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Elevate the iudex fiiifrer near the face, extend tbe band, and return it 

 with a number of gentle jerks. ( Wied.) The simple idea of "come" is 

 expressed by a straight and unvarying motion of the finger, as you 

 imitate in your remark. Prince W. gives here a variation which signi- 

 fies coming from a distance or making a journey with halts. He says 

 "gentle jerks;" I say "wavering motion." We both mean the same 

 thing. The interruption of motion may indicate nightly camps. (Mat- 

 thews.) The right arm extended with the hand in type-position (K 1), 

 index a little more opened, pointing to the individual, then describing 

 an arc towards the body with slight jerking, the index sharply hooked. 

 There appeiirs to be reasonable similarity to Wied. It is probable that, 

 were the latter description more explicit, with some allowance for mis- 

 interpretation, the identity of the conceptions and similarity of signs 

 would be more plain. (Boteler.) "To approach or draw near unto iu 

 both." 



(1) Forefinger of right hand pointed to pei'son addressed, the finger 

 tips pointing upwards and palm inward ; (2) hand drawn toward face. 

 In rapid communication, the pointing with the forefinger is superseded 

 by a motion of the whole hand towards the object addressed. The back 

 of the hand is kept towards the person, the finger tips upward, palm in- 

 ward, and motion made towards the speaker's face with the first two or 

 three fingers of his right hand. (Cheyenne I.) 



Hold the left hand a foot in front of the chest, its back forward, 

 fingers pointing a little upward toward the right, and bring the palm 

 of the right hand backward against it smartly, the fingers of the right 

 pointing a little upward toward the left. (Dakota IV.) 



Elevate the right band, back forward, quickly elevate the index and 

 throw it back into its place again. (Dakota VI; Hidatsa I; Arikara I.) 



The right arm is extended forwards nearly or quite to full length, the 

 right band erected by full flexion of the wrist, making the back of the 

 hand look forwards, the index only is extended. Then the hand is 

 drawn inwards close to the chest. This is used for Come in both an 

 indicative and imperative sense. (Mandan and Hidatsa I.) 



Place the closed hand, flexed at the wrist and pointing upward, palm 

 toward the face at arm's length to the front and right of the body, ele- 

 vate the index, and bring it slowly in jerks toward the body. (Kaioica 

 I; Comanche 111; Apache II; Wichita 11.) 



(In the imperative.) 



liigbt hand extended length of arm, palm upward (Y), bring it to you. 

 The same sign is used by whites iu tbe States. (Comanche I.) 



