green

to  (tto  

green or blue      

Speaker - Mary Lane Redeagle

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green grass

 

ma-hiⁿ  to-hi  (mahí̜ ttóhi)

Speaker - Maude Supernaw

grass - green - very

 

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Dhegiha Language Family Comparison

  • to (tto) - blue, green, grue (RR-Quapaw)
  • to-ho (ttóho) - blue, green, grue (RR-Quapaw)
  • ma-hiⁿ to (mahį́ tto) - green, literally "grass-blue" (RR-Quapaw)
  • to-ho xo-te (ttohó xotté) - green, pale (RR-Quapaw)
  • sa to-ho (sá ttóho) - blue or green, dark (RR-Quapaw)
  • tu (tu) - blue, green (Omaha/Ponca)
  • ʰto-ho (t̩ó-ho) - green or blue (FL-Osage)
  • moⁿ-hiⁿ ʰto-ho (moⁿ-hiⁿ́ t̩o-ho) - greens, vegetables (FL-Osage)
  • maⁿ-hiⁿ ʰto-ho (mąąhí̜ ʰtóho) - green, literally, blue/green grass (CQ-Osage)
  • maⁿ-hiⁿ ʰto-ho e-koⁿ (mąąhí̜ ʰtóho éekǫ) - green, literally, like blue/green grass (CQ-Osage)
  • maⁿ-hiⁿ to-ho (maⁿhíⁿtóho) - weed, a green grass (Kanza)
  • maⁿ-hiⁿ e-go (maⁿhíⁿego) - green (as opposed to blue) (Kanza)
  • miⁿ-to-ho-ye (míⁿtohoye) - blue or green, "blue blanket" (Kanza)