academy op sciences] MOKPHOLOGY AND SYNTAX 149 



§ 166. EXCLAMATIONS 

 'ahq' watch out ! careful ! also 'ahq" — 'ahq'ahq'ahq or 'ahq' — hqhq'hqh q (pronounced very quick). 

 'a'hiihiihu (very quick) reflex to a very sudden pain. 



V an indication that one is listening, interspersed in the narrative of the speaker; like "y es " 

 in a telephone conversation indicating that the person addressed hears and understands; only 

 used by men. 



V- alas! expressing regret. 



'«*-, c\ks, ehq'ni wani'yazq k\ oma'yakilake sni': alas! daughter before your being ill you told me not 

 (alas, daughter! why did you not tell me before that you were ill) 



'e*' an exclamation used by young men and boys for "fussing" girls. 



'eit, eit, eit (diphthongs), probably recent; the same as the preceding (t not released). 



V . . . V often used when watching a game, V (very snort) when a batter hits a ball and 

 the second e- when the result is seen. 



'eya' — i' hesitating beginning, like: well. 



'etq'sto'k, tq'sto'k (etq'hq out of, s adversative ; to'k'a what) what of it ! (like a shrug of the shoul- 

 ders). 



'eyd (said by men) well! (mild surprise). 



'e'yahahe'' a shout of praise, admiration for someone who has done a great deed; always 

 follows the name of a person (shouted). 



c'etq'-sapa-' e'yahahe' hurrah for Black-Hawk! 



'eya'hjkte so he will say! implying disbelief in the claim made by the speaker. 



'eya'h\kle tukte'l wiwo'ha-i nq so she will say when she goes to live with her husband's people (i. e., here 

 in our family you talk that way, but if you want to be admired you will be more careful when living 

 with your husband's people) 



'eya' he" such impudence! (he says it, poor fool! see he'). 



'eh&-' is that so? 



'eha'kal 'e's ('eha'ke finally) finally, anyway, with a tinge of contempt or spite. 



'ehq'ni k'iyu'se s'a k'% 'eha'kal 'e's lehq'l i'awo'yaptapi yu'tahe formerly she was hard on him all the time 

 (past) , finally anyway at this time his leavings she is eating 



'ehu- {u very high and long drawn out) uttered through cupped hands in four directions; 

 calling the supernaturals, followed by smoking and prayer. 



'ece"ece"ece' disapproval (used by women) (becoming obsolete). 

 'ec*&-' an expression of contempt. 



ec'd-' lei'yq ye lo bah, he is a woman (a coward) 



'i' 'i' V serves you right! expression of pleasure in discomfiture of someone. 



'i'wjska's, 'ic*e'w\s see tfe'wj, (p. 152) 



'iho' see ho. 



'ina' mother! exclamation used by women when suddenly afraid of danger (perhaps the same 

 as hina'). 



'y' expression of reluctance used by shy children (low voice). 

 'iho" just as I said, expected; if followed by sentence 'iho'. 



A woman had treated her husband badly. When she expressed herself mourning his death, an old 

 woman said to her 'iho', 'iho' sce"p'q: le'c'ecakta tk'a 'ohi'tinic'ila k'%! kahq'l 'es to'k'a ka now see 

 the result, sister-in-law, it was going to be like this and yet you thought yourself so hard at that 

 time 



'i'Uii' quick (more air than vowel) (very short) said when suddenly feeling cold water on the 

 body. 



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