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BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY
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40. Manitou Performance

Kq!ax̣na′mnam. (They tie up some one.) n′ιsin·wisx̣a′łne· (He is behind a screen) Na′qₐne·. ("He Swims."[1]) qakι′kse· (He says) nϋpιk!a′e·s (his manitou) łatikmi′tił. (when he is thrown back.) qakι′kse· (He says) nϋpιk!a′e·s (his manitou) tsx̣ałhaqayeqa′mek. (he will roll himself.)

41. Medicine Performance

T!amox̣o′ᵤłne· (The drum is beaten) sιłwanaqₐnanuq!namna′mne· (they practice medicine performances) yunaqa′pse· (many) qa′psins (things) ktso′ᵤkᵘaₐt (who take) x̣atknoᵤkᵘι′ne·. (save him.)

42. Gambling

Kałuwa′ts!nam (Gambling) yunaqa′ₐne· (many) k!ιskax̣ₐmι′tił (are lost) qa′psin; (things;) kq!a‵łax̣a′ₐłtsin, (horses,) se·′ιt!, (blankets,) aₐʽqatwu′mła, (shirts,) t!a′wu, (bows,) aₐʽktsa′mał, (knives,) nι′łko; (money;) q!a′pe· (all) qa′psin (things) ιskax̣ₐmetι′łne·. (are lost.)

43. Games

K!ιtkι′nił (It is done) kene′he, (dancing in circle hand in hand,) łaa′k!łaₐk (other one) kawιsk!akana′nam, (down squatting,) k!iktsikna′mnam. (blind man's buff.) at () ιtkinι′łne· (It is made) kk.łιnq!o′yam, (a toy,) at () ιtkinι′łne· (it is made) qa′ła (some) łka′m·u (child,) nʼiktsi′kił (if he is caught,) ι′n·e·n (if he is) nιtsta‵hałna′na (a boy,) at swu′ᵤte· (he is given as a bow) aₐʽkιnu′ła·ms, (a snake;) na.utna′na (a girl,) at (however,) ι′nse· (she) kiyukmu′łʼe·s (her digging-stick,) at (however,) ι′nse· (it is) aₐʽkιnu′ła·ms. (a snake.)

44. Hunting on the Plains

Neᵢ (Those) ławat!ι′nak (across the mountains) ninałhuł·unι′sᵢnam (when they went out on the prairie,) at (however,) nʼoᵤniłι′łne· (were feared) sa′nła. (the Piegans.) at (However,) q!untkałhawasx̣uneya′mne· (around they sing,) at (but) słʼoᵤniłι′łne· (they were feared) sa′nła (the Piegans) ktsx̣ałʼa′y (they would steal) kq!ał·ax̣a′ₐłtsins. (horses.) at (But) nʼupsła‵tiyiłqanikι′tᵢne· (they did this always) ninałhuł·unι′sᵢnam (they were on the prairie) ła.upkałonι′snam (when they went out on the prairie) no·qanki‵kiłʼakni′yam. (they rounded up buffaloes.) ta′x̣as (Then) at () qaₐqaskᵢnι′łne·. (they stopped.)


  1. Name of a man, known under the French name Louis.