DORSET-swANTON] THE BILOXI AND OFO LANGUAGES 157 



A°ya'yao"'ya'^ ndo°hi', I saw the man that sang. 



lEi'ya^ da' hi'usa'^, he will not go thither (strong assertion). 



E'ya*^ i'da hi'usa'^, you will not go thither (strong form of denial). 



E'ya'' nda' hi'usa°, I will riot go thither. 

 5 E'ya'' nde' te' ni'ki, I do not wish to go thither. 



Kko^'hi'usa", I will tiot make or do it. 



yao°'hi'usa°, he will not sing (positive refusal). 



Slio^'tu hi'usa", we will not make or do it. 



P'hi'^tota'^' ktio'x manki', he (A) is so brave over it as he (B) is 

 lying down. 

 10 Ayi'^'hi'^tota'^' kito'x maulji', you are so brave over it as (because) 

 he is lying down. 



Sti'''hi°tota'''kito'x manki', I am so brave on account of him as he is 

 lying down. 



Ki°do'ki°ha'nkeni', I am not proud (<iMoki'^ye). 



l°do'ki°i'iiki3^e, I am proud of you. 



E'keyanko'^', do so to me! 

 15 E'lveyanko"^' unkto'x mank-ta', do so to me that 1 may lie so (or, I 

 will lie so) ! 



Ma'nt-ka'' nda' dande', I will go elsewhere. 



Na'ti si' ha'nde, she is yellow all over (might be said of a woman in a 

 yellow dress). 



Ama' na'ti ptfato' txa, there is only cotton all over the field. 



I'nksu wa'di, he wants fresh meat exceedingly (or, greatly). 

 20 Ayi'Sksu wa'di, have you a strong desire for fresh meat ? 



^^ki'nksu wa'di, I have a strong desire for fresh meat. 



Utoho'ye, he followed his trail. 



Utoho'hinye, I followed your trail. 



Utoho'hinya' dande', I will follow your trail. 

 25 Utoho'hinye-daha', I follow your (pi.) trail. 



E'tike ha'nde, he stayed here so. 



E'tike ha'nda hi' kiye'di, he told him that he was to stay here so. 



Etike' handa', stay here so (said to one). 



Etike' yuka', stay here so (said to many). 

 30 Kki°tci3'a' tiko'hixti iika'nde, I am a very old man. 



Anisti-k' e'di nkihi', I think that he says just so. 

 - Eke' nkihi', I think so {sic). 



Eke' niki', I reckon so {sic). 



Eke' yihi' niki', he thinks or believes so, I reckon {dc). 



