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A DICTIONARY OF THE CHOCTAW LANGUAGE 



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pataswa, pi., a flat. 



pataswa, pataswa, pp., v. n., to be 



flat, 

 patashechi, v. t., to level, 

 patashua, pp., v. a. i., flattened, 

 patashuli, v. t. pi., to flatten, 

 pataffi, v. t. sing., to split open; to cut 



open; to plow; to furrow; to trench; 



yakni an pataffi; na fokaya n -pataffi; itapa- 



tqffi, to till; patafa hinla, a., tillable, 

 pataffi, n., a splitter; a tiller, 

 patala, a., flat, 

 patala, v. n., to be flat. 

 patalhpo, pp., irouxpqUi, v. t., or patali, 



spread; strewed, Matt. 24: 26; aba pa- 

 tallipo, a chamber, 

 patalhpo, n., a spread; a pallet; a couch, 



Luke 5: 24; Mark 2: 9; a bed, Matt. 9: 



2, 6. 

 pataskachi, pp. pi., leveled; flattened, 

 pataspoa, a. pi., ixdaspoa (q. v.), flat. 

 patassa, a. sing., flat; level; smooth; 



small and flat; yakni patassa; pataspoa, 



pi. 

 patassa, n., flatness. 

 pataswa, see pataswa. 

 pa n ya, v. a. L, to cry; to halloo; to call 



to bark; to whoop; to cry out, Luke 4 



33; i n pa n ya, v. t., to exclaim; to roar 



to shriek; to scream; to screech; to 



vociferate; to yell. 

 pa n ya, n., a cry; a whoop; a yell; a 



clamor; an exclamation; a war whoop. 

 pa n ya, n., a crier; one who halloos, 



whoops, yells; a recreant; one who 



cries for mercy in a contest; a roarer. 

 pa n yachi, v. t., to cause him to cry; to 



make him whoop, etc. 

 pablikan, pablikan, n., a publican, Luke 



3: 12; a collector of toll or tribute, Matt. 



18: 17. 

 pachaiasha, n. , a pigeon roost, or a resort 



for pigeons. 

 pachanusi, n., a pigeon roost. 

 pachalhpowa, pachalhpoba, n., a dove, 



John 2: 14. 

 pachi, n., a pigeon, 

 pachi yoshoba, pachi yoshuba, pach 



oshoba, n., a turtle dove, a dove, Luke 



3: 22; Matt. 3: 16; 10: 16. 

 pachushi, n., a squab; a young pigeon; a 



pigeon egg. 

 pafachi, n., a puff, taken from English 



to puff, I presume. — C. B. 



pafachi, v. a. i., to puff. 



paffala, n., pqffaloha, pi., a swelling; a 

 bump, such as is made by a lash on the 

 skin. 



paffala alota, full of swellings. 



pala, n., a candle; a lamp; a torch; alight; 

 ataper, Matt. 5: 15; 6: 22; 25: 1, 7, 8; 

 Luke 15: 8; pqlaisht qla, bring a candle. 



pala, v. a. L, to shine, as a candle; pqla 

 hat pala, the candle shines. 



pala, pp., lighted. 



pala afoka, n., a candlestick; a sconce; 

 a lantern. 



pala aiakmo, n., a candle-mold. 



pala aio n hikia, n., a candlestick, Matt. 

 5: 15; a candle-stand; a lamp-post. 



pala inchuka, n., a lantern. 



pala isht kalasha, n., snuffers; candle- 

 snuffers. 



pala isht kicheli, n., snuffers. 



pala isht mosholichi, n., a candle- 

 extinguisher. 



pala isht taptuli, n., a candle-snuffer; 

 snuffers. 



pala ontalaia, n. , a candlestick, Luke 

 8: 16. 



pala ponola lua, n., candle snuff; burnt 

 candlewick. 



pala toba, n., candle stuff. 



pala tohwikeli, n., candle light. 



palali, v. t., to light a candle, torch, or 

 lamp; to carry a light; to light, Matt. 

 5: 15; ninak palali, to make or carry a 

 torchlight in the night. 



palampa, n., a meteor. 



palattokachi, v. a. i., to jar; iti qtkinafa- 

 ma yahni at pqllqttokqchi. 



palhki, a., quick; hasty; soon; fast; rap- 

 id; spry; cursory; fleet; impetuous; 

 swift. 



palhki, v. n. , to be quick; chipqlhki fehna. 



palhki, pp., quickened; hurried; has- 

 tened. 



palhki, v. a. i., to dart; to move quickly. 



palhki, n., quickness; activity; rapidity; 

 velocity. 



palhki, adv., quickly. 



palhkichechi, v. t., to hasten; to accel- 

 erate. 



palhkichi, v. t., to hasten; to hurry; to 

 cause to move fast. 



palhkit a n ya, v. a. i., to skim; to go 

 along fast; to fleet. 



palhkit a n ya, a., fleeting. 



