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■wa-kar)'-i-ci-da, v. reflex, of wakaijda ; to esteem 

 oneself holy or wakaq ; to he jrroud, — wakaqmi- 

 ^ida. 



•wa-kai)'-i-ei-da-pi, n. pride. 



•wa-karj'-ka, n. an old woman, — wamakaijka. 



"wa-kar)'-ka-dar), n. Same as wakaijka. 



■wa-kar)'-ka-ga, v. to make wakaij, perform acts 

 of worship according to the ideas of the Dakotas, 

 — wakaijwakaga. 



•wa-kag'-ka-to-pa-snor), n. the lumbar verte- 

 hrce ; so called because the old women roast that 

 part. 



•wa-kar)'-ki-ei-yu-za-pi, n. taking each other 

 sacredly, i. e. marriage according to law. 



■wa-kar)'-ki-da, v. pos. of wakaqda ; to regard 

 one's own as sacred, — wakaijwakida. 



Wa-kai)'-si-6a, n. the Bad Spirit. 



•wa-kar)'-ta-car)-pa, n. a species of wild cherry. 



■wa-kai)'-ta-ko-pa-za, n. wood, of all kinds, in 

 the sacred language. See paza. 



•wa-kar)'-ta-ko-zu, n. water, in the sacred lan- 

 guage. See also nide. 



Wa-kar)'-tar)-ka, B. the Great Spirit, the Crea- 

 tor of all things, and the god of war. 



■wa-kar)'-"wa-ei-pi, n. the sacred dance. This 

 is the name of a secret society among the Dako- 

 tas which purports to be the depository of their 

 sacred mysteries. The medicine-sack is the 

 badge of membership. With the claws or beads 

 contained in this they pretend to shoot mysteri- 

 ously, and cause death. The making of a sacred 

 dance is a great occasion. The high priests of 

 the ceremonies spend the night previous in heat- 

 ing stones, in sweating and singing, and holding 

 communion with the spirit world. In the dance, 

 those who belong to the society appear in their 

 best attire, gaily painted, and drum, sing, dance, 

 and feast together. 



•wa-kaij'-'WO-har), v. to make a sacred feast, — 

 wakai)wowahe. 



■wra-kai)'-wo-har)-pi, ra. a sacred feast. This is 

 made by such as belong to the wakaijwacipi, 

 and is preceded and accompanied by drumming, 

 singing, etc. 



■wa-kar)'-"WO-liipa, n. meteoric stones, a meteor. 



■wa-kar)'-yar), adv. sacredly, holily, mysteri- 

 ously : wakaqyai) yuza, to take a wife or hus- 

 band after the Christian mode. See wakaijkici- 

 yuzapi. 



■wa-kar)'-yu-za, v. to take a wife after the man- 

 ner of Christians, — wakaijmduza. 

 ■wa-ka'-o-hpa, v. of kaohpa : to break through, — 



wawakaohpa : also 1st pers. sing, of kaohpa. 

 ■wa-ka'-pa, v. of kapa ; to excel, exceed, surpass, 

 — wakawapa, wakauqpapi. 



■wra-ka'-pa, v. of kapa; to pound off, — wawa- 



kapa : also 1st pers. sing, of kapa. See wak»- 



pai). 

 ■wa-ka'-pai), v. of kapai) ; to pound off, as corn, 



— wawakapai) : also 1st pers. sing, of kapai). 

 ■wa-ka'-par)-pai), v. of kapaijpaij ; to pound 



soft, — wawakapai) pai) : also 1st pers. sing, of 



kapai) pai). 

 "wa-ka'-pari-pi, n. pounded meat mixed with 



marrow or fat, pemmican. 

 "wa-ka'-pa-pi, n. pemmican. 

 Ava-ka'-pe-mni, v. of kapemni ; to twist, — wa- 



wakapemni : also 1st pers. sing, of kapemni. 

 "wa-ka'-pe-sto, v. of kapesto ; to sharpen, — 



wawakapesto : also 1st pers. sing, of kapesto. 

 ■wa-ka'-pe-ya, v. to excel, cause to excel, — waka- 



pewaya. 

 ■wa-ka'-po-gar), ■». of kapogai) ; to make swell 



out. 

 •wa-ka'-po-pa, v. of kapopa ; to make burst, — 



wawakapopa : also 1st pers. sing, of kapopa. 

 wa-ka'-po-ta, v. of kapota ; to pound to pieces, — 



wawakatopa : also 1st pers. sing, of kapota. 

 ■wa-ka'-psa-ka, v. of kapsaka ; to break in two, 



as a string, — wawakapsaka : also 1st pers. sing. 



of kapsaka. 

 "wa-ka'-psi-ea, v. of kapsica; to make hop, — 



wawakapsida : also 1st pers. sing, of kapsica. 

 ■wa-ka'-psir)-psir)-ta, v. of kapsiqpsiqta ; to 



whip, — wawakapsiqpsigta : also 1st pers. sing, of 



kapsii)psii)ta. 

 ■wa-ka'-psoi), v. of kapsoi) ; to spill, — wawaka- 



psoi) : also 1st pers. sing, of kapsoq. 

 ■wa-ka'-psur), v. of kapsuij ; to dislocate, — wa- 



wakapsui) : also 1st pers. sing, of kapsui). 

 ■wa-ka'-pta, v. of kapta ; to dip out, — wawa- 



kapta : also 1st pers. sing, of kapta. 

 ■wa-ka'-pte-ce-dai), v. of kaptecedaij ; to cut 



off shorter, — wawakaptededai) : also 1st pers. 



sing, of kaptecedai). 

 "wa-ka'-ptu-za, v. of kaptuia ; to split or crack, 



wawakaptuia : also Ist pers. sing, of kaptu^a. 

 ■wa-ka'-sa, v. of kasa ; to bury in the snow, — 



wawakasa. 

 ■wa'-ka-sai)-sar), n. See wakasaqsaqna. 

 ■wa'-ka-sai)-sar)-na, n. the snow-bird. 

 ■wa-ka'-sbu, v. of kasbu ; to cut in strips, — wa- 



wakasbu : also 1st pers. sing, of kasbu. 

 ■wa-ka'-sTDU-pi, n. dangles. 

 ■wa'-ka-sda-ta, v. to do a thing slowly, — wawa- 



kasdata. 

 "wa-ka'-sde-ea, v. of kasdeca ; to split, — wawa- 



kasdeda : also 1st pers. sing, of kasdeda. 

 "wa-ka'-sdi, v. of kasdi; to strike and make fly 



out, — wawakasdi. 



