Grammar and Dictionary of the Language of the Hidatsa

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1873 Excerpt: …nine parts. du 6 tsa ta, adj. only one. du 6 tsa ti, v. i., adj. one here and there, to be a scattered few. dli ha, v. imper. and 2d pers. indie, of duhe; lift.–diduha, lift thyself, -. e., arise (from sitting). du he, v. t. to lift, to raise up. du hi, v. lifted, raised, aroused. du hi ke, v. t. to cause to arise, to assist in rising or raising. du ha, v. t. to spread, as bedding.–kiduha is the more common form. du ha de, v. t. to collect by dragging, to rake. du ha de, v. t. to shell, as corn. du he mi, v. i. said of the settling down of a river, the abating of a flood. du he” se, v. t. fr. hese; to tear in any way, to tear such articles as cloth or paper. du h5 wi, same as duhemi. du h6 hi, v. t.fr. hohi; to break across by any means, to break by bending, as in breaking a stick. du h6 hi ke, v. t. to cause to be broken, –broken. du h.6 ki, v. t. fr. noki; to separate by dragging, as in combing. du hpi, v. t. to take down something that is hanging on a nail or peg duk Truk, an adverb of future time; when–will. It is also used to denote uncertainty or condition with regard to future events. It is suffixed. du ka pi, v. f. fr. kapi; to lacerate by any means, to wound by tearing. du ki di, v. t.fr. kidi; to pull a skin back and forth across a rope, as is done in dressing hides. du ki ti, v. t. fr. kiti; to clear off by plucking, to pluck clean. du ku ti, v. t. to pluck, du mfi h i ta, v. i., adv. back and forth, going from side to side, changing direction rapidly. du mfi Hi ta ti di e, to run back and forth. du ma” ta ru-, nu-, n. middle, the middle of anything. du ma” ta du-ru, adv., n. in or through the middle, the middle part of anything. du ma” ta Ha, adv toward the middle. du ma” ta ko a, adv. at the middle. du ma ta ta, ….