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Amathla, Foke Luste Hajo, Conhathee Mico, and Foshutchee Mico 

 fled to Fort Brook and encamped under the protection of the guns. 

 CHITTEE YOHOLO, a Seminole chief of note. He was a 

 voung man at the time of the Seminole War, but, beitjg a venture- 

 some warrior, he soon rose to prominence and received honors from 

 his tribe. He was given several names. After killing his first 

 white man he was called Chewasty Emathla. After he had killed 

 several white men and received several names in succession he was 

 christened Olocta Tustennugge. He afterwards emigrated to 

 Arkansas. 



LANGUAGE. 



The two principal languages spoken by the Indians now resident 

 in Florida are known as Okeechobee and Miami. They are quite 

 different, although many of the Indians speak both languages. That 

 spoken by Robert Osceola, Old Charlie, Tom Tiger, and the other 

 New River Indians is the Okeechobee dialect, and is undoubtedly 

 modified Creek or Muskogee. I was unable to learn what language 

 is spoken by the Miami Indians, but it is quite different. The 

 majorit}^ of the words which I have included in the following vocab- 

 ulary have been obtained through conversations with Robert Osceola 

 (Gart-sum-a-tel-e-kee) and other Indians with whom I have hunted. 



VOCABULARY. 



An Indian Estee-sar-tsee. 



White man Estee-hat-kee. 



Negro Estee-lustee. 



Man Estee. 



Woman Hock-tee. 



Child Es-to-chee. 



Scalp E-kah-hal-pee. 



Tooth Nut-tee. 



Hand In-kee. 



Leg Hats-ka-wah. 



