say, talk, word, speak

 

i-e  (íe)

 
talk Speaker - Maude Supernaw
   
  Speaker - Odestine McWatters
   
  Speaker - Alice Crawfish Gilmore

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i-ye (iyé), i-e (ie)

say (RR-Quapaw)

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i-ye (íye)

word, talk, speak (RR-Quapaw)

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What did you say?  
haⁿ  i-she  (hą išé) Speaker - Maude Supernaw

what - you say

 

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What did you say?  
hoⁿ  she  (hǫ́  šé) Speaker - Odestine McWatters
what - you say  

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You said it.

 
i-e  i-she  ni-she  (íe  išé  nišé) Speaker - Alice Crawfish Gilmore
word - you say - you moving, doing that  

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I don’t want you to say.  

i-she  koⁿ-bda  zhi  (išé kkǫbdá ži)

Speaker - Maude Supernaw

you say - I want - not

 

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He likes to talk.  

i-e  ki-da-kni  (ié kidákni)

Speaker - Maude Supernaw
talk, speak - he, she likes  

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Make loud talking (talk louder to me).  

i-e  wa-shkaⁿ-hi  aⁿ-da-ki-de  (íe wašką́hi ą́dakide)

Speaker - Maude Supernaw

word, say, talk - hard, with great effort, strong - to me, you cause/make happen

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Dhegiha Language Family Comparison

  • i-ye (íye) - word (RR-Quapaw)
  • i-ye (iyé), i-e (ie) - say, i-he (ihé) - I say, i-she (išé) - you say, aⁿ-naⁿ-we (ąną́we) - we say (RR-Quapaw)
  • i-ye (iye) - speak, talk, speaker, word, language (Omaha)
  • u-kʰi-tʰe i-e (ukʰítʰe ié) - foreign word, foreign language (Omaha/Ponca)
  • e (e) - to say, e-pshe (e-pshe), e-gi-pshe (é-gi-pshe) - I say, e-she (e-she) - you say, e-oⁿ-gi-thoⁿ i (e-oⁿ-gi-thoⁿ i) - we said (FL-Osage)
  • e (ée) - say, ask or tell someone to do something, e-pshe (épše), e-ki-pshe (ékipše) - I say, e-she (ešé), e-ki-she (ékiše) - you say (CQ-Osage)
  • e-ki-e (ékie) - say, talk for another, talk in the presence of others, e-ki-pshe (ékipše) - I say, I said, e-ki-she (ékiše) - you said, e-aⁿ-ki-e (éąkie) - we say (CQ-Osage)
  • e (e), (ee) - say, e-phe (ephé) - I say , e-she (eshé) - you say, e (éé) - he/she/it say, aⁿ-ga-be (aⁿgábe) - we say, e-sha-be (eshábe) - you all say, a-be (ábe) - they say (Kanza)

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  • i-ye (íye) - talk, speak, i-da (idá) - I talk, speak, i-da (ída) - you talk, speak, aⁿ-naⁿ-we (ąną́we) - we talk, speak (RR-Quapaw)
  • sa-gi i-e (sagí ie), i-e sa-gi (í-e sa-gí) - loud speech, to speak loud and fast, to speak firmly; earnestly or vehemently, sa-gi i-tha-e (sagi i¢áe) - I speak loud, sa-gi i-tha-e (sagi í¢ae) - you speak loud, sa-gi aⁿ-tha-a i (sagi aⁿ¢aⁿ′ai) - we speak loud  (Omaha/Ponca)
  • i-e (í-e) - a language, to speak, i-tha-e (i-thá-e) - I speak, i-tha-e (í-tha-e) - you speak (FL-Osage)
  • i-e (íe) - talk about, discuss, speak of, talk, say, speak, make a speech or talk, speak a language, word, words, language, teachings, one’s word, speech, prayer, i-tha-e (iðáe), i-thai (iðái) - I speak of it, i-tha-e (íðae), i-thai (íðai) - you speak of it (CQ-Osage)
  • i-e (íe) - speak, speech, language, sentence, i-a-ye (iáye) - I, i-ya-ye (íyaye) - you, i-e (íe) - he/she/it (Kanza)