rich

 

wa-shi  (waší)

  

rich

 Speaker - Odestine McWatters
* could be wa-she (wašé) - rich, be rich (RR-Quapaw) or shiⁿ (šį) - fat, as a person or animal (RR-Quapaw), wa-shiⁿ (wašį́) - fat, fat meat (RR-Quapaw)

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wa-she (wašé)

rich, be rich (RR-Quapaw)

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rich people (they have a lot of money).  
ma-ze-ska  o-she  a-niⁿ  niⁿ  (mazéska óše anį́ nį) Speaker - Maude Supernaw
iron, metal - white - a lot, plenty - to have - he/she moving doing that

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Dhegiha Language Family Comparison

  • wa-she (wašé) - rich, be rich, aⁿ-wa-she (ąwáše) - I’m rich, di-wa-she (diwáše) - you’re rich, wa-wa-sha-we (wawášawe) - we’re rich (RR-Quapaw)
  • wa-she (wacĕ′) - rich (Omaha-JOD)

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  • o-she-xti (óšexti) - full (RR-Quapaw)
  • u-she (ú-she) - plenty, plentiful (FL-Osage)
  • o-she (óše) - exist plentifully, lots, abundance, plenty, profusion of something (CQ-Osage)

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  • u-sha-zhi (ú-sha-zhi) - scarce, not plenty, Om. i-sha-zhi (FL-Osage)
  • i-sha zhi (íshazhi) - poor, not rich (Omaha/Ponca)