mine, not mine, not my

 

wi-ta  zhi  (wítta ži)

 
my, mine - not  

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wi-ta  (wítta)  

my alienable, mine (RR-Quapaw)

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zhi  (ži)  

negative (RR-Quapaw)

 

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They’re not my tracks.  

si-kde  wi-ta  zhi  (sikdé wítta ži)

Speaker - Maude Supernaw

tracks - my, mine - not

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It looks just like your tracks, not mine.  

si-kde  di-ta  e-koⁿ  wi-ta  zhi  (sikdé dítta ekǫ́ wítta ži)

Speaker - Maude Supernaw
tracks - your - like that, similar to - my, mine - not

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Not mine (pillow).  
wita  zhi  ipahiⁿ  (wítta ži ípahį) Speaker - Maude Supernaw

my, mine - not - pillow

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Dhegiha Language Family Comparison

  • wi-ta (wítta) - my, mine, alienable (RR-Quapaw)
  • wi-wi-ta (wiwíta) - my, mine, my own (Omaha/Ponca)
  • wi-ʰta (wíṭa) - denoting possession, my or mine (FL-Osage)
  • wi-ʰta (wíʰta) - mine, my (CQ-Osage)
  • wi-ta (wíta) - my, mine, used w/ alienable nouns (Kanza)

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  • zhi (ži) - negative, wa-zhi (waží) - negative 1pl, we not (RR-Quapaw)
  • zhi (zhi) - not, ma-zhi (májĭ) - I not, ba-zhi (bájĭ) - we not (Omaha/Ponca)
  • zhi (zhi) - not, moⁿ-zhi (moⁿ´-zhi) - I do not (FL-Osage)
  • a-zhi (aží), zhi (ži) - not, negative, negator, maⁿ-zhi (mąží) - I’m not (CQ-Osage)
  • zhi (zhi) - negative suffix of verbs, ma-zhi (mazhi) - I'm not, I don't, I didn't (Kanza)