hair, white hair

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ni-zhi-ha (nižíha)

hair of the human head (RR-Quapaw)

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ska (ska)

white, white nearby (RR-Quapaw)

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Dhegiha Language Family Comparison

• ni-zhi-ha (nižíha) - hair of the human head (RR-Quapaw)
• na-zhi-ha (názhiha) - hair, the hair of the human head (Omaha/Ponca)
• ni-zhu-ha (ni-zhú-ha) - hair of the head (FL-Osage)

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• ska (ska) - white, white nearby (RR-Quapaw)
• ska (ska) - white, applied to objects nearby, not far away (Omaha/Ponca)
• ska (çka) - white (FL-Osage)
• ska (ská) - white, bright, clear (CQ-Osage)
• ska (ska) - white, clearly defined white (Kanza)