potato, sweet potato

 

to  ski-de  (to skíde)

 

potato - sweet

Speaker - Mary Lane Redeagle

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to ski-de (to skíde)

sweet potato (RR-Quapaw)

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Dhegiha Language Family Comparison

  • to ski-de (to skíde) - sweet potato (RR-Quapaw)
  • nu ski-the (nu çkithe) - sweet potato (Omaha)
  • do-skiu-e (dó-çkiu-e) - sweet potato (FL-Osage)
  • to sku-e (tóoskue) - sweet potato (CQ-Osage)
  • do sku-we (do skúwe) - sweet potato (Kanza)

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  • to (to) - potato (RR-Quapaw)
  • nu (nu) - potato, including both the European potato and native potato (Omaha/Ponca)
  • do (do) - potato, before the Irish potato was introduced by traders, the Osage used a wild potato which tastes like a sweet potato (FL-Osage)
  • to (tóo) - tuber (CQ-Osage)
  • do (do) - potato, Indian potato (Kanza)

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  • ski-de (skíde) - sweet, sour (RR-Quapaw)
  • ski-the (skíthe) - sweet, sour (Omaha/Ponca)
  • ski-the (çkithe) - sweet (Omaha)
  • ski-the (çkí-the), skiu-e (çkiu-e), skiu-the (çkiu-the), sku-the (çku-the) - sweet (FL-Osage)
  • sku-the (skúðe), sku-e (skúe) - sweet (CQ-Osage)
  • sku-we (skúwe) - sweets, be sweet (Kanza)