DORSEY-swANTON] THE BILOXI AND OFO LANGUAGES 161 



Ayi'^'xtu i'kada' hi ko, you go home yourselves [instead of telling us 



to go]! 

 Ayindi' kida' hi ko, you go home yourself [instead of telling me to 



go]! 

 Ayindi' iku' hi ko, you be coming back yourself [instead of telling 



him]! 

 Ayi^'xtu i'kahi' hi ko, you be coming back yourselves [instead of 



telling them] ! 

 5 Ayi'^'xtu i'ki'^hi'^' hi ko, you be coming home yourselves! 

 Ayi'^'xtu i'ki°xtu' hi ko, you bring it home yourselves! 

 Ayi^'xtu i'kutu' hi ko, you give it yourselves! 

 Ayi°'xtu yada' hi ko, you go yourselves! 

 Ayindi' ida' hi ko, you go yourself! 

 10 Ayindi' ini' hi ko, you walk yourself! or, why don't you walk? 



Ayi'^'xtu i'nitu' hi ko, you walk yourselves! or, why don't you all 



walk? 

 Ita'a^tu' hi ko, why don't you all sit down ? 

 Yaklde' te'xti ko kld6'd-ki, well, you go home [as you have been so 



anxious] ! 

 Isi'^hi''' te'xti ko, si°'t-ki, well, you stand [as you are so peisistent]! 

 15 Ini' tS'xti ko, ni't-ki, well, you walk [as you are so persistent]! 

 Ayo°' te'xti ko, o'^'t-ki, well, you make it [as you are so persistent]! 

 Yaki' te'xti ko, k:<'t-ki, well, you carry it on your back [as you are so 



persistent]! 

 Yatoho' te'xti ko, toho't-ki, well, you lie down [as you are so per- 

 sistent]! 

 Ita'^hi'^' te'xti ko, ta^hi'^'t-ki, well, you run [as you are so persistent] ! 

 20 Aya'de te'xti ko yada' hi ko, you (pi.) have been so anxious to go, 



now go! 

 Ika'de te'xti ko, i'kada' hi ko, you (pi.) have been so anxious to go 



home, now go home! 

 Xaxa'tu te'xti ko, i'xaxatu' hi ko, you (pi.) have been so anxious to 



stand, now stand! 

 E'tikayo'^'tu te'xti ko, e'tikayo'^'tu hi ko, you (pi.) have been so 



anxious to do so, now do so! , 



Aye'tike na'^'x ka°tca', you were doing so and they saw you as you 



sat (said in telling what has been reported). 

 25 Ata'oiini ne' ha'^'tca ha'nti'^, he must be working (assigned as the prob- 

 able cause of his delay in returning). 

 Ha'uti ha'^tca' yeke' na, he must be sick (assigned as the probable 



cause of his delay in coming). 



