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hinyf hinyf hin%' (said by women) hyhi' ' ; h%hyM' ; h%he' ; hyhuhe' (said by men), sudden 

 surprise. 



hi (very short, said once or several times) an exclamation expressing disappointment at lack 

 of success in any attempt (like throwing a stone and missing) or when tripping; also used when 

 sneezing or twitching of muscles forbodes ill 100. 4. 



hi'yqka' , t'iyqkd (-^Wo' -hi'yqka') wait a minute! 56.5 (men also say hi'yqka yo). 



h6, ih6 ready now (mild), now is time to start; go ahead! 



ho'yt (said by men), ho'na (said by women) expresses indifferent agreement, "all right." 



ka'k'i mji'kte! ho' ye We'll go there! All right! 

 Also introducing a suggestion: 



ho'na n%we' -%y{kte. ho'na What do you say, we'll go swimming. All right (woman sp. to woman) 



hokahe' or hukahe' (short) ready! exclamation for the start of a race or a joint effort. 



hoh see 'oh. 



husti' see usti". 



hyhuhe' 1.5, 2.8. 



hy,he"e (said by men) alack! this came out wrong (only applied to matters of minor impor- 

 tance) ; also used by old women. 



hm: (quite high, with hand held over mouth) surprise; like: for pity's sake! (woman 

 speaking). 



mina- (woman speaking) expression of pretended (sometimes real) fear. 



lililililili said very rapidly with high voice, only by women. It is the cry of the screech owl 

 as expressed in Teton, used to acclaim the brave deeds of warriors, used by female relatives or 

 other women. Not used by Yankton and Santee. 



lall (said by women) from lahca (la-fica very). 



'osni'lah how cold it is! 

 mac'u'witalah my! I am cold 

 wic'a'sa waste'lah isn't he handsome! 

 Men say 'osni' lahcake lo' it is cold indeed! 



ta'kole' why should I! (ta'ku what; ole' to seek). 



tq'sto'k see etq'sto'k. 



to' (mild assent) aU right! 



tos yes, surely; see k'e'yas tos, k'e'yas tostos 166.5 



to'k see c'i' to'k. 



to'k'a huwo-', man sp. to'k^ahuwe" woman sp. to what end! why should that happen to 

 me? (exclamation used in mourning); also a question: what is the trouble? 



tok*e expresses surprise (also adverb). 



to'k%'s, to'k'nq's is that all? (see also p. 143). 



tuwa' 'ak'a'ksa' impossible! ('a^a' on purpose, ka kind of; 'esa' even though) (see also ad- 

 verbs). 



tuld: surprise, for shame! (becoming obsolete). 



t'i'yqka' see hi'yqka'. 



t'o', 'it*o' a word accompanying imperatives or exhortatives, if nothing important is involved. 



'it'o' yus'i'yewayikte let me scare him! — 'it'o' ski'miciyi M nq wo' wakam.nikte let me bestir myself and 

 take food out of courtesy to him; — 'it'o' wo'wapi mak't^na, 'ec'a's t'iya'ta yak'i' k{hq write to me 

 (give me a writing) won't you, when you get home; — 'it'o' de wak'a'ke suppose I dig this (Santee, 

 Riggs 83.13) 



" Reflexive instead of the expected ski'mic'iya. Cf. ici'kte he hung, choked himself, and ic'i'kte he killed himself. 



