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waxi''>'psi{igo''>"ni, a metal awl "for sewing 

 shoes." anksaiuiV'nixuxioi, the nipples 

 of a gun. masVnkte {masa-\-in-\-ktedi), 

 masV nkteo'"nfiV , " iron made for hitting," 

 a hammer. 



aP-, yes (used by females). (See yamq.) — 

 anhan', yes (used by males) (6: 9; 29: 

 5, 8). 



a,niiin/^ to cry (as a child does), to weep 

 {w' t/anhin^ , nka'^lun'; plurals: a'^xtu^, 

 a^ya'^'Xta', nka'^xtu'). — aHqtka' a'n-hi'n^ 

 yihV, he thought that he heard a child 

 cry. (10: 7, 10; 23: 15, 16; 26: 35, 36; 

 28: 69, 178; p. 118: 18.) 



anks (20: 20; 28: 25), anksi' (28: 15, 

 16, 20, 80, 220, 223, 224; 31: 27), 

 anksapi', anksa'pi, anksawi^(28: 7), 

 unksa'pi, an arrow, a gun, a carbine, 

 lead. — anksiyo^\ making arrows (28: 

 212; 31: 13, 19, 20), arlks a'masi', 

 "gun iron," a gun barrel. anksV 

 adakV, arrow feathers, a^iikst nitanV, 

 "big ball," a cannon ball, aiiks 

 pax kldV, a pouch for bullets, etc. 

 anksa^pixlV, a bow and arrows, aflks- 

 a^pixtV i^ka'"'' , a bowstring, anks- 

 a^pixtV mka^go''^V, the notches at 

 the ends of an arrow; one is for the 

 arrowhead, the other for the bow- 

 string. TehHinW na^{mkihVxye^ni aflk- 

 sapV ya'nkiya^man, I wished to kill it, 

 but I had no gun. ailksapV ema'"'' 

 aya^puxV na, oJion^ na^, beware lest you 

 touch the gun (or, do not touch the 

 gun), for it might go off. ailksapV 

 nitanV, ' ' big gun, ' ' a cannon. ailksapV 

 inkta'k ne'di, my gun stands ( or leans ) 

 against a post, etc. =1 have a gun. 

 {Also, 28: 84.) anksapV ilkcdhV, 

 "heavy gun," a musket. ailksapV 

 tuduxlxV, "shortgun,"apistol. anksapV 

 2xVtcido'"'nt or ailksa'wi pa^tc'ido'nnV 

 {patcldu-\-o'"'nlf), "used for washing or 

 wiping out a gun," a ramrod, ailksa^p 

 tpe', "gun hole," the muzzle of a gun; 

 ip2 refers, however, to a natural orifice. 

 Hfiksa^jyi ko'"'^ o^di hutpe^, to shoot a hole 

 through with a gun {Haksa'pl kayo'"'' 

 hayo'di yutpH', iXUksa'pi nko'"'' nko'di 

 -CVnkutp'i'). anksa'wi ailksV, a globular 

 shot, ball, or bullet, as distinguished 

 from a conical ball [kiliehaya'"' ailksi). 

 anksa'wi tcoi^nV, to load a gun (anksa'wi 

 itco'^nV, anksa'ioi Hfiktco'"'' ni) . anksa'- 



im''>m,ixuxwV {anksawi + i^ + nixuxwi ) , 

 the nipple or nipples of a gun. anksa\ 

 ivifHiixuxwV tpe', the touchhole of a gun. 

 anksa'watcko' {ailksavn-\~ ? ), a gun 

 hammer, anksa' tcidiVt kaye\ to make 

 a gun barrel glitter by rubbing, anksa'- 

 xVdi, a gun breech, anksa' waxV, "gun 

 shoe," the butt of a gun. ailksa'- 

 honnV {a)Vcsapl-{-ho'"7i)), "to cause the 

 gun to sound" or " cry out," to fire a 

 gun {ailksa'ho'"'haye' , anksa' ho'^-hanW). 

 aiiksa'ho'"'naxe' , he heard a gun fired, 

 a^ixti', axti^, ha^^xti^, a woman (cf. 

 a'"-ya). — a'^'ya'di anxtVya'"' he', a man 

 and g, woman. a^xtV a'^ya'diya'"' lie', a 

 woman and a man. a'^'ya'di yihi' 

 a'X'XtVyaV' yihV he', men and women. 

 a'^xtV te'di, the corpse of a woman. 

 a'"'XiV hautV, a sick woman, a^xti' 

 ka' doho'^'uV , a blind woman. a'n'XtV 

 ka'naxeni', a deaf woman. a'^xtV 

 ' kade'ni, a mute woman. a'"'xti' so'f-sa', 

 one woman, a woman. ai^xtV no'"'pa', 

 two women. a'n'XtV na'tcka, a few 

 women. ai^xtV yi'hl, many women. 

 ai^xtV payia'"'', all the women. a'n'XtV 

 tctna'ni, some women. a'n'XtV nVkl, no 

 woman. a^xtV yukc'de apstii'ki yi'"'- 

 spl'xtitu, (all) these women sew well. 

 a'^'Xti' kiyo'wo, another woman. 

 a^yato' ai^xti ya'"-' ndo'"''ho'"', I saw 

 a man and a woman. a'f'-yato' a^'xti 

 ya^' a'hi ha'maki, a man and woman 

 are coming. a^yato' ylhVxti a'"-xti' 

 ya^ yihVxti ndu''>''ho'"'dqha', I saw the 

 men and women, a^'yaxti, are you a 

 woman? (p. 128: 23). anyaxtVtu, are 

 you women? (p. 129: 1). nka'^xtV, I 

 am a woman (p. 129: 2). {Also 9: 

 1, 2, 5; 10: 7, 14, 27, 28, 34.) 

 a^xtV akue', "a woman's hat," a 

 bonnet, a^'xti doxpc', "woman's 

 clothing," a dress or gown. a'n'XtV 

 supV,- "black woman," a negro 

 woman. a'xtl topV, an unmarried 

 woman. axtV dusV (or, iusV), to take 

 a woman (cohabit with her without 

 regular marriage) axtV dusi, axtVn- 

 dusV). axtV yVnkado'"''ni, a woman 

 who has married (regularly), a mar- 

 ried woman, a'xti aHcodo'"'' , a widow. 

 a'xti ka'wak ya'tce, what is the woman's 

 name ? (Bk.). Ma'ino lianxtV, an Ali- 

 bamu woman. Ta'ncks ha^xtV, a Biloxi 



