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A DICTIONARY OF THE CHOCTAW LANGUAGE 



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pokta, v. a. i., to double; to grow to- 

 gether, as two peaches or potatoes. 



pokta, pp., doubled; grown together. 



pokulichi, v. t., to cause to pucker up; 

 see pokoli. 



pokuspali, pi. of pokussali. 



pokuspoa, n. pi., skeins and clusters. 



pokussa, n., a skein. 



pokussali, v. t., to make a skein. 



pola n ka, adv., at last; at length; finally; 

 pola^ka ishla, ultimately. 



[polhkash, n., chips, trash, rubbish. — 

 H. S. H.] 



polua, v. a. i., to wilt before a fire, like 

 MlaMipolua. 



polukta, v. a. i., to double; itapolukta, 

 to coalesce. 



polukta, pp., doubled; a double; as 

 noti polukta, a double tooth; itapolukta, 

 pp., doubled together. 



poluktachi, v. t., to double; to cause to 

 double. 



polu n sak, n., a black weed, used in color- 

 ing cotton; black or a dark shade. 



pola, see pula. 



pololi, v. a. i., to spark; to sparkle, as 

 fire; luak at pololi. 



pololi, n., sparks. 



pololichi, v. t., to cause it to spark. 



poloma, v. a. i., to bend, as the steel 

 spring on a lock. 



poloma, pp. sing., pola, (1 Kings 6: 34), 

 pula pi., bent; doubled up; folded, as 

 the arms, shakba poloma; shut, as a 

 knife, bashpo at poloma; outside of the 

 bend of a creek, etc. ; shokulbi, the in- 

 side of the bend. 



poloma, n., a bend; a fold; a bow; a 

 rumple. 



polomi, polummi, v. t., to bend; to 

 double up; to fold up by turning up 

 the side or end once; to shut, as a knife. 



polomoa, v. a. i. pi., to bend; to turn 

 up. 



polomoa, a., elastic; having springs. 



polomoa, v. n., to be elastic; v. a. i., to 

 meander. 



polomoa, pp., bent; doubled up; folded. 



polomoa, n., folds; bends; bows. 



polomoli, v. a. L, to meander. 



polomoli, polomoli, v. t. pi., to bend; 

 to double up; to fold; to ruftie. 



polomolichi, v. t., to meander; to cause 

 to bend and wind. 



polota, v. a. i., to sparkle; to emit sparks, 

 as fire. 



polummi, see polomi. 



pompokachi, v. t., to make rough, 

 knotty, uneven. 



pompoki, a., rough; uneven; knotty, 

 like knots on a rope. 



pompoki, v. n., to be rough. 



ponaklo, n., an interrogation; a ques- 

 tion. 



ponaklo, panaklo (q. v.), v. a. L, v. t., 

 to ask; to inquire; to seek after, Luke 

 2: 44; to demand; to interrogate; to 

 query, Matt, 2: 4; 10: 11; 16: 13 

 in i ponaklo, to ask him, Matt. 12: 10 

 Josh. 4: 6; ponanhan/do, Matt. 2: 4 

 itimponuklo, to inquire of each other 

 to consult; itimponaklot a^slta, to be en- 

 gaged in making inquiries of each other; 

 itimponaklot ai'sha, n., a consultation; 

 iin ponaklo, v. t., to ask him; to question. 



ponaklo, n., an inquirer; a demander. 



ponobokanli, n., cotton pods, just break- 

 ing open. 



ponohonulla, n., twine. 



ponokallo, n., linen; holland; a rope; 

 twine. 



ponokallo ikbi, n., a rope maker. 



ponokallokanchi, n., a draper; a linen 

 draper. 



ponokallopana, n., a rope; a cord. 



ponol ashana, n., a spinning wheel. 



ponol ashana chito, n., a jenny. 



ponol lapushki, n., carded cotton. 



ponola, n., cotton; cotton thread or yarn; 

 a filament; linen ponola; linen yarn, 

 1 Kings 10: 28; a cord, Josh. 2: 15. 



ponola ahotachi, n., warping bars for 

 cotton. 



ponola aialhto, n., a thread case; a 

 thread box. 



ponola anihelichi, ponola anihechi, 

 n., a cotton gin; a gin. 



ponola anihelichi chito, n., a large cot- 

 ton gin. 



ponola anihi, n., a cotton gin. 



ponola ani, n., a cotton bale. 



ponola fabassa achafa, n., a hank of 

 thread; a skein. 



ponola hulhtuf a, n., areel; warpingbars. 



ponola isht shiahchi, n., cotton cards. 



ponola isht shiahchi chito, n., a card- 

 ing machine. 



