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At the other end of the series we have forms like — 



]iihna' td^ to have a husband {hihna' husband; td^ to have) 

 hihna' ya to have for a husband. 



In the latter form the same verb that forms the causative compound 

 appears combined with a noun. 



§ 9. Nouns 



Nouns enter into composition in the same way as nouns and verbs, 

 and presumably there is no fundamental difference between these 

 groups. We find here also abbreviated or contracted forms, more 

 probably stems. These nouns often have a classiticatory function. 



ta RUMINANT 



tajM deer-head 



taceezi' buffalo-tongue 



taha' deer-skin • 

 hoga"^ FISH appears in the form ho 



howa'mduska eel (literally, fish-snake) 



hoa'pe fin (literall}^, fish-leaf) 



hoce'spa fish-scales (literally, fish- warts) 

 hij^'ha DOMESTICATED ANIMAL appears in the form suT^g 



su^gwi'ye mare 



hi^gi'ha^ bridle (literal!}^, horse-rope) 



wica' HUMAN BEING 



wica'nasu brain of a man 



wica' pi liver of a man 

 wi^'ya^ FEMALE appears in the form lol 



wim^' vagina 



wito'l^a a female captive 

 taP' WOOD 



ca^ha' bark (literall}", wood-skin) 



caP'ha'^pa shoes (literally, wood moccasins) 



ta^ha'sd cinnamon-bark (literally, wood-skin red) 



ti DWELLING 



tica'thu rear part of tent 



tihu'Ua framework of tent (literall}^ tent skeleton) 



§ 10, JVote on Certai/n Verbal Compounds 



(Compositions similar to those here described occur in other Siouan 

 dialects. Perhaps the most peculiar ones are the Winnebago verbal 

 compounds, in which the position of the subject is described as sitting, 

 lying, or standing. Following are a few examples. 



§§9,10 



