DORSEY-S WANTON] 



THE BILOXI AND OFO LANGUAGES 



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to^fkiifk<ipi, to wink, to blink. — hato'f- 

 kiXfkilpi, I wink or blink ; tcato'f- 

 kufkupi, you wink or blink. 



tok, brother. — tohnViha, to'kmitxa, my 

 brother ; toktcin^txa, your brother ; tokon^- 

 txa, our brother. 



to^pa, four. 



topi, pato'pi, to shoot. — ababato^pi, I 

 fire a gun; aba'pato'pi, iba^pato'pi, I 

 shoot; atcapatopi, itca^pato^pi, you 

 shoot; apatopi, he shoots. 



to^staM, squirrel. — to'staki tftVpi, black 

 squirrel. 



to°^ye, hard. 



tpa: atcitpabe, I will hit you; baph'A^ska 

 atcitpa^be, I will hit you with my fist. 



tu^fafha, dufafha, tufafhahi, to tear. — 

 batu'fajha, I tear; tcatu'fajha, you tear. 



tufi., to trade, to buy, to sell. — atu'fi, 

 abatu'fi, I buy, I sell; tcatu'fi, atcatu'fi, 

 you buy, you sell; ctu'fi, buy! you 

 buy ! a^nkwa tu'fi, people sell or buy, 

 one sells or buys; tcin'ti %ctu'fi, you 

 bought or sold it; tcap ictu'fi, let us 

 buy or sell it! %n^tuf-athi^ , store, "trad- 

 ing-house." atu^fi bo'wasi, I want to 

 buy. u^tikcVpi to'fi, a bought hat. 



tu^fkopi, to pinch. — batu'fkopi, I pinch; 

 tcatu^Jkopi, you pinch. 



tu'fthahe, to hoe. 



tufthe: ifhahi' a'tufthe, he has passed 

 by; yhahV tcatuftM, you have passed 

 by; yhahV batufte, I have passed by. 

 aba'tufihe, I pass (some one); tea' tufthe, 

 you pass (some one). 



tuk, stone. 



tukba^ti, to spread (cloth, etc.). 



tupho^hi, dupho^i, to bore (a hole, 

 etc.). — badupho'hi, I bore (a hole, etc.). 



tusha^hi, dusha^, to pull. — batusha'M, 

 I pull; tcatusha'hi, you pull. 



tu^ska, tu^ska, short. — no^'pi tu'ska, a 

 short day; athe' tu'ska, a skirt, "short 

 dress." 



tucki^ki, to wring (as clothes). — batuckV- 

 ki, I wring. 



tu'tcha, to wash. — batu'tcha, I wash; 



andjoyta tu'tcha, to wash clothing; 



tcifUi tuftchabe, wash your foot! 

 tuta', hawk. — aba'stuta, chicken-hawk. 



ultca^pi, hip. 



u^li, handle. — a^fhe^pi u'li, ax-handle. 



u^makhe, umakhe^, a doctor (modem 

 and ancient), witch, sorcerer, etc. 



u^ntwathe^, trousers. 



uple'lehi, to swing. — buple'lehi, I swing; 

 tcuple'lehi, you swing. 



upo'fi, night. 



ucko^i^ti, to wet, the sweat, perspira- 

 tion. — aman uck6'"''ti, wet ground. 



u^tci ki'pi, veil (such as a woman wears). 



utaci^pi: butacVpi, I suck it; tcutaci'pi, 

 you suck it. 



utha^spe, the fish called patasa in 

 Creole. 



utikhrpi, utikci^pi, hat. 



utku'si, to cut (with scissors), he cuts. — 

 andjo'fta butkufsi, I cut cloth; qndjo'fta 

 tcutku'si, you cut cloth ; andjo'fta utku'- 

 si, he cuts cloth, amo^fi utkiX'si, scis- 

 sors. 



u^tu, oak. — itcan' u'tu, oak tree; itca'"'' 

 u'tu tcu'ti, red-oak tree; itcan' u'tu 

 afxa'n^ white-oak tree; itca'"'' u'tuk 

 hade' si, gray oak. 



u'lfa'ptata, a bow. 



u^sha^, to hide or conceal. — ibanu^sha, I 

 hide myself; itcanun'sha, tcu^'sha, you 

 hide yourself. 



u^^the^, to fall. — an'taske uHhe', a falling 

 star. 



u^ithi, u^nthi, bear. 



wakhe^ska, drunk. — wakhe'ska eta'ko'"', 



crazy. 

 wi'^'shu, nest. — te'ska ivWshu, bird's 



nest, akdn'siwin'shu, honey, "bee's 



nest." 



ya^cklko^i, how comes it? 



ya^i^she, chair. — ydn'she' ta'Uska, the 



back of a chair. 

 yo^spitatha, a sieve (Creole: tamis). 



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