only, only that, just
e-naⁿ (éną), e-naⁿ hi (enąhí)
only that, him, her, it (RR-Quapaw)
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You white people go home and us Indians dance all night |
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(when the white people go home, I want just us Indians
to dance). |
Speaker - Maude Supernaw |
wa-jhi-ni kde ta zho-zhi-te
e-naⁿ
o-zha-wi koⁿ-bda (waǰíni kdé taa žožítte éną óžawi kkǫbdá) |
white people - go home - when, future - Indians - only -
dance, plural - I want |
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the only precious, difficult one (personal name)
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e-naⁿ
mi te-xi (éną mi ttéxi) |
Speaker - Odestine McWatters |
only that, just that - female - difficult |
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Dhegiha Language Family Comparison
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e-naⁿ (éną),
e-naⁿ hi (enąhí) - only that, him, her, it (RR-Quapaw)
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e-naⁿ (eną́)
- enough (RR-Quapaw)
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e-no xji (enoⁿxji)
- only, single (Omaha)
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e-naⁿ (enaⁿ′)
- that only (Omaha-JOD)
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e-na xchi (enáqtci)
- them only (Omaha-JOD)
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e-noⁿ (e-noⁿ´)
- only one, sole, exclusive (FL-Osage)
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e-noⁿ xtsi (e-noⁿ´-xtsi)
- he, she, or it alone (FL-Osage)
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e-na (eená),
e-naⁿ (eeną́) - be the only one, that only,
therefore, that's why, enough (CQ-Osage)
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hnaⁿ e (hnaⁿ é)
- alone, only, just (Kanza)
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