34 DAKOTA GRAMMAR, TEXTS, AND ETHNOGRAPHY. 
(a) Owinza, to make « bed of ov use for a bed. 
Sing. Dual. Plu. 
3. owinza, he uses for a bed. owlyzapi, they use for a bed. 
2. oninZa, thou usest for a bed. oninZapi, you use for a bed. 
1. ominza, I use for a bed, unkowinzapi, we use for a bed. 
uykowiyza, we two use for a bed. 
(b) Iwanga, to inquire of one. 
Sing. ~ Dual. : Plur. 
3. iwanga, he inquires of. iwaysapi, they inquire of. 
ga, q ,; é c 6 ’ 
2. intynga, thou inquirest of. iniyngapi, you inquire of. 
1. imtinga, L inquire of. uykiwan ga, we two inquire of. unkiwangapi, we inquire of. 
This second example differs from the first in the change of vowels, ‘u’ taking the 
place of ‘a.’ 
Wanka and iwanka, to lie down, go to bed, are conjugated like iwayga. 
In the Titoyway dialect iyuyga is used instead of iwanga, thus: 
Sing. Dual. Plur. 
3. lyuy ga. iyuygapi. 
2. inuyga. inuygapi. 
1. imuyga. upkiyuyéa. uykiyuygapi. 
I¢iyunga, I inquire of thee ; wykiniyungsapi, we inquire of you; ete. 
They also say yuyka and iyuyka, instead of wayka andiwanka. The like change 
of ‘wa’ to ‘yu’ is found in other words. 
4. ‘N’ and ‘m’ inserted with an ‘a’ preceding. 
Econ, to do anything. 
Sing. Dual. Plur. 
3. eddy, he does. ecéypi, they do. 
2. ecanoy, thou doest. ecanonpi, you do. 
1, eGamoy, J do. ecéyku, we two do. eéoynkupi and eéonkoypi, we do. 
Hééon, kééoy, and tokoy are conjugated like eé6y. 
C, PRONOUNS SUFFIXED. 
5. The pronouns when suffixed take the forms ‘ni’ and ‘mi 
a. Eein, to think. 
Sing. Dual. Plur. 
3. ecin, he thinks. ecinpi, they think. 
2. eGanni, thou thinkest. ecaynipi, you think. 
1. eéanmi, I think. unkeécéin, we two think. unkééinpi, we think, 
Héay, kécin, wacin, and awaciy are conjugated like eéiy. 
