DORSEY-s WANTON] THE BILOXI AlfD OFO LANGUAGES 143 



Ya^'bi'* na', do not cry (warning)! 



Ka'^ha^ni', do not cry (no warning). 



Ki'piikta na'nki, he is sitting by him or her. 



Iki'pukta na'iiki, you are sitting by him or her. 

 6 S^ki'pukta na'fiki, 1 am sitting by him or her. 



Yanki'pukta ina'nki, you are sitting by me. 



Nyiki'pukta na'nki, I am sitting by j^ou. 



Da''' ha'' te'ye da" ha"' ue'di, he killed it, took it, and stewed it. 



Te'ye ha" ueMi, he killed and stewed it. 

 10 Kudfipi' nkutoho' nu+, help! I have fallen into a ditch! 



S^kauti'xti nu+, help! I am very ill! 



Na'ti tiko'he iku'di, you have made a present for nothing. 



Na'ti tiko'he nyiku'di, 1 have made you a present for nothing (or, in 

 vain). 



E'ya" nkihi"' na'nki naha' nde'di, I reached there, sat a while, and 

 went on. 

 15 E'ya" ayihi"' na'nki naha' ide'di, you reached there, sat a while, and 

 went on. 



E'ya" i"hi"' na'nki naha' de'di, he reached there, sat a while, and 

 went on. 



U'a hi' axkiye'di, I told her to stew it (<ue'di). 



Te'ye hi' axkiye'di, I told him to kill it. 



O" hi' axkiye'di, I told him to make it. 

 20 E'tiko" hi' nkihi', I think that he ought to do it. 



E'tuxkayo"'ni hi' nkihi', I think that you ought not to do it. 



U'a hi' nkihi', I think that she ought to stew it. 



Yu'a hi' nkihi', I think that you ought to stew it. 



Akiidixyi' o" hi' iikihi', I think that he ought to write a letter. 

 25 Aya"' tcu'di hi' nkihi', I think that he ought to put wood on the fire. 



Aya"' i'tcudi hi' iikihi', I think that 3'^ou ought to put wood on the fire. 



Ti' yuwa hi' nkihi', I think that you ought to go into the house. 



I'da hi' nkihi', I think that you ought to go. 



Naxe' na'nki hi' nkihi', I think that he ought to be listening. 

 30 Du'wa hi' nkihi', I think that he ought to untie it (duwe). 



I'duwa hi' nkihi', I think that you ought to untie it. 



Da'uxi hi' nkihi', I think that he ought to bite it ofi'. 



Dau'xitu hi' iikihi', I think that they ought to bite it off. 



E'tike'ko" iiko'yihi, I want him to make it. 

 35 fi'tike'ko" hayo'yihi, did you want him t© make it? 



