INDIAN TRIBES OF THE MISSOURI VALLEY. 3T7 
ma-ka-si/-éa, Mauvaises Terres, or Bad Lands of White 
River. 
wi-wi’-la-wak’-pa-la, Spring Creek or Bear Creek, in the 
Bad Lands. 
pe-zi-ho’-ta, Sage Creek, or Gray Grass Creek. 
éay/-wi-ta, Wood Island Creek. 
wak-pa-si-Ca-o-inh-pa’, Pinaus Spring, source of Teton 
River. 
ho-ki-ha’-lo-ka, hole through the hill, or Opening 
Creek, a branch of the Shyenne. 
i-rih’-a-pa-ha’, Whetstone Hills, where the Indians 
procure sandstone for whetstones. 
pa-ha’-sa-pa, Black Hills. 
wag-a-¢an’-hay-ska, Long Cottonwood Creek. 
pi-spi-za-o-ti-tan’-ka, Big Prairie Dog Village Creek. 
wi-¢a-ag-e-wa-ka’-pi, where they place the dead on 
scaffolds, Shepoi Creek. 
shunk’-a-kay-pa’-o-ta, where the Indians lost many 
horses, the Great Hole. 
éoli-way’-zi-¢a, Willow Creek. 
wak-pa-wash’-te, Good River, Great Shyenne. 
kay-ta-o’-ta, a plenty of plums, Plum Creek. 
éam/-pa, the cherry, Cherry Creek. 
o-ki-da-te, forks of any river. 
hi-hay-wak’-pa, Owl River, Moreau River. 
wak-pa-shi’-ca, Teton, Little Missouri, Bad River. 
ma-ka-i-zi’-ta, Smoking Harth River. 
ta-to’-ka-la’-o-ti, where there are plenty of antelopes, 
Antelope Creek. 
éain-te-sha’, Cedar Creek. 
pa-ha’-wa-kan, Medicine Hill Creek. 
mi-la-han-ska’, Long Knife, or American Creek. 
pa-la-ni-ta’-wa, where the Rees had their village, Ree 
River, Grand River. 
i-ay’-wa-ka-ha’-pi, the river that makes rocks, Cannon- 
ball River. 
VOCABULARY OF THE 
alive, ni. 
all, si-to’-mi-ni. 
arm, ish’-to. 
arrow, wa-hink’-pi. 
P 
autumn, pta’-e-tu. 
axe, ma-z0n’-spe. 
bear, ma/-to. 
beard, pu-te’-hi. 
beaver, ¢a’-pa. 
belly, te’-zi. 
bird, zit-ka’-la. 
bad, shi’-éa, si’-éa. 
sha-he'-e-la-wo’-4u, the river where the Shyennes planted 
corn, Little Shyenne. 
min-e’-tay-ka, Big River, L’eau qui Court, running 
water. 
o-pa-wo’-4u, where the Indians make cornfields, Ponka 
River. 
ma’-to-pa’-ha, Bear Butte. 
mash-tin’-ska, white rabbit, in winter pilage. Lepus 
campestris. 
he-tonk’-tan-ka, a wood rat. Neotoma. 
wam-bi-li’, the bird that sails, golden or war-eagle. 
pa-¢a-shi’-wa-ta, short bill. Junco hyemalis. 
wa-zi-zit’-ka-la, yellowstone bird. Leucosticte tephro- 
cotis. A bird that lives among the yellow ferru- 
ginous sandstones. 
mash-tin’-¢a-la, sage rabbit. Lepus artemisia. 
shi’-o, birds that eat rose-buds. 
shi-o’-¢i-ka/-la, sharp-tailed grouse. 
wa-zi'-shi-o, yellow wood bird, pine pheasant. 
tink-¢i'-ki-éa, a magpie. 
i-ha’-mi-ko-ti-la, the owl that lives with the prairie dogs. 
Zo'-a-to-pi, poor-will, so named from its note. 
éan’-ska-sa-pa, blackbird. 
hi-hu’, the hooting owl, named from its note. 
pa’-pe-sto-la, “‘sharp-nose,”” fish-duck. 
zit-ka’-to, bluebird, Maximilian’s jay. 
ho-pa-wa’-to-to, blue wings, blue-winged teal. 
éan-o-hw’-ya, ‘ wood-color,” cheewink. 
pi-spi’-za, the animal that calls to people “come here,” 
prairie dog. 
pa-hiy’, derives its name from its quills, porcupine. 
psi-psi-¢ai’-la, jumping mouse. 
het-ka’-la. 
sink-pe’-la, flat-foot, muskrat. 
Hesperomys. 
Spermophilus quadrivittatus. 
zi-éa’, “ yellow-wood,” a pine squirrel. 
DAKOTA LANGUAGE. 
black, sa/-pa. 
blue, to. 
body, tan’-cay. 
bone, hu’-hu. 
bow, i-ta’-zi-pa. 
bread, a-hu’-e-a-pa, flour. 
