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THE ATLANTIC SLOPE NATURALIST. 



A Seminole Vocabulary. 



By W. J. Hoxie, Savannah, Ga. 



Compiled mainly from memory with 

 some assistance from notes made in 

 1888 and 1893. 



Air plant — Ahsonslahco 

 Alagator — A lapata 

 Anus- — Leechee 

 All gone— Sukashay 

 Beard — Socaschee 

 Boat — Pistlow 

 Big — Ojies 

 Bad — Holwagas 

 Bottle— Flasko 

 Black Vulture — Solialy 

 Blue Jay — Tashka 

 Blue-bird — Yohiska 

 Bone — Fonee 



Black Snake — Istalusteelogachee 

 Barren (female) — Hohkteeteeho 

 Black- — Lustee 

 Boot — Tallapika-neeha 

 Bee— Foh 

 Bear — Noccasee 

 Belly— i Chefastay 

 Bill— i Tofwa 



Bald Eagle— Hadki-tikfunga 

 Cigar — Chilbogchee 

 Cape (woman's) — Supposka 

 Cardinal — Ostata 



. Caracara Eagle — Chulee legachay 

 Compass — Islikeelka 

 Cat — Poshee-Foshhee 

 Cards (pack of) — Chacopanga 

 Child — Pickaninny 

 Camp — Pogee 

 Cow— Wocca 

 Corn — Hotchee 

 Creek — Hatcher 

 Cornbread — Tuckalag 

 Crow — Ossihawa 

 Cool — Cosuptita 

 Cold — Coosaw 



To drink — Linkum 

 Dont' konw — Kitlockshay 

 Duck — Fotcliow 

 Dung — Willenewa 

 Dog — Efaw 



Deer — Echow to Dig — Copilay 

 Egg — Istostockay — Suschakay 



To eat— Humbuksliay 

 East -Aliltea 



Finger-rng — Sinkosakateeka 



Finger — Chinkishimilka 



Foot Ledobikshay — (i Lay) 



Fish— Schlatlo * 



Fly — Domno 



Flea— Tufco 



Femaelo — Hohtkee 



Foulrbraed — Tuckalagay 



Fat — Teeneeha 



Fiddle — Haheechka 



Fox— Chula 



Fish-hawk — Hansochugwa 



Fowl — Tutaloshee 



Florida Jay- — Tuschelaco 



Gourd — Efipee 



Ground Owl — Opah -copilay 



Gun — Seteebokta 



Goldenwinged Woodpecker-Talpanani 



Ginger — Coha 



God almighty — Seelektomassee I go 

 — Hiepas away- — Hiepaschay hur- 

 ried — Hiepas lanschay 



Good — Inklas very — Inklaschay 



Hungry — Ljoco 



Hominy — Sofkay 



Honey — Fob jumpy 



House wren — Taflocochee 



Hide — Sohokpay 



Horn — Yapee 



Hat — Kapataka 



Hornet — Foh lanee 



Horse — Chaloko 



Head--i Ka 



Hunting shirt — Yokafkeeta 



Ivry -billed Woodpecker — Titkka 



Knife— Slofko 



Lie down — Legaschay 



Leggings — Afotkeeka 



Lightning — totee 



Leather — Socha 



Lark — Hahnahtseelo 



Loggerhead — Kussepako 



Lookkkingglass — Shuckhaitska 



Live Oak — Locosumpo 



Male — Hohnneewa h 

 Meat— Pissewa 

 Milk — Pissee 

 Mud — Ocalee 

 Moccasin— Talapika 

 Mule — Chalokapika 

 Man — Ista 

 Manatee— Eehaslnva 



