wa-zhiⁿ-ka  xo-we  sha-ke  (waží̜ka xówe šáke)
bird - sacred, holy - claw, talon	Speaker - Maude Supernaw

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wa-zhiⁿ-ka xo-we (waží̜ka xówe)

eagle, holy bird (RR-Quapaw)

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sha-ke (šáke)

claw, talon, hoof (RR-Quapaw)

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Dhegiha Language Family Comparison

·         wa-zhiⁿ-ga sha-ge (wa-zhiⁿ-ga sha-ge) - bird claws, talons, as of the eagle (FL-Osage)

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·         wa-zhiⁿ-ka (waží̜ka) - bird (RR-Quapaw)

·         wa-zhiⁿ-ga (wazhiⁿga) - chicken, fowl, any bird, older term (Omaha)

·         wa-zhiⁿ-ga (wa-zhiⁿ́-ga) - any bird or fowl (FL-Osage)

·         wa-zhiⁿ-ka (waží̜ka) - bird (CQ-Osage)

·         wa-zhiⁿ-ga (wazhíⁿga) - bird, small birds (Kanza)

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·         xo-we (xówe) - sacred, holy (RR-Quapaw)

·         wa-xu-be (waxube) - holy (Omaha)

·         xu-be (xúbe) - holy, supernatural power, sanctity (FL-Osage)

·         xo-pe (xópe) - sacred, consecrated, holy (CQ-Osage)

·         wa-xo-we (waxówe), wa-xo-be (waxóbe) - sacred, holy, mysterious (Kanza)

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·         sha-ke (šáke) - claw, talon, hoof (RR-Quapaw)

·         sha-ge (shage) - hoof, talon, claws, fingernails (Omaha)

·         sha-ge (shá-ge) - hands, paws, claws, talons (FL-Osage)

·         sha-ke (šáake) - hand, claw, handprint, footprint, tracks, hands of the body that are touched by the attendees when passing by it at a funeral, finger (CQ-Osage)

·         sha-ge (sháge) - claws, finger (Kanza)