half dollar, fifty cents

de-ska-da  to-wa  (déskada towá)  

bit - four

Speaker - Louis Quapaw

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de-ska-de to-wa (déskade towá)

half dollar, four bits (RR-Quapaw)

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de-ska-de (déskade)

bit, 12 and a half cents, Muskogean skali 'money', Fr. escalin 'shilling' (RR-Quapaw)

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Dhegiha Language Family Comparison

  • to-wa (tówa) - four (RR-Quapaw)
  • du-ba (dúba) - four (Omaha/Ponca)
  • do-ba (dó-ba) - four (FL-Osage)
  • to-pa (tóopa) - four (CQ-Osage)
  • to-ba (tóba) - four (Kanza)