swanton] TUNICA, CHITIMACHA, AND ATAKAPA LANGUAGES 5d 
CHITIMACHA M—TUNICA N CHITIMACHA TC—TUNICA C 
Chitimacha Tunica Chitimacha Tunica 
mate, to lead....... naxca, to lead. teim, nest..........| cé, nest. 
mi, breast (female)..| nic, breast (female). | tet, to go (singular).| ci, to go (plural). 
imps, horn’*.......- Onir, horn. feu, tO EW ss... 2 cuxtci, to sew. 
teaix, happy. =. 522s. cipa, satisfied, 
CHITIMACHA N—TUNICA M happy. 
teiic, caterpillar, | cila, caterpillar, 
ini, to pursue....... mé, to hunt. worm. | small creature. 
neki, niki, grease, | maka, grease, fat, 
fat, oil. oil. CHITIMACHA C—TUNICA TC 
nuc, Bone. ..-------| kumac, stone. as Honerieve Acie, Bell 
ne, and (with nouns)| ma, and (employed | _ ‘ : 5 
eOviadrip:...-.-.--| teolu,to.drip: 
enerally). ere : Sanit 
‘ y) -c, infinitive suffix. .| -tci, subordinating 
suffix. 
CHITIMACHA TC—TUNICA §S 
CHITIMACHA TC—TUNICA T 
peaks} cold: ).J..+i2-- sapa, cold. 
antch, ‘iathers:..'2 2. si, father. utci, rotten. ......-| ydta, rotten. 
teap, dried up......| sdpt, dried up. teat, river, bayou...) titik, river, bayou. 
1 See footnote, p. 53. 
Illustrated by one strong example in each case are the following 
shifts: k-p; p-k; y-r; p-m; h-y; k-y; y-k; ts—h; n-t. 
On comparing the similar forms in all three languages we find very 
few cases in which the same change occurs in all more than once. 
The following are, in fact, the only ones: 
TUNICA R—CHITIMACHA AND ATAKAPA T 
Tunica Chitimacha Atakapa 
peri, to surpass..........-- waiti, to surpass.......--- | Iti, to surpass. 
Hesels CATOG: 2. ~ ehipisie cl ins NUtA CaMOe? ow -s 6 yee | tu, canoe. 
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Clap CODBCCOm = se ayac stein 3 -\= = Net tOWACCOs --.-ss ss = 4 tsit, tobacco. 
TUNICA L—ATAKAPA AND CHITIMACHA T 
[2 1d eben ee a tap Cathe. hs. an a iti, dark; tegg (E), night. 
silax, honey locust ...-..-- sit, honey locust. .--.------ nit, honey locust. 
TUNICA AND ATAKAPA N—CHITIMACHA M 
nic, female breast. .....-.--. mi, female breast. ..-- -- -- | nik, female breast. 
PURE MGMT cy = oe sinh imps, horn...------------ / nox, horn. 
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