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psirj-ciri'-ca, 71. a bulbous esculent root much 



used by the Dakotas of the lower Minnesota. 



It is about as large as a hen's egg, and grows on 



the margin of rivers and lakes. 

 psir)-ska', n. white rice ; barley. 

 psi-psi'-ea, v. red. of psic'a ; to jump much, 



to skip. 

 psi-psi'-ea-dar), n. the grasshopper. 

 psi-psin', cont. of psipsica ; psipsin ya, to go 



jumping or skipping along. 

 pso'-har), v. (pse and ohai)) to put on or wear 



snow-shoes, — psowahaij, psouijharipi. 

 pso-ka', n. a species of fish somewhat resembling 



the pike. 

 pso'-ksar), n. a kind of round-toed snow-shoes. 

 psor)-psOQ', adj. rounded off, having the corners 



taken off. 

 psoi)-psoi)'-na, adj. rounded, having the comers 



taken off; said also of teeth on edge, as, hi psoi)- 



psoijna. 

 psur)-psur)'-na, adj. Same as psoripsoijna. 

 psa, V. n. to sneeze, — wap^a, uijp^api. 

 psa-psa', adv. p^ap^a se, huddled together ; p^a- 



psa se iyaya, to make a noise, as when any thing 



is poured into a vessel. See ap^ap^a. 

 psa-ya', v. a. to cause to sneeze, — p^awaya. 

 psil), n. leeks, onions. 

 psir)-ea', n. the flying-squirrel. 

 psur), adj. shed, fallen off, as horns ; drawn out. 



See yup^ui), kapdui). 

 psur)-har)', part, fallen off, dislocated. 

 psuij-ka', adj. round, short and thick. 

 psur)-ka', n. a bulge, a knot on a tree ; a pill. 

 psur)-ka'-dai), n. any little round thing. 

 psuij-ka'-ka, n. little round things, pills. 

 psur)-ka'-ya, adv. in a bunch, in a heap, as an 



animal curled up ; p^ugkaya waijka. 

 psur)-ka'-ya-ken, adv. in a bunch, drawn up 



togetlier. 

 psur)-"wa'-har), part, dropped out, fallen off. 

 pta. See yupta. 

 pta-hax)', jxirt. cut off, cut out. 

 ptar). See yuptaij. 

 ptai), n. the otter. In the sacred dialect it is 



called ' hepaq.' 

 ptar)-ptar)', adj. unsteady, rocking, as a canoe. 

 ptar)-ptar)'-na, adj. unsteady, tottering. 

 Ptai)-sir)'-ta, n. the name of the village at the 



upper end of Lake Traverse. 

 ptar) '-y 31), adv. flurried. See caijteptaijyafl. 

 ptai)-ye'-tu, n. autumn. To summer and win- 

 ter the Dakotas count five months each, and to 



spring and autumn but one each. 

 pta-"wa'-ha]3, part, cut off, fallen off. Same as 



ptahaq. 



pta'-ya, adv. together, collectively : ptaya uijyai)- 



pi kta, we will go together. 

 pte, n. a cow, the female buffalo. The bison or 



buffalo is colloquially termed 'pte,' irrespective 



of sex. The counterpart is ' tataijka.' c? 



pte'-a-sar)-pi, n. cowh-milk. 

 pte'-a-sar)-pl-i-hdi, «. butter. et 



pte'-a-sar|-pi-ni-ni, n. thick milk, curdled milk. 

 pte'-a-sar)-pi-ta-sa-ka, n. cheese. 

 pte'-ce-dar), adj. short, — maptec'edai). 

 pte'-ee-ye-dai), adv. for a short time. 

 pte'-ga, n. a marsh, a low place, a swampy place. 

 pte-gar)'-ni-ea-dar), n. the wren. 

 pte-go'-pe-ea, n. a kind of hawk, so called be- 

 cause it frequents marshes. 

 pteh-'wi'-ta, n. firm land surrounded by a 



marsh, a swamp-island. 

 pten-ye'-dar), adv. for a short time. 

 pte-pte'-ee-daQ, adj. red. of ptecedai). 

 pte'-ta-ma-ka, n. a lean cow. 

 pte'-ta-vro-te, n. a prairie plant which bears 



juicy berries. 

 pte-'wa'-nuQ-yari-pi, n. tame cattle. See nuij- 



yai), to tame. 

 pte-zi'-ea-dar), n. (pte and c'iijdadai)) a calf. 

 ptir)'-haQ, n. last autumn : ptirjhai) icima, the 



fall before last. 

 ptu-lia', V. n. to crumble down. 

 ptu-ha'-ha, V. red. of ptuha. 

 ptu-ptu'-za, red. of ptuza. 

 ptu-ptu'-za-har), part. red. of ptuiahaij. 

 ptu-ptu'-za-vra-hai), part. red. of ptuiawahaq. 

 ptu'-za, adj. split, cracked. See yuptuia. 

 ptu-za'-hax), part, cracked of itself. 

 ptu-za'-Ava-hai), part, cracked of itself. 

 pu-kpa', adj. boiled up, not clear, mixed up, said 



of water or soup which contains floating particles. 

 pu-sa', adj. dry : pusa ehnaka, to lay aside to 



dry or season. „ 



pu-skem', cont. of puskepa : puskem oka^taij, to 



strain or filter, — puskem pwakastaij. 

 pu-ske'-pa, v. a. to strain ot filter, — wapuskepa. 

 pus-ki'-ya, v. a. to dry or cause to dry, as wet 



clothes or fruit, — puswakiya, pusuqkiyapi : puski- 



ciciya, to dry for one, — pusweciciya. 

 pu-spa', v. a. to stick on, glue ; to seal, — wapuspa. 

 pu-spe'-ki-ya, v. a. to cause to glue or seal, — 



puspewakiya. 

 pu-spe'-ya, v. a. to cause to seal or glue. 

 pus-pu'-za, adj. red. of puza. 

 pu-stag', cont. of pustaka; pustag iwaqka, to 



squat down ; pustag ehpei^iya, to get down so as 



to hide, bow down, squat down. 

 pu-stag'-tu-ken, adv. squatting down. 

 pu-sta'-ka, v. n. to squat down, — wapustaka. 



