1042 



THE GHOST-DANCE RELIGION 



[ETH ANN. H 



O'go'ch or go 'chi or O'go'M — the crow. 

 In the Chost dance the crow is the mes- 

 senger of the spirit world. The messiah 

 and God arc frequently spoken of as 

 "The Crow." See Arapaho song 36. 



Ogo"gae — "the crow woman;" from 

 o go 'rlii. crow. 



OhonX'stuts — the shinny ^ f ame. See Chey- 

 enne song 9 and Arapaho song 7. 



O'ivima'na — "scabby;" a Cheyenne di- 

 vision. 



Ota — now! well! 



Otd si-Td'niuw' — " pierced-nose people: " 

 the Cheyenne name for the Caddo. 



O'tdta wct'm — green i sh. 



O'tata'womeniapewd — for Ota tawo m-map- 

 i'va. In the greenish (bluish) water, 

 or river. O'tatawom, greenish; map. 

 water. 



fftu'gunu — a Cheyenne division. The 

 meaning of the name is unknown. 



Owa''ni — living things, creatures, ani- 

 mals (including quadrupeds, birds, 

 insects, etc). 



PXgana'vo — "striped arrows," from 

 piiga, arrow, and naio, striped; the 

 Shoshoni and Comanche name for the 

 Cheyenne. See also Skid mini. 



l'tiui li/ii — a Cheyenne division. The 

 meaning of the name is unknown. 



Psam — the "crazy dame" of the Chey- 

 enne; psa, crazy. It is somewhat dif- 

 ferent from the Arapaho crazy dance. 

 See Cheyenne song It) and Arapaho 

 song 43. 



Sa-sis-e-tas — the name used by the Chey- 

 enne to designate themselves, according 

 to Clark. It should lie Dzitsi'stds q. v. 



Shi a'xayo — another Comanche name for 

 the Cheyenne, probably a derivation 

 from the word Cheyenne. 



Mm ha — another Wichita name for the 

 Cheyenne, probably a derivation from 

 the word Cheyenne. See also Niererik- 

 iintx-liini'ki. 



Slushino'wits-itd'niuw' — " snake people," 

 the Cheyenne name for the Comanche. 



Sv wdnia — "southerners; " Cheyenne 

 name sometimes used to designate the 

 southern portion of tin- tribe in Okla- 

 homa. 



Siaii'ax — a name used by Lewis and 

 Clark to designate a tribe identical 

 with the Cheyenne. It is a corruption 

 of the Cheyenne word Metd'itdn, "I am 

 a Cheyenne." 



Suta&i'na or Suta'ya — "strange talkers" 

 (Clark), one of the most important 

 Cheyenne divisions and formerly a 

 distinct tribe. 



I'si ti iiehii xi — for Txi n'nii His. 



Tsenovi tdtse stovi — for Tsenowi tdtsi atoivi. 



Tsenmii tatsi ximri — where there was 

 gambling. A" nme'xhi, I gamble. 



Txi iinu in'x — ( when) he flew down. \<i ' - 

 niilm -ii, I fly; mi nnilui -n, I fly down. 



Tsiniliu womai icosihi — tor Ts\ unitai worn- 

 ni w's. 



Tsinitai'irosi hi — for Tsiuni' taiw's. 



7 'a i ' s 1 1 i x liili i x ilii — for Ts i x hi' s I ii s . 



Tsishi aids — where she belongs, i. e., her 

 home. Compare Dzitsi'stSs, the name 

 given by the Cheyenne to themselves. 



F818080 yotal'to — while I was going about. 

 Xiixiixa i/uts, I go about. I ramble about. 



Tsi'stiunn niilii/nt — when I first reached 

 him. when I arrived where he was. 

 .Y«'/« hyot, I shall reach him. 



1'xixtii no mull — she (he) will see them. 

 Xiiiin in, I see him; atawo mats} mh, I Bee 

 you; txiliiiro "t, he (she) will see it; 

 nixlxirt shiwomdtsinoll, by that means I 

 shall see you ( plural ). Compare Xii ri- 

 homli. 



Tsttiitco "t — she (he > will see it. Compare 

 Tsixtiiirn innlt. 



Txiiiiiiliii womai'w's — where they are 

 painted indifferent colors; tsiuni taiw's 

 different; mui -1 .mh. paint. 



Txiuiit taiw's — different, various. 



lii 'gani — tin- Cheyenne name for the 

 Wichita; evidently a derivative from 

 their Comanche name. Jiu Luna, tat- 

 tooed people. 



I'ijii rhi'liihi — for (I i/n'rhi. 



Veta'chi — for / iclik. 



J'iihL — grease, used in painting or 

 anointing the face and body. 



n iiiiniiln nwi'i — kill a beef or buffalo for 

 him \ imperative i. Xii milnn. I kill it: 

 mi mihi uli. I kill it for him: lioiwo ttx. 

 a beef. 



Witdpdhai or Witapd'tu — the Cheyenne 

 name for the Kiowa; from their Sioux 

 name Wi tapdha'tu, people of the island 

 butt.'. 



II i lupin — "haters" (Clark); a Chey- 

 enne division. 



U'iixi n't — a mountain. 



):ihiiiin — an unmeaning exclamation 

 used in the Bongs. 



1 n xiiiiii I1KIH for Ho'80 en ii nut. 



