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T. 



"^J' alternates witli d, sometimes with nt, nd; cf. Introductory words to the 

 letters D and N. Words beginning witli tch, ta were gathered under a 

 separate heading. The })refix ta- refers to persons or to long-shaped things 

 standing upright, and usually occurs in some abbreviated form: te-, t6-, t'-, t-. 

 'Y\w initial syllables ti-, tin- and tush- form verbs with the signification of 

 running, moving fast, when more than one subject is spoken of, and are not 

 prefixes, but radical syllables. To some verbs with the radical ti- this does 

 not apply. Words with initial tg-, tk-, tk, t%- generally express the idea 

 of one subject standing uprigld. 



ta, -ta, accented -t4 (1) abbr. of Mod. particle tala none hut, just, merely: 

 hcigga ta shld-ek! hallo! let me just see it! 127, 3. Cf tala (3). (2) abbr. 

 of the postp. of the directive case, -tala. Cf. tdla (4). (3) abbr. of the 

 particle tala then. Cf ttila (5). Quot. under hun, shepk(idsha, wak. 

 tAdsh, ta'dsh, end. tads. conj. introducing a strong and unexpected con- 

 trast and answering somewhat to our in spite of, however, though: tu' hak 

 yviTka K'mukamts; Wanak tads yii'tlansna K^mukamtch's arrow fell this 

 side of the mark, but that of Silver Fox missed the direction, 100, 21.; waltka 

 sha ta'dsh Idklekpkank they conversed among themselves, but only in whis- 

 pers; unak ta'ds nuliuapgle in spite of that they got ready at an early hour, 

 20, 12. It is connected with ak in: kiii t. ak giug hietalt nush by mere 

 cruelty (lit. "by acting wickedly") they will tramp on me, 104, 1.; with 

 toks in: na-asht ta'dsh toks nu tu'mgna I was, however, informed to that 

 effect, 140, 6. Cf. 101, 17. 108, 5. 122, 20. 134, 5. 147, 12. Usually t. 

 stands after the first word of the sentence, 

 t a d sha, d. tatadsha to touch each other ivhile tvalking. 

 t a d s i , unmeaning term serving to beat the measure for dancing with 



shortstops, 163; 8. Cf t(i-i. 

 t a d s h 6 1 a , d. tatadshola to dance a ivar dance before the fight. Der tadsha. 

 t a ' h t a - a s h , d. tatata-ash, tatata'sh grasshopiper, Kl. for kamtdta Mod. 



Dried grasshoppers serve as food to many Indian tribes. Der. t/ikt^a. 

 t a y a s h , d. tatdyash sack, bag for holding provisions, as seeds, roots etc. 

 They were manufactured of lacustrine grasses and reeds, and are now 

 superseded by fiour-sacks bought from the whites. Cf Note to 74, 10. 



