far off.
ya'n {or hiya'n) tic, go over there!
yan yi'ltat, the light shines from afar,
ya'n yuki't icti'uto, shall we go
there?
ya' ne'e puhitse'cta, I am going to
jump over this log.
ya' ne'tatat, this orange ("cette
orange"),
ya' no'mc, those children out there,
ya' okotka'-uc ko'n-ina'-u, bring that
shirt inside! (I),
ya' odse', that snake,
ya' otse' ci'u, the snake crawls; pi.
also ci'u.
yap, there,
ya'p ne to', upon this spot, upon this
place,
ya' pe'ket, ya' pel ket, that one sit-
ting further off.
ya' po'lc wa'nkit tu'lki(n), that floats
on the lake ("cela flotte sur le
lac"),
ya'c hidso"' i'ti tane'-us {or ta°ne'-u),
they are the smallest, "the rest of
them are the smallest."
j^a'c kiwl'lc, they are Frenchmen {or
white men),
ya'c kiwi'lc ha', the}^ are not French-
men,
ya'c kiwi'lcula' {or -ul ha), are they
not Frenchmen?
ya'c nak tu'taiha'xc, you do this for
nothing,
ya cukio'l, the men (D-144).
ya' cu'l ha' a'n ito'lco, I fix the ears
of that dog {or ya' cu'l a'n ito'lco).
ya' cu'l ha' a'n tlemtle'm, the ears of
that dog are torn,
ya' cu'l ha'kit kin, that dog is theirs,
ya' cu'l ha'kit cakin, these dogs are
theirs,
ya' cu'l wi' ki'n, that dog belongs to
me, that dog is mine.
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ya' cu'l wi' caki'n, these dogs belong
to me, these dogs are mine,
ya' tsi'k o't cakiye' lak, he is the
stronger of the two.
ya' tantsta'l kontle'mo, I have torn
this paper ("ce papier j'ai de-
chire")-
ya' teko' tik lumlu'mict(a), go and
roll this barrel! (also said to be 1st
pers. sing.),
ya' wi coko'm, this is my cow (I),
ya' yu'ds i'ti, he is larger than (the
other)
.
ya' yu'ds ij^e' ta°', he becomes
smaller than the other,
yuki't iyi' ya' puhitse'ctsfil, we rose
and jumped over (D).
ya (D-50, 51, 55, 60, 62, 66, 74, 75, 76,
78, 79, 85, 100, 101, 102, 105, 115,
116, 117, 121, 126, 131, 139, 141,
145), ia (D-47), and.
hika't ni't ya' ha'l coki'n wi'(c), I am
five and a half feet (tall)
.
John tanko'hi ya' lu'1-ici'hat, John
jumped in and swam over (n,
"and," or hal, "afterwards," could
be used for ya).
koko'kic-o-ik cakicau'tsgl ya caki-
tsa'-e, we catch and fry them,
ok hu'ya po'neat ya yi'kcat, he came
to see him, cured him and was paid,
o'tsi ya' o'ts pu'nso, I blow over the
surface of (queried by D).
cu'l pakna'-u ti'k ya' pu'x natipa'tsi-
cat, the dog runs and turns a
somersault,
wi himaka'w6t kitsak a'manyg (or
am-wan ya'), I fell because I was
drunk,
wic ke'-utluxkco ya' cokiulco, I
smoke and write,
yak, (?).
cokiu'lc hipo'ns yake'co, I sealed a
letter.
yakst [iakst], to hate, to loathe (E. D.)
(cf. mi(l)).
yazts, fanner, winnower (basket for
winnowing grain) ("pour vanner le
ble").
yal, to take, to seize, to arrest (pi.
stem; sing. ko").
hakit hukica'k hokia'lulha'-uxc {or
hokia'lul-a'-uc) , they are unable
to marry their relatives ("to take
each other") (cf. yil).
hic'n-tset wet a' hina'k kicet okia'lul
inak, it was as if brothers married
sisters (1^22) (cf. yil).
icak cako'nne okc6kia'lat, the con-
stable came and arrested them
(D-148).
i'cak cakya'lulSt, they took the men.
icak ta'-ic o'kiS" yukitne mon ialpe'-
hiuiet, strangers have come and
taken our land,
ne mon yalpe'hiulSt, they have taken
the land ("ils ont pris la terre").
nee j'alwa'nkinto, I am going to carry
wood in my arms,
wi' icak cakia'lu, I take men, I arrest
men.
wi no'k pu'k ne'e yalwa'nkinto, I
am going to carry an armful of
wood.
ya'1-pe'yulet, they finished taking all.
ya'-u cakya'lne, net for fishing.
yaiic [iorlish], wolf (E. D.).
yam,
kapi'j^a'mc (ya'mco), to pick up
coffee grains (fallen on the ground),
na'-u-oxo'x icya'mcne, chinkapins we
two gather or collect (D-48).
coxmo'n icya'mcShg, we will gather
everything (D-49).
yam,
icak cakia'm, a liar, a man lying,
ke'-ucaki&'mkinto, I sit here telling
lies, I lie.
cakia'm, lie; he'-u cakia'm (pi.).
yfi.m, to tie, to gird,
hatya'mo, I gird myself,
hi'v^mne, to tie it for me.
til hat'hi'j^amne, ti'l hatyS'mne, a
belt, a strap for girding oneself,
ti'l te'yu? ya'mne, strap for valise.
3'3.'mo, I gird (somebody) ; iterative
ySmyamo.
yafi, dark green ("vert"); pi. yan
i'tixt (?) ; E. D. yann [iaann], black,
blue,
on van, o'm yan, herb green, green
deeper in shade than ak (A. R.).
yapu'x,
yapu'xne, spear, lance (D-130);
E. D. tsa.
yack, lack, heavy (?).
won i'-ack, dew is wetting (or ren-
dering dirty),
wo'n ya'ckat, full of dew (it was),
the dew was heavv.
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ya-u, i-a'u (I), fish (oftener ndi is
used, but it is properly the name
of the catfish; A. R. stated
that ya'-u was also the name of a
particular kind of fish); E. D.
yaghau [iagghau], fish.
komo'k ya'-u cakina'-ucne, or ko'-
mok ya'-u cak'ha'ne, fish basket
(cak'ha'ne= "to put in")-
ya'-u a'l la'klak ("fish with hard
flesh"), yao' la'klak, gaspergou
(L-6), the fresh water drumfish
(given erroneously as "alewife").
ya-pu'm, mullet, "jumping fish"
(abbr. from ya'-u pu'm).
ya'-u icu'lo", I have caught a fish.
ya'-u lu'lkit, ya'-u lu'l, the fish swims.
ya'-u cakya'line, net for fishing.
ya'-u tsik cakica'wu, I have taken
two fish; sing, ica'wu.
ya-u, to watch, to guard, to wait for,
to keep, to mind, to look after.
a°lak ya'-u, sheriff, "jail keeper."
hiya'-u, wait for me!
iya'-u, wait!
iya'-unto, wait ye!
ket hia'uc hu'nS., I can not wait to
see him, I have no time to see him
(a'uc= "not to be able").
'nya'-uta, I will wait for you, I will
expect you (D-42).
wi ya'wo, I wait.
ya'-ukinto hu'ta, I wait in order to
see him ("j 'attends pour le voir").
ya'-u ti'k hi'ok'n, wait till I come!
yegg [iegg], white walnut, hickory
(E. D.).
ye-u, sand.
ye'-u he'-u, sand heaps, lots of sand,
yik, to bargain, to trade, to buy, to
sell, to pay.
hakit cakyi'kcta o'kulfit, they came
to buy.
hatna' hiyi'kicta, how much will you
pay me? or how much have you to
pay me?
i'cak cokcaki-i'kc, a man who had
been sold (not exactly a slave).
la'ktakc tol hi-i'kicat, he has paid me
good silver {or money) ("il m'a
pay6 argent comptant {or bon)".
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laka'xc hatna'hiyi'kicta, how much
money will you pay me? how much
money have you to paj- me?
calcyi'kico, I paid many people,
cakyl'kco, I buy; pi. takes he'-u.
cine'-u ya' cukcaki'kc, who are these
merchants?
cit-ha'n li'l ya' cokcukyi'kc^ picking
to pieces and selling moss (D-75).
coko'n he'-u caki'kco, I buy many
cows,
coko'n cokcaki'kco, I sell a cow.
coko'n tanu'k caki'kco, I buy a cow.
cokcakie'kc a°, cok-cakl'kc a"', store,
warehouse, "house selling things."
cokcakiekc a° yi'kc hiwe'-u, a high-
priced store,
cok cakie'kc a° yi'mo° (oryimo'n), a
cheap store,
co'k-caki'kc, merchant (" boutiquier ").
cokcaki'kc a"' la'w6t, a shop burned
("une boutique a brtll6").
cokcaki'kcat, she sold them (D-78).
cok-caki'kckit, he is selling (he sold),
cok-cakic, goods,
cokcakyl'kco, I sell,
to'lka heyi'kiuiat, they paid me well.
yi'kico, I paid (her),
yfkcat, he paid him (D-117).
yikciwe'-u, high priced, dear,
yi'kco, I paid it.
yil, to shine, luminar}% light, day
(1^18, 36, 42, 45, 59; D-108);
E. D. idl, iggl, iigg'l; Ak. idl [idle],
day.
a' itiyi'lc, this month,
a' yil, to-day.
a'yilic, a'yilict, to-day; E. D. attigl,
ateggl.
ayi'l kaukau'kit he'yilakc, now it is
raining {or misting) and I am weary
of it ("aujourd'hui ga brumasse, je
n'aime pas cela" or "je suis lasse
de cela").
ayi'lc aktsa'-uc, toda}^ it is cold.
Giwi'lc yil u-ev he'ts. New Year,
"the great Sunday of the French"
(u-ev= hiwe-u).
ha'l itiyi'lc, next month (I),
ha'l yi'lkin (D-124), halyi'kin, next
day.
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hika'-untgt yi'l tu'tan, I awoke in the
morning ("je me r^veUlai le ma-
tin"),
hicokec kco', yi'lkit {or yi'l) ti'co,
though I am sick I go out every
day.
imtimna yS'lic, light the candle!
(im^an?).
I'nkilic yi'lu e'vhets, I'nkili'c yi'l
hu-e'v hets, Christmas (u-ev=
hiwe-u)
.
iti ma'n hihai'xtikyilco, I wept all
night,
iti ma'n hiwa'lc tiki'lat {or tikyi'lat),
I dream all night (until daylight).
it itiyi'lc, the first month, the past
month,
itiyi'lc (D-53), iti-yi'lc (I), month,
moon; E. D. tegidlect [teg-idlesht]
;
Ak. tin-idl [tin-idle], moon,
itiyi'lc ha'l, the last month (of the
year)
.
itiyi'lc he'tskit, crescent moon,
"moon is growing larger" (I).
itiyi'lc hidso'nkit, waning moon,
"the moon is diminishing."
itiyi'lc ihuki't'ha, new moon, "I
don't see the moon" (I).
iti'yilc i'l, new moon,
itiyi'lc kima'tip, the intermediate
month,
itiyi'lc pe'het, it is half moon (I).
itiyi'lc pe'tst kahiya', itiyi'lc pe'tst
kawia(?), last month,
itiyi'lc pu'kgt, it is full moon (I).
itiyi'lc tanu'k, one month (L-39)
E. D. tegg-idlect hannigg.
itiyi'lc yi'l, the moon shines,
kakau' yil, koka'-u
_vi'l, the sun
shines.
kic yi'16n yuk'hi'ti ko'-into, she will
speak Atakapa to-morrow,
ku'tska yiltat, the light shines red.
mi'lc kco' yi'l man coka'xko (3d pers.
-kit), though he is blind he walks
a;ll day.
na'k ta yi'l, now it is day, now it is
clear weather ("a present il fait
clair").
nats yilyi'l, lightning bug, fireflj'.
Sa'medi yi'l, Saturday,
cakyu'lc cako'-i ayi'l, a letter sent
to-day.
cokiu'lc hike'-at ayi'l, I have re-
ceived a letter this day.
talko'pka {or tako'p) yi'ltat, the
light shines bluely.
tanu'kip yi'lkit mon, once during the
day (L-40).
tik yi'lco, ti'k yi'l, till day.
ti'u^ts yimyi'lckit, it is lightning
slowly,
ti'umi'myi'lckit, it is lightning,
wi yi'lSn ake'ta, I am going to stay
to-morrow,
ya'n yi'ltat, the light shines from
afar,
yi'lat, daylight,
yl'lgn, to-morrow, next day; E. D.
idla, iidla.
yi'16° akili'kicta, I shall wet (it)
to-morrow (again).
yi'lSn a'mta, I will drink to-morrow,
yil he'ts, large light, big day.
yi'l hiwe'-u (D-62), yil howe'-u, week,
yi'l hiwe'-u e'n, Mardi Gras.
yil hiwe'-u petik, yi'l, Monday
(D-149).
yi'l hiwe'-u yil, Sunday,
yi'l huwe'-u pe'tik {or pe'tek) jal,
Monday,
yi'l ita'nts, the day is dark {or
cloudy)
.
yi'l ma'n m5n, the whole day.
yil tanuk, one day; E. D. idla
hannigg, iidl hannigg.
yi'l to'l, clear sky, a fine day, "a
good day"; E. D. tagg tolc (tagg
totch)
.
yi'l to'l tsa'k hi'nai, I think that it
will be good weather and dry ("je
crois qu'il fera beau temps et sec").
yi'l tu't, yil tu'tan (I), before day-
light.
yi'l yi'l, the day is clear,
yi'myilc, lightning; E. D. iho-igglst.
yu'kit an itiyi'lckit, our house is
lighted up at night.
wi' yi'lSn a'mt6 (D), wi' yi'16n a'mta,
I will drink to-morrow,
(na'-ict) yi'lgn a'mta {or a'mtS), na
yi'lgn na'mtkit, yoxi will drink
to-morrow,
(ha) yi'lgn a'mta, ha'c yi'16n a'mtkit,
he will come to drink to-morrow.
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yuki't yi'16n icamneng, yuki't yi'lSn
ica'mtikit, we wDl come to drink
to-morrow,
naki't yi'lSn a'mta, naki't yi'lfin
naka'mtikit, you (pi.) will come to
drink to-morrow,
haki't hi'lSn a'mulxS, haki't yi'16n
a'mtikit, they will come to drink
to-morrow.
iggl lamlampst (P), igg'lamlampst (C),
the light is dazzling (E. D.).
iggl tolct [tolsht] (P), iigg tolch [tolsh]
(C), the da}^ is fine, the day is clear
(E. D.).
teg-idlect [teg idlesht], moon (E. D.).
teg-idlect tolct [teg-idlesht tolsht],
the moon shines (E. D.)
.
yil, to marry (cf. hila'-i, wife).
John Annie yilwai'tikit, John will
marry Annie (D-63).
Kile't-ki'c yilkeya', Kile't-ki'c was
married (D-62).
wic yilke'ta, I am going to marry,
ya' ha'c yilke', then she married
(D-lOO).
ya' icak ya ki'c kanj-u'c yilwai'tikit,
that man is going to marry that
woman,
ya' ki'c kanyu'c ya' icak ut (or o't)
yilke, that woman marries that man,
yil (cf. two preceding forms).
yil ka'nmAn ne'e, post oak (D did not
know this word)
.
yim, yem, to lighten.
ti'uxts yimyi'lckit, it is lightning
slowly,
ti'-umi'myi'lckit (properly ti'uxts
yimyi'lckit), it is lightning con-
tinually,
yimyi'lc, ye'myi'lc, lightning,
yi'mo", yemo'n, cheap.
cok cakiekc a° yi'mo", a cheap store.
yints,
ica't atyi'nsne (D-137), or icat
atyg'ne (D-133, 134), head crown
(of silver)
.
ke'-u yi'nts, to wrap up sitting,
wi tsi't yi'ntso, I wrap up tobacco
(into a cigar)
.
yok, to sing; E. D. yok [iok] (cf. yo-u).
hiwe'-uka yo'ko, I sing much,
hokwa'nc yoko'n, a war song.
i'nc-wa'nkin yo'k ya', while they
were mourning and singing (D-
115).
Ka'tkac-yo'k ta'-i, Calcasieu River,
"Screaming Eagle River" (I),
cakyo'kat yoko'n haki't o't, she sang
songs to them (D-86).
cu'kcoc yo'ktit, the bird chatters,
wi yo'ko, I sing,
wocim yok, to whistle,
yoko'n, song (I).
yoko'n ci'li, a fine song.
yo?t, to lie (many) (tixt is sing.)
.
ke'c cakcoke'c yo'xt wi ca'k'hinai, I
think that many women lie sick
("je crois que plusieurs femmes
sont malades").
yol, i-ol, bad, mean; pi. yo'lyol or
i-6li-ol; E. D. iol (son i-6l).
ica'k yol, ica'k i-ol, a mean man.
yo'lgt, she (or he) was angry (D-79.)
nikiil iol or nikib i5l [nickiil iol], the
woman is wicked (E. D.).
yon (probably from preceding).
icak yo'n, wizard, sorcerer (not cer-
tain) .
ki'c yo'n, witch (not certain).
yots,
yo'ts ka'nto, to squat,
yo-u [ioou], to weep (E. D.). (cf.
yok).
Yoyo't, name of an Atakapa woman,
yu, yu'kit, we, us, our; E. D. look, we.
ha' yu'kit ot {or ut) icmi'cat, he gave
to us.
icak ta'-ic o'kia° yukit ne mo'n ial-
pe'hiulgt, strangers have taken our
land,
ya'n yuki't icti'uts, shall we go
there?
ya' cu'l yukit cakin, that dog belongs
to us.
ya'-u yuki't icu'lts6l, we have caught
a fish,
yu'kit a'n iti' yi'lckit, our house is
lighted up at night,
yuki't a'nkin, in our house (D-43).
yuki't a"' nep, yuki't a'nc nep, our
house is low.
yuki't eku'nnak na'-uts61, we have
come ("nous sommes arrives k
I'heure qu'il est").
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yu'kit hatu'xtsicta o'kit, v/e come to
learn,
yuki't hiwe'-uka ico'ygt, we have
laughed much,
yuki't ikinhu'dsgl, we look at you
yuki't ina'-uts6l, we come into (the
house)
.
yu'kit icak, our relatives ("nos pa-
rents").
yukit icamghg, we will then drink.
yuki't icatpa'wackit, we balance our-
selves.
yuki't icha'l, we are the last ("nous
sommes les derniers") (L), we are
behind.
yuki't iciti', we are first in a line
("nous sommes les premiers")
(L).
yuki't ickemc ko, we would wish to
row ("nous voudrions ramer")
(L).
yu'kit icoko'-in, while we are chiefs
(given as future).
yuki't ico'nc, we don't want.
yuki't icpi'xn, we die ("nous mou-
rons").
yuki't icco'kcokec, we are sick.
yukit iccukia'-iko', yukit cukia' icko',
we want something to eat, we want
to eat.
yukit {or yuk'hit) itet pe'l, our step-
father (D-101).
yuki't k3.n, yu'kit k&n, at our house,
at our home ("chez nous")
(D-50).
yuki't kaukau'ki" tso'-ons61 (or tso'-
onts61), we stand in the water up
to the neck.
yu'kit ki'chu', we have seen that
("nous avons vu <ik") (?).
yu'kit mon a'mlii, let us all drink!
yuki't no'msgm tu'xts6l, j'uki't nuk,
we children stayed alone by our-
selves (D-107, 108).
yuki't no'mc o't, to us children
(D~102).
yuki't ntset, our brother.
yuki't nu'nkin, in our village (D-53).
yu'kit nu'k, ourselves.
yuki't o'-ita, we will sleep.
5-uki't opu'nstit, we blow at each
other.
yuki't o't, for us.
yuki't pai' o'ktsen, we return home.
yuki't pu'ns micke'ctsSl, we blow
around,
yu'kit cukia'xnin iche'-uc, we have
plenty to eat.
3'uki't tsi'k co'ko-i, we two are
chiefs,
yu'kit tso-opi'cints6l, we twist (fut.?)
yuki't ta-uhatwa.'ni Otsota't ot, we
pray to God.
yu'kit te'm a'mts61, yuki't te'm
a'mtsel, we drank yesterday,
yuki't tiu-o'-ilo, let us go to sleep!
yu'kit tiupo'tsicu, we go and turn
loose,
j^u'kit tiucak'nouts61, we take a walk,
we go outdoors,
yu'kit tiucakpo'tsicu, we go and
turn many things loose,
yuki't ti'uta, we go away,
yukit to'-its61 nespa'lkin, we get
into a carriage (D).
yuki't to okatka'mckitnto, we scratch
each other,
yuki't uket, our mother,
yuki't yi'16n icamneng, yuki't yi'16n
ica'mtikit (D), we will drink to-
morrow.
yuki'ti ipco'kgne', we will be doctors,
yuki'ti ite't pel, our stepfather,
yuki'ti co'kec, yuki't a' ya'nak
icoke'c, we are sick,
yuki'ti coko'-i, yuki'ti ca'kcokoi, we
are chiefs,
yukiti coko'j'6t, we were chiefs, we
have been chiefs,
yukiti' cuke'cat, yuki'ts icuke'cat,
we have been sick.
yuki'tic la'klak, we are strong,
yu'kitic lakla'kat, we have been
strong,
yukitic lakla'k'u, when we are strong
{or stout),
yukitic ca'kipcok, we are doctors,
yukitic coko'-i, 3^ukitic ca'kcokoi, we
are chiefs,
yuki'ts icatsi'ckicat yuki't okS't
hu'ne, we were glad to see our
mother (D-109).
yuki'ts ti'cne ico'iicat, we did not
want her to go (D-110).
yuki'ts tu'l ma ino'-i icitsyu'tskin,
while we were growing up on the
other side of the lake (D-72).
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yu'k'hiti (I), yok'hiti (1^12), yiik'hit
(D-28), y\ik'hits (Lr-12), yiiki'tic
(1^37), yuk'hi'ti (L^l, 10, 32, 35;
D-32, 55, 71, 82, 83, 90, 93, 95,
115, 132, 134, 136). yuki'ti (D-28,
53, 71, 77, 125), an Indian, an
Atakapa (distinct from yu'kit, ovir,
us).
kic te'm yuk'hi'ti ko'-iat, she spoke
Atakapa yesterday.
kic yi'lgn yuk'hi'ti ko'-into, she will
speak Atakapa.
ki'c yuk'hi'ti ko'-i, she speaks Atak-
apa.
kiwi'lc yuki'ti cako^'ctU, the whites
do not like the savages.
yok'hi'ti kon^'n, yuki'ti konan, the
marsh potato, "Indian potato."
yuk'hi'ti he'-u, many Indians.
yu'k'hiti icak, an Indian (I).
yuk'hi'ti (i)cak-wa'nc, warrior, "In-
dian at war."
yuk'hi'ti ka' a'mcne, Indian-made
cup (I).
yuk'hi'ti ka hicpa'i, Indian-made
dish (pottery) (I).
yuk'hi'ti kic, an Indian woman.
yuk'hi'ti ko'-i, the Atakapa language
or talk.
yuki'ti nu'ii, Indian village.
yuk'hi'ti ntin he'ts (to which hata-
nians may be added), a great
Indian village (of wild Indians).
yuk'hi'ti ntl° hidso"' {or hidso'm),
a small Indian village.
yuk'hi'ti coko'-i, an Atakapa chief,
an Indian chief.
Yuk'hi'ti tul, Yuki'ti tu'l. Small
Lake, "Indian Lake."
yul, ul, to draw, to write, to counter-
feit; a mark, spot, dot, stripe;
yu'lyul, marked, spotted, striped.
ha' cokiu'lc o'-iu {or o'yu), I sent him
a letter.
hatiu'lco, I mark myself.
hatiu'lco 'n'o'hik, they painted them-
selves in red (L-24).
it'he' okyu'l, neckerchief, necktie (L
has i'nte, neck, for it'he').
iwe'v' cakyu'lc, picture, portrait,
"drawn like something."
ke'-u cuxkinto na'kc ke-uciu'lkinto,
wic ke'-utluxkco ya' cokiulco, I
smoke while writing.
ke'-u yulc'hu'kinto, I am going to
draw a design as I sit.
ki-ipaxcut yu'l, striped horizontally.
ma'nc o't yu'l(yul), striped hori-
zontally (as lines on ruled paper).
na'-u koko'p yulyu'l, striped stock-
ings.
ne'e co'kiulcnS,, pencil (I).
net tsiit yu'l manmanc, striped ver-
tically.
o'k yu'l, handkerchief, any striped
clotli.
okyu'lik, by a handkerchief (D-121).
o'k yul ickjim, a shawl, "a broad
handkerchief."
o'po yu'l, striped ribbon.
otse' yu'l, garter snake, ' 'lined or
marked snake."
cakiu'lc hipo'nso, I fold a letter.
cakiu'lc ke'co, I put a letter in, I
post a letter; pi. of obj. cakeco.
cakiu'lc tsipa'xco, I seal {or glue) a
letter.
cakyu'lc, letter.
cakyu'lc hiko'^'at, I received a letter.
cakyu'lc cako'-i ayi'l, a letter sent
to-day.
cakyu'lc cako'-i ha', a letter not sent
to-day.
ci'l yu'lco, I make embroideries, I
sew stripes.
cokiu'lc, co'kiulc, a letter, writing, a
newspaper, a debt.
cokiu'lc hike' -at ayi'l, I have received
a letter this day.
co'kiulc hipo'n (I), cokiu'lc hipo'ns,
a book, "writing folded."
cokiu'lc ke-uhu'nto, I read a book, I
look at a book.
cokiu'lc hipo'ns yake'co, I sealed a
letter.
co'kiulcna, cokiulcne', pen, pencil;
also ink.
cokiu'lc pa'-ico, I opened a letter;
pi. ca'kpa'-ico.
cokiu'lc cako'-i-u, I sent them a
letter.
coko'n yu'l, a spotted ox; pi. coko'n
yu'lyul.
cok yul, stripe.
cukiu'lc hatu'xtsict a°', a school-
house, "a book-learning house"
(I).
wi hiwe'vxyu'lco, I draw.
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wi iyi'ktat cukiu'lkinto, I stand and
write, I write standing.
wi ke'-u cokiulcnto, I am going to
write,
wi ke'-u-cukiu'lcnto, wi ke'-u-cukiu'l-
kinto, wi'c ke'-ucokiu'lcnto, I am
going to write,
wi cokiu'lc he'-u ke'-uhu'nto, I read
many books,
wi cokiu'lc ke'-u-hu'nto, I read a
book, "I sit reading (I).
wic ke'-u-cakiu'lckinto, I am writing
while seated (I).
wic ke'-u cokiu'lcnto, I am going to
write,
wic ca' ot ke'-u cakiu'lckinto, I
write for somebody (L).
yu'l ki'-ipaxc o't, striped horizon-
tally,
yu'l kolko'l, undulating, wavy.
yu'l kotsito'lic, checkered, having
squares,
yul okitso'-ic, crossed, having stripes
crossing each other,
yule, yu'lci, word, writing, mark (for
lumber), speech, discourse (D-42
(title)).
yu'l cakpe'm, to shoot at a spot,
yu'lco, I mark, I make a mark.
yuc, ne-yu'c (I), field ("un clos")-
ne'e taka'mc neyu'c, brush fence
("clos fait avec des branches")-
ne-yu'ckin, in the field,
ne-yu'c ne-po'm, plowed field,
tso'-ots neyu'c, cornfield,
wi ne-yu'ckin pakna'-u ti'co, I run
across a field,
yuts, yu'ds, to grow, grown up, adult,
eldest ("grand").
hakit yu'tstit, hakit yutsyu'tstit,
they grow,
ikunyuds, ikunyu'ts (D-74) (com-
posed of ikun, or eikun, "just now,"
and yuts, "growing"), a young
person (male or female)
.
ikunyu'tsip, to young people (D-
118).
ikunyu'ts iti, my youngest son.
ikunyu'ds ka'-u, corpse of a boy (I),
ica'k ikunyu'ts, icak (i)kunyuts (I),
a half-grown boy, a young man.
icak iku'nyuds a'npanc, a deaf boy
(I),
icak konyu'ds ta°' caktewe' mo'kgt,
another young man has come with
the rest,
icitsiu'tsicat, we grew up, she raised
us (D-101).
icitsyu'tskin, while we grew up
(D-73).
icyutsyu'ts, he raised us (D-102).
iyu'tskin, when I was grown up
(= itsyu'tskin?) (D-104).
ki'c ikunyuts, also ki'c ickali't (I),
a girl; pi. ke'cec (L).
kic iku'nyuds a'npanc, a deaf girl (I),
ki'c ikunyu'ds ka'-u, the corpse of a
girl (I),
kic ikunyu'ds wa'ci, an old maid, a
spinster,
kic ku'nyuds mi'lc, a blind girl (I),
kic yuts, young woman (A. R.), also
used as a personal name and was
borne by Delilah Moss; the name
was also applied to the will-o'-the-
wisp, which was said to call people
(may mean "eldest woman"),
wi no'mc tsik cakitsyutsickinto, J
raise two children,
wic ikunyu'ts caktika'-u, I look
young,
wi yol yuds, my eldest son.
ya' icak ya ki'c kanyu'c yilwai'-
tikit, that man is going to marry
that young woman,
ya ki'c kanyu'c ya' icak ut (or o't)
yilke, that young woman marries
that man.
ya yu'ds i'ti, he is larger than (the
other)
.
ya' yu'ds iye' ta°', he outgrows the
other,
yu'dskit, to grow,
yu'tstit, he grows (animals and
people, but not plants)
.
INDEX TO THE ATAKAPA DICTIONARY
a, tanu'k.
able, to be; uxts.
about, nak.
above, itse', ots, te-u.
abuse, to; he-u.
accompany, to; ti, tiwe.
accumulation, mak.
ache, to; he.
acorn, to'pict.
across, ino', icix, kipa'xc, ma, coki'nkgn.
Adam's apple, ko-i, mak.
admit, to; in.
adult, yuts.
afar, ya.
afraid, anian.
after, ha, hal, han, -ic.
afternoon, itse', pa-i.
afterward, hal, tsat'n.
again, kul, pa-1.
against, hok-.
aged, wa'ci.
ago, kaki, tsika't.
ague, la-u.
ahead, it, iye'.
air, kan, pats.
Alabama, Alpamu', na-u'.
alewife, ya-u.
all, hika'-u, kiic, man, men.
all right!, tol.
alligator, ciwa't.
allow, to; na-u.
almond, co, tep'u'k, tuka'-u.
almost, han.
alone, nuk, cSm.
along, man, o, 6c.
already, kul.
although, kco.
always, kul, man.
American, 6'nkilic.
Anacoco prairie, kakau.
ancient, wa'ci.
and, n, ya.
angle, koc.
angry, i-u(c), y5l.
animal, hattoiau.
ankle, tsi, tuts.
another, tan.
ant, itsa'k.
anthill, itsa'k, pa.
antler, nox, teka'-uc.
anus, tol.
anxious, to be; icuhe.
any, co.
anything, total.
apiece, c6m.
apple, ki'wilc, ol'.
apron, it, kom.
arm, nok.
armful, nok, pu.
armpit, at, nok.
arms, nats.
around, mic.
arrange, to; itol, iwil.
arrest, to; kon, yal.
arrive, to; mok, na-u, 5.
arrow, skenne', tik.
arrowhead, ica't, tik.
as, nak.
as if, nak.
as yet, ta".
ascend, to; tam.
ashes, te'mon.
ash tree, wat.
ask, to; in.
as yet, ta°.
asleep, oi.
astride, kina'l.
at, -p, -ke, o, ot.
at a distance, pel.
at all, CO.
at the same time, itol.
Atakapa, Ata'kapa, Ta'kapo, Yu'k'-
hiti.
attack, to; tsam.
auger, hop, nee.
aunt (maternal and paternal), hile't.
autumn, a'kmalc, aktsa'-u.
avaricious, ci-u.
awake, to; ka-u.
away, pel.
awl, hop.
ax, pa-i.
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baby, cemps tapahan, tsic.
bachelor, i-ol, ca.
back, hal, hatt, pa-i.
back-ache, he, ots.
back of, hal, cuk.
bacon, en, hi'yen.
bad, hatse-e'c, ikau, yol.
bag, ka-u.
bake, to; wak.
balance, to; pa-u, ta.
ball, tokc.
bank, nol, o, oc.
barefooted, hika't, c6m.
bareheaded, cSm.
bargain, to; ylk.
bark, tal.
bark, to; wewef.
barn, an, tso'-ots.
barrel, te'k'ho.
barter, to; make.
basin, cixt.
basket, ko,
bass, lak, ya-u.
baton, tsom.
battle, nats.
bay, koc.
bayou, icol, ta-i.
Bayou des Gayes, kA-i.
Bayou Dinde, ts'ok, ta-i.
Bayou Noir, ta-i.
be, to; a, ict,
-c, ta, to, uc.
bead, koi, oni, takine'n.
beans, kima'ti.
bear, stigne', ca'ko.
beard, kat, na-u', oc.
beast, wild; hattoiau.
beat, to; 6m, pak, pam.
beautiful, ci'lin.
beaver, otts.
because, nak, to'hinak, ya.
become, to; lye', ka, ko.
bed, pll, wal.
bedbug, mun.
bedstead, wal.
bee, mifi.
beef, coko'n.
beefsteak, al, itsai.
beer, kitsa'k.
before, ha, it, tan, tut.
beg, to; ion, nam.
beggar, ion, nam.
behave, to; wan.
behind, hal, 61*, pa-i.
believe, to; nai, wif.
bell, kom, cixt.
bellow, to; hon.
belly, kom, tat.
belong, to; ke.
below, ne, cuk.
belt, kaihi, til, ySm.
bend, to; kok, koc, pen, tixt.
best, it.
better, catna'.
between, tslk.
bewitch, to; hatse-e'c, ka.
beverage, iim.
beyond, ina'hi, ma.
big, h6ts, icka'm, kome, uici, uc.
Big Lake, tul.
bile, tins.
bill (of bird), kat, uts.
billow, wal.
billowy, wal.
bind, to; hikon.
bird, cokco'c, tsalagst.
birth, to give; mak.
biscuit, hitso'n, wak.
bison, coko'n.
bit, atna.
bit, a (piece of money), skale'.
bitch, cul.
bite, to; tsa.
bitter, a'fipats, he.
black, mel, yan.
blackberry, kin.
blackbird, ts'ok, tsumthimaan_
blacken, to; mel.
blanket, ok.
blaze, to; la-u.
bleed, to; poc.
blind, mil.
blood, poc, iggp.
bloom, to; te?Ik.
blot, ik.
blow, to; na, pun.
blow (nose), to; lut.
blowgun, pun, tik.
blue, kop, mel, talko'p, yan.
blue racer, otse', talko'p.
board, nee, pal, tam.
boat, tu.
body, hathe', uc.
body, dead; pix.
boil, o, uk.
boil, to; am, ilu', itsai, tlo
bone, tsi.
bone rn,arrow, tuts.
book, pon, yul.
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boot, man, na-u.
border, oc.
bore, to; hop.
borer, hop, pic.
born, to be; ica.
borrow, to; mok, na-u.
boss, ki'wilc.
boss (on tree, etc.), ciwa't.
both, tsik.
bother, to; kuc.
bottle, kSlakuats.
bottom., hui.
bow, te, woe.
bowels, ku'i.
bowl, pal, cixt, ckop.
bowlegged, kok.
bowstring, o, te.
box, te.vo'.
hoy, i-6l, icol, nomc, ca, cka,yuts.
brain, icat, tica't.
branch, nee, teka'-uc.
brandy, blackberry; Sm, kitsa'k.
brant, te'mokc.
brass, ktits, tat.
brave, call.
bread, a'fipats, kop, wak.
break, to; kets, kMs, pal, tsa(I).
breast, itsk, nlk.
breastpin, mak, tol.
hreath, kimi'n.
breathe, to; kimi'n.
brick, ne.
bridge, nee, ta-i, wal.
bridle, kat, ke, k<its, o.
hrier, noxco', ox.
bring, to; tuk.
bring in, to; in, kon.
hristle, na-u'.
broad, icki'm, uici.
broil, to; tiu, wak.
brook, ico'l, kakau', ta-i.
broom, cil(c).
broth, hiku'.
brother, ha'cka, ntset.
brother-in-law, wi.
brown, kuts, tat, tol, wac.
brushwood, kome, nee, teka'-uc.
bucket, nee, cixt.
buckskin, lans, til.
bud, texlk.
bud, to, texlk.
buffalo, eoko'n.
bug, a red; pitsiyu'.
buggy, nee, pal.
bull, i-6l, eoko'n.
bullet, tik.
bullfrog, a'ngnui.
bumblebee, min.
bump, mak.
bumpy, tsiik.
burdock, tsipal.
burial, moc.
burn, to; lam, la-u, ca°.
burst, to; tsa(l).
bury, to; moc.
bustard, timokst.
but, kco, iputs.
butcher, al, hop, pa-i.
butter, gn, nik.
butterfly, wal.
buttocks, hal, pa-i.
button, tsi'nac.
buttonhole, hop.
buy, to; yik.
buzzard, hi'lan, timokst.
by, ipa'l, o.
cabbage, icka'm, wac.
cactus pear, kii-i.
cake, 51', wak.
Calcasieu, Ka'tkoc.
calf, ico'l.
calf (of leg), kom, nal, tuts.
call (by name) to; en, wa-u.
camp, afi.
can, uxts.
candle, 6n, tim.
cane, tu.
cane (stick)
,
hitso'n, nee.
cannon, pern.
canoe, tu.
canvas, ok.
cap, iea't.
cardinal bird, tsukc.
cards, ta'nstal.
care, to; icuhe, wan.
care for, to; hu.
care, not to; tsic.
careful, to be; hu, tol.
carriage, nee, pal.
carry, to; ti, yal.
cart, nee, pal.
case, ka-u.
cat, netswopst, nia'l, cake, ciwo'n.
catamount, netswopst, cake.
catch, to; ieul, ko", tsam.
caterpillar, nats, ca".
catfish, nt'i'.
cattle, eoko'n.
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caul, the; ka-u, ots.
cause, to; na-u, -c.
cedar, khicuc.
ceiling, wal.
cemetery, moc, ne.
centipede, tuts.
chair, ite'-u, ke.
chatter, to; yok.
cheap, yi'mo".
checkered, kAts, yul.
cheek, al, okc.
chest, itsk.
chest (trunk), teyo'.
chestnut, atsau, no'o'ho.
chew, a; kat.
chew, to; tsa.
chicken, noha'mc, tsi'kilik,
chicken snake, otse'.
chief, ko-i.
chigoe, pitsiyu'.
child, nomc, cemps tapahan, oka.
chill and fever, tsuc.
chilly, aktsa'-u.
chimney, kMs, po', ta.
chin, it, tcet.
china tree, li'la, nee.
chinkapin, na-u', no'o'ho, ox.
chinkapin, water; hop, hat, tlop.
Choctaw, Tsa'xta.
chop, to; ktjts, pa-i, pak.
chopper, pa-i.
choupique, the; i-a'n.
Christ, ots.
Christmas, 6'nkilic, hiwe'-u, yil.
chunk, a; toko.
church, an, in.
cigar, tsit, woe.
cigarette, tsit, woo.
cinnamon, nee, 51', tal.
cinnamon color, nee, ol', tal.
city, ntin, uc.
claret, kakau'.
clasp, to; pan.
clasped, mak.
claw, tsox.
clean, to; il, tsak.
clear (of the sky), itha'-ns, tol, yil.
climb, to; tam.
climb down, to; iko, ti.
clock, iwef, iwe-u, ka'khau.
close, to; pan.
close to, 6, ol', tiwe.
cloth, ok.
clothes, ke.
cloud, it'ha'ns, lak.
clouded, it'ha'ns, ots.
cloudy, it'ha'ns.
cloud over, to; ka-u.
club, nee.
club, to; nee, pak.
coals, kitso'nc, kuts.
coat, man, ok.
coat sleeve, ka-u, nok, ok.
cocklebur, pa'mhoka'-i, tsipal, tan.
coffee, kapi'.
coffee grains, kapi'.
coffee mill, kapi', li.
coiled, c6m.
coin, lak.
cold, aktsa'-ii, ko-i (sickness).
colic, he, kom.
collar (of shirt), inte', ka-u, tsuL
collect, to; mak, yam.
cologne, hima', kakau',
colt, hitso"', com, tsanu'k.
comb, a; ka-u(c).
comb, to; ka-u(e).
come, to; mok, o.
come down, to; ik.
come in, to; in.
come near, to; han, ti.
come out, to; ta.
coming, tut.
coming down, iko.
command, to; wac.
complete, to; pe.
conjurer, i'peok.
connect, to; tsam, tsipal.
constable, kon.
consumption, ko-i.
contended, lik.
continual, man.
continuously, ti-u.
contort, to; pie.
cook, a; am.
cook, to; am.
cool, aktsa'-u.
copper, kuts, lak, tat.
copper colored, kuts.
cord, o.
cork, ka-u.
corn, neeoum, tso'-ots.
corncob, tsi', tso'-ots, wak.
corncrib, an, tso'-ots.
corner, koc.
cornfield, yuc.
cornmeal, kop, li, tso'-ots.
cornstalk, tso'-ots.
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corpse, ka-u.
corrugated, wak.
cotton, pa'tite'-u.
cough, ko-i.
cough, to; hop, ko-i.
counterfeit, to; yul.
country, ne.
courageous, co(l).
court, kak, tun.
courthouse, an, ko-i.
cousin, female; wet, hile't.
counsin, male; pen.
cover, pac.
cover, to; ka-u, ots.
covering, ok.
cow, coko'n.
coward, its-kawi'c.
coyote, came.
crab, tsam.
crack, to; tsa(l).
cradle, wil.
crane, talhanc.
crawfish, tsam.
crawl, to; ci-u, tsat.
crazy, ckalcka'c.
creeper, te-i.
Creole, ki'wilc, ca.
crescent (moon), yil.
crooked, kok, pic.
crop, to; kMs.
cross, to; icix.
cross roads, wan.
cross stripes, icix
crossed, jail.
crow, kak.
crow, to; ko-i.
crown (of head), ica't, itse'.
crown (of king, chief, etc.), yints.
crush, to: lik.
crust (of bread), tal, wak.
cry, to; hai, yo-u.
culmination, itse'.
cup, am, ka, kapo', ckop.
cure, to; ka, peni, tol.
curly, wol.
current, akna.
curse, to; he-u.
cushion, ka.
cut, a; kuts.
cut, to; kilts.
cutter, a; kMs.
cypress, txut.
damp, nak, won.
dance, a; ak, cuk(s).
dance, to; pux, wan.
dance (religiously), to; ak.
dance house, ak.
dark, iti'.
darkness, iti'.
daughter; kicil, ten.
daughter-in-law, wi.
dawn, iye'.
day, yil.
daylight, yil.
dazzle, to; lam.
dead, the; ka-u, pix.
deaf, an, pan.
dear, yik.
death, ka-u.
debt, yul.
decrease, to; hitso'n.
deem, to; wif.
deep, hui, kac.
deer, lans.
defend, to; lo.
desire, to; ko.
detest, to; mi(l).
devil, ca, tal.
dew, won.
dewberry, kin.
diarrhea, he, kom.
die, to; ka-u, pij^.
dififer, to; tuka'-u.
different (things), hok-, tan, tanu'k.
dig, to; moc, tam.
dipper, Sm, ckop.
direct, ta-i.
dirt, lu, tlakc.
dirt color, tuka'-u, tlakc.
dirty, tlakc.
disagreeable, taue'.
discourse, ko-i, yul.
discover, to; wine.
disease, he.
dish, man, pal, cixt.
disk shaped, kAts.
dislike, to; one.
distant, pel.
ditch, ik, kakau', ta.
divide, to; pa-i.
dizzy, itse', iwan.
dizziness, itse', iwan.
do, to; ka.
doctor, a; i'pcok.
doctor, to; i'pcok, mic.
dog, cul.
dollar, lak.
domesticated, to].
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door, an, kat.
dot, ik, yul.
double, pon, c6in, tsam, tslk.
doubt, to; wif.
down, ne.
down (of birds, etc.), li, tia-u', tot.
downward, ne.
dragon-fly, kamtsi'c.
draw, to; yul.
draw out, to; kon, ta.
drawers, hui, k6.
dream, hi'wal(c).
dream, to; hi'wal(c).
dregs, kitsa'-u.
dress, ka, ke.
dress, to; itol.
drift, to; ka-u (in air), wan.
drink, a; am.
drink, to; Sm, pix.
drinking cup, S,in.
drip, to; ik.
drive, to; tuk, tlop, wan.
drizzle, to; po'.
droll, co'yuan.
drop, a; ik, ta.
drop, to; ik.
drown, to; ik'ha-u.
drunk, to be; ka-u.
dry, to; tsak.
duck, skau, cokno'k.
dull, tok.
dull color, tuka'-u.
dung, it.
dusk, iti', nak, t6m.
dwell, to; nul.
dye, to; mel.
each other, hok-.
eagle, ka'tkoc.
ear, an.
ear (of corn), wak.
earring, an; kom.
earth, ne.
earthquake, iwan, ne.
east, toli.
eastern, toli.
eat, to; ktH, ya.
eater, ya.
eaves, ik, kakau'.
ebb tide, nal, tul.
eddy, an; akna, mic.
eddy, to; pa-u.
edge, 6, oc.
egg, ku, tsil.
eggshell, ku, tal.
eight, himato'l, tsik.
eighteen, hal, tsik.
eighty, hi'ygn, tsik, pon.
elbow, est, nok, seksa, cuk, woo.
eldest, yuts.
elevation, small; tlot.
eleven, hal, tsanu'k, woe.
elm, till.
embroider, to; ci(l), yul.
end, te-u, tol, uts.
enemy, pen.
English, 6'nkilic.
enjoyment, lik.
enlarge, to; h6ts.
enough, nak, pe, tol.
enraged, i-u(c).
entsr, to; in, tohi.
erect, illitt, ka, ta.
escalin, ska'le.
even, pal.
evening, iti', tern.
ever, co.
every, mon.
everything, mon.
everywhere, itha'n, mon.
excellent, tol.
exchange, to; make.
exist, to; nul.
extinguished, muks.
eye, wol.
eyeball, kima'ti, wol.
eyebrow, na-u', wol.
eyelash, kica'n, wol.
eyelid, kica'n, pac, wol.
face, inwe, it.
face-covering, ka-u.
face-paint, n'ox.
fall, a'kmalc, aktsa'-u, ti.
fall, to; mak.
fall, to (as a tide or freshet) ; tsak.
fan, wal.
fan, to; wal.
fanner, a; yaxts.
far, pel, ya.
fast, lak, ti-u.
faet, to go; ka-u, pol.
fasten, to; hikon, kul.
fat, 6h.
father, (hi)te't, ca-u.
father-in-law, hica'n.
fear, to; anian.
feather, li, na-u'.
feather, to; col.
feeble, min.
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feel, to; minst.
female, kic.
fence, kak, ne, ok, yuc.
ferocious, anian.
fetch, to; tuk.
fever, la-u.
fever, yellow, la-u.
few, a'tna, he-u.
fiber bark, tal.
fiddle, nak.
field, ne, yuc.
fifteen, hal, nit.
fifty, hi'yen, nit, pon.
fig, nee, cec.
fight, to; nats, tsam.
filly, c5m, tsanu'k.
fin, kam, nok.
find, to; wine.
fine, ci'lin.
fine (of the weather), tol.
finger, nak, woe.
finger nail, ehuks, nak, tsox, woe.
finger ring, woe.
finish, to; hafic, ka'-ue, pe.
fire, kam, kitso'nc.
firefly, nats, yil.
fireplace, ipa'l, kitso'nc.
firewood, kitso'nc, la-u, nee.
first, ha'hu, it.
fish, nt'i, ya-u.
fish, a species; i-a'n.
fish, to; kom, yal.
fish basket, in.
fishhook, kok.
fishline, o, kok.
fish net, yal.
fist, mak, woe.
five, nit.
fivefold, nit, c6m.
fix, to; itol.
flag, ok.
flanks, kii'enak.
flap, to; pak, pats.
flat, pax, pal.
flatten, to; pax, pal.
flea, pux.
flesh, al.
flexible, li.
flint, wai.
flipper (of a turtle), hika't, kone'.
float, to; pol, wan.
flood (tide), kae, tul.
floor, nee, wal.
flour, kop, li, tso'-ots.
flour mill, li, tso'-ots.
flow, to; akna.
flower, texlk.
flutter, to; pats, wal.
fly, ma'tsiwa.
fly, to; ka-u, tsat, ti.
foal, to; mak.
foe, pen.
fog, kome, ci, won.
-fold (with numerals), pon, cem.
fold, to; pon.
fontanelle, hop, itse'.
food, ya.
fool, uxts.
foolish, ckalcka'c, co'yuan.
foot, hika't, tippell, tuts.
foot (measure), hika't.
footlog, nee, wan. <
footprint, pak.
for, ot,
-p, CO.
ford, to; icix, kipa'xc.
forehead, itse', mak.
forenoon, itse'.
forest, kak.
forget, to; tse-uwan, wic.
fork, tlop, ya.
fork (of river), kin, ta-i.
form, to; capats.
forty, himato'l, hi'yen, pon, tsets, woe.
foundation, a; nul.
four, himato'l, tsets.
fourfold, himato'l, cgm.
fourteen, hal, himato'l, tsets, woe.
fowl, domestic; noha'mc.
fox, caks.
freeze, to; ale, capa'ts.
French, ki'wilc, ca.
fresh, il.
friend, pen.
frighten, to; nte-i.
frisky, co'yuan.
frog, a'kitoe, a'ngnui.
from, ke.
front, it.
frost, ha-u.
fry, to; itsai.
frying pan, itsai.
full, pu, cSm, tal, yack.
full moon, pu, yil.
fun, full of; co'yuan.
funeral, moc.
fur, na-u'.
(future time), -ehg.
gain, to; kon.
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gall, tins.
gallop, to; pakna'-u, pol, tsat.
garden, kak, tim.
garfish., kon.
gargle, to; mol, tsak.
garter, kaihi, kop, na-u.
garter snake, otse', yul.
gaspergou, lak, ya'-u.
gate, an, kak.
gather, to; mak, nul, yam.
generous, tol.
gentle, tol.
gently, ti'uxts.
genital organs, kams.
genuine, uc.
German, A'lSman.
get into, to; tohi.
get out, to; ta. •
get up, to; its, iye'.
gimlet, hop, pic.
gird, to; yS,m.
girl, kic, kun, nikiil, nomc, yuts.
give, to; e(?), mic.
given out, pe.
glad, to be; tsic.
glass, hu.
glittering, lak.
globular, tokc.
glove, kom, woe.
glue, tsipal.
glue, to; tsipal.
go, to; non. pa-i, ti, wan.
go fast, to; tsat.
go in, to; in.
go into, to; hoi.
go out, to; ta.
go up, to; tam.
goblet, cixt.
God, ots, ot, ta.
gold, kuts, lak.
gold color, tat.
gone, pe.
good, tol.
good-for-nothing, co, tol.
goose, eiietst, nok, te-u.
gourd, kipa'dsu.
gourd rattle, kipa'dsu, con.
govern, to; ko-i, wan.
grain, ots.
grandchild, nil.
granddaughter, nil.
grandfather, maternal and paternal;
kfilca.
grandmother, maternal and paternal;
nil.
grandson, nil, ktilca.
grape, a'lin.
grasp, to; kon.
grass, on.
grasshopper, to'kitsit, pux, wak.
grave, hop, ne, tam.
graveyard, moc.
gravy, 6n.
gray, to, uc.
grease, Sn.
grease jar, ka-u.
greasy, Sn.
green, ak, kop, on, tat, yan.
green (fresh), il.
gridiron, al, tiu.
grieve, to; ilan, wan.
grind, to; em, 11.
ground, ne.
grow, to; ay, hgts, its-, iye', yuts.
grunt, to; iii.
guard, to; ja-u.
gully, ai, ta-i.
gum, nikc.
gum tree, ehe'-u, nee.
gun, pern.
gunpowder, kitso'nc.
guts, ku'i.
gutter, i'k, kakau'.
hackberry, ko°, nee.
hail, ha-u, pux, wak.
hail, to; pux, wak.
hair, na-u'.
hair (of head), kec, tee.
half, cuki'n.
half grown, j^uts.
hammer, pam.
hand, woe.
handkerchief, ok, yul.
handle, ka-uc.
handsome, ci'liii.
hang, to; kom, capa'ts.
hanging, capa'ts.
hard, hiwe'-u, hue', lak, tann, ti-u,
tol.
hare-lip person, kuts.
harvest mite, pitsij'u'.
hat, ica't.
hatchet, pa-i.
hate, to; mi(l), j^akst.
have, to; ha, ka, ke.
hay, on.
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he, ha.
head, ica't, tol.
headache, he.
heal, to; peni.
healthy, tol.
hear, to; nak.
heart, co.
hearth, ipa'l, kitso'nc.
heartily, hiwe'-u.
heat, ilu'.
heaven, it'ha'ns.
heavy, aceb, kome, kon, yack.
help, to; ka, 15.
hen, noha'mc, tsi'kilik.
her, ha.
here, a, 6, -p, ya.
heron, tsi'kip, ta, talha'nc, tosigs.
herself, ha.
hickory, nee, paktsa'kc, yegg.
hide, til.
hide, to; inu, tsan.
high, iye', mets, ots.
high (water), kac.
high priced, ylk.
hill, ne, neklagg, nol.
him, ha.
himself, ha.
hip, kti'cnak.
his, ha.
hiss, to; woe.
hit, to; pak.
hoarfrost, ha-u.
hoe, ka'ntsa'-u.
hog, hi'yen.
hoist, to; iye'.
hold, to (to make) ; ka.
hole, hop, tal, tarn, te.
holiday, hiwe'-u.
hollow, hop.
home, an, ntin, ot, pa-i,
honey, ak, min.
honeylocust, nit.
hook, kok.
hook and eye, kaihi.
''hoop snake," il.
horizon, mic, ne.
horizontally, kipaxc, mail.
horn, nox.
horned owl, wolce'l.
hornet, min.
horse, tsanu'k, wen.
horseback, tsanu'k.
horsefly, i-on.
hot, ilu'.
hour, iwef.
house, an.
howP, hatna', na.
how much? hatna, na.
hum, to; Ion.
human being, ca.
hundred (and compounds), hi'yen,
pon.
hungry, ka-u.
hunt, to; nSl.
hunt, to (to search) ; ini.
hurricane, a; hi, lak.
hurry, to be in a; wanha'n, woe.
hurt, to; he, ka-u.
husband, hipa', i-ol, ca.
husk, tso'-ots, tal, wac.
I, hi-, -o, wi.
ice, ale.
icicle, ale, capa'ts.
if, n, -n.
imitate, to; iwe'-u.
(imperative)
,
-15, -to.
in, hui, ke, ots, tixt.
in front, iti.
in return, pa-i.
increase, to; h6ts.
index finger. It, nak, woe.
Indian, an; kuts, ea, yu'k'hiti.
Indian Lake, tul, yu'k'hiti.
indoors, kima'ti.
industrious, hiwe'-u, ka.
inebriated, ka-u.
infant, eemps tapahan, tsic,
infant basket, ko.
inhabit, to; nul.
injure, to ; he.
ink, yul.
inlet, koe.
insect, nats.
inside, kima'ti.
intelligent, uxts.
intensely, nak.
intermediate, iti', kima'ti.
interpreter, an; uj^ts, wan.
(interrogation), a.
invitation, in.
iron, kiits.
iron, to; kinxi.
irrigate, to; ik.
island, kak, ne, ta-i.
it, ha, hi-.
itself, ha.
jackass, an.
jaguar(?j, intok, came.
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jail, an, lak.
jail keeper, ya-u.
jar, pal, cixt.
jaw, kat, ots, tsi.
jawbone, ots, tsi.
jessamine, texlk.
join, to; tsam.
joy, lik.
judge, ko-i.
juice, ak.
jump, to; illipi, pux, wak.
jump in, to; in, tanko'hi.
jump into, to; hoi.
just now, eiku'n.
just so, nak, to'hinak.
kantak, tla'kict.
keep, to; na-u, ya-u.
keep still, to; ke.
kernel, co.
kettle, cixt.
key, lak.
kick, a; pak.
kick, to; tsal.
kidneys, wul ha'ktakc.
kill, to; nima.
kiss, kat.
kiss, to; kat, tots.
kitchen, am, an.
kitten, ico'l, ciwo'n.
knead, to; tsan(c).
knee, te'mak.
kneecap, 6n, te'mak.
kneel, to; te'mak, tlop.
knife, ktits.
knob, mak.
knock, to; pam.
knot, hikon, lak, mak.
know, to; uxts.
ladder, wolka'nts.
lady, kic.
lake, ciwo'n, tul.
Lake Charles lake, te-u.
lame, kets, wan.
lance, tsa, yapu'x.
land, ne.
land measure, iwef.
language, ko-i.
lap, to; am.
lard, 6n, hi'yen.
large, hets, icka'm, mets, uici, uc.
lark, itsk, cokco'c, tsila'm, tfit.
last, hal. It, kawiya, pe.
laugh, to; ha'yu.
laurel, bi'lafi, nee, te.
lazy, hilak.
lead, com, tik.
leaf, wac.
leak, to; hop, Ik.
lean, pax.
leaning, talanka'-u.
leather, til.
leave, to; na-u, nul, pots, ta, tl.
leech, lam.
left (hand), kets.
leg, lower; tuts.
leg, upper; mal.
leg (of table), hika't.
lend, to; mok.
leopard, came.
lessen, to; hitso'n.
let, to; in, na-u.
let out, to; ta.
let us! -lo.
letter, a; yul.
level, pal.
liana, te-i.
liar, a, uc, wan, ySm.
liberal, tol.
lid, pac, cixt.
lie, to; holli, nihu, nok, nul, tixt (sing.),
yoxt (pi.).
lie, to (a falsehood)
;
ySm.
life, pistaggs.
lift, to; iye', kon (?).
ligament, nal.
light, yil.
light, to; tim, yil.
light (in weight), kon, tla-u.
lighten, to; mak, ne, yim.
lightning, yil, yim.
lightning bug, nats, yil.
lightning rod, kon.
like, nak, tuka'-u.
like, to; icuhe, ite'-u.
lily, marsh; ai, talko'p, texilk.
limb, nee, teka'-uc.
line, yul.
lip, kat.
liquid, ak.
listen, to; nak, pax.
little, hitso'n, ico'l, cka.
little, a; a'tna.
live, to; ka, ke, nul, to, wan^
lively, co'yuan.
liver, kStsk.
lizard, ma' kets, nishtomam..
loathe, to; yakst.
lock, an, lak.
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lock, to; lak.
log, nee.
long, man.
longtime, a; kxil.
look, to; hu.
look like, to; tuka'-u.
look after, to; ya-u.
look for, to; iiii.
looking-glass, it, hu.
lookout, to be on the; ini.
loose, to; pots.
lope, to; pol, tsat.
lose, to; axli(c).
lots of, he-u.
loud, maghasu, ots.
louse, nin, tsll.
love, to; ite'-u, lem, c5t.
low, mok, ne.
low (water), nal, tsak.
low, to; hon.
lower, ne.
lowered in front, po-ol.
luck, tol.
lumber mill, kin, tam.
luminary, yil.
lump, mak.
lungs, itsk, tsats.
lynx, netswopst, cake,
maggot, nats.
magnolia, hila'n, man, nee, te, wac.
maize, neeoum, tso'-ots.
make, to; ka, na-u.
make baskets, to; ko.
make do, to; wae.
make fun of, to; ha'jai, iwe-u.
male, i-ol, ca.
man, a; i-ol, ca.
mane (of horse); na-u', te.
manure, it.
many, he-u, mon.
many times, ti'mka.
marble (to pla,y with), ee.
Mardi Gras, &n, hiwe'-u, yil.
mare, tsanu'k.
mark, yul.
xnark, to; yul.
marrow, tuts, wa.
marry, to; hila'-i, yal, yil.
marsh, ai, kotsk(o).
marsh lily, talko'p, texlk.
mash, to; lik.
master, ki'wilc.
mat, kai.
match, kol, la-u.
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match box, ka-u, kol, la-u, teyo'
matter, to be the; ka.
me, hi-, wet.
meadow, loxk.
meadow lark, itsk, tsila'm.
meal, kop, li.
mean, hatse-e'c, yol.
mean, to; co.
measure, to; iwef.
meat, al.
medicine, te-i.
medicine, a kind of; hi'laii, te-i.
meet, to; kin.
meeting place, kin, ta-i.
mend, to; ka, ka-i.
merchant, yik.
Mermentau River, I'nmanta-u.
mew, to; hon.
Mexican, Tsa'yon.
Mexico, ne, Tsa'yon.
midday, ka'khau.
middle, kima'ti.
midnight, iti', kima'ti.
mile, iwef, ne.
milk, nik.
mill, li, tso'-ots.
mill, to; hat-, ka.
mind, to; ya-u.
mischievous, co'yuan.
missile, a small; com.
mist, to; po'.
mix, to; mak.
moccasin, na-u.
moccasin snake, otse.
mock, to; iwe-u.
mocking bird, ko-i, takis, tots.
moist, ak, nak, won.
molar, iek^'m.
molasses, ak, ne, 61', cick.
mole, houm, mom.
Monday, hiwe'-u, pe, yil.
money, lak.
monkey, kue, mel, tuka'-u.
month, yil.
moon, iti', yil.
moor, to; hikon.
more, hal, it, iye'.
morning, iye', yil.
mortar, pa.
mosquito, tla.
moss, cit.
mother, huke't, teii.
mother-in-law, hica'n.
mound, mak.
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mount, to; tarn.
mountain, katt, mak, ne.
mourn, to; ilan, wan.
mouse, an, pak.
mouth, kat.
mouth (of a river), ntul.
move, to; iwan, tsip.
much, he-u, hiwe'-u.
mucus, mil.
mud, lu.
muddy, tlokc.
mulatto, i'ctoxc.
mulberry, cec.
mule, an, man.
mullet, pux, ya-u.
mumps, ko-i.
muscadine, hi'lan, wol.
musical instrument, a certain kind
of; nak.
mustache, kat, na-u'.
mute, ko-i.
my, wi.
myrtle bush, ine'.
myself, wi.
nail, i'col.
nail (of finger); ehuks(?), nak, tsox.
naked, wo'ciiia.
name, en.
naine, to; en, wa-u.
narrow, po.
nasty, ikau.
near, ipal, o, ol, tiwe.
near, to come; han.
nearly, han, nak, 51.
neck, inte', ko-i.
necklace, ok.
necktie, inte', ok, yul.
needle, hop, tol.
negress, kuc, mel.
negro, kuc, mel.
neigh, to; hai.
nephew, tens.
nest, pa.
nest (of ant), itsa'k.
net, yal, ya-u.
never, co.
new, 11, kalla.
new moon, yil.
New Orleans, ntin, uc.
newspaper, yul.
New Year's day, hiwe'-u, yil.
next, ha.
next to, (ot)kine.
nice, ci'liu.
niece, tens.
night, iti'.
nine, tegghuiau, woe.
nineteen^ hal, tegghuiau.
ninety, hi'yen, tegghuiau.
nipple, nik.
no !, a°, ha.
nobody, ca, co.
none, ha.
noon, itse', ka'khau.
north, hole.
northern, hole.
nose, uts.
nose ring, kom.
nostril, hop, uts.
not, ha.
nothing, co, cok, total.
nothing, for; kon, total.
now, a, eikun, kul, nak.
oak, to'pict, ka'ncinkc, kuts, nee, yiL
oar, hin.
obliged, hiwe'-u.
occiput, inte'.
ocean, kakau', tul.
ocelot (P), came, tek.
oesophagus, ko-i.
of, ot.
often, ti'mka.
oil, 6fi.
old, iolic, kop, wa'ci.
oldest, wa'ci.
old maid, kic, yuts.
omelet, itsai, ku, noha'mc.
on, ots, ot,
-p.
on account of,
-p.
on the bank of, o, oc.
on the edge of, o, oc.
on the point of, ol.
on the rim of, oc.
on the side, num.
on this side of, i'ti.
on the top of, ots.
once, tanu'k.
one, tanu'k.
one another, hok-.
only, ipu'ts.
open, to; pa-i, tel.
opossum, hi'yen, kak.
oppressive, hatte'.
or, n, tan, u.
orange (tree), nee, ne'tatat, tat..
order, to; wahi, wac.
other, tan.
ought, kan.
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our, yu.
ourselves, yu.
out, muks, pa-i, pe.
outdoors, puc.
outgrow, to; iye', yuts.
outside, puc.
oven, pal, cixt.
over, ma, ots, tsec.
over (across), icix.
over (finished), hanc, pe.
overcoat, man, ok.
overhead, ots.
overlap, to; man, tanu'k.
owl, a'nt'hu, wawact.
owl, horned; wolce'l.
owl, screech; woe, iti'.
own, to; ke.
ox, i-6l, coko'n.
oyster, uk.
pace, to; tsat, ti'-uxts.
paddle, hin.
paddle, to;kem.
pail, nee, cixt.
pain, he, lam, wai.
painful, he.
paint, 'n'ox.
paint, to; yul.
pair, tsik.
paling, tim.
palm (of hand), kima'ti, woe.
palmetto, ma'kpel.
palpitation, pak.
pantaloons, ca, ke.
pants, ke, ok, ca.
paper, ta'nstal.
parasol, ack.
parch, to; itsai.
parching pan, itsai.
parents, ca.
part, to; ti.
partridge, nelkitson.
pass, to; ti.
pass (of a river), ntul.
past, tsika't, kaki.
patasa, pitx.
path, wajQ.
pathway, wan.
paw, hika't.
pay, to; yik.
peach, tepu'k.
peanut, ku'lc-walc.
pearl, takine'n.
peas, kima'ti.
pecan, nee, pa'kan.
peel, to; lom.
peeling, tal.
pen, yul.
pencil, nee, yul.
penis, toto'e.
pepper, kuts, co, tayo'ts, tuka'-u.
perch, pitx.
perfume, hima'.
persimmon, ol'.
person, a; ca.
pestle, pa, wak.
petticoat, hui, ke.
pheasant, enke'wiet.
physician, i'pcok.
pick, to; yam.
picket, tim.
picture, iwe'-u, yul.
pie, ol', wak.
pierce, to; hop.
pig, hi'yen.
pigeon, togske.
pile, a; mak.
pile, to; mak.
pillow, ka.
pillowcase, ka, ka-u.
pimple, o, com, uk.
pin, mak, tol.
pinch, to; tstim.
pine, man, mun, nee.
pink, kuts.
pipe, tslct, tluk.
pistol, pem.
pitcher, cixt.
pith, CO.
pity, to; icuhe.
place, kahiya'.
place, to; itol, na-u, ne.
plane, kats, ne.
plane, to; kats, ne.
plank, nee, pal.
plant, a; hi.
plant, to; hi.
plantain (?), a-i.
plaquemine, ol'.
plate, ka, pal, cixt.
play, eo'yuan.
play, to; anka, wan.
play (on an instrument), to; nak.
playful, eo'yuan.
pleased, lik, tsie.
plenty, he-u.
pliant, li.
plow, a; ne, pom.
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plow, to; pom.
plowman, ne, pom.
plowshare, ne, pom.
plucky, call.
plum, kuts, tep'u'k.
plunge, to; Ik, mak.
(plural), -kit, te.
pocket, hop, kom.
pod, kima'ti.
point, uts.
point, to; nak.
poison, katse-e'c, te'-i.
poison vine, he, tsat.
poker, kitso'nc.
polecat, cikitic, tsinniu.
policeman, kon, ca.
polished, kats.
pond, ai, kotsk(o).
pond lily, hop, kat.
pony, tsanu'k.
poor, lak.
poplar, tai.
pork, al, hi'yen.
porpoise, pun.
portrait, i\ve'-u, yul.
possess, to; ke.
post, tlop.
post, to; ke.
post oak, yil.
pot, pal, cixt.
potato, kong'n.
potato, marsh; ai.
pottary, lu.
pound, to; 6m.
power, hiwe'-u.
powerful, hiwe'-u.
prairie, loxk.
prairie chicken, enke'wict, hom, on.
pray, to; wen.
prayer bead, ko-i, takine'n.
preach, to; ko-i, wan.
pregnant, com.
prepare, to; itol.
prepared, to be; pe.
present, a; mic.
previously, ha'hu, it.
prick, to; ka-u, tlop.
prickly ash, nee, ciwa't, te.
prickly pear, kti-i.
priest, in, ca.
prison, an, lak.
proceed, to; ti.
property, cok.
protector, pa°ts.
protrude, to; kam.
proud, tsen, tsil.
provisions, ya.
prune, kuts, tep'u'k.
pull out, to; icul, kon.
pumpkin, moyum.
punch, to; man.
pup, ic5'l, cul.
puppy, ico'l, cul.
purple, uc.
pursue, to; nik'ha'-u.
push, to; man, tsan(c).
put, to; itol, na-u, ne.
put in, to; in, ke.
put in order, to; iwil.
put into, to; hoi, ka-u.
quail, tsila'm, nelkitson.
question, to; in.
quick, lak, man.
quicker, ha, maii.
quickest, ha, man.
quickly, ha, maii.
quiet, elan, ti'uxts.
quiver, ka-u, tik.
rabbit, an, pon, well.
raccoon, wA'lkol.
rail, nee, tam.
rail, iron; kuts.
rain, kakau', won.
rain, to; kakau'.
rainbow, min, paxts.
raise, to; its-, yuts.
raised bread, pe-u.
raisins, a'lin.
rapidly, lak, ti-u.
rat, an, pak.
rattle, to; coii.
rattlesnake, otse'.
raven, kak.
raw, il.
razor, lac, na'-u'.
read, to; hu.
ready, itol, pe.
real, uc.
receive, to; kon.
reciprocally, hok-.
rectangular, man.
red, kuts, ofg.
red bug, pitsiyu'.
red paint, 'n'ox.
Red River, kuts, ta-i.
redden, to; kuts.
reed, act.
(reflexive), hat-.
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rejoicing, lik.
relations, ca.
relatives, ca.
relax, to; kom.
remain, to; ke, nul.
remember, to; uxts.
remove, to; tsip.
reproa-ch, to; he-u.
resemble, to; tuka'-u.
rest, the; tan.
restless, ke, ti'iixts.
return, to; 6, pa-i.
revolve, to; mic.
rhume, aktsa'-u.
rib, iautall, wext.
ribbon, po.
rice, te-u.
rich, ke.
ride, to; ite-u.
ridgy, wak.
rifle, pem.
right hand, te, tol, woe.
rim, oc.
rind, tal.
ring, ke.
ring, to; con.
ring shaped, nak, woe.
ripe, lak, ne,
rise, to; iye', o.
river, akon(st), ta-i.
rivulet, ico'l, ta-i.
road, wajQ.
roar, to; kan, Ion.
roast, to; wak.
roast beef, coko'n, tiu.
roaster, wak.
roasting stick, tlop.
robe, ke.
robust, lak.
rock, wai.
rock, to; Avil.
rocking-chair, ite-u, ke, wil.
roily, tlokc.
roll, to; lum.
roller, lum.
roof, ots.
room, an.
rooster, i-ol, noha'mc, ca.
root, wll.
root, to; mM.
root beer, a'npats, kakau'.
rope, o.
rosary, takine'n.
rose, texlk, tim.
rot, to;ic.
rotten, ic.
rough, tsuk.
round, ktits, toko.
row, to; kem.
rowboat, kem, tu.
rub, to; kol, col, tsak, wo-i.
rugged, tsiik.
run, to; pakna'-u, tsat.
run, to (as a river) ; akna.
run after, to; nik'ha'-u.
rust, hatsi'l.
rusted, hatsi'l.
rusty, hatsi'l.
rustle, to; ecu.
sack, ka-u.
sad, elaii, ckal koptalS.
saddle, kipa'xc, nee.
sail, ok.
salmon color, tat, uc.
salt, ne, cick.
salt cellar, ka-u, ne, cick.
same, the; tan, tanu'k.
sand, ye-u.
sap, ak.
satisfied, lik.
Saturday, Sa'mgdi, yil.
sauce, 6n.
sausage, ko(l), kui.
savage, anian, yu'k'hiti.
saw, a; kin.
saw, to; kin.
sawdust (?), ak, nee.
sawmill, an, kiii, tam.
say, to; wan.
scab, kats.
scaffold, nee, ta.
scaffolding, nee, ta.
scald, to; la-u.
scale (offish), luc.
scalp, ica't, lac.
scalp, to; lac.
scalping knife, lac, kuts.
scare, to; nte-i, co(l).
scent, hima'.
scent, to; hima', mun.
scenting, muii.
schoolhouse, aii, uxts, yul.
schooner, ci(l), tu.
scissors, kuts.
scrape, to; kam.
scratch, to; kam, tsum.
scream, to; ko-i, yok.
screech, to; woe.
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screech owl, tem, woe.
sea, kakau', tul.
seal, to; pon, tsipal, yak, yul.
search, to; ifii.
season, ne.
seat, a; ke.
second, tsik.
see!, ki'ka.
see, to; hu.
seed, ots, co.
seize, to; kon, yal.
self, hat-, nuk.
sell, to; ylk.
send, to; o-i, ti, wahi, wac.
send for, to; ini.
sensible, uxts.
Serpent Bayou, otse, ta-i.
set, to; kohits (the sun), ots (a hen).
settle^j to; ke, nul.
settlings, kitsa'-u.
seven, pax.
seven hundred, pax.
seventeen, hal, pax.
seventy, hi'yen, pax, pon.
severe, hue'.
sew, to; cl(l).
sewing machine, cl(l).
shade, ack.
shade, to; ack.
shadow, ack.
shake, to; tsa-i.
shallow, nal.
shape, to; itol.
shaped, nak.
shark, kam, nok.
sharp, ox.
sharpen, to; ki'ni.
shave, to; lac.
shawl, ok, yul.
she, ha.
sheath, ka-u.
sheep, an, pon.
sheep tick, com, tsi'latsk.
shell, iwa'l, tal, uk.
sheriff, an, ko°, lak, ca, ya-u.
shield, pa°ts.
shin bone, tsi, tuts.
shine, to; lam, tol, yil.
shingle, nee, pal.
shining, lam.
ship, niltaks.
shirt, ka-u, ok.
shirt collar, inte', ok.
shiver, to (break); tsa(l).
shoe, na-u.
shoemaker, a; ka.
shoot, to; pern, pots.
shop, an, yik.
short, m5k.
should, kan.
shoulder, nok, te-u.
shove, to; ko(l), ko°, col, t8an(c).
shovel, ne, tarn.
shrimp, tsam, tuka'-u.
shucks, wac.
shut, to; pan.
sick, he, ctiu.
sickness, he.
side, ino, ku'cnak.
side (of body), iautall.
side, on one; inahi, num.
sieve, hll, hop, wol.
sift, to; hil.
silk, tot.
silver, kop, lak.
since, kaki, tsika't.
sinew, nal.
sing, to; yok.
sink, to; kohits.
si&fcer, elder; wet.
sister (of man), kicet, pen.
sister (younger), hile't.
sister-in-law, ntset.
sit, to; ke, to.
six, lat, tsik, talst.
sixfold, lat, c6m, tsik.
sixteen, hal, talst.
sixty, hi'yen, lat, pon, tsik, talst.
skiff, tu.
skin, tal, til.
skin, to; lac.
skip, to; pux.
skunk, ciki'tic, tsinniu.
sky, it'ha'ns, lak.
slander, to; hatse-e'c, ko-i, wan.
slanting, talanka'-u.
slap, to; pak.
slave, a; ke, ki'wilc.
sleek, kats.
sleep, to; oi.
sleet, ha-u, capa'ts.
sleeve, ok.
slender, pax.
slim, pax.
slipper, na-u.
slope, tlot.
sloping, talanka'-u.
slowly, ti'uxts.
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small, hitso'n, icol, cka, com.
Small Lake, yu'k'hiti.
smallpox, mak.
smart, tol, uxts.
smiart, to; he, lam, wai.
smell, to; hima', mun.
smell badly, to; ic.
smilax, tla'kict.
smoke, a; po', ci.
smoke, to; po'.
smioke (tobacco), to; tluk.
smokehouse, aii, po'.
smooth., kats.
snake, natkoi, otse'.
snake, a species of; on.
snake, garter; yul.
sneeze, to; uts.
snow, ha-u, ale.
snow, to; ha-u.
snowfall, ha-u.
so, nak, uc.
soak, to; ak, li.
soap, en.
sock, kop, na-u.
soft, li, tot.
soften, to; H.
soldier, wan.
sole (of foot), hika't.
sole (of shoe), hui, na-u.
somebody, ca.
some one, ca.
somersault, a; pats, pux.
something, -n&.
sometimes, to"unta'fm.
son, i-ol, cka, yuts.
son-in-law, wi.
song, yok.
soon, 51.
sorcerer, yon.
sore, mU.
sort of, nak.
soul, CO.
soul (of the dead), pix.
sound, to; kan, nak, con.
soup, hiku'.
sour, a'fipats.
source, ak, hop, o.
south, aki, pa'-i.
sow, hi'yen.
sow, to; pam.
spade, ne, tarn.
Spaniard, Tsa'yon.
speak, to; ko-i, wan.
spear, tsa, yapu'x.
speckled, tek.
spectacles, hu, wol.
speech, ko-i, yul.
spider, lam, tamhe'-uc.
spider web, hil, tamhe'-uc.
spill, to; tlom.
spine, tsi.
spinster, yuts.
spirits (of the dead), pix.
spit, to; kitu'c.
spittle, kitu'c.
split, to; pal, tam.
spool, ok, com, tokc.
spoon, no.
spot, yul.
spotted, tsop.
spring (of water), ak, hop, 5.
spring (of year), ilu', tempst, tut.
spur, ku'cnak, tlop.
spyglass, hu, pel.
square, kMs, man, tolc, yul.
squat, to; ke, yots.
squeal, to; wil.
squeeze, to; pats, tsan(c).
squirrel, hop, paktsa'kc, tkigpiim.
squirrel, flying; khilkau.
squirrel, ground; tkigpiim.
stab, to; man.
stable, an, tsanu'k.
stairs, pak, tam.
stamp, to; tsal.
stand, to; illitt, tsot, ta, to.
stand out, to; kam.
standing, tlo.
star, ic, ka'khau, hitso'n.
starling, tsumthimaan.
start, to; ka, ti.
stay, to; ke, to.
steal, to; tsan.
steam, wa-uc, won.
steamboat, po', tu.
step, pak.
step, to; pak.
stepfather, (hi)te't, pel.
stepmother, huke't, pel.
steps, tam.
stick, nee, tso'm.
stick into, to; tlop.
sticky, luc, tsipal.
stiff, lak.
still, elaii, ti'uxts.
still (yet), ik'hu'ntan.
sting, to; i-oil, ca°, tsa (snake).
stingy, ci-u.
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stink, to; ic.
stir, to; iwan.
stocking, kop, na-u.
stomach, kCp.
stone, wai.
stop, to; hanc, pe.
stop (a hole), to; tsak.
stopper, ka-u.
store, an, yik.
storm (of wind), a; hi.
stout, kome.
straight, ta-i.
strain, to; lak.
strangers, ca, taic.
strap, kaihi, til, ySm.
straw, tsak.
strawberry, kin, U.
stream, akon(st).
street, ntln, wan.
stretch, to; kon, man.
strike, to; pak, pam.
strike, to (as lightning) ; kon, mak.
string, o.
string of beads, takine'n.
stripe, yul.
striped, man, wak, yul.
strong, hiwe'-u, kome, lak, maghasu.
strong (liquids), he.
stuff, to; ko(l), kui.
stump, ktlts, nee.
stupid, co'yuan.
suck, to; ta, tots.
suck out, to; ta.
suction, tots.
sugar, ne, 51', cick.
sugarcane, ne, 61', cick, tu.
sugar mill, li, ne, ol', cick, tu.
sugar press, li ne, 51', cick, tu.
summer, ilu'.
sun, ic, ka'kha-u, lak, nagg.
sunbonnet, icat.
Sunday, hiwe'-u, yil.
sundown, kohits.
sunflower, lak, texlk.
sunrise, lye', ka'khau.
sunset, kohits.
suspenders, kaihi.
swallow, to; ktil.
swamp, ai, txut, tu.
swan, woo.
swap, to; make.
swear; to; he-u.
sweat, ats.
sweatr-house, ats.
sweat, to; ats.
sweep, to; cil(c).
sweet, ol', cick.
sweetening, ne, cick, 51'.
swell, to; pe-u.
swiftly, ti-u.
swim, to; lul, mak.
swing, a; pa-u.
swing, to; pa-u.
swollen, com.
table, itol.
tail, hal, te-u.
tail (of fish), kam, nok.
tailor, a; kuts.
take, to; icul, ko°, yal.
take away, to; koki.
take (medicine), to; a,m.
talk, to; ko-i.
talker, ko-i.
tall, mets.
tallow, gfi.
tar, 6n, nee.
tar, to; mun, col.
tarantula, lam, tamhe'-uc.
team, pom, coko'ii.
tear, to; ko°, tl6m.
teat, nik.
tell, to; wan.
ten, heissign, w5c.
tender, li.
tendon, nal.
terrapin, 5t.
testicles, kams.
Texas, ne, Tsa'yon.
than, it, ot.
thankful, hiwe'-u.
that, kut, ma, nak, ya.
that which, ka.
thee, n.
their, ha.
theirs, ha, ke.
them, ha, ca.
themselves, ha.
then, -5h6, ka-i.
there, ya.
therefore, nak, to'hinak.
they, ha, he-u, -ul. |^ ;|
thick, h6ts, kome, tsam, uici.
thief, a; ca, tsa,n.
thigh, mal.
thimble, ka-u, woe.
thin, pax.
thing, cok.
think, to; nai, wif.
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third, lat.
thirsty, kakau', ka-u, pix.
thirteen, hal, lat, woe.
thirty, heissign, lat, woe.
this, a, kut, nak, ya.
thorn, nit.
thorny, ox.
thou, n.
though, kco.
thought, nai.
thousand (and compounds), hi' yen,
iolic, pon, tsako'p.
thread, o, ok, com.
thread, to; o.
three, lat.
threefold, lat, pon, c6m.
thrice, lat.
throat, inte', ko-i, nal.
throw, to; pak, pam.
throw up, to; tan.
thumb, woe.
thunder, ka", kap, Ion, makhasu, ne.
thunder, to; kon, Ion.
thus, nak.
thyself, n.
tick, nin, tsil.
tick, sheep; tsi'latsk.
tick, wood; tsi'latsk.
tickle, to; tsikilik.
tide, kakau'.
tie, to; hikon, yam.
tiger, intok.
tiger cat, tek.
till, tik.
time, at the same; itol.
times (with numerals), c6m.
tired, hilak, p§t.
to, ot.
toad, a'kitoc.
tobacco, tslt.
tobacco pipe, tslt, tluk.
to-day, yil.
toe, hika't, tippell.
toenail, hika't, tsox.
together, hok-, c6m, tsam, tiwe.
to-morrow, yil.
tongue, nel.
to-night, iti'.
too, pa-i.
tooth, ots.
toothache, he, ots.
top, itse'.
top of, ots.
toward, ot.
towel, It, tsak, woe.
town, niin, ue.
track, pak.
trade, to; yik.
tramp, to; pak.
travel, to; ti, wan.
traveler, wan.
tree, kak, nee.
tremble, to; tsa-i.
triangular, lat uts.
trot, to; tsat.
trousers, ke.
trout, katpa'k.
true, uc.
trunk, teyo'.
truth, ue.
tub, na-u.
tube, hop, man, te.
tumbler, cixt.
turbid, tlokc.
turkey, ai, anian, noha'mc, skillig.
turkey buzzard, hi'lan.
turkey, water; ak, ts'ok.
turn, to; hat-, lum, mic, pa-i.
turn into, to; ko.
turnip, ick3,'m, wac, wil.
turtle, kone', naxts.
tweezers, tsum.
twelve, hal, ha'ppalst, tsik, woe.
twenty (and compounds), hal, heissign,
tsik, woe.
twice, pon, tsik.
twig, nee, teka'-uc.
twins, i-ol, tsik.
twist, to; pie.
two, ha'ppalst, tsik.
twofold, tsik.
ugly, ikau, ka'tse.
ulcer, uk.
umbrella, ack.
uncle (either side), waxc.
uncooked, il.
under, hui, ne.
underbrush, kome.
undershirt, hui, ok.
undulating, kol, yul.
uneasy, to be; anian, icvihe.
unfold, to; tel.
United States, mon, ne.
unlike, nak.
unripe, ak, ne.
until, tik.
unwell, tol.
up, its-, ots, te-u.
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upper, ots, te-u.
upset, to; tlom.
upstream, ot, te-u.
up to, tik.
us, ic-, yu.
used, to be; lik.
valise, teyo'.
veil, to; uts.
vein, an, poc.
venison, al, lans.
venom, otse', te-i.
vermilion, kuts, lak, 'n'ox.
vertically, man, ne.
vertigo, itse', iwan.
very, hiwe'-u, kuc, nak.
vessel, niltaks.
vest, m5k, ok.
vibrate, to; iwan.
view, to; hu.
village, nun, uc.
vine, tsapalst, te-i.
vine, a poisonous; tsat.
vinegar, a'npats, kakau'.
violet color, to, uc.
violet, to color; uc.
violin, nak.
visit, to; hu, non, o.
vomit, to; tan.
wagon, nee, pal.
waistcoat, mok, ok.
wait for, to; ya-u.
wake, to; its.
walk, to; non, wan.
walk fast, to; tsat.
wall, wal.
walnut, black; ots, tsa(l).
walnut, white; yegg.
want, to; ko.
want, not to; one.
war, wan.
war chief, wan.
warehouse, yik.
warm, ilu'.
warrior, wan.
warpath, waii.
wash, to; pats, tsak.
wasp, i-oii, min.
watch, a; iwef, ka'khau.
watch, to; hu, ini, tol, ya-u.
watch cover, iwef.
water, ak, kakau'.
water, salt; he.
water moccasin, otse'.
water turkey, ts'ok.
wave, wal.
wave, to; wal.
wavy, kol, tuka'-u, wal, yul.
wax, 6n, ok.
way, "wan.
we, ic-, -lo, -ts61, wi, yu.
weak, min.
weapon, nats.
weary, hilak.
weave, to; ok.
wedge, nee, tarn.
week, a; yil.
weep, to; hai, yo-u.
weevil, tso'-ots, ya.
well, tol.
well (adv.), nak.
well, a; hop, kakau'.
west, hiki'.
wet, ak, li.
wet, to; ak, li, yack.
wheat, wak.
wheel, lum, nee, pal.
when, -n.
where, kahiya', itha'n, ma.
wherefore?, cok.
whet, to; ki'ni.
whetstone, ki'ni, kMs, ce.
whether, n.
which, hatna', ka.
while, a, eikun.
whip, a; pats.
whip, to; pats.
whirl, to; no, pa-u, wol.
whirlwind, hi, no.
whisky, kitsa k.
whistle, a; woe.
whistle, to; woe, yok.
white, kop.
whiten, to; kop.
white of egg, kop, ku.
white people, ka-u, ki'wilc.
whittle, to; kuts.
who, ca, ci'ne-u.
whole, man, mon.
whooping-cough, i-ofi, ko-i.
why?, cok.
wicked, yol.
wide, uici.
widow, hipa', kic.
widower, hila'-i.
wife, hila'-i, kie, nikiil.
wild, anian.
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wildcat, netswopst, nia'l, cake, tek.
wii'lkol.
will-o'-the-wisp, kic, yuts.
wind, hi, iit, kafi, pats.
windstorm, hi.
wind up, to; tokc.
window, a; kat, mok, pan.
window glass, hu.
windpipe, kiim'n.
wine, kakau', kuts.
wing, hika't, ka-u, nok.
winnower, yaxts.
winter, a'kmalc, allstcumat
wipe, to; tsak.
wise, lekke'.
wish, to; ko.
witch, kic, j'on.
with, ol,
-p, tiwe, we.
without, ha.
wizard, yon.
wolf, came, y^lic.
woman, kic, nikiil.
wood, kak, nee.
wood (forest), kak.
wooden, nee.
wood tick, tsi'latsk.
wool, na-u'.
word, ko-i, yul.
work, to; ka.
world, the; it'ha'ns, ne.
worm, nats.
worn out, lik.
wound, to; eaki.
wrap, to; tokc, yints.
wrathful, i-u(c).
wriggle, to; iwan.
wrist, mak, woe.
write, to; yul.
writing, a; yul.
yard, kak, tim.
ye, n.
ye! (imperative), -to.
year, ilu'.
yeast, a'npats, wak.
yellow, kop, tat.
yellow fever, la-u, tat.
yes, ha.
yesterday, kut, tem.
yet, ik'hu'ntan, tan.
yolk, ku, tat.
yonder, nak, ya.
you, n, -t6m.
young, hitso'n, ico'l, eec, com.
youngest, hitso'n.
your, n.
yours, ke.
yourself, n.
youth, a; kun, yuts.
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