DOKSEY-s WANTON] THE BILOXI AND OFO LANGUAGES 153 



Ayo'hi ye'hiya'* nka'xkida o"^'!!! (if on the way), I am taking him to 

 my home close to the lake. 



Ayo'hi ye'hiya'^ fikaxkida' dande', I will take him to my home close 

 to, etc. 



Ayo'hi ye'hiya"^ nka'xkide o"'ni, I did take him to my home close to, 

 etc. 



Ha'-ii o'^'ni, he is [now] bringing it hither, or, he was bringing it 

 hither. 

 5 Haya'u o°'ni, were you bringing it hither? 



S'ka'ii o'^'ni, I was bringing it hither. 



Ha'ahu o°'ni, they were bringing it hither. 



Haya'ahu o'^'ni, were you (pi.) bringing it hither? 



^ka'ahu o'^'ni, we were bringing it hither. 

 10 A'ku o'^'ni, he is (or, was) bringing it back. 



A'kaha o°'ni, they are (or, were) bringing it back. 



Aj^a'kaha o'^'ni, ye are or were bringing it back. 



S^ka'kaha o'^'ni, we are or were bringing it back, 



Akiho*", he has brought it back. 

 15 Aya'kiho"^, have you brought it back? 



N'ka'kiho'', I have brought it back. 



Akixtu', they have brought it back. 



Aya'kixtu, have you (pi.) brought it back? 



^Rka'kixtu, we have brought it back. 

 20 Ti na'ta, middle of a house. 



Tca'ke na'ta, middle of a hand. 



Akiitxyi' na'ta, middle of a book. 



Unkapa' anedi' de'xtowe, my head is full of lice. 



Uiaktca'ke nko"^' ani' tcetce'hiiike, I make Water drip from my hand. 

 25 Itca'ke ayo''' ani' tcetce'hihaye, did you make water drip from your 

 hand? 



E'uka'de hi'de yuke', they just went falling about. 



Eu'-k toho' ha'nde, he just went falling about. 



E'ukide' itoho' aya'nde, did you just go falling about ? 



E'wakande' unktoho' nka'nde, I just went falling about. 

 30 Tcina' ayo'yihi ko da°', take as many as you please (said by male or 

 female). 



Tcina' nko'yihi ko nda"' dande', I will take as many as I please. 



Tcma' o'yihi ko da'^' dande', he will take as many as he wants. 



U°na'tcpitcpi' nde' nka'nde, I am going along with my feet slipping 

 often (as on Louisiana mud). 



