good

ho-taⁿ  (hóttą)  

good     

Speaker - Maude Supernaw

   
  Speaker - Odestine McWatters

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ho-toⁿ  (hóttǫ)

 

good

Speaker - Alice Crawfish Gilmore

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ho-taⁿ (hóttą)

good (RR-Quapaw)

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good water

 

ni  ho-taⁿ  (ni hóttą)

Speaker - Maude Supernaw

water - good

 

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We have good shell shakers.

 

 

Speaker - Maude Supernaw

ke-ha-na-xa-da  ho-taⁿ  aⁿ-ka-niⁿ-ke  (kehá anaxáda hóttą ąkaní̜ įké)

shell shaker - good - we have - we all lying, doing that

 

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I am happy.

 

wi-e  ho-taⁿ  (wíe hóttą)

Speaker - Mary Wilson

I - good

 

* aⁿ-ho-taⁿ (ąhóttą) - I am good (RR-Quapaw)

 

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Are you happy?

 

jhi-e  ho-ta  (ǰíe hóttą)

Speaker - Mary Wilson

you - good

 

* di-ho-ta (dihóttą) - you are good (RR-Quapaw)

 

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good mother

 

iⁿ-da ho-taⁿ hi (įdá hóttą hi)

Speaker - Maude Supernaw

my mother - good - very

 

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Dhegiha Language Family Comparison

  • ho-taⁿ (hóttą) - good, aⁿ-ho-taⁿ (ąhóttą) - I’m good, di-ho-taⁿ (dihóttą) - your good (RR-Quapaw)
  • u-daⁿ (údaⁿ) - good, to be good, aⁿ-u-daⁿ (aⁿúdaⁿ) - I am good, thi-u-daⁿ (¢iúdaⁿ) - you are good, wa-u-daⁿ i (waúdaⁿi) - we are good (Omaha/Ponca)

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  • doⁿ-he (doⁿ-hé) - decent, clean, of good character, generous (FL-Osage)
  • taⁿ-he (tąhé) - be well, be wonderful (CQ-Osage)
  • doⁿ-he (doⁿhé) - well, good, excellent, fine (Kanza)