Iⁿ-shta´-sha-be, Dark-eyes. In the Ṭse-çiⁿ´-dse gens of the
Omaha tribe.
Mi-wa´-ga-xe, Child-of-the-sun. Also, Hiⁿ-wa´-xa-ga,
Rough-hair. Husband of Mi´-ṭse-xi of the Hoⁿ´-ga gens.
Moⁿ´-ga-xe, Arrow-maker. Husband of Wa-ṭoⁿ-i´-ça-e of the
P̣oⁿ´-ḳa Wa-shta-ge gens. (Also P̣a´-xe-ga, Brown-nose. Refers
to the brown nose of the black bear.)
Moⁿ´-ga-xe. Son of Wa-xthi´-zhi and Xu-tha´-da-wiⁿ.
Moⁿ´-hiⁿ-wa-ḳoⁿ-da, Mysterious-knife. Son of
Wa-thu´-ṭs’a-ga-zhi and Mi´-ṭse-xi.
Noⁿ-be´-wa-ḳoⁿ-da, Mysterious hand. Mythical name, refers to
the use of the index finger for killing animals before weapons
were known. Also refers to the ceremony performed by a member
of the Wa-ça´-be gens when blessing a newborn child with the
rays of the sun. Son of Wa-thu´-ṭs’a-ga-zhi and Mi´-ṭse-xi.
Ṭoⁿ´-dse-a-shiⁿ (meaning obscure).
Wa-thu´-ṭs’a-ga-zhi, Never-fails (war name). The grandfather
of the man who last bore this name never failed in his war
exploits so the people gave him the name. Husband of Mi´-ṭse-xi
of the Hoⁿ´-ga gens.
Wa-xthi´-zhi, Generous (war name). A man of this gens was given
the name because he always shared with the people the spoils
he took in his war exploits. Husband of Xu-tha´-da-wiⁿ of the
Ṭsi´-zhu Wa-shta-ge gens.
FEMALE
Mi´-hoⁿ-iⁿ. (Meaning obscure.) Mother of Xo´-ḳa of the
Ni´-ḳa-wa-wa-ḳoⁿ-da-gi gens.
Moⁿ´-çi-ṭse-xi, Sacred-arrowshaft. Daughter of Wa-xthi´-zhi and
Xu-tha´-da-wiⁿ.
Moⁿ´-çi-ṭse-xi. Mother of I’ⁿ´-shoⁿ-ba of the
Ni´-ḳa-wa-ḳoⁿ-da-gi gens.
Noⁿ´-mi-ṭse-xi, Only-sacred-sun. Refers to the sun, a
life symbol of this gens. Daughter of Wa-xthi´-zhi and
Xu-tha´-da-wiⁿ.
Noⁿ´-mi-ṭse-xi. Wife of Wa-shka´-dse of the P̣oⁿ´-ḳa Wa-shta-ge
gens.
Wa´-ṭse-wiⁿ, Star-woman. Wife of Xi-tha-u´-ga-shoⁿ of the
Hoⁿ´-ga gens.
HO^N´-GA GTHE-ZHE
Special kinship terms and names of the first three sons and the first
three daughters in a family of the Hoⁿ´-ga Gthe-zhe, Mottled eagle,
gens, as given by Mi´-she-ṭsi-the.
SONS
1. Iⁿ-gthoⁿ´. Mi-she-ṭsi-the, Yonder-the-sun-passes. Also
Hoⁿ´-ga-a-shiⁿ, same as Hoⁿ´-ga-u-ga-shoⁿ, The Hoⁿ´-ga
Messenger.
2. Kshoⁿ´-ga. Hoⁿ´-ga-a-gthiⁿ, Good-eagle. Refers to the eagle
that is friendly to the people.
3. Ḳa´-zhiⁿ-ga. A´-hiu-çka, White-wings.
DAUGHTERS
1. Mi´-na. Mi´-ṭse-xi, Mi´-na-the-favorite.
2. Wi´-he. Mi´-çoⁿ-iⁿ, White-sun.
3. A-çiⁿ´-ga. Xu-tha´-mi-ṭse-xi, Eagle-sacred-sun. Also
Xu-tha´-dsi-wiⁿ, Eagle-woman.
OTHER NAMES
MALE
A´-hiu-çka, White-wings.
A´-hiu-çka. Husband of I´-ni-a-bi of the Ṭsi´-zhu Wa-shta-ge
gens.
A´-hiu-k’u-we, Holes-in-the-wings. Son of Wa-noⁿ´-she-zhiⁿ-ga
and Moⁿ´-çi-ṭse-xi.
Hoⁿ´-ga-a-shiⁿ, The-Hoⁿ´-ga-messenger.
Hoⁿ´-ga-a-shiⁿ. Eugene Blaine.
Hoⁿ´-ga-a-shiⁿ. Also Ṭa-shka´-wa.
Hoⁿ´-ga-tha-gthiⁿ, Good-eagle.
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