DORSBY-a WANTON] THE BILOXI AND OPO LANGUAGES 147 



Tci'dike ''Ko'k ayudi'" hetco^'tu, why do they call the magnolia by 

 that name? [Ans. : Because its leaves "rattle" when blown 

 by the wind.] 



Tcynk' a'kutita"'ni, he set the dog- on him [rather, akuduta°nij. 



Tcu'nk aya'kutita^'ni, did you set the dog on him ? 



Tcu'nk nka'kutita'^'ni, I set the dog on him. 

 5 Tohoxka' du'si de'di, to catch a horse. 



Tohoxka' duxta°' de'di, to lead a horse along. 



Tcunki' du'si de'di, to catch a dog, to take a dog along (?) 



Anksa'pi du'si de'di, to take a gun along. 



A°ya' du'si, to arrest a person. 

 10 P'pudahi' de'di, to go with him to protect him. 



S^i'^'pudahi nde'di, I go (or went) with him to protect him. 



Nyi°'pudahi nde'di, I went with you to protect j^ou. 



Yanki°'pudahi ide'di, you went with me to protect me. 



Ewiide' a°se'pi ne du'si haku', go over there, take that ax, and bring 

 it back! 

 15 A^se'pi du'si haku', to bring an ax here (or back). 



A'^se'wi i'^'da de'di, he went to hunt for the ax. 



A'^se'pi du'si ahi°', he brought the ax here. 



A'^se'pi i'dusi yo o^'ni, are you bringing the ax? 



A°se'pi i'dusi aya'ku o'^'ni, were you coming home with the ax [some 

 time ago] ? 

 20 A^se'pi ndu'si nka'ku o°'ni, 1 was coming back with the ax [some 

 time ago]. 



A^se'pi du'si kah ©"^'ni, they are coming with the ax. 



De' ha"* haku', he went and brought it, him, her (preceded by name 

 of object). 



I'de ha°' yaku', you went and brought it, etc. 



Nde' ha"^ nkaku', I went and brought it. 

 25 De' ha"^ kiki'x-daha', he went and brought it for them. 



De' ha'' aku'-daha', he went and brought them 



A'de ha'' kixtu'-daha', they went to bring them. 



Aya'de ha"* i'kixtu'-daha', you (pi.) went to bring them. 



^5;a'de ha"" nka'kixtu'-daha', we went to bring them. 

 30 De' ha'' kihak;u', go to get it for him. 



I'de ha'^ yakiku', did you go to get it for him? 



Nde' ha'' axkiku' I went to get it for him. 



Tohoxka' i^'da de'di, he went for a horse. 



