FOOTNOTES:
[238] Written from the pronunciation of the Arikkara Indians themselves. The words are pronounced exactly as in German; ch has almost always a guttural sound; r is spoken with the point of the tongue. Mr. Gallatin remarks (ibid., p. 129) that up to this time there has been no vocabulary of this tribe; it is, therefore, gratifying to me to be able to fill this gap, at least to some extent.—Maximilian.
ASSINIBOIN[239]
American (an), Mi̍na-haske (e ½; run together); i.e., Long Knife.
Arm, nistó.
Arrow, uahi̍ntepä (pa short; e ½).
Bird, sittekanne (e only ½ in both cases).
Black, sáhpa.
Blind, chóncha (ch guttural; on French).
Blood, uä̍.
Blue, schunktóh (o full).
Bone, hóh.
Bow, nta̍sipa (n barely audible).
Brave (adj), uïuktschasch (German).
Brook, kachä̍ (ch guttural).
Brother, mitschi̍nna.
Child, hokschinn.
Cold (adj), osni̍h.
Dance (v), uatschi̍we.
Day, ampa (am French).
Deaf, nóge-wanintsche (ge guttural; second word low).
Devil (evil spirit), uakan-schi̍dja (an and dj French and soft).
Die (v), ti̍nktä (t separated from i, and barely indicated).
Door, tióhpa.
Dream (v), ui̍-hamana (hamana short and low).
Drink (v), me̍nat-ki̍nte (first e ½; te short and low).
Dumb, non-chäk-kpah (on French; ch guttural).
Ear, nóhge (g guttural).
Earth, manká.
Enemy, toͣge (o between a and o; e ½).
Englishman, Uasiáh-maschidju (j French; second word low and without emphasis).
Evening, chtaiétu (ch guttural).
Eye, nischta̍.
Father, atä̍.
Feather, hen (n French; the whole nasal).
Fire, pähte (e barely audible).
Fish, hogan (an French; g guttural).
Flesh, tanó (o short).
Forest, tschon-tanke (on French; tanke German; e ½).
Frenchman, Uaschi̍dju (j French and soft; final u short).
Friend, koná (a short).
Go (v), honktáu (au pronounced together).
God (the creator), uakán-tang-e (an French; e ½; the whole pronounced together; tange lower than the first word).
Good, uaschtä̍ (ta cut short with emphasis).
Great (tall), hanska (an French).
Green, tóh (o full).
Gun, tschótange (German throughout; e ½).
Hair, pahá.
Hand, nampä̍.
Head, páh.
Healthy, tä̍hdja (dj French; a short).
Heart, tschantä̍.
Heat, oni̍nitta.
Horns, tahä̍; the name of the animal is added, e.g., tatánka-tahä̍, buffalo horns.
House (of the white-man), uaschi̍-dutti (dutti without emphasis).
Hunger, oah-tink-täch (ach guttural; the whole pronounced together).
Hunt (v), eiámeia (ia together; the whole short).
I, meiä̍ (ia together).
Ice, tscháh.
Island, uï̍ta (ta short).
Jar (pot), wóhan-pe-ä (an French; the whole pronounced together).
Knife, mi̍hna (na short).
Laugh (v), ncháh (ch guttural).
Lead (ball), mandassú (an French).
Leg, hussänn.
Life (n), uintschone (German throughout; e ½).
Lightning, uaki̍än-tua̍mpi (n and am French; pi short).
Man, uïtschá (ui separated).
Meal (to eat?), wótinkä (o full; ta short and low).
Moon, hayétu-hiáye (e ½).
Morning, háhkena (kena even and rather low).
Mother, iná (a short).
Mountain, chä̍ (guttural).
Mouth, ih.
Much, o̍hta (oh full).
Negro, hatsáhpa.
Night, kpása.
Nose, póhge (o full; g guttural; e ½).
One-eyed, schtakeba (e ½).
Pipe (tobacco), tschanú-hupa (hupa low).
Powder (gun-powder), tschachni̍.
Quick, kontschüe (on French; schue short and rapid).
Red, scháh.
Revenge (v), aóin-tsï̍a (in German; i and a separated).
River, sih-uatpáh-tanga (tanga low; the whole pronounced rapidly together).
Sick, uaiasa.
Small (short?), tschihk-at.
Smoke (n), schóhta.
Snow, uáh.
Speak (v), i-á.
Spirits (distilled; i.e., literally fire-water), meni̍h-pä̍ht (run together).
Star, uitschachpe (ch guttural; e ½).
Stingy, uate̍china (ch guttural; china short).
Stone, i̍ng-a (run together and nasal).
Strong, menih-han (an French).
Sun, hanuï (an French; u and i separated).
Teeth, hi̍h.
Thunder, uaki̍an (i and a separated; n French).
Tobacco, tschandi̍.
Tomahawk, tschanúpa-tschachpä (ach guttural).
Tongue, tschä-ji̍ (ji short and French).
Trail, tskankú.
Ugly, schi̍djä (j French; e short).
Village (camp), uïntschóti (ti short).
War, ketschi̍sawe (awe short and low).
Warmth, tschäki̍.
Wash (v), jujaje (jaje French; e ½).
Water, meni̍h (e ½).
Weep (v), tschä̍a (tscha together).
White (the color), ska̍la (sk with the point of the tongue).
Widow, uïtaschnau (nasal; nau pronounced together).
Wind, katä̍.
Winter, uaniä̍to.
Woman, huï̍na (hui nasal; na short).
Wood, tschán (an French).
Yellow, si̍h (soft).
Yes, hán (French).
Numerals
One, ua̍ntscha (an French).
Two, nompa (om French).
Three, ja̍mene (ne short).
Four, tópa (o full).
Five, sa̍hpta.
Six, schahkpe (e ½).
Seven, schagoë.
Eight, schaknóga (a short).
Nine, namptschúnak (n French).
Ten, uïktschemane (final e ½).
Eleven, akéhuaji (ji French; short).
Twelve, akéh-nómpa (om French).
Twenty, tschimna-nómpa.
Twenty-one, tschimna-nómpa akéh-uaji: and so on in the same way.
Hundred, opan-uache (an French; e full value; opan with emphasis and loud; the whole indistinct and rapid).
I eat, woáht-atsch (woa almost like uoa).
You eat, uaiáta.
He eats, juht-atsch.
We eat, wóh-untáhpi (untahpi without emphasis).
You eat, uitáta-hetsch (together).
They eat, wóht-atsch (together).
I shall eat, héianko-toh-uauat-atsch (the whole pronounced together).
I would eat, jenk-uaua-tschinkte.
I have eaten, uauáht-atsch.
Eating, uanóh-uóhmantucke (e ½).
Eat (imperative) uóhtam (o full).
Names of Animals
Antelope, tatógana.
Bear (black), ui̍nketschenna (ke barely audible; na likewise).
Bear (grizzly), mató.
Beaver, tsápe (e ½).
Bighorn, hä̍hktschischka.
Buffalo, tatánga.
Dog, schónka (on French).
Elk, choiá (ch guttural).
Fox (gray), tohk-hanne (e short).
Fox (red), schonga-schanne (e ½).
Horse, schón-atanga (schon with emphasis; n French; atanga low).
Mountain goat (white), schunkä̍-ukänne (e ½).
Otter, peta̍n (an French; e short and ½).
Skunk, manka̍h.
Wolf, schunk-tógitsche (e ½).