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hackberry; sugarberry (plant)(&.2) hail falls (+.3) wasasahare` hair (#.4) sca_'s- hair ($.6) hisi hair (%.1)(*.4) si hair (+.3) i`skansi` hair, my (+.3) diska_si half (&.1) darasa`(re) half (@.4) darasa`' half; noon; midnight (@.1) dara`sara` hand (#.4) ikes- pi-` hand ($.6) iksa hand (+.3) i`ksa hand (stem)(@.1) iksa` hand, his. our. their (@.1) hiksa` hand, his; arm (+.2) (3) hi`ksa hand, i break with my (+.3) hand, my (+.3) diks- hand, my (@.1) diksa` hand, you alls (@.1) wiksa` hand, your (@.1) yiksa` handkerchief; breech cloth (+.2) handle; tail (@1.) hands, i break this rope with my (+.3) hard, iron is (+.3) du`rubi` tcarare` hard, the wood is very (+.3) yo`p tcaraa tcure , yo`p tcaraa tcu`ihire has he eaten bread ? (?)(#.4) gusta natcene` have you killed a frog ? (?)(#.4) arrarai_' diguane` have, i (#.4) ta`re hawk (animal)($.2) itu`sekii_ hawk (animal)($.7) itu`si "pot""clock" hawk ,sparrow (animal)($.7) itu`si kiiye_ hawk, night, animal ($.7) kutcin kusowza "bird hollering at night" he ($.6) o he ; she (#.4) a`oe` , >oka` he did go (&.1) ure`rehohye_`' he eaten bread ?, has (#.4) he goes (&.1) ure`re he has been (P)(+.3) uarare` , warare` he has eaten bread (#.4) gusta natcere he is (+.3) o`ay-` he told him (&.1) utko_y>` he/she will be (F)(+.3) u`te uniire` he; she (+.3) o`a, o`a, u`a he; she; it (@.1) ot>_`' head (#.4) ihsk> head ($.6) iska head (%.1) ...ska_' head (*.2) iiska_ head (*.5) hisk-_` head (+.3) iska head (stem)(@.1) iska_`' head aching, my own (+.3) head, his (+.2) (3) hi`ska_' head, his. our. their (@.1) hiska_`' head, my (@.1) diksa_`' (diska_`'?) head, you alls (@.1) wiska_`' head, your (@.1) yiska_`' heads, we turn our (+.3) hear (&.1) iin... hear him, i (+.3) nanire` hear it,, the man was shooting but i did not (+.3) hear, to (&.1) iinii heart, his (+.2) (7) hi`me_ heaven ($.1) hii_ba`riimo_tu`' "opening-up where" (where it opens?) heaven (&.1) hii_va`riimodu`' heaven (sky world) (@.4) hii_`vare heavens level 1 of 4 lowest ($.1) yak s-be`he_`' "christ's heaven" heavens level 2 of 4 ($.1) ye_ w>ko`ndyehe_`' "man of power heaven" heavens level 3 of 4 ($.1) wa`riiwehe_`' "God's heaven" heavens level 4 of 4, highest ($.1) hii_ba`riimo_tu`' "where it opens up" heel (#.4) itc-pi`t heel (&.1) hitc-pi`t heel, his (+.2)(3) hi`tcpit hell ($.1)w(backc)patkiiyetcii`itc(backc)nekuru`khatcu`re "lead big melted they must drink lots her; hers (#.4) herbs; medicine (@.1) here (%.4) ha`pi...(re) here, come (#.4) here, i am (+.3) di`r- me` hire` here, to bring (+.1) heron, great (animal)($.7) tusu_`, tu`sawi`, kutcin hue`'p-ri_' heron, green (animal)($.7) kutcin we`se` heron, little blue (animal)($.7) kutcin yiwe`behe heron, white (animal)($.7) kutcid>k hers; her (#.4) mniy> , n'ya` hers; her (+.3) ya` "woman" herself; himself (+.3) hickory (plant)(%.4) wan>ku`' hickory (Carya ovata.plant)(&.2) wan>ku`; y>p wus-na` hickory (plant)(#,4) ohneku` hickory nut (plant)(#.4) triohneku` hide (+.3) widepi`s hide (&.1) ha`w-ka`i hide, animal; tree bark; skin (@.1) hide, i (#.4) werusode` high (#.4) ha(f)me` high island (%.3) hopsewee hill; mountain (&.1) hill; mountain (@.4) himself (+.3) o`m> himself; herself (+.3) o`m> hip; thigh, his (+.2) his (#.4) ou`r-h-de` his, the book is (+.3) hit all of you, i (+.3) nite`m kanaire` hit each other, to (+.3) etko kaire` hit hard (drum)(@.1) ka`h-retcu`re hit him on the head, i (+.3) hi`ska_i (di`) kas-re` hit him, i (+.3) di` kas-re` hit him, you (+.3) kainire` hit myself, i (+.3) dei` deha` kas-ree hit somebody with a stick, i (+.3) ya`p ki adodsha y>n kas-re`d-re` hit somebody, i (+.3) ye` npe` kasere` hit somebody, i cause (+.3) ye`bu kaishtcene` , himpo` kaishtcere` hit them , i (+.3) ye`n (ye`wa_) kure` kanayure` hit us, you (+.3) ka(h)nuide` hit withastick by somebody, igot(+.3)y>mpa yo`p udsha` kani`re "man stick using hit me" hit you, i (+.3) (di) kanaire` hit, i (+.3) kas-re hit, i am (+.3) y> kanitcitcure hit, one who has been (+.3) dep-_ kahare` hit, to ; strike (+.3) ka`s-re hit, to ; to strike (+.1) ka`' hit; knock (&.5) hits me, he (+.3) ye_` kuri` ka(h)ne hire hits them , he (+.3) ye_` kuri` kanwaki`kire` hits us, he (+.3) o`a kanui`kire hits you all, he (+.3) ye_` kuri kanui`tkire` hits you, he (+.3) ye_` kuri` ka(h)nire` hitting somebody , after (+.3) d-p>_` kani`tare hitting somebody, before (+.3) araa` dshie n-p>_ kas-re` hitting, for the purpose of (+.3) kuna ni`s- kas-re` hitting, one who is (+.3) nepa>_ kaire` hoe, this is my (+.3) hog-nose snake (animal)(&.3) ya wii_tu`p "snake spotted" hog-nose snake(Heterodon contortrix.animal)(&3)yahiiska`kwa_tcere"snakeheadspreads" hog; pig (animal)($.7) witkera_` hold (*.4) dura' hold under the arm, to (+.1) duha_na' hold, to; contain; to be full of (+.1) pa_' hole (+.6) ...haktco` holler; bark; shout (+.3) home stays never (name)(@.3) dugma`we hominy (food)(&.4) kuspi seratere hominy (plant)(#.1) ku`si` hominy (plant)(#.4) gushu` hook (fishing) (*.5) hiitc-na d-ro`b m-sa`re "hook my iron made of" hook my (*.5) hiitc-`na hoop dance (@.1) pa_`'pa_`he_`' ibaa`ri hoop snake (animal)(&.3) ya t-ra_`t-ra_`'h-re "snake rolling" hoop; wheel (+.3) para_para_i , pa_pa_he` hornet (animal)(+.3) wo`s wamp horse (animal) (#.4) wii`t horse (animal)(#.4) wiitchawa` horse (animal)($.7) witsu`gwa horse (animal)(+.3) witsa(gue`i) horse, go saddle the (#.4) horsemint (Monarda punctata.plant)(&.2) wits-gwai_ wii`ti "horse medicine" hot (#.4) w>ropa`re hot water, very (+.3) ya`ye warepa tcure` hot, the sun is (+.3) hot, the sun is (+.3) hour (@.1) a`wa house ($.6)(#.4)(@.1)(@.3)(+.3) su`k house (+.2)(&.1) suk house come, my (&.1) house old ($.1) sukse_`' house, log (+.3) su`gyop house, log; brush lodge(@.3) su`gy>p house, my (+.2) su`gna' house, our (+.2) su`k'aa' house; camp (@.4) suk how (?)(&.1) ta`in... , tan... how do you do this evening ? (?)(#.4) wii`tcaware tineyedo` how do you do this morning ? (?)(#.4) yaope tineyedo` how much?; how large ? (?)(+.3) ta`ne , ta`n humming bird (animal)($.7) kutcin surisuri hu`re "sucking bird" hungry (@.1) dukhaa`k>tcu`re hunt, i (#.4) p-nopotcare` hunt, to (+.1) dapada`' hunter (@.1) n>p>`n> hunter killed five rabbits, each (+.3) hunting "something go for (quest)" ($.2) d-p-na`h-re hunting, go(went)(@.1) d>`pada`re hurry do (%.3) mosapede husband (%.5) ye_gitc> "male branch" husband (+.2) ni_`kitca husband, my (+.2) nani_`kitca husked tommorow, this corn will be (+.3) ya`wa_ ku`s h> ishture` husked, this corn has been (+.3) ku`s h> ishtuntare` husking corn, i am (+.3) ku`sh tishture`