One may also say tsoxop (bear) and add black (cokup)

BEARD. E’hel ihil or ehel(o) also mustache. (G. 10. G. 21. G. 78). ihil. (P.)

BEAT. Tohv’wesh tohawish, toh hah wish, also to stroke. (G. 15). tahallish. (G. 59).

cf. kunv tvhvwesh (beat drum)…tu/to=strike.

BEAVER. E’met ee met (G. 16). Lit. "the diver."

Note: the Beaver Clan is a pre-contact Natchez gens

BED. Hvpvt’ hapat, or petkup/pvtakv.

Pet’kup cf. Hvpvt eshvhv. (G. 60). upon the bed,

Hvpvt petkup, Go to bed!

BEDSTEAD. Hvpvtv’yv hapvtvyv.

BEDBUG. V’yv aya (ai-ya). (P.).

BEE. Mot mott/mote, (H.L.)

Cf. (G. 14), beehive...motmenu

cf. bumble bee…motsel (a big bee).

BEFORE. Ev’cv iatcha. yatcha, (P.).

BEGIN. Vcees’kwv ahtchi-iskwa (ah-chi-is-gua), (P.).

BEGONE! See go.

BEHIND. Emv’wv imawa, (G. 46).

cf. imawa ta 'huiho. (G. 31). I follow

BEHOLD, IT IS YOU. Kvpvnvc’te cabanachte, (d.P.).

BELCH/BURP. Eyutekek’tek e-utektik. (G. 67).

BELIEVE. Mvkup’ vi’pvnuwv makup aipanuwa, (G. 60)

Cf. aitawa, (P.). I believe

cf. ihi tetala, (P.). I believe you.

Cf. wita nakrk. (G. 26), bellyache

BELT. Cuk-hesh’kush tsuuk’ heesh kush, (G. 21).

BEND. Kon’oo konoo (bend) (v)halis (vhvl=arm) “I bend my arm.”

konoo-hal?is, (H.L.), konohalis, (P.)

Cf. (secondary) tageha. (G. 22). I bend.

Cf. tageha ahala (G. 22). I bend my arm.

BENT. Ko’nokup also crooked, (G. 59). kunogup. (G. 10).

Cf. vpvl konokup, a river bend (G. 39).

BEREAVED. Wvtek’eshek watik’ishik, (G. 71).

Cf. Tvmvl wvtekeshek, a widow.

cf. kvpenv wvtekeshek, (G. 71), a widower (man= kvpenv).

BERRY. O’nu or unu, also. persimmon. Onuhk…onu'h, onuk'h, (G. 5).

BEST. Sokon’ehv sokoniha. (P.).

BESIDES. Hvmv’(n) also, again. …hama(n), (P.).

BETRAY. Tvco’kosv cf. tatcho’kosa, (P.). I betray.

BETTER. Sokon’uhv sokonuha. (P.).

BETWEEN. Esopo’cv isopotcha, (P.).

BEVEL. Lohvh’shesh lohah'h shesh. (G. 24).

BEYOND. Yvwes’tek yawishtek, (G. 18) also across.

BIBLE. Vtol’ser ahtolseth, atolser. (B.). Lit. "big book."

BIG. Lekup’(e) liikip, (H.L.), likipi, (P.), lekep, (B.) Lehk ip, (G.).

BILE. Po’okup po-okup. po-okup, (G. 57). 69

BIRD. Sor’kor sothkoth, (G. 28).

Cf. sorkor vshetesv,

Cf. sorkorenu, little bird, (G. 28),

Cf. sokor ekenvtek, (G. 68). The bird is chattering