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A DICTIONARY OF THE CHOCTAW LANGUAGE 



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is used sometimes for the sake of dis- 

 tinguishing the sheep from the rabbit; 



chukfi alhpoba yo n , the sheep, Matt. 



10: 16. 

 ch.ukfalh.powa apistikeli, chukfalh- 



poba apesachi, n., a shepherd, John 



10: 11. 

 chukfalhpowa hishi, n., wool. 

 chukfalhpowa i n hollihta, n., a sheep- 

 fold, John 10: 1. 

 chukfalhpowa nakni, n., a ram; a buck, 

 chukfalhpowa nipi, n., mutton; the 



flesh of sheep, 

 chukfalhpowa tek, n., a ewe. 

 chukf alhpoyushi, chukfi alhpowaushi, 



chukf ushi, n. , a lamb, 

 chukfi, n., a sheep, or a rabbit which is 



the first definition as sheep have not 



been long known among the Choctaw ; 



a cony, 

 chukfi aiasha, n., a sheepfold. 

 chukfi apesachi, n., a shepherd, 

 chukfi apistikeli, n., a shepherd, 

 chukfi alhpowaushi, see chukf alhpoyushi. 

 chukfi hakshup, n., a sheepskin. 

 chukfi. hishi, n., wool; sheep wool, 

 chukfi hishi almo, n., a fleece, 

 chukfi hishi almo, pp., fleeced, 

 chukfi hishi amo, v. t., to fleece; to 



shear off wool; to shear sheep, 

 chukfi hishi amo, n., a shearer; a sheep 



shearer, Acts 8: 32. 

 chukfi hishi itapana achafa, n., one 



hank of woolen yarn, 

 chukfi hishi nan tanna, n., flannel; 



woolen cloth; cloth made of wool, 

 chukfi hishi nan tanna aiskiachi, n., 



a clothier, 

 chukfi hishi shana, n., woolen yarn, 

 chukfi hishi shapo, n., a felt; a hat 



made of wool; a wool hat. 

 chukfi hishi tanna, n., flannel; woolen 



cloth; woven wool, 

 chukfi imaseta, n., the vine which 



grows and adheres to the bark of trees, 



having a trumpet-shaped blossom. It 



is said to be good in dysentery. 

 chukfi. isht abeka, n., the rot; a disease 



among sheep; a fatal distemper incident 



to sheep. 

 chukfi. luma, n., a rabbit, 

 chukfi nakni, n., a ram; a buck; the male 



of the sheep; Joshua 6: 4, 5, 6, 8, 13. 

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chukfi nishkin, n., a painful, obstinate 



ulcer which comes on the foot or leg; 



stone bruise on the thick muscles. 

 chukfi pattakata nakni, n., a buck; the 



male of the hare, 

 chukfi pattakita, chukfi pattakata, 



n., a hare, 

 chukfi tek, n., a ewe. 

 chukfi yoba, n., the cramp in the hand, 

 chukfikoa, nukfichoa (q. v.), n., the 



hiccough or hickup. 

 chukfikoa, v. a. i., to have the hiccough; 



to hiccough. 

 chukfikoli, v. t., to cause the hiccough, 

 chukfikolichi, v. t., to make him hic- 

 cough. 

 chuknkpelo, n., the northeast, 

 chukfikpelo, a., northeast. 

 chukfitohtololi, n., a viper; "aground 



rattlesnake." 

 chukf oba, a. (from chukfi and holba, 



like), sheepish; like a sheep, 

 chukf oba, v. n., to be sheepish. 

 chukfoloha, a., dizzy; drunk; giddy. 

 chukf oloha, v. n., to be dizzy; to be 



drunk, 

 chukfoloha, v. a. i., to stagger; to reel; 



to swim in the head. 

 chukfoloha, n., dizziness; the vertigo; 



giddiness; the staggers. 

 chukf ulli, chukf olli, chukf olulli, v. t., 



to stagger; to make dizzy; to cause to 



swim ; to cause to reel, 

 chukf ulli, a., dizzy; drunk, 

 chukfushi, n., a lamb; a young rabbit, 

 chukf ushi holba, a., lamblike. 

 chukf ushicheli, v. t., to lamb; to bring 



forth a lamb. 

 chu n ki, see cho n ki. 

 chukikbi, n., a house maker; a house 



wright; a joiner. 

 chukilhssa, n., a deserted house; an 



empty house; a vacant house; solitude. 

 chukilhssa, a., desert; vacant; empty, 



as a house that stands vacant; desolate; 



waste; hachinchuka yat hqchinchukillis- 



sat taii/aha, Matt. 23: 38. 

 chukilhssa, chukilissa (from chuka and 



ilissa), v. t., to desert a house or houses 



that are their own; ikchukillissa, Acts 



1:20. 

 chukilhssa, n., those who desert their 



house. 



