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THE BILOXI AND OFO LANGUAGES 



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xuke. — xuk/di, to mock the crying or 

 weepingof another {Vkuhe^dijnkuke'di). 



xuki, to crush or shiver. — naxiikV, to 

 crush in or shiver an object by tread- 

 ing on or by kicking it {Vnaxuki^, 

 'dnnct/xuki^). daxukV, to crush in or 

 shiver an object by biting. duxukV, 

 to crush in or shiver an object by 

 pressing between the hands. dH/ku- 

 xukV, to crush in or shiver an ob- 

 ject by hitting or punching, maxiti 

 ahi^ diikSixuki', to crack an eggshell. 

 kldu^xuki\ to crack it for another 

 {ija^kldu^xuki, a^xkldu^xuki). i^kldu^- 

 xuki, he cracks it for thee (you). 

 Vnktdu^xuki, I crack it for thee (?) 

 yan'xkldu^xuki, he cracks it for me. 

 Myan' xkldu^ xuki, thou (you) crack it 

 for me. 



xuxwe'', the wind (cf. xyWhve). — xCixtve^ 

 •poska', a whirlwind, xtuvil/ 'po&ka' yVn- 

 hi, a small whirlwind, xuxw'i^ sanlm'f^iV , 

 a strong wind, or, the wind blows hard. 

 xtxwefdi, it blows: said of the wind. 

 xuxef ta^ni {=xO,xwe nitani ?), "big 

 wind." xuxef ta'ni naiciya'"^, a storm 

 cloud, (^teo p. 151: 4.) 



xunumi^, the north wind. — xiinUmV kdV, 

 the north wind has returned; probably 

 equivalent to anan, winter. xitnwnV- 

 wadt/ "toward the north wind," the 

 north. 



xwi, interjection of pain: Oh! Alas! 

 The final sound is a whispered one. 



xwi'tka, muddy (Bk. ) . — amf xwVtka, the 

 water is muddy. {Also 9: 1-1, 16.) 



xwudike. — xw{i''dike^di, loose, loosely. 

 dukiUcke^ xwMiWdi, to tie an object 

 loosely. dunVni xiod' dike^ di, to roll 

 up loosely, as a bundle {VdMiitck^ 

 xwitdike^dt, ndu^kiUckt/ xtuHdik^di; ndii- 

 kutckl^ xwudika^ dande', 1st sing., fu- 

 ture). 



xwuhi^, lower; opposite of trnviyan (cf. 

 koM). — t'Cdcd'"^ ahV xwuhV, the lower 

 eyelids. ihVyapV xwtihV, the lower 

 lip. natc'tf xwuhV , the "lower cloud" 

 or horizon, tca^hqman xwuhV, the river 

 is low.— /twV/ii^, low (24: 8) (evidently 

 erroneous). 



xya, let. — tudiyai^ kaf ndw^ti xyn^, let me 

 eat the roots (1: 2, 3). 



xyapka^ or xapka'', flat, low (near the 

 ground) (cf. tapka). — Tceikana' kdnkiX'n^ 



ktno'"'paf tV xyapka' kWhando''^ etuxaf, it 

 is said that the Rabbit used to dwell 

 in a low tent with his grandmother 

 (3: 1). o<i^a;?/a/)^-a'',atent (like Dakota 

 or Winnebago tent), akidi xapka, 

 "flat bug," bedbug. waxaxapka,^^f^a.t 

 shoes," slippers, aya'"' diikxapka aya- 

 inde, a bridge. 



xya°, a sign for must, must be. — do'xpe 

 naske^ kiko'di xyai^, the coat must be 

 mended, yaduxtan^ kiho'di xya'"^, the 

 wagon must be repaired, waxi'^ apa'stak 

 on^di xyan^, the shoes must be patched. 

 toho'xk 'waxVo''^dl xya^', the horseshoes 

 must be made, te^di xya'"^, he or she 

 must die. te^tu xya'"'^, they must die. 

 nde^di xya'"^, I must go. nde^tu xyan^, 

 we must go. 



Tc-yafl, when (refers to past time). — e^ya'"' 

 hV xya'"' kVya de o'^Hme eiu xa', when he 

 reached there, he (the Sun) had already 

 gone again, they say (3: 11, 12). e'ya^ 

 nklnhi''''^ xya'"' de on^kne, when I reached 

 there, he had already departed. 

 eo''^nidV tcu/nki tcetka'k no'xe yukVdi 

 xya'"' o'"tVk ha'ne otn' xa, for that reason 

 (it has come to pass that) whenever 

 dogs have chased a rabbit they have 

 found a bear and (men) have shot him 

 (2: 30, 31). 



xya°. — hapenixka xya'" hayi, the meadow 

 lark. 



xye. — xye'pi, shallow, dry (emptied of 

 water), xy^pixti, very shallow (cf. D., 

 xepa; (p., xebe). xyepVxti (tkV, some- 

 what shallow, xyefpixti dtko'he, en- 

 tirely dry (Bk.). 



xyexyo'', why? wherefore? — etVkiyan- 

 ko'"'ni xyexyo', why do you treat me 

 thus? (2: 23). 



xye^ni(19: 19; 27: ll),xye'ni (19: 21; 

 20: 7), xe^ni (9: 6, 9; 11: 7; 15: 6), 

 xe^ni (18: 17), but, though (15: 6).— 

 nkiVya'" nko'"''ni pixt'if xyefni ya'"''xkiha'- 

 taxnV, I made a very good house for 

 myself but it was burnt (5: 5, 6). nka- 

 dutl' na'unkihV xyefni yailka'ti, I wished 

 to eat it, but I was sick, te'lmfilce' 

 na^Hnkihi' xyefni aiiksapV ya'nkiya'ma'", 

 I wished to kill it, but I had no gun. 

 ka'waya'" ndusV xyefni i'"ske'yanW, I 

 caught something or other, but it scared 

 me (3: 16, 17). ya' xMica' dqha' xye'ni, 



