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the tree, aya'"^ dan^xku{±:tcu^), to go 

 to get firewood, aya'"^ so^sa^, one tree. 

 aya''^ no'^pu', two trees, ayai^ na^tcka, 

 a few trees, aya'"'^ yVhi, many trees. 

 aya""^ pana'"^, all the trees, aya'"^ 

 ha'maki (used because the trees stand, 

 M. ), or aya'"'' tdna^ni (Bk. ), some 

 trees. «t/a«^ 7iVki, no tree, aya^^ 

 kiyo'wo, another tree, a'ya'"' to^ho 

 nanke^di, the tree fell, aya'"'^ petuxti', 

 firewood, aya'"'^ xotka^, a hollow tree 

 (2:13). ayuxo'tko, a hollow tree (7:7). 

 aya''!'' aid', or ayahV, "tree skin," 

 bark of trees, aya'"'' detV, a branch of 

 a tree (cf. detV). a'ya'"' i'^de^, or 

 aya'i'"'de, a ladder (cf. yVndukpe'). 

 aya'"^ diikxa^pka aya'i'"'de', a bridge. 

 aya'"'' dukxa'pka aya'i'"'de' ndosa'^'hi'"' ti 

 ne' nkii'di, I came from the house on 

 this side of the bridge. yaHxa'pka 

 ayci'l't'dc', a bridge {=aya'n^ dukxa'pka 

 aya'i'"'de). YaHxa'pkaaya'i'i'de' tudiya'"-', 

 "Roots of the Bridge," Lloyd's 

 Bridge, Rapides Parish, La. So called 

 because the store which formerly stood 

 at one end of the bridge was said to 

 appear as if it were the roots of the 

 bridge, aj/a™^ kdde', a cord of wood 

 (M(?e=English, cord). aya'>^ mlska', 

 "fine" or "small wood," under- 

 growth, brush, aya''"'' pihV, a chip. 

 ayan^ pipihV, chips, aya"'' xiyehV, the 

 blossoms and buds of trees (may 

 be identical with xayeki; cf. xiye). 

 aya^ tcatV, a splinter, aya''^ tcu'ka, 

 firewood, aya'"^ udV, the roots of a 

 tree, etc. aya''^yd, an acorn, acorns. 

 ayan^yd nUipxV, acorn meal, aya'nkeyi' 

 {aya''>'+keyi), a sawmill. hayinkVadu- 

 hV, a stock fence (i. e., one to keep 

 cattle in or outside an inclosure). 

 aya'kdamako'nnV , a joist, joists. 

 aya'yink udi' ( probably =a?/a'^^ yiilW 

 udV), the "pet tree:" the wild China 

 tree or soapberry tree, the Sapindus 

 marginatus. aya'"'' na''^hi', tree moss; 

 probably by metathesis from aya'"^ 

 nahi'"'', "tree hair" (see hin). aya'"^ 

 xVhayudV, the thorn tree or garofier, 

 probably a species of Crat:egus {lound in 

 central Louisiana), aya'"'' sa'^han' udi' , 

 "strong wood tree," the sycamore 

 (Bj., M.). [Query: Does sa^han^ here 

 mean strong, or is it a form of sa« white? 



Compare the Omaha, ja™ sa", white 

 wood; Osage, da'"-sa'n, white sycamore.] 

 ay a'"'' to'hayudi' [aya^ -f tohl -ruyudi), 

 "the blue M'ood tree," the tree maple, 

 so called because the Biloxi used the 

 bark for dyeing blue. haya'yinko''^nV , 

 thick bushes of any sort; probably 

 instead of ayan' yinki', "tree small." 

 {Also 15: 2; 17: 4,' 8, 12, 13, 14, 16; 

 26: 72.) 



ayepi, aye^wi (p. 138: 21), door. — 

 aye'iri yi''nki, window,, "little door" 

 (p. 138: 20). 



ayi^hin (21: 1, 27; 22: 2, 15), yihi"' 

 (23: 9, 19),hayilii'»^ yvoU.—AyVhinna, 

 The Ancient of Wolves (21 : 6.) 



a^'yiJi ta^nini, to use, as an ax {aya'yin 

 ta'nini, nka'yin ta'nini, p. 121: 21). — a" 

 se'wi aya'yi'"' ta^nini he' da'"', have you 

 finished using the ax? a'^se'wi nka'yin 

 ta'nini he'dan, I have finished using 

 the ax. 



ayu. — ayudi', ayu'yan, yuxku' -\- {21 : 3 

 in a song) , dew. — ayu'yan nka'kaMckV- 

 ke nka'nde xa na', I am used to licking 

 off the dew from vegetation ( 1 : 7) . 

 ayuxka', a fog. ayu'xk o'"'ni', it is foggy. 

 ayuxko'xti, it is foggy. — na''^taxpa'yudi', 

 dogwood. — aiCT™ni pihi ayudi, the slip- 

 pery elm. tiHkatck ayudi the elm. 

 aya^ toll ayudi, "blue wood tree," the 

 maple. — okayudi, the magnolia. aHu- 

 dayudi, the black gum tree. 



aA-, i*!-, in- (instrumental prefix). — a'f^he', 

 with horn (20: 26). a^pni' ,anpnnV {?), 

 something worn around the neck. 

 ai^2}Stugo'"'ni' , a stick used as a spit for 

 roasting meat, an'saduki', needle. 

 aHciickV, gravel, a'nkada'ki, anda'ak, 

 ankada'k, ankada'ki, a'nkada'ka, 

 thread. a''>'se'p, a'^'sefpi, a'"'s'e'wi, an ax. 

 anksa', anksapV, anksa'wi, gun. a^su- 

 ki', bivalves (oysters, mussels). The 

 shells were probably used as utensils, 

 as among the Kansa and Osage, ank- 

 sta'ho'"ni' or a'i'^dMsta'n'' honni' , scissors. 

 o' inpunfnulio''hii' or a''''panalto'"'ni, fish 

 spear. indasko''hii, to have his back 

 toward it. iH(ikxo'ho'"^V , drawing 

 knife. 'masi'nkte'o'''ni', masi'nkte 

 yi'nki, a hammer. inkte'o''hii', to hit 

 with, nitawi'"^ inkte'o''hii', a ball club. 

 in^tcaye, ta^s i't^tcayi, a scythe, ti' 

 iHpa'xofimi', "door opener," a key. 



