town, village

 

 
taⁿ (ttą́), toⁿ (ttǫ́)  
town

Speaker - Maude Supernaw

   
  Speaker - Odestine McWatters

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toⁿ (ttǫ)

town, contraction of taⁿ-waⁿ (ttą́wą) (RR-Quapaw)

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taⁿ (tấⁿ)

village (LH-Quapaw)

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taⁿ-waⁿ (ttą́wą), toⁿ-waⁿ (ttǫ́wą)

town, village (RR-Quapaw)

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town (to town)

 

toⁿ ta  (ttǫ tta)

Speaker - Alice Crawfish Gilmore

town - to, towards

 

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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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I’m going to town.

 

taⁿ  ta  bde  (ttą́ tta bdé)

Speaker - Odestine McWatters

town - to, towards - I go

 

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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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Come on, we are going to town.

 

kdi,  toⁿ  ta  aⁿ-ka-da  taⁿ-niⁿ-khe  (kdi, ttǫ tta ąkáde tta ąnįkhe)

Speaker - Alice Crawfish Gilmore

come back here - town - to, towards - we go - we, I and one other, sitting, doing that

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Dhegiha Language Family Comparison

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