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zi-tka', n. a bird, birds of all kinds. 



zi-tka'-ear)-Bipai)-na, n. a small bird with a 

 large bill. 



zi-tka'-dar), n. the generic rwmefor small birds. 



zi-tka'-sdi-dar), n. a kind of bird. 



zl-tka'-tar)-ka, n. the common blackbird. 



zi-tka'-'wa-kai)-tai)-h.ar), n. the magpie, i. q. 

 uijkcekilia. 



zi-ya', V. a. to dye or -paint yellow, — ziwaya. 



zi-ya', adj. yellowish. 



zi-zi', adj. red. of zi ; yellow. 



zi-zi'-pe-dar), adj. Jine, thin. See zibzipedai). 



zu-hag', adj. striped. 



zu-hai)'-har), adj. red. striped. 



zu-he'-ya, adv. in a striped manner. 



zun-y a', adv. well, correctly ; joined : zunya ec'a- 

 moi). 



zun-ya'-ken, adv. well, correctly, 



zuQ'-ea, adj. joined together, connected ; braided, 

 woven. 



zui)'-ea-ya, adv. connectedly. 



zuij'-ta, adj. connected, braided, woven together. 



zui)'-te-sni, adj. incorrect, disjoined, as lan- 

 guage. 



ziir)-zir)'-ea, n. the yellow-hammer, a kind of 

 bird. 



zu-ya', V. n. to go on a war party, to make war ; 

 to lead out a war party, — zuwaya, zuyaya, zuuij- 

 yaijpi. 



zu-ye'-ciQ, n. the maker or leader of a war 

 party. 



zu-zu'-hai), adj. striped. 



zu-zu'-he-ea-dar), n. the common striped ground- 

 snake. 



Z, the twenty-ninth letter of the Dakota alphabet, 



having nearly the sound of the French j or 



English zh. 

 za. See yuia. 

 zag, cont. of iata. 



zag-zan'-ya, adv. red. of ianya ; forkedly. 

 zag-za'-ta, adj. red, of iata; forked, brushy, 



rough. 

 za-hai)', adj. rough, harsh, making a loud noise, 



as an animal ; ho iahaq. 

 za-har)'-har), adj. rough, unpleasant, grating: 



ho zahaijhai). 

 za-he'-ya, adv. roughly, harshly, not melodious, 



as the voice : iaheya ia. 

 za'-ka, adj. rolling or straining, as the eyes. 



See yuzaka. 

 ian, cont. of zata. 

 zan-ya', adv. forkedly : zanya haq. 



zar)-zar)', n. a vial, a bottle, a glass of any kind, 



tvindow-glass : ^ina zaqzai), a red blanket, so 



called by the Missouri Indians. 

 zar)-zai)'-hde-pi, n. a window. See ozaijiai)- 



hdepi. 

 za'-ta, adj. forked, as a stick, stream, etc. ; dou- 

 ble or forked, lying or false, as the tongue : 



ceii iata, to lie, speak falsely. Henok says this 



use of the word has been introduced by white 



people, 

 za-za'. See yuiaia. 

 za-za'-ya, adj. exposed ; i. q. Mayehna. 

 zi, adj. thin and bristly, as the hair on the 



hands and arms, also like a young duck : pteii- 



cadai) ha kii) he ' ii.' 

 zi'-ea, adj. rich, — maiica. See iiica and wi- 



zica. 

 zi-ca'-ka, adj. rich, — maiicaka. 

 zi'-dar), adj. thin and bristly, as hair. 

 zin-ya', v, a. to make rich, — iinwaya. See wi- 



zinya. 

 zin-ya', adv. richly. 



zin-ye'-6a, v. a. to make rich, — zinwayeda. 

 zir), V. n. to stand erect, stiffen up, — raaiii). 

 zir)-ea', v, n. to snuff up ; to hiss, — waiiijca, uij- 



zijjcapi. See yuiiijca. 

 zi'-pa. See kazipa. 

 zi-pa'-hax), part. See zipahec'a. 

 zi-pa'-he-ca, pari, becoming smooth or hollowed 



out of itself, i. q. h'apeca. 

 zi'-ya, adv. thin and standing up, as hair ; thin, 



scattered, and sparkling in the sunbeams. 

 zi-zi', V. to whisper, — waiizi, yaiizi, lujziiipi. 

 zi-zi'-do-war), v. to sing in a low, whispering, 



drawling manner, as the Dakota women do when 



lulling their infants to sleep, — iiiiwadowag, iiii- 



uqdowaijpi. 

 zi-zi'-ya, adv. red, of iiya ; standing up, as the 



hair on one's hand. 

 zi-zi'-ya-har), adv, whispering, 

 zo, V. to whistle, as a man does, — waio, yaio, uij- 



iopi. 

 zo-zo', V, red, of zo ; to whistle, whistle for, as 



for young ducks, — waioio, u^ioiopi. See ki- 



ioio. 

 zo-zo'-do-wai), V, to whistle a tune, — iozowa- 



dowag. 

 zo-zo'-ka, n, a jish-hawk, 

 ZU, V, a, to put, place, lay up, — waiu, yaiu, ui)- 



iupi. 

 zui). See yuiuq. 

 zu'-zu. See kaiuiu, etc. 

 zu-zu'-har), part. See iuzuwahaq. 

 zu-zu'-wa-hai), part, broken, fallen to pieces, 



demolished, as a house ; become loose, etc 



