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  THE 
  OMAHA 
  TRIBE 
  [ETH. 
  ANN. 
  27 
  

  

  Horse, 
  Sho 
  n/ 
  ge. 
  

  

  Lion, 
  Wani'ta 
  waxa 
  (greater 
  animal). 
  

   Lizard, 
  Wagthishka 
  heduba 
  (four-legged 
  bug). 
  

   Lynx, 
  l"gthu"'ga 
  lii" 
  shkube 
  (furry 
  wild 
  cat). 
  

  

  Mice, 
  I 
  n 
  ehu 
  n 
  'ga. 
  

  

  Mice 
  that 
  live 
  in 
  dry 
  bones, 
  Tepauti 
  {tepa, 
  buffalo 
  skull; 
  ute, 
  to 
  live 
  in). 
  

  

  Mice 
  that 
  store 
  food, 
  I 
  n 
  chu 
  n 
  'ga 
  waxema 
  (mice 
  thai 
  cache 
  

  

  Mink, 
  Tushi 
  n 
  'ge. 
  

  

  Mole, 
  No 
  n 
  be 
  / 
  xawi" 
  (hands 
  turned 
  backward;. 
  

  

  Monkey, 
  Ishti 
  n 
  'thi"ke 
  (a 
  mythical, 
  mischievous, 
  capricious 
  being, 
  representing 
  the 
  

   wind. 
  Because 
  of 
  its 
  acts 
  in 
  the 
  myths 
  iis 
  name 
  was 
  transferred 
  to 
  the 
  monkey 
  when 
  

   the 
  Omaha 
  first 
  saw 
  that 
  animal.) 
  

  

  Mule 
  (see 
  Donkey 
  i, 
  Nita 
  to"'ga 
  (big 
  ears). 
  

  

  *Musk 
  rat, 
  Ci"'nedewagithe. 
  

  

  •Opossum, 
  I 
  n 
  shti 
  n 
  'pa. 
  

  

  Otter, 
  Xuzhno"'. 
  

  

  Porcupine, 
  Ba'hi". 
  

  

  Prairie 
  dog, 
  Monthi 
  n 
  'xude. 
  

  

  * 
  Rabbit, 
  Mo 
  n 
  shti 
  n 
  'ge. 
  

  

  * 
  Rabbit, 
  jack, 
  Mo 
  n 
  shti 
  Q/ 
  cka 
  (while 
  rabbit). 
  

  

  * 
  Raccoon, 
  Mika', 
  

  

  *Rat, 
  I°cho 
  n 
  'to"ga 
  (bigmouse) 
  

   *Sheep, 
  domestic, 
  Tax'ticka. 
  

  

  * 
  Sheep, 
  Rocky 
  Mountain, 
  Pashto"'ga. 
  

  

  * 
  Skunk, 
  Mo 
  n 
  'ga. 
  

   Snail, 
  Niha'. 
  

   Snake, 
  We'c'a. 
  

  

  Snake, 
  black, 
  We'c'a 
  cabe 
  (black 
  snake). 
  

   Snake, 
  bull, 
  Nitha'xupa 
  (water 
  sucker). 
  

   Snake, 
  garter, 
  We'c'anideka. 
  

   Snake 
  moccasin, 
  She'ki. 
  

   Snake, 
  rat 
  lie, 
  Cathu'. 
  

  

  * 
  Squirrel, 
  ground, 
  He'xthi". 
  

  

  * 
  Squirrel, 
  tree, 
  Ci"'ga. 
  

  

  Toad. 
  lko 
  n 
  'git'e 
  (his 
  grandmother 
  is 
  dead). 
  

  

  Tortoise, 
  Ke'gthoee 
  (striped 
  turtle). 
  

  

  •Turtle. 
  Ke. 
  

  

  ♦Turtle, 
  diamond-back 
  (terrapin), 
  Keha'mo 
  n 
  zhide 
  (red-breast 
  turtle.) 
  

  

  * 
  Turtle, 
  snapping, 
  Ke' 
  to 
  n 
  ga 
  (big 
  turtle). 
  

  

  •Turtle, 
  soft 
  -shell, 
  Ke 
  ha'be 
  bedo" 
  (flexible-shell 
  turtle). 
  

   Weasel, 
  I 
  n 
  'chu 
  n 
  gaci 
  (yellow 
  mouse). 
  

   Wolf, 
  gray, 
  Sho 
  D/ 
  to 
  n 
  ga. 
  

  

  BIRDS 
  

  

  Bird 
  (general 
  term', 
  Wazhi 
  n 
  'ga 
  

   [The 
  Indicates 
  those 
  used 
  for 
  food] 
  ' 
  

  

  American 
  bittern. 
  Mo 
  n 
  'xata 
  wado 
  n 
  be 
  (looks 
  up 
  at 
  the 
  sky 
  1 
  . 
  

  

  * 
  Bee 
  martin, 
  or 
  king 
  bird. 
  Wati'duka. 
  

   Belted 
  kingfisher, 
  No 
  n 
  xi'de 
  shkuni", 
  

  

  * 
  Blackbird, 
  Mo^thi'xta. 
  

   Blue-bird, 
  Wazhi"'tu 
  (blue 
  bird). 
  

  

  Blue 
  jay, 
  I 
  n 
  cho 
  n 
  g 
  / 
  agiudu 
  n 
  (fond 
  of 
  mice). 
  

  

  * 
  Crane, 
  Pe'to". 
  

  

  