ma-ze ni  (mazé ni)
breast - water, liquid	Speaker - Maude Supernaw
	Speaker - Alice Crawfish Gilmore
	Speaker - Odestine McWatters

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ma-ze ni (mazé ni)

milk, literally, breast water (RR-Quapaw)

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bottle, milk bottle
ma-ze ni  o-zhi  (mazé ni oží)	Speaker - Maude Supernaw
breast - water - container

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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

• ma-ze ni (mazé ni) - milk, literally, breast water (RR-Quapaw)
• ma-ze ni (mazéni) - milk, breast-water (Omaha/Ponca)
• ba-ze ni (ba-çé-ni) - milk, udder-water (FL-Osage)
• pa-ze ni (paazénii) - milk, literally, breast liquid (CQ-Osage)
• ba-ze ni (bazéni) - milk (Kanza)

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• ma-ze (mazé) - breast (RR-Quapaw)
• ma-ze (mazé) - breast, udder (Omaha/Ponca)
• ba-ze (ba-çé), moⁿ-ze (moⁿ-çé) - a woman’s breast (FL-Osage)
• pa-ze (paazé) - breast, udder (CQ-Osage)
• ba-ze (bazé) - breast (Kanza)

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• ni (ni) - water, liquid, stream, lake (RR-Quapaw)
• ni (ni) - water, liquid, river (Omaha/Ponca)
• ni (ni) - water, river, rivulet, creek (FL-Osage)
• ni (níi) - water, any fluid, liquid (CQ-Osage)
• ni (ni) - water, river, liquid (Kanza)