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Tcehe'da° hStu' naxo', how far or long did they say that it was? (said 



How far they said 



to a man or men). 

 Toho'xk ita', he has a horse. 

 Toho'xk yita', have j^ou a horse? 

 Toho'xk nkita', I have a horse. 

 6 Toho' xk da'ni ydta', he has three horses. 



Horse three 



Toho'xk da'ni ay ita', have you three horses? 



Toho'xk da'ni nkita', I have three horses. 



Tcidi'kaka''' ka'padiha'yeni', why have you not paid him? 



Why you have not paid him. 



Ka'padeyanke'ni, you have not paid me. 

 10 A''tasl<:a' apadi'ngye na', I pay you for the baskets. 



Basket I pay you 



Ka'padi'tuni' xya, tliey have not j^et paid him. 



Te'di qya°', he must die. 'Te'tu xya"', they must die. 



Die They die 



Te'di kikna'ni, he may die. Wite'di ko ta dande', he will die to- 



Die may To-morrow when die will 



morrow. 

 Nkade'di xya°', 1 must go. Nkadetu' xya°, we must go. 



'l go We go 



15 Wite'di ko Ta" yi'nkiya" nde'di kikna'ni, I may go to Lecompte 



To-morrow when Lecompte I go may 



to-morrow. 

 Kux wi' ne'di, is there any coffee ? Watcku'yc ne'di, is there any sugar ? 



Coffee is there? Sugar" is there? 



Ya'maki teki' yuke'di, are there mosquitoes here? 



Mosquito are there 



Tohoxka' teki' yuke'di, are there any horses here? 



Horse here are there 



Kuxwi' ni'ki, there is no coffee. 



Coffee [there 

 is] none 



20 Ya'maki ni'ki, there are no mosquitoes. 



Mosquito [there 



is] none * 



Ta'' yi'nkiya'' tca'kana" e'ya° kayu'di, when did you come from 



Village small when hither you came 



(Cheneyville or (?) from 



Lecompte) 



Chenej^ville (or Lecompte) ? 

 Inkte' dande', I will kick thee [you]. Better inkta' dande 



I kick will 



you (s.) 



Pa'na" inkte'-ha dande', I will kick you all. 



All I kick you (pi.) will 



Nyi'ku dande', 1 M'ill give it to thee [you]. 



I give it will 

 to thee 



25 Nyiku'-ha dande', 1 will give it you [all]. 

 Tehi°ya' dande', I will kill thee [you]. 



I kill thee will 



