smart, does not forget

 

wa-kda-zhi  (wákdazhi)

 
smart, does not forget Speaker - Odestine McWatters
* possibly a negation of a-kdaⁿ-niⁿ (ákdąnį́) - to forget (RR-Quapaw)

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a-kdaⁿ-niⁿ (ákdąnį́)

forget (RR-Quapaw)

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Dhegiha Language Family Comparison

  • a-kdaⁿ-niⁿ (ákdąnį́) - forget, a-kdaⁿ-bniⁿ (áakdąbnį́) - I forget, a-da-kdaⁿ-tiⁿ (ádakdąttį) - you forget, oⁿ-ka-kdaⁿ oⁿ-niⁿ (ǫ́kakdą ǫnį́) - we dual, I and another forget, oⁿka-kdaⁿ oⁿ-niⁿ-we (ǫ́kakdą ǫnį́we) - we forget (RR-Quapaw)
  • a-gthoⁿ-thiⁿ (á-gthoⁿ-thiⁿ) - to forget, failure to remember, unable to recall something from the past, a-gthoⁿ-bthiⁿ (á-a-gthoⁿ-bthiⁿ) - I forget, failed to remember, a-tha-gthoⁿ-ni (á-tha-gthoⁿ-ni) - you forget, failed to remember (FL-Osage)
  • gi-noⁿ-thiⁿ (gi-noⁿ′-thiⁿ) - forgets (FL-Osage)
  • a-loⁿ-thiⁿ (áalǫðį) - forget, leave behind, a-loⁿ-briⁿ (áalǫbrį) - I forgot, a-wi-loⁿ-bre (áawilǫbre) - I forget you, a-tha-loⁿ-shtsiⁿ (áðalǫšcį), a-tha-loⁿ-thiⁿ (áaðalǫðį) - you forgot, a-thi-loⁿ-thiⁿ (áaðilǫðį) - he forgot you, aⁿ-ka-loⁿ-thiⁿ (ąkáalǫðį) - we forget, aⁿ-thi-loⁿ-thiⁿ (ą́ąðilǫðį) - we forget you (CQ-Osage)

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  • kdaⁿ-ni-ke (kdąníke) - drunk, confused (RR-Quapaw)
  • gthoⁿ-thiⁿ (gthóⁿthiⁿ) - bewildered, confused, unable to remember how to do something (Omaha/Ponca)
  • gthoⁿ-thiⁿ (gthoⁿ′-thiⁿ) - to be drunk, a-gthoⁿ-bthiⁿ (a-gthoⁿ′-bthiⁿ) - I am drunk, tha-gthoⁿ-ni (tha-gthoⁿ′-ni) - you are drunk, wa-gthoⁿ-thiⁿ i (wa-gthoⁿ′-thiⁿ i) - we are drunk (FL-Osage)
  • loⁿ-thiⁿ (lǫ́ðį) - be drunk, inebriated, intoxicated, a-loⁿ-briⁿ (aalǫ́brį) - I’m drunk, tha-loⁿ-shtsiⁿ (ðaalǫ́šcį), tha-loⁿ-shchi (ðaalǫ́šči) - you’re drunk, (CQ-Osage)
  • a-loⁿ-thiⁿ (álǫðį) - get drunk, a-loⁿ-briⁿ (áalǫbrį) - I get drunk, tha-loⁿ-shchi (ðáalǫšči) - you get drunk, a-tha-loⁿ-shtsiⁿ (áðalǫšcį́) - you got drunk  (CQ-Osage)

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  • ga-gthoⁿ-thiⁿ (ga-gthoⁿ′-thiⁿ) - to knock a person senseless, a-gthoⁿ-thiⁿ (á-gthoⁿ-thiⁿ) - I knocked him senseless, tha-gthoⁿ-thiⁿ (thá-gthoⁿ-thiⁿ) - you knocked him senseless, oⁿ-ga-gthoⁿ-thiⁿ i (oⁿ-gá-gthoⁿ-thiⁿ i) - we knocked him senseless (FL-Osage)
  • ka-loⁿ-thiⁿ (kaalǫ́ðį) - knock someone out (CQ-Osage)
  • ga-loⁿ-yiⁿ (galóⁿyiⁿ) - make someone crazy or furious by striking with an instrument; to bewilder or confuse someone by striking or throwing him down; make a woman lazy by giving her medicine to smell, causing her to wander a great distance instead of working; done formerly by medicine men (Kanza)

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  • bo-loⁿ-yiⁿ (bóloⁿyiⁿ) - confuse or anger by punching (Kanza)
  • yu-loⁿ-yiⁿ (yulóⁿyiⁿ) - confuse, distract, or bewilder someone (Kanza)
  • ya-loⁿ-yiⁿ (yalóⁿyiⁿ) - confuse someone by talking to him; cause someone's mind to wander by talking to him (Kanza)

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  • i-di-kdaⁿ tʰaⁿ-he (ídikdą tʰą́he) - wise, be, i-di-kdaⁿ aⁿ-tʰaⁿ-he (ídikdą ątʰąhe) - I’m wise, i-di-kdaⁿ di-tʰaⁿ-he (ídikdą ditʰąhe) - you’re wise (RR-Quapaw)
  • i-thi-gthoⁿ (í-thi-gthoⁿ) - to think, to consider, to study, to contemplate, slowly, or at a slow pace (FL-Osage)
  • i-thi-laⁿ (íðilą) - have on one’s mind, think about, want, wish (CQ-Osage)
  • i-yu-laⁿ (íyulaⁿ) - proceed carefully (deliberately), decide, form an opinion, judge (Kanza)

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  • wa-thi-gthoⁿ (wa-thí-gthoⁿ) - intellect, sense, sound judgment (FL-Osage)
  • wa-thi-laⁿ (waðílą) - think things, think about, think on, ponder, muse about, mind, brain, thought, soul, thinking (CQ-Osage)
  • wa-yu-laⁿ (wayúlaⁿ) - think about something, plan, judge; a plan, thoughts, ideas (Kanza)

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  • wa-di-kdaⁿ ska (wadikdą ska) - wise, sensible, wa-di-kdaⁿ aⁿ-ska (wadikdą ąská) - I’m wise, sensible, wa-di-kdaⁿ di-ska (wadikdą diska) - you are wise, sensible, wa-di-kdaⁿ wa-ska-we (wadikdą waskawe) - we wise, sensible (RR-Quapaw)

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  • wa-di-kdaⁿ toⁿ (wadikdą ttǫ) - wise, be, have sense, wa-di-kdaⁿ aⁿ-toⁿ (wadikdą ąttǫ) - I’m wise, have sense, wa-di-kdaⁿ di-toⁿ (wadikdą dittǫ) - you’re wise, have sense (RR-Quapaw)
  • wa-thi-gthoⁿ ʰtoⁿ (wa-thí-gthoⁿ ṭoⁿ) - having plenty of sense, wits, very sensible (FL-Osage)
  • wa-thi-laⁿ ʰtoⁿ (waðíląʰtǫǫ), wa-thi-laⁿ ʰtaⁿ (waðíląʰtąą) - smart, intelligent, a smart person, have a good mind, learn, adjust the mind, good mind, intelligence, large brain (CQ-Osage)