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  THE 
  OMAHA 
  TKIBE 
  [eth. 
  ann. 
  27 
  

  

  O 
  n 
  'po 
  n 
  cka 
  0«/)o«, 
  elk; 
  cha, 
  white. 
  The 
  Ponca 
  have 
  O 
  n 
  'po 
  n 
  c.abe. 
  

  

  i 
  ll-'cada 
  gens.) 
  

  

  O 
  n/ 
  po 
  n 
  no 
  n 
  zhi 
  n 
  On' 
  pun, 
  elk; 
  no 
  n 
  zhi 
  n 
  , 
  standing. 
  The 
  Ponca 
  use 
  the 
  Dakota 
  

  

  form 
  . 
  

  

  O 
  n 
  'po"to 
  n 
  ga 
  O 
  n 
  'po 
  n 
  , 
  elk; 
  tonga, 
  big. 
  Appears 
  in 
  Omaha 
  treaties 
  of 
  IS 
  15, 
  

  

  1826, 
  1830, 
  1836. 
  (In 
  Thi'xida, 
  Ponca 
  i 
  

  

  O 
  n 
  'p° 
  nzn 
  i°? 
  a 
  Young 
  elk. 
  (In 
  Po 
  n 
  'caxli, 
  Ponca.) 
  

  

  Shi'beko" 
  Shi'be, 
  intestines; 
  ko 
  n 
  , 
  a 
  string. 
  Refers 
  to 
  the 
  intestine 
  of 
  

  

  the 
  wolf 
  used 
  as 
  a 
  string 
  in 
  the 
  Honor 
  Pack, 
  Tent 
  of 
  War. 
  

  

  Tahe'zho 
  n 
  ka 
  Ta 
  refers 
  to 
  deer; 
  he, 
  horn; 
  zho 
  n 
  ka, 
  forked. 
  

  

  Wako 
  n/ 
  dagi 
  A 
  mythical 
  being; 
  a 
  monster. 
  

  

  Xaga 
  / 
  mo 
  n 
  thi 
  n 
  Xaga', 
  rough; 
  mo 
  n 
  lhi", 
  walking. 
  Refers 
  to 
  the 
  jagged 
  out- 
  

   line 
  of 
  a 
  herd 
  of 
  elk, 
  their 
  antlers 
  rising 
  like 
  tree 
  branches. 
  

  

  Bnrro'ved 
  names 
  

  

  Hexa'gato 
  n 
  ga 
  Big 
  male 
  elk. 
  Archaic 
  with 
  Omaha; 
  used 
  by 
  Dakota. 
  

  

  Hi'daha 
  Meaning 
  unknown. 
  

  

  Fanciful 
  names 
  

  

  I 
  n 
  shta'mo 
  n 
  ce 
  Metal 
  eye. 
  

  

  Wa^adoMo" 
  Meaning 
  uncertain. 
  

  

  We'btho 
  n 
  aji 
  Not 
  satisfied 
  although 
  he 
  has 
  many 
  things. 
  

  

  Valor 
  name 
  

   We'zhi 
  n 
  shtewashushe. 
  . 
  Brave 
  We'zhi 
  n 
  shte. 
  

  

  Female 
  names 
  

  

  Ace'xube 
  Ace', 
  paint; 
  xube, 
  sacred. 
  Three 
  of 
  this 
  name. 
  Refers 
  to 
  

  

  the 
  paint 
  used 
  at 
  sacred 
  ceremonies. 
  (InWazha'zhe, 
  Ponca.) 
  

  

  Ci 
  n 
  'dewi 
  n 
  Qi 
  n 
  de, 
  tail; 
  wi 
  n 
  , 
  feminine 
  term. 
  Three 
  of 
  this 
  name. 
  

  

  Ma 
  / 
  zho 
  n 
  wi 
  n 
  Ma'zho^, 
  fox; 
  toi", 
  feminine 
  term. 
  

  

  Mi'dasho 
  n 
  thi 
  n 
  The 
  moon 
  moving. 
  

  

  Mi'gasho 
  n 
  thi 
  n 
  The 
  moon 
  moving. 
  (In 
  Washa'be, 
  Ponca.) 
  

  

  Ni'dawi" 
  Ni'da, 
  mysterious 
  animal; 
  feminine 
  term, 
  vi". 
  Three 
  of 
  

  

  this 
  name. 
  

   No 
  n 
  ce'i 
  n 
  ce 
  Meaning 
  uncertain. 
  (In 
  Wazha'zhe, 
  Thi'xida, 
  and 
  Hi'cada, 
  

  

  Ponca.) 
  

  

  O 
  n 
  'po 
  n 
  miga 
  Female 
  elk. 
  

  

  Pahi'ci 
  I'ahi' 
  ', 
  hair 
  on 
  the 
  head 
  (elk); 
  ci, 
  yellow. 
  

  

  Taca'bewi" 
  Ta, 
  deer; 
  cube, 
  black; 
  ui", 
  feminine 
  term. 
  Five 
  of 
  this 
  

  

  name. 
  (In 
  Wa'zhazhe, 
  Ponca.) 
  

   Wihe'to 
  n 
  ga 
  W&ie, 
  younger 
  sister; 
  to 
  n 
  ga, 
  big. 
  (In 
  Washa'be 
  and 
  Wazha'- 
  

  

  :!n\ 
  Ponca.) 
  

   Zho 
  n/ 
  i"wathe 
  Zho"i", 
  carry 
  wood; 
  wathe, 
  to 
  cause. 
  Two 
  of 
  this 
  name. 
  (In 
  

  

  Hi'cada 
  and 
  Po 
  n 
  'caxli, 
  Ponca.) 
  

  

  I 
  n 
  ke'cabe 
  Gens 
  (2) 
  

  

  The 
  I 
  n 
  ke'cabe 
  camped 
  next 
  to 
  the 
  We'zhi 
  n 
  shte 
  on 
  the 
  left. 
  l 
  n 
  Tce'- 
  

   pabe 
  is 
  an 
  archaic 
  word 
  of 
  doubtful 
  meaning. 
  It 
  may 
  refer 
  to 
  the 
  

   black 
  shoulder 
  of 
  the 
  buffalo 
  (i 
  n 
  ke, 
  an 
  abbreviation 
  of 
  i 
  n 
  ke'de, 
  

   ''shoulder;" 
  fabe, 
  "black"). 
  From 
  the 
  myths 
  and 
  traditions 
  it 
  would 
  

   seem 
  that 
  the 
  leadership 
  accorded 
  to 
  this 
  gens 
  during 
  certain 
  move- 
  

   ments 
  of 
  the 
  people 
  when 
  engaged 
  in 
  the 
  actual 
  pursuit 
  of 
  the 
  buffalo 
  

   on 
  the 
  annual 
  tribal 
  hunt 
  began 
  at 
  an 
  early 
  period 
  when 
  the 
  people 
  

   took 
  up 
  the 
  custom 
  of 
  following 
  the 
  buffalo. 
  The 
  particular 
  authority 
  

  

  