middle, half

 

o-skaⁿ-ska (oskąská)

 

half, in length (RR-Quapaw)

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middle finger  

naⁿ-pe o-zo-skaⁿ-ska (nąpé ózoskąská)          

Speaker - Maude Supernaw

finger - middle           

 

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Dhegiha Language Family Comparison

  • o-skaⁿ-ska (oskąská) - half, in length (RR-Quapaw)
  • u-skoⁿ-skoⁿ (u-çkoⁿ́-çka) - directly in the center of, in the middle (FL-Osage)
  • oʰ-kaⁿ-ska (oʰką́ska) - in the center, middle, at the halfway point (CQ-Osage)
  • oⁿ-kaⁿ-ska (óⁿkaⁿska) - middle of something, a half dollar (Kanza)
  • o-kaⁿ-ska (okáⁿska) - half, the middle one, a half dollar (Kanza)