bear, black bear

wa-sa  (wasá)  
that which is - black Speaker - Maude Supernaw
   
  Speaker - Odestine McWatters

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wa-sa (wasá)

bear, black (RR-Quapaw)

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Dhegiha Language Family Comparison

·         wa-sa (wasá) - bear, black (RR-Quapaw)

·         wa-sa-pe (waçábe) - black bear (Omaha)

·         wa-sa-pe (wa-ça-be) - black bear (FL-Osage)

·         wa-sa-pe (wasápe), wa-sa (wasá), wa-sai (wasái) - bear, especially black bear (CQ Osage)

·         wa-sa-be (wasábe) - bear, black bear (Kanza)

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 ·         wa (wa) - things, stuff, people, folks, they, them (CQ-Osage)

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      ·         sa (sa) - black that is near, distinct (RR-Quapaw)

·         sa-be (sábe) - black, black for a nearby object (Omaha/Ponca)

·         sa-be (çá-be) - black (FL-Osage)

·         sa (sa), sa-pe (sápe) - black (CQ-Osage)

·         sa-be (sábe) - black, a nearby black (Kanza)