mean, angry, irritated

 

o-xnaⁿ  (óxną)

angry, irritated, cross (RR-Quapaw)

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mean dog

 
shoⁿ-ke  o-xnaⁿ  iⁿ  (šǫ́ke wítta óxną į) Speaker - Maude Supernaw
dog - mean - sure enough  

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My dog is mean.

 
shoⁿ-ke  wi-ta  o-xnaⁿ  iⁿ  (šǫ́ke wítta óxną į) Speaker - Maude Supernaw

dog - my - mean - sure enough

 

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Dhegiha Language Family Comparison

  • o-xnaⁿ (óxną) - angry, irritated, cross (RR-Quapaw)
  • u-xthoⁿ shtoⁿ (ú-xthoⁿ-shtoⁿ) - to be cross, disagreeable, a-xthoⁿ-shtoⁿ (a-xthoⁿ´-shtoⁿ) - I am cross, tha-xthoⁿ-shtoⁿ (thá-xthoⁿ-shtoⁿ) - you are cross, oⁿ-xthoⁿ-shtoⁿ i (oⁿ-xthoⁿ-shtoⁿ i) - we are cross (FL-Osage)
  • o-laⁿ (ólą, óolą), o-loⁿ (olǫ́ǫ), o-dla (ódla) - pout, sulk, sulky, o-wa-laⁿ miⁿ-kshe (owálą mįkšé) - I’m pouting, o-tha-laⁿ niⁿ-kshe (óðalą nįkše) - you’re pouting (CQ-Osage)

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  • xthoⁿ (xthoⁿ) - to sulk, pout, peeved, a-xthoⁿ bthe (a-xthoⁿ bthe) - I went away in a sulk, tha-xthoⁿ stse (tha-xthoⁿ stse) - you went away in a sulk (FL-Osage)
  • loⁿ (lǫ́), laⁿ (lą́) - mad, angry (CQ-Osage)