Quapaw Language: (original) (raw)
rich
wa-shi (wa��) | |
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rich | Speaker - Odestine McWatters |
* could be wa-she (wa��) - rich, be rich (RR-Quapaw) or shiⁿ (�į) - fat, as a person or animal (RR-Quapaw), wa-shiⁿ (wa��̨) - fat, fat meat (RR-Quapaw) |
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wa-she (wa��)
rich, be rich (RR-Quapaw)
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rich people (they have a lot of money). | |
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ma-ze-ska o-she a-niⁿ niⁿ (maz�ska �e an�̨ nį) | Speaker - Maude Supernaw |
iron, metal - white - a lot, plenty - to have - he/she moving doing that |
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Dhegiha Language Family Comparison
- wa-she (wa��) - rich, be rich, aⁿ-wa-she (ąw�e) - I�m rich,di-wa-she (diw�e) - you�re rich, wa-wa-sha-we (waw�awe) - we�re rich (RR-Quapaw)
- wa-she (wacĕ′) - rich (Omaha-JOD)
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- o-she-xti (�exti) - full (RR-Quapaw)
- u-she (�-she) - plenty, plentiful (FL-Osage)
- o-she (�e) - exist plentifully, lots, abundance, plenty, profusion of something (CQ-Osage)
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- u-sha-zhi (�-sha-zhi) - scarce, not plenty, Om. i-sha-zhi (FL-Osage)
- i-sha zhi (�shazhi) - poor, not rich (Omaha/Ponca)