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bed
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a-zhaⁿ (ážą) - bed, bedstead
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a-zhoⁿ (ážǫ) - bed [MS, OM]
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a-zhoⁿ (ah-jon) - bed (lit) [GI]
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cf. a (a) - on, upon; zhaⁿ (žą),
zhoⁿ (žǫ) - lie, recline, sleep
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ex: a-zhaⁿ kʰe (ážą kʰe) - the bed
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ex: a-zhaⁿ de-kʰe ho-taⁿ (ážą dékʰe hóttą) - this
bedstead is good
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Dhegiha: a-zhoⁿ (á-zhoⁿ) - bed, bedstead, couch,
lounge, to lie upon [FL-Osage]; a-zhaⁿ (ážą) - bed
[CQ-Osage]; a-zhaⁿ (ázhaⁿ) - bed, bench [Kaw]
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o-miⁿ-zhe (ómįže) - bed, couch
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ex: o-miⁿ-zhe kʰe (ómįže kʰe) - the bed
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Dhegiha: u-mi-zhe (umízhe) - bedding [Omaha];
u-mi-zhe (u-mí-zhe) - mattress, bedding, pallet, carpet,
refers to the buffalo hide used for bedding [FL-Osage];
o-mi-zhe (omíže) - mattress, pallet, blanket, quilt,
bedclothes, bedding, rug, carpet [CQ-Osage]; o-miⁿ-zhe
(omíⁿzhe) - to spread bedding, quilt, mattress, bedding,
something spread on the ground or floor to serve as a couch, seat,
etc. [Kaw]
bed bug
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wa-kdi-shka bda-ska (wakdíška bdáska) - bedbug, "flat
insects"
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cf. wa-kdi-shka (wakdíška) - bug, insect, reptile;
bda-ska (bdáska) - flat
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Dhegiha: wa-gthi-shka btha-ska (wagthíshka btháska) -
chinch, chinch bug, “flat insect” [Omaha/Ponca]; wa-gthi-shka
btha-ska (wagthishka bthaska) - bed bug [Omaha]
bee
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he-zi-ka (hézikka) - bee
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he-zi-ka (hézikka) - bee [AB, OM]
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he-zi-ka (hézikka) - wasp [MS]
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cf. he-zi-ka taⁿ-ka (hézikka ttą́ka) - bumblebee;
he-zi-ka niⁿ-te ski-ta (hézikka nį́tte skítta) - wasp;
he-zi-ka ski-de (hézikka skíde) - honey
bee martin
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wa-zhiⁿ-shki (wažį́ški) - kingbird or bee martin,
Tyrannus tyrannus
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cf. wa-zhiⁿ-ka (wažį́ka) - bird; wa-zhiⁿ to
(wažį́ tto) - parakeet; wa-zhiⁿ zhi-te (wažį́ žítte)
- cardinal, redbird, also tanager; wa-zhiⁿ zha ma-ni (wažį žá
máni) - nuthatch, lit. "walks upside down"; wa-zhiⁿ
aⁿ-xa-ke (wažį́ ą́γaké) - mocking bird, lit. "crying bird"
beef
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te-ska zho (tteská žo) - beef
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te-ska zho (tteská žo) - beef [AB, AG]
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cf. te-ska (tteská) - cow, domestic cattle,
“bison-white”; zho (žo) - flesh, meat
beef soup
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ta-ni-o-hoⁿ (ttanióhǫ), ta-ni-o-hoⁿ-de
(ttanióhǫde), ta-niu-hoⁿ-de (ttanǘhǫde) -
soup, beef soup
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ta-niu-hoⁿ (ttanǘhǫ) - soup [OM]
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ta-niu-hoⁿ-de (ttanǘhǫde) - soup [MR]
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cf. ta (tta) - meat; ni (ni) - water;
o-hoⁿ (ohǫ) - cook, boil
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Dhegiha: ta-ni (taní) - soup [Omaha]; ʰta-ni
(ṭa-ní) - soup, broth [FL-Osage]; ʰta-ni (ʰtaaníi)
- soup, broth, consommé [CQ-Osage]; ta-niⁿ (ta níⁿ) -
soup [Kaw]
been
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hi (hi) - arrive, reach there, have been
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pʰi (pʰi) - I, shi (ši) - you,
oⁿ-ka-hi (ǫkáhi) - we dual
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ex: ha-ki shi e (háki ši e) - where have you been?
[MS]
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ex: a-shi-ti hi (ášitti hi) - she arrived outside
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ex: a-shi-oⁿ-he-taⁿ she-ta oⁿ-ka-hi taⁿ-ka-tʰaⁿ (ášiǫhéttą
šétta ǫkáhi ttąkatʰą́ [tta ǫkatʰą́]) - later on, we will
reach there, where you are
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ex: ni-ka-shi-ka za-ni hi a-shi-ti kda-naⁿ-we i-ya (níkkašika
zaní hi ášitti kdánąwe iyá) - all of the people went again
from the interior of the hill, it is said
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Dhegiha: hi (hi) - to have been there, reached there
[Omaha/Ponca]; a-hi (ahi) - approach, arrive there
[Omaha]; a-hi (a-hí) - he has been to [FL-Osage];
hi (hí), a-hi (ahí) - go there, motion
accomplished, come there, arrive there, be there, be in attendance,
stop in, go by, come by, become, begin to, start to [CQ-Osage];
hi (hi) - arrive, reach there [Kaw]
beer
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te-ska te-zhe-ni (tteská téženi) - beer [OM]
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cf. te-ska (tteská) - cow, domestic cattle,
"bison-white"; te-zhe-ni (téženi) - urine
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Dhegiha: ka-wa tse-zhe-ni (ʰkáwaceženii) - beer, lit.,
‘horse urine’ [CQ-Osage]
before
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aⁿ-ba (ą́ba) - morning, before daybreak
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ex: aⁿ-ba o-zha hne za-ni (ą́ba óža hné zaní) - whole
bunch of them dance all night (request) [MS]
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ex: wa-jhi-ni kde ta aⁿ-ba o-zha hne (waǰíni kdé tta ą́ba óža
hné) - you white people go home and dance all night
(request) [MS]
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Dhegiha: a-haⁿ-ba (áhaⁿba) - dawn on one, become day
on one, to perform some act till the return of day [Kaw]
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si-o-ti ko-ti te-ta (siótti kkottí ttettá) - the day
before yesterday
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cf. si-o-ti (siótti) - yesterday; ko-ti te-ta
(kottí ttettá) - beyond; ko-ti (kótti) -
further away; ka-sa-ni ko-ti te-ta (kasáni kkottí ttettá)
- day after tomorrow
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Dhegiha: si-toⁿiⁿ ko-ta-ha tse (sitǫ́į kootáha ce) -
on the day before yesterday [CQ-Osage]; si-do-ji go-da-ha
(sidóji gódaha) - day before yesterday [Kaw]
beg
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ta (ttá) - beg, ask, request, solicit
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cf. wa-ta (wattá) - pray
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ex: da-wa-ta maⁿ-shi (dawattá mąší) - pray for up (you
pray to heaven) [MS]
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Dhegiha: na (na) - ask, beg, demand, to ask or beg
someone for something [Omaha]; da (da) - to ask for,
beg, request, solicit [FL-Osage]; ta (tá) - ask for,
request [CQ-Osage]; da (da) - ask for, beg, demand,
request [Kaw] …. wa-na (wána) - beg [Omaha];
wa-da (wa-dá) - speaking, to solicit, to petition
[FL-Osage]; wa-ta (waatá) - pray, pray for someone or
something, ask a favor, request something, solicit, petition, or beg
for something from someone, grace, prayer of any kind [CQ-Osage];
wa-da (wadá) - beg, ask for something, to pray, to
petition someone [Kaw]
begin
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i-ba-ki-kde (íbakkíkde) - begin
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i-da-ba-ki-kde (idábakkíkde) - I, i-da-ba-ki-kde
(ídabakkíkde) - you
behave
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wa-hoⁿ-ka (wáhǫká) - to be well behaved
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aⁿ-wa-hoⁿ-ka (ąwáhǫká) - I, di-wa-hoⁿ-ka
(diwáhǫká) - you, wa-wa-hoⁿ-ka-we (wawáhǫkáwe)
- we
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cf. wa-hoⁿ-ka-zhi (wáhǫkáži) - wild, crazy, ill
behaved
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ex: wa-haⁿ-ka zhi (wáhąká ži) - crazy, wild [MS, AG,
MW]
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ex: wa-x'o wa-haⁿ-ka zhi (uahŭ-uahunkajih) - whore,
hooker (putain) [GI]
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Dhegiha: wa-hoⁿ-ga zhi (wáhoⁿgazhi) - fearless,
unafraid of the cold, not to be afraid of the cold, as said of one
who does not seek a shelter, but continues traveling on foot or
horseback [Kaw]
behind
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a-shi-ta (ašítta) - behind, at or to the back or rear
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ex: a-shi-ta maⁿ-niⁿ (ašitta mąnį) - to walk behind
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ex: a-shi-ta ki-maⁿ-niⁿ (ašitta kímąnį) - to walk
behind him/it
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ex: she-to a-shi-ta de-tʰaⁿ (šétto ašítta détʰą) -
this boy standing behind (you)
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Dhegiha: ha-shi-ʰta (há-shi-ṭa) - rear, in the rear,
in times past [FL-Osage]; ha-shi-ʰta (haašíʰta) -
last, past, back in time, ago, those long ago, those old ones,
before, earlier, in the past [CQ-Osage]; ha-shi-ta (hashíta)
- behind, in the rear [Kaw]
belch
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pi-xe (ppíxe) - belch with a sour taste
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a-pi-xe (appíxe) - I, da-pi-xe (dappíxe)
- you, oⁿ-pi-xa-we (ǫppíxawe) - we
believe
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miⁿ-kʰe (mį́kʰe), mi-kʰe (míkʰe) -
truth, to tell the
► miⁿ-a-kʰe (mįákʰe)
- I, miⁿ-da-kʰe (mį́dakʰe) - you
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ex: miⁿ-kʰe aⁿ-da-zhaⁿ-zhi tʰe a-zhaⁿ-miⁿ (mį́kʰe ądážąži tʰe
ážąmį) - I do not think that you believe me
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Dhegiha: wiⁿ-kʰe (wíⁿkʰe) - to speak truth, tell the
truth [Omaha/Ponca]; wiⁿ-ke (wíⁿ-ke) - truth, sincere,
genuine, sincerity, sure [FL-Osage]; wiⁿ-kshe (wį́kše)
- truth, true, speak the truth, tell the truth [CQ-Osage];
miⁿ-khe (míⁿkhe) - to tell the truth [Kaw]
bell
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a-na-sha-da (ánašáda) - bell, rattle [MS]
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cf. di-sha-da (dišáda) - rattle; di-sha-sha-da
(dišášada) - rattle, make a rattling noise; ka-sha-da
(kašadá) - rattle by striking something
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Dhegiha: noⁿ-sha-thu (noⁿ-shá-thu) - small bells tied
to clothing which rattle when dancing [FL-Osage]; noⁿ-sha-thu
(noⁿ-ça-thu) - to jingle, as bells [FL-Osage];
noⁿ-sha-thu (noⁿ-çá-thu) - the rattling of the grass by the
feet of a traveler [FL-Osage]; naⁿ-sha-yo (naⁿsháyo)
- to make ring by dancing, as rattles or small bells on the
leggings, dress, or moccasins [Kaw]
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ka-ka-da (kakáda) - bell
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cf. ka-da (káda) - ringing sound
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Dhegiha: ga-ga-ma (gagama) - ring [Omaha];
i-ga-ʰta-moⁿ (í-ga-ṭa-moⁿ) - a bell [FL-Osage];
i-ka-ʰta-ma (íikaaʰtama) - bell, large bell, dinner bell,
church bell [CQ-Osage]; i-ga-ta-maⁿ (igatamaⁿ) - large
bell [Kaw]
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di-ka-da (dikáda) - ring a bell pulling the rope
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bdi-ka-da (bdíkada) - I, ti-ka-da (ttíkada)
- you
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cf. ka-da (káda) - ringing sound
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Dhegiha: thi-ga-ma (thígama) - ring [Omaha];
thi-ʰka-moⁿ (thi-ḳá-moⁿ) - to ring a bell [FL-Osage];
thu-ʰka-maⁿ (ðuuʰkáamą) - ring, ring the bell, press the
door bell [CQ-Osage]
belly
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ni-xa (níγa) - belly
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Dhegiha: ni-xa (níxa) - stomach, umbilical region,
belly, abdomen [Omaha]; ni-gha (nígha) - stomach of an
animal [Kaw]
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ni-xa-ha (niγáha) - belly, stomach
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cf. ni-xa (níγa) - belly; ha (ha) -
skin, bark, hide, shell
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Dhegiha: ni-xa (níxa) - stomach, umbilical region,
belly, abdomen [Omaha]; ni-gha (nígha) - stomach of an
animal [Kaw]
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ta-ni-xa (ttaníγa) - deer's stomach
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cf. ta (tta) - deer, ruminant; ni-xa (níγa)
- belly
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Dhegiha: ni-xa (níxa) - stomach, umbilical region,
belly, abdomen [Omaha]; ni-gha (nígha) - stomach of an
animal [Kaw]
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o-zi-zi (ozízi) - belly, pubic region of abdomen
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o-zi-zi (ozízi) - belly [MS]
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Dhegiha: de-zi (dézi) - belly abdomen, stomach
[Omaha/Ponca]
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ta-iⁿ (ttaį́) - belly below navel, above o-zi-zi
(ozizi)
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ta-iⁿ (ttaį́) - belly, stomach [MS]
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Dhegiha: ta-pu (tapú) - hypogastric region, stomach,
belly [Omaha]
belt
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i-pi-da-taⁿ (íppidáttą) - belt
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i-pi-da-taⁿ (íppidáttą) - belt [MS]
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i-pi-da-taⁿ (ǐ pi da tâⁿ) - sash, belt, from Harrison
Quapaw, John Quapaw [MH]
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Dhegiha: i-pi-tha-he (ípitháhe) - waistband
[Omaha/Ponca]; i-pi-tha-ge (ipithage) - belt, sash
[Omaha]; i-pi-tha (í-p̣i-tha) - belt, sash, girdle
[FL-Osage]; i-ʰpi-aⁿ (íʰpią) - belt worn by men with
dance clothes or outside a blanket to hold it up, any belt
[CQ-Osage]; i-pi-ya (ípiya) - belt, girdle [Kaw]
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i-pi-da (íppida) - put on a belt
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i-da-pi-bda (idáppibdá) - I, i-da-pi-ta
(ídappítta) - you
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Dhegiha: i-pi-tha-he (ípitháhe) - waistband
[Omaha/Ponca]; i-pi-tha-ge (ipithage) - belt, sash
[Omaha]; i-pi-tha (í-p̣i-tha) - belt, sash, girdle
[FL-Osage]; i-ʰpi-aⁿ (íʰpią) - belt worn by men with
dance clothes or outside a blanket to hold it up, any belt
[CQ-Osage]; i-pi-ya (ípiya) - belt, girdle [Kaw]
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mi-zhi (míži) - put under belt, tuck in
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mi-a-zhi (miáži) - I, mi-da-zhi (mídaži)
- you
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cf. mi-knaⁿ (míkną) - put inside, tuck in, stick in
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o-ki-knaⁿ (okíkną) - put into or beneath, as putting
in the belt
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cf. o-knaⁿ (okną́) - put sg/si or cloth, paper into
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Dhegiha: o-gi-laⁿ (ogílaⁿ) - put something in a
container, put a sitting object into something [Kaw]
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siⁿ-te a-kde (sį́tte ákde) - tail, to wear in the
belt, ballplayers evidently did this
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siⁿ-te a-a-kde (sį́tte áakde) - I, siⁿ-te
a-da-kde (sį́tte ádakde) - you
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cf. siⁿ-te (sį́tté) - tail; a-kde (akdé)
- put; set a standing, perpendicular object upright upon a surface
or within something which supports it, as in pitching a tent,
placing a candle on a table, etc.
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Dhegiha: siⁿ-de a-gthe (síⁿde ágthe) - tails upright,
“tails placed upright on”, those who wear tails or locks of hair on
their heads, name of Ponca subgens [Omaha/Ponca]; siⁿ-je a-le
(síⁿje ale) - tails, those with locks of hair [Kaw]
bend
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a-da-bda (ádabda) - bend near the ground, lean near
the ground but not touching it, as tree branches
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di-be-shiⁿ (dibešį́) - bend something backwards
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bdi-be-shiⁿ (bdíbešį) - I, ti-be-shiⁿ (ttíbešį)
- you
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Dhegiha: yu-be-shiⁿ (yubéshiⁿ) - bend something
slightly, turn or roll something upwards [Kaw]
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di-be-x’iⁿ (díbexʔį́) - bend down, pull down
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bdi-be-x’iⁿ (bdíbexʔį) - I, ti-be-x’iⁿ
(ttíbexʔį) - you
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di-ko-zhe (dikóže) - bend something
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bdi-ko-zhe (bdíkože) - I, ti-ko-zhe (ttíkože)
- you
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cf. ko-zhe (kóže) - crooked; di-ko-ko-zhe
(dikókože) - zigzag
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ex: a di-ko-zhe (á dikóže) - bend the arm at the elbow
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Dhegiha: thi-gu-zhe (thíguzhe) - crooked [Omaha]
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ni ba-shaⁿ-knaⁿ (ni bášąkną́) - bend in a stream
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Dhegiha: ba-shoⁿ (ba-shóⁿ) - incurve, the bend of a
river [FL-Osage]
bend down
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wa-kda-zhi (wákdaží) - bend down, stoop, bow the head
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aⁿ-wa-kda-zhi (ąwákdaží) - I, di-wa-kda-zhi
(diwákdaží) - you
beneath
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o-di-xda (odíxda) - under, beneath a solid object
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Dhegiha: u-thu-xtha-ha (u-thú-xtha-ha) - underneath,
downward [FL-Osage]; o-thu-lu-ha (oðúluha) -
underneath, beneath, below, under [CQ-Osage]; o-yu-xla
(oyúxla) - undersomething, underneath [Kaw]
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o-ki-knaⁿ (okíkną) - put sg/si/in into or beneath, as
putting in the belt, etc.
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cf. o-knaⁿ (okną́) - put sg/si or cloth, paper into
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Dhegiha: o-gi-laⁿ (ogílaⁿ) - put something in a
container, put a sitting object into something [Kaw]
bent
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ba-ko (bakkó) - bent
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Dhegiha: ba-ʰko noⁿ-zhiⁿ e (bá-ḳo noⁿ-zhiⁿ é) - to
stand bent over [FL-Osage]; pa-k’o (paakʔó) - stoop
over a little [CQ-Osage]
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wa-hi ko-ke (wahí kkóke) - fish hook, lit. "bent bone"
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cf. wa-hi ko-ke kaⁿ (wahí kkóke kką́) - fishing line
bequeath
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shoⁿ i-he-de (šǫ́ ihéde) - bequeath, will, leave
something
► shoⁿ i-he-a-de (šǫ́
ihéade) - I, shoⁿ i-he-da-de (šǫ́ ihédade) -
you
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cf. shoⁿ (šǫ) - the end, enough; i-he-de (ihéde)
- put a horiz. obj.
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Dhegiha: shoⁿ (shoⁿ) - quit, stop [Omaha]; shoⁿ
(shoⁿ) - fit, proper, enough, as it should be, that will do
[Omaha/Ponca]; shoⁿ (shoⁿ) - complete, perfect, it is
done [FL-Osage]
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shoⁿ i-naⁿ-de (šǫ́ iną́de) - bequeath sg/si/in/ob or
cloth
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shoⁿ i-naⁿ-a-de (šǫ́ iną́ade) - I, shoⁿ
i-naⁿ-da-de (šǫ́ iną́dade) - you
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cf. shoⁿ (šǫ) - the end, enough; i-naⁿ-de
(iną́de) - put sg/si/in or cloth/paper
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Dhegiha: shoⁿ (shoⁿ) - quit, stop [Omaha]; shoⁿ
(shoⁿ) - fit, proper, enough, as it should be, that will do
[Omaha/Ponca]; shoⁿ (shoⁿ) - complete, perfect, it is
done [FL-Osage]
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shoⁿ niⁿ-kʰe-de (šǫ́nįkʰéde) - bequeath sg/si/an/ob to
someone
► shoⁿ niⁿ-kʰe-a-de
(šǫ́nįkʰéade) - I, shoⁿ niⁿ-kʰe-da-de (šǫ́nįkʰédade)
- you
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cf. shoⁿ (šǫ) - the end, enough; niⁿ-kʰe (nįkʰe)
- singular, sitting, animate or inanimate object
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Dhegiha: shoⁿ (shoⁿ) - quit, stop [Omaha]; shoⁿ
(shoⁿ) - fit, proper, enough, as it should be, that will do
[Omaha/Ponca]; shoⁿ (shoⁿ) - complete, perfect, it is
done [FL-Osage]
berry
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pa-shte-ka (paštéka) - strawberry
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pa-shte-ka (paštéka) - strawberry [MS]
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cf. pa-shte-ka hi (paštéka hi) - strawberry vine
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Dhegiha: ba-shte (bashte) - strawberry [Omaha];
ba-stse-ga (ba-stsé-ga) - strawberry [FL-Osage];
pa-shtse-ka (paašceka) - strawberry [CQ-Osage];
paⁿ-shtse-ga (paⁿshcéga) - strawberry [Kaw]
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pe-zi-ka (ppézika) - gooseberry
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cf. pe-zi-ka hi (ppézika hí) - gooseberry bush
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Dhegiha: pe-zi (peçi) - gooseberry [Omaha];
pe-zi-ga (pé-çi-ga) - gooseberries [FL-Osage];
pe-ze-ga (pézega) - gooseberry [Kaw]
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sha-zhi-ka (šážika) - whortleberries
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cf. sha-zhi-ka hi (šážika hí) - whortleberry bush(es);
sha-zhi-ka taⁿ-ka (šážika ttą́ka) - whortleberry bush,
the large
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wa-xe-ka (waxéka) - blackberry
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wa-xe-ka (waxéka) - blackberry [MS]
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cf. wa-xe-ka hi (waxéka hi) - blackberry bush
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Dhegiha: wa-xa-ga-xtsi hiu (wa-xá-ga-xtsi-hiu) - low
blackberry bush [FL-Osage]
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mo-xa-i-xke (moxáixke) - blackberry
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wa-xe-ka ma-ni (waxéka máni) - dewberry
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cf. wa-xe-ka ma-ni hi (waxéka máni hí) - dewberry bush
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wa-xo-ka taⁿ-ka (waxóka ttą́ka) - dew berry
►
cf. mi-wa-she shka (miwáše šká) - month in the Quapaw
lunar calendar, when the wa-xo-ka taⁿ-ka (waxóka ttą́ka),
'dewberries' are ripe in Summer
►
wa-xe-ka xo-te (waxéka xótte) - raspberry
►
cf. wa-xe-ka xo-te hi (waxéka xótte hí) - raspberry
bush
Dhegiha: wa-xa-ga je-xle tso (waxága jéxle có) -
raspberry [Kaw]
►
zhaⁿ to-hi (žą ttohi) - mulberry tree [MS]
►
Dhegiha: zho-ʰtoⁿ hi (zhó-ṭoⁿ hi) - mulberry tree
(Morus), known as Indian mulberry [FL-Osage]
►
ta-ni-ba-he-ta o-da-s’iⁿ (taníbahétta ódasʔį) -
elderberries
►
cf. ta-ni (taní), ta-niⁿ (tanį́) -
tobacco; ta-ni-ba (taníba) - pipe;
ta-ni-ba-he-ta hi (taníbahétta hi) - elder bush (Sambucus)
►
Dhegiha: noⁿ-noⁿ-ba-hu to (noⁿnóⁿbahu tó) -
elderberry, lit., “blue pipe stem” [Kaw]
beside
►
a-ba-knaⁿ-ta (ábaknątta) - along, beside, by
►
cf. a-pa-kda (ápakda) - along; a-pa-kdaⁿ-da-hi
de (ápakdądáhi dé) - taunt while passing a foe
►
ex: iⁿ a-ba-knaⁿ-ta (į́ ábaknątta) - by a stone
►
ex: ni a-ba-knaⁿ-ta bde (ni ábaknątta bdé) - I go
along the stream
►
a-ka-ha-tsi (ákahátsi) - besides, in addition to, -ts-
suggests an Osage word
bet
►
i-koⁿ (íkǫ), i-kaⁿ (íką) - gamble, bet
►
cf. i-ka-zo-zo i-koⁿ (i-kah-zŭzŭ-ikan) - cards,
playing cards (cartes á jouer) [GI]
►
Dhegiha: wa-koⁿ (wakoⁿ) - gamble, bet [Omaha];
i-kʰ'oⁿ (í-ḳ'oⁿ) - gamble [FL-Osage]; k’ǫ (kʔǫ́)
- gamble, play [CQ-Osage]; i-k'oⁿ (ík'oⁿ) - gamble, to
contend in a race or other competition [Kaw]
better
►
ki-ko-ke (kikkókke) - recover, get well
►
aⁿ-ki-ko-ke (ąkíkkokke) - I, di-ki-ko-ke
(dikíkkokke) - you
►
cf. ko-ke (kkókke) - health, strength; ko-ke
(kkokké) - be physically healthy
►
di-ho-taⁿ (dihóttą) - do well, to excel
►
bdi-ho-taⁿ (bdíhottą) - I, ti-ho-taⁿ (ttíhottą)
- you
►
cf. ho-taⁿ (hóttą) - good
►
Dhegiha: thi-u-doⁿ (thiúdoⁿ) - to repair or make good
[Omaha/Ponca]; thi-tha-gthiⁿ (thi-thá-gthiⁿ) - to
improve, to make better [FL-Osage]
►
ki-ho-taⁿ (kíhottą) - convalesce, improve
►
aⁿ-ho-taⁿ (ą́hottą) - I, di-ho-taⁿ (díhottą)
- you
►
cf. ho-taⁿ (hóttą) - good
►
we-ki-ho-taⁿ de-de (wékihóttą déde) - medicine, "make
you get better"
►
cf. we- (we-) - with which to; ho-taⁿ (hóttą)
- good; de-de (déde) - causative of go, sent away
between
►
o-bi-saⁿ-te (obísątte) - pull something between two
objects
► o-pi-saⁿ-te (oppísątte)
- I, o-shpi-saⁿ-te (ošpísątte) - you
►
cf. a-bi-saⁿ-te ábisątte) - catch by pressing on; hold
down, e.g., on his back
►
Dhegiha: u-bi-soⁿ-de (ubiçoⁿde) - compact, crowded
[Omaha]; u-bi-soⁿ-dse (u-bí-çoⁿ-dse) - close together
crowded [FL-Osage]; i-bi-soⁿ-de (íbisóⁿde) - narrow
[Omaha/Ponca]; a-pi-saⁿ (ápisą) - hold down, mash,
push down on, shut, close [CQ-Osage]; a-bu-saⁿ-je (ábusaⁿje)
- press down on with the hands, as in catching a bird or rabbit
[Kaw]
►
o-di-hiⁿ-zhi (odíhįži) - back, between the shoulders
beware
►
na-ha (nahá) - prohibitive, beware lest...
►
ex: aⁿ-shpi-ta na-ha (ą́špitta nahá) - beware lest you
lean on me!
►
ex: maⁿ-zi a-di-ka-spe na-ha (mą́azi ádikáspe nahá) -
beware lest the bank cave in on you!
►
ex: a-da-ka-xdi-we da-na-zhiⁿ na-ha (ádakaxdíwe danážį nahá)
- beware lest you stand gazing on it!
►
ex: ka-she-naⁿ na-ha (kašéną nahá) - don't do that!
[AB]
►
Dhegiha: naⁿ-ha (naⁿha), noⁿ-ha (noⁿha)
- imperative [Kaw]
bewitch
►
xnaⁿ-xe (xnąγé) - bad medicine, give to someone
►
a-xnaⁿ-xe (axnąγé) - I, da-xnaⁿ-xe (daxnąγé)
- you
►
Dhegiha: gthoⁿ-xe (gthóⁿ-xe) - the practice of magic
upon another [FL-Osage]; loⁿ-ghe (lóⁿghe) - bewitch,
practice magic, hex, charm [Kaw]
beyond
►
a-ki-haⁿ (ákkihą) - more than, beyond, over
►
ex: iⁿ-chʰoⁿ mi-aⁿ-ba miⁿ a-ki-haⁿ a-kniⁿ (į́čʰǫ mią́ba mį́
ákkihą aknį́) - I have now been (here) over a month
►
Dhegiha: a-ʰki-hoⁿ (á-ḳi-hoⁿ) - to go beyond, to go
beyond a certain place [FL-Osage]; a-ki-haⁿ (ákihaⁿ) -
beyond, past in reference to place, in the distant past in reference
to time [Kaw]
►
ko-to-do-shi (kótodóši) - beyond, on the other side of
►
cf. to-to-do-shi (tótodóši) - on this side of;
ta-de-de-do-shi (-ttadédedóši) - towards, in that direction;
mi o-xpe ta-de-de-do-shi (míoxpe-ttadede doši) -
toward the sunset; mi o-xpe-ta-de-de-do-shi (mi
óxpettadédedóši) - on the west side; e-ta-do-shi
(éttadóši) - around by the other side
►
Dhegiha: o-tho-shi (oðóši) - in the way, in front of
and blocking [CQ-Osage]
►
ko-ti te-ta (kottí ttettá) - beyond
►
cf. ka-sa-ni ko-ti te-ta (kasáni kkottí ttettá) - day
after tomorrow; si-o-ti ko-ti te-ta (siótti kkottí ttettá)
- yesterday, the day before; ko-ti (kótti) -
further away
►
Dhegiha: gu-dsi (gú-dsi) - in times past, a long time
ago [FL-Osage]; ko-tsi (kóoci) - old-fashioned,
old-time, antique, old, from far back in time, ancient, long ago,
once upon a time [CQ-Osage]; go-ji (gojí) - far off,
remote, long way off, long ago, formerly [Kaw]
bicuspid
►
hi o-ta-ho-kde o-ba-taⁿ (hí ottahokdé obáttą) - teeth,
bicuspid
►
cf. hi (hi) - tooth; hi o-ta-ho-kde (hí
ottahokdé) - teeth, canine
big
►
taⁿ-ka (ttą́ka) - big, large
►
aⁿ-taⁿ-ka (ąttą́ka) - I, di-taⁿ-ka (dittą́ka)
- you
►
taⁿ-ka (ttą́ka) - big [MS]
►
toⁿ-ga (ttoⁿgá) - big [OM]
►
tʰaⁿ-ka (t'ą́Ga) - big, large [FS]
►
Dhegiha: toⁿ-ga (toⁿgá) - large, big, great
[Omaha/Ponca]; ʰtoⁿ-ga (ṭoⁿ-gá) - big, large
[FL-Osage]; ʰtaⁿ-ka (ʰtą́ka) - big, large, great,
grand [CQ-Osage]; taⁿ-ga (táⁿga) - be large, big [Kaw]
►
wa-sh’a-ke (wašʔáke), (wášʔaké) - large,
be large
►
aⁿ-wa-sh’a-ke (ąwášʔake) - I, di-wa-sh’a-ke
(diwášʔake) - you
►
wa-sha-ke hi (wášaké hi) - big [AG]
►
ex: ma-xpi wa-sh’a-ke (maxpí wašʔáke) - large clouds
►
ex: ni wa-sh’a-ke (ní wašʔáke) - river, big river
►
ex: ni wa-zha-ge (ní wážagé) - big river [LQ, OM]
►
ex: wa-tʰi-shka wa-sh’a-ke hi (watʰíška wašʔáke hi) -
big river [MS]
►
ex: pe-te wa-sh’a-ke hi (ppétte wašʔáke hi) - big fire
[MS]
►
ex: ta wa-sh’a-ke hi (tta wašʔáke hi) - buck deer [MS]
►
ex: si-po-za wa-sh’a-ke hi (sippóza wašʔáke hi) - big
toe [MS]
►
ha-na-ska (hánaská) - how big/small, what size
►
cf. de-na-ska (denaská) - size, of this size;
ka-na-ska (kanaská) - size, of that size; koi-na-ska
(kóinaská) - size of that distant object
►
ex: ti tʰe ha-naⁿ-ska e (tti tʰe hánąska e) - how big
is the house?
►
Dhegiha: a-thoⁿ-ska (athoⁿçka) - size [Omaha];
ha-thoⁿ-ska (há-thoⁿ-çka) - size as measurement [FL-Osage];
ha-tha-skaⁿ (háaðaską) - how big, how small
[CQ-Osage]; ha-yaⁿ-ska (háyaⁿska), ha-yoⁿ-ska
(háyoⁿska) - how big, what size? [Kaw]
►
ha-na-ska naⁿ-naⁿ (hánaska ną́ną) - how big (is) each
►
cf. ha-na-ska (hánaská) - how big/small, what size;
na-na (naná), naⁿ-naⁿ (ną́ną) -
distributive of numerals
►
ha-na-ska-ska (hánaskáska) - how big (is) each
►
cf. ha-na-ska (hánaská) - how big/small, what size
►
ha-na-ska-ska hi-te (hánaskáska hitté) - whatever
size, however big
►
cf. ha-na-ska (hánaská) - how big/small, what size;
hi-te (hitté) - indefinite pronoun, (what)-ever
►
she-na-ska (šenaská) - size, big enough, of that size
►
Dhegiha: she-yoⁿ-ska (shéyoⁿska) - that size, that
big, the size of the visible object [Kaw]
bill
►
pa (ppa) - nose, beak, bill
►
pa (ppa) - nose [MS, AB, OM]
►
pʰa (p'a) - nose [FV]
►
cf. pa ba-xto (ppá baxtó) - nose perforation for ring;
pa-pa-si (ppáppasí) - tip of the nose; pa kaⁿ-ka (ppá
kkąkká) - crooked nose, a trader's nickname; pa-xni
(ppaxní) - snot, nasal mucus
►
Dhegiha: pa (pa) - nose [Omaha/Ponca]; ʰpa (p̣a)
- snout, the projecting nose of an animal [FL-Osage]; ʰpa
(ʰpá) - nose, snout [CQ-Osage]; pa (pa) - nose
[Kaw]
►
pa-si (ppasí) - tip of something, beak or bill
►
cf. a-ni pa-si-kde (áni ppasíkde) - hill with sharp
peak; ma-ze pa-si (mazé ppasí) - nipples;
pa-pa-si (ppáppasí) - tip of the nose; pa-si
o-do-ka-hi (ppasí odokáhi) - fish with a hide like that of a
catfish, no scales, found in Neosho River; ho pa-si ste-te (ho
ppási stétte) - gar, long nosed fish; wa-zhiⁿ-ka pa-si
(wažį́ka ppási) - bird's beak, bill; wa-zhiⁿ-ka pa-si
to-te wa-naⁿ’iⁿ (wažį́ka ppási tótte waną́ʔį) - bird's beak
necklace
►
Dhegiha: pa-si (pasí) - tip, tongue-tip, tree-top,
etc. [Omaha/Ponca]; pa-si (p̣a-çí) - point, a peak,
the top of a pole, the top of a tree [FL-Osage]; ʰpa-su
(ʰpasú) - tip or point of an object [CQ-Osage]; pa-su
(pasú) - tip, point of an object, “like the point of a
pencil [Kaw]
bird
►
wa-zhiⁿ-ka (wažį́ka) - bird
►
wa-zhiⁿ-ka (wažį́ka) - bird [AB, MR]
►
wa-siⁿ-ka (wa˙sį́Ga) - bird [FS]
►
ex: wa-zhiⁿ-ka xo-we (wažį́ka xówe) - eagle, "holy
bird" [MS]
►
ex: po-i-de-tiⁿ wa-zhiⁿ-ka (poídettį́ wažį́ka) -
snowbird
►
Dhegiha: wa-zhiⁿ-ga (wazhiⁿga) - chicken, fowl, any
bird [Omaha]; wa-zhiⁿ-ga (wa-zhíⁿ-ga) - any bird or
fowl [FL-Osage]; wa-zhiⁿ-ka (wažį́ka) - bird
[CQ-Osage]; wa-zhiⁿ-ga (wazhíⁿga) - bird, small birds
[Kaw]
►
wa-zhiⁿ-ka (wajiñ′k͓a) - masculine name of the Kwapa
Elk gens; Bird [JOD-Quapaw]
►
Dhegiha: wa-zhiⁿ-ga (wazhíⁿga) - bird, male name
[JOD-Omaha]
►
wa-zhiⁿ (wažį́) - bird, shortened from
wa-zhiⁿ-ka (wažį́ka), not to be confused with wa-zhiⁿ
(wažį́) - disposition, will, mind, personality
►
ex: wa-zhiⁿ zhi-te (wažį́ žítte) - redbird [MS]
►
ex: wa-zhiⁿ zhi-te (wažį́ žítte) - cardinal, also
tanager
►
ex: wa-zhiⁿ aⁿ-xa-ke (wažį́ ą́γaké) - mocking bird,
lit. "crying bird"
►
ex: wa-zhiⁿ shki (wažį́ški) - kingbird or bee martin
►
ex: wa-zhiⁿ to (wažį́ tto) - parakeet
►
ex: wa-zhiⁿ zha ma-ni (wažį žá máni) - nuthatch, lit.
"walks upside down", mutch-hotch
bird beak necklace
►
wa-zhiⁿ-ka pa-si to-te wa-naⁿ-’iⁿ(wažį́ka ppási tótte waną́ʔį)
- bird's beak necklace
►
cf. wa-zhiⁿ-ka (wažį́ka) - bird; pa-si (ppasí)
- tip of something, beak or bill; to-te (tótte) -
throat; wa-naⁿ-‘iⁿ (waną́ʔį) - necklace, necktie,
neckerchief, beads
►
Dhegiha: Dhegiha: wa-zhiⁿ-ga pa (wa-zhíⁿgapa) - beak,
bill [Kaw]
bird beak, bill
►
wa-zhiⁿ-ka pa-si (wažį́ka ppási) - bird's beak, bill
►
cf. wa-zhiⁿ-ka (wažį́ka) - bird; pa-si (ppasí)
- tip of something, beak or bill; a-ni pa-si-kde (áni
ppasíkde) - hill with sharp peak; ma-ze pa-si (mazé
ppasí) - nipples; pa-pa-si (ppáppasí) - tip of
the nose; pa-si o-do-ka-hi (ppasí odokáhi) - fish with
a hide like that of a catfish, no scales, found in Neosho River;
ho pa-si ste-te (ho ppási stétte) - gar, long nosed fish
►
Dhegiha: wa-zhiⁿ-ga pa (wa-zhíⁿgapa) - beak, bill
[Kaw]
bird claw
►
wa-zhiⁿ-ka sha-ke (wažį́ka šáke) - bird's claw
►
cf. wa-zhiⁿ-ka (wažį́ka) - bird; sha-ke (šáke)
- claw, talon, hoof; wa-zhiⁿ-ka xo-we sha-ke (wažį́ka xówe
šáke) - eagle claw [MS]; naⁿ-pe sha-ke (nąpé šáke)
- fingernails; si-pa sha-ke (sippá šáke) - toe nail(s)
►
Dhegiha: wa-zhiⁿ-ga sha-ge (wa-zhiⁿ-ga sha-ge) - bird
claws, talons, as of the eagle [FL-Osage] …. sha-ge (shage)
- hoof, talon, claws, fingernails [Omaha]; sha-ge (shá-ge)
- hands, paws, claws, talons [FL-Osage]; sha-ke (šáake)
- hand, claw [CQ-Osage]; sha-ge (sháge) - claws,
finger [Kaw]
bird claw necklace
►
wa-zhiⁿ-ka sha-ke to-te wa-naⁿ-‘iⁿ (wažį́ka šáke tótte
waną́ʔį) - birds' claw necklace
►
cf. wa-zhiⁿ-ka (wažį́ka) - bird; sha-ke (šáke)
- claw, talon, hoof; to-te (tótte) - throat;
wa-naⁿ-‘iⁿ (waną́ʔį) - necklace, necktie, neckerchief, beads
►
Dhegiha: miⁿ-cho sha-ge wa-naⁿ-p’iⁿ (miⁿchó sháge wanáⁿp’iⁿ)
- bear claw necklace [Kaw]
bird egg
►
wa-zhiⁿ-koi-ta (wážįkóittá) - bird's egg
►
cf. wa-zhiⁿ-ka (wažį́ka) - bird; i-ta (ítta),
wi-ta (wittá) - egg; si-kwi-ta (sikkwittá)
- hen’s egg, chicken egg
►
Dhegiha: wa-zhiⁿ-ga i-ta (wazhíⁿga itá),
wa-zhiⁿ-gi-ta (wazhíⁿgitá) - bird’s egg [Kaw]; (wa-zhíⁿ-ga
p̣a-da) - bird’s egg [FL-Osage] …. we-ta (wéta) - egg
[Omaha]; ba-ʰta (bá-ṭa) - egg [FL-Osage]; i-ta
(itá) - egg [Kaw]
bird eyes
►
wa-zhiⁿ-ka e i-shta (wažį́ka é ištá) - birds' eyes
►
cf. wa-zhiⁿ-ka (wažį́ka) - bird; i-shta (ištá)
- eye
►
Dhegiha: i-shta (ishtá) - eye [Omaha/Ponca];
iⁿ-shta (iⁿ-shtá) - eye [FL-Osage]; iⁿ-shta (įįštá),
i-shta (iištá) - eye [CQ-Osage]; i-shta (ishtá)
- eye [Kaw]
bird feathers
►
wa-zhiⁿ-ka hiⁿ (wažįkáhį) - bird feathers
►
cf. wa-zhiⁿ-ka (wažį́ka) - bird; hiⁿ (hį)
- hair of the body, down of bird; i-be hiⁿ (íbehį) -
tail feathers; ta-hiⁿ (ttahį́) - deer's hair;
i-ha hiⁿ (íhahį́) - mustache
►
Dhegiha: wa-zhiⁿ-ga hiⁿ (wá-zhiⁿ-ga-hiⁿ) -
Feathers-of-a-bird, personal name [FL-Osage] …. hiⁿ (hiⁿ)
- hair on body, fur [Omaha]; hiⁿ (hiⁿ) - hair of the
human body, also hair of an animal, hair or fur [FL-Osage];
hiⁿ (hį́į) - hair, whiskers, fur, fuz as on a peach, slivers
or small strips of anything [CQ-Osage]; hiⁿ (hiⁿ) -
fur, body hair, feathers [Kaw]
bird gall
►
wa-zhiⁿ-ka pi-zi (wažį́ka ppízi) - bird's gall
►
cf. wa-zhiⁿ-ka (wažį́ka) - bird; pi-zi (ppizí),
piu-zi (ppüzí) - gall; ho pi-zi (ho ppízi) -
fish gall
►
Dhegiha: pi-zi (pizí) - gall, gall bladder [Omaha];
pi-zi (pi-çí) - liver gall [FL-Osage]; pu-zu (puzú),
pu-zi (puzí) - gall, bile [Kaw]
bird heart
►
wa-zhiⁿ-ka naⁿte (wažį́ka ną́tte) - bird's heart
►
cf. wa-zhiⁿ-ka (wažį́ka) - bird; naⁿ-te (ną́tte),
noⁿ-te (nǫ́tte), naⁿ-de (ną́de) - heart;
te naⁿ-te te naⁿ-te (tteną́tte) - heart, buffalo heart
►
Dhegiha: noⁿ-de (noⁿde) - heart [Omaha]; noⁿ-dse
(nóⁿ-dse), thoⁿ-dse (thóⁿ-dse) - heart
[FL-Osage]; naⁿ-tse (ną́ące), thaⁿ-tse (ðą́ące)
- heart [CQ-Osage]; naⁿ-je (náⁿje) - heart [Kaw]
bird legs
►
wa-zhiⁿ-ka zhe-ka (wažį́ka žeká) - bird's legs
►
cf. wa-zhiⁿ-ka (wažį́ka) - bird; zhe-ka (žeká)
- leg, man's; hind leg of animal
►
Dhegiha: wa-zhiⁿ-ga te zhe-ga (wazhiⁿga te zhega) -
drumstick (bird’s leg) [Omaha] …. zhe-ga (zhéga) -
thigh, upper part of the leg [Omaha/Ponca]; zhe-ga (zhe-gá)
- the upper part of the leg [FL-Osage]; zhe-ka (žeká)
- leg [CQ-Osage]; zhe-ga (zhegá) - leg, thigh, leg
above the knee [Kaw]
bird nest
►
wa-zhiⁿ-ka o-zhi-ha (wažį́ka ožíha) - bird's nest
►
cf. wa-zhiⁿ-ka (wažį́ka) - bird; o-zhi-ha
(óžiha) - sack, bag, pocket
bird shot
►
we-ki-te zhi-ka (wékkitte žíka) - bird shot
►
we-ki-te zhi-ka (weh-kitteh-jikkah) - small lead shot,
lead to shoot (plomb à tirer) [GI]
►
cf. we-ki-te (wékkitte) - bullet; zhi-ka (žiká,
žíka), zhi-ga (žigá) - little, small, young;
we-ki-te ste-te (wékkitte stétte) - cartridge;
ki-te (kkitte) - to shoot, shoot at something
►
Dhegiha: ki-de (kide) - shoot [Omaha]; ʰku-dse
(ḳú-dse) - to shoot [FL-Osage]; ʰku-tse (ʰkúce)
- fire a gun, shoot a bow and arrow, shoot someone, shoot at someone
[CQ-Osage]; ku-je (kúje) - shoot at something [Kaw]
bird skins
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wa-zhiⁿ-ka ha (wažįkáha) - birds' skins
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cf. wa-zhiⁿ-ka (wažį́ka) - bird; ha (ha)
- skin, bark, hide, shell; iⁿ-tʰaⁿ ha (įtʰą́ha) - owl
skin with feathers on
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Dhegiha: ha (ha) - leather, skin, shell [Omaha];
ha (ha) - skin of any animal, the bark of a tree, shell
of nuts, cuticle [FL-Osage]; ha (háa) - hide, skin of
an animal, rind, fabric, cloth [CQ-Osage];
bird tail, White Tail of a Bird
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i-be ska (ü′-bĕ skă) -
masculine name of the Kwapa ho i-ni-ka-shi-ka (hu inikacig͓a)
or Fish gens; White Tail of a bird [JOD-Quapaw]
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cf. i-be (íbe) - tail of bird; i-be hiⁿ (íbehį)
- tail feathers; i-be zi-ka (íbe zíkka) - hawk, red
tailed or sparrow; ho i-be (ho íbe) - fish tail or
tail fin
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Dhegiha: u-be ska (úbe ska) - male name, White
Tail-feathers [Kaw] …. i-be (íbe) - tail feathers,
bird’s tail [Omaha/Ponca]; iⁿ-be (íⁿ-be) - bird’s tail
[FL-Osage]; u-be (úbe) - tail of a bird [Kaw]
bird track
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wa-zhiⁿ-ka si-kde (wažį́ka síkde) - bird's track(s)
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cf. wa-zhiⁿ-ka (wažį́ka) - bird; si-kde (sikdé)
- footprint, trail, track
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Dhegiha: wa-zhiⁿ-ga si-gthe (wa-zhíⁿ-ga çi-gthe) -
tracks made by birds’ feet [FL-Osage] …. si-gthe (sigthé)
- footprint, the track or trail of a person or animal
[Omaha/Ponca]; si-gthe (çi-gthe) - footprint, animal
track, foot path [Omaha]; si-gthe (çi-gthé) - track
[FL-Osage]; si-le (síle) - footprints, tracks, a trail
[Kaw]
bird wing
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wa-zhiⁿ-ka a-hi (wažį́ka áhi) - bird's wing
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cf. wa-zhiⁿ-ka (wažį́ka) - bird; a-hi (áhi)
- wing; maⁿ-kdi-xtaⁿ a-hi zhi-te (mąkdíxtą áhi žítte)
- blackbird, redwinged; iⁿ-tʰaⁿ-hi (įtʰą́hi) - owl
fan; iⁿ-tʰaⁿ-hi (in taⁿ hē) - owl feather fan for
brushing away evil in medicine tent in mescal (peyote) ceremony,
from George Red Eagle [MH]
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Dhegiha: a-hiⁿ (áhiⁿ) - wing [Omaha/Ponca];
a-hiⁿ (á-hiⁿ) - wing [FL-Osage]; a-hu (áahu) -
wing [CQ-Osage]; a-hu (áhu) - wing or wings of a bird
[Kaw]
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wa-zhiⁿ-ka ma-shaⁿ (wažį́ka mášą) - bird's wings
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cf. wa-zhiⁿ-ka (wažį́ka) - bird; ma-shaⁿ (mášą),
ma-shoⁿ (mášǫ) - feather, wing or quill feather;
xi-da ma-shaⁿ (xidá mašą́) - eagle quill feather(s);
ma-shoⁿ (mosch-schon) - feather (plume) [GI];
maⁿ-shaⁿ (mâⁿ câⁿ) - plume, tied in hair, same ceremony
[peyote], represents "Lightning-man", from George Red Eagle [MH];
maⁿ-shaⁿ (mâⁿcaⁿ) - eagle plume used to brush away evil
in mescal ceremony, from Francis Good Eagle [MH]
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Dhegiha: ma-shoⁿ (máshoⁿ) - quill feather
[Omaha/Ponca]; moⁿ-shoⁿ (moⁿshoⁿ) - feather, hackle
feather [Omaha]; moⁿ-shoⁿ (móⁿ-shoⁿ) - feather, plume,
plumage [FL-Osage]; maⁿ-shaⁿ (mą́šą), maⁿ-shoⁿ
(mą́šǫ), moⁿ-shoⁿ (mǫ́šǫ) - feathers of
certain kinds of birds such as eagle, hawk, and macaw, fan made of
feathers or loose feathers [CQ-Osage]; mo-shoⁿ (móshoⁿ)
- feather, quill feather [Kaw]
bird, Female Bird Difficult, to be won or captured
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wa-zhiⁿ mi te-xi (wa-jiⁿ′ mi té-qi)
- female name of the Kwapa wa-zhiⁿ-ka (wajiñk͓a)
or Bird gens; Bird Female Difficult to be won or captured. Wife of
wa-zhiⁿ ska (wajiⁿ ska) of the same gens. [JOD-Quapaw]
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cf. wa-zhiⁿ (wažį́) - bird, shortened from
wa-zhiⁿ-ka (wažį́ka), not to be confused with wa-zhiⁿ
(wažį́) - disposition, will, mind, personality; mi
(mi), miⁿ (mį) - female; o-te-xi
(óttexi) - difficult to do
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Dhegiha: mi-te-xi (-mitexi), wiⁿ-te-xi
(-wiⁿtexi) - sacred female [Omaha]; miⁿ-ʰtse-xi
(mįįʰcéxi) - precious female, difficult female, stout
daughter [CQ-Osage]; mi tse-xi (-mi céxi) - female who
is precious or difficult to be obtained [Kaw]
bird, Haⁿ-ka Bird, Angel, Sacred Bird, Ancestral or First Bird
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wa-zhiⁿ haⁿ-ka (wažį́hą́ka) - Haⁿ-ka Bird, Angel,
Sacred Bird, Ancestral or First Bird', male personal name [MS]
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wa-zhiⁿ haⁿ-ka (wa-jiⁿ′ hañ-k͓á) - masculine name of
the Kwapa wa-zhiⁿ-ka (wajiñk͓a) or Bird gens;
Ancestral or First Bird
(Angel, Ancestral or First Bird, Sacred Bird, personal name of Louis
Angell, Tallchief, ka-hi-ke ste-te, Maude Supernaw
stated that her father, Louis Angell, belonged to the Snake Clan.)
[JOD-Quapaw]
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cf. wa-zhiⁿ (wažį́) - bird, shortened from
wa-zhiⁿ-ka (wažį́ka), not to be confused with wa-zhiⁿ
(wažį́) - disposition, will, mind, personality; haⁿ-ka
(hañ́ʞa) - ancestral gens (JOD-Quapaw)
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Dhegiha: wa-zhiⁿ hoⁿ-ga (wazhíⁿhoⁿga) - First of
Birds, male name [JOD-Omaha]
bird, Handsome Bird, Pretty Bird
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wa-zhiⁿ da-kniⁿ (wa-jiⁿ′ d¢á-ktçiⁿ) -
Pretty Bird, Handsome Bird, masculine name of the Kwapa Bird gens;
Pretty Bird. Son of ke-da to (ked¢a tu) and
grandson of mi x’aⁿ-sa (mi q'aⁿsa) [JOD-Quapaw]
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Dhegiha: wa-zhiⁿ-ga tha-gthiⁿ (wa-zhiⁿ-ga tha-gthiⁿ) -
Good-bird, personal name [FL-Osage]; wa-zhiⁿ-ga ya-liⁿ
(wazhíⁿga yáliⁿ) - Pretty Bird [Kaw] …. tha-gthiⁿ
(thágthiⁿ) - good, used primarily in Ponca names
[Omaha/Ponca]
bird, humming bird
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xaⁿ-e-ka (xą́ekka) - humming bird, Archilochus
colubris
bird, redbird
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wa-zhiⁿ-ka zhi-te (wažį́ka žítte) - redbird [MS]
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wa-zhiⁿ zhi-te (wažį́ žítte) - redbird [MS]
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wa-zhiⁿ zhi-te (wažį́ žítte) - cardinal, also tanager
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cf. wa-zhiⁿ-ka (wažį́ka) - bird; zhi-te (žítte)
- red
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Dhegiha: wa-zhiⁿ-ga zhu-dse (wa-zhíⁿ-ga zhu-dse) - a
red bird [FL-Osage]; wa-zhiⁿ zhi-e (wa-zhíⁿ-zhi-e) -
Red-(bird)-eagle, personal name [FL-Osage]; wa-zhiⁿ zhu-e
(wa-zhíⁿ-zhu-e) - the scarlet tanager [FL-Osage];
wa-zhiⁿ zhu-e (wažį́žue) - cardinal, lit., ‘red bird’
[CQ-Osage]; wa-zhiⁿ zhu-je (wazhíⁿzhuje) - cardinal
[Kaw]
bird, White Bird
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wa-zhiⁿ ska (wa-jiⁿ ská)
- masculine name of the Kwapa
wa-zhiⁿ-ka (wajiñk͓a) or Bird gens; White Bird (near by). His wife belongs to the same
gens: see wa-zhiⁿ mi te-xi (wajiⁿ mi teqi) and
sha-ke pui (cak͓ĕ
púi)
[JOD-Quapaw]
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cf. wa-zhiⁿ (wažį́) - bird, shortened from
wa-zhiⁿ-ka (wažį́ka), not to be confused with wa-zhiⁿ
(wažį́) - disposition, will, mind, personality; ska
(ska) - white
birth
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i-ta-de (íttade) - give birth to a child, bear a child
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i-ta-a-de (íttaáde) - I, i-ta-da-de (ittadáde)
- you
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i-ta-de (íttade) - born [OM]
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cf. naⁿ-pa-ta i-ta-de (nąpátta ittáde) - to have or
bear twins
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ex: shi-zhi-ka i-ta-de kʰe (šižíka íttade kʰé) - that
baby was born [MS]
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ex: shi-noⁿ i-ta-de ta niⁿ-kʰe (šínǫ íttade tta nįkʰé)
- they're going to have another baby [AG]
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Dhegiha: i-da-the (ídathe) - give birth to
[Omaha/Ponca]; i-ta-the (í-da-the) - to bear a child,
to give birth to an offspring [FL-Osage]; i-ta-the (iitáðe)
- give birth to [CQ-Osage]; i-da-ye (ídaye) - bear a
child, have a baby [Kaw]
birth name
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iⁿ-kdaⁿ zhi-ka (įkdą́ žíka) - son, first born
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iⁿ-kdaⁿ zhi (įkdą́ ží) - first son [MS]
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Dhegiha: iⁿ-gthoⁿ (iⁿgthóⁿ) - first son, a birth order
name [Omaha/Ponca]; iⁿ-gthoⁿ (iⁿ-gthóⁿ) - special
kinship term for the first son, one that only the immediate family
uses [FL-Osage]; i-loⁿ (ilǫ́ǫ), i-loⁿ-taⁿ
(ilǫ́ǫʰtą) - eldest son [CQ-Osage]; i-lo hiⁿ-ga
(ilóhíⁿga) - first born son [Kaw]
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iⁿ-kʰe zhi-ka (įkʰé žíka) - son, second born
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kʰa-ke (kʰáke) - son, oldest boy's birth name, this
differs with the JOD/RR entries, [MR] and [OM] are recorded saying
kʰa-ke (kʰáke) as oldest boy
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kʰa-ke (kʰáke) - oldest boy [MR, OM]
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kʰa-ke (kʰáke) - boy closer to you [AG]
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kʰa-ke (kʰáke) - son, third son's birthname
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kʰa-ke zhi-ka (kʰaké žíka) - son, 4th son's birthname
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kʰa-zhiⁿ (kʰážį) - son, first
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si-ke (síke) - daughter, oldest daughter, first
daughter, birth order name, this differs with the JOD/RR entries,
[AG] is recorded saying that they called her oldest sister
si-ke (siké)
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si-ke (siké) - girl [AG]
ex: si-ke xda (síke xdá) - skinny girl [AG]
ex: si-ke gi-ta …. o-sti-te
niⁿ-kʰe (síke gítta …. óstítte nikʰé) - (oldest daughter)
get up, your slow [AG]
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si-ke (síke) - daughter, second
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si-ke zhi-ka (síke žika) - daughter, second
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wi-he zhi-ka (wíhe žíka) - daughter, third born, birth
name; vocative wi-he (wihé)
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wi-na (wi-ná) - second girl, this differs with the
JOD/RR entries, [OM] says wi-na (winá) for second
daughter, one of [MS] great granddaughters was nicknamed wi-na
(winá), as she was the second daughter in that family, when
[MS] was asked how to say second daughter by her father, she said
wi-na (winá)
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wi-na (wi-ná) - second girl [OM]
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wi-na (winá), wi-naⁿ (winą́),
wi-naⁿ-e (winą́e) - daughter, second daughter, birth name
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wi-naⁿ zhi-ka (winą́ žíka) - daughter, first born
bit
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de-ska-de (déskade) - bit, 12 and a half cents,
Muskogean skali 'money', French escalin 'shilling'
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ex: de-ska-de miⁿ-xti (déskade mį́xti) - dime, ten
cents
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ex: ska-di mi-xti pe-ta-yoⁿ (skádi míxti ppetáyǫ) -
fifteen cents
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ex: de-ska-de naⁿ-pa (déskade nąpá),
de-ska-de noⁿ-ba (déskade nǫbá) - twenty-five cents,
quarter, two bits
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ex: de-ska-de noⁿ-ba (déskade nǫbá) - quarter,
twenty-five cents
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ex: de-ska-de to-wa (déskade towá) - half dollar,
fifty cents, four bits
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ex: de-ska-de sha-pe (déskade šappé) - seventy-five
cents
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