VOCABULARY OF INDIAN LANGUAGES. 



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— no, move, nor, not;— tube, tiib, biill ;— oil; — pound. 



0-maw-haw 



White people, wkh-h4 — makers 

 Americans, mah-he-tAn -gih — big 



knife 

 British, siik-an-ish — not a proper 



Omavvhaw word 

 Hat, w4-ha-pS.-jira-r6ng 

 Hatchet, maz-z^-pa-Jjin-ga 



Axe, maz-za-pa-tun-guh 



Prairie dog's burrow, man-ne-tho- 

 da-te 



Grizzly bear, mon-tschu 



White hare, mas-tschi-ska 



Porcupine, pS.-he 



Bald eagle, he-ra-pa-song 



Grey eagle, he-ra-gra-|je 



Black bear, wa-sa-ba 



Dragon fly, te-ne-nik-a 



Sword, mah-he tun-gdh 



Small knife, mah-he 4 jin-giuh 



Canoe, mun-da 



Thunder, fger-rong 



Breech -cloth, Jja-a-de-gar-rong 



Niece, we-te-|j6h by the men, we- 

 t6-|j6n-ga by the squaws 



Brother-in-law, ta-*h6ng 



Deer skin, ta-h^ 



Sweet maize, wat-tan-ze-ske-ra 



Common maize, wat-tin-ze-s^r- 

 ra-ga 



An ear of maize, wa-ha-ba 



Abdomen, ta-ze 



Paunch or stomach, ne-ha 



Mammse, mon-za, same as iron 



People, ne-ka-shing-ga, or ne-ki\h- 

 shing-guh 



Young warrior, wa-se-se-ga 



Warm, mash-ta 



Nostrils, p&h-shu-sha 



Human sK.in, he-ha 



Deep blue, toh-chc 



Dance, wat-che. Sometimes the 

 word ga-ha, to make, is sub- 

 joined to this word in order to 

 distinguish from their terra for 

 copulation 



His child, e-ne-se 



Language. 



Me (I) make, pa-fha, very like the 



word for liili 

 My true child, we-se-ljiin-tscht;- 



ni\ 



It is said there is none, ning-ga-6m 



Bad or ugly, pa-|juh — a word Osed 



in anger, principally by the 



squaws 



Poor as a turkey, wah-pa-ne-ze- 



ze-ka-a-go 

 I am as poor as a turkey, S,-mah- 



panezezekaago 

 You are as poor as a turkey, w§.r- 



ichpanezezekaago 

 It was red with blood, wa-mc-tj^- 



d4-ka 

 I will not go, a-bra-muj|:-:j:je 

 Come here, ge-ga-ha 

 Little Platte river, ne-bras-ka- 



:j:jinguh — Little flat water 

 Konza river, Konza-ne-eta 

 Bowyer creek, ne-ha-ba — shallow 



water 

 Little Sioux creek, wa-ta 

 Run, to-na 

 Leap, we-sa 

 Fight, ke-ke-na 

 Eat, wa-brat-t4 

 Drink, brat-tong 

 Steal, mo -no 



Talk, fc-a, very like stone 

 Strength, wash-ca-ti\n-ga. 

 Weakness, wa-ha-ha 

 Poor, wah-pa-ne 

 Near, ash-k^ 

 Good, 6-d6ng 

 Bad, o-don<^-buj|-Jje, or 6-dan-|je, 



or pe-a-Jja 

 Mockeson, *han-pa 

 Gunpowder, mah-fho-dd 

 Ball, mah-za-muh 

 Lookingglass, ne-6-ke-garras-se 

 Long, sna-da 

 Short, cha-shk^h 

 Broad, bras-ka 

 Thick, sho-gfth 



