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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