rice

 

pe-zhe  xta  si  (ppéžexta si)

 
  Speaker - Odestine McWatters

wheat, flour - seed, pit, kernel

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pe-zhe xta si zhi-ka (péjeqd¢á sijík͓a)

rice (Quapaw-JOD)

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flour  
pe-zhe  xta  (ppéžexta) Speaker - Anna Beaver

wheat, flour

 
  Speaker - Maude Supernaw

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Dhegiha Language Family Comparison

  • pe-zhe xta si zhi-ka (péjeqd¢á sijík͓a) - rice (Quapaw-JOD)

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  • pe-zhe xta (ppéžexta) - wheat, flour (RR-Quapaw)
  • pe-zhe xta wa-ske (ppežéxta wáske) - wheat bread (RR-Quapaw)
  • pe-zhe xda-he sto-de (ppežé xdáhe stóde) - wheat stack (RR-Quapaw)
  • pe-zhe (pézhe) - grass (Omaha/Ponca)
  • ʰpe-zhe (p̣é-zhe) - grass or hay, weeds (FL-Osage)
  • ʰpe-zhe (ʰpéže) - weed, sage, sage brush (CQ-Osage)
  • pe-zhe (pézhe) - hay, weeds, grass (Kanza)

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  • o-we xda (ówe xdá) - corn blossom (RR-Quapaw)
  • ma-hiⁿ xta (mahį́xta) - flower (RR-Quapaw)
  • zhoⁿ xda (žǫxdá) - bud (RR-Quapaw)
  • xtha (xtha) - reduce, blossom (Omaha)
  • xtha (xtha) - blossoms of any kind (FL-Osage)
  • ʰla ská (ʰlaaská) - flower (CQ-Osage)
  • zhaⁿ ʰla (žą́ąʰlaa ) - blossom or flower on a tree (CQ-Osage)
  • xla (xla) - flower, bud (Kanza)

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  • si (si) - seed, pit, grain, kernel (RR-Quapaw)
  • kaⁿ-te iⁿ-xe si (kką́tte íįxe sí) - apple seed (RR-Quapaw)
  • si (si) - seed (Omaha/Ponca)
  • siⁿ (sį) - wild rice (Omaha/Ponca)
  • si wa-ni-de (çi wanide) - rice (Omaha)
  • si-a-zhiⁿ (çi-á-zhiⁿ) - seeds, the ear of corn has kernels (FL-Osage)
  • siⁿ (siⁿ) - wild rice (Kanza)

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  • bo-su (bó-çu) - rice (FL-Osage)
  • ʰpe-xe su (p̣é-xe çu) - rattle seeds (FL-Osage)
  • po-su (pósu) - rice (CQ-Osage)
  • su (súu) - seed, pit, kernel (CQ-Osage)
  • o-su (osú) - grain, a grain of something (Kanza)