ni-xi-te  maⁿ-tʰe  tiⁿiⁿ  (niγítte  mą́tʰe  ttí̜í̜)
inner ear - inside - imitating ringing sound	Speaker - Maude Supernaw

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ni-xi-te (niγítte)

ear, inner, opening of the ear, hearing (RR-Quapaw)

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maⁿ-tʰe (mą́tʰe)

inside, in, within, under (RR-Quapaw)

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tiⁿiⁿ (ttí̜í̜)

onomatopoeia - the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it as buzz or hiss

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Dhegiha Language Family Comparison

   ·         ni-xi-te (niγítte) - ear, inner, opening of the ear, hearing (RR-Quapaw)

     ·         noⁿ-xi-de (noⁿxide) - ear, the inner hearing organ (Omaha)

     ·         noⁿ-xu-dse (noⁿ-xú-dse) - the internal, that which holds the hearing orifice (FL-Osage)

     ·         naⁿ-xu-tse (nąąγúce) - ear, inner ear, act of hearing, understanding, paying attention, heeding advice (CQ-Osage)

     ·         ni-ghu-je (nighúje) - the external ear, sense of hearing (Kanza)

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·         maⁿ-tʰe (mą́tʰe) - inside, in, within, under (RR)

·         moⁿ-te (moⁿte) - inside (Omaha)

·         moⁿ-tse (moⁿ́-tse) - in the deepest of secret places (FL-Osage)

·         maⁿ-tsʰe (mącʰé) - in the center of something, centrally located, within, underneath (CQ-Osage)

·         maⁿ-che (máⁿche) - underneath, within (Kanza)

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·         tiⁿiⁿ (ttí̜í̜)- onomatopoeia - the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it, as buzz or hiss