husband

ni-ka  i-ta  (níkka ittá)

man - hers, his, it’s

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husband, my husband

 

ni-ka  wi-ta  (níkka wítta)

Speaker - Maude Supernaw

man - my

 

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Where's your man (your husband)?

 

ni-ka  jhi-ta  ha-ki  niⁿ-khe  (níkka ǰítta háki nįkhé)

Speaker - Alice Crawfish Gilmore

man - your - where - he, she sitting doing that

* di-ta (dítta) - your, yours, alienable (RR-Quapaw)

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Dhegiha Language Family Comparison

  • i-ni-ʰka (i-ní-k̩a) - her man, her husband (FL-Osage)
  • ni-ʰka i-ʰta (níʰka íʰta), i-ni-ʰka (iiníʰka) - her husband, ni-ʰka wi-ʰta (níʰka wíʰta), wi-ni-ʰka (winíʰka) - my husband, ni-ʰka thi-ʰta (níʰka ðiʰta), thi-ni-ʰka (ðiníʰka) - your husband (CQ-Osage)

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  • ni-ka (níkka) - man, as opposed to a woman (RR-Quapaw)
  • nu (nu) - man, human male (Omaha/Ponca)
  • ni-ʰka (ní-ḳa) - man (FL-Osage)
  • ni-ʰka (níʰka) - man, person, husband (CQ-Osage)
  • ni-ka (níka) - man, human male, husband (Kanza)

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  • i-ta (ittá) - his, hers, its, alienable, wi-ta (wítta) - my, mine, alienable, di-ta (dítta) - your, yours, alienable, i-ta-we (ittáwe) - their, theirs (RR-Quapaw)
  • wi-wi-ta (wiwíta) - my, mine, my own, thi-thi-ta (thithíta) - your, yours, your own, thy, thine, thy own, (Omaha/Ponca)
  • i-ʰta (i-ṭá) - his or hers, wi-ʰta (wíṭa) - denoting possession, my or mine, thi-ʰta (thí-ṭa) - yours, i-ʰta-bi (i-ṭá-bi) - the things that are theirs (FL-Osage)
  • i-ʰta (íʰta) - be his/hers, theirs, belong to him/her, them, wi-ʰta (wíʰta) - mine, my, thi-ta (ðíʰta) - yours, your, sg. or pl. you, be yours, i-ta-pi (íʰtaapi) - their (CQ-Osage)
  • i-ta (itá) - his, her, hers, it’s, theirs, wi-ta (wíta) - my, mine, used w/ alienable nouns, yi-ta (yíta) - your, yours, used with alienable nouns, (Kanza)