OFO-ENGLISH DICTIONARY
Note.— In arranging this dictionary the following order is observed: a, aⁿ (or añ), b, e, eⁿ, f, h (including x and x̣), i, iⁿ, k (including g), l, m, n, o, oⁿ, p, s, c (Eng. sh), tc (Eng. ch), t (including d), u, uⁿ, w, y. g is probably identical with the Biloxi medial ḳ and d with the Biloxi medial ṭ. tc is an independent sound intermediate between the sibilants and t. x, x̣ and h all usually stand for the aspirate which follows several Siouan consonants and is particularly prominent in the Ofo language. Superior m (ᵐ) occurs sometimes before p or b and indicates an m nasalization.
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abahoˊ, hail. ạbaiyaⁿˊte, a dream. abashiˊskᵃ, fog. abaˊsi, ạbaˊsi, a chicken. — ạbaˊsi yaˊñki, or abaˊsi yaˊñki, hen; abasdokiˊ, or abastoˊki, rooster; ạbastcĭˊñki, little chickens; ạbaˊs k’adeˊsi, guinea hen, “spotted hen;” abaˊstuta, chicken-hawk. aboˊfti, bad, evil. aboˊki, a river. — aboˊki keˊdji, a river bend. aˊbowe, to poison, poison. — abaˊbowe, I poison; tcaˊbowe, you poison; ạˊñkwa aˊbowe, someone poisoned. afhaⁿˊ, white. afhiˊhi, it stops, to stop. — aˊnic loˊlohe afhiˊhi, the current. ạfhoˊti, cane-brake. afpĕˊni, to forget, not to know. — bafpĕˊni, I forget, or do not know; tcafpĕˊni, you forget, or do not know; oⁿafpĕˊni, we forget. aftaˊti, to prick. — abạftaˊti, I prick; ạtcạftaˊti, you prick. aheˊ, ahiˊ, horn (of deer, etc.). — itxaˊ aheˊ, deer-horns. ahiˊhi, blood. — abahiˊhi, my blood; atcahiˊhitu, your (pl.) blood. ahiˊte, to land, disembark. aˊx̣nạki, ax̣naka, out of, it is nearly light, it is just rising, it is out. — iˊla ax̣naki, the sun rises. aˊni abax̣naka teˊkna, I am going out of the water. aˊho, bone. aˊho, the haw (black or rred). aˊkạftati, to nail. — abạkạftaˊti, I nail; atcạkạftaˊti, you nail. akạleˊwa, to stand up. — bakạleˊwa, I stand up.
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akạnạfpạˊka, bow, semicircle, arc. — ashoˊhi akạnạfpạˊka, rainbow. akạpĕˊ, six. aˊkde, to find. — baˊkde, I find; tcaˊkde, you find. ạkfuˊ, bead. — ạkfuˊ fhi, yellow bead; ạkfuˊ îfthĕpiˊ, black bead, ạkfuˊ ạtchuˊti, red bead; ạkfuˊ ithoˊhi, blue bead; ạkfuˊ afhaⁿˊ, white bead. akhaiˊyi, cushion, pillow. akx̣eˊ, to plant (cf. khewe). — baˊkx̣e, I plant; tcaˊkx̣e, you plant. ạkhiˊpi, satisfied. — abạkhiˊpi, I am satisfied; atcạkhiˊpi, you are satisfied. akhĭˊsi, akiˊsi, turtle. — akhĭˊsi sxûˊpka, soft-shelled turtle; akhĭˊsi patchûˊti, red-headed turtle (pa, head; tchûˊti, red). akhĭˊsi, akx̣ĭˊsi, the caul (Creole: la toilette), the spleen (Creole: la rate). akhoˊba, aˊkxoba, stout, strong. — iˊto akhoˊba, itoˊ aˊkxoba, a stout man, a strong man. akhoˊhi, prairie. akhoˊtcaⁿ, akhoˊtcạ, out, outside. — akhoˊtcaⁿ ateˊkna, I go out; akhoˊtcaⁿ cteˊkna, you go out; akhoˊtcạ atĕˊ, I go outside. akhoˊtĕ, akhoˊte, under. — aboˊki akhôˊtĕ, river bank. akxôⁿhiˊ, a worm found in human beings. ạkhu, ku, to give. — bạkhuˊ, I give; tcạkhuˊ, you give; aˊñkwa ạkhuˊ, one gives. akhuˊhi, I am giving it to him; atcĭkhuˊ, you are giving it to him; tcakhuˊ, he is giving it to you; miⁿtiˊ atcĭkhuˊ, he is giving it to me; oⁿtcĭkhuˊbĕ, give it to me! (with future suffix); aⁿtcĭkhoˊ, give me! tciˊtcaki |
