INDIAN TRIBES OF THE MISSOURI VALLEY. 
ki-ti’-a-ko’-to-me-po’-ksa-po-pu’-wa-wa, you will come 
here. 
a-ti’-a-ko’-to-me-po’-ksa-po’-iks, they will come here. 
ni-kai’-a-po’-ksa-po, I have come here. 
ki-kai’-a-po’-ksa-po, thou hast come here. 
a-kai’-a-po’-ksa-po, he has come here. 
ni-kai’-a-po’-ksa-poh’-pi-nan, we have come here. 
ki-kai’-a-po’-ksa-poh’. pu-wa’-wa, you have come here. 
a-kai’-a-po’-ksa-po-iks, they have come here. 
po-ksa-po’-at (imp. sing.), come here. 
po-ksa-pok’ (imp. plu.), come here. 
ni-ko’-ta-me-po’-ksa-po, have I come here. 
ki-ko’-ta-me-po’-ksa-po, hast thou come here. 
ko’-ta-me-po’-ksa-po, has he come here. 
ni-ko’-ta-me-po’-ksa-poh’/-pi-nan, have we come. 
ki-ko’-ta-me-po’-ksa-poli’-pu-wa’-wa, have you come. 
ko’-ta-me-po’-ksa-po’-iks, have they come here. 
seli’-ta-i-a’-kso-po’-ksa-po, perhaps he will come. 
kit-a/-ni-sta, I told you. 
kit-a/-ni-kuw’-a, he told you. 
ni-ta’-nik, he told me. 
ta-ni-ki’-nan, he told us. 
ma-to’-ki-nan (imp.), take us. 
mis-ta-pikst’ (imp.), throw away. 
e-a/-kse-ni, he is going to die. 
e-a’-kse-ka-mi’-ta, I think he will live. 
sput’-se-ko-i-ta/-po, he has gone to the sandhills,—a 
common expression, meaning, he is dead. 
sput’-se-ko-i-ta/-pi-ki/-mi-taps, he, poor man, has gone 
under, is dead. 
ke-ai’-yo-nit-si-nu’-a, I saw a bear. 
ke-ai’-yo-kit-si-nu’-a, you saw a bear. 
ke-ai’-yo-u-tsi-nu’-a, he saw a bear. 
ke-ai’-yo-nit-si-nu’-a-nan, we saw a bear. 
po-ksi-pip’-i-no’-tds, bring my horse. 
pok-sup’-sko-no’-tds, drive my horse here. 
pok -sup’-sko-o-mo’-ksim - po-no-ka/-mi-teks, drive 
those horses here. 
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si-mi’-a-pi-so-mo’-ksim-po-no-ka/-mi-téks, water those 
horses. ' 
sa-pik’-si-mait, light the pipe. 
kah-o’-¢is, come and smoke. 
kit-o'-ta-tsi-wa’-ni-nte-a-ka/-ksi-te-ke, when I meet you, 
I shall be happy. 
e-a’-kso-tau, it is going to rain. 
ni-tes’-tau-e-a/-kso-tau, I think it is going to rain. 
ma-ti-a’-kso-tau, it is not going to rain. 
ni-ma’-tis-tali-pa-a’-kso-tau, I do not wish it to rain. 
is-tah’-si-a’-kso-tau, I would like to see it rain. 
so’-tau, it is raining. 
ali-po’-tau, it snows. 
e-a-kali/-po-tau, it is going to snow. 
ma-ti’-a-kali’/-po-tau, It is not going to snow. 
ma-tali-po-tau, it is not snowing. 
ali-sats’-kit-a’-pa-suin’-i, for what are you searching ? 
i-mi’-wa-ne-he tali’-tai, the river is high. 
ma-tsi’-wa-ne-he-tali’-tai, the river is not high. 
ni-pe’-po-tat-a-pin’-a-ku, it is daylight, I will make a 
fire. 
po-¢i'-¢i-mi-ni, stir up the fire. 
to-koli’-i-tsa-tso-pats’, give me some powder. 
ni-pis-¢i’-o-koh’-it, give me a blanket. 
tsi-mak-tu’-i-ta-po, where has he gone? 
a-mi-to’-ksai-ta’-po, gone up the river. 
ki-a’-pi-te-ksi-na-pu’-is, there are a few houses there. 
nit-al’-is-¢i’-nit, I cut it off. 
kit-ai’-is-¢i’-nit, you cut it off. 
et-ai’-is-¢i/-nit, he cuts it off. 
nit-ai’-is-i-nil’-pi-nan, we cut it off. 
kit-ai-is-Gi-nih/-pi-nan, you cut it off. 
et-ai-¢i-nih’-pi-nan, they cut it off. 
as-¢i/-nit, to cut off. 
nit-au’-a-sen, I cry. 
kit-au’-a-sen, you cry. 
nit-eh’-pi, I dance. 
kit-eli’-pi, you dance. 
i-a'-ksa-kris’-ta-ku, it is approaching daylight. 
a-ni-stis’-ko-ksa-po’-a, tell him to get up. 
