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a-Skan’-Skan, v. n. (a and Skay- 
Skay) to move about on anything. 
a-Skayn’-Skan-yayn, adv. mov- 
ing about on. 
a-Ska’-ta, v.n. (a and kata) 
play on any place—awaskata. 
a-Ska’-tu-day, adv. lately, not 
long since. 
a-Ska’-tu-ya, adv. not long ago. 
a-Ska’-tu-ye-day, adv. lately, 
but a short time ago. 
a-Ska’-ye-day, adv. for a little 
while, not enduring. T., askayela. 
a-Ske’, n._ the tuft or bunch of hair 
which some Dakotas wear on the 
side of their heads: aske yuwipi, 
the bunch ef hair tied up. 
to 
a-Ske’-hayn, v.n. (a and Skehan) | 
to frisk or jump about on; to be 
changeable. 
a-Skom/’-ya, adv. 
arched manner. 
a-Sko’-pa, v. . (a and Skopa)- to 
be crooked on or arched. 
a-§la’-ya, adv. 
crookedly, in an 
a-Sla’-ye-la, adv. T. plainly. 
a-Sma/’, v.n.(aandéma) _ to be deep, 
as water, ov any place. 
a-Sni’/-yan-yan, v. nm IT. to 
crawl or creep on, as a bug on one. 
a-S$ni/-yan-yay, adv. creeping 
along, in a crawling manner. 
a-sni’-Za, v.n. (aand Sniza) tobe 
wilted or withered on or for. 
a-§0’-ka, v. n. (a and Soka) 
thick, as a board, on anything. 
a-$0’-ta, v. n. (a and Sota) 
smoky on or at. 
to be 
to be 
T. openly, plainly. 
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a-S$pay’, v.n. (a and Span) to be 
cooked or burnt on or by anything. 
a-Stun’-ya, v.a. to cause to thaw 
on—astunwaya. T., aStulya. 
a-Stu’-ta, v. n. (a and Stuta) 
thaw on anything. 
a-Suyn’-pa, v. (aand Sunpa) to 
shed on, as the quills of geese. 
to 
a-Su’-ta, v.a.(aandSuta) to miss, 
Jail of—asuwata. 
a’-ta, suffix prep. to, at,on. When 
suffixed to nouns ending in a, it 
becomes ta alone, as maga, a field, 
magata, at the field; in other cases, 
a y is introduced for euphony, as 
ti, a house, tiyata, to the house; éay, 
wood, Ganyata, at the woods. 
a-tab’-ye-la, ad. T. thin; i.g. 
zibzipela. 
a-ta’-go-Sa, v. a. (a and tagosa) 
to spit on anything—atagowasga. 
a-ta’-kin-yay, adv. leaning on, 
not perpendicular: wi atakinyay 
yanka, the sun is declining. 
a-ta’-kpe, v.a. (a and takpe) to 
make an attack on—atawakpe. 
a-ta’-ku-ni-Sni, v. x. to come 
to naught; to become enfeebled: ata- 
kunisni amayay, I am becoming fee- 
ble: amatakunisni. T._, to be ruined, 
spoiled. 
a-ta’-ku-ni-Sni-yay, va. 
bring to naught—atakunisniwaye. 
a-tay’, v.a. tocare for, have respect 
for—awatay; atansni, to disregard, 
throw away. 
a-tay’-in, v. n. (a and tanin) 
appear on, be manifest. 
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