mine, my

 

wi-ta  (wítta)

 
my alienable, mine (RR-Quapaw)  

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wife, my wife  
wa-x'o  wi-ta (waxʔó wítta) Speaker - Maude Supernaw
woman - my  

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husband, my husband  
ni-ka wi-ta  (níkka wítta) Speaker - Maude Supernaw

man - my

 

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My sister is coming pretty soon.  
jhi-taⁿ-ke  wi-ta  kjhi  ta  niⁿ-khe  (ǰíttą́ke wítta kǰi tta nįkhé) Speaker - Alice Crawfish Gilmore

your older sister - my - he, she come back here - will be - he, she sitting, doing that

* wi-taⁿ-ke (wittą́ke) - my sister, di-taⁿ-ke (dittą́ke) - your sister (RR-Quapaw)

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That’s my friend.  
koi  ko-ta  wi-ta  (kói kkóta wítta) Speaker - Maude Supernaw
there - friend - my

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my house  
ti  wi-ta  (tii wítta) Speaker - Maude Supernaw
house - my

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my shoes  
hoⁿ-be  wi-ta  (hǫbé wítta) Speaker - Maude Supernaw
shoes - my

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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)