psin-Gin’-éa, n. a bulbous escu- 
lent root much used by the Dako- 
tas of the lower Minnesota. It is 
about as large as a hen’s egg, and 
erows on the margin of rivers and 
lakes. 7., Siptola. 
psin-ska’, n. white rice; barley. 
psi-psi/-éa, v. red. of psiéa; to 
gump much, to skip. 
psi-psi’-éa-dayn, nthe grass- 
T., gnugnuska. 
psi-psi’-Ga-la-sa-pa, n T. 
the black jumper ; the field cricket. 
hopper. 
psi-psin’, cont. of psipsiéa; psipsin 
ya, fo go jumping or skipping along. 
T., psipsil. 
pso’-hay, v. (pse and ohay) — to 
put on or wear snow-shoes—psowa- 
hay, psounhanpi. 2, psohanpi 
kiéu. 
pso’-han-pi, » TL.  snow-shoes. 
a species of fish some- 
what resembling the pike. 
a kind of round- 
9so-ka?’, n. 
] ) 
pso’-kSayn, 
toed snow-shoes. 
psoy-psoyn’, adj. rounded off, hav- 
ing the corners taken off; loose, not 
jirm. T., psoypsoyla. 
psoy-pson’-na, ad. rounded, 
having the corners taken off; said 
also of teeth on edge, as, hi pson- 
psopna, 
psoyn-pson’-ye-la. adv. St 
loosely, not securely ; likely to fall, as 
a lamp placed on the edge of a 
table. 
psuyn-psuy’-na, adj. Same as 
psonpsonna. 
7’, psuypsunyela. 
DAKOTA —-ENGLISH DICTIONARY. 
psa, v.n. to sneeze—wap$a, wypSsapi. 
pSa-pSa’, adv. 
together ; pSapSa se iyaya, to make 
a noise as when anything is poured 
into a vessel. See apsapéa. 
pSa-ya’, v.a. to cause to sneeze— 
psapsa se, huddled 
psawaya. 
leeks, onions. 
psin-éa’, nv. the flying-squirrel. 
psSuy, adj. shed, fallen off, as horns; 
drawn out. See yupsuy, kapsuy. 
psuy-hay’, part. fallen off; dislo- 
cated. 
psin, 
T., psuywahan. 
psuy-ka’, adj. round, short, and 
thick. 
pSuy-ka’, ». a bulge, a knot on a 
tree; @ pill. 
pSuy-ka’-dan, 
thing. 
psuy-ka’-ka, n. tiny round things, 
pills. 
psuyn-ka’-ya, adv. ina bunch, in 
a heap, as an animal curled up; 
psunkaya wanka: @ g. puski. 
any tiny round 
psuy-ka’-ya-ken, adv.. ma 
bunch, drawn up together. 
psun-ka’-ye-la, adv. T. ina 
bunch. 
pSuy-wa’-han, part. dropped 
out, fallen off. See psuyhay. 
pta. See yupta. 
pta-havy’, part. cut off, cut out. 
ptay. See yuptay. 
ptayn, n. the otter. Inthe sacred 
dialect it is called “hepay ” 
ptan-ha’, » an otter skin. 
ptan-ptay’, adj. unsteady, rock- 
ing, AS a Canoe. 
