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apoksiachi, n., a reformer; a repairer, 

 apoksiali, v. t., to arrange, 

 apokshiama, n., a flap; a clout, called a 



square; a diaper. The apokshiama is 



a garment worn by Choctaw men. 

 apokshiama, pp., clouted. 

 apokshiami, apokshiami, apokshi- 



ammi, v. t., to put the clout upon one's 



self; to clout one's self. 

 apokshiamichi, v. t., to put the clout 



upon another, 

 apokshiammi, see apokshiami. 

 apokshiammi, pp., clouted; having a 



flap put on. 

 apokta, n., a double, 

 apokta, pp., doubled; grown together, 



as two potatoes fastened together side 



by side. 

 apokta, a., double; as ahe apokta, noli 



apokta. 

 apokta, v. n., to be doubled. 

 Apokta chito, n., the name of a par- 

 ticular creek, 

 apoktachi, v. t., to double; to cause any- 

 thing to be doubled, 

 apolichi, hopochi (q.v.) v. t.,to hill corn; 



to work in the corn for the last time, 



Luke 13: 8. 

 apolukta; itapolukta, v. a. i., to coalesce, 

 apoluma, n., a conjurer at ball plays, 



called a ball play witch, 

 apolumi, v. t., to conjure; to act the ball 



play witch, 

 apolusa, n., a daubing; apolusa acJtafa, 



one coat of daubing. 

 apolusa, alhpolosa, pp., a., daubed; 



plastered; pitched, 

 apolusa, v. n., to be daubed, 

 apolusli, v. t., to daub; to plaster; to 



pitch ; to smear, 

 apolusli, n., a dauber; a plasterer. 

 apolusli, n., a casing; the act or opera- 

 tion of plastering a house with mortar 



on the outside. 

 apoloma, n., a hem; a bend; a spring 



made by a bend. 

 apoloma, pp., hemmed; bent over 



double. 

 apolomachi, n. , a hem of a garment. 

 apolomachi, pp., hemmed, 

 apolomachi, v. t., to hem; to bend over 



double. 



apoiomi, apolommi, v. t., to hem; 

 to bend over; to go across a bend in a 

 river or road; to lap. 



apoiomi, n., a hemmer. 



apolomichi, v. t., to fold a blanket and 

 sleep in it, one part under and the 

 other part over a person. 



apolomoa, pp. pi., hemmed. 



apolomoa, n., hems; bends. 



apolomolili, v. t., to hem; to bend 

 over; to go across bends in a river or 

 in a road. 



aponaklo, v. a. L, v. t., to inquire; to 

 query. 



aponaklo, n., an inquirer. 



aponaklo, n., an inquiry. 



aponaklo shali, a., inquisitive. 



aposhokachi, n., the border; the hem; 

 imanchi aposhokachi ya n pit potoli, the 

 hem of his garment; Matt. 9 20; Luke: 

 8: 44; imanchi aposliokqdii ak ilia kia, 

 only the hem of his garment, Matt. 14: 

 36. 



apota, v. a. i., to lie at the side; if apota, 

 to lie together; ikitapoto, Matt. 1: 25; 

 chiapota, 1 Kings 1:2. 



apota, n., the side; Eli at hina apota ka, 

 1 Sam. 4: 13. 



apota, v. n., to be at the side; apunta, 

 nasal form; itapota, v. a. i., to make 

 snug; to lie side wise. 



apotaka, n., the side; a by-place; apo- 

 ta ka ia, to go one side to void, or to a 

 by-place ; an expression used to describe 

 the going away to ease nature, etc. 



apotaka itola, apotaka atta, v. n., to 

 lie in a retired place; this expression is 

 applied to describe the retirement of 

 females. See Lev. 15: 19-28; apotakachi. 

 The Choctaw women have a small camp 

 near the house to which they retire at 

 such seasons, and where they remain 

 alone till they have their usual health. 



apotali, v. a. i., to lie at the side. 



apotoa, pi., apotoat hielitok, to stand be- 

 side; to be at the side, 1 Kings 10: 19. 



apotoli, apotuli, sing. v. t., to place by 

 the side of, 1 Sam. 5: 2; apotulit hohpi, 

 Acts 5: 10; itapotuli, v. t., to accouple; 

 to adjoin; to couple. 



apoyua, v. t., to gather up; to pick up 

 and carry away. 



