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ya-ta’-ku, v. a of taku; to make 
something of in relating, make up a 
story about—mdataku. 
ya-ta’-ku-ka, v.a. to make some- 
thing of nothing in narration, over- 
estimate—mdatakuka. 
ya-ta’-ku-ni-Sni, v. a. to eat 
up, destroy with the mouth; to speak 
contemptuously of—mdatakunisni. 
ya-ta’ -ku-ni-Sni-yay, adv. 
destroying with the mouth. 
ya-ta’-ku-Sni, v.a. to speak of 
as being of no value, depreciate— 
mdatakusni. See yataku. 
ya-ta’-ku-ya, adv. speaking of 
as if it were something: yatakuya 
omdaka. 
ya-tan’,v.a. 
—mdatan. 
ya-t’ay’, v. a. to touch with the 
mouth, to pull, as in sucking—mda- 
tay, unyatanpi. T., to pull with 
the mouth, as in smoking—yat’ay 
yo, draw or pull the smoke. 
ya-tay’-in,v.a. of tanin; to declare 
anything, make manifest—mdatayin. 
ya-tan’-in-yan, adv. manifestly. 
ya-tan’-ka, v. a to speak of as 
large—mdatayka. 
ya-tan’-ni, v.a. to wear out or 
make old with the mouth—mdatayni. 
ya-tay’-yay, adv. praising. 
ya-te’-hayn, v.a. of tehan; to speak 
long, to be long finishing ; to speak of 
as long ov as far in the future—mda- 
tehay. See yutehay. 
ya-te’-han-han, v. red. of yate- 
hay. 
to speak well of, praise 
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ya-te’-hi-ka, v. a of tehika; to 
make difficult with the mouth, speak 
of as difficuli—mdatehika. 
ya-tem’, cont. of yatepa; yatem 
iyeya. f., yateb. 
ya-te’-pa, v. a. to bite off short, 
wear off, as the teeth—mdatepa, 
unyatepapi. 
ya-ti’-Ga, v.a. toscrape away with 
the mouth, as snow. 
ya-tin’, cont. of yatiéa; yatin iyeya. 
T., yatil. 
ya-ti’-tayn,v.a. to pull with the 
mouth or teeth—mdatitay. 
ya-ti’-tan-yay, adv. 
with the teeth. 
ya-ti’-tay -yayn, v.a. to cause to 
pull with the teeth—y atitanwaya. 
ya-tkay’, v.a. ‘to drink—mdatkay, 
datkan. 
ya-tkavy’-yay, adv. drinking. 
ya-t ka’-pa,v a. to eat, as some- 
thing that is viscid or sticks in the 
mouth—mdatkapa. See yaskapa. 
ya-tke’-ki-ya, v.a. to cause to 
drink—y atkewakiya,yatkemakiya. 
to bite or pull and 
break with the mouth—mdatkuga. 
ya-tkuys’, cont. of yatkunza; ya- 
tkuys iyeya. 
pulling 
ya-tku’-ga, v. a. 
ya-tkun’-tkun-ta,v. See ya- 
kuntkunta. 
ya-tkun’-za,v.a__ to bite off even 
—mdatkunza. 
ya-tkw-tku-ga, v. red. of ya- 
tkuga. 
ya-tog’-ye, adv. yatogye oyaka, 
to relate a thing differently. 
