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sented by 3, C. ling, to order, to enjoin, upon, M. 724-9 ; low, loquacity, M. 7341 (Cfr. D. 

 T. la, to ask, demand; S. loc ; L. loquor, lingua; Gr. kiyu>; G. laute ; E. loud). 



The occasional use of y for w, r, and their cognates, is perhaps indicated by 1, C. yang, 

 va,st, abundant, M. 11869; yang, a rule, a 'pattern, M. 11873; yang, the light of fire, dear, 

 bright, M. 11891, 11899; yen, to .speak (Cfr. D. ia, to speak), M. 12009; yen, the eye, 

 (Cfr. S. nayana, H. py), M. 12078; 2, C. mih, the eye, M. 7682; muh, the eye, M. 7803 

 (Cfr. Eg. r, a mouth, iri, the eye; Y. ri, to .see; li, wi, to say; ro, to tell; Gr. ipim, 6pdw). 



135. Ota, an enemy, adversary. "He who shoots or attacks." Cfr. Lat., bostis (Yor. 

 5 = Gr. S<;). Odi, malice. Cfr. Lat., odium. 



136. ltAij, to twist, to spin, to send, to communicate (as fire or infusion), to shine; rag ikpo, 

 "to twist double," to speak ironically. Cfr. Gr., '>-/<«/«?, hpm, tlpwvtla; Sans., ra'dj, to shine; 

 Eng., rank, ranged 



137. It?, Redness is expressed in Yor., both byre and ro (in roro, with a fine red color). 

 The root ru is found in Dak. duta = ruta, red, scarlet. Cfr. Sans., rohitas, ruddy: Gr. 

 ipuO/xk, pd&iv; Lat., roseus, ruber; A. S., reod. 



138. Ro, to turn from a course or position, to yield or give place. Cfr. Sans., vrt, to turn ; 

 Lat., rota, rotundus; It., rondo; Eng., round. 



139. Rudi. — From ri, to be, to have; idi, " that which binds or is bound," a sheaf, bunch, 

 source, cause, reason. Cfr. Lat., rudis, rudimentum, crudio. 



140. Si, S'e, to be. Cfr. Lat., esse; Gr., ka--, Ger., seyn; Eng., is. 



141. SiBg, there; si ibe, to that place. Cfr. Lat., sibi. 



.142. Soy, Suq, to broil, to burn; gusu, the south. Cfr. Arm., su ; A. S., suth ; Cer., Dan., 

 Er., sud; Lat., sudor. 



143. Su-A, ia good,, nice, well. Cfr. Sans., su, fine, pleasing \ 



144. S'AFCRi. — Bowen derives this word from s'e, to be, a, one who, fori, seeks. He re- 

 fers fcri to ori, the head,, but does not explain how it obtains its meaning. S'a signifies to 

 pick out, select. In Dakota, we find ksa, to separate, pa (= Eg. pa), the head, ksapa = 

 "the separating or discerning head," a wise man. Cfr. Gr., ao<p6$ ; Lat., sapio. 



145. S'Okos'Gko; s'e, to be, make; kg, to set a snare; ka, to fold around; ka . . lara, to en- 

 tangle, as a net. Cfr. D., schakel, a link or mesh; A. S., sccacal. 



146. S'os'o, singly, only. Cfr. S'a, Chin, shah, to collect; Lat., solus. 



147. S'os'o, to bewitch; s'e, to be, os'o, a witch. Cfr. Chin., shah, witchcraft; shfih soo, 

 a kind of magic arts or calculations, which are illegal. 



148. S'OKArj; s'e, to be; okay, one, the same. 



149. Tore; te, to spread out, to push forward ; rg, to increase. Cfr. ku, to extend; gele, 

 to be elevated; Gr., fipmot; Lat., grus; Ger., kranich (Cfr. genick, neck); Dan., krane, 

 trane; Sw., trana; Dak., pehagg'kUu} (g'idag = g'irarj) ; Eng., crane, heron. 



