INDIAN TRIBES OF THE MISSOURI VALLEY. 
bad, ay-si-wai’, sing. 
ay-si-wal’-yo, pl. 
ho’-i-ay-si-wa’, bad lands. 
ball, e’-hu-a-si-wa’-to, to play ball with the foot. 
o-ho-ni’-wo-dli, a ball club, with a hoop at the 
end to hold the ball as it is thrown. 
bare, i-oks’-ti-a, to be bare of anything, as a bald head. 
na-1-kés’-ti-a, I am bare or bald. 
ma-i-ni’-a-si-tak, bare, as an open prairie without 
thickets, or a tree without leaves. 
i-ma/-tau, to become bleak or bare, as the ground 
when the snow disappears. 
beads, o-ni’-a-wokst, beads. 
woli-pi’-o-ni’-a-wokst, white beads. 
ma-e-ni’-a-wokst, red beads. 
o-ta’-ta-wi-o-ni’-o-wokst, blue beads. 
moli-ta’-wi-ni’-o-wokst, black beads. 
i-yu-wi-o-ni’-o-wokst, yellow beads. 
bean, mo’-nisk, (sing.) 
mo-ni-ski (pl.), beans. 
bear, nah’-u, and na’-ku. 
nah/-u-yo, (pl.) 
beat, e-po’-po-no, to beat on, as a drum. 
beaver, ho’-ma. 
ho-ma’ and ho-ma-e’-yo, both plural forms, are 
in use. 
beard, i-mi’-ats, the beard. 
i-mi-a’-tsi-nah’-to, beards. 
na-mi’-ats, my beard. 
ni-mi’-ats, thy beard. 
ni-mi-a’-tsi-num, dual, both your beards. 
e-hu’-i-mi-ats, yellow beard. 
moh-ta/-i-mi-ats, black beard. 
bend, ili-a-ma’-i-yuts, to bend, as the body, forward. 
i-to’-to-na, to bend backwards. 
e-hi-a-ma/-i-yuts, to bend the head to one side. 
i-sta-won’, outside of a bend. 
mo-mi’-ka-na-nuts, to bend into or around, as a 
piece of iron. 
e-a-wo’-i-yu-ha, to bend away with the foot, as 
the grass on the prairie. 
beyond, a-stu’, beyond, over. 
ta-sit-sinst’, more, beyond, farther. 
black, i-mdhi’-tau, black. 
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i-mohi’-tau-o-nist, (pl.) 
i-mohi’-ta-wa, to make anything black or dirty. 
na-moh’-ta-wa, I make anything black or dirty. 
ni-moh’-ta-wa, thou dost make anything black 
or dirty. ; 
i-moli’-ta-wa/-a-no, they make anything black 
or dirty. 
bind, e-oli’-po-o, to bind or tie. 
nah/-po-o’-isé, I bind or tie. 
ni-oh’-po-o’-isé, thou dost bind or tie. 
e-ohi’-po-o’-is¢é, he binds or ties. 
na-ohi’-po-o'-is-Ci-non, we bind or tie. 
ni-oh’-po-o’-is-Gi-non, you bind or tie. 
e-0li’-po-o'-is-Gi-o, they bind or tie. 
bird, wi-kis’, a bird. 
wi-ksi’-o (pl.), birds. 
birth, i-sta’-dts, the birth of a child. 
no-to-mo’-i-notst, first-born, if a son. 
ma-kos’, the first-born, when a daughter. 
bite, c-i’-wo-olit, to bite off. 
e-wo-wo-soht, to bite notches. 
i-ku’-ku-ni-mo, to bite or tear anything in pieces. 
i-yo-stal’-yu-stot, to bite a hole in anything. 
bitter, i-ay’-si-vi-e’-no, it is bitter. 
nay-si’-vi-at, mine is bitter. 
ni-ay-si’-vi-at, thine is bitter. 
bladder, ih-ai-no’-kuts. 
blanket, wop’-shi-un, a blanket. 
wop-shi’-u-non, pl. 
na-wop’-shi-un, my blanket. 
ni-wop’-shi-un, thy blanket. 
na-wop’-shi-u-no’-nam, my blankets. 
| ni-wop-shi-u-no’-nam, thy blankets. 
mai-wop’-shi-un, red blanket. 
e-tai’-1-wom, dark blue blanket. 
mokh’-ta-wom, black blanket. 
mo-ku-ta’-wi-ka-ku’-i-shi-on, a blanket of fine 
blue cloth. 
o-ta’-ta-wi-ka-ku’-i-shi-6n, a blue striped blan- 
ket. 
mai’-ka-ku’-i-shi-on, a blanket of fine scarlet 
cloth. 
o-ta’-ta-wi-is’-¢i, a blue coat. 
nis-ko’-dm, a blanket of all colors, Spanish. 
