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  the 
  omaha 
  tribe 
  [eth. 
  ann. 
  27 
  

  

  Miscellaneous 
  Terms 
  Used 
  by 
  the 
  Omaha 
  

  

  natural 
  objects 
  and 
  phenomena 
  

  

  Sky, 
  Mo^xe. 
  

  

  Sun, 
  Mi. 
  

  

  Moon, 
  Nio 
  n/ 
  ba. 
  

  

  Stars, 
  Mika'e. 
  

  

  North 
  Star, 
  Mika 
  / 
  eirjo 
  n 
  thi 
  n 
  azhi 
  (mikae, 
  star; 
  month!", 
  walk 
  or 
  move; 
  azhi, 
  not). 
  

  

  Pleiades. 
  This 
  constellation 
  bore 
  the 
  ancient 
  name 
  of 
  Tapa' 
  (deer's 
  head), 
  but 
  

   this 
  term, 
  which 
  had 
  a 
  religious 
  significance, 
  was 
  not 
  commonly 
  used, 
  the 
  popular 
  

   name 
  being 
  Mixaci'zhi 
  n 
  ga 
  (little 
  duck's 
  foot). 
  

  

  Great 
  Bear, 
  Wa'baha, 
  the 
  litter. 
  

  

  The 
  Morning 
  or 
  Evening 
  Star, 
  Mika'eto 
  n 
  ga 
  (big 
  star). 
  

  

  Meteor, 
  Mika'e 
  uxpathe 
  (stars 
  fall). 
  

  

  Clouds, 
  Mo 
  n 
  xpi 
  / 
  . 
  

  

  Rain, 
  No 
  n 
  zhi 
  n/ 
  . 
  

  

  Mist, 
  Shu'de 
  nicho" 
  (smoke 
  on 
  the 
  earth). 
  

  

  Hail, 
  MaVi. 
  

  

  Snow, 
  Ma. 
  

  

  Thunder, 
  Pgrtm^huto" 
  (huto/n, 
  to 
  cry; 
  ingthu" 
  implies 
  the 
  idea 
  of 
  a 
  creature 
  simi- 
  

   lar 
  to 
  a 
  bird). 
  

  

  Lightning, 
  Thio 
  n/ 
  ba. 
  

  

  Rainbow, 
  Tushni'ge. 
  

  

  Light, 
  Ugo 
  n/ 
  ba. 
  

  

  Darkness, 
  TJga'ho 
  n 
  no 
  n 
  pace. 
  

  

  Night, 
  Ho 
  n 
  . 
  

  

  Day, 
  O'ba. 
  

  

  Dawn, 
  O 
  n 
  'ba 
  oo 
  n 
  tihe 
  (day 
  lies 
  pale). 
  

  

  Morning, 
  Ho 
  n 
  e'go 
  n 
  ehe. 
  

  

  Noon, 
  Mi'thumo 
  n 
  shi 
  (sun 
  high 
  |. 
  

  

  Dusk, 
  I"de 
  / 
  ho 
  n 
  no 
  n 
  paee 
  (face 
  hidden 
  in 
  darkness). 
  

  

  Evening, 
  Pa'ce. 
  

  

  Water, 
  Ni. 
  

  

  Ice, 
  Nu'xe. 
  

  

  Wind, 
  Tade'. 
  

  

  Fire, 
  Pe'de. 
  

  

  Smoke, 
  Shu'de. 
  

  

  Charcoal, 
  No 
  n 
  xthe'. 
  

  

  Ashes, 
  Mo 
  n 
  xu'de 
  (gray 
  earth). 
  

  

  Heat, 
  Na'kade. 
  

  

  Cold, 
  U'eni. 
  

  

  Earth, 
  To""de. 
  

  

  Land, 
  Mo 
  n 
  zho 
  n 
  . 
  

  

  Lake, 
  Ne'uthesho" 
  1 
  . 
  

  

  River, 
  Ni. 
  

  

  Creek, 
  Wachi'shka. 
  

  

  TASTE 
  

  

  Sweet, 
  Qki'the. 
  

   Salt, 
  ) 
  

  

  Sour, 
  [ 
  C'a'the. 
  

   Acid, 
  J 
  

   Stringent, 
  T'u'xe. 
  

  

  