Grammar and dictionary of the language of the Hidatsa : (Minnetarees, Grosventres of the Missouri) : with an introductory sketch of the tribe / by Washington Matthews.

  • Matthews, Washington, 1843-1905.
Date:
1873-1874
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Credit: Grammar and dictionary of the language of the Hidatsa : (Minnetarees, Grosventres of the Missouri) : with an introductory sketch of the tribe / by Washington Matthews. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    milaria. The name has recently been applied to figs. pa tsku pi, V. t. fr. tskupi; to fold up as a blanket or robe is folded, pa wi di, same as pamidi. pe, V. t. to swallow, to take a meal in which both liquid and solid food are served. pe, V. t. to grind, as coffee in a mill. pe da ku du ti, n./r. pedi, aku, and duti; a vulgar name sometimes applied to dogs; offensive epithet applied to persons whom they wish to liken to dogs. pe da ku pa’ te, n. fr. pedi, aku and, pa’te; a species of beetle. pe de tska, n. the large crow or raven. pe de tska i ta Hi pi sa, n. Phlox aristata. pe de tski sta pe di, n. fr. pe- detska and istapedi; a sort of soft hail, or snow falling in globular fiakes, “ mountain snow.” pe di, n. any offensive matter or excretion, dregs, ordure. pHe ta, n. nasal mucus. pHe ta 1 si, n. a pocket-handker- chief pHu, V. root, or ?fr. hu ; squeeze out and let fall. pHu ti, V. or V. root ffr. phu or hu; squeeze forward, squeeze out. See kiphuti. pi, V. t. to tattoo, pi, V. root; penetrate. As a verb, often used synonymously with ipi. mapi, dapi. pi a, V. i. crepitate, pi a ti, V. i. fr. pia; denoting de- sire or readiness. pi da Hpa, v., adj. light, fragile, as silken goods. pi di a, V., adj. ruffled or frilled, ornamented with a rutiled border. pi e, V., adj. smoky; said of atmosphere rendered disagreeable by smoke. pi e ksa,'adj. constantly and dis- agreeably smoky. pi ta kic ti a, adj. See pitikic- tia. pi ti ka, num. adj. ten. pi ti kic ti a, num. adj. fr. pitika and ictia; one hundred. pi ti kic ti a-a ka ko di, num. adj. one thousand. pki ti, V. t. fr. kiti or pakiti; to smooth out, to iron clothes. — map- kiti, I smooth, dapkiti [na-], you smooth. The word pkiti alone is rarely heard; for in the third person the intensive form, kipkiti, is used. p6 a du a dsi, adj. fr. poadui; of a hemispherical or somewhat spherical appearance. p6 a du i, adj. globular, hemi- spherical, nodular. p6 a du i ke, v. t. to make globu- lar. psu, V. root; dislocate, knock out of line. psu ki, V. i. to belch.—mapsuki, I belch, dapsuki, you belch. psu kic ti, V. i. fr. psuki; denot- ing desire or readiness. psu ti, V. i.fr. psu; to dislocate, kipsuti is the more common form. ptsu ti, V. t. to shove or thrust forward, to protrude. See kiptsuti, which is the form most commonly used. pu a, V. i., adj. to swell,—to be swollen, as a bruise; also to rot or become putrid. pu a de, V. i., adj. to be tainted or sour, but not decidedly rotten. 17