Native Definitions
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gȼan-dé |
A fine grass, used by the Omahas and Poncas as an ingredient in red dye. |
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bú-de |
A red-oak acorn; Quercus rubra ? |
Mark Awakuni-Swetland |
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má-zi míⁿ-ga |
Pine tree. |
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ṭe-á-u-kí-ba |
Shoulder joint of a large animal. |
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Zí-wi-ú-hi wa-tcí-cka |
______ Creek; name of a creek. |
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ṭe-á-ȼi-gú-je |
"Bent forelegs"; the forelegs of animals. |
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si-dú-hi |
"Bottom grass". |
Catherine Rudin |
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maⁿ-ȼíñ-ka nín-de |
"Burnt earth"; a hard yellowish-red substance found where a cliff has caved in. |
Catherine Rudin |
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sá-ka-ȼi-de u-ké-ȼiⁿ |
"Common" (Omaha) watermelon. It has a green rind, usually striped, and black seeds. |
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ṭá-qti míⁿ-ga |
"Doe, female deer." |
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Í-ba-háⁿ-bi |
"He is known"; name of an Omaha chief. |
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dá-be |
"Sail-a-boat," a game played by Omaha girls. |
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ṭá-qti táⁿ |
"Standing Deer" constellation; a group of stars south of the Big Dipper. |
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Sĭ́n-de á-gȼe |
"Tail placed upright on"; Those who wear Tails or Locks of hair on their heads, name of a Ponca subgens. |
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Ṭá-cka-hi ȼáⁿ |
"The (land of) white oaks;" the name of an Omaha camping place on or near the Platte, between Shell Creek and Hide-thiⁿge. |
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cáⁿ-ṭañ-ga ṭú-ma é-gaⁿ-ma-ȼáⁿ |
"The blue wolves". |
Catherine Rudin |
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Zan-dé gȼá-diⁿ |
"The Breckinridge," an area below Santee Agency, Knox Co., Nebraska. |
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já sa-gi |
"The hard ja," a tall plant with small capsules at the top. |
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Míⁿ-xa-saⁿ wé-t'a-jĭ |
"Those who do not touch swans"; an Omaha sub-clan. |
Catherine Rudin |
Om. Soc. 243 |
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P̣á-hi jí-de |
"Those whose necks are red"; people of St. Louis, MO. |
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