who, which one

 

hu-wa (húwa)

 

who

Speaker - Odestine McWatters

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ho-wa (hówa)

who (RR-Quapaw)

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Who done that?

 

hu-wa  ka-xe  (húwa káγe)

Speaker - Maude Supernaw

who - make, do, cause

 

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Dhegiha Language Family Comparison

  • ho-wa (hówa) - who (RR-Quapaw)
  • ho-a (ho-ă) - who (LH-Quapaw)
  • hu-a (hu-â) - who (JOD-Quapaw)
  • ho-wa-the (hó-wa-the) - where, which one (FL-Osage)
  • ho-wa-thiⁿ-ke (hó-wa-thiⁿ-ke) - which one, sitting (FL-Osage)
  • ho-wa (hówa) - which, which one (CQ-Osage)
  • ho-wa (hówa) - what, which one, specified by shape (Kanza)

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  • wiⁿ-oⁿ-wa (wiⁿóⁿwa), (wíⁿoⁿwa) - which, which, which one? (Omaha/Ponca)
  • wi-oⁿ-woⁿ (wí-oⁿ-woⁿ) - which? Which one? (FL-Osage)

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  • be (be) - who (RR-Quapaw)
  • e-be (ébe) - who, somebody, someone (Omaha/Ponca)
  • be (be) - who, whoever, any one of them (FL-Osage)
  • pe (pée) - who, whom, to who, anybody, anyone, nobody, no one, whose turn (CQ-Osage)
  • be (be) - who, someone, somebody (Kanza)