American(an), Mi̍na-haske (e½; run together); i.e., Long Knife.Arm, nistó.Arrow, uahi̍ntepä (pashort;e½).Bird, sittekanne (eonly ½ in both cases).Black, sáhpa.Blind, chóncha (chguttural;onFrench).Blood, uä̍.Blue, schunktóh (ofull).Bone, hóh.Bow, nta̍sipa (nbarely audible).Brave(adj), uïuktschasch (German).Brook, kachä̍ (chguttural).Brother, mitschi̍nna.Child, hokschinn.Cold(adj), osni̍h.Dance(v), uatschi̍we.Day, ampa (amFrench).Deaf, nóge-wanintsche (geguttural; second word low).Devil(evil spirit), uakan-schi̍dja (ananddjFrench and soft).Die(v), ti̍nktä (tseparated fromi, and barely indicated).Door, tióhpa.Dream(v), ui̍-hamana (hamanashort and low).Drink(v), me̍nat-ki̍nte (firste½;teshort and low).Dumb, non-chäk-kpah (onFrench;chguttural).Ear, nóhge (gguttural).Earth, manká.Enemy, toͣge (obetweenaando;e½).Englishman, Uasiáh-maschidju (jFrench; second word low and without emphasis).Evening, chtaiétu (chguttural).Eye, nischta̍.Father, atä̍.Feather, hen (nFrench; the whole nasal).Fire, pähte (ebarely audible).Fish, hogan (anFrench;gguttural).Flesh, tanó (oshort).Forest, tschon-tanke (onFrench;tankeGerman;e½).Frenchman, Uaschi̍dju (jFrench and soft; finalushort).Friend, koná (ashort).Go(v), honktáu (aupronounced together).God(the creator), uakán-tang-e (anFrench;e½; the whole pronounced together;tangelower than the first word).Good, uaschtä̍ (tacut short with emphasis).Great(tall), hanska (anFrench).Green, tóh (ofull).Gun, tschótange (German throughout;e½).Hair, pahá.Hand, nampä̍.Head, páh.Healthy, tä̍hdja (djFrench;ashort).Heart, tschantä̍.Heat, oni̍nitta.Horns, tahä̍; the name of the animal is added, e.g., tatánka-tahä̍, buffalo horns.House(of the white-man), uaschi̍-dutti (duttiwithout emphasis).Hunger, oah-tink-täch (achguttural; the whole pronounced together).Hunt(v), eiámeia (iatogether; the whole short).I, meiä̍ (iatogether).Ice, tscháh.Island, uï̍ta (tashort).Jar(pot), wóhan-pe-ä (anFrench; the whole pronounced together).Knife, mi̍hna (nashort).Laugh(v), ncháh (chguttural).Lead(ball), mandassú (anFrench).Leg, hussänn.Life(n), uintschone (German throughout;e½).Lightning, uaki̍än-tua̍mpi (nandamFrench;pishort).Man, uïtschá (uiseparated).Meal(to eat?), wótinkä (ofull;tashort and low).Moon, hayétu-hiáye (e½).Morning, háhkena (kenaeven and rather low).Mother, iná (ashort).Mountain, chä̍ (guttural).Mouth, ih.Much, o̍hta (ohfull).Negro, hatsáhpa.Night, kpása.Nose, póhge (ofull;gguttural;e½).One-eyed, schtakeba (e½).Pipe(tobacco), tschanú-hupa (hupalow).Powder(gun-powder), tschachni̍.Quick, kontschüe (onFrench;schueshort and rapid).Red, scháh.Revenge(v), aóin-tsï̍a (inGerman;iandaseparated).River, sih-uatpáh-tanga (tangalow; the whole pronounced rapidly together).Sick, uaiasa.Small(short?), tschihk-at.Smoke(n), schóhta.Snow, uáh.Speak(v), i-á.Spirits(distilled; i.e., literally fire-water), meni̍h-pä̍ht (run together).Star, uitschachpe (chguttural;e½).Stingy, uate̍china (chguttural;chinashort).Stone, i̍ng-a (run together and nasal).Strong, menih-han (anFrench).Sun, hanuï (anFrench;uandiseparated).Teeth, hi̍h.Thunder, uaki̍an (iandaseparated;nFrench).Tobacco, tschandi̍.Tomahawk, tschanúpa-tschachpä (achguttural).Tongue, tschä-ji̍ (jishort and French).Trail, tskankú.Ugly, schi̍djä (jFrench;eshort).Village(camp), uïntschóti (tishort).War, ketschi̍sawe (aweshort and low).Warmth, tschäki̍.Wash(v), jujaje (jajeFrench;e½).Water, meni̍h (e½).Weep(v), tschä̍a (tschatogether).White(the color), ska̍la (skwith the point of the tongue).Widow, uïtaschnau (nasal;naupronounced together).Wind, katä̍.Winter, uaniä̍to.Woman, huï̍na (huinasal;nashort).Wood, tschán (anFrench).Yellow, si̍h (soft).Yes, hán (French).
American(an), Mi̍na-haske (e½; run together); i.e., Long Knife.
Arm, nistó.
Arrow, uahi̍ntepä (pashort;e½).
Bird, sittekanne (eonly ½ in both cases).
Black, sáhpa.
Blind, chóncha (chguttural;onFrench).
Blood, uä̍.
Blue, schunktóh (ofull).
Bone, hóh.
Bow, nta̍sipa (nbarely audible).
Brave(adj), uïuktschasch (German).
Brook, kachä̍ (chguttural).
Brother, mitschi̍nna.
Child, hokschinn.
Cold(adj), osni̍h.
Dance(v), uatschi̍we.
Day, ampa (amFrench).
Deaf, nóge-wanintsche (geguttural; second word low).
Devil(evil spirit), uakan-schi̍dja (ananddjFrench and soft).
Die(v), ti̍nktä (tseparated fromi, and barely indicated).
Door, tióhpa.
Dream(v), ui̍-hamana (hamanashort and low).
Drink(v), me̍nat-ki̍nte (firste½;teshort and low).
Dumb, non-chäk-kpah (onFrench;chguttural).
Ear, nóhge (gguttural).
Earth, manká.
Enemy, toͣge (obetweenaando;e½).
Englishman, Uasiáh-maschidju (jFrench; second word low and without emphasis).
Evening, chtaiétu (chguttural).
Eye, nischta̍.
Father, atä̍.
Feather, hen (nFrench; the whole nasal).
Fire, pähte (ebarely audible).
Fish, hogan (anFrench;gguttural).
Flesh, tanó (oshort).
Forest, tschon-tanke (onFrench;tankeGerman;e½).
Frenchman, Uaschi̍dju (jFrench and soft; finalushort).
Friend, koná (ashort).
Go(v), honktáu (aupronounced together).
God(the creator), uakán-tang-e (anFrench;e½; the whole pronounced together;tangelower than the first word).
Good, uaschtä̍ (tacut short with emphasis).
Great(tall), hanska (anFrench).
Green, tóh (ofull).
Gun, tschótange (German throughout;e½).
Hair, pahá.
Hand, nampä̍.
Head, páh.
Healthy, tä̍hdja (djFrench;ashort).
Heart, tschantä̍.
Heat, oni̍nitta.
Horns, tahä̍; the name of the animal is added, e.g., tatánka-tahä̍, buffalo horns.
House(of the white-man), uaschi̍-dutti (duttiwithout emphasis).
Hunger, oah-tink-täch (achguttural; the whole pronounced together).
Hunt(v), eiámeia (iatogether; the whole short).
I, meiä̍ (iatogether).
Ice, tscháh.
Island, uï̍ta (tashort).
Jar(pot), wóhan-pe-ä (anFrench; the whole pronounced together).
Knife, mi̍hna (nashort).
Laugh(v), ncháh (chguttural).
Lead(ball), mandassú (anFrench).
Leg, hussänn.
Life(n), uintschone (German throughout;e½).
Lightning, uaki̍än-tua̍mpi (nandamFrench;pishort).
Man, uïtschá (uiseparated).
Meal(to eat?), wótinkä (ofull;tashort and low).
Moon, hayétu-hiáye (e½).
Morning, háhkena (kenaeven and rather low).
Mother, iná (ashort).
Mountain, chä̍ (guttural).
Mouth, ih.
Much, o̍hta (ohfull).
Negro, hatsáhpa.
Night, kpása.
Nose, póhge (ofull;gguttural;e½).
One-eyed, schtakeba (e½).
Pipe(tobacco), tschanú-hupa (hupalow).
Powder(gun-powder), tschachni̍.
Quick, kontschüe (onFrench;schueshort and rapid).
Red, scháh.
Revenge(v), aóin-tsï̍a (inGerman;iandaseparated).
River, sih-uatpáh-tanga (tangalow; the whole pronounced rapidly together).
Sick, uaiasa.
Small(short?), tschihk-at.
Smoke(n), schóhta.
Snow, uáh.
Speak(v), i-á.
Spirits(distilled; i.e., literally fire-water), meni̍h-pä̍ht (run together).
Star, uitschachpe (chguttural;e½).
Stingy, uate̍china (chguttural;chinashort).
Stone, i̍ng-a (run together and nasal).
Strong, menih-han (anFrench).
Sun, hanuï (anFrench;uandiseparated).
Teeth, hi̍h.
Thunder, uaki̍an (iandaseparated;nFrench).
Tobacco, tschandi̍.
Tomahawk, tschanúpa-tschachpä (achguttural).
Tongue, tschä-ji̍ (jishort and French).
Trail, tskankú.
Ugly, schi̍djä (jFrench;eshort).
Village(camp), uïntschóti (tishort).
War, ketschi̍sawe (aweshort and low).
Warmth, tschäki̍.
Wash(v), jujaje (jajeFrench;e½).
Water, meni̍h (e½).
Weep(v), tschä̍a (tschatogether).
White(the color), ska̍la (skwith the point of the tongue).
Widow, uïtaschnau (nasal;naupronounced together).
Wind, katä̍.
Winter, uaniä̍to.
Woman, huï̍na (huinasal;nashort).
Wood, tschán (anFrench).
Yellow, si̍h (soft).
Yes, hán (French).
One, ua̍ntscha (anFrench).Two, nompa (omFrench).Three, ja̍mene (neshort).Four, tópa (ofull).Five, sa̍hpta.Six, schahkpe (e½).Seven, schagoë.Eight, schaknóga (ashort).Nine, namptschúnak (nFrench).Ten, uïktschemane (finale½).Eleven, akéhuaji (jiFrench; short).Twelve, akéh-nómpa (omFrench).Twenty, tschimna-nómpa.Twenty-one, tschimna-nómpa akéh-uaji: and so on in the same way.Hundred, opan-uache (anFrench;efull value;opanwith emphasis and loud; the whole indistinct and rapid).I eat, woáht-atsch (woaalmost likeuoa).You eat, uaiáta.He eats, juht-atsch.We eat, wóh-untáhpi (untahpiwithout emphasis).You eat, uitáta-hetsch (together).They eat, wóht-atsch (together).I shall eat, héianko-toh-uauat-atsch (the whole pronounced together).I would eat, jenk-uaua-tschinkte.I have eaten, uauáht-atsch.Eating, uanóh-uóhmantucke (e½).Eat(imperative) uóhtam (ofull).
One, ua̍ntscha (anFrench).
Two, nompa (omFrench).
Three, ja̍mene (neshort).
Four, tópa (ofull).
Five, sa̍hpta.
Six, schahkpe (e½).
Seven, schagoë.
Eight, schaknóga (ashort).
Nine, namptschúnak (nFrench).
Ten, uïktschemane (finale½).
Eleven, akéhuaji (jiFrench; short).
Twelve, akéh-nómpa (omFrench).
Twenty, tschimna-nómpa.
Twenty-one, tschimna-nómpa akéh-uaji: and so on in the same way.
Hundred, opan-uache (anFrench;efull value;opanwith emphasis and loud; the whole indistinct and rapid).
I eat, woáht-atsch (woaalmost likeuoa).
You eat, uaiáta.
He eats, juht-atsch.
We eat, wóh-untáhpi (untahpiwithout emphasis).
You eat, uitáta-hetsch (together).
They eat, wóht-atsch (together).
I shall eat, héianko-toh-uauat-atsch (the whole pronounced together).
I would eat, jenk-uaua-tschinkte.
I have eaten, uauáht-atsch.
Eating, uanóh-uóhmantucke (e½).
Eat(imperative) uóhtam (ofull).
Antelope, tatógana.Bear(black), ui̍nketschenna (kebarely audible;nalikewise).Bear(grizzly), mató.Beaver, tsápe (e½).Bighorn, hä̍hktschischka.Buffalo, tatánga.Dog, schónka (onFrench).Elk, choiá (chguttural).Fox(gray), tohk-hanne (eshort).Fox(red), schonga-schanne (e½).Horse, schón-atanga (schonwith emphasis;nFrench;atangalow).Mountain goat(white), schunkä̍-ukänne (e½).Otter, peta̍n (anFrench;eshort and ½).Skunk, manka̍h.Wolf, schunk-tógitsche (e½).
Antelope, tatógana.
Bear(black), ui̍nketschenna (kebarely audible;nalikewise).
Bear(grizzly), mató.
Beaver, tsápe (e½).
Bighorn, hä̍hktschischka.
Buffalo, tatánga.
Dog, schónka (onFrench).
Elk, choiá (chguttural).
Fox(gray), tohk-hanne (eshort).
Fox(red), schonga-schanne (e½).
Horse, schón-atanga (schonwith emphasis;nFrench;atangalow).
Mountain goat(white), schunkä̍-ukänne (e½).
Otter, peta̍n (anFrench;eshort and ½).
Skunk, manka̍h.
Wolf, schunk-tógitsche (e½).
FOOTNOTES:[239]Written from the pronunciation of the half-breed interpreter, Halcro.—Maximilian.
[239]Written from the pronunciation of the half-breed interpreter, Halcro.—Maximilian.
[239]Written from the pronunciation of the half-breed interpreter, Halcro.—Maximilian.