hatchet, tomahawk

iⁿ-spe  zhi-ka  (į́spe žíka)  

axe - little

Speaker - Maude Supernaw

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iⁿ-spe zhi-ka (į́spe žíka)

hatchet (RR-Quapaw)

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Dhegiha Language Family Comparison

  • iⁿ-spe zhi-ka (į́spe žíka) - hatchet (RR-Quapaw)
  • moⁿ-ze pe zhiⁿ-ga (moⁿçe pe zhiⁿga) - hatchet, tomahawk (Omaha)
  • moⁿ-hiⁿ spe zhiⁿ-ga (moⁿ́-hiⁿ-çpe zhiⁿ-ga) - tomahawk (FL-Osage)
  • maⁿ-hiⁿ spe zhiⁿ (mą́ąhįspežį) - hatchet (CQ-Osage)

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  • iⁿ-spe (į́spe, įspé) - axe (RR-Quapaw)
  • moⁿ-ze pe (moⁿçe pe) - ax (Omaha)
  • moⁿ-hiⁿ spe (moⁿ́-hiⁿ-çpe) - ax (FL-Osage)
  • maⁿ-hiⁿ spe (mą́ąhįspe) - axe (CQ-Osage)
  • maⁿ-hiⁿ spe (máⁿhiⁿspe) - axe (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 (zhinⁿ-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)