daughter, my daughter

wi-zhoⁿ-ke (wižó̜ke)                

my daughter

Speaker - Mary Lane Redeagle

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wi-zhaⁿ-ke (wižą́ke)

my daughter (RR-Quapaw)

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Dhegiha Language Family Comparison

  • i-zhaⁿ-ke (ižą́ke) - daughter, someone's, wi-zhaⁿ-ke (wižą́ke) - my daughter, di-zhaⁿ-ke (dižą́ke) - your daughter (RR-Quapaw)
  • i-zhuⁿ-ge (izhuⁿ́ge) - daughter (Omaha)
  • i-zhoⁿ-ge (i-zhoⁿ́-ge) - his or her daughter (FL-Osage)
  • i-zhoⁿ-ke (ižǫ́ke) - his/her daughter, his brother's daughter, his sister's daughter, more precise than English "his/her niece", wi-zhoⁿ-ke (wižǫ́ke) - my daughter, used when speaker is male or female, my brother's daughter, used only when speaker is male, more precise than English "my niece", my sister's daughter, used only when speaker is female, more precise than English "my niece", thi-zhoⁿ-ke (ðižǫ́ke) - your daughter, used when speaking to a man or woman, your sister's daughter, used only when speaking to a woman, more precise than English "niece", your brother's daughter, used only when speaking to a man, more precise than English "niece",  (CQ-Osage)
  • i-zhoⁿ-ge (izhóⁿge) - daughter, his or her, wi-zhoⁿ-ge (wizhóⁿge) - my daughter, yi-zhoⁿ-ge (yizhóⁿge) - your daughter (Kanza)