shell shaker, stomp dance shells

 

ke-ha-na-xa-da  (kehá anaɣáda)  
turtle - shell - upon - by foot - lift Speaker - Maude Supernaw
* or related to “ka-da (káda) - bell”  

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We have good shell shakers.

 
ke-ha-na-xa-da  ho-taⁿ  aⁿ-ka-niⁿ-ke  (kehá anaɣáda hóttą ąkanį́ įké) Speaker - Maude Supernaw

shell shaker - good - we have - we all lying, doing that

 

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Dhegiha Language Family Comparison

  • ke ha (ke ha) - tortoise shell (Omaha)

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  • ke (kke) - turtle (RR-Quapaw)
  • ke (ke) - turtle, tortoise (Omaha)
  • ʰke (ḳé) - turtle, tortoise, terrapin (FL-Osage)
  • ʰke (ʰkée) - turtle, tortoise, terrapin (CQ-Osage)
  • ke (ke) - turtle (Kanza)

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  • ha (ha) - skin, bark (RR-Quapaw)
  • ha (ha) - leather, skin, shell (Omaha)
  • ha (ha) - skin of any animal, the bark of a tree, shell of nuts, cuticle (FL-Osage)
  • ha (háa) - hide, skin of an animal, rind, fabric, cloth, surface (CQ-Osage)

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  • a (á) - on (RR-Quapaw)
  • a (a) - on, upon (FL-Osage)
  • a (á) - on, upon, for (CQ-Osage)
  • a (á) - on, at (Kanza)

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  • naⁿ (ną) - by action of the foot (RR-Quapaw)
  • noⁿ (noⁿ), naⁿ (ną) - by foot (JOD-Omaha)
  • noⁿ (noⁿ) - action of the feet (FL-Osage)
  • naⁿ (ną), na (na) - on or with one's foot or feet, by foot (CQ-Osage)
  • naⁿ (naⁿ) - instrumental prefix: by foot, by using the foot or feet (Kanza)

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  • naⁿ-ha-ta de-de (nąhátta déde) - lift with the foot, a-naⁿ-ha-ta de-a-de (aną́hatta deade) - I lift with the foot, da-naⁿ-ha-ta de-da-de (daną́hatta dédade) - you lift with the foot (RR-Quapaw)
  • ba-ha-ha-ta (baháhatta) - trot (Quapaw)
  • di-ha-ta (díhattá) - lift something, bdi-ha-ta (bdíhatta) - I lift something, ti-ha-ta (ttíhatta) - you lift something (RR-Quapaw)

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  • ka-da (káda) - ringing sound (RR-Quapaw)
  • ka-ka-da (kakáda) - bell (RR-Quapaw)
  • di-ka-da (dikáda) - ring a bell pulling the rope, bdi-ka-da (bdíkada) - I ring a bell pulling the rope, ti-ka-da (ttíkada) - you ring a bell pulling the rope (RR-Quapaw)