look upon, watch over, oversee

 

a-toⁿ-we (átǫwe)

 
upon - to look

Speaker - Mary Lane Redeagle

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a-taⁿ-we (átąwe), (áttąwe)

look upon (RR-Quapaw)

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I’m looking at it.

 
i-shta  a-toⁿ-we  miⁿ-khe  (ištá áatǫ́we mįkhé) Speaker - Maude Supernaw
eye - I look upon - I sitting, doing that

 

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Dhegiha Language Family Comparison

  • a-taⁿ-we (átąwe), (áttąwe) - look upon, a-taⁿ-we (áattąwe) - I look upon, a-da-taⁿ-we (ádattą́we) - you look upon (RR-Quapaw)
  • a-ʰtoⁿ-be (á-ṭoⁿ-be) - I watched over him, a-shtoⁿ-be (á-shtoⁿ-be) - you watched over him, oⁿ-ga-doⁿ-ba i (oⁿ΄-ga-doⁿ-ba i) - we watched over him (FL-Osage)
  • a-toⁿ-pe (átǫpe) - watch over, watch, tend, take care of some entity, such as a baby or a purse, or some process, such as cooking, a-ʰtoⁿ-pe (áʰtǫ́pe) - I watch, a-toⁿ-pa (átǫpa) - you watch!, wa-toⁿ-pa (waátǫpa) - watch over them! (CQ-Osage)
  • a-doⁿ-be (ádoⁿbe) - oversee, look to or at, watch over, a-toⁿ-be (átoⁿbe) - I oversee, look to or at, watch over, a-shtoⁿ-be (áshtoⁿbe) - you oversee, look to or at, watch over, a-doⁿ-be (ádoⁿbe) - he/she/it oversee, look to or at, watch over, aⁿ-ga-doⁿ-ba-be (aⁿgádoⁿbabe) - we oversee, look to or at, watch over, a-shtoⁿ-ba-be (áshtoⁿbabe) - you all oversee, look to or at, watch over, a-doⁿ-ba-be (ádoⁿbabe) - they oversee, look to or at, watch over (Kanza)