far away, way off

ko-zhi  hi  (kkóži hi)

 

far away - very

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ko-zhi (kkóži)

far (RR-Quapaw)

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hi (hi)

very; with numerals: just, only (RR-Quapaw)

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Sun Way Off (personal name).  

mi  ko-zhi (mi kkóži)

Speaker - Maude Supernaw

sun - far away

 

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I live way off.

 

ko-zhi hi  a-kniⁿ  a-ni-he  (kkóžihi akní̜ ánihé)

Speaker - Maude Supernaw

far away, very - I reside - I moving, doing that

 

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I am going to live far away.     

ko-zhi hi  a-kniⁿ  ta  miⁿ-khe  (kkóžihi akní̜ taa mįkhé)

Speaker - Maude Supernaw

far away, very - I reside - will be - I sitting, doing that

 

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I go a long ways (I will be going very far away).  

ko-zhi hi  bde  ta  miⁿ-khe  (kkóži hi bdé taa mįkhé)

Speaker - Maude Supernaw

far away, very - I go - will be - I sitting, doing that

 

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Dhegiha Language Family Comparison

·         ko-zhi (kkóži) - far (RR-Quapaw)

·         ʰku-zhi (k̩ú-zhi) - far away, at a great distance (FL-Osage)

·         ʰko-zhi si-gthe (k̩ó-zhi-çi-gthe) - tracks - far - away, Personal name (FL-Osage)

·         ʰko-zhi moⁿ-iⁿ (k̩ó-zhi-moⁿ-iⁿ) - travels-in-distant-lands, Personal name (FL-Osage)

·         go-ji (gojí) - far off, remote, long way off (Kanza)

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·         hi (hi) - very; with numerals: just, only (RR-Quapaw)