goose, geese

miⁿ-xa  taⁿ-ka  (mí̜γa ttą́ka)  

duck - big

 Speaker - Maude Supernaw

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mi-xa  (míγa)  

duck

Speaker - Odestine McWatters

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miⁿ-xa taⁿ-ka (mí̜γa ttą́ka)

goose, wild or Canada, dark grey (RR-Quapaw)

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Dhegiha Language Family Comparison

  • miⁿ-xa taⁿ-ka (mį́γa ttą́ka) - goose, wild or Canada, dark grey (RR-Quapaw)
  • miⁿ-xa toⁿ-ga (míⁿxa toⁿga) - goose, wild goose, large goose (Omaha/Ponca)
  • mi-xa ʰtaⁿ-ka (míγa ʰtą́ka) - goose, big goose or big duck, lit., ‘big duck’ (CQ-Osage)
  • miⁿ-gha taⁿ-ga (míⁿgha taⁿga) - Canadian goose (Kanza)

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  • miⁿ-xa (mį́γa) - duck, generic (RR-Quapaw)
  • miⁿ-xa zhiⁿ-ga (míⁿxazhíⁿga) - duck (Omaha/Ponca)
  • mi-xa zhiⁿ-ga (míxa zhiⁿga) - duckling (Omaha)
  • mi-xa zhiⁿ-ga (mí-xa zhiⁿ-ga) - a teal duck (FL-Osage)
  • miⁿ-xa (mį́γa) - duck, goose, game bird or other large bird (CQ-Osage)
  • miⁿ-gha zhiⁿ-ga (míⁿgha zhíⁿga) - duck (Kanza)

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  • taⁿ-ka (ttą́ka) - big, large (RR-Quapaw)
  • toⁿ-ga (toⁿgá) - large, big, great (Omaha/Ponca)
  • ʰtoⁿ-ga (ṭoⁿ-gá) - big, large (FL-Osage)
  • ʰtaⁿ-ka (ʰtą́ka), ʰtaⁿ (ʰtą́ą) - big, large, great, grand (CQ-Osage)
  • taⁿ-ga (táⁿga) - be large (Kanza)