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takhl'si, to peel (as an orange). — 

 a^takhVsi, I peel; tca^takhVsi, you psel. 



taki^ska, a box or trunk. 



ta^'mua, that. — tamua te'sha, that bird. 



tanawo'si, toe-nail, finger-nail. 



ta^ni, three. — heta'ni, the third. 



taphe^su, o^ikte^fl taphe^su, rattle- 

 snake. 



ta^phe^sukithela, centipede (or mille- 

 ped). 



tapho^, taphouse, shoulder. — tcotapho^- 

 se, your shoulder, tapho^hi atV, to car- 

 ry on the back; abatapho^hi abatV, I 

 carry on the back. 



tashi^hi, to bum. — aphe^ti abatashVhi, I 

 burn myself; aphe^ti atcatashi'M, you 

 burn yourself; a^tashVhawe, I was burn- 

 ing him; atqshVtcaive, he was burning 

 you; atashVbawe, he was burning me. 

 aphVti atashVhi, to bum one's self. 



tasi^shihi, to whine. — atchv/nki tasVs- 

 hihi, the dog whines; batasi'shihi, I 

 whine; tcatasVshihi, you whine. 



tac: itca'ni tacko^ki, chewing-tobacco. 

 ta'^cti, gum (chewing-gum, gum copal, 

 or any kind), itcan^ ta'cti, copal. 



ta'cka, plate. — ta^cka phe^nti, the plate is 

 cracked. 



tata, middle. — tata^se, noon, also mid- 

 night; tco'ktata, in the middle. 



te, ti: ate'knq, I go; ahate'kna, I lead 

 (by thehand), or carry; chte^knq, you go; 

 atcate'kna, you lead (by the hand); 

 cte^knqtu, you all go; te'knq, he goes; 

 oHe^kna, we two go; oHe^knatu, we go; 

 tew' pi te'kna, they all go; e^tcansa ate' 

 kna, I will go by and by (etc.); lekha'ti 

 atefkna, I am going right now; ate'kna- 

 tani, I went; cte'knatani, you went; 

 cte'knatanitu, you (pi.) went, ijhahi'ti 

 tefkna, he has gone along; ifhahVfi cte'- 

 kna, you have gone along; epi'tcon te'- 

 kna, to go up; akhoHca ate'kna, akho'- 

 tca'"' ate' kna, I am going outside; 

 akho'tcan cte'kna, you go out; akho'tcq 

 ate', I go outside; q/matcha hqte'kna, I 

 go • down; q'matcha cte'kna, you go 

 down; ipTiiba'ivi hate' kna, I go up; 

 tphiba'wi cte'kna, you go up. ba'ka 

 cte'kna, where is (are) you going? 

 in'tufi qthi' te'kna, he is going to the 

 town; lo'kobathi in'tufati atitco^' ate'- 

 kna, I am going to the town tomorrow; 

 lo'kobathi in'tufati atitco'"'' ucte'kna, you 



are going to the town tomorrow (etc.); 

 bokxV te'kna, I am going abroad; 

 abati'tca ate'kna, I am going home. 

 bq'kq cte'kna, where are you going? 

 bq'ka ate'kna, where am I going? nq'td 

 cte'kna, are you going far? ate'ki 

 ba'fpeni ate'hawqM, I can not go, but I 

 will send someone; ate' ba'fpeni atef- 

 haivabe, I can not go, but I will send; 

 ani' bopte'ka, I am going to get water; 

 atu'ti te'kna, he is going to eat. tca- 

 muiva cte' tcishu'hi, go away, you smell 

 bad! de'tonni a'kiube, if he goes I will 

 come, tapho'hi qtV, to carry on the 

 shoulder; abatapho'hi abqti', I carry on 

 the shoulder. 



te^fka, a flea (Creole: puce). 



te^mu, bullfrog. 



te^ska, deska^, te^skha, bird. — te'ska 

 atcu'ti, the cardinal. 



the, txe, to die, to be dead. — qthe', 

 abatxef, 'mi'"''ti athe', I am dead, I die; 

 tea' txe, you die; tcin'ti athe', you are 

 dead; o^'ti athe', we are dead; aphe'ti 

 the, the fire is out (dead); onkte'fi txe, 

 a dead snake. 



thii^to, ti^i'to, husband. — mithi'nto, my 

 husband; bitxonfka itxWto, my sister's 

 husband; ti'"''to tini'ki, a widow, "hus- 

 band gone"; ti^'to the, a widow, "her 

 husband dead." 



tho^ba: batho'ba, I go in front, or before; 

 tcttho'ba, you go in front, or before. 



ti: a'batuti, qbatu'ti, I am going to eat, 

 I begin to eat; atcatu'ti, you are going 

 to eat; actuti, you go and eat! atuti 

 te'kna, he is going to eat; tcu'pi atu'ti, 

 we are going to eat; tnihi'sa batu'ti, I 

 am going to eat alone; tcihi'sa tcatu'ti, 

 you are going to eat alone; ihi'sa atu'ti, 

 he is going to eat alone; a'tut po'pose, 

 fork; tca'kiu a'ctuti, come and eat!; 

 atuenawa tca'kiu a'ctuti, make haste 

 and come and eat! 



tic: botic boki, I put my hand into the 

 fire; tea' tic bo'ki, you put your hand 

 into the fire; a'"'' tic boki', we put our 

 hands into the fire. oMice'nti, otice'- 

 nti, to smoke; bofUce'nti, I smoke; 

 itca'ni mi^'ti botice'nti, I smoke to- 

 bacco [min'ti may be omitted]; itca'ni 

 tcin'ti tcotice'nti, you smoke tobacco 

 (?); itca'ni tici'nti, to smoke tobacco. 



