150 BUBEAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [bdlt,. 47 



Ti taViya"^ nda' dande', I am going on top of the house. 



Ku'hadi nda' dande', I am going up stairs (lit., up above). 



Itci'dike ni'ki, you are of little or no account. 



Tci'dike ni'ktu, they are of little or no account 

 5 Du'si' apunii ha'nde, he hugged it, him, or her. 



Idu'si aya'piinu aya'nde, did you hug him or her? 



Ndu'si iika'piinu nka'nde, I hugged him or her. 



Isi' pa i'kiduspe, only your feet went under the water. 



Uiiksi' pa ya'^'xkiduspe', only my feet went under the water. 

 10 Kudu'napini', or kudu'namni', he did not bother him. 



Ku'yudu'napini', or, ku'yudu'namni', did you not bother him? 



Ndu'napini', or ndu'uamni', I did not bother him. 



I'nduna'mni dande', I will not bother you. 



Yandu'namni' dande', he will not bother me. 

 1.5 Ayindi' ayo'^' na'ni xyo', you must have done it. 



Pxtu' o"'tu na'ni xyo', they must have done it. 



Ayi'^xtu' ayo^'tu na'ni xyo', you (pi.) must have done it. 



Te'ye xye na', let us kill her. 



Teyeni' xye na', let us not kill her. 

 20 Ku'tiki xye na', let us tell it. 



Kutikini' xye na', let us not tell it. 



Aku' xye na', let us feed him. 



A'kitupe' xye na', let us carry (them?) on our shoulders. 



Ata'mini xye na', let us work. 

 25 ^ki'^'txa iika'kitupe' nkade'di, I went carrying it on my shoulder, 

 with no companion (or assistance). 



Ayi^'txa aya'kitupe' aya'dedi, you alone went carrying it on your 

 shoulder. 



P'txa a'kitupe' ade'di, he alone went carrying it on his shoulder. 



E'ya'^ nka'de xye, let us go thither. 



Ti'-k ha'psuktu', they surrounded the house. 

 30 Ti'-k iika'psuktu', we surrounded the house. 



I'nyide'yinke, I got away from you. 



Yande'yinke, h.e got away from me. 



Nyakuwa' dande', I will take you along. 



Axi'hinya' dande', I will shut you up, diet you, and give you medicine 

 [in order to give you magic power]. 

 35 Kidu'si xye na', let us wrestle. 



Tu'he ha'nde na', it is thundering indeed. 



