swanton] TUNICA, CHITIMACHA, AND ATAKAPA LANGUAGES 51 
CoMPARATIVE VOCABULARY—Continued 
No. Tunica Chitimacha Atakapa 
Gen raps, tO 1aNG os... 2... - Tama, fe laa 2 <s>. es 
aoUsiraxtcl, axtea, tobe... -- tci, to be (standing ob- 
ject). 
gol | haxku, cypress-...------ akcuc, cypress (cuc = 
| tree). 
332 | yaka, heron, crane....--. kake, heron, crane ...--- 
333 | nara(ni), spirit, ghost (cf. | neka, spirit, ghost .....- 
nar, to fly). 
aa4 | kumac, stone........----- PE, BUODE Gs 55 advent re 
a35 | hixctika, dew....-.--...- [or Ts ei he So 
336 | (cf. kayina, goose)... ..-. BAG AOORe os. -< = - - .~- enetst, goose (E). 
337 | yari, to be ashamed...... néci, to be ashamed ...- 
Soo) |, Wits, to/COunt.--.--2.- 2 kes tONComn tae ses 
soon snaruxid..Mortar. soo: «=< hokuymontaticn- so. seer. 
When we examine this material to see what phonetic laws may be 
discovered governing changes between these languages, we find that 
many sounds do not change at all or change but slightly and that 
although sound-shifts certainly occur the number of examples illus- 
trating each is limited, while there are many indubitable sound- 
shifts of which only one or two cases are to be found. 
Between Atakapa and Tunica the following shifts appear to exist 
and are illustrated by more than one example: 
ATAKAPA L—TUNICA R ATAKAPA Y—TUNICA R 
Atakapa Tunica Atakapa Tunica 
pol, to float..... Las poru, to float. hayu, to laugh. .-.-.-.} eru, to laugh. 
Takegnard es oi Ge ra, hard. iyé, to rise, to grow.| éri, to raise, to lift. 
pal, flat, level... .. pira, flat, level. Wak LO Beales wniecet, rax, to close. 
ATAKAPA K AND X—TUNICA R 
ATAKAPA T—TUNICA R 
kof, kome, heavy. .| romana, heavy. 
ték, spotted. ......| rixsa, spotted. kak, forest sy. 2422 rixku, tree. 
ceTU EO DAGCO LL etsh) 2. era, tobacco. mak, a mound, a} mura, a mound. 
GlleGANGE a= = =. <= héri, canoe. knot. 
ta ppCiore... .. =<: - > tiri(c), before. CME DACK Soc. .32e%ee cira(ta), back. 
TblatbOrexeele sre, peri, to excel. MOR POM. ee ees onir, horn. 
