lard, grease, oil

 

we-kdi  (wékdi)  

lard

Speaker - Anna Beaver

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we-kjhi  (wékǰí)  

lard, grease

Speaker - Odestine McWatters

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we-kdi (wékdi)

grease (RR-Quapaw)

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fry bread  

wa-ske we-kdiu-ta-haⁿ (waské wékdi otahą)

Speaker - Maude Supernaw

bread - grease, lard - to be cooked by heat  
  Speaker - Mary Lane Redeagle and Fannie Goodeagle Richards

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butter  
ma-ze-ni  we-kjhi  (mazéni wékǰí) Speaker - Alice Crawfish Gilmore
breast - water - oil, lard  
  Speaker - Odestine McWatters

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butter  
ma-ze-ni  we-kdi (mazéni wékdi) Speaker - Maude Supernaw
breast - water - oil, lard  

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Dhegiha Language Family Comparison

  • we-kdi (wékdi) - grease (RR-Quapaw)
  • we-gthi (wégthi) - fat, grease, oil, the soft fat of animals (Omaha/Ponca)
  • we-gthi (wé-gthi) - grease, oil, kerosene (FL-Osage)
  • we-li (wéli) - oil, lard, grease or similar substance such as shoe polish, gasoline, kerosene (CQ-Osage)
  • we-li (wéli), we-dli (wédli) - grease, oil (Kanza)