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■wi-no'-hiQ-ca, n. a woman, women. 



■wi-no'-na, «. the first-born child, if a daughter. 



v/i-no'-za-ta, n. See winuzata. 



■wi-nu', n. a nams given to a woman who is a 

 captive from another people. 



"wi'-nu-ke, n. something that makes grow, as 

 manure on a field, and /ooc? for man. 



■wl-nu'-za-ta, n. the lower part of a tent or house 

 in the inside. 



vnx), adj. female, woman, wife; i.q. winohiijc'a. 

 This is commonly suffixed to the names of 

 ■women. 



■wir)'-kta, n. a hermaphrodite ; i. q. wiqyaqi^ida. 



■wir)'-kta-pi, n. sodomy. 



■w"ir)'-na, adj. dim. of wiq. 



vriQS, cont. of wiqia. 



■wlgs-ki'-ya, v. a. to make bend, bend down, — 

 wiq^wakiya. 



■wir)s-'wir)'-ze-dar), adj. limber, pliant, not 

 stiff; tender. 



■wig'-ta, V. n. to creep, crawl, as a child, — wawiq- 

 ta, ur)wii)tapi. 



■wii)'-yai), n. a woman ; plur. wiijya^ipi. 



■wli)'-yar), adj. female, — wimayaij, winiyaq. 



■wiij'-za. See yuwiijia. 



■wli)-za'-har), part, bent down, as grass. 



■wli)-za'-'wa-hai), part, bent down. 



"wl-o'-ki-he-dai), n. See wiyoMhedai). 



■wl-o'-ki-ya, v. of okiya ; to court or talk with a 

 woman ; to gratify lust, — wiowakiya, wioyakiya. 



"wl-o'-ki-ya-pi, n. courting. 



■wi-o'-wa, n. a painted tent. 



■wl'-pa-gu-ke, n. a bone or iron used for scraping 

 down skins in the process of dressing. 



■wi'-pa-mda-ye, n. something to smooth with, 

 smoothing irons, flat-irons. 



■wl'-pa-ski-ce, n. a press ; a washboard. 



•wl'-pa-ta, V. of ipata; to ornament, work with 

 porcupine quills, — wiwapata, wiuripatapi. 



■wl'-pa-ta-pi, n. quill-work, embroidery. 



"wi-pa'-zu-ka, n. a species of red berry grow- 

 ing on small bushes, which is good to eat. Mr. 

 Eenville has used this word for pears. 



"wi-pa'-zu-ka-hu, n. a small bushy shrub used 



by the Dakotas for making arrows, arrow-wood. 

 vri'-pa-za-za, n. soap. 



■wi'-pa-zil), V. to be prevented from succeeding in 

 what one attempts to do by having lost a friend, 

 etc., — wimapaiii). When the Dakotas are un- 

 successful in fishing or hunting, they attribute 

 the fact to the presence of ghosts who scare away 

 the fish or the deer. In some instances they 

 think it is their own spirit which is already leav- 

 ing the body, and they regard it as an omen of 

 approaching death. 



■wi'-pe, n. of pe ; sharp instruments, arms ; 

 weapons of any kind, fire-arms. 



"wi'-pe-o-hdo-ka, n. a wound made by a spear. 



■wi'-pi, v. w. to be full of food, to be satisfied, — 

 wimapi, winipi, wiuijpipi. 



•wi'-pi-ya, v. a. to fill, cause to be full, — wipi- 

 waya ; wipii^iya, to satisfy oneself with eating, 

 — wipimi^iya. 



"wi'-pi-ya, adv. full. 



■wi'-pu-spe, n. a seal, a wafer. 



■wl'-sam-ye, n. any thing which gives a black 

 hue, blacking. 



■wi'-sar)-ye, n. whiting. 



"wi'-si-te-torj-na, n. a harlot, a whore. 



•wl'-sku-ye, n. any thing which fastens colors, 

 such as alum or cranberries. 



wl'-spe-ya, v. to cast anchor, — wispewaya. 



■wi'-spe-ye, n. an anchor. 



■wi-sax)', n. the ' mons veneris! 



"wi'-sa-ye, n. any thing used in coloring red. 



•wi-s'o'-s'o, adj. hasty, quick, — wima^'as'o. 



"wi-s'o'-s'o-ka, n. one who is hasty. 



"wl'-ste-ca, adj. modest, bashful, — wima^te<$a, 

 wini^teca. 



"wi'-sten-ki-ei-ya-pi, n. the being ashamed of 

 each other. See wistenkiya. 



■wl'-sten-ki-ya, v. a. to be bashful or reserved, 

 to be ashamed of, as a Dakota man is of some 

 of his wife's relations, especially the females, and 

 a woman of her husband's relations, especially 

 the males. By this custom, which is universal, 

 they are not permitted to mention the names of 

 these connexions, nor to look them in the face 

 or communicate directly with them, — wi^tenwa- 

 kiya, wi^tenmakiya. 



■wl'-sten-ki-ya-pl, n. the custom above spoken 

 of 



■wi'-sten-ya, v. n. to cause to be ashamed, — wi- 

 ^tenwaya. 



"wi'-ste-ste-ea, adj. red. of wistec'a ; modest. 



■wis-'wi', intj. almost, nearly; oh ! i. q. wawateda 

 and i^nikae^. 



vri'-ta, n. an island. 



■wl'-ta-kir)-yag-yar)-ka, n. afternoon. 



"wi'-ta-ki-ya, adv. together, en masse. 



"Wi'-taj), adj. proud, elated, — wimatai). 



"wi-taq'-sna, n. a maiden, one who is without a 

 husband, one who lives alone : witaq^na uq. Mr. 

 Eenville has used this word to designate figs, but 

 with doubtful propriety. 



■wl-tag'-sna-hu, n. a name given by Mr. Ren- 

 ville to the fig-tree. 



"wi'tarj-tar), v. red. of witaij ; proud, vain, — 

 wimatai)tar). 



■wl'-taJ3-tar)-ka, ». on$ who is proud. 



