hĭ′skĭ—five; cf. Mohawk wĭsk. The Cherokee numerals including 10 are as follows: sâ′gwû, tă′lĭ, tsâ′ĭ, nûñ′gĭ, hĭ′skĭ, su′tălĭ, gûlʻkwâ′gĭ, tsune′la, sañne′la, askâ′hĭ.
Hiwassee—see Ayuhwa′sĭ.
hi′yagu′wĕ—an unmeaning dance refrain. See [number 32].
Houston, Samuel—see Kă′lănû.
hûñgû—see hĭla′gû.
huhu—the yellow-breasted chat, or yellow mocking bird (Icteria virens); the name is an onomatope. See [number 45].
hûñyahu′skă—“he will die.”
hwĭ′lahĭ—“thou (must) go.”
igăgû′tĭ—daylight. The name is sometimes applied to the ulûñsû′tĭ (q. v.), and also to the clematis vine.
i′hya—the cane reed (Arundinaria) of the Gulf states, used by the Indians for blowguns, fishing rods, and basketry.