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apalua, pal;hamgin. 2) ahove^ higher than ; seldom used 

 in this sense, cf. hatch^apala'h ; <' up towards" is expressed 

 by a'liba fatsan. 

 Apala'htsuklalgi 8, 10; same as Pala'htchuklalgi ; see Pa- 



la'htchukla. 

 apalatas cf. aweikas, q.v. 



apalua, apallua a part, a portion of %^ 22; the rest^ remain- 

 der, apaluat apoki sasatis a portion settled down 18, 3 ; 

 cf. apala'h. 

 api (« short) i) stetfi, stalk., trunk of tree; 2) pole, hatidle 

 adsh^imapi maize-stalk. Occurs also in talapi cob, ear; 

 Nofapi nom. pr. , pukabi, etc. 

 apiyatas, apiyis, apia'lanit, etc.; cf. ayas. 

 apingalidshas, pi. of obj. apingalakuidshas ; pret. apingala- 



kui'htchas / scare off. take aivay by frightening. 

 apokis, pi. of laikas, q.v. 



apoki ta village; settlement o^ owe. tv'ihe, group, cluster; ha- 

 bitation of a body of persons, apopokita settlements of 

 many groups or tribes. Der. apokis ; cf. laikita, kakida. 

 a'sa, pron. dem. yon, yonder, that o?ie over there; refers to 

 objects seen at a distance, isti asa hui'lat that man stand- 

 ing out there; asa-tati that yonder first. 

 asitch'has I shoot back, I shoot in return with 16, 21. Der 



itch'has. 

 asossas i) I bring out, make come out; pret. asosayas / 

 have brought out. 2) asossis, when intrans. as in 8, 20 is 

 from a-6ssas, q.v. 

 assi i) hair; issi his, her hair. 2) /<?«/", viz. "hair of plant" ; 

 archaic form u'ssi. 3) black drink, an exhilarating bever- 

 age made of the leaves of Ilex cassine, a kind of haw, and 

 in use among all Indian tribes of the Southern vStates. 

 The tree is a species of evergreen, leaves ^ to i inch long ; 

 it is called in Creek sometimes assi lupiitski (tree of) small 

 leaves, but more frequently assi leaves 16, 33 ; cf. tsutki. 

 assitchas, pi. of subj. assidshis I pursue, hunt, follow up, 

 chase, assitchatis pursued them 14, 10. assitchi while 

 pursuing, -vhen following up, 16, 26. 

 a'ta, a da below, in lower part of. hatchi ima'ta down 

 stream; cf. hatchata. 



