DOBSEY-swANTON] THE BILOXI AND OFO LANGUAGES 55 



ta'niki'xti eya'^hi''' apu'xi ka"^ wahedi'. Ekeka°' Kota'pkana'di ki'ya 



the first arrived felt her when she squalled. And then the Ancient of again 



there Marsh Hawks 



5 eya°hi' apu'xi. Ekeka"^' wahe'di. Paxe'xkana he' eya'^hi' apu'xi. 



reached felt her. And then she squalled. Ancient of Red- too arrived felt her. 

 there tailed Hawks (?) there 



Kude'ska da-ha'yi-na he' eysJ'hi' apu'x ka° wahe'. "Tehinye' te ni'ki 



The Ancient of Blue Darters too reached felt her when she "We kill you wish not 



there squalled. 



xye'ni hetinyo'^' nyuke'di na'," e' ha° a'kuwex ka'de. Pe'tuxte'-ya° 



but we' just do we are ." said and they took her home Fire was made the 



so to you with them. [= the camp] 



aki'^'hi'^ ha"^' wata'ye. Pe'tuxte'-ya° wata'ye ha" wax-ni' yuke'di. 



they took and made her Camp the made her and hunting they went, 



her thither watch it. watch it 



Wax-ni' yuke' ha'' ki^'hi'^ ya'o°-daha'. Ekeka'^' Yinisa'di ayihi'xti 



They were hunting and to return she sangfor them. And then Buffalo very many 



10 ki°'hi°. Atcka'di ki°'hi° ko "Ita^'ni ne' a'wixtupi' xtu'wiyu'nkitu-te'." 



theycame. Close theycamewhen "Mortar that turned over or turn it over (upside 



upside down on down) on me" 



(female to males) . 



Ekeka°' awixtu'witu ha"' Yinisa' kite' tea'ye. Tca'yetu ka"' ki'nkinke 



And then they turned it and Buffalo shot at killed They killed when half 



over them. them 



a'de, a'tcu yuke'di. Ekeka"', "Nkint-ko' Yinisa' ndu'x-ni ha ni',' 



de- they were " barbe- And then "I (sub.) Buffalo I eat not idea ." 



parted cuing" of 



(pi.) [jerking meat]? dura- 



tion 

 [= I never eat] 



e ka"', ''kudeska' nasuki' yalie' pa ndu'ti xya'." Ekeka"' kii'desk 



saidwhen "bird squirrel these only I eat usually And then bird 



or habit- 

 ually." 



ki}'©' a'de ka"', ekeha"' ita"' awixtu'wiye a'de o"'-ka" anahi"'-ya" akuwe' 



to they when and then mortar turned over on they (past when hair the coming 

 shoot went her went sign) out of 



for her 



15 max ka"' Ktideska' tcut-kana' anahi°'-k si'-ya" adudu'ye toho' ha'nde 



lyiug when Ancient of Red birds (?) hair (ob.) foot the got wrapped fell was 



around [=was falling 



about] 



ka", ekeka"' poda'de eya"'hi", a"ya' i"tcitcya' ino°pa' eya"'hi". Ita°' 



when and then owl camethere man old man with him came there. Mortar 



ku'hiyetu ka"' a"'xti de' e'ya" xehe' pa'x kudexyo"' na'nki. Ekeka'^' 



they raised it when woman this there sat bag striped mak- sat. And then 



ing 



a'ko de'ye ha"', "Tci'dike a'tcu a'yihixti'hayetu' wo," lie' yuke'ka°, 



they took her when "How jerked you (pi.) have so much ?" said they when 



out meat (?) of it that were 



"Inkowa' i"da'hi o'tu ni'," e ha"'t kike', " Tci'dike yo"' o'tu ko' nkind- 



"Themselves hunting they ." said although "How you they as we 



it shoot make shoot 



20 he'd ya'^'xkiko^'-daha'," kiye' yuke' kide', "E'keko', Afiks-o'"tu-te'," 



too you do it for us " they they for some "Well Arrow make ye" 



said to were time (female to males) 



(See 73, 3) 



kiye'-daha' ka", a'nksi so'^'sa o"'tu, Ekeka"' "A'nksi so"'sa e'tike, 



said to them when arrow one they And then "Arrow one ijfso 



made. 



tci'dike de' tca'hiyetu' na'ni xa'," kiye'-daha' ka", "E'tax kike'! xkite' 



how now you kill them can it be said to them when "It makes no I shoot 



all possible?" difference at 



ndutcke' nda'o" ndo^hi' na," e ka'^', "E'ti a'hi" ko' ita"' 



I pull out lam I see it ." said when "Here they when mor- 



[the arrow] going (masc.) are tar 



coming 



awixtu'wiygj^a'nktu-te'," he'di xye'ni ka" ita'^' kuku*hini' yuke' ka° 



you (pi.) turn it upside down over [she] but when mortar could not raise thev when 



me" (female to males) said were 



that 



