SAUKIS, SAKIS; Sacs of the French[266]

Arrow, annó.Beautiful, uatchitá.Beaver, améhk.Black, makåtä̍.Bow, matä̍.Buffalo, nannosó.Child, nänitschonés (eswith emphasis).Devil(evil spirit), mdji̍-mnitó (jFrench), or motschi-manito.Elk(great deer), mäschauáh.Eye, ski̍schick.Fire, skotäw (awshort;wbarely audible).Foot, nasset.God(good spirit), bakéhmánito.Green, skepok-kuaiuah, or spe pokiä̍.Hair, minesai (aitogether).Hand, nanätsch (secondabetweenaandaumlaut;chsoft).Head, utab.Horse, naketóhsh-kescháh (firsteandkeshort).House(lodge), uïkiahb (uishort).Leader(chief), tapáne-táke (ebarely audible).Leg(whole leg), nekáht.Maiden, schaskesé (firsteshort).Man, nänni̍.Mirror, woapamúhn.Morning, uapåk.Mouth, tätóhn.Night, anaquick.Nose, machkiuonn.One-eyed, po-ke-kua.Otter, kittä̍h.Pipe(tobacco), poakan.Red, máschkue-wiauáh.Tobacco, saëmon (onFrench).Tomahawk(battle axe), papake-hüit (huitshort); the real tomahawk is, popokiä̍.Turkey(wild), pänáh (firstaumlaut).Ugly, mianåt.War, nitscheschkuá.Warrior, uätåsäͦ̈ (finalabetweenaumlaut andoumlaut).Water, nä̍pe (short;ebarely audible, almost likei).White(the color), uapeschekann.Woman(wife), i̍kua.Wood, massahan (hbarely audible).Yellow, u̍ssuah, or assáuah (auaseparated).

Arrow, annó.

Beautiful, uatchitá.

Beaver, améhk.

Black, makåtä̍.

Bow, matä̍.

Buffalo, nannosó.

Child, nänitschonés (eswith emphasis).

Devil(evil spirit), mdji̍-mnitó (jFrench), or motschi-manito.

Elk(great deer), mäschauáh.

Eye, ski̍schick.

Fire, skotäw (awshort;wbarely audible).

Foot, nasset.

God(good spirit), bakéhmánito.

Green, skepok-kuaiuah, or spe pokiä̍.

Hair, minesai (aitogether).

Hand, nanätsch (secondabetweenaandaumlaut;chsoft).

Head, utab.

Horse, naketóhsh-kescháh (firsteandkeshort).

House(lodge), uïkiahb (uishort).

Leader(chief), tapáne-táke (ebarely audible).

Leg(whole leg), nekáht.

Maiden, schaskesé (firsteshort).

Man, nänni̍.

Mirror, woapamúhn.

Morning, uapåk.

Mouth, tätóhn.

Night, anaquick.

Nose, machkiuonn.

One-eyed, po-ke-kua.

Otter, kittä̍h.

Pipe(tobacco), poakan.

Red, máschkue-wiauáh.

Tobacco, saëmon (onFrench).

Tomahawk(battle axe), papake-hüit (huitshort); the real tomahawk is, popokiä̍.

Turkey(wild), pänáh (firstaumlaut).

Ugly, mianåt.

War, nitscheschkuá.

Warrior, uätåsäͦ̈ (finalabetweenaumlaut andoumlaut).

Water, nä̍pe (short;ebarely audible, almost likei).

White(the color), uapeschekann.

Woman(wife), i̍kua.

Wood, massahan (hbarely audible).

Yellow, u̍ssuah, or assáuah (auaseparated).

FOOTNOTES:[266]Written from the pronunciation of a Sauki Indian.—Maximilian.

[266]Written from the pronunciation of a Sauki Indian.—Maximilian.

[266]Written from the pronunciation of a Sauki Indian.—Maximilian.


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