bird (also a personal name)

wa-zhiⁿ-ka  (waží̜ka)   

bird

 
Speaker - Anna Beaver
   
  Speaker - Mary Lane Redeagle

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wa-zhiⁿ-ka (waží̜ka)

bird (RR-Quapaw)

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wa-zhiⁿ-ka (Wajiñ´k͓a)

male name (JOD-Quapaw)

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eagle  

wa-zhiⁿ-ka  xo-we  (waží̜ka xówe)

   Speaker - Maude Supernaw

bird - sacred, holy

 

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redbird, cardinal  

wa-zhiⁿ-ka  zhi-te  (wažį́ka  žítte)

 Speaker - Maude Supernaw

bird - red

 

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Dhegiha Language Family Comparison

·         wa-zhiⁿ-ka (waží̜ka) - bird (RR-Quapaw)

·         wa-zhiⁿ-ga (wazhiⁿga) - chicken, fowl, any bird, older term (Omaha)

·         wa-zhiⁿ-ga (wa-zhiⁿ́-ga) - any bird or fowl (FL-Osage)

·         wa-zhiⁿ-ka (waží̜ka) - bird (CQ-Osage)

·         wa-zhiⁿ-ga (wazhíⁿga) - bird, small birds (Kanza)