Alike in Creek and Cheroki, but of uncertain provenience are tsúla, tchúla _fox_, in Yuchi sátchoni; hía, i-a _this, this one_ (pron. dem.). Compare also Cr. níni _road, trail_ with Cher. nannóhi, nä-ĕnóhi _road_. The Cr. words tíwa _hair, scalp_, and wáhu _winged elm_ are said to be borrowed from foreign languages. It will be noticed, that names of plants, and especially of animals hunted by man often spread over several contiguous linguistic areas.