DORSEY-s WANTON] THE BILOXI AXD OFO LANGUAGES 159 



Strong improbability is expressed by xtihi° . . . na°ni, as: 



rndixtihi"^ e'tikon'* na^'ni, he could not do that! How would it be 



possible for him to do that? (^3, axta"^ ega"" gaxe tada°?) 

 Ayi'ndixtihi°' e'tikiyo"' na'^'ni, you could not possibly do that! 



How would it be possible for you to do that? 

 S'ki'ndixtihi'^' e'tanko'^ na'^'ni, I could not possibly do that! How 

 could it be possible for me to do that? 

 Yanka'dukta na°'ni, it might mash me. 

 5 Jtkij^ii'nkiya'^ xki'tci, I am unwilling to give up my daughter. 

 Ki'tci ku'kitcuVe te ni'ki, to be unwilling to lend it; also, 3d singular. 

 Ki'tci ku' te ni'ki, he is unwilling to give it away. 

 Xki'tci xku' hi ni'ki, I can not spare it. 

 Iki'tcini iku' pihe'di, can not you spare it? 

 10 Iki'tci iku' hi ni'ki, you can not spare it. 

 Ki'tci ku' hi ni'ki, he can not spare it. 

 Ki'tc-tu kutu' hi ni'ki, they can not spare it. 

 Toho'xk nkita' xki'tci, I am unwilling to give up my horse. 

 Ya'ukuduta'^'tu ka"^ xkide'di, they started me homeward. 

 15 ya'nkuduta'^'tu ka"^ xka'de, they started us homeward. 

 Ikudu'ta'^'tu ya'kide'di, they started you homeward. 

 I'kuduta'^'tu ika'de, they started you (pi.) homeward. 

 Idu'ti hi ya' (female speaking), you are not [the one who is] going to 



eat it. 

 Ayo'^'hi ya' (male or female speaking), you are not [the one who is] 

 going to make it. 

 20 I'da hi' ya, you are not going. 



O*^ hi ko nkindi na (male sp.), I am the one who is going to make it. 

 De' hi ko' nki'ndi na', I am the one who is to go. 

 P'did o"^ hi' na^xkiya', he is not the one to make it anyhow or at all. 

 Idu'ti hi' na'^xkiya', you are not going to eat it at all or anyhow. 

 25 p'did 0°' hi ya', he is not going to make it. 



P'xtu o^'tu hi ya', they are not going to make it. 



P'xtu o*^'tu hi' na'^xkij^a', the}- are not going to make it at all or 



anyhow. 

 A'ni tawe'di, he made a popping or slapping sound in water. 

 A'ni taweye'di, did j'ou make a popping sound in water? 

 30 A'ni ta'wuiike, I made a popping sound in water. 



Tohu'di wiho'hanke, I get the milk from the rattan vine. 

 Tohu'di wiho'hanko'^', I did get the milk from the rattan vine. 

 Tohu'di wiho'haye, did you get the milk from the rattan vine? 



