Tulsa

 

ni-sni  ta-shi  (nísni ttáši)

 

water - cold - ….

Speaker - Odestine McWatters

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Baxter Springs, Kansas  

ni-sni  toⁿ  (nísni ttǫ)

Speaker - Odestine McWatters

water - cold - town  

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Baxter Springs, Kansas  
ni-sni  toⁿ  ta  (nísni ttǫ ttá)

Speaker - Alice Crawfish Gilmore

water - cold - town - to, towards

 

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ni-sni  toⁿ  (nísni ttǫ)

Baxter Springs, Kansas (RR-Quapaw)

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Dhegiha Language Family Comparison

  • ni-sni (nisní, nísni) - spring, literally cold water (RR-Quapaw)
  • ni-sni (níçni) - cold water, well water (Omaha)
  • ni-sni (ni-çní) - a spring of cold water (FL-Osage)
  • ni-ʰni (ni-hní) - water cold, a spring or well (FL-Osage)
  • ni-ni (níini) - spring, well, sources of water (CQ-Osage)
  • ni-ʰniⁿ (nihníⁿ) - well or a pump (Kanza)

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  • ni (ni) - water, liquid, stream, lake (RR-Quapaw)
  • ni (ni) - water, liquid, river (Omaha/Ponca)
  • ni (ni) - water, river, rivulet, creek (FL-Osage)
  • ni (níi) - water, any fluid, liquid (CQ-Osage)
  • ni (ni) - water, river, liquid (Kanza)

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  • sni (sni) - cold, to be cold (RR-Quapaw)
  • zni (zni) - cool, cold (Omaha/Ponca)
  • u-zni (úçni) - cold (Omaha)
  • a-zni (açni) - cool, chilly (Omaha)

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  • toⁿ (ttǫ) - town, contraction of taⁿ-waⁿ (ttą́wą) (RR-Quapaw)
  • toⁿ-waⁿ (ttǫ́wą), taⁿ-waⁿ (ttą́wą) - town, village (RR-Quapaw)
  • toⁿ-woⁿ (tóⁿwoⁿ) - cluster of lodges, camp, village, Indian town (Omaha/Ponca)
  • ʰtoⁿ-woⁿ (t̩oⁿ-woⁿ) - village, a town or a city (FL-Osage)
  • ʰtaⁿ-waⁿ (ʰtą́wą) - town (CQ-Osage)
  • taⁿ-maⁿ (táⁿmaⁿ) - town, camp, village (Kanza)