{lxxxiv} Sioux, (Yancton band,) Language
American, me-na-has-hah—Long knife
British, sa-kin-da-sha. This appears to be an adopted word.
Physician, wa-pe-a-we-a-cha-sha
Village, o-tong-y-a
Eagle, ho-yah
Green, to-we-toy-ya, or "the blue to dye with"—they have no other word for this colour.
Warm, mach-ta
Pawnees, pa-dan-o-ta
Sioux, da-co-ta
Run, e-ong-ka
Leap, e-ep-se-sha
Fight, ke-che-za
Eat, wo-tah
Drink, ya-ta-kong
Talk, e-ah
Good, wash-ta
Gunpowder, cha-hun-da
Thirteen, a-ka-ya-me-ne
Nineteen, a-ka-nuh-pet-che-wung
Twenty, wek-chem-in-eh-nom-pa
Twenty-one, wekcheminehnompah-a-ka-ong-ge
Thirty, wekcheminuh-ya-me-ne
Thirty-one, wekcheminuhyamene-a-ka-ong-‡jin
One hundred, o-pang-ha
One hundred and one, opangha-aka-ong-‡jin
One thousand, kok-o-tong-o-pang-ha
One thousand and one, kokotongopangha-a-ka-ong-‡jin
Ten thousand, kokotongopanghawekcheminuh
The upper bands of the Sioux in their pronunciation substitute the letter l for the d.