wife

 

wa-x'o  wi-ta  (waxʔó  wítta)

 

wife, woman - my

Speaker - Maude Supernaw

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wa-x'o (waxʔó)

 
wife, woman

Speaker - Odestine McWatters

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wa-x'o (waxʔó)

woman, also female animal (RR-Quapaw)

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He’s no good  

wa-x'o  ni-ke  hi  niⁿ-khe  (waxʔó niké hi nįkhé)

Speaker - Alice Crawfish Gilmore

woman, wife - none, lacking - very - he sitting, doing that

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Dhegiha Language Family Comparison

  • wa-k'o wi-ʰta (wakʔó wíʰta) - my woman, my wife, wa-k'o thi-ʰta (wakʔó ðíʰta) - your woman, your wife (CQ-Osage)
  • wa-k'o wi-ta (wak'ó wíta) - my wife, wa-k'o i-ta (wak'ó itá) - his wife (Kanza)

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  • wa-x'o (waxʔó) - woman, also female animal (RR-Quapaw)
  • wa-u (wau) - woman (Omaha)
  • wa'-u (wa'ú) - woman (Omaha/Ponca)
  • wa-ʰk'o (wa-ḳ'ó) - woman or women (FL-Osage)
  • wa-k'o (wakʔó) - woman, wife, my wife, queen in a deck of cards (CQ-Osage)
  • wa-k'o (wak'ó) - woman, female, wife (Kanza)

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  • i-ta (ittá) - his, hers, its, alienable, wi-ta (wítta) - my, mine, alienable, di-ta (dítta) - your, yours, alienable, i-ta-we (ittáwe) - their, theirs (RR-Quapaw)
  • wi-wi-ta (wiwíta) - my, mine, my own, thi-thi-ta (thithíta) - your, yours, your own, thy, thine, thy own (Omaha/Ponca)
  • i-ʰta (i-ṭá) - his or hers, wi-ʰta (wíṭa) - denoting possession, my or mine, thi-ʰta (thí-ṭa) - yours, i-ʰta-bi (i-ṭá-bi) - the things that are theirs (FL-Osage)
  • i-ʰta (íʰta) - be his/hers, theirs, belong to him/her, them, wi-ʰta (wíʰta) - mine, my, thi-ta (ðíʰta) - yours, your, sg. or pl. you, be yours, i-ta-pi (íʰtaapi) - their (CQ-Osage)
  • i-ta (itá) - his, her, hers, it’s, theirs, wi-ta (wíta) - my, mine, used w/ alienable nouns, yi-ta (yíta) - your, yours, used with alienable nouns (Kanza)