girl, bad girl

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she-mi (šémi)

girl, not yet reached puberty (RR-Quapaw)

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shi-ke (šíke)

bad, ugly (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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• shi-ke (šíke) - bad, ugly, aⁿ-shi-ke (ąšíke) - I am bad, ugly, di-shi-ke (dišíke) - you are bad ugly, wa-shi-ke (wášíke) - we are bad, dual, wa-shi-ka-we (wášíkawe) - we are bad, plural  (RR-Quapaw)
• shi-ge (shíge) - bad, evil, injury, aⁿ-shi-ge (ąšíge) - I am bad, yi-shi-ge (yišíge) - you are bad, wa-shi-ge (wášíge) - we are bad, dual, wa-shi-ga-be (wášígabe) - we are bad, plural (Kanza)