Wa-['s]i'-cu[n] | i-ta[n]-ca[n] | ti-el' | ti'-ma-hel | unk-i'-pi
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4)
White man | chief |lodge in|lodge within |we were at that place
|na | na'-pe-u[n]-za-pi | na | ki-ci | wo-un-gla-ka-pi | ki[n]
| (5) | (6,7) |
|and | hand we hold it, | and | to each other | we talk | the
take hold of thing
| na-ya-[.h]o[n]-hu-o
(8,9)
| you hear it?
It will be observed that the interrogation point is placed under
the last syllable, hu-o, the latter implying a question, though the
gesture was not made to accompany it, the gestures for _hear_ and
_you_, with a look of inquiry, being deemed sufficient to express the
desire on the part of the speaker.
[Illustration: Fig. 316.]
_Answer_. YES, I HEARD OF IT, BUT DID NOT SEE IT.
(1) Hold the naturally closed hand before the right side of the breast
or shoulder, leaving the index and thumb loosely extended, then, as
the hand is thrown downward and forward, bring the index against the
inner side of the thumb--_yes_. (2) Repeat gesture No. 8--_heard_,
Fig. 316; (3) pass the extended index forward from the right
eye--_saw_; (4) then in a continuous motion extend all the fingers so
as to place the flat hand edgewise, and pointing forward about twelve
inches before the right side of the breast, and throw it outward and
slightly downward--_no, not_.