opossum

 

siⁿ-te  shta  xo-te  (sįtté šta xótte)

 
tail - bald - gray

Speaker - Maude Supernaw

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siⁿ-te  shta  xo-te  (sįtté šta xótte)

opossum (RR-Quapaw)

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pig

 
siⁿ-te  shta  (sįtté šta)  Speaker - Maude Supernaw

tail - bald

 
  Speaker - Anna Beaver

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Dhegiha Language Family Comparison

  • siⁿ-te  shta  xo-te (sįtté šta xótte) - opossum (RR-Quapaw)
  • siⁿ-e sta (çiⁿ´-e-sta) - opossum, the opossum is used by the Osage for food (FL-Osage)
  • siⁿ-shta (sį́štaa) - possum, literally, smooth squirrel (CQ-Osage)
  • siⁿ-je shta (síⁿje shta) - possum (Kanza)

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  • siⁿ-te (sį́tté), (sįtté) - tail (RR-Quapaw)
  • siⁿ-de (síⁿde) - tail, tail of an animal (Omaha/Ponca)
  • siⁿ-dse (çiⁿ´-dse) - tail (FL-Osage)
  • siⁿ-tse (sį́įce) - tail, animal's tail, part of the Osage costume, tail dancer at Osage War Dances, last part of a dance song (CQ-Osage)
  • siⁿ-je (síⁿje) - tail (Kanza)

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  • shta (šta) - smooth, bald, bare (RR-Quapaw)
  • zhna (zhna) - bald, bare, smooth, hairless (Omaha/Ponca)
  • shta (shta) - hairless, destitute of hair (FL-Osage)
  • shta (štá), shta-ha (štáha) - shiny and smooth as a lake surface, slick, bald, hairless, cleared (CQ-Osage)
  • shta (shta) - smooth, hairless, bald (Kanza)

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  • xo-te (xótte, xotté) - gray (RR-Quapaw)
  • xu-de (qúde) - gray, brown (Omaha/Ponca)
  • xu-de (xúde) - gray (Omaha)
  • xo-de (xó-de) - drab, a grayish color (FL-Osage)
  • xo-dse (xó-dse) - gray, a gray line (FL-Osage)
  • xo-tse (xóce) - gray, dull, color or finish, faded, grayish like ashes, smoky (CQ-Osage)
  • xo-je (xóje) - grey, light blue (Kanza)