Quapaw Language: (original) (raw)
sun, Little White Sun (personal name)
| mi ska zhi-ka (mi sk� ��ka) | |
|---|---|
| sun - white - little | Speaker - Maude Supernaw |
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mi ska (mi sk�)
female name of Kwapa, White Female near by (JOD-Quapaw)
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mi ska zhi-ka (misk� j�k͓a)
female Kwapa name, step mother of �.(JOD-Quapaw)
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Dhegiha Language Family Comparison
- mi (mi) - sun, moon, orb (RR-Quapaw)
- miⁿ (miⁿ) - sun, moon (Omaha/Ponca)
- mi (mi) - sun (Omaha)
- mi (mi) - sun (FL-Osage)
- mi (m�), miⁿ (m�̨į) - sun, moon (CQ-Osage)
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- ska (ska) - white, white nearby (RR-Quapaw)
- ska (ska) - white, applied to objects nearby, not far away (Omaha/Ponca)
- ska (�ka) - white (FL-Osage)
- ska (ská) - white, bright, clear (CQ-Osage)
- ska (ska) - white, clearly defined white (Kanza)
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- zhi-ka (�ik�,��ka), zhi-ga (�ig�), zhiⁿ-ka (�įk�, ��̨ka) - small, little (RR-Quapaw)
- zhiⁿ-ga (zh�ⁿga) - small, little (Omaha/Ponca)
- zhiⁿ-ga (zhiⁿ-gá) - small, little, young, little children (FL-Osage)
- zhiⁿ (�į),zhiⁿ-ka (�įk�) - a little, small amount of something, small, little, be little, small, children, little ones, kids (CQ-Osage)
- zhiⁿ-ga (zh�ⁿga) - be small (Kanza)