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Baise both hands to a position in front, a little to right of the face, 

 fingers extended, pointing ujjward, palms facing each other (R 1, right 

 and left). Then, with zigzag movement, np and down, pass them in front 

 efface to left, hands say five inches apart. {Sahaptin I.) "Village — 

 things standing on gronnd." 



White man's. 



Repetition of sign for Hoii§e, also that sign and the sign for IVIaiiy. 



[Arupaho 1.) 



Move both hands with two motions, first back of left toward palm 

 right, about twelve inches apart, then forming a right angle forming a 

 square representing the four sides of a house ; then place the hands, 

 thumbs under so as to show a cover, as a roof of a house, and pronounc- 

 ing Wir/icam. {Ojibica I.) 



The sign for '^Vhite Biinn is prefixed to that for Villag'e. {Da- 

 hota I.) " Many white men's houses." 



Make the sign for Hoiifiie, and then the sign for iTIaiiv. [Dakota 

 IV.) 



Make the sign for Village, followed by tJiat for White man. 



(Sahaptin I.) 



Outline with extended hands (T on edge) the vertical walls and 

 peaked roof; also between earth and roof pass the hand (X reversed), 

 horizontally, indicating house divided into two stories; dimensions 

 large ; wave hands about horizontally, level of chin, palms down (W), 

 great extent of town. [Apxiche III.) 



Volley. 



The two hands as in sign for discharge of a deadly missile, are held in 

 front, a few inches apart and directed toward one another, then the fln- 

 gei's are suddenly straightened as in the same sign ; this may be rei)eated 

 to represent the volleys of contending forces, and each hand may make 

 its sign siuuiltaneously or alternately with the other. (Maiidanand Ri- 

 datsa I.) 



Wag-on. 



EoUhand over hand, imitating a wheel. (.Burton.) 



The right liand, with fingers clo.sed (fist B), is rotated at the right 

 side of the body. {Dakota I.) " From the motion of the wheels." 



Both hands held in front of the body, tlie fingers extended, the right 

 fingers pointing to the left, the left fingers to the right, the tijjs of the 

 fingers oi)posite the wrist of tlie opposite hand, the hands about six 

 inches apart, both palms toward the body. By a movement of the 



