apron

 

wa-tʰe  di-shiⁿ  (watʰé díšį)

 

dress - covering

Speaker - Odestine McWatters

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wa-tʰe (watʰé)

skirt, long skirt, dress (RR-Quapaw)

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o-di-shiⁿ (odíšį)

wrap, fold in a bundle, covering (RR-Quapaw)

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Dhegiha Language Family Comparison

  • wa-tʰe (watʰé) - skirt, long skirt, dress (RR-Quapaw)
  • wa-te (waté) - skirt, woman's dress (Omaha)
  • wa-tse (wa-tsé) - skirt, dress (FL-Osage)
  • wa-tsʰe (wáacʰe) - skirt with ribbon work or other decorations (CQ-Osage)
  • wa-che (waché) - dress, woman's skirt (Kanza)

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  • o-di-shiⁿ (odíšį) - wrap, fold in a bundle, covering, o-bdi-shiⁿ (obdíšį) - I wrap, fold, cover, o-ti-shiⁿ (ottíšį) - you wrap, fold, cover, oⁿ-ko-di-shiⁿ-we (ǫkódišįwe) - we wrap, fold, cover (RR-Quapaw)
  • u-thi-shiⁿ (uthíshiⁿ) - cover, to cover, as with a garment, u-bthi-shiⁿ (ub¢iciⁿ) - I cover, u-shni-shiⁿ (uc͓niciⁿ) - you cover, aⁿ-gu-shiⁿ-i (añgu¢iⁿi) - we cover (Omaha/Ponca)
  • pa u-thi-shiⁿ (pa uthishiⁿ) - scarf (Omaha)
  • u-thi-shiⁿ (u-thí-shiⁿ) - to wrap anything up, u-bthi-shiⁿ (u-bthí-shiⁿ) - I wrap it up, u-ni-shiⁿ (u-ní-shiⁿ) - you wrap it up, oⁿ-gu-thi-shiⁿ (oⁿ-gú-thi-shiⁿ) - we wrap it up (FL-Osage)
  • o-thi-shi (oðíši) - wrap, cover for a tipi, sweat house, pillow, etc., o-bri-shi (obríši) - I wrap it, o-shtsi-shi (ošciši) - you wrap it, o-thi-shi (oðíši) - he/she wraps it, aⁿ-ko-thi-shi (ąkóðiši) - we wrap it (CQ-Osage)
  • o-yu-shiⁿ (oyúshiⁿ) - bundle something up, cover something by surrounding it, covering, a wrapping for something, synonym or variant of a-yi-shiⁿ (áyishiⁿ), o-blu-shiⁿ (oblúshiⁿ) - I bundle, wrap, cover, o-hnu-shiⁿ (ohnúshiⁿ) - you bundle, wrap, cover, o-yu-shiⁿ (oyúshiⁿ) - he/she/it bundle, wrap, cover, aⁿ-go-yu-shiⁿ-be (aⁿgóyushiⁿbe) - we bundle, wrap, cover, o-hnu-shiⁿ-be (ohnúshiⁿbe) - you all bundle, wrap, cover, o-yu-shiⁿ-be (oyúshiⁿbe) - they bundle, wrap, cover (Kanza)
  • a-yi-shiⁿ (áyishiⁿ) - to bundle up in a cloth or blanket, synonym or variant of o-yu-shiⁿ (oyushiⁿ), a-bli-shiⁿ (ablishiⁿ) - I bundle, wrap, cover, a-hni-shiⁿ (áhnishiⁿ) - you bundle, wrap, cover, a-yi-shiⁿ (áyishiⁿ) - he/she/it bundle, wrap, cover, aⁿ-ga-yi-shiⁿ-be (aⁿgáyishiⁿbe) - we bundle, wrap, cover, a-hni-shiⁿ-be (áhnishiⁿbe) - you all bundle, wrap, cover, a-yi-shiⁿ-be (áyishiⁿbe) - they bundle, wrap, cover (Kanza)