INDIAN TRIBES OF THE MISSOURI VALLEY. 259 
pi-ih’-tsi, far off, at a distance. éa’-ni-sto-tu’-yi, how ? how have you done it ? 
noh, now. to-toh’-tsi, on this side. 
kin“-i, enough. a-pum/’-6ts, on the other side. 
nun’-u-wa, at last. pi-na-poli’-tsi, down, as down the river. 
nun’-u-wa-po-ksi-po’-at, he came at last. sa-oh’-tsi, out of doors. 
ai-pis-tskai’-kum-o, a little while ago, lately. na-koh’-tsi, a little. 
mi-im’, over yonder. pa-ki-tsi’-ku-im, with great difficulty. 
kin-i’-nai, there. ka-tets’, none. 
u’-no-mai, here. ka-nis’-i, smoothly. 
e-ka’-pa-nis-tsi, after. ma-ta/-kai-im, not enough. 
spoh’-tsi, above. is-Gi/-ka, more. 
a-kai’-im, much, plenty. ma-tu’-ni, yesterday. 
sa-nis’-tsi, when, at what time ? ah-sah’-ta, why ? 
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tsi-ma’, where, in what place ? 
V. PREPOSITIONS. 
11. As a general rule, prepositions follow the nouns which they govern, as: 
sa-toli’-si, beyond. kai-e’-ksi-se-to’-ko, through a gap or pass. 
pau-ah’-u-i-sa-toh’-si, beyond the ridge. se-to-ko’-ksin, between or among. 
u-ni’-mai, at. a-pa-toh’-si, behind. : 
mu-yis’-u-ni’-mai, at the house or lodge. sai-a’/-ni-sdts, down. 
pi-sto’-tsi, in. it-si/-0, in. 
mu-yis’-pi-sto’-tsi, in the house. sa-ko’-mi-it-si’-o, in the ground. 
se-to’-ko, through, between. 
VI. ConsuNcTIONS. 
12. Conjunctions are few in number, as: 
i-yo’-pi, if. 
VIL. INTERJEOCTIONS. 
13. 
e-ku’-ta-nis-4i’-wats! is it possible! a-e’! oh! yes! is it so! 
at-sto mat/-sa! oh dear! at-sto’-ma-ki-ni’-sa! pity! poor fellow ! 
VIII. Pronouns. 
14, The pronouns are of two kinds, the simple and the fragment pronoun. ‘The simple 
pronouns are complete in themselves, but the fragment pronouns are either prefixed or 
inserted into verbs, adjectives, and nouns. The simple pronouns are as follows: 
ni-stu-a, 1. | ni-stu’-nan, us or we. 
ki-stu’-a, you or thou. ki-stu/-wa-wa, you. 
u-stu’-i, he or him. u-stu’-wa-wa, they or them. 
