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wa-ma-ka-Skay, nm. creeping 
things, the generic name for vermin. 
The western Sioux use this word 
for game, especially the buffalo. 1 
should rather conelude that it had 
been the generic word for the ani- 
mal kingdom —all things that move 
upon the earth.—s. P. Ww. 
wa-ma’-ki-noyn, v. of makinon; 
to steal from one—wamawakinoy, 
wamauykinoypi. 
wa-ma-ko-hna-ka, n. of maka 
and ohnaka; the contents of the 
world; the whole creation, animate 
and inanimate. 
wa-ma’-ni-éa, mn. the generic 
name for carnivorous animals. T. 
wamakaskay. 
wa-ma/-ni-ti, ». a@ bears den. 
T., mato oti. 
wa-ma’-noy, v. of manoy; to steal— 
wamawanon, wamaunnonpi. 
wa-ma’-non-pi, ». stealing, theft. 
wa-ma’-non-s’a,n_ a thief. 
See wamanon. 
an orphan, a 
fatherless or motherless child—wa- 
mamdeniéa, waujmdeniéapi: wa- 
wa-ma/’-nu, wv. 
wa-mde’-ni-éa, n. 
mdeniéa elipeciyapi Sni, “TI will not 
leave you orphans.” T., wableniéa, 
without relatives. 
wa’-mde-za,v.n. tosee clearly— 
wawamdeza, wiyamdeza. T., wa- 
bleza. 
wa’-mde-za, n. 
wa-mdr, x. 
an inspector. 
See wanmdi. 
wa-mdo’-ka, m._ the he-bear. 
mato bloka. 
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wa’-mdo-ska, mn. a species of 
blackbird with white on its wings ; 
the wapagiéa. 
a species of black- 
bird with red on tts wings 
wa’-mdo-Sa, n. 
wa-mdu’-day, x. maggots. T., 
waglula. 
wa-mdu’-Ska, n. snakes; ser- 
pents. 
wa-mdu’-§ka-dan, mn. snakes; 
worms ; bugs. 
wa-mdu’-Ska-Sa-Sa, ”. red 
bugs, i. e. bed bugs. T.; wablugka- 
Sasa. 
wa’-mi-ni, 2 snow-water. 
wa-mi’-ni-tu, 2. ZF. a whale 
wa-mna’-da, v. a. to honor, re- 
spect, fear; to consider brave or 
energetic — wamnawada, wamna- 
ujdapi. See ahopa, akta, kini- 
hay, ete. 
wa-mna’-da-Sni, v. a. to have 
no respect for one’s ability —wamna- 
wadaégni. 
wa-mna’-he-éa, ”. 
paddle. T., walitope. 
wa-mna/’-he-za, n. maize, Indian 
an oar, a 
corn. See wakmaheza, ete. T., 
wagmeza. 
wa-mna’-he-za-hu, » corn- 
stalks. 
wa-mna’-he-za-ki-éi-i-éa-ge, 
n. a blue flower that appears about 
the time corn is ripe. 
wa-mna’-i-éi-da, v. reflex. of 
wamnada; to be proud, to think much 
of one’s own abilities—wamnami¢ida. 
wa-mna’-i-¢i-da-pi, ”. pride. 
