116 LH^] trans. ST. LOUIS ACAD. SCIENCE. 



account of the smoke 12, 39. 2) conj. : on tJiat account ^ 

 therefore : akasamdgid omeka believing it on that account 

 18, 15. Der. omas, -ga. 



omitchas, pi. of obj. omitcha'dshas I continue, keep on; imo- 

 mitcha'dshin continuing in regard to itself (reflective 

 function of im-) ; is connected with a verbal in -t (-d) : in- 

 lo/atid to devour from them 8, 25. Der. omas i). 



o pang a dance. The various dances performed at the busk 

 festivity are mentioned i. 177- 



opunayiis, abbr. punayas I talk, speak, converse with ; ham. 

 ma'kit opunayatis he spoke thus, he related as follows ; lit. 

 "this saying he spoke" 8,3; oponayat him speaking 18^ 

 14; imponayatis they spoke to them 16,34; impuna'yipat 

 talking to them (-ip- medial voice, p. 60) ; opunayit okatis. 

 he spoke thus, lit. "he sounded thus when speaking" 8, 16. 

 Der. unayas. 



OS, o's, OS, contr. from o'mis, 6mis ; cf. 6mas. 



()sotchi, Osutchi, Usutchi, coll. Osotchalgi, nom. pr. Osotchi 

 Indian of the Lower Creeks S, 14 ; the town still exists in the 

 Indian Territory, consolidated with Chehaw (Tchiaha) and 

 counting about 35 persons in 1878 ; situated about 65 miles 

 N.W. of Yutala. 



ossati, ossati rising ; only used in connection with hasi : ha'si = 

 ossati in the east, at the place of sunrise, lit. "where the 

 sun issues'" 8, 26. 10, 13. Der. ossas. 



6ssas, osas, du. wiilgis, ulgis, and wulho/kis ; pi. sossis, sosis, 

 isossis / come out, issue from; ossi o'dshan, lit. "at the 

 place where it comes out" 10, 10 ; Manin ossit rising out of 

 a mountain 10, 2. wulhok/aita or wulhok/a'-ita (-a-it, -at) 

 we two came out of., left, seceded., p. 61. Cf. a-6ssas, i'la- 

 ossas, i'lossas. 



Osta, nom. pr. of Ousta, miko of the Kasi'hta Indians 8, 9. 

 Explained in Commentary, p. 27. 



o'sti, osti, \\%\\ foitr 10.26; italuat o'stiga as there are four 

 tribes 12, i. 



pafnay is, pi. pafpaniyis I am swift, nimble (in running, flying 

 etc.) ; pafnis he is s%vift, quick ; pafpanis they are swift. 



