eagle, Little White Eagle (personal name)

xi-da  ska  zhi-ka  (xüdá ska žíka)    

 

eagle - white - little

Speaker - Maude Supernaw

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xi-da ska zhi-ka (qi-d¢á ska jí-k͓a)

Kwapa masculine name (JOD-Quapaw)

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xi-da  ska (xidá ska)

white eagle (RR-Quapaw)

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xi-da  ska (qi-d¢á ska) - masculine name of the Kwapa Eagle gens, White Eagle near by (JOD-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

·         xi-da ska (xidá ska) - white eagle (RR-Quapaw)

·         xi-da ska (qi-d¢á ska) - masculine name of the Kwapa Eagle gens, White Eagle near by (JOD-Quapaw)

·         xi-tha ska (xitháska) - name, White Eagle (JOD-Omaha)

·         qi-tha ska (qitháskă) - golden eagle, white eagle (Omaha/Ponca)

·         xi-tha-ska (xi-thá-çka) - white eagle, also the name of a Ponca Indian (FL-Osage)

·         xu-ya ska (xuyá ska) male name of the Kanza Xuyá (White) Eagle gens, White (near by) Eagle (JOD-Kanza)

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·        xi-da zhi-ka (qi-d¢á jí-k͓a) - masculine name of the Kwapa xi-da ni-ka-shi-ka (qi-d¢é nikacik͓a) or Eagle gens, Eaglet (JOD-Quapaw)

·        qi-tha zhiⁿ-ga (qithá zhíⁿga) - eaglet, eagle chick (Omaha/Ponca)

·        xi-tha zhiⁿ-ga (xi-thá zhiⁿ-ga) - young bald eagle (FL-Osage)

·        xu-ya hiⁿ-ga (xuyáhìⁿga) - eagle, the small white or gold (Kanza)

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·         xi-da (xidá), xiu-da (xüdá) - eagle (RR-Quapaw)

·         qi-tha (qithá) - eagle (Omaha/Ponca)

·         xi-tha (xithá) - eagle (Omaha)

·         xi-tha (xi-tha) - eagle, golden eagle, the golden eagle figures in the Osage rites as a symbol of courage, the black on the tips of it’s tail feathers represents fire and charcoal (FL-Osage)

·         xiu-tha (xiu-thá) - the eagle, this is considered among the Osage as a sacred bird (FL-Osage)

·         xu-tha (xu-thá) - eagle, the adult golden eagle (FL-Osage)

·         xu-tha (xúða), xi-tha (xíða) - eagle (CQ-Osage)

·         xu-ya (xuyá) - the golden eagle (Kanza)

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·         ska (ska) - white, white nearby (RR-Quapaw)

·         ska (ska) - white, applied to objects nearby, not far away (Omaha/Ponca)

·         ska (çka) - white (FL-Osage)

·         ska (ská) - white, bright, clear (CQ-Osage)

·         ska (ska) - white, clearly defined white (Kanza)

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·         zhi-ka (žiká, žíka), zhi-ga (žigá), zhi-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)