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| 1 | 156 | I could now, too, to some extent, communicate in that expressive, sibilant View more quotes about language">language. |
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| 1 | 153 | The blow of the canhpi had slashed through to the jawbone. |
| 1 | 154 | "What are you doing here?" demanded Hci, speaking in Kaiila. |
| 1 | 155 | I could now, given my time with Grunt and Cuwignaka, and my time in the Isbu camp, follow much of what was said. |
| 1 | 156 | I could now, too, to some extent, communicate in that expressive, sibilant language. |
| 1 | 157 | "We have come to see the Pte," said Cuwignaka. |
| 1 | 158 | The expression 'Pte', literally, stands for the kailiauk cow, as 'Tatanka' stands for the kailiauk bull, but it is commonly used colloquially, more generally, to stand for the kailiauk in general. |
| 1 | 159 | In a sense, the "Pte" may be considered the mother of the tribes, as it is through her that their nomadic life, in its richness and variety, becomes possible. |