Native Definitions

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gȼan-dé A fine grass, used by the Omahas and Poncas as an ingredient in red dye. Catherine Rudin View Edit
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bú-de A red-oak acorn; Quercus rubra ? Mark Awakuni-Swetland 27,13 View Edit
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má-zi míⁿ-ga Pine tree. Catherine Rudin View Edit
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ṭe-á-u-kí-ba Shoulder joint of a large animal. Catherine Rudin View Edit
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Zí-wi-ú-hi wa-tcí-cka ______ Creek; name of a creek. Catherine Rudin View Edit
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ṭe-á-ȼi-gú-je "Bent forelegs"; the forelegs of animals. Catherine Rudin View Edit
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si-dú-hi "Bottom grass". Catherine Rudin F. View Edit
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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 Two Crows View Edit
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sá-ka-ȼi-de u-ké-ȼiⁿ "Common" (Omaha) watermelon. It has a green rind, usually striped, and black seeds. Catherine Rudin J. View Edit
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ṭá-qti míⁿ-ga "Doe, female deer." Catherine Rudin View Edit
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Í-ba-háⁿ-bi "He is known"; name of an Omaha chief. Catherine Rudin View Edit
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dá-be "Sail-a-boat," a game played by Omaha girls. Catherine Rudin View Edit
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ṭá-qti táⁿ "Standing Deer" constellation; a group of stars south of the Big Dipper. Catherine Rudin View Edit
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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. Catherine Rudin View Edit
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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. Catherine Rudin View Edit
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cáⁿ-ṭañ-ga ṭú-ma é-gaⁿ-ma-ȼáⁿ "The blue wolves". Catherine Rudin Om. Soc. 349 View Edit
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Zan-dé gȼá-diⁿ "The Breckinridge," an area below Santee Agency, Knox Co., Nebraska. Catherine Rudin C. Le Clerc View Edit
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já sa-gi "The hard ja," a tall plant with small capsules at the top. Catherine Rudin View Edit
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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 View Edit
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P̣á-hi jí-de "Those whose necks are red"; people of St. Louis, MO. Connie Toney View Edit
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