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A DICTIONARY OF THE CHOCTAW LANGUAGE 



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shaiksheli, v. a. i., to hobble; shaiiksheli, 



Gen. 30: 11, 31. 

 shaioksholi, v. a. i., to waddle, as a duck; 



to limp, as one with legs of unequal 



length. 

 shaiukli, v. a. i., to limp, as when the 



hip is out of joint. 

 shaiukli, n., a limper. 

 shakahachi, v. a. i., to make a noise by 



grating the teeth; shuklia nidi at shaka- 



liqchi. 

 shakahachi, n., the grating of the teeth, 

 shakalalli, v. a. i. sing., to slip, Deut. 



32: 35; see shalalli. 

 shakalalli, n., a slip; one who slips, 

 shakalalli chi, v. t., to cause to slip, 

 shakali, v. a. i. sing., to make a noise by 



grating the teeth; shakanli, n. f. 

 shakampi, n., a projection like a prom- 

 ontory; as yakni shakampi; shakansliu- 



bi, pi. 

 shakanlichi, shakonlichi, v. t., to make 



a noise in eating. 

 shakanlichi, shukonlichi, n., the noise 



made by eating. 

 shakapa, v. a. i., to shout; to halloo; to 



make a loud noise; to ululate, 1 Sam. 



4: 5; Josh. 6: 5, 10. 

 shakapa, n., a loud noise; a hallooing; 



a fuss; a hubbub; an uproar; a shout, 



1 Sam. 4: 5, 6. 

 shakawa, n. , a grating, harsh noise. 

 shaka n wa, v. a. i., to make a grating 



noise, as horses do when they eat 



pumpkins, 

 shakabli, v. t., to make a loud noise; to 



shout. 

 shakabli, n., a shoutei ; a noisy person, 

 shakablichi, v. t., to cause a noise. 

 shakba, n., the arm; a sleeve, 

 shakba achunli, v. t., to sleeve; to sew 



on a sleeve. 

 shakba afohomit ishi, v. t., to clasp, 

 shakba afoka, n., an armhole. 

 shakba alota, n., an armful, 

 shakba apoloma, n., a cuff, 

 shakba alhfabeka, n., the left arm. 

 shakba alhfoa, n., arm bands. The 



Choctaw formerly wore large silver 



bands on the arms above and below 



the elbow. 



shakba fohki, v. t., to embosom; to place 



in the arms; to sleeve. 

 shakba foka, pp., embosomed; placed 



in the arms. 



shakba isht impaka, n., the right arm. 

 shakba isht incha n ya, n., a spring 



lancet, 

 shakba isht lumpa, n., a lancet. 

 shakba i n shu n kani, ibbak i n shu n kani, 



n., the elbow; the point of the elbow, 

 shakba kallo, n., a strong arm. 

 shakba lumpli, v. t,, to bleed the arm; 



to let blood from the arm; to bleed. 

 shakba lumpli, n., veneration, 

 shakba poloma, n., the bosom; the 



bended or folded arms; the embrace of 



the arms. 

 shakba tali haksi lapali, n., a sleeve 



button, 

 shakbatina, n., a wildcat. 

 shakbona, a., moldy; weevil -eaten; 



tanrld shakbona, brown; as hishi sliak- 



bona(P. F.); wak sliakbona, a dusky or 



dun-colored cow. 

 shakbona, v. n., to be moldy. 

 shakbonachi, v. t. , to mold, 

 shakchi, n., a crawfish. 

 shakchi inchuka, n., the hole or house 



of a crawfish, 

 shakinlichi, shakanlichi, v. t., to grate; 



to scranch. 

 shakla, n., a riddle; a coarse sieve. 

 shakla, n., name of a fish; Ch. Sp. Book, 



p. 91. 

 sha n kolo, n., a cypress tree. 

 sha n kolo itibbi, n., a cypress knee; 



cypress knees, 

 shakonlichi, see shakanlichi. 

 shakshampi, n., a large black bug; a 



beetle, 

 shakulap, n., a crabapple. 

 shala hinla, a., portable, 

 shalak, see shelak. 



shalakli, v. a. i., sing., to slip (once). 

 shala n kpa, a., rotten, as dry, rotten 



wood, 

 shalali, shalali, v. a. i. pi., to slip; to 



slide; to wallow, Mark 9: 20. 

 shalalichi, v. caus., to cause to slide, 

 shalalli, v. a. i. sing., to slip; to slide; to 



drag, 

 shalalli, n., a slip; one who slips. 

 shalalli, pp., dragged. 

 shalallichi, v. t,, to cause to slip; to 



slide; to slip; to drag; to haul; to lug: 



to shuffle. 

 shali, a., heavy. 



