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Aye'k ita' waxka', your corn is soft. 



Corn thy soft 



Aye'k nkita' waxka', my corn is soft. 



Com my soft 



Aye'k nkita' kuwa'xkani', my corn is not soft. 



Corn my is not soft 



Tuwi' ita' u'ye, your pail or bucket leaks. 

 5 Tuwi' nkita' u'ye, my pail or bucket leaks. [These two sentences have 

 also a vulgar meaning.] 



Doxpe' itka' xahe'ye, to put a bottle, etc. , inside a coat. 



Doxpe' itka' xo^he'di, to put a knife, etc., inside a coat. 



Ti' yaskiya', under the house. 



Ayahi' kuya', under the bed. 

 10 Yaxo°' kuya', under the chair. 



Akutxyi' itka'ya°, under or within yonder book. 



Aduhi' kuya', under the fence. 



Hama' itkaya*^', under or in the ground. 



Itka'p kuya', under the board. 

 15 Tcu'nki inkta' te'xkiye, he killed my dog. 



Dog ' my he killed it 

 forme 



Tcu'nki iiikta' te'hiya'xkiye, yofi killed my dog. 



Dog * my you killed it for me 



Tcu'nki inkta' texkiyetu', they killed ray dog. (Dog my they-killed- 

 for-me). 



Tcu'nki inkta' te'hiya'xkiyetu', jou (pi.) killed my dog. 



Tcu'nki ta' te'kiye, he killed his (another's) dog. 

 20 Tcu'nki ta' te'kihaye', you killed his dog. 



Tcu'nki ta' te'haxkiye, I killed his dog. 



Tcu'nki ta' te'kiyetu, they killed his dog. 



Tcu'nki ita' tehi'kiye, he killed your dog. (Dog thy he-killed-for- 

 thee). 



Tcu'nki ita' tehi'nkiye, I killed your dog. 

 25 Tcu'nki ita' tehi'kiyetu', they killed your dog. 



Tcu'nki ita' tehi'nkiyetu', we killed your dog. 



Aso'^'wa'^ kde'ye-k ta'ho, he threw it into the briers. 



Aso^'wa*^ kde'hinke-k ta'ho, I threw it into the briers. 



'0''nkukiha'iki tci'dike, what kin are we [to each other, or to one another] ? 

 SO I'kiha'iki tci'(^ke, what kin are you [to each other, or to one another] ? 



Inkya'^'hi-daha' dande', I will scold you (pi.). 



Ani' knedl', in the water (=ani itkaya''). 



Ti' knedi', in the house (=ti itkaya"). 



TaPya°' knedi', in the town (=ta''ya'' itkaya"). 



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