134 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [BnLL.iT 



Ptfasku°ni' ndu'ti nka'maki, we are (sitting) eating bread. 



Bread we fsit] eating 



Inksiyo' ndu'ti nank nko°', I was eating meat, vei»y long ago 



Meat I eat sitting I did it 



(past) 



(years ago). 

 Ta^si' tohaxka' du'ti ne', the horse is (standing) eating grass. 



Grass horse eats the 



std. 



Ta'^si' wa'k du'ti ne', the cow is (standing) eating grass. 



Grass cow eats the 

 std. 



5 Aye'k ma'xi ya'nki du'ti ne', the hen is (standing) eating corn. 



Corn cliieken female eats the std. 



Nkinkxihi' ne'di, I am laughing (as I stand). 



I laugh the std. 



Nkinkxihi' na'fiki, I am laughing (as I sit). 



I laugh the st. 



Nkinkxihi' o°', I was laughing. 



I laugh past 



sign ■* 



Si'^to' tude' dande', the boy will be tall. 



Boy tall will 



10 Aya'^' naske'xti, the tree is tall. 



Tree very tall 



Tohoxka' tude', the horse is high. 



Horse high 



Ti' kohi', the house is high. 



House high 



A'^xu'di kohi', the rock is high. 



Rock high 



Ti' nitani', or, Ti' nita'^'xti, the house is large. 



House large House very large 



15 Ti' yiiaki' sti, the house is very small. 



House small very 



Akue' ki'nita'^'xti, the hat is too large for him. 



Hat very large for him 



Akue' i'kinita'^'xti, the hat is too large for thee [youj. 



Hat very large for you 



Akue' ya'nkinita°'xti, the hat is too large for me. 



Hat very large for me 



Akue' kiyinke'xti, the hat is too small for him. 



Hat very small for 



him 



20 Akue' i'kiyinke'xti, tlie hat is too small for thee [you]. 



Hat very small for thee 



Akue' ya'iikiyinke'xti, the hat is too small for me. 



Hat very small for me 



Do'xpe naske' kinita'^'xti, the coat is too large for him. 



Coat too large for him 



Xo'hi, it rains [now]. 



To'hanak xo'hi, it rained yesterday. 



Yesterday it rained 



25 Wite'di ko xo'hi dande', it will rain to-morrow. 



To-morrow when it rain will 



