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Mde-mi'-ni-so-ta, 71. Clear Lake, which lies 

 about thirty-five miles from Traverse des Sioux, 

 on the old road to Lac-qui-parle. 



mdes, cont. of mdeza. 



mde-sa', adj. clear, not fuddled : mdesa waui), / 

 am not drunk. 



mde-sa'-har), part, clear-sighted, elearli/. 



mdes-ya', v. a. to make clear, cause to recover 

 from stupidity, — mdeswaya. 



mdes-ya', adv. clearly. 



mdes-ya'-ken, adv. clearly. 



nide-tar)'-hur)-ka, re. a leader of a war party or 

 any other party. 



mde-ya', n. Mdeyataqka, Otter-tail Lake. 



mde-ya'-ta, adv. at the lake. This is used by the 

 Dakotas in referring to Lake Superior, which they 

 used to visit. 



mde'-za, adj. clear ; clear-sighted, as, ista mdeza ; 

 sober, — mamdeza, nimdeza. 



mde'-ze-dar), adj. clear, as water : mini mdeze- 

 daq, clear water. 



mdo, n. an esculent root eaten by the Dakotas, in 

 appearance and taste something like sweet pota- 

 toes, the Dakota tamdo ; potatoes, the Wasicui) 

 tamdo. 



mdog-yai)'-ka, v. n. to remain at home when 

 others go out to hunt, — mdogmaqka, mdognaq- 

 ka, mdoguijyaijkapi. 



mdo'-hu, re. potato-tops. 



mdo-ka', n. the male of animals. 



mdo-ka', adj. male, used only of animals, birds, 

 etc., not of men. 



mdo-ka'-ska, v. n. to hickup, — mdowakaska. 



rado-ka'-ta, adv. at the water, hy the shore. 



mdo-ke'-co-ka-ya, n. mid-summer. 



mdo-ke'-hai), n. last summer : mdokehag ici- 

 ma, summer before last. 



mdo-ke'-tu, n. summ^, this summer, next sum- 

 mer. 



mdo-M'-hda-ka, v. n. to move in the summer, — 

 mdokiwahdaka. See ihdaka. 



mdo'-ki-ta, v. n. to be tired or weary, as by 

 walking, — mdowakita, mdouijkitapi. 



mdo'-ki-te-ya, v. a. to make tired or weary, to 

 tire, weary, fatigue, — mdokitewaya, mdokitema- 

 yai). 



mdo'-te, n. the mouth or junction of one river 

 with another (a name commonly applied to the 

 country about Fort Snelling, or mouth of the St. 

 Peters ; also the name appropriated to the estab- 

 lishment of the Fur Company at the junction of 

 the rivers, written Mendota) ; the outlet of a lake. 



mdo'-za, n. the loon. 



mdu, adj. powdered, pulverized, fine : aguyapi 

 mdu, flour ; maka mdu, dust. 



mdu-mdu', adj. red. of mdu ; mellow and dry, 



as apples or turnips. 

 mdu-mdu', v. 1st pers. sing, of yumdu. 

 indu-"wa'-har), part, crumbled down, not hard. 

 mi, pron. pos. my or mine ; me ; for me or to me, 



as in mikte, he kills for me. 

 mi-ea', pron. from me, as in opemicatoi), he buys 



from me. 

 mi-ea', re. the lean meat on the side of an animal 



near the rump, the small of the back ; the lean 



meat of the thigh. 

 mi'-ea-ga, v. of kicaga ; to make to or for me. 

 mi'-ei, pron. wiAprep. of kici ; with me, for me. 

 mi-ci', pron. reflex, myself, as, mii^ikte, / kill 



myself ; for myself, as, mi^icaga, / make for my- 

 self, or / make myself. 

 mi-hnag', cont. of mihnaka ; mihnag wauq. 

 mi-hna'-ka, v. a. to put in under the girdle, as 



a knife or hatchet ; to wear round the loins, — 



miwahnaka. 

 mi'-hna-ka, v. of kihnaka ; he lays up for me. 

 mi'-ni, n. water. 



mi'-ni-a-pa-Ma, n. a skin bottle for water. 

 mi'-ni-lJO-sdi, n. a syringe. See rainiibosdi. 

 mi'-ni-bo-ta, v. n. to be drenched with water. 



Said also when water comes much into a tent, — 



minibomata. 

 mi'-ni-bo-zag, n. mist, fine rain. 

 mi'-ni-ea-du-za, n. rapid water, strong current. 

 mi'-ui-ea-hda, adv. by the water. 

 mi'-ni-he-ea, v. n. to be smart or active, — mami- 



niheca, niminiheca, uijminihec'api. 

 mi'-ni-hen-he-ea, v. red. of miuiheda. 

 ml'-ni-hen-ya, adv. actively, industriously. 

 mi'-ni-he-ya, v. a, to make active : minihei^iya, 



to make oneself active, to be industrious, — mini- 



hemi^iya. 

 mi'-ni-hii)-tkar)-ha-ka, n. water-moss, that 



which grows under water. 

 mi'-ni-hdo-ka, n. a fountain or spring of water, 



a well. 

 ml'-ni-hu-ha, n. linen or cotton cloth, calico ; 



paper. 

 mi'-ni-hu-ha-kar)-su-ku-te-pi, n. playing- 

 cards. 

 mi'-ni-hu-ha-o-'wa-pi, n. painted cloth, calico. 

 mi'-ni-Ru-ha-ska, n. white cotton or muslin ; 



white paper, writing paper. 

 mi'-ni-hu-ha-ska-so-ka, n. bed-ticking. 

 mi'-ni-hu-ha-ska-zib-zi-pe-dai), n. fine mus- 

 lin. 

 mi'-ni-i-bo-sdi, n. a syringe ; a squirt-gun. 

 mi'-nin, adv. (mini and en) in the water. 

 mi'-ni-na-ga-ga, v. to struggle, as any thing 



shot in the water. 



