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^SlkinkoVa, I depend on him to protect me. 

 Nyinko'wa, I depend on you to protect me. 

 Ya'nkiinko'wa, he depends on me to protect him. 

 Kuku'hiyeni', he is unable to raise it. 

 5 Kuku'waha'yeni', you are unable to raise (lift) it. 

 Kuku'waha'nkeni', I am unable to raise it. 

 KS,'wa nda' dande', I am going a little farther. 

 Ka'wak e' nanke'di, what is he saying? (said if the one referred to sits 



at a distance). 

 K^'wak e' naiiiki', what is he saying? (said if the one referred to sits 



here). 

 10 Na'^'tcka ndu'ti te, I wish to eat a little. 



Na'^'tcka ne'hi ndu'ti te, I wish to eat a little more. 



Tane'ks a'^ya' ade' na^'tcka ne'hi iika'de te', I wish to talk a little more 



of the Biloxi language. 

 Ki'ya de' yandi', ki'ya de' ha'', or ki'ya de' ka"*, when he went again, 

 Dusi'x ku'di, he was bringing her back. 

 15 I'dusix aya'ku, were you bringing her (or him) back? 

 Ndu'six xku'di, I was bringing her (or him) back. 

 Du'six ka'hi, they were bringing her (or him) back. 

 I'dusix ika'hi, were you (pi.) bringing her (or him) back? 

 Ndusi'x xka'hi, we were bringing her (or him) back. 

 20 Ndusi'x xku'di di''' a'niye'hi xki'di, when I was bringing her back, I 



came again to the edge of the water. 

 I'dusix aya'ku di'" a'niye'hi yaki'di, when you were bringing her back, 



you came again to the edge of the water. 

 Ya'tcyanko'^'tu nkanda' dande' (male speaking), they call me so, and I 



shall be so; used after name of animal. 

 Ya'tcyanko'^'tu nka'nda hi ni' (female speaking), ditto. 

 Yatc o'^'tu a'nda dande' (male speaking), they call him so, and he 



will be so. 

 25 Yatc o°'tu a'nda hi ni' (female speaking), ditto. 



Tohoxka' yatc ©'''tu kika' hi ni' (female speaking), [ ?] 



A'^ya' yatc o^^'tu kika' hi ni' (female speaking), [?] 



A'^ya' e' ya'tciyo'^'tu ya'yuka' hi ni' (female speaking), they call you 



people, and you shall be so. 

 A°xti' ya'tc-yanko°'tu nyuka' hi ni' (female speaking), they call us 



women, and we shall be so. 

 30 Te'hiyanka ni' (female speaking), you must not kill me. 

 Te'hiya ni' (female speaking), you must not kill him. 

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