FOOTNOTES:

[248] The variations in the different tribes of the Dacótas seem to be very insignificant.—Maximilian.


FALL INDIANS, or Grosventres of the Prairies[249]

Antelope, hottewianinay (ay German).

Arm, nah-köth (the syllables separated).

Arrow, nennitch (ch with the point of the tongue and not guttural).

Bear (black), uatániss.

Bear (grizzly), uosse (uo like wo; e very short).

Beaver, hábass (a almost like a umlaut, but ½ and short).

Bighorn, hottéh.

Black, wå-atåh-nits (wa short; atah-nits a little lisped).

Blood, mah-ahtz.

Bow, nemáth (e ½).

Buffalo (bull), enáhkiä (e barely audible; kia like kie, short and ½).

Buffalo (cow), bü̍h.

Child, tä̍yalle (all syllables cut rather short and separated; e ½).

Day, e̍hse (eh long; se very short).

Deer (black-tailed), bü̍he-i (e ½; i short).

Deer (common), låsikge (ge German; e ½).

Dog, hótewi.

Ear, nenottónnü (ton with emphasis; e ½).

Earth, meth-auuch (au together; auuch very short).

Elk, uósseh.

Eye, ne-séh-seh (ne short and ½; accent on the first seh).

Fire, esittah (e very short).

Foot, nesse-estan (se short and ½; tan French and distinct).

God, mehåa (e short; the two a's separated).

Hair, näwi-táss (tass with emphasis).

Hand, nah-kettinach (rather indistinct).

Head, nöth-ah (indistinct; ah separated).

Heart, nö̍ttah.

Hot, be-ke-néh-se (be rather longer; ke short; neh very long; se short).

Ice, wå-awuh.

Leg, na-áhtz (na short and ½; ahtz long).

Man, neni̍tta (e and a short).

Moon, kahå-hássa (together).

Mountain goat (white), otteh-nozi̍bi (zibi short).

Mouth, nö̍t-ti (ti rather lower).

Night, taiké-ee (ee separated and distinctly pronounced).

Nose, nä-es (es ½ and low).

Pipe (tobacco), eht-tsá.

Rain, a-sá-nitz (lisped).

Snow, i̍h-i (ih very long; i short).

Star, a̍to (o almost like o umlaut).

Sun, ehsi̍ss.

Tomahawk, aha-loss.

Water, netse (e very short).

Wolf, kïati̍ssa (indistinct).

Woman, e̍sta (es lisped).