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zigzag

di-ko-ko-zhe (dikókože) - zigzag

cf. ko-zhe (kóže) - crooked; di-ko-zhe (dikóže) - bend something; a di-ko-zhe (á dikóže) - bend the arm; oⁿ-pʰaⁿ ko-sha (ǫ́pʰą kkóša) - Elk Bent (exact part unknown), masculine name [JOD]

Dhegiha: thi-gu-gu-zhe (thigúguzhe) - bent a little here and there [Omaha/Ponca]; thi-gu-gu-zhe (thi guguzhe) - uneven; crooked [Omaha]

Dhegiha: thi-gu-zhe (thigúzhe) - bent a little, like a fish-hook [Omaha/Ponca]; thi-gu-zhe (thíguzhe) - crooked [Omaha]

Dhegiha: ʰku-sha (ḳu-sha) - crooked [FL-Osage]; ko-zha (kósha) - crooked, bent a little [Kaw]

 

zigzag lightning, Forked Lightning

di-kdi-ze (dikdíze) - lightning, forked lightning

di-kdi-ze (dikdíze) - lightning [MS]

di-kdi-ze (dikdíze) - Forked lightning; Lightning, masculine name of the Kwapa taⁿ-daⁿ (ttądą́) or taⁿ-daⁿ waⁿ-taⁿ-ka (ttądą́ wąttą́ka) gens [JOD]

Dhegiha: thi-gthi-ze (thigthíze) - lightening; forked lightening; zigzag lightning [Omaha/Ponca]; thi-gthi-ze (thígthiçe) - electricity [Omaha]; thi-gthi-ze (thi-gthí-çe) - to make striped marks [FL-Osage]; yu-li-ze (yulíze) - forked lightning [Kaw]

 

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