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A DICTIONARY OF THE CHOCTAW LANGUAGE 



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chukafoha ohoyo, n., a hostess; a woman 



who keeps an inn. 

 chukah, in tahchukah, indeed; something 



unlooked for by the speaker; from lah, 



an adverb in the recent past tense; 



ishtatahchukakoi tohchukah, same but in 



the remote past tense. 

 chukalaha, n., the present made in 



food to a visitor. 

 chukalahachi, v. t., to go in search of a 



present in food; to obtain food as a 



present. 

 chukalahachi, n., a visitor who comes 



for food. 

 chukah, chukli, v. t., pp., pi., plucked 



out; pulled out, as grass or hair; to 



pluck out, etc. ; see chukaffi. 

 chukalichi, v. t. caus., to make him 



pull out, or to pull out from another, 

 chukanakbila, see hachukbilankbila. 

 chukani, n., the common house fly; the 



green-headed fly that blows meat, etc. 

 chukanicheli, v. t., to fly blow. 

 chukanushi, n., a fly-blow; a maggot. 

 chukanushi a n sha, pp., fly-blown. 

 chukanushi laua, a., maggoty. 

 chukapanta, chuka apanta (q. v.), n., 



a neighbor; chuka pqlli, pi. 

 chukapalli, see chuka apalli. 

 chukapishia, n., an old-fashioned house 



built with upright logs, and having a 



shed all around it; a porch, Matt. 26:71. 

 chukashana, n., a houselock. 

 chukashaya, v. a. i., not to come out 



even, in folding a handkerchief; itachu- 



kashaya, to cross each other, as bridle 



reins when crossed. 

 chukachi, a., mad. 

 chukaffi, v. t. sing., to pluck out; to pull 



out; chukli, pi. 

 chukaffi, n., a plucker. 

 chukalbaska, n., the ribs of a house, or 



roof. 

 chu n kash, n., the heart; the center; the 



stomach; the feelings; the affections; 



spirits; conscience; pluck; the reins; 



spirit; temper; disposition; a grain; 



chu n kash ako™ aminti, Matt. 15: 18, 19; 



chunkash yohbi, chu n kash akanlosi, the 



person; himself, Matt. 11: 29; chunk- 

 ash anu n kaka okla ahnitok, think or say 



within themselves, Matt. 9: 3; yakni 



chunkash, heart of the earth, Matt. 12: 



40; okla ilappa chunkash, this people's 



heart; chunkash. okqto, their heart, Matt. 



15: 8; i n chunkash, his or her heart; 



imichu n kash (I once heard this form 



used. — Byington). 

 chu n kash achukma, n., a good heart; 



grace. 

 chu n kash akka n lusechi, v. t. , to daunt ; to 



sink the spirits; to depress; to humble. 

 chu n kash akka n lusi, n., melancholy; a 



depressed heart or spirits; humility. 

 chu n kash akka n lusi, v. a. i., to despond. 

 chu n kash akka n lusi, pass., daunted; 



spirits sunk; depressed; humbled. 

 chu n kash akka n lusi, a., lowly, Matt. 11: 



29. 

 chu n kash akka n lusi keyu, a., unhum- 



bled. 

 chu n kash a n h, n., a pure heart; a true 



heart; a sincere heart; an honest heart; 



sincerity. 

 chu n kash apa, n., animalculse from 



which mosquitoes grow, called wiggle- 



taiis. 

 chu n kash banna, v. a. i. , to wish for with 



the heart; the heart desires. 

 chu n kash bila, pp., piqued. 

 chu n kash hih, v. t. , to pique. 

 chu n kash chaha, a., high minded; high 



hearted. 

 chu n kash chaha, v. a. i., to be high 



minded. 

 chu n kash chumpa, v. t., to bribe; to 



buy the heart. 

 chu n kash halupa, a., high tempered; 



angry; having quick feelings. 

 chu n kash halupa, v. n., to be high 



tempered. 

 chu n kash hirnrnona,n. , a renewed heart; 



a new heart; regeneration. 

 chu n kash himmona, pp., regenerated; 



having the heart renewed. 

 chu n kash himmona, a. , regenerate; hav- 

 ing a new heart. 

 chu n kash hirnrnonachi, v. t., to renew 



the heart; to regenerate. 

 chu n kash homi, n., a bitter heart; bit- 

 terness of heart; a venomous temper; 



fire; gall. 

 chu n kash homi, a., fervent; fiery. 

 chu n kash horninchi, v. t. , to envenom ; to 



embitter the heart. 

 chu n kash hutupa, n., a wounded heart; 



an offended spirit. 



