we-ta-sta-de  (wétástáde)
that which is used to - by extreme temperature - cause to be smooth	Speaker - Maude Supernaw
	Speaker - Maude Supernaw

good iron
we-ta-sta-de ho-taⁿ hi  (wétástáde hóttą hi)	Speaker - Maude Supernaw
iron - good - very

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Dhegiha Language Family Comparison

• we-ta-sta-de  (wétástáde) - iron, used to iron clothes (Quapaw)
• wa-na-sa-de the (wanáçade the) - iron clothes (Omaha)

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• sta-de (stáde) - grease, sta-a-de (stáadé) - I grease, sta-da-de (stádadé) - you grease, sta-oⁿ-da-we (stáǫdawe) - we grease (RR-Quapaw)
• i-sta-de (ístade) - grease with, i-sta-de (ístaadé) - I grease with, i-sta-da-de (ístadadé) - you grease with (RR-Quapaw)
• ka-sto-de (kastóde) - smooth out, as feathers, a-sto-de (ástode) - I smooth out, da-sto-de (dástode) - you smooth out (RR-Quapaw)
• di-sto-de (distóde) - flatten from pulling something, bdi-sto-de (bdístode) - I flatten by pulling, ti-sto-de (ttístode) - you flatten by pulling (RR-Quapaw)

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• bi-sta (bi stá) - press, flatten, to press down by sitting or lying on it, as grass, pi-sta (p͓ista) - I press, flatten shpi-sta (cpista) - you press, flatten (Omaha/Ponca)
• sa-da (sáda) - stretched, straightened, stretched, straightened out, as an arm or leg. (Omaha/Ponca)
• we-na-sa-da-the (wénasádathe) - flat-iron (Omaha/Ponca)
• we-na-sa-da-the (wenaça dathe) - flat iron (Omaha)
• wa-ná-ça-de-the (wanáçade the) - iron clothes (Omaha)
• we-ba-sa-da (wébasáda) - flat-iron, iron for ironing clothes (Omaha/Ponca)

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• we-sda-the (wé-çda-the) - grease, paint, house paint, varnish, oil, sda-a-the (çda-a-the) - I paint, sda-tha-the (çda-tha-the) - you paint (FL-Osage)
• sta-go (çta-go) - even, level, uniform, smooth (FL-Osage)

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• sta (sta) - smooth, clear, bald (CQ-Osage)
• sta-the (stáðe) - apply a substance, smear on, anoint, apply as salve or medicine to a wound, paint, applying to a surface to make smooth, literally, cause to be smooth, sta-a-the (stáaðe) - I paint it, sta-tha-the (stáðaðe) - you paint it (CQ-Osage)
• sta-ko (stáko) - neat, uniform, level, smooth, even, straight, nice looking (CQ-Osage)

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• sta-ye (stáye) - grease something (Kanza)
• i-sta-ye (ístaye) - grease an object with sthg (Kanza)
• ga-sta (gastá) - hammer flat, beat until flat and long (Kanza)
• a-ga-sta (ágasta) - beat iron, flatten on an anvil (Kanza)
• o-ga-sta (ogásta) - basin, stream bed, flood plain (Kanza)
• ya-sta (yastá) - chew on, flatten by chewing (Kanza)