pray, beg, ask for something

 

wa-ta (wattá)

 
pray       Speaker - Maude Supernaw
   
  Speaker - Odestine McWatters

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wa-ta (wattá)

pray (RR-Quapaw)

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Pray for up (you pray to heaven).  
da-wa-ta  maⁿ-shi  (dawattá mąší) Speaker - Maude Supernaw

you pray - upward, heaven

 

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Dhegiha Language Family Comparison

  • wa-ta (wattá) - pray (RR-Quapaw)
  • wa-na (wána) - beg (Omaha)
  • tha-na (¢aná) - you begged (Omaha-JOD)
  • wa-da (wa-dá) - speaking, to solicit, to petition (FL-Osage)
  • wa-ta (waatá) - pray, pray for someone or something, ask a favor, request something, solicit, petition, beg for something from someone, grace, prayer of any kind, a-wa-ta (awáata) -  I pray, aⁿ-waⁿ-ta (ąwą́ąta) - we pray (CQ-Osage)
  • wa-da (wadá) - beg, ask for something, to pray, to petition someone, a-wa-da (awáda) - I beg, pray, ya-wa-da (yawáda) - you beg, pray, wa-da (wadá) - he/she/it beg, pray, aⁿ-maⁿ-da-be (aⁿmáⁿdabe) - we beg, pray, ya-wa-da-be (yawádabe) - you all beg, pray, wa-da-be (wadábe) - they beg, pray (Kanza)

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  • na (na) - to ask or beg for any object, to demand, a-na (aná) - I ask or beg, tha-na (¢aná) - you ask or beg, aⁿ-nai (aⁿnaí) - we ask or beg, thi-na (ðína) - he asks you for it, wi-na (wína) - I ask or beg you (Omaha/Ponca)
  • na (na) - request (Omaha)
  • da (da) - to ask for, beg, request, solicit, a-da (a-dá) - I ask for, tha-da (tha-dá) - you ask for, oⁿ-da-i (oⁿ-dá i) - we asked for it (FL-Osage)
  • ta (tá) - ask for, request (CQ-Osage)
  • da (da) - ask for, beg, demand, request, a-da (adá) - I ask for, ya-da (yadá) - you ask for, da (da) - he/she/it ask for, aⁿ-da-be (aⁿdábe) - we ask for, ya-da-be (yadábe) - you all ask for, da-be (dábe) - they ask for (Kanza)

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  • wa-gi-da (wagída) - prayer, pray to the Christian God, wa-kaⁿ-da wa-yi-gi-da (wakáⁿda wayágida) - Did you ask God to help?, a-wa-gi-da (awágida) - I pray, wa-ya-gi-da (wayágida) - you pray, wa-gi-da (wagída) - he/she/it pray, aⁿ-maⁿ-gi-da-be (aⁿmáⁿgidabe) - we pray, wa-ya-gi-da-be (wayágidabe) - you all pray, wa-gi-da-be (wagídabe) - they pray (Kanza)