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an— Ear.
ay kock— Marsh, small pond, gully.
aņkátsh— To play (sg.)
tops— oak
yaw āl láklāk— Gaspergou, drum fish.
canúk itéw— To ride a horse.
cāc— Broken
ah— To grow
ákip cok— Anhinga, also called water turkey.
cikhól— Twins.
ak— Juice, liquid, sap, (fresh) water (vs. he, salt water, sea water).
aynect— wild goose
caksh— to become dry
cikilík— Chicken, hen.
cikilíksh— To tickle.
cok— Blackbird.
atkāki— Since, ago.
alsh shappác— Icicle.
cal— To crack, break stg. of glass.
tlákish— Greenbrier, perhaps either Smilax bona-nox or.
cams ka— Autumn, Fall
cīkshtan— Both.
calsh— to break stg. of glass
cīk— Two.
ack— To sweat.
cipálsh— To stick something together.
ciwáņ— To suffer from dizziness, vertigo.
ákitosh— Frog. See also type of frog.
akilíkish— To make something wet, dampen
cimákuc— crawfish, crab
akonskā— Stream.
aņlāk— Jail, prison
shul— dog
tla— mosquito
cams— to be cold
aynect— Wild goose
cāc oc— walnut
a— Question and emphatic marker.
ámne— Drink, beverage.
āl— Meat, flesh.
cáyon— Mexican.
cilām— Meadowlark (probably Eastern), Sturnella magna.
océh yul— garter snake
āl hoppáy— Butcher.
akilík— To be wet.
cát’n— Afterward.
calsh— to stamp
akcáw— To be clear, transparent.
ap— to be here
mákēc— lizard
tamhéwsh— spider
canúk shakyónsh— horsefly
ōt— turtle
Cáyon nē— Mexico, Texas.
āl wak— Roasted meat.
Alpamú— Alabama Indian.
aņkámsh— To play (pl.)
akipáy— South.
akcáw— To be cold, cool, chilly.
ci— Bone.
kónan áyip— Duck potato (also called broadleaf arrowhead or wapato).
lans— deer
cikwiyaw— Eight.
canukáņ— Stable
cathé— Poisonous plant with root resembling duck potato, probably water hemlock.
atnáh— few
caņ— To steal something from somebody
camakúc— Crab, crawfish sp.
akcáwsh— A head cold (illness).
cipsh— To move, change residence.
cac— lung
shityáņ— Green Spanish moss.
neckopst— Wildcat, lynx, bobcat, possibly.
caņsh— To push somebody or something
áhlish— To lose something
áyip tehlk tálkop— marsh lily
als— Ice.
cik— Bone
aņlāk yaw— Sheriff
ām— To cook, boil something
cóhoc wāk— Ear of corn.
canúk hec— Horse (American).
cáycaysh— To tremble (as from cold or fear).
cal— break stg. of glass
nāc yilyíl— lightning bug
wákpuh— grasshopper
akilíksh— To be damp, moist, wet, soaked.
anhipón— Rabbit
akóp— Flour.
camakúc— crawfish
áliņ— Grape, raisin.
aw— to be here
miņ shakyóņ— wasp
cipál— To be sticky.
cil— To be proud (man only).
aņ poh aņ— Smokehouse (to smoke meat).
ánanuy— Bullfrog
aliw— To be hot.
ceņ— Proud (woman only).
ciwáņish— To move something, stir something
-at— past tense (preterite)
katpák— trout
tepukkúckuc— Plum (.), prune.
aktihōw— Source (of water), spring, waterhole.
ay— Marsh, pond, swamp.
ay kock— small pond
timokst— buzzard
anhatkómsh— Earring
akonstosh— River.
atlesht— snow
neshmúņ nesh— Pine tree.
cóhoc em— ground (pounded) corn.
ashk— Shade, shadow.
canúk hicón— Breed of small Creole pony.
ahinák— To be like, be as if.
awsh— not to be able to, unable to
ayílsh— today
kakáw océh— water snake
nesh kuc— red oak
talháņsh— little blue heron
ashēp— To be large
alsh— Ice.
āl tiw— Broiled meat.
cóhoc hilsh— Corn, maize (sifted).
nahc maņ— Yellow-bellied slider (type of turtle).
tehlk— Flower (general). See also type of flower.
cisht— tobacco pipe.
cóhoc líline— Mill (corn).
aņkósh— Corner (of house)
ay— swamp
cóhoc nēyush— Cornfield.
cāc— To crack stg.
awa— water
caksh— To be dry, become dry (sg.).
líla nesh— Chinaberry or soapberry tree.
tockoyhéw— mockingbird
kimāt— Peas or beans.
Áleman— German.
cíci— Baby, infant. cf. Nat. ci·cih.
yahan— Fish (general). See also type of fish.
cóhoc yáhne— Corn weevil, corn borer.
ámi— To give somebody to drink
cam— To bite stg. (pl.).
ácaņ— Sweat lodge.
āl icáy— Fried meat, beefsteak.
am— To drink
áknak mishkēsh— Eddy (in river).
atkaki— ago
wilkó— raccoon
caw— To bite somebody or something (sg.).
cēc— Four.
aliw— Heat, year, summer.
anpáksh hec— rat
wash ishkám— cabbage
kishush— Cedar, probably.
kátkosh— eagle
skilik— turkey
anhipón— rabbit
cat he— poison vine
shāksh— fox
natkoy— Snake (general). See also type of snake.
néshkoltu— sugar cane
cimákuc— crab
pákan nesh— pecan tree
canúk hec— horse (American)
nawóh— chinquapin
océh mēl— water moccasin
skaw— duck
yapúm— mullet
nāc— Insect (general), bug, worm, vermin (of any type). See also type of insect.
nesh téwash máņmaņ— Magnolia tree.
móyu— pumpkin
takiskoyhew— mockingbird
wálwal— butterfly
shit melmēl— Black (dead) Spanish moss.
océh hiwéw— rattlesnake
yólish— Wolf, and coyote.
iné— wax myrtle
kákip hiyén— Opossum, possum.
cílack— tick
tépuk sho tikáw— almond
yilkánmun nesh— post oak
wúlkol— raccoon
hatyanyán— animal (general)
kipáco— gourd
ákitosh nalmáņmaņ— spring frog
tamhéwsh hilám— Tarantula., any venomous spider.
tépuk— peach
shokatkéņish yil— strawberry
nesh— Tree (anim.), wood, stick, stem (inan.).
tokskē— Pigeon. or perhaps passenger pigeon, now extinct.
wash ishkám wil— turnip
ánmaņmaņ— Donkey, mule.
kanán— turtle
shamsh— Wolf, and coyote.
stiņ— bear
cóhoc— Corn, maize.
icák— ant
antú— owl
nelkicon— Partridge, quail.

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