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those zvJio had been busy (or ii/oviiig" about) making the 

 ■white path 24, 15. 16 ; ya-ulitchii/an-tun to move in the white 

 path 23, 1 1 ; ya-uhdso/ sonabahos should be prominent 

 through influence or authority, lit. "should be going about 

 (as speakers, rulers, or commanders)" 22, 8 ; yatut ya-ulid- 

 shishi'lut limmihin they ivere certain that people had been 

 there^ or people had been there tvithout doubt 23, 7 ; ya- 

 ulidshitigus they would not stir^ move about in a healthy 

 condition 22, 6. The above passages show that this verb 

 is often used as a mere auxiliary to be^ embodying the addi- 

 tional idea of motion. Cf. I'ligas, under tchukulilis ; also 

 ummilis. 



ayamkalis, du. & pi. ayamkigas I am xuith., I am together 

 xvith ; "laki ayamkun and arrozus going with it 22, 32 ; 

 ayamkan isayak ; cf. isayalis. 



ayi bed., couch; imayi i-a/nun Jinder their beds 25, 19. 



ayiktchi, a-iktchi i) any of the smaller plants or weeds: 

 herbi weed., moss., etc. 2) plant serving as a medicine ; 

 medicinal drug^ medicine 21,32. 22,4; ayitchiVska (subj. 

 case with -ska) sorts of medicinal herbs 21, 14. 



ayiktchiimi, aiktchumi, pi. ayiktchiima'li Indian conjurer., 

 medical practitioner ; hilis'; haya in Creek. 



ayoga/tchi overlaid to a certain depth; tali ayoga/tchut 6m- 

 mig having rocks scattered about 23, 13 (subj. ha'htchi 

 Kolosi). Der. ayi; cf. hayo/ki. 



ayokaha/tchi, hayoka"ha/tchi burnings blazing ; on fire 

 21, 13. 23, 29. Der. tchayokahas. 



ayosi/tchi reaching Just so high., iust up to 22, 21. 



ay o sin reaching up to; up to. 



ak-, prefix analogous in function to ak-, the Creek prefix, q.v. 



aka, -a/a, -aka, -aka, -ak, -ka, -7a, -ga, particle chiefly used in 

 an additive sense, and suffixed to nouns, pronouns and verbs. 

 It is frequently enclitic, and when sufiixed to substantives 

 or other nouns it can become inflected by case, i) Also., 

 too., likewise : hadshitiilam' aka the eagle also 22, 35 ; ifon; 



a/a his bones also 23, 30 ; kitischa/at hatkakat the red 



ones also the white ones 22, 38 ; apaluakat and on the 



other side 23, 31 ; istiikla/a two together 21, 36: tchi/nak 



