FOOTNOTES:

[265] From the words given above it appears that the Puncas are descended from the Omáhas; for their language is the same with only very slight variations, a fact which they, themselves, admit.—Maximilian.


SAUKIS, SAKIS; Sacs of the French[266]

Arrow, annó.

Beautiful, uatchitá.

Beaver, améhk.

Black, makåtä̍.

Bow, matä̍.

Buffalo, nannosó.

Child, nänitschonés (es with emphasis).

Devil (evil spirit), mdji̍-mnitó (j French), or motschi-manito.

Elk (great deer), mäschauáh.

Eye, ski̍schick.

Fire, skotäw (aw short; w barely audible).

Foot, nasset.

God (good spirit), bakéhmánito.

Green, skepok-kuaiuah, or spe pokiä̍.

Hair, minesai (ai together).

Hand, nanätsch (second a between a and a umlaut; ch soft).

Head, utab.

Horse, naketóhsh-kescháh (first e and ke short).

House (lodge), uïkiahb (ui short).

Leader (chief), tapáne-táke (e barely audible).

Leg (whole leg), nekáht.

Maiden, schaskesé (first e short).

Man, nänni̍.

Mirror, woapamúhn.

Morning, uapåk.

Mouth, tätóhn.

Night, anaquick.

Nose, machkiuonn.

One-eyed, po-ke-kua.

Otter, kittä̍h.

Pipe (tobacco), poakan.

Red, máschkue-wiauáh.

Tobacco, saëmon (on French).

Tomahawk (battle axe), papake-hüit (huit short); the real tomahawk is, popokiä̍.

Turkey (wild), pänáh (first a umlaut).

Ugly, mianåt.

War, nitscheschkuá.

Warrior, uätåsäͦ̈ (final a between a umlaut and o umlaut).

Water, nä̍pe (short; e barely audible, almost like i).

White (the color), uapeschekann.

Woman (wife), i̍kua.

Wood, massahan (h barely audible).

Yellow, u̍ssuah, or assáuah (aua separated).