DORSBi--s WANTON] THE BILOXI AND OFO LANGUAGES 73 



" Onkti'-ya'» nkyeho°'ni e'tiljie na'iiki ni'," he' ka", "Iti'-j^a" e'ti, 



"My house the I did not so I sit ." said when "Your . the this 



know it (fern.) that house is it 



ni'," kiye' ka'', i°sk6' nati'. I°sk6' wa' a'nde ha"^' aka'naki 



." said to when she was so (much). She was very was and came out of 



(fern.) her scared scared (when) 



ha°' yek-su' da° ha'^' ni utcu'de ha'' nahati' naxtfk ani' na'ta- 



and corn grain took and water threw and boat kicked when water middle 



them into 



20 ya"* de' ka'^ do'^'hi ha°tc kide'di. Eya°' ki'di ha^' ma'^' 



the went when looked at it a while went home. There reached and ground 



home (when) 



dukse' de'-hed-ha°', tca'k dutca' de'-hed-ha°', ti'-ya° a'puxi, 



swept that fln- when hands washed that fin- when house the felt 



ished ished 



do'^'hi. Ekeha"' tca'k kude'ni na'nki, ka'wa pastu'ki na'x ka°, 



looked And then where she went sat what sewing sat when 



at it. not 



Paxka' isi' ye' hi ka'^' pay a' da o'^'ni. Ekeka°', "Aya°' toho' 



Mole her close to when plowing was going And then "Log 



foot along. 



tcupa"^' nanki' iia'^xkiya'," e'h^xa. Ekeha"' kiya' apstu'ki na'^'x ka° 



decayed I am not that" stopped And then again sewing sat when 



right there. 



25 Mo'moxka'di e'ya"hi°', yo'^we' adu' ha'nde ka"*', " Axi'yehi nanki' 



Humming-bird come there making a going was when " Blossom I am 



(sub.) humming around 



na'^xkiya'," kite'tu ka°' nati' yo°we' de'x kupa'hani. E'yan ki'di 



not that" she hit at when making a went disappeared. There reached 



him humming home 



ha°', "Ani'sti na'! A°xti' pi' tiko'hixti na'nki na'" e' ka°, 



and "Sure enough (it is) Woman good exceedingly sits ." said it when 



(when) [male] 



indaxtu'. Ekeha°', "O'^'dahi-di' tci'x kide' e'ya'^ ki'di ka"^ akini' 



they sought And then "Bear skins lay them all there reach when walk 



her. along home on it 



kide' e'ya° ki'di, tcidike' ha ni'," 6'tu lia'", " Tcitca'pixti ni'! 



going there reach how would ?" they when "Too slippery 



home home it be said (fem.) 



30 Toho' ni," edi' A^'tckaho°'na. Ekeka°', "Itani' tci'x kide' e'ya° 



Fall ." said it Ancient of Crows. And then "Mortars lay them all there 



(fem.) along 



ki'di xya''' akini' kide' e'ya" kidi' dixyi°', tcidike' ha ni'," e'tu 



reach when walk on go there reach when how would ?" they 



home home home it be said 



ka'^', '^Ha'^a^'! e'xtihi"' inahi'^'tixti ni'. Inahi'^'-k toho'-k a'diikta 



when, "Oh no! how could is too apt to . It turn when she when [might] 



that be? rock (fem.) [might] fall crushher 



ni'." Elveka'^' "A'^ya'di tci' kide' de e'ya"^ ki'di dixya'^', ekeka°' 



." And then "Men lay them all this there reach if and then 



(fem.) along home 



akini' kide' e'ya'' kidi' dixyi'^', tcidilj;e' ha ni'," e'tu ka"', A'^tckana' 



-''■?" they when Ancient of 

 said Crows 



a'^'xti topi'-ya"^ ki'tci 



woman young the did not 

 wish to 

 give her 

 « up 



ha'" a^'hi"^ na'nld de'-hed-ha°' ita'mino'ye. Ita'mino'ye de'-hed-ha"" 



and was crying that fin- when she dressed She dressed that fin- when 



(when) ished her. her ished 



anahi°'-ya" Idda'katcke' de'-hed-ha°', tando'-ya'^ ita'miuo'^ye de'-hed- 



hair the tied it for her that fin- when her the she dressed liim that fin- 

 ished brother ished 



ha'^', e'ke ha°'tca kuduta°'-daha'. "Aya'yiki' ma'nki ko, sa^ha^'xti'ye 



when so after some she sent them off. " Your kindred lie * if very hard 



delay (?) [there] 



