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CUQS, n. my daughter ; used only when an 



address is made to the individual. 

 eur)-ya', v. to have for an elder sister, — mi($U5- 



waya, curjkuyaya. 

 CU-pe', n. marrow. 



eu-sni', adj. cool, as dewy mornings and even- 

 ings. 

 eu-Sta'-ka, adj. damp, dewy, wet. 

 cu-te', n. the side under the arm, pleura ; cute 



pahdoka, to make holes in one^s flesh, as one in 



mourning. 

 eu-ti'-cir), v. to carry at the side or under the arm, 



as a powder-horn or shot-pouch, strapped over 



the shoulder and coming down under the arm. 

 cu-ti'-ki-eii), v. pos. of duti<Jii). 

 CU-tu'-hu, n. a rib, the ribs. 

 eu-'Wi', n. the side, pleura : cuwi mayazai), my 



side aches. 

 eu-Avi'-hu, n. the ribs. 

 cu-wi'-pa-ha, n. the prominent part of the side 



beloiD the arms. 

 eu'-'wi-ta, adj. cold, feeling cold, used only of 



living things, — macuwita, niduwita, uijcuwitapi. 

 eu'-ya, v. a. to cause dew, — cuwaya. 



6, the fourth letter of the Dakota alphabet. It has 

 the peculiar or click sound of c, which is made 

 by pressing the end of the tongue against the 

 palate, and at the moment of separation making 

 the sound of Eng. ch. 



ca, conj. and. Same as \sl. 



ea, V. of \a, ; to dig. See ki^a. 



ee-har), adv. when. Same as ^ehai). 



^es, conj. although. Same as \eL 



ee'-yas, conj. even if, although. Same as Ijeyas. 



D. 



d, the fifth letter of the Dakota alphabet. 



da, V. a. to form an opinion of, whether good or 



bad ; to think of or esteem in any manner, — wada, 



yada, ui)dapi. It is used often with waste and 



sica, as waste wada. 

 da, V. a. to ask, demand, — wada, yada, ui)dapi ; 



kida, to ask of one. 

 da, V. 2d pere. sing, of ya, to go ; thou, goest. 

 da-ka', v. a, to have an opinion of, whether good 



or bad. Same as da. 

 da-ka'-es, adv. Same as nakaes. Not much 



used. 

 da-kar)'-nor), v. 2d pers. sing. ; thou art. PL, 



dakai)noi)pi. It is a defective verb, these being 



the oi^ly forms in use. 



da-kon', cont. of dakota. 



da-kon'-ki-ei-ya-pi, n. alliance, friendship; 

 dakonkiciya yakoqpi, they are in alliance. 



da-kon '-ya, v. a. to be friendly with, to have for 

 a friend, — dakonwaya, dakonuqyaijpi. 



da-ko'-ta, adj. feeling affection for, friendly ; 

 wadakota ^ni, unfeeling, without natural affec- 

 tion, 



Da-ko'-ta, n. p. the name of the Sioux Indians. 

 They are divided into seven principal divisions, — 

 Mdewakai)toi)wai)s, Wahpetoijwaijs, Wahpeku- 

 tes, Sisitoijwaijs, Ihai)ktoi)wai)s, Ihaqktojjwaijnas, 

 and Titoijwaijs, — Damakota, Danikota, Daui)ko- 

 tapi, Dawicakota. 



dam-ya', adv. stiffly or thickly, as in making 

 mush ; opposed to hdaheya : damya ecor), to 

 make thick or stiff. 



dari, a diminutive termination of pronouns, nouns, 

 adjectives, verbs, and adverbs. It is often 

 changed to na, which is in common use in the 

 Sisitoijwai) and Ihaijktoijwai) dialects. When 

 suffixed to numeral adjectives, demonstrative pro- 

 nouns, and adverbs, it signifies only ; as waijii- 

 dai), only one ; denana, only these ; dehaijna, only 

 so far. See Grammar, in the chapter on Nouns. 



da'-pa, adj. sticky, adhesive, as clay ; thick, stiff, 

 as mud. 



da-za'-ta, adv. back of, back from ; i. q. heyata. 



da-za'-tari-hai), orfw. hack from, out from. 



de, pron. dem. this ; pi. dena, these. 



de, v. a. to go after ; to cut or procure, as fire- 

 wood. See caride. 



de'-ea, adv. such as this. 



de-ca'-ki-eor), v. a. to do thui to, — decawecoij, 

 decayecoi], decauqkicoqpi. See ecakicoi). 



de-ca'-ki-oi), v. a. to do this to, — decawakioi). 



de'-ee-ea, adv. like this, as, such as ; pi. dece- 

 dapi : demaceda, / am such as this. 



de-ee'-dar), adv. (de and ededai)) this alone. 



de'-ee-kee-ca, adv. red. of dedeca ; such as 

 these. 



de'-ce-kcen, adv. red. of decen. 



de'-ee-keen-ya, adv. red. of decenya. 



de'-een, adv. so, thus, after this manner. 



de'-een-ya, adv. so, thus. 



de'-ce-tu, adv. thus, so ; right, this is right. 



de'-ce-tu-ken, adv. in this manner. 



de'-ci, adv. here, in this place. 



de'-ci-ya, adv. here, about here. 



de'-ei-ya-taq, adv. from this. 



de'-ei-ya-tar)-har), adv. from this place, on this 

 side. 



de-ci'-yo-tar), adv. in this direction. 



de-ei'-yo-tar)-har), adv. in this direction, this 

 icay. Not much used. 



