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la the phrase of, Another sjwtdsi. 



Precede the oeslure for 8|ieak, by {)ladiig' tlie hand not near the 

 mouth, but beginning farther away, drawing it nearer and nearer. 

 ( Wied.) 



Heap, pile, iiioiiiid. 



The liands are brought from their natural positions by a curved motion 

 with the palms downward, tingeis extended separated, nearly together 

 in front of the breasts, IS inches, fingers pointing outward, hands hori- 

 zontal, flat, &c., when the curved motions cease, and the hands (W) 

 are carried straight downward six or seven inches and brought to 

 a stop suddenly as though patting down the top of a i>ile. (Dakota I.) 

 " From the shape of a mound, heap, or jiile." 



Hear, to; hearing-; heard; li!«ten. (Compare Unflerstand.) 



Place the open thumb and iTulex-finger over the right ear, and move 

 them hither and thither. ( Wied.) 1 have given you this sign with a 

 similar meaning, but, as in signs for Coat and Leggings, I say the finger 

 tips are in contact, which he says they are not. The remariis 1 make 

 about this difference in the former signs may apply as well to this. 

 (Matt heirs.) 



Tap the right ear with the index tip. (Burton.) 



A. twirling at the ear. (Macgoican.) 



First and middle linger of right hand pointnig upward held close to 

 right ear; moved gently downward and forward, eyes looking askance, 

 eyebrows contracted as if in the act of listening. (Cheyenne I.) 



Place the hand partially closed, palm to the front, behind the ear. 

 (Arapaho 1.) 



First make the sign for Attention, and then carry the hand l)ack in 

 the same ])osition to near the right breast, and at the same time in- 

 cline the head toward the sound or the direction in which it comes. 

 (Dakota 1.) "Same as with us; first attracting attention as an indica- 

 tion to keep quiet and then listening." 



Close the right hand, leaving the index and thumb fully extended 

 and sei)arated ; place the hand ui)on the right ear with the index above 

 it and the thumb below; then pass forward and slightly downward by 

 the cheek. (Absarokal; Hidatsa 1; Arikaral; Shoshoni and Banak I.) 



Forefinger right hand extended, curved, (others closed) ; thumb rest- 

 ing on se(!ond finger is carried directly to the right ear. (Dakota I.) 

 "From the act of hearing." 

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