masculine name of the Kwapa hañga gens, White Hañk͓a
Near By (JOD-Quapaw)
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Dhegiha Language Family Comparison
haⁿ-ka (hañ́ʞa)
- ancestral gens (JOD-Quapaw)
hoⁿ-ga (hoⁿ́ga)
- leader or first, implies the idea of ancient, or first,
people; those who led, moiety or tribal half representing the
earth and it’s water (Omaha-Fletcher/LaFlesche)
huⁿ-ga (huⁿ́ga)
- ancient one, the one who goes before, leader, peace as
symbolized by a little child (Omaha-Fletcher/LaFlesche)
haⁿ-ka (hañ́k͓a)
- the name of the gentes on the right side of the Osage tribal
circle (JOD-Osage)
hoⁿ-ga (hoⁿ́-ga)
- The-sacred-one, Personal name (FL-Osage)
haⁿ-ka (hą́ka),
hoⁿ-ga (hó̜ga) - the name of the two great tribal
divisions of the Osage Tribe, the division representing the
earth with its water and dry land. The word signifies sacred or
holy, an object that is venerated. It is also the name of a
subdivision representing the dry land of the earth. The dark-plummed
eagle is spoken of by this term, because of its synbolic use; a
child chosen as an emblem of innocence in a peace ceremony is
called Hoⁿ-ga. The origin of the word, being
obscure, can not be analyzed (FL-Osage)
haⁿ-ka (hą́ka)
- sacred, holy, bald eagle, dark-plummed eagle, earth division
of the Osage tribe, innocence emblem in peace ceremony, a child
(CQ-Osage)
haⁿ-ga zhiⁿ-ga (háⁿga zhíⁿga)
- little eagle gens (Kanza)
haⁿ-ga taⁿ-ga (háⁿga tàⁿga)
- black eagle (Kanza)
haⁿ-ga taⁿ-ga (háⁿga táⁿga)
- eagle clan, gens, named after the black eagle (Kanza)