dig

di-ko-te  (dikótte)

dig out, probe (RR-Quapaw)

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di-k’o  (dikʔó)

dig with knife, spade or paws (RR-Quapaw)

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Digging a grave.  

di-k’o-te  wa-x’e  (dikʔó tte waxʔé)

Speaker - Maude Supernaw

dig - grave

 

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Dhegiha Language Family Comparison

·         di-ko-te (dikótte) - dig out, probe, bdi-ko-te (bdíkotte) - I dig out, probe, ti-ko-te (ttíkotte) - you dig out, probe (RR-Quapaw)

·         di-k’o-te (dikʔó) - dig with knife, spade or paws, bdi-k’o (bdíkʔo) - I dig with knife, spade or paws, ti-k’o (ttíkʔo) - you with knife, spade or paws (RR-Quapaw)

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·         o-x’o-te (oxʔótte) - hole, natural opening (RR-Quapaw)

·         o-kdo (okdó) - hole, an artificial opening (RR-Quapaw)

·         u-ʰku-dse (u-k̩'ú-dse) - a hole, perforation, orifice (FL-Osage)

·         k’o (kʔó) - hole (CQ-Osage)

·         o-k’o-je (ok'óje) - hole, aperture (Kanza)

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·         yu-k’o (yuk'ó) - scrape clean, dig up (Kanza)

·         a-yu-k’o (áyuk'o), a-yi-k’o (áyik'o) - dig a hole with the hands (Kanza)