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Agriculture of the Hidatsa Indians

HIDATSA ALPHABET

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a as a in what

e ” ai ” air

i ” i ” pique

o ” o ” tone

u ” u ” rule

ä ” a ” father

ë ” ey ” they

ï ” i ” machine

ạ ” u ” hut

ĕ ” e ” met

ĭ ” i ” tin

c ” sh ” shun

x ” ch ” machen (German)

j ” ch ” mich (German)

z ” z ” azure

b, d, h, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, w, as in English

b, w, interchangeable with m

n, l, r, interchangeable with d

An apostrophe (’) marks a short, nearly inaudible breathing.

Native Hidatsa words in this thesis are written in the foregoing alphabet. This does not apply to the tribal names Hidatsa, Mandan, Dakota, Arikara, Minitari.

AGRICULTURE OF THE HIDATSA INDIANS AN INDIAN INTERPRETATION

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