MALLELY. ] PHRASES—QUESTIONS. 483 
then count off a few with the extended index, by laying down the fin- 
gers of the left, beginning at the little finger, as in Fig. 302. In asking 
the question, the sign for question must precede the sign for many, the lat- 
ter being also accompanied by a look of interrogation. (Shoshoni and 
Banak I.) 
Has he? 
Deaf-mute natural sign: 
Move to and fro the finger several times toward the person spoken of 
(Larson.) 
Have you? 
Deaf-mute natural sign : 
Move the finger to and fro several times toward the person to whom 
the one is speaking. (Larson.) 
Are you? 
Deaf-mute natural signs ; 
Point to the person spoken to and slightly nod the head, with an in- 
quiring look. (Ballard.) 
Point with the forefinger, as if to point toward the second person, at 
the same time nod the head as if to say “‘yes.” (Ziegier.) 
The following was obtained at Washington during the winter of 
1880~81 from Ta-ta"-ka Wa-ka®™ (Medicine Bull), a Brulé Dakota chief, 
by Dr. W. J. HOFFMAN. 
I AM GOING HOME IN TWO DAYS. 
(1) Place the flat hands in front of and as high as the elbows, palms 
down, pass each hand across to the opposite side of the body, the right 
above the left crossing near the wrist at the termination of the gesture 
(night), repeat in quick succession—nights, (2) elevate the extended in- 
dex and second finger of the right hand, backs to the front—tvwo, (3) 
place the tips of the extended and joined fingers of the right hand against 
the breast—ZJ, (4) alter touching the breast as in the preceding, pass 
the extended index from the breast, pointing downward, forward nearly 
to arm’s length, and terminating by holding the hand but continuing 
the motion of the index until it points forward and upward—aim going 
to, (5) throw the clinched right fist about six inches toward the earth 
at arm’s length after the completion of the preceding gesture—my home. 
ANALYSIS. 
Ha*-he’-pi no®-pa mi’-ye ti-ya’-ta wa-gle’-kta. 
(1) (2) (3) (5) 4 
_nights two I my home am going to. 
It will be noticed that the gesture No. 4, ‘‘am going to,” was made be- 
fore the gesture No. 5, “my home,” although the Dakota words pro- 
nounced were in the reverse order, showing a difference in the syntax of 
the gestures and of the oral speech in thisinstance. The other gestures, 
1, 2, and 3, had been made deliberately, the Dakota word translating 
