be-bniⁿ (bébnį), be-bni (bébni)

twisted, curled, spiral (RR-Quapaw)

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di-be-bniⁿ (dibébnį)

twist with the hands (RR-Quapaw)

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braid hair
ni-zhi-ha  di-be-bniⁿ  (nižíha  dibébnį)	Speaker - Maude Supernaw
hair - twisted, braided

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Dhegiha Language Family Comparison

• be-bniⁿ (bébnį), be-bni (bébni) - twisted, curled, spiral (RR-Quapaw)
• be-bniⁿ-bniⁿ (bébnįbnį) - twisted round and round (RR-Quapaw)
• be-bthiⁿ (bébthiⁿ) - warped, twisted, crooked (Omaha/Ponca)
• be-bliⁿ (bébliⁿ) - twisted, course (Kanza)
• ble-bliⁿ (bleblíⁿ) - twist, turn (Kanza)

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• di-be-bniⁿ (dibébnį) - twist with the hands, bdi-be-bniⁿ (bdíbebnį) - I twist with the hands, ti-be-bniⁿ (ttíbebnį) - you twist with the hands (RR-Quapaw)
• ta-ni di-be-bni (taní dibébni) - cigar, literally, twisted tobacco (RR-Quapaw)
• wa-zhoⁿ-ke ski-de di-be-bni (wažǫ́ke skíde dibébni) - candy, spiral stick candy (RR-Quapaw)
• thi-be-thiⁿ (thibethiⁿ) - twisted (Omaha)
• i-thi-be-thiⁿ (ithíbethiⁿ) - twisted (Omaha)
• zhoⁿ-ni thi-be-bthiⁿ (zhoⁿní thibébthiⁿ) - twisted or plaited candy, twisted sugar, striped stick candy, candy cane, candy of any type (Omaha/Ponca)
• thi-be-bthiⁿ (thi-bé-bthiⁿ) - to twist, bthi-be-bthiⁿ (bthí-be-bthiⁿ) - I twist, ni-be-bthiⁿ (ní-be-bthiⁿ) - you twist; oⁿ-thi-be-bthiⁿ i (oⁿ-thí-be-bthiⁿ i) - we twist (FL-Osage)
• yu-be-bliⁿ (yubébliⁿ) - twist something coarse with the hands, as a cord or rope (Kanza)

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• bi-be-bni (bibébni) - twist, roll with the palms, pi-be-bni (ppíbebni) - I twist, roll with the palms, shpi-be-bni (špíbebni) - you twist, roll with the palms (RR-Quapaw)
• bu-be-bliⁿ (bubébliⁿ) - twist until coarse by rubbing or rolling it between hand and knee (Kanza)

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• o-di-bdi (ódibdí) - spiral motion (RR-Quapaw)
• a-ki-di-be-bniⁿ (ákkidibébnį) - braid, plait a lariat in two strands (RR-Quapaw)
• u-thu-be-bthiⁿ (u-thú-be-bthiⁿ) - twisting, the act of twisting, done by another, u-thu-ʰpe-bthiⁿ (u-thú-p̣e-bthiⁿ) - I am twisting, the act of twisting, done by one's self, u-the-shpe-bthiⁿ (u-thé-shpe-bthiⁿ) - you are twisting, oⁿ-thoⁿ-gu-be-bthiⁿ i (oⁿ-thoⁿ′-gu-be-bthiⁿ i) - we are twisting (FL-Osage)
• o-yu-be-bliⁿ (oyúbebliⁿ), o-yu-ble-bliⁿ (oyúblebliⁿ) - twist around in, turn around in (Kanza)
• o-ki-pe-bliⁿ (okípebliⁿ) - twisted in one's own rope, etc., as a horse (Kanza)
• a-ki-pe-bliⁿ (ákipebliⁿ) - braid, stack, a-ki-pe-bliⁿ (áakipebliⁿ) - I braid, a-ya-ki-shpe-bliⁿ (áyakishpebliⁿ) - you braid, a-ki-pe-bliⁿ (ákipebliⁿ) - he/she/it braid, aⁿ-ga-ki-pe-bliⁿ-be (aⁿgákipebliⁿbe) - we braid, a-ya-ki-shpe-bliⁿ-be (áyakishpebliⁿbe) - you all braid, a-ki-pe-bliⁿ-be (ákipebliⁿbe) - they braid (Kanza)