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SELECT SENTENCES. 413 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 Chocta. Caddo. vraa tok nana imali kamo nana vtna kamo, or, vma tok chima ha ishema ha issvmachi imala hiula chi auwant ialish ira isuba ha hokli sa bvnna in nipi sa peta na asonok ok i fohki il im aiyachi hosh yokni il ishi tok o pin talaia m hokvt il amusholikma pin tvnvp vt pirn o hikia wa, (con- quering we obtained our country, and if we are resolute, our enemy cannot stand upon us) ahya haik koeh, (he is after giving it to me) deh kutta-iwa dehkakkoehwa wehto dukkoeh dah koueeto (come give me deer meat) dahkusneh deh deh do mushto toteso (to put in that kettle of his) its dendaka wanteh wadatkolso totana hykymun itsakanaoueh ditteh tota- na kokiki hiana, (we gained our country because brave-hearted, and we will stay here because we are a strong people)