Ka´-zhiⁿ-ga. Hoⁿ´-ga-ṭsi-noⁿ-zhiⁿ, Standing-house-of-the-Hoⁿ´-ga.
Hoⁿ´-ga-ṭoⁿ-ga, Great-Hoⁿ´-ga.
Ṭsi´-wa-ḳoⁿ-da-gi, Mystery-house.
Ṭsi´-wa-the-she, Tears-down-the-house. Refers to the tearing
down of the house of mystery after a ceremony.
DAUGHTERS
Mi´-na. Mi´-ṭse-xi, Mi´-na-the-favored.
Wi-he´. Xiu-tha´-doⁿ-wiⁿ, Sees-the-eagle.
Çi´-ge. Mi´-ṭse-xi-Hoⁿ-ga, Mi´-na-hoⁿ-ga-the-favored.
OTHER NAMES
MALE
Gi-wa´-xthi-zhi, Not-stingy. Husband of Gthe-doⁿ´-wiⁿ-zhiⁿ-ga
of the Ṭa´ I-ni-ḳa-shi-ga gens.
Hoⁿ-ga-ṭoⁿ-ga, Great-Hoⁿ´-ga. Also Hoⁿ´-moⁿ-da-ḳoⁿ,
Light-on-the-earth-at-night. Husband of Pa´-zhi-hi of the
Hoⁿ´-ga gens.
Ḳoⁿ´-çe-hoⁿ-ga, Resembling-the-Hoⁿ´-ga. (In the
Moⁿ´-thiⁿ-ḳa-ga-xe gens of the Omaha.) Husband of Boⁿ-giu´-da
of the Tho´-xe gens.
Moⁿ´-xe-a-gthe, Reaches-the-sky. Refers to the wind. Husband of
Wa-ḳoⁿ´-da-hi-thoⁿ-be of the Ṭsi´-zhu Wa-noⁿ gens.
Noⁿ-p̣o´-e, Flames-at-every-step. Refers to the white spot on
the throat of the black bear that is a symbol of fire. Husband
of Wa-ṭoⁿ´-i-ça-e of the P̣oⁿ´-ḳa Wa-shta-ge gens.
Ṭa-dse´-k’o-e, Soughing-of-the-wind. Refers to the wind, the
life symbol of the gens.
Ṭa-dse´-ṭoⁿ, Owner-of-the-wind. (In the Iⁿ-ḳe´-ça-be gens of
the Omaha tribe.) Son of Ḳoⁿ´-çe-hoⁿ-ga and Boⁿ-giu´-da.
Hoⁿ´-ga-wa-da-iⁿ-ga, Playful-Hoⁿ´-ga.
I´-hu-tha-bi, From-whom-permission-is-obtained. Refers to the
authority vested in this gens to give the order to go to the
buffalo chase. (Also used by the Omaha.)
Moⁿ´-hiⁿ-çi, Fire. Refers to the fire drawn from the stone. Or
Arrow-head.
U-pa´-shi-e, Counsellor.
Wa-noⁿ´-p̣a-zhi, Not-afraid. (Also used by the Omaha.)
Wa-zhiⁿ-u-ṭsi, Courageous.
FEMALE
A´-hiu-do-ba, Four-wings.
Doⁿ´-ba-bi, Seen-by-all. Daughter of Ḳoⁿ´-çe-hoⁿ-ga and
Boⁿ-giu´-da of the Tho´-xe gens.
Doⁿ-doⁿ-ba, Seen-from-time-to-time. Daughter of Hoⁿ´-ga-ṭoⁿ-ga
and P̣a´-zhi-hi of the Hoⁿ´-ga gens.
Doⁿ´-doⁿ-ba, Mother of O-hoⁿ´-bi of the Ṭa´ I-ni-ḳa-shi-ga gens.
Mi´-ṭse-xi, Mi´-na-the-favorite. Daughter of Hoⁿ´-ga-ṭoⁿ-ga and
P̣a´-zhi-hi.
Mi´-ṭse-xi-hoⁿ-ga, Mi´-na-the-sacred-one. Daughter of
Ḳoⁿ´-çe-hoⁿ-ga and Boⁿ-giu´-da.
Mi´-ṭse-xi-hoⁿ-ga, Mi´-na-the-sacred-one. Wife of O´-ḳi-ça of
the Ṭsi´-zhu Wa-shta-ge gens.
Wa´-ṭse-wiⁿ, Star-woman. Daughter of Hoⁿ´-ga-ṭoⁿga and
P̣a´-zhi-hi.
Zhoⁿ´-btha-ⁿçka-wiⁿ, Flat-wood-woman. Wife of Iⁿ-shta´-gthe-çe
of the Wa-ça´-be gens.
Zhoⁿ´-btha-çka-wiⁿ, Daughter of Hoⁿ´-ga-ṭoⁿ-ga and P̣a´-zhi-hi.
HO^N´-GA SUBDIVISION
WA-ÇA´-BE
Special kinship terms and names of the first three sons and the first
three daughters in a family of the Wa-ça´-be or Black Bear gens as
given by Wa-ṭse´-moⁿ-iⁿ.
SONS
1. Iⁿ-gthoⁿ´. Zhiⁿ-ga´-ga-hi-ge, Little-chief. (In the Ṭa-p̣a´
gens of the Omaha tribe.)
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