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)