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BELIEFS AND USAGES OF CHICKASAW 
merely an attempt to simplify and represent by one concrete story 
a process that covered a long period and probably continued even 
after white contact, new groups being introduced and older ones 
dying out. It was an old saying among the Chickasaw that each 
person must know his own house name and his own clan name. 
In the following table are contained all of the names of these local 
groups of which I have been able to learn, classified as far as pos- 
sible under the proper dual and totemic divisions: 
TCUKA FALAHA 
(This embraced the Fish, Deer, Bird, 
Panther, and Wildcat clans.) 
“Anecheir” (Fish clan), so given in 
writing by one informant. 
Imaieksaka. 
Imaboha icto’, or Imabo icto’ 
elan), “big house.” 
Imbihi wa icto’ (Bird clan), “ big ripe 
mulberry.” 
Imitakcic (Deer clan), “a root barely 
(Bird 
projecting above the ground” (or 
“a tree lying down”). 
Immaboha (Wildcat clan), “their 
house.” 
Immokakina’fa’ (Fish clan), “hole 
dug for clay in plastering a 
house.” ** 
Imok’waca’ (Deer clan) (waca’ means 
SO Siib es) 
Imosaktea’a’ (Fish clan), 
tree chopped to pieces.” “ 
Impitea teaha (Bird elan), 
corncrib.” 
Inkafalteaba’ (Wildcat clan), ‘ sassa- 
fras footlog.” ” 
“hickory 
“high 
Inkobukeé, “their hump” (from 
Speck). 
Innanih tciya’ (Bird clan), “double 
hill.” 
Insakti ta*fa, “their bank of the river 
boundary” (from Speck). 
Inteiskilik kdba’fa’ (Deer 
“broken blackjack.” ™ 
Intcica koba’fa’ (Deer clan), “ broken 
post oak.” 
Inteica waya’ (Deer clan), ‘their post 
oak bends over.” 
Inteufak’ (Wildcat elan), “ having a 
fork in a tree.” 
clan), 
Footnotes are on page 205, 
Inteuka abatca’ (Bird clan), “to learn 
something new” or “to practice 
something at home.” 
Inteuka homa’ (Panther clan), having 
a “red house.” 
Inteuka’ patha (Wildcat clan?), “* wide 
house.” 
Intcuka takassa’ (Wildcat clan), 
“house with a flat roof.” ™ 
Intaboka. 
Intiliho (part) (Wildeat clan), name 
of a kind of weed.” 
Intofoka (Bird clan). 
T*hina kotea. 
T"holihta tipa’ (Bird clan), ‘‘a rotten 
rail fence.” 
I"kasbikeo (or I°kasbi ikeo) (Wildcat 
clan), “having no yard.” 
T'kactaca’, “ having fleas.” 
I’koa’aca’ (Wildcat clan), “cat 
place.” ™ 
TIeaktei akafa’ (Fish clan), “ craw- 
fish dragged along.” 
T’cintuk (Fish clan), “a little round 
hillock.” 
Teyalkaca (Wildcat 
dung about it.” 
Ko icto (Panther clan), ‘ panther.” 
clan), ‘having 
TCUKILISSA 
(This embraced the Raccoon, Span- 
ish, and skunk clans; perhaps an- 
ciently also the Squirrel and a clan 
ealled Mi'ko.) 
Ibattcoka (or Thatteoka). 
Imata’po’, a kind of tent. 
Imoktakali (Spanish clan). 
Imiti kobo’pa’, “a hollow tree” (beaten 
on as a kind of drum).” 
Imosak api (Skunk clan). 
Imotak tealaka.** 
