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<^UAni^ expresses the idea of indefinite space as applied to such terms 



as SWEEP, RANGE, LATITUDE, EXPANSE. 



TceHci'\iAva!h''W^ it is the sea; it is the great expanse 

 ta\iArmsa'w°' it flies over an expanse {-isd- [§ 19]) 

 ta''\An\Vw°' he crosses an open space 

 l:a''\iAm!C'W°' he makes a short cut across 



-"Ayi- imprint, track. 



apitciksbwdnitc^ they trailed (a bear into bushes) 70.12 (for pitci 

 see under pit- [§16] and the analysis in text at end) 



In the list of examples that follow immediately are stems relating 

 to parts of the body. Their inherent sense is concerned with space, 

 each form having to do with situation in a given relation. 

 -Cf'i' carries the vague notion of something thin, as of a sheet, film, 



blade. It is an association with this spacial sense that makes 



it a term applied to the ear. 



mAmd'gecsi^w^ he has big ears 

 M'slceca.^w"' he has no ears (literally, he is cut-ear) 

 JcAgd'noca.^w"' he has long ears 



nakaklcklckecsicwdtcdpe^ and he would cut off their ears 8.12 

 (reduplicated stem allied to Msk; for -dtci [§ 29] dpe'^ [§ 14]) 



-kuni' or 'gum- conveys the intrinsic meaning of linear protrusion, 

 projection out from a base. The use of the term for nose is 

 a natural application. 



wdgi'kumd^w^ he has a crooked nose 



pdgiku'mdcVnw"^ he bumped his nose {pagi- see under pAg- [§ 14]; 



-cin- [§ 20]) 

 tAtdgi'\\MiiiLd''w'^ his nose spreads at the nostrils {-gi locative sufiix) 

 Jcmigu'uidyd^w^ it is sharp at the point (Jklni- [§ 16]; -w^ [§ 28]) 

 nakdMcJcigumdcwdtcdpe'^ and he would cutoff their noses 8.13 



(for nah^ and a-) 



"tuji' is used for the external space about the mouth. 



m^'setu^n^y® he has a mustache (mis- hair [§ 24]) 

 IcepA^getu^nw^ he has thick lips 

 pd^Jcetu'^nw'^ he opens his mouth 



'Wind' gives the notion of linear dimension, round of forna, and of 

 limited circumference. It is a term for horn. 



fca'^m'wi'na^w'^ he is short-horned 



pd'k'wiwi'na.ci^w"' he fell and broke his horn {-cin- to fall [§ 20]) 



pa'kwi'win&^w"' he is shedding his horns 



§ 18 



