cat

iⁿ-taⁿ  kde-zhe  (įttą́ kdéže)  
 

Speaker - Maude Supernaw

cougar, panther, puma,  
mountain lion -speckled

Speaker - Maude Supernaw

   
  Speaker - Alice Crawfish Gilmore

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iⁿ-taⁿ-daⁿ kde-zhe (įttą́dą kdéže)

cat, domestic cat, spotted (RR-Quapaw)

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Dhegiha Language Family Comparison

·         iⁿ-taⁿ-daⁿ kde-zhe (įttą́dą kdéže) - cat, domestic cat, spotted (RR-Quapaw)

·         iⁿ-ta-naⁿ kde-zhe (įttaną kdéze) - bobcat (RR-Quapaw)

·         iⁿ-taⁿ-daⁿ kde-zhe zhi-ka (įttą́dą kdéže žíka) - kitten (RR-Quapaw)

·         iⁿ-gthoⁿ gthe-zhe (iⁿ-gthoⁿ́-gthe-zhe) - the lynx (FL-Osage)

·         i-loⁿ le-zhe (ilóⁿlezhè) - cat, domestic cat (Kanza)

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·         kde-zhe (kdéže) - spotted (RR-Quapaw)

·         gthe-zhe (gthezhé) - spotted, having spots in one place (Omaha/Ponca)

·         gthe-zhe (gthezhe) - speckled (Omaha)

·         gthe-zhe (gthe-zhé) - spotted (FL-Osage)

·         le-zhe (lézhe) - spotted, speckled, stippled (CQ-Osage)

·         le-zhe (lezhé) - spotted (Kanza)

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·         taⁿ-daⁿ (ttądą́) - panther, puma, mountain lion, iⁿ-taⁿ-daⁿ (įTą́dą) similar terms are widespread in North America (RR-Quapaw)

·         iⁿ-ta-naⁿ taⁿ-ka (įttáną ttą́ka) - panther (RR-Quapaw)

·         taⁿ-daⁿ taⁿ-ka (ttą́dą ttą́ka) - mountain lion, puma (RR-Quapaw)

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·         iⁿ-gthuⁿ́-ga (iⁿgthuⁿ́ga) - cat, wild cat (Omaha)

·         iⁿ-gthoⁿ-ga (iⁿ-gthoⁿ́-ga) - puma, panther also the name given to the domesticated cat when it was first introduced by the early settlers (FL-Osage)

·         i-loⁿ-ka (iló̜ǫka) - wildcat (CQ-Osage)

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·         iⁿ-gthoⁿ-ga zhiⁿ-ga (iⁿ-gthoⁿ́-ga zhiⁿ-ga) - little puma, the name given to the domestic kitten (FL-Osage)

·         i-loⁿ-zhi (iló̜ži) - cat, puma (CQ-Osage)

·         i-loⁿ-ga zhiⁿ-ga (ilóⁿga zhíⁿga) - cat, domestic cat, a kitten (Kanza)

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·         iⁿ-gthuⁿ siⁿ zne-de (iⁿgthuⁿ çiⁿ çnede) - cougar, mountain lion (Omaha)

·         i-loⁿ-ga siⁿ-je stse-je (ilóⁿga síⁿje scéje) - puma, mountain lion, panther (Kanza)