A Dictionary of the Numipu or Nez Perce Language (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1895 Excerpt: ...as by the hand. Inekikee, /. i?. To direct or govern. Tenchneze, t. v. To lead.by speaking. l'inchneze, t. v. To lead each other. Telikekcikse, t. v. To lead as Iij-dragging. Inoktiaisa, t. v. To lead as by going ahead. 1 nehpelcikse, t. v. To lead a-stray. LEAN Inenehpcleikse, r. v. I lead myself astray. Tepeleikse, t. v. To lead astray by speaking. I ne-tepeleikse, r. v. I lead myself astray by speaking. Leader, Inehnencuat, n. One who conducts. Inoktiauat, n. One who goes first. Miogat, n. A chief, a com-mander. Leading, principal, showing the way by going first: Ki inoktisa tamaluit; This is the principal law. Leaf, Pisku, n. One of the or-gans f vegetation in plants or trees. League, Piuapayatat, n. Mutual support for executing a de-sign. Leak, Tekcyeketze, -. v. To let a fluid out of a vessel through a crevice or small opening. Zamza, I. v. To have a nar-row hole. Zakza, i. v. To have a narrow opening, crack or crevite. Leaky, Zanmin, a. Having a narrow hole. Zagnin, a. Having a crevice or narrow opening. Lean, Niktikin, a. Wanting in flesh. Uiseu, a. Wanting in flesh (used especially for beasts.) LEAN 120 NiktMcse, i. v. To grow lean or meager. Lean, to incline; to support; to cause to bend for sup-port: Jnulistekse, r. v. I lean, as against a wall. Seuletpese, t. v. To lean, as a ladder against a wall. Ueuzetese, t. v. To lean or recline the head on. Ueutelikse, i. v. To lean or recline the head. Ueutelikezese, /. p. To lean or recline the head on. Zcutelikse, t. v. To make lean the head. Ine-zeutelikse, r. v. I lean my head. (1 make my head lean.) Ueptukelikse, i. v. To lean the hand. Ueptukelikezese, t. v. To lean the hand on. Inuptukelikse, r. v. I lean my hand. lnuptnkelikezese, r. v. I lean my hand on. Leap, Ualasasa, i. v. To spring from ...