wear

 

'iⁿ (ʔį)

wear (RR-Quapaw)

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necklace

 

wa-naⁿ-'iⁿ  (waną́ʔį)

Speaker - Maude Supernaw

that which is worn around the neck

 

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beads

 
wa-naⁿ-'iⁿ  (waną́ʔį)           

Speaker - Maude Supernaw

uses term for "something worn around the neck"

 

 

Speaker - Odestine McWatters

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coat

 

a-shi-niⁿ  (ášinį)

Speaker - Maude Supernaw

over, on top of - to wear

 

* a-shi-niⁿ (ášinį) - coat, a-shi (áši) - over, on top of, 'iⁿ (*ʔį) - wear (RR-Quapaw)

Speaker - Odestine McWatters

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Dhegiha Language Family Comparison

  • 'iⁿ (ʔį) - wear, miⁿ (mį) - I wear, zhiⁿ (žį) - you wear, aⁿ-kiⁿ (ąkį́) - we [dual] wear, aⁿ-kiⁿ-we (ąkį́we) - we wear (RR-Quapaw)
  • iⁿ (iⁿ) - wear, use, to wear, as a blanket, robe, or shawl, to use, miⁿ (miⁿ) - I wear, zhiⁿ (jiⁿ) - you wear, aⁿ-iⁿ i (aⁿiⁿi) - we wear (Omaha/Ponca)
  • iⁿ (iⁿ) - to wear as a robe or blanket (FL-Osage)
  • iⁿ (į́) - wear, such as earrings, warm clothes, a coat, a shawl, carry, have something positioned so that it surrounds part of the body, such as the head or arm, miⁿ (mį) - I wear, I am wearing, zhiⁿ (žį́) - you wear, you are wearing (CQ-Osage)
  • 'iⁿ ('iⁿ) - wear about the shoulders, as a blanket or shawl, miⁿ (míⁿ) - I wear, zhiⁿ (zhíⁿ) - you wear, 'iⁿ ('íⁿ) - he/she/it wear, aⁿ-giⁿ-be (aⁿgíⁿbe) - we wear, zhiⁿ-be (zhíⁿbe) - you all wear, 'iⁿ-be ('íⁿbe) - they wear (Kanza)