ta zhi-ka  (tta žíka)
deer - little	Speaker - Maude Supernaw

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ta (tta)

deer, ruminant, meat, especially dried meat (RR-Quapaw)

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zhi-ka (žiká, žíka), zhi-ga (žigá), zhiⁿ-ka (žįká, ží̜ka)

small, little (RR-Quapaw)

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Dhegiha Language Family Comparison

·         ta (tta) - deer, ruminant, meat, especially dried meat (RR-Quapaw)

·         ta (ta) - dried meat, especially buffalo, elk, or deer meat, jerky (Omaha/Ponca)

·         ta-xti (táxti) - deer (Omaha/Ponca)

·         ta (ta) - dried meat (Omaha)

·         ʰta (t̩a) - the deer, meat of any kind, deer, archaic - ta-xtsi, the flesh of this animal was used by the Osage and Omaha for food and the skin for clothing, the sinew was used for sewing (FL-Osage)

·         ʰta (ʰtáa) - deer, doe, fawn, buck, meat (CQ-Osage)

·         ta (ta) - deer, meat of any sort (Kanza)

·         ta-xtsi (tàxcí) - deer (Kanza)

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·         zhi-ka (žiká, žíka), zhi-ga (žigá), zhiⁿ-ka (žįká, ží̜ka) - small, little (RR-Quapaw)

·         zhiⁿ-ga (zhíⁿga) - small, little (Omaha/Ponca)

·         zhiⁿ-ga (zhinⁿ-gá) - small, little, young, little children (FL-Osage)

·         zhiⁿ (žį), zhiⁿ-ka (žįká) - a little, small amount of something, small, little, be little, small, children, little ones, kids (CQ-Osage)

·         zhiⁿ-ga (zhíⁿga) - be small (Kanza)