TEXTS IN THE TANSKS ADE, OR BILOXI, LANGUAGE 



1. Tcetkana' yetcpi', or The Rabbit and the Frenchman 

 Tcetkana' Towedi' tenaxi' ata'mini akitsi' ato' utcutu'. Tcetkana' 



Rabbit Frenchman his friend to work he helped potato they Rabbit 



(person) him planted. 



a'to pa^'hi'^ du'ti oxpa'. Eka'^ha^' kija' ye'ki kitcutu'. " Tudiya°' 



potato vine ate devoured. And then again com they planted "Root 



again. 



ka' ndu'ti xya'," he'di Tce'tkanadi'. Aye'kiya"^' tudiya'^' ke dutitcu' 



(ob. I eat it," said Rabbit the (sub.). Corn root dug pulled up 



sign) 



tca'ye. Ka'wak ka'ne-ni' etuxa'. "Ani'-kya-o°ni[-k']nkaketu'," e'di 



entirely. What(ob.) he did not they say. "Water dig make ob. let us dig," said 

 find it (i. e., a well) sign 



5 Towe' ya'ndi. Tcetkana' ka'ha'^ni. Ani'-kya'-o°'ni kedi' xyo. 



French- the (sub.). Rabbit did not Well he dig must 



man desire it. it alone (?) 



"Ani' kiya' ayi^ni' dande'," [he'di Towedi']. "Kako'^'hiwo! 



"Water again you drink shall," [said Frenchman (sub.)]. " It makes no 



not difference! 



Ayu'ya'' nka'ka°tcki' ke nka'nde xa na'," he'di Tce'tkanadi'. 



Dew " I lick off I am used ." said Rabbit (sub.). 



to it 



Su°nito'^ni'- ko°ha'- a°ya'- o'^'ni usta'x kane'di, a'ni - kya'ho"^ ye'hika*^. 



Tar person made he stood it up there, well close to. 



[= A tar baby] 



Tcetkana'a xok-ya'^' yeskasa"' dusi' uxne'di, Eya°' hi ha' kikPno'. 



Rabbit cane tin bucket took was There he then he spoke to 



coming. arrived him. 



10 Kawake'ni. ' ' Tena'xe, kode'hi ? Yakxi'di ? " he'di Tcetkana' Tca'kik 



He said "O friend, what is the Are you said Rabbit. Hand 



nothing. matter? angry?" (ob.) 



o'^'-ha kte'di. Atspa'^'hi kte' ka°. "Sa'^hi^' kiya' nko° inkte' xo. 



[with] then he hit He stuck he hit when. "On the other again I do it I hit you will 



usea it. to it it side if 



ya'nki'^xndaT' heoMe'. "I°'naxta' xo," he'di. Naxte' ka° atspa'^'hi. 



Letmego!" he was "Ikickyou will, he said. He kicked when he stuck to it. 



saying that. if" it 



" Sa'^hi'^ya"' kiya' nko"* i°'naxta' xo," he'di [Tce'tkanadi']. Naxte' 



"On the other again I do it Ikickyou will, said he Rabbit. He 



side if" kicked it 



ka° atspa'^'hi. Eka'^ha"' ko po'tcka na'nki. Eka°' Towe-ya°' eya"^' 



when he stuck to it. And then when in a round he sat. Then Frenchman there 



(?) ball 



15 hi. Eya°' hi ha"^' du'kiitcke'. Du'kutcke ha"^', i'^pi ha*", 



arrived. There arrived when he tied him. He tied him when laid him when 



(or, and) (= and) down (and) 



kya'^'hi-xne'di. Eka°' aso°' poska' i^sihi'xti ma'nki e'di. Eka"' 



he was scolding him. Then brier patch he was much afraid of he Then 



as he lay said. 



"Aso"^' ayi'^'sihi'xti ko', aso"^' i°'no°da'hi na," [e'di Towedi']. 



"Brier you fear greatly as, brier I throw you ." [8aidFrenchman(sub.)]. 



Tcetkanadi', "Atci'!" e'di. "Aso-^' kde'hi-^ya na'," e'di [Towedi']. 



Rabbit, (sub.) "Oh no!" said. "Brier I send you ." said [Frenchman 



again (?) into (sub.)]. 



"Aso'" nki°sihi'xti," e'di Tce'tkanadi'. "Ayi^'sihi'xti ko', aso"^' 



"Brier I fear greatly," said Rabbit (sub.). "You fear it as, brier 



greatly 



20 kdehi'^ya' xo'," e'-ha^, Tcetkana' du'si. "Aso'^wa'^' inkanatce'," 



I send you (contin- said and, Rabbit he took. " Into the brier I throw you," 



into gent sign)," 



[e'di Towedi']. De' taho'. Ha'xahe de'di Tcetkanadi'. Ehe'da'^. 



[said Frenchman (sub.)]. Went fell. Laughing went Rabbit So far. 



(sub.). 



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