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A DICTIONARY OF THE CHOCTAW LANGUAGE 



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which appears to have been questioned 

 by Mr. Byington's later informants. 

 Since, however, a year of twelve strictly 

 lunar months must be corrected at inter- 

 vals to agree with the solar year, the 

 editor suggests that luak mosholi, which 

 means "fire extinguished," may have 

 applied to an intercalary month or period 

 at the time of the annual festival when 

 the year began anew. Ilapintabi's list 

 differs from that given only in inverting 

 hash Tcoi n chush and hash koichito, and hash 

 mali and hash watvZlak, the first being 

 made to fall in May-June, the second in 

 April-May, the third in July-August, 

 and the fourth in June-July. — J. R. S.] 

 hash! achafa, n., a month; one month; 



one moon, 

 hashi achafakma, adv., monthly, 

 hashi ahalaia, a., solar; pertaining to 



the sun. 

 hashi aiitolaka, n., the west. 

 hashi aiokatula, n., the west. 

 hashi aiokatula, a., west; occidental; 



western; westward, 

 hashi aiokatula imma,adv., occidental; 



westward, Josh. 1: 4; 8: 9. 

 hashi aiokatula mali, n., a zephyr, 

 hashi aiokatula pila, adv., occidental; 



westward; toward the west. 

 hashi aiokatula pilla, adv., to the west; 



at the west; away to the west; a., 



western. 

 hashi akochaka, hashi akuchaka, n., 



the east, Matt. 2: 1, 9. 

 hashi akonoli, n., a circle around the 



sun or moon. 

 hashi akuchaka, hash akuchaka, n., 



the east, Matt. 8: 11; orient; a., oriental, 

 hashi akuchaka imma, hash aku- 

 chaka imma, adv., eastward; easter- 

 ly; toward the rising sun, Josh. 1: 15; 



4: 19. 

 hashi akuchaka okla, n., the eastern 



people; the orientals. 

 hashi akuchaka pilla, adv., at the east; 



to the east; in the east. 

 hashi akuchapila, adv., toward the east; 



eastward. 

 hashi aopiaka, n., the west, Matt. 8: 11. 

 hashi atomi, n., the sunshine; the place 



where the sun shines. 

 hashi alhpisa, n., terms; the monthly 



course of females; menses. 



hashi bolukta, v. a. i., to full, as the 



moon, 

 hashi bolukta, n., the full moon, 

 hashi himmona, n., the new moon. 

 hashi himmona talali, v. a. i. , to change, 



as the moon; to pass the sun, as the 



moon in its orbit, 

 hashi himmona talali, n., the new 



moon, 

 hashi himo auata, v. a. i., to change, as 



the moon; to appear, as the new moon, 

 hashi himo auata, n., the new moon. 

 hashi holba, a., sunlike. 

 hashi inni, v. t., to bask; to warm by 



the sun. 

 hashi isht ikhana, hash isht ikhana, 



n.,awatch; atimepiece; achronometer; 



a dial; a timekeeper. 

 hashi isht ikhana i n shukcha, n., a fob; 



a watch pocket. 

 hashi isht ithana chito, n., a clock, 

 hashi isht ithana ikbi, n., a watch 



maker; a clock maker, 

 hashi kanalli, n., an hour, John 1: 39. 

 hashi kanalli alhpisa, n. , an hour, Matt. 



8: 13; 10: 19; 15: 28; 17: 18. 

 hashi kanalli isht alhpisa, n., an hour, 

 hashi kania, v. a. i., to go; to disappear, 



as the sun when eclipsed. 

 hashi kania, n., an eclipse of the sun or 



moon, 

 hashi kucha, n., sunrise. 

 hashi kuchaka, n., the east. 

 hashi libisha, v. t., to bask in the sun; 



to get warm by the sun. 

 hashi loshuma, n., the old of the moon, 

 hashi lua, a., sunburnt. 

 hashi lua, v. n., to be sunburnt. 

 hashi luhmi, v. t. , to hide the sun, i. e. , to 



eclipse the sun. 

 hashi luma, pp., eclipsed or hid, as the 



sun. 

 hashi moma, adv., monthly. 

 hashi ninak a n ya, n., themoon, Josh. 10: 



12. 

 hashi nitak isht ikhana, n., a calendar; 



an almanac, 

 hashi okatula, n., sunset; sundown. 

 hashi talali, n., the new moon, Ch. Sp. 



Book, p. 95. 

 hashi tohwikeli, n., daylight, 

 hashi tuchinakma, adv., quarterly, 

 hashilabi, ushelabi, n., a sty; a disease 



of the eyelid. 



