Wa-zha´-zhe-mi-ṭse-xi. Daughter of Mi´-ṭse-xi of the Hoⁿ´-ga
gens.
HO´ I-NI-ḲA-SHI-GA (FISH PEOPLE)
Special kinship terms and names of the first three sons and daughters
in a Ho´ I-ni-ḳa-shi-ga family.
SONS
1. Iⁿ-gthoⁿ´. Name, Wa-zha´-hoⁿ-ga, Sacred Wa-zha´-zhe.
2. Kshoⁿ´-ga. Name, Ṭo´-ho-ho, Blue-fish.
3. Ka´-zhiⁿ-ga. Name, Ho-xo´-e, Fish scales.
DAUGHTERS
1. Mi´-na. Name, Wa-zha´-zhe-mi-ṭse-xi, Wa-zha´-zhe, Sacred-sun.
2. Wi´-he. Name, Hoⁿ-be´-do-ḳa, Wet-moccasins.
3. Çi´-ge. Name, Wa-zha´-mi-ṭse-xi, Wa-zha´-zhe, Sacred-sun.
OTHER NAMES
MALE
Chi-zhe´-wa-the, Rustles-the-leaves. Refers to the rustling of
the leaves by a deer as he feeds in the woods.
E-noⁿ´-miⁿ-dse-ṭoⁿ, Sole-owner-of-the-bow. Refers to the office
of this gens of making the ceremonial bow for use in a tribal
ceremony.
Ga-hi´-ge-noⁿ-zhiⁿ, Standing-chief.
Ga-hi´-ge-tha-gthiⁿ, Handsome-chief.
Ga-hi´-ge-ṭoⁿ-ga, Big-chief.
Ga-hi´-ge-zhiⁿ-ga, Little-chief. (In the Iⁿ-ḳe´-ça-be gens of
the Omaha tribe.)
Ga-hi´-ge-xtsi, Real-chief. (In the Iⁿ-ḳe´-ça-be gens of the
Omaha tribe.)
He´-çka-moⁿ-iⁿ, White-horn-walks. Refers to the buck deer with
white horns.
Ho-btha´-çka-zhiⁿ-ga, Little-flat-fish.
Ho-çka´, White-fish.
Ho-çoⁿ´, Braided-fish. Refers to the braidlike appearance of
the scales of a fish.
Ho-ga´-xa, fish-fins.
Ho´-ki-e-çi, Splashing-fish. Refers to the splashing of the
water by a fish as he plays.
Ho-p̣a´, Fish-head.
Ho-wa´-hi, Fish-bone.
Ho-xiⁿ´-ha, Fish-skin.
Iⁿ-shta´-p̣e-dse, Fire-eyes. (In the Iⁿ-ḳe´-ça-be gens of the
Omaha tribe.)
Ḳo´-zhi-moⁿ-iⁿ, Travels-in-distant-lands.
Mi-ḳa´-xa-ge, Crying-raccoon. (In the Ṭa-p̣a´ gens of the Omaha
tribe.)
Miⁿ´-dse-ni-e, Fences-with-the-bow.
Ni´-u-ba-shu-dse, Muddies-the-water. Refers to the mud stirred
up by the fish as they move about in the bottom of a stream.
Ṭa-he´-ga-xe, Antlered-deer. (In the Iⁿ-shta´-çoⁿ-da gens of
the Omaha tribe.)
Ṭa-he´-xa-ga, Rough-horned-deer.
Ṭse-do´-ha, Buffalo-skin. (A name belonging to the Tho´-xe
gens.)
FEMALE
Çoⁿ-çi´-gthe, Here-are-the-footprints. Refers to the footprints
of the deer.
Mi´-gthe-doⁿ-wiⁿ, Hawk-woman.
Noⁿ´-ḳa-çka, White-back. Refers to the whitish color of the
deer at certain seasons.
Noⁿ-ṭa´-çka, White-ears. Refers to the white hair on the ears
of the deer.
P̣a-hiu´-gthe-zhe, Spotted-hair. Refers to the spots on the
fawn.
P̣a´-xpe-çoⁿ-dse, Frequenter-of-bushes.
Wa-ḳoⁿ´-çi, Small animal.
Wa-xthe´-thoⁿ-ba. (Meaning uncertain.)
HO^N´-GA U-ṬA-NO^N-DSI
Names of the first three sons and the first three daughters.
SONS
Iⁿ-gthoⁿ´. Ṭa-dse´-k’u-e, Soughing-of-the-wind.
Kshoⁿ´-ga. Ṭa-dse´-toⁿ, Owner-of-the-wind. (In the Iⁿ-ḳe´-ça-be
gens of the Omaha tribe.)
Hoⁿ´-ga U-ṭa-noⁿ-dsi, The-solitary-Hoⁿ´-ga.
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