handkerchief, scarf

wa-pe-da  zhi-ka  (wappéda žíka)  

shawl - small

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Speaker - Maude Supernaw

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wa-pe-da zhi-ka (wappéda žíka)

handkerchief (RR-Quapaw)

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Dhegiha Language Family Comparison

  • wa-pe-da (wappéda) - shawl (RR-Quapaw)
  • wa-be-ʰtoⁿ (wá-be-ṭoⁿ) - a wrapper, any kind of skin or cloth used for wrapping treasured articles, u-ʰpe-ʰtoⁿ (u-pé-ṭoⁿ) - I wrap, u-shpe-ʰtoⁿ (u-shpé-ṭoⁿ) - you wrap (FL-Osage)

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  • o-be-tʰaⁿ (obétʰą) - wrap something around an object, o-pe-tʰaⁿ (oppétʰą) - I wrap, o-she-tʰaⁿ (ošpétʰą) - you wrap, oⁿ-ko-be-tʰaⁿ-we (ǫkóbetʰąwe) - we wrap (RR-Quapaw)
  • u-be-toⁿ (ubetoⁿ) - wrap (Omaha)
  • u-be-ʰtoⁿ (u-bé-ṭoⁿ) - to wrap or envelop, u-ʰpe-ʰtoⁿ (u-pé-ṭoⁿ) - I wrap up the goods, u-shpe-ʰtoⁿ (u-shpé-ṭoⁿ) - you wrap up the goods, oⁿ-gu-be-ʰtoⁿ i (oⁿ-gú-be-ṭoⁿ i) - we wrap up the goods (FL-Osage)
  • o-pe-txaⁿ (opétxą) - tie in a bundle or wrap up something specific (CQ-Osage)
  • o-be-khaⁿ (obékhaⁿ) - wrap up, wrap sthg around an obj., to bandage (Kanza)

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  • zhi-ka (žiká, žíka), zhi-ga (žigá), zhiⁿ-ka (žįká, žį́ka) - small, little (RR-Quapaw)
  • zhiⁿ-ga (zhíⁿga) - small, little (Omaha/Ponca)
  • zhiⁿ-ga (zhiⁿ-gá) - small, little, young, little children (FL-Osage)
  • zhiⁿ (žį), zhiⁿ-ka (žįká) - a little, small amount of something, small, little, be little, small, children, little ones, kids (CQ-Osage)
  • zhiⁿ-ga (zhíⁿga) - be small (Kanza)