sky, cloud
Richard L. Dieterle
Richard.L.Dieterle-1 at tc.umn.edu
Mon Feb 19 12:36:34 UTC 2001
Here is the Biloxi and Ofo material on sky/clouds from Dorsey's dictionary.
There is very little preserved of Ofo.
Biloxi:
naci cloud, clouds
naci kdexi mackerel sky ("spotted clouds")
naci tohi the clear sky ("blue cloud")
naci xwuhi the horizon ("low cloud")
nacixti many clouds, the sky is cloudy
naci psohuye northeast ("corner of the cloud")
tunaci shadow
anaci a ghost, shade, spirit
Ofo:
ocigwe cloud
oNtaske star, sky
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