INDIAN TRIBES OF THE 
I, nen-an’-a. 
ice, wa’-o. 
implements, G’-na-te, tools, implements. 
inquire, ta-ti/-na, to inquire, to ask a question. 
iron, be-cith’-a. 
na-ku’-wi-Cith’-a, white iron, silver. 
ni-ha-ni-be-¢ith’-a, yellow iron, brass. 
ba-ali’-a, red iron, copper. 
itch, yun-Cis’-it-sha, to itch. 
J. 
jump, ¢en’-a-a, to jump. 
K. 
kick, tal’-un-a, to kick, as dust: 
kidney, ti’-thith. 
kill, ne-hin’-a, to kill. 
kindred, in-i-ni’-tun-a, family, kindred. 
knee, ba-éa-e’-tai-yi. 
ba-Ga-e’-tai-yi-ih’-o-na, kneepan, patella. 
knife, wali’-a. 
wali’-a-ha, (pl.) 
knock, tat-a’-ta, to knock, as on a door. 
L. 
lake, ni-a¢’, a little lake or pond. 
lame, ¢i-ni-iht’. 
large, ben-a’-sa, great, large. 
ben-a-si’-tha, very large. 
na-ath-i’-a, so large. 
lariat, a-ni-tha’-tan. 
last, tali’-sa, last, youngest. 
lately, wa-ni’-hi, lately, a little while ago. 
laugh, a-ho’-an, to laugh. 
laziness, tha-nu’-it, lazy. 
lead, ka-ku’-ya-na/-thi, balls, lead. 
leaf, bi-Cish’, a leaf of a tree. 
leak, thi-ni-i-kut-e, to leak, as a vessel of water. 
lean, ni-ha/-shi, to lean against anything. 
leg, be-ca’, the leg. 
be-¢a/-wa (pl.), legs. 
ne-Ca’, my lee. 
e-éa’, thy leg. 
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it-éa’, his leg. 
wa-a’-ta, the whole leg. 
leggins, wa-ta’. 
lend, ni-¢a’-ta-nan-an, to lend anything. 
lengthwise, ba-ya-tha’-tha-ni-hi. 
less, ni-ta-¢i’-1-ni. 
lick, ni-sa-ta’, to lick, as with the tongue. 
light, wut-un’-e, to make or light a fire. 
lightning, ¢i-ha/-ko-hw’-it, to lighten, lightning. 
like, bi-lia’-tha, to be like to, like anything. 
lip, is’-is. 
listen, ¢i-hath’-te, to listen. 
little, a-ka-éi’-hu. 
lizard, san-i/-wa, a rock lizard. 
load, bi-na-tha’, to load up, as horses. 
lodge, ne-i-nun’, a lodge or tent. 
ne-i-nun’-a (pl.), lodges. 
na-ye’-i-hi, my lodge. 
a-ye’-i-hi, thy lodge. 
i-ye’-i-hi, his lodge. 
na-ye-hin’-a, our lodges. 
a-ye-hin’-a, your lodges. 
i-ye-hin’-a, their lodges. 
ne-i-nun’-a-ben-e’-ni-se’, only two lodges. 
shi’-sin-a, to take down the lodge. 
i’-tan, a cluster of lodges, a village. 
i-sa’-a-ta, the door or entrance to the lodge. 
a-kali’-in, lodge-poles. 
nith-nw’-it-a-¢ith’-it-a, the hole in the top of the 
lodge for the smoke to pass out. © 
look, na-ni’, look here! 
lose, a-nuth-i’-na, to lose anything. 
an-i-ti’-na, lost. 
loud, a-nun’-a-un-et’-i, to speak loud. 
loved, bi-lia’-tha, I am loved. 
low, ta-ko’-it-a, low, low down. 
lungs, i-kun’-a, lungs, lights. 
M. 
magpie, wo-u’-he. 
make, nish’-ti, to make anything, to form. 
man, in-en’, a man. 
in-en’-a (pl.), men. 
ni-a/-tha, a white man. 
