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  

(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)  

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

  • e-naⁿ (éną), e-naⁿ hi (enąhí) - only that, him, her, it (RR-Quapaw)
  • e-naⁿ (eną́) - enough (RR-Quapaw)
  • e-no xji (enoⁿxji) - only, single (Omaha)
  • e-naⁿ (enaⁿ′) - that only (Omaha-JOD)
  • e-na xchi (enáqtci) - them only (Omaha-JOD)
  • e-noⁿ (e-noⁿ´) - only one, sole, exclusive (FL-Osage)
  • e-noⁿ xtsi (e-noⁿ´-xtsi) - he, she, or it alone (FL-Osage)
  • e-na (eená), e-naⁿ (eeną́) - be the only one, that only, therefore, that's why, enough (CQ-Osage)
  • hnaⁿ e (hnaⁿ é) - alone, only, just (Kanza)