DORSEY-S wanton] 



THE BILOXI AND OFO LANGUAGES 



91 



lui"' a"xti'-di° i'iika'' a'hi a'maki. E'ke a'ni-ya° i°hi"' a'ni akudi'tu 



when woman (sub.) to dip they were coming. Well water the reached water tliey peeped 

 water down into 



ka"*, tunatci'-yank kido'^'hi ha'*', "A°ya' pi'xti na'nki ni'," e' 



when shadow the(ob.) they saw it and, "Man very sits . " said 



for him good (fem.) 



ha°, uwe' de dusi' wiyuhi', a'wi-ya° pa' da"* aka'naki. fitike' 



and went in de- she that, she leaves the only took came out. So 



parted caught thought up 



him 



ha'maki de' snickite'xtitu' ka", do°-daha' na'nki naha' a'tutcku'-daha'. 



they were this 



they were very 

 cold 



135 Ekeka"' ku'hiya'' a'do^xtu 



And then upward they looked 



hi+I" kiye' yuke'. De'x 



1 " they were saying 



Then 



to him. 



when he 

 saw 



ka'^ 



when 



tidu 



he got 

 down 



them he sat a while he spit on them. 



e'ya° 



there 



ka"^', 



when 



ki^'xtu ka'^' e'ya° a'ki^hi"' ha"^ aku'tudi. 



they when there they took and they fed him 

 reached him 



with him 



"E'tike ko ndu'x-ni xa 



"Such (ob.) I do not eat ever 



xe' na°x ka°', "Tidupi' 



sitting he sat when, "Get down 



akuwi'x ka'de titatu'-ya° 



they took they their the 



him along went house 



home 



A'^ya' uwedi' ku'tu-ka°', 



Human stewed they when, 



na , 



(masc.) 



being 



e' ka'' ta'x 



said when venison 



uwedi' 



stewed 



gave 

 to him 



kiya' 



again 



ku't 



they 

 gave 

 to him 



ka° eya'^' ko du'ti 



when that (ob.) eating 



140 kfipi'nixti ni'," e ha°' 



' " . " said and, 



(fem.) 



ka° ki'di A°'ya xo'hi 



when came Old woman 



is so bad 



ma x 



was 

 lying 



na'iiki 



she sat 



na'^'x 



she sat 



ufikihi' 



I think 



back 



ha'^' 



and 



ka'', 



when 



ni' 



145 ka"^, 



when 



ka'^, 



when 



ka'^', 



if 



(fem.) 



"Ato'pix 



"Fresh must 

 be(?) 



"Tcfdikuna', 



"Old but small 

 (see Note.) 



ha'nde te'-heda° ha°' elceka'", " Ko°ni' 



he was that finished and and then, "Mother 



xam naske' ko uno^'de ha"* a'tuk tcuko'^'ye 



box long (ob.) they laid and locked him in 



him in it 



ya'ndi. Kfdi ha''' aduti' 



the (sub.) She and eating 



reached 

 home 



po"' na'nki. "Dudu'ta xyu'hu," e 



smelling she sat. "Food smells strong," say- 



ing 



yo'^'dao'^'ni, " Duduta'x ka° iduti' inanki' 



her daughters, "Food must be (?) if you eat you sit 



yuke' ka"*, "Ato'pi xyu'hu," e' 



they when, "Fresh smells said 



were strong," 



idu'ti ina'nki ufikihi' ni," kij^e' yuke' 



you are eating I think .. " they were saying 



[sitting] (fem.) 



xa'pxotka'-ya° du'xta'^ aku'-ka°," 6' ka°, 



box empty the pull it bring it hither" said when 



(female speaking). 



kiye' 



saying 

 to her . 



du'xta'' manki. E'ya'' ki'^'x ka'^ dupude' ka'^, a'hi ne'di. Ekeka°', 



pulling it the reel. There arrived when opened it when empty it stood. And then 

 one. 



"Awo' ne'ya'^ xa'^'," kiyS' ka'^ 



"Other thatstd, bringl(?)" said to when 

 one him 



ki"'x ka*" dupudS' ka° a'hi ne'di. 



arrived when opened it when empty it stood. 



kiya' duxta'^', ma'nki. E'ya° 



again pulling it the reel. There 



one. 



Ekeka°', "Kiyo'wo ne'ya"^ xa'*'," 



And then, "Other thatstd. bring it!" 



one (?) 



150 



e' ka" kiya' duxta*" ma'nki. E'ya"* ki°'x ka° dupCldS' ka° a'hi 



said when again pulling it the reel. one. There arrived when opened it when empty 



ne'di. Ekeka°' "Xa'm na'skex ya"'," e' ka" eya'^hi'^. Duxta'^' 



it stood. And then "Box long the," said when arrived Pulled it 



there. 



ka», -'Ko^ni', ttkg'xti na'," 6'tu ko', g'ka'', "P'xka" na<," e' 



when, "O mother very heavy . " they when then, "Let it alonel" said 



(masc.) said 



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