Hiu´-ça-da-zhiⁿ-ga, Young-hiu´-ça-da. Refers to the eagle’s leg
attached to the hanging strap of the wa-xo´-be or shrine.
Hoⁿ´-ga, The-consecrated-one. Name of the gens.
Hoⁿ´-ga-gthe-zhe, Mottled-eagle. Refers to the immature golden
eagle that is dark in plumage. This bird is regarded as sacred
by many of the Indian tribes.
Hoⁿ´-ga-ṭoⁿ-ga, Great-eagle.
Hoⁿ´-ga-ṭsi-e-da, House-of-the-Hoⁿ´-ga. Refers to the House of
Mystery that is in the keeping of the Hoⁿ´-ga gens.
Kshi´-zhi-wa-ga-xe, Causes them to fail to reach home. Refers
to the attack of the eagle on its prey.
Moⁿ´-çe, Metal. Wa-noⁿ-she-zhiⁿ-ga could not explain the
meaning of this name.
Moⁿ´-da-i-he. (Meaning obscure.)
Moⁿ-iⁿ´-zhi, Does-not-walk. Refers to the eagle.
Moⁿ´-shi-ha-moⁿ-iⁿ, One-who-moves-above. Refers to the eagle.
(In the Iⁿ-shta´-çoⁿ-da gens of the Omaha tribe.)
Moⁿ-shi´-ṭa-moⁿ-iⁿ, Moves-on-high. Refers to the eagle.
Moⁿ´-shoⁿ-hoⁿ-ga, Sacred-plume. Refers to the eagle plumes worn
by priests.
Noⁿ-be´-çi, Yellow-hands. Refers to the yellow feet of the
eagle.
P̣a-hiu´-ga-zhoⁿ, Hairy-head. Name given by the Tho´-xe gens to
the Hoⁿ´-ga U-thu-ha-ge gens.
Sha´-ge-çka, White-talons. (In the Tha´-ṭa-da gens of the Omaha
tribe.)
Sha´-ge-p̣a-hi, Sharp-talons. Refers to the sharp talons of the
eagle.
Shoⁿ´-ṭoⁿ-ça-be, Black-dog. Thu-ts’a´-ga-bi.
Thu-ṭs’a´-ga-bi, Hard-to-catch. Refers to the wariness of the
eagle.
Ṭsi-do´-ba, Four-lodges. A valor name. A war party attacked
four lodges and killed all the inhabitants. The commander was
given the name by the people.
U-ga´-çiⁿ-dse, Breeze. Refers to the wind stirred by the eagle
when flying.
U-ga´-shoⁿ, The wanderer. Refers to the office of messenger of
this gens.
U-thiⁿ´-ge-noⁿ-zhiⁿ, Stands-holding. Refers to the hold of the
eagle on its prey.
U-thi´-shoⁿ-moⁿ-iⁿ, Moves-in-a-circle. Refers to the soaring of
the eagle. (In the Iⁿ-ḳe´-ça-be gens of the Omaha tribe.)
Wa-ḳoⁿ´-tha-ṭoⁿ-ga, Great-attacker. Refers to the attack of the
eagle on its prey.
Wa-sho´-she, Brave. (In the Iⁿ-ḳe´-ça-be gens of the Omaha
tribe.)
Wa-xoⁿ´-xoⁿ, The-shining-one. Refers to the shining of the
wings of the eagle.
Wa-zhiⁿ´-i-çi-wa-the, Hated-bird. Refers to the fear of the
eagle by other birds.
Wa-zhiⁿ´-p̣a, Bird-head. Refers to the head of the eagle.
Wa-zhiⁿ´-zhi-e, Red-bird. (Red eagle.)
Xi-tha-u´-ga-shoⁿ, The-traveling-eagle. Refers to the tireless
soaring of the eagle.
Xoⁿ-xoⁿ´-moⁿ-iⁿ, Shines-as-he-moves. Refers to the reflection
of the sun on the outspread wings of the eagle.
Xu-tha´-ni-ḳa, Eagle-man. (In the Ṭa´-p̣a gens of the Omaha
tribe.)
Xu-tha´-p̣a, Eagle-head.
Xu-tha´-sha-be, Dark-colored-eagle.
Xu-tha´-ṭoⁿ-ga, Big-eagle.
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