African American, negro

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_____________________________________________________________________________ i-shta-xi  sha (ištáxi šá)

negro, literally, dark Whiteman (RR-Quapaw)
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Dhegiha Language Family Comparison

·        i-shta-xe (ištáxe), i-sta-ge (istáge), i-ste-ge (istége) - Frenchman, Whiteman, reference to eyelash (RR-Quapaw)

·        iⁿ-shta-xiⁿ (iⁿ-shtá-xiⁿ) - yellow eyes, a white man (FL-Osage)

·        iⁿ-shta-xiⁿ (įįštáxįį) - white person, French person, Canadian or English person, light eyes, gray, brown, or yellow eyes (CQ-Osage)

·        i-shta-xe (ishtáxe) - white man, Frenchman, eyebrows (Kanza)

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·         i-shta-xe (ištáxe) - eyelash (RR-Quapaw)

·         i-shta-the-hiⁿ (ishtáthehíⁿ) - eyelashes (Omaha/Ponca)

·         iⁿ-shta-hiⁿ (iⁿ-shtá-hiⁿ) - eyebrows (FL-Osage)

·         iⁿ-shta-hiⁿ (įįštáhįį) - eyebrows (CQ-Osage)

·         i-shta-hiⁿ (ishtáhiⁿ) - eyelashes (Kanza)

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·         i-shta (ištá) - eye (RR-Quapaw)

·         i-shta (ishtá) - eye (Omaha/Ponca)

·         iⁿ-shta (iⁿ-shtá) - eye, eyes (FL-Osage)

·         iⁿ-shta (įįštá) - eye (CQ-Osage)

·         i-shta (ishtá) - eye (Kanza)

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·         sha (ša) - dark, indistinct black (RR-Quapaw)

·         sha-be (shábe) - dark (Omaha/Ponca)

·         sha-be (shá-be) - dark in color (FL-Osage)

·         sha-pe (šápe) - dark in color, shaded, darkened (CQ-Osage)

·         sha-be (shábe) - dark, shadowy, distant black, brown (Kanza)