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-ask- is a generic term for plants and herbs, and is common in the 



names for medicines. 

 tAne'tiwsi^skw^ gambhng-medicine (tAneti mutual activity, by 



inference gambling; -tl- [§ 38]) 

 mlcdtcine'mwsi^shw^ 'peThime {mic large; wnra^ state of largeness ; 



mlcdtcineni man in a feeling of largeness) 

 wd'hAskw^ white medicine (wdh- white; also to look at) 



-a7>- appears in combinations denoting cord, string. 



me''tegwvi\n bow-string {me'Hegw^ wood, stick) 



Atu'sit&^pi moccasin-string (-usi- is related to the stem ~usd- to 



walk) 

 A'sApa^pi string, thread, cord 



-min- is a collective term for fruit, grain, berry. 



me/cim.rn°' apple (literally, large fruit ; mec- initial stem) 

 A'ddmVn'^ corn 

 wd'bimi^n^ white corn 



Add'-imi^n^ strawberry (literally, heart-berry) 

 Jcd'wiYriVn"' gooseberry (literally, prickly, rough, or thorny berry ; 

 cf . Icdwesiw"' he is rough [§ 20]) 



-po- or -dpo- refers to fluid, liquid, 

 wg'pop* soup (ne'p^ water) 



inA'cisH'wapo^w^ tea (literally, herb-drink or herb-fluid) 

 ivlcku^ jmipo^w^ wine (literally, sweet fluid) 

 maslcutd'w&ipow^ whisky, rum, alcohol (literally, fire-fluid; -td- 



[§ 20]) 

 wtmecJcwsipogAteniw^ there shall be a red fluid 184.19 {meckw- red 



[initial stem] ; -gAt- [§ 20]; wl- sign of intransitive future [§ 28]; 



-w^ [§ 28] ; -ni- [§ 34] ; -e- to prevent the cluster -tn- [§ 8]) 



-mutd' is a general term for receptacle as the notion is expressed 



in POCKET, POUCH, BAG. 



mlci'muta^* paunch {m'tc- littleness, shortness, as in fuzz, and so 



fuzzy pouch) 

 TO.isA"i'muta^* bag, sack (jinAski- as in tua' skiski'w^ grass, reed, 



and so reed bag, grass bag) 

 ^a'H'muta^* bag made from linn-wood bark (kd'k- to dry, season, 



and so a bag of seasoned material) 

 plcd'gAnimuta,^^ parfleche (pi'cdgA^n^ rawhide, and so rawhide 



pouch) 



'f/An- is a comprehensive term expressive of instrumentality. 



^q^^nd'AigA^n* lid (for a bucket, basket) (k-ep- to enclose; -au- 

 opening, and so an object for closing an opening) 

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