come, come in, come back, come here, come on

ki-we  (kiwé)    
come Speaker - Alice Crawfish Gilmore

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ki-we (kiwé)

come, come in, invitation (RR-Quapaw)

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Come in.  

ki-we  (kiwé)

 Speaker - Anna Beaver

come, come in, invintation

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Come back.   

ki-we  (kiwé)

 Speaker - Anna Beaver

come, come in, invitation

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Come here.       

ki-we  (kiwé)

 Speaker - Odestine McWatters

come, come in, invitation

  

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Come on.       

ki-we  (kiwé)

Speaker - Mary Lane Redeagle

come, come in, invitation

  

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Everybody come dance.  
o-zha  za-ni  ki-wa-we  (óža zaní  kiwawe) Speaker - Maude Supernaw

dance - all, everyone - come, plural

* plural form, ki-we  + a-we

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Everybody come dance.  
za-ni  o-zha  ki-we  (zaní óža kiwé) Speaker - Maude Supernaw

all, everyone - dance - come, invitation

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Dhegiha Language Family Comparison

  • ki-we (kiwé) - come, come in, invitation (RR-Quapaw)
  • ki-we (kíwé) - they returned, they reached home (JOD-Quapaw)

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  • ki (ki) - returning to here, be (RR-Quapaw)
  • khi (khi) - arrive back at one’s own (RR-Quapaw)
  • gi (gi) - to come back, to come home (Omaha/Ponca)
  • gi-ah (giah) - command, beckon, come here, female (Omaha)
  • gi-ga (giga) - command, beckon, come here, male (Omaha)
  • gi (gi) - he approaches, he comes (FL-Osage)
  • gi-o (gi-o) - to come (FL-Osage)
  • gi-a (gí-a) - is he coming (FL-Osage)
  • ki (ki) - to reach home (FL-Osage)
  • kiu (kü), a-ku (akú) - come back here, motion underway (CQ-Osage)
  • khi (khi) - arrive home, return home (Kanza)
  • gu (gu) - to be coming back (Kanza)