to, in, to there, in there

 

ti (tti)

at, by, in (RR-Quapaw)

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I go to town (I’m going to town).  

toⁿ  ti  bde  ta  miⁿ-khe  (ttǫ tti bdé tta mįkhé)

Speaker - Maude Supernaw

town - in, to, at, there - I go - future, will be - I sitting, doing that

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You go to town (command/request).

 

di-e  toⁿ  ti  da  hne  (díe ttǫ tti dá hné)

Speaker - Maude Supernaw
you - town - in, to, at, there - go (command) - request

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Why you go to town (Why are you going to town)?

 

hoⁿ-niⁿ-taⁿ  toⁿ  ti  te  ta  ni-khe  (hǫnį́ttą ttǫ tti tté tta nikhé)

Speaker - Maude Supernaw

why - town - in, to, at, there - you go - future, will be - you sitting, doing that

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Dhegiha Language Family Comparison

  • ti (tti) - at, by, in (RR-Quapaw)
  • dsi (dsi) - there, designating place (FL-Osage)
  • tsi (ci) - to, to something upright or vertical, in, at (CQ-Osage)

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  • e-ti (ettí), (étti) - there (RR-Quapaw)
  • e-di (edí) - there (Omaha/Ponca)
  • e-di (edi) - there, over there, at (Omaha)
  • e-dsi (e-dsi) - there (FL-Osage)
  • e-tsi (ecí) - in that place, be present/there, exist here/there, be at that time (CQ-Osage)
  • e-ji (ejí), (éji) - there, in that, place, to that place, thither (Kanza)