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krerapri® (incapable of analysis, tanyi being three). Winnebago, haru- 
wanke or haguwanke (can not yet be analyzed). Mandan, titiki. Hidatsa, 
dopapi (d¢opapi), from dopa (d¢opa), two and pi-, which appears to be the 
root of pitika (pitcika), fen, the whole probably signifying ten less two. 
Tutelo, palan, palan (pa and three). Biloxi, dan-hudi, the “third stock” or 
“third bone.” 
NINE. 
Dakota, napéinwayka, ‘from nape, hand, ¢istinna, small, and wanka, 
lies—hand small lies; that is, the remainder of the hand is very small, or 
perhaps, the hand now lies in a small compass. Or, from napéupe (marrow 
bones of the hand), or “the finger lies in the napéoka, inside of the hand.” 
Query by the editor: May not the name refer to the little finger of the 
right hand which alone remains straight? 
(Pegiha, Kansa and Kwapa, canka. 
Osage, y¢ed¢a™ tse ¢inve or y¢ed¢a” tsé wi" ¢inye, “ten less one.” 
Loiwere, canke. 
Winnebago, hijankitea"ckuni or hijankiten"qckuni, ‘ one wanting,” i. e. 
to make ten. 
Mandan, maqpi (from maqana, ove, and piraq, fer), ‘ ten less one.”. (2) 
Hidatsa, duetsapi (d¢uetsa and pi-), ‘ten less one.” 
Tutelo, sa, sa", ksank, ksa™yk. 
Biloxi, tekane. 
TEN. 
Dakota, wikéemna, “trom wikée or ikGe, common, and mnayan, gath- 
ering, or from mna, to rip, that is, let loose. It would mean either that the 
common or first gathering of the hands was completed, or, that being com- 
pleted, the whole were loosed, and the ten thrown up, as is their custom; 
the hands in the common position.” 
(legiha, o¢eba or g¢eb¢a" Gn which ge¢e=kée of the Dakota, and 
b¢éa"=mna of the Dakota). 
Kansa, lebla or lebla”. 
Osage, y¢ed¢a”. 
Kwapa, ktcebna or ktgeptga®. 
Loiwere, krepra". 

Winnebago, kerepana. 
Mandan, piraq. 
