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contained in this last kinship name. A father is ate, anda mother’s brother 
is de-ksi (in Teton, le-ksi); we find in the cognate languages (excepting 
(Jegiha and Winnebago) some connection between the two names, thus in 
Kwapa, the syllable te is common to ed¢ate and eteye; in Kansa, dje 
is common to iyadje and idjegi; in Osage, yse is common to igajse and 
iyjseyi; in Peiwere, tee is common to a"tce and itceka. At present, my 
mother’s brother can not marry my father’s widow (who is apt to be his 
own sister). A man’s brother-in-law (including his sister’s husband) is 
tahay, and a man’s male cousin is tahay-si (who can not marry that sister). 
A woman’s brother-in-law or potential husband is siée, but her male cousin, 
who can never become her husband, is iée-si or Siée-Si. A man’s sister-in- 
law (including his potential wife), is hayka; but a man’s female cousin 
(whom he can not marry) is hayka-si. A woman’s sister-in-law (including 
her husband’s sister and her brother’s wife) is iéepay, but a woman’s female . 
cousin (who can become neither the husband’s sister nor the brother’s wife) 
is iGepay-si. The editor proposes to group together in like manner the 
corresponding terms in the cognate languages, such as iji™¢é, his elder 
brother, and ijinge, his or her son; ija"¢é, her elder sister, and ijange, his or 
her daughter; but that must be deferred to some future time. 
CARDINAL NUMERALS. 
On pages 48 and 49 the author undertakes to analyze the Dakota 
names for the cardinal numerals. He does this without comparing the 
Dakota names with those in the cognate languages. A knowledge of the 
latter will enable the student to correct some of the statements of the 
author, and for that reason these names are now given. 
ONE. 
Dakota, wanéa, wanzi or wayziday (wanzina, wayzila). Said by the 
author to be derived from way, an interjection calling attention perhaps, at 
the same time holding up a finger. N.B. This is only a supposition. 
(legiha, wi", wi"aqtci (just one). 
Kansa, mi", mi?qtci. 
Osage, wi", wi"qtsi. 
Kwapa, mi?qti. 
Loiwere, iya’, iyanke. 
Winnebago, hija", hijankida. 
Mandan, maqana. 
