whiskey

 

ni  shi-ke  (ni šíke)

  

water - bad

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ni shi-ke (ni šíke)

whiskey, literally “bad water” (RR-Quapaw) ______________________________________________________________________________

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)

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  • shi-ke (šíke) - bad, ugly, aⁿ-shi-ke (ąšíke) - I am bad, ugly, di-shi-ke (dišíke) - you are bad ugly, wa-shi-ke (wášíke) - we are bad, dual, wa-shi-ka-we (wášíkawe) - we are bad, plural  (RR-Quapaw)
  • shi-ge (shíge) - bad, evil, injury, aⁿ-shi-ge (ąšíge) - I am bad, yi-shi-ge (yišíge) - you are bad, wa-shi-ge (wášíge) - we are bad, dual, wa-shi-ga-be (wášígabe) - we are bad, plural (Kanza)