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

  • Washington Matthews
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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    ti tsa du i, v. i. fr. titsi; thick- ening, increasing in diameter. ti tsi, adj, thick; as a fat or swollen limb, or the trunk of a large tree ; refers to diameters of cylindri- cal bodies. ti tsi ke, V. t. to thicken, to in- crease in diameter,— thickened. ti tsi ksa, adj. thick excessively and habitually, as a permanently swollen limb. to, interrogative adv. and pron. what place, what person, what kind or color. to du [-ru], adv. fr. to and du; in what place, wherein, whereat. to ha dsa du i, v. i. fr. tohadsi; assuming a bluish hue. to ha dsi, adj. having a bluish or impure blue color. to ha dsi ke, v. t. to dye an im- pure blue color. to ha du i, v. i. assuming a blue color. to hi, adj. blue; denotes pure or positive blues, sky blue, ultramarine. to hi ke, V. t. to dye anything a pure blue. to hi sa, adj. fr. tohi and isa; of a color allied to blue, green. See mika'tohisa. to hi sa ke, v. t. to dye anything green or other color allied to blue. tok, adv. it is used after sentences and verbs to denote probability or uncertainty; hence it is often used interrogatively and is frequently followed by madiets, I suppose. to ka, adv./r. to and'ka; whereto, where, whither, to pa, num. adj. four, to pa he, V. i. and t. to pare in four. to pa he ke, v. t. to cause to part in four. to pa ke, V. t. to divide into four parts, divided into four parts. to pa pi ti ka, n., adj. fr. topa and pitika; forty. to sa, int. adv. fr. to; how, in what manner. to sd, int. adv. why, wherefore, to ta, int. adv. fr. to; in what direction, toward what place.—tota- dade [totarade, totalale], in what direction are you going ? to’ ti, V. root; implying sudden, repeated reversion of motion. See dato’ti, duto’ti, pato’ti, etc. tsa, adj. raw, uncooked, tsa, V. root; separate, divide, tsa da, n. grease, oil. tsa da, V. or v. root; slide, move smoothly. tsa da ke, v. t. to make slide, to cause or assist to slide. tsa da tsa ki, adj. fr. tsada, grease^ and tsaki; soiled with grease. tsa hi du mi di, v. i. fr. dumi- di; to suffer from vertigo. tsa ka dsi, adj. fr. tsaki; mode- rately good, rather pretty. tsa ka dsi ke, v. t. to make mo- derately good. tsa ka du i, v. i. improving, be- coming good. tsa kak', int. an expression of contempt or disapprobation, tsa ka ka, n. a bird, tsa ka ka da ka, n. an egg, eggs. tsa ka ka hi, n. fr. tsakaka and hi; feathers, any portion of a bird’s plumage. tsa ka ka i ki si, n. a bird’s nest.