2. Wi´-he. P̣a-hiu´-thi-shoⁿ, Shaggy-head.
3. Çi´-ge, or A-çiⁿ´-ga. Ṭse-mi´-çi, Brown-buffalo-woman.
Also Boⁿ-gi´-da, The-lowing-herd. Also Ṭse-mi´-xtsi,
Real-buffalo-woman.
OTHER NAMES
MALE
A´-ga-ha-moⁿ-iⁿ, Walks-outside. Refers to the bulls, that are
in the habit of walking outside of the herd.
A´-ga-zhoⁿ, Bushy. Refers to the bushy hair on the front legs
of the buffalo bull.
A´-hiⁿ-u-ha-zhi-hi, Red-forelegs. Refers to the reddish-brown
legs of the buffalo.
Çi-ha´, Soles. Refers to the footprints of the buffalo. (In the
Tha´-ṭa-da gens of the Omaha tribe.)
Çi-ha´, Son of Tho´-xe-zhiⁿ-ga and Gia´-çoⁿ-ba.
Çiⁿ´-dse-ço-ṭa, Slender-tail. Refers to the slender tail of the
buffalo.
Çiⁿ´-dse-wa-ḳoⁿ-da, Mystic-tail. Refers to the scalps attached
to the tail of the sacred hawk.
Çiⁿ´-dse-wa-ḳoⁿ-da. Son of Ṭse´-çe-ṭoⁿ-ga and Wa´-ḳoⁿ-ça-moⁿ-iⁿ.
Çiⁿ´-dse-wa-ḳoⁿ-da. Son of Noⁿ´-ba-moⁿ-thiⁿ and
Xu-tha´-mi-ṭse-xi.
Çiⁿ´-dse-wa-ḳoⁿ-da. Son of Mi´-ga-shoⁿ-iⁿ, wife of
Moⁿ´-zhi-çka-ḳ’iⁿ-ga-xthi.
Çiⁿ´-dse-zhiⁿ-ga, Little-tail. Refers to the tail of the
buffalo.
Çi´-ṭoⁿ-ga, Big-feet. Refers to the great size of the buffalo’s
feet. (In the Tha´-ṭa-da gens of the Omaha tribe.)
Da´-ba-dsiⁿ, Swollen. Refers to the wounded buffalo found dead
in a state of decomposition.
Do´-ba-moⁿ-thiⁿ, Walk-by-fours. Refers to the habit of the
bulls of walking by fours. (In the Iⁿ-ḳe´-ça-be gens of the
Omaha tribe.) Husband of Mi´-hoⁿ-ga of the Ṭsi´-zhu Wa-noⁿ gens.
Do´-ba-moⁿ-thiⁿ. Son of Tho´-xe-zhiⁿ-ga and Gia´-çoⁿ-ba.
Fletcher, Francis. Son of Tho´-xe-zhiⁿ-ga and Mi´-çoⁿ-e.
Ga-dsiⁿ´-gthi-thoⁿ, Crosses. Refers to the hungry calf that
runs in front of its mother to stop her. (In the Iⁿ-ḳe´-ça-be
gens of the Omaha tribe.)
Gthe-doⁿ´-stse-dse, Long-hawk. Refers to the long scalp locks
attached to the sacred hawks. Son of Tho´-xe-zhiⁿ-ga and
Gia´-çoⁿ-ba.
He-ba´-ṭoⁿ-he, Stubby-horns. Refers to the old bull who had
worn his horns down to stumps.
Hiu´-gthe-ṭoⁿ-ga, Big-legs. Refers to the great size of the
legs of the buffalo bull.
Hiⁿ-çi´-moⁿ-iⁿ, Brown-hair-walker. Refers to the brown color of
the calf. Also Çi-ha, Soles.
I´-hiⁿ-u-ba-doⁿ, Pointed-beard. Refers to the beard of the
buffalo.
I´-shka-da-bi, Playful. Refers to the sport afforded the hunter
by the herds of buffalo. (In the Iⁿ-ḳe´-ça-be gens of the Omaha
tribe.)
I-tha´-noⁿ-ça, Head-them-off. Refers to the heading off of the
buffalo trying to escape the hunter.
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