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Make tbe sign for "Water, (('. e., place the right hand, upright, six or 

 eight inches in front of the mouth, back ontward, index and thumb 

 crooked and their ends about an inch apart, the otlier Angers nearly 

 closed; move it toward the mouth, and then downward nearly to the 

 top of the breast-bone, at the same time turning the hand over toward 

 the mouth until the little finger is up])ermost) ; then draw the right hand, 

 its back forward, the index extended and pointing towanl the left, and 

 the other fingers closed, from about two feet in front of the left shoul- 

 der toward the right until it is a foot or so outside of the liue of the 

 right shoulder. {Dakota IV.) " Long water." 



Eight hand brought, e>i])-shaped, i)alm upward, to the mouth ; hand, 

 as in type (F 1), modified by being a little more relaxed ; both hands are 

 then extended and the edges held vertically, palms facing, but hands 

 apart; the hands in same relative positions are then moved to and from 

 the body. (Oto T.) "That we di-ink; flowing and retained between 

 banks." 



Collect the fingers of the right hand to a point and bring it to the 

 mouth, i)alm first, then wave the flat hand, palm down, horizontally 

 from right to left. ( Wyandot I.) " Broad water." 



Eaise hands to sides, fingers extended, palms oblique (X 1, with palm 

 oblique), then at same time move botli on parallel lines as far as arms 

 can reach, showing a trough ; then place right hand three or four inches 

 from mouth, palm ui>ward and holh)wed as though holding water, and 

 move it quickly past the mouth, resling in last position just in front of 

 chin. (Sahajytin I.) " Water running in a trough." 



Put hand in front of mouth, palm upward and hollowed as though 

 holding water, and move it past the mouth, resting in front of chin ; then 

 from a point in front of breast make winding movement to a point as 

 far from the body as arm will reach, fingers naturally relaxed, (Y 1, 

 palm vertical), as though tracing course of stream. {Sahaptin I.) 



Hold the rigiit hand flattened and extended, with palm down, to the 

 side of the rigiit hip, then pass it forward toward the left side in a ser- 

 pentine movement. {Comanche II.) "The hand represents the flat sur- 

 ftice of the water, the movement the serpentine course." 



Make the sign for Water, then hohl the extended forettuger of the 

 left hand diagonally in front of the body; palm down, then i^ass the 

 point of the index along the left from the base of the palm to the tip of 

 the forefinger. {Vte I.) 



Hold the right hand flat and extended at the height of ihe hip, and 

 push it, palm downward, in a serpeutine manner diagonally across 

 toward the left. {Ajiache I.) 



