Do you want water?
ni  shkoⁿ-ta  (ni škǫttá)	Speaker - Maude Supernaw
water - you want

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milk
ma-ze-ni  (mazéni)	Speaker - Alice Crawfish Gilmore
breast - water

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good water
ni  ho-taⁿ  (ni hóttą)	Speaker - Maude Supernaw
water - good

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whiskey
ni  shi-ke  (ni šíke)	Speaker - Mary Wilson
water - bad

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salt
ni-ski-de (niskíde)	Speaker - Odestine McWatters
water - sweet, sour

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cup
ni  i-da-taⁿ  (ni ídattą́)	Speaker - Maude Supernaw
water - with which to - drink

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pop, soda pop
ni  po-to-xe (nippóttoxe)	Speaker - Louis Quapaw
water - explode, burst

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apple juice
kaⁿ-te  ni  (kkątté ni)	Speaker - Maude Supernaw
apple - water

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Dhegiha Language Family Comparison

• 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)