girl, baby girl

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she-mi zhi-ka (šémižíka)

baby girl (RR-Quapaw)

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Dhegiha Language Family Comparison

• she-mi (šémi) - girl, not yet reached puberty (RR-Quapaw)
• she-mi zhi-ka (šémižíka) - baby girl (RR-Quapaw)
• she-miⁿ zhiⁿ-zhiⁿ-ga (shémiⁿzhiⁿzhíⁿga) - young woman, maiden, girl, young women, maidens, of various sizes (Omaha/Ponca)
• shi-mi zhiⁿ-ga (shí-mi-zhiⁿ-ga) - a baby girl, a damsel, a maiden, a lassie (FL-Osage)
• shiⁿ-miⁿ zhiⁿ (ší̜mįžį) - girl, baby girl, girlfriend (CQ-Osage)
• shi-miⁿ hiⁿ-ga (shímiⁿhìⁿga) - girl, young woman (Kanza)

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• zhi-ka (žiká, žíka), zhi-ga (žigá), zhiⁿ-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)