2. Kshoⁿ´-ga. Gthe-doⁿ´-xo-dse, Gray-hawk. (In the Tha´-ṭa-da
gens of the Omaha tribe.)
3. Ka-ge´. Moⁿ´-hiⁿ-wa-ḳoⁿ-da, Mysterious-knife. Refers to the
scalping-knife in the keeping of the Black Bear gens.
DAUGHTERS
1. Mi´-na. Mi´-ṭse-xi, Mi´-na-the-favorite.
2. Wi´-he. Mi´-hoⁿ-iⁿ.
3. Çi´-ge or A-çiⁿ´-ga. Goⁿ´-ba-kshe, Flashing-eyes. Refers to
the flashing eyes of the black bear.
OTHER NAMES
MALE
I´-ba-zhu-ase, Red-handle. Refers to the red-handled knife that
is in the keeping of this gens for ceremonial use.
Iⁿ-gthoⁿ´-ga-zhiⁿ-ga, Little-puma. Husband of Hoⁿ-be´-do-ḳa of
the Ṭa´ I-ni-ḳa-shi-ga gens.
Iⁿ-shta´-moⁿ-çe, Flashing-eyes. Refers to the flashing eyes of
the black bear. Husband of Xu-tha´-da-wiⁿ of the Mi-ḳ’iⁿ gens.
Moⁿ´-hiⁿ-zhu-dse, Red-knife. Refers to the red-handled
ceremonial knife. Son of Moⁿ´-zhi-çka-ḳ’iⁿ-ga-xthi and
Mi´-ga-shoⁿ-iⁿ.
Moⁿ´-thiu-xe, Ground-cleared-of-grass. Refers to the bare
ground around the house of the bear. Son of Wa-ṭse´-moⁿ-iⁿ and
Moⁿ-çoⁿ-hoⁿ-iⁿ.
Moⁿ´-zhi-çka-ḳ’iⁿ-ga-xthi,
Slayer-of-the-warrior-with-white-quiver (war name). Husband of
Mi´-ga-shoⁿ-iⁿ of the P̣oⁿ´-ḳa Wa-shta-ge gens.
Moⁿ-zhoⁿ´-dsi-çi-gthe, Tracks-on-the-prairies. Refers to the
bear tracks seen on the prairies.
Ni´-ḳa-wa-da-iⁿ-ga, Playful-man. Also Moⁿ´-hiⁿ-wa-ḳoⁿ-da,
Mysterious-knife. Refers to the ceremonial knife in the keeping
of this gens.
Wa´-ṭse-ga-wa, Radiant-star. Son of Wa-ṭse´-moⁿ-iⁿ and
Moⁿ´-çoⁿ-hoⁿ-iⁿ.
Wa-ṭse´-moⁿ-iⁿ, He-who-wins-war-honors (war name). Also
Wa-shiⁿ´-ha. Refers to the fat on the skin of the bear. Husband
of Mi´-çoⁿ-hoⁿ-iⁿ of the O´-poⁿ gens.
Zhiⁿ-ga´-ga-hi-ge, Young-chief. Son of I´-ba-zhu-dse.
FEMALE
Goⁿ´-ba-kshe, The-light. Refers to the light in the eyes of the
bear.
Goⁿ´-ba-kshe. Daughter of Wa-ṭse´-moⁿ-iⁿ and Mi´-çoⁿ-hoⁿ-iⁿ.
Mi´-çoⁿ-e’, White-sun. Wife of Wa-ṭoⁿ´-iⁿ-ḳi-the of the Tho´-xe
gens.
Mi´-hoⁿ-iⁿ (meaning uncertain). Daughter of
Iⁿ-gthoⁿ´-ga-zhiⁿ-ga and Hoⁿ-be´-do-ḳa.
Mi´-hoⁿ-iⁿ. Daughter of Ni´-ḳa-wa-da-iⁿ-ga.
Mi´-hoⁿ-iⁿ. Daughter of Wa-ṭse´-moⁿ-iⁿ and Mi´-çoⁿ-hoⁿ-iⁿ.
Mi´-ṭse-xi, Mi´-na-the-favorite. Daughter of
Moⁿ´-zhi-çka-ḳ’iⁿ-ga-xthi and Mi´-ga-shoⁿ-iⁿ.
Noⁿ´-mi-ṭse-xi, Mi´-na-the-favorite. Daughter of
Ni´-ḳa-wa-da-iⁿ-ga.
Wa-ça´-be-wa-k’o, Black-bear-woman. Daughter of
Iⁿ-gthoⁿ´-ga-zhiⁿ-ga.
I^N-GTHO^N´-GA
Names of the first three sons and first three daughters.
SONS
1. Iⁿ-gthoⁿ´. Mi´-wa-ga-xe, Child-of-the-sun.
2. Kshoⁿ´-ga. I´-e-çka-wa-the, Giver-of-speech.
3. Ka´-zhiⁿ-ga. Moⁿ´-ga-xe, Arrow-maker.
DAUGHTERS
1. Mi´-noⁿ. Moⁿ´-çi-tse-xi, Sacred-arrow-shaft.
2. Wi´-he. Moⁿ´-zhoⁿ-op-she-wiⁿ,
Woman-who-travels-over-the-earth.
3. Çi´-ge. Noⁿ´-mi-ṭse-xi, Beloved-child-of-the-sun.
OTHER NAMES
MALE
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