Calendar history of the Kiowa Indians. (1898 N 17 / 1895-1896 (pages 129-444))Mooney, James
History
Calendar history of the Kiowa Indians. (1898 N 17 / 1895-1896 (pages 129-444))
Mooney, James
Kiowa Indians; Kiowa language -- Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.
Do´-ko´nsenä´go--Chiricahua Apache; "People of the turned-up moccasins,"
from _do´ti_, _ko´nsenä´_, and _go_; the "Hooked or Curved Toe Apache"
of Clark (page 33). They are now prisoners of war at Fort Sill on the
reservation, and were known to the Kiowa under this name before their
removal from Arizona.
dom, dâm--(1) earth; (2) under, in composition.
Doma´ñk`i´ägo--see _Gu´igyä´ko_.
do´mba´--bugle, flute, flageolet. Nearly every tribe of the plains and
eastward has its native flute.
do´mbe--country, region, from _dom_ or _dâm_.
Domo´ntoñ--ocean; literally seems "water surrounding the earth," from
_dom_ and _toñ_. They have no specific names except by description.
do´n--fat (noun); I am fat, _ädo´n_.
Do´n p'a--South Platte river; "fat river," on account of the former
abundance of the buffalo there. According to Clark, the South Platte is
known to the tribes as Fat or Greasy or sometimes as Goose river.
do´nä´i--pecan; literally, "fat or oily tree fruit," from _do´n_, _ä_
and _i_ or _e_. Another name is _oñ´guă_.
Do´nä´i p'a--(1) Elk creek of North fork of Red river, on the
reservation; it was formerly called _Ko`ga´-i p'a_, "Elk creek." Elk
have been seen in the adjoining portion of the Wichita mountains within
the last twenty years. (2) Nueces river, Texas, called also _Nakü´`tävä
hono_, "Pecan river," by the Comanche. The Kiowa name also signifies
"Pecan river." (3) The southernmost tributary of _Señ p'a_ (Salado,
Nuevo Leon, Mexico), i. e., probably the Sabinas Hidalgo branch (lower
Salado).
doñ´iga--far below, as at the bottom of a well or canyon. Deep is _zoñ_.
Doñ´iga-p'a´da´-de´e or Doñ´iga-p'ak`a´dee--Cataract canyon; Colorado
canyon, Arizona; literally, "it has," or "there is" (_da´_) a river
(_p'a_) lying (_k`a_) there (_de´e_) far below (_doñ´iga_). The Kiowa
have visited both canyons, and tell of killing several Havasupai
(Coconino), who seemed unused to enemies, in a raid upon their canyon
home on Cataract creek.
do´npä--cat-tail rushes (_Equisetum arvense_), singular, _do´npä´ga_.
The name is connected with _do´n_, "fat," from the resemblance in the
edible portion; kidney fat is also called _do´npä_. The Indians eat raw
the soft white portion at the base of the stalk.
do´ti--moccasin, shoe; this is the oldest word, and has held its own.
Other words used instead at various periods on account of deaths, are
_yi´atä´te_ and _kân_.
Dowa´koho´n--see _Do´ho´n_.
-e, or -i--fruit, berry, grain, nut, in composition; perhaps same as
_i_, child or offspring, q. v.
e´dăl--great, large, big; another word used is _bi´ăn_, _bi´ăntă_.
Variants are _et_, _e´do´_ or _e´dă_, and _e´e´t_; _edal_ is generally
used for animate objects and for tipi or house; _e´do´_ or _e´dă´_ is
used for inanimate objects generally; _et_ is generally used for
inanimate objects, but may also be used for man, horse, and dog;
_e´e´t_, a plural form, is used for tree, box, and some others. It is
large, _et_; they are large, _ebi´ăn_.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Elsewhere in the archive
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account