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a-ske', n. the tufl or hunch of hair which some 



Dakotas wear on the top of their heads : a^ke 



yuwipi, the hunch of hair tied up. 

 a-ske'-har), v. n. (a and skehaij) to frisk or 



jump ahout on. 

 a-skom'-ya, axlv. crookedly, in an arched man- 

 ner. 

 a-sko'-pa, v. n. (a and ^kopa) to he crooked on 



or arched. 

 a-sma', v. n. (a and sma) to he deep, as water, o/n 



any place. 

 a-sni'-za, v. n. (a and sniia) to he wilted or 



lolthered on or for. 

 a-so'-ka, v. n. (a and soka) to he thick, as a board, 



on any thing. 

 a-Bo'-ta, V. n. (a and sota) to he smoky on or at. 

 a-spar)', v. n. (a and spai)) to be cooked or humt 



on or hy any thing. 

 a-stun'-ya, v. a. to cause to thaw cm, — astun- 



waya. 

 a-stu'-ta, V. n. (a and stuta) to thaw on any 



thing. 

 a-sui]'-pa, V. n. (a and suppa) to shed on, as the 



quills of geese. 

 a-su'-ta, V. a. (a and suta) to miss, fail of, — 



asuwata. 

 a'-ta, suffix, prep, to, at, on. When suffixed to 



nouns ending in a, it becomes ta alone, as maga, 



a field, magata, at the field ; in other cases, a y 



is introduced for euphony, as ti, a house, tiyata, 



to the house ; oai), wood, caijyata, at the woods. 

 a-ta'-go-sa, v. a. (a and tagosa) to spiit on any 



thing, — atagowasa. 

 a-ta'-kir)-yar), adv. leaning on, not jierjyendi- 



cular : wi atakiijyaq yarjka, the sun is declining. 

 a-ta'-kpe, v. a. (a and takpe) to make an attack 



on, — atawakpe. 

 a-tail', V. a. to care for, have respect for, — awa- 



tar) ; atai)sni, to disregard, throw aivay. 

 a-tar)'-ii), v. n. (a and taijii)) to appear on, he 



manifest. 

 a-tar)'-iii-ir), v. red. of ataijiij. 

 a-tar)'-ir)-siii-yar), adv. in a lost manner. 

 a-tar)'-il]-yai), adv. appearing, manifestly. 

 a-tai^'-ka, v. n. (a and ta:oka) to he large on or 



in addition to ; to be larger. 

 a-tar)'-ka-dai), dim. of ataijka. 

 a-tar)'-ka-ya, adv. widely, extensively. 

 a-taj}'-se, adv. silently, stilly : ataijse yai)ka. 

 a-ta'-pa, v. n. (a and tapa) to follow after on any 



thing. 

 a-ta'-sa-ka, v. n. (a and tasaka) to become stiff 



or luird on, as clothes, — amatasaka. 

 a.-tas'-ta-za, v. n. red. of ataia ; to he rough or 



,^;«. wave.!: on one, as water. 



a-ta'-te-yar)-pa, v. n. (a and tateyaijpa) to blow 



upon any thing, as the wind does. 

 a-ta'-tpe, v. Same as atakpe. 

 a-ta'-ya, v. a. to go directly to any thing ; to he 



fortunate in reference to, — atawaya. 

 a -ta-ye-dai], adv. directly, without a medium : 



atayedai) e<!amoi), / did it myself or personally ; 



atayedai) malvu, he gave it directly to me. 

 a-ta'-za, v. n. (a and taza) to he rough or in 



waves on one, — amataia. 

 a-te', n. father, my father ; niyate, thy father ; 



atkuku, his or her father. 

 a-te', V. n. (a and te) to become blue ; ate eyaku, 



to take a blue stain. Same as ato. 

 a-te'-ca, v. n. (a and teca) to become new on. 

 a-tem'-ya, v. a. (a and temya) to eat up or 



devour on, — atemwaya. 

 a-te'-pa-h.ar), part, worn off short on. 

 a-te'-ya, v. a. to have for a father ; to sustain 



the relation of child to a man, — atewaya, ateyaya, 



ateuriyaijpi. Among the Dakotas one's father's 



brothers are also called ate. 

 a'-te-ye-dai), adv. Same as atayedar). 

 a-ti', V. n. (a and ti) to build a house or put up a 



tent at or on ; to pitch a tent or encamp at for a 



certain purpose : psir) ati, to camp at the rice. 

 a-ti'-pa-har), part, crisped or drawn up on. 

 a-tkir)', v. n. (a and tkii)) to be damp on. 

 a-tku'-ku, n. his or her father. 

 a-to', V. n. (a and to) to become blu£ or green on : 



ato eyaku, to take a blue or green stain. 

 a'-to-kai), adv. in another place, to another pilace. 

 a-to'-ksu, V. a. (a and toksu) to carry or draw 



any thing on, — atowaksu. 

 a-toi)'-'wai), V. a. (a and toijwai]) to look to or 



at, — awatoqwai), uijkatoijwaijpi. 

 a-tor)'-'wai]-yai), v. a. to cause to look at ; to 



make a village at or on a place, probably because 



by making a village people are caused to look to 



or at a place, — ator)\vai)ur)yai)pi. 

 a-tpa'-gar), v. a. (a and tpagai)) to part with 



one's own for a purpose, — awatpagaij. 

 a-tpa'-hi, v. a. (a and tpahi) to gather up one's 



own on something. 

 a-tpa'-mde-ea, v. a. (a and tpamdeca) to break 



in pieces one's own on something. 

 a-tpas', cont. of atpaza. 

 a-tpa'-spa, v. n. (a and tpaspa) to disappear, go 



out of sight, fade away, as clouds, or as the sun 



disappears at night. 

 a-tpas'-ya, v. a. to darken, overshadow, — atpas- 



waya. 

 a-tpas'-ya, adv. darkly, obscurely. 

 a-tpa'-ta, v. a. (a and tpata) to cut up or carve 



one's own on any tiling. 



