344 DAKOTA —ENGLISH DICTIONARY. 
nuyn-we’, v.n. let itbe so, expressive | nu-pin’-éa-ska, adv. T. both 
of desire; may it be so,amen. T., nin. together. 
nuy-yan’, v. a. to tame, domesti-|nu-pin’, adj. T. both: i. g. na- 
cate, as animals—nuywaya. Hence, pin. 
wanunyanpi, tame cattle. T., ni- jay Snuy’-za, adj. wrinkled pit- 
yay: waniyanpi, tame cattle. | ted, not smooth. T., pispiza. 
N. 
y, the seventeenth letter of the Dakota\ vowel, and has the sound of the 
French nasal 2 in bon. 
alphabet. \t occurs only after a 
O. 
o, the eighteenth letter of the Dakota|o-a’-gle, n. T. the end of the 
alphabet, withthe sound of English | — pipe-stem which is put in the pipe. 
0 in no. o-a’-hde, 2. a place of holding or rest- 
0, a prefixed prep. It is a contrac- ing against, as the shoulder where 
tion of ohna, okna, and ogna, the gun is held. 7.,oagle. See ahde. 
meaning im, wto, and prefixed to|o-a’-he, n. something to stand on. 
verbs makes the locative form in T., owahe. 
o’: as kastan, to pour out, okastay, | o-a’-he-Ge-ca, adj. better, pretty 
to pour into; hay to stand, ohan, to well, said of one sick. See aheéeéa. 
stand in. 2d. As a contraction of | o-a’-he-hde, 7. «a foundation. T., 
oy, for, it is prefixed to verbs, owaheglepi. 
meaning for, for the purpose of; as, |o-a’-hi-ya-ye, n. of ahiyaya; a 
okuwa waste, it is good for follow- going or taking round; a tune, the 
ing; that is, easily followed. air of a tune 
0, a prefix, forming nouns of verbs; | o-a’-lta-ni, ». of alitani; trans- 
as, baspa, to cut off, obaspe, a piece.| gression. See woalitani. 
0, v.a. to shoot, to hit when shoot- | 0-a’-i-e, n. of aia; counsel; slander. 
ing—wao, yao, ujkopi: wakute | o-a’-i-e-ti-pi, ”. acouncil-house. 
T., owoglake tipi. 
eéa wao eée when I shoot I hit. 
o-a’-a, v.n. to mold; i. qg. aa. o-a-ki-hayn, m. of akihay; starv- 
o-a’-a, n. mold. ing. See akihaypi. 
o-a’-de, mn. aload of wood in the o-a’-ki-ni-éa, n. of akiniéa; dis- 
ams. ZT, oaksu. puting. 
