iDORSEY-swANTON] THE BTLOXT AND OFO lANGUAGES 149 



Ayu' o° de'h-ayi'^'hi", you continued coming, etc. 

 Nku' o'' de'h nki°'hi°, I continued coming, etc. 

 A'hu o° de'h-edi'hi°, they continued coming, etc. 

 Aya'hu o" de'h-ed ayi'hi", you (pi.) continued coming, etc. 

 S Nka'hu o"^ de'hed nki'^'hi'^, we continued coming, etc. 

 Hu' ha'' i°hi''', contracted to hu' hi°hi°', he continued coming [a short 



distance] till he reached here. 

 Ko'x xehe' da o"'ni, he is sliding [a chair, on which he sits] along. 

 Kututa'ye ko'wade'ye, he stood it on end and moved it farther. 

 Ku'hik si'^'hi^x ne ka''' ma'nte de'ye, it was standing high when he 



moved it away. 

 10 Ku'hik na'^'x ka° ma'nte de'ye, it was sitting high (as a hat on a 



table) when he moved it away. 

 Ku'hik ma'^'x ka'' ma'nte de'ye, it was lying or reclining high when 



he moved it off. 

 Ato' miska' dukse' ko'wa tcu, to move small potatoes farther [on the 



floor]. Dukse' ko'wa tcu' might be said of flour, grain, 



bullets, etc. 

 Ato' raiska' kuda' ma'nt ku de'ye, he picked up the small potatoes 



and moved them away (or, aside). 

 Kok xehe'tuni', they did not sit farther off. 

 15 Ta'neks a'^ya' ade' tcuma'naxti nkyeho'" te', I wish to know the 



Biloxi talk of the very ancient time. 

 Yu'nki ksa'wiye, he or she raised a daughter. 

 Yi'nki ksawi'haye, you raised a son. 

 Yi'nki ksa'wunke, I raised a son. 

 Aduti' usta'"hi°inkiya' dande', I will make the food reach (be enough 



for) you [too]. 

 20 tTnktca'k atuti', my hand is (was) burnt. 



Sni wa' ka'' unktca'ke ne'xti, my hands hurt much because it is so cold. 

 Tca'ktu ne'xti, their hands hurt considerably. 

 Unktca'ke de'xte, my hand is numb ("asleep"). 

 Isi' si'di duho^ni', to have the hand, foot, etc., asleep or numb. 

 25 ^ka'kitupe' wa' nka'nde, I am carrying something on the shoulder all 



the time, 

 ^ka'duti wa' nka'nde, I am ever eating. 

 Kxya^'hi wa' a'nde, he is ever scolding. 

 Ata'mini wa' kandeni', he is not always working. 

 Aya'tamini wa' kaya'ndeni', you are not always working. 

 30 Rka'tamini wa' ilka'ndeni', T am not always working. 



