Gk
Britishabbreviation
Example Sentences
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Eu wak say, speak, wad speak, sing; Gk wepos word; Dak wo-wa-pi that related by pictures and writing, root wa in various compounds, relate, count, write, sing, etc.
From The Dakotan Languages, and Their Relations to Other Languages by Williamson, A. W. (Andrew Woods)
Eu pak, Gk pakto- bind; Dak pakhta bind.
From The Dakotan Languages, and Their Relations to Other Languages by Williamson, A. W. (Andrew Woods)
Eu kak be injurious, Gk kakos bad; Mand khekosh bad; Crow kawi bad; Dak shicha bad?
From The Dakotan Languages, and Their Relations to Other Languages by Williamson, A. W. (Andrew Woods)
Eu skad, Gk keda spill, scatter; Dak kada spill, scatter, applied only to solids.
From The Dakotan Languages, and Their Relations to Other Languages by Williamson, A. W. (Andrew Woods)
I E ska tarry, Gk kta possess; Dak kta defer, tarry, used also as sign of future tense.
From The Dakotan Languages, and Their Relations to Other Languages by Williamson, A. W. (Andrew Woods)
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