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  THE 
  OMAHA 
  TRIBE 
  [eth. 
  ann. 
  27 
  

  

  G 
  thai 
  1 
  i 
  " 
  't^t 
  hi 
  1 
  hi 
  i 
  n 
  Gthadin', 
  cross; 
  gthi, 
  returns; 
  tho 
  1 
  ', 
  suddenly. 
  The 
  hungry 
  

  

  calf 
  runs 
  in 
  front 
  of 
  its 
  mother 
  and 
  stops 
  her 
  progress. 
  

  

  He 
  / 
  akathi"ge 
  Meaning 
  uncertain. 
  

  

  Heba'zhu 
  He, 
  horns; 
  ba'zhu, 
  little 
  knobs. 
  

  

  He'benika 
  He'be, 
  a 
  portion; 
  niha, 
  a 
  person. 
  

  

  He 
  / 
  ubagtho 
  n 
  di' 
  The 
  worn 
  horns 
  of 
  an 
  old 
  buffalo. 
  

  

  I 
  n 
  shta'pede 
  I^shta', 
  eyes; 
  pede, 
  fire. 
  (Also 
  in 
  I'clithr 
  subdivision.) 
  

  

  P'uhe 
  /, 
  from 
  it, 
  speech; 
  'uhe, 
  obey. 
  Refers 
  to 
  the 
  performance 
  

  

  by 
  the 
  people 
  of 
  the 
  commands 
  of 
  the 
  chiefs, 
  or 
  the 
  sub- 
  

   mission 
  to 
  their 
  authority. 
  

  

  Ki 
  / 
  ko°to 
  D 
  ga 
  Curlew. 
  {Numenius 
  longirostris. 
  Hudsonian.) 
  

  

  Mo"e'gahi 
  Mo"e, 
  arrow; 
  gahi, 
  from 
  gahi'ge, 
  chief. 
  (In 
  Waga'be, 
  Hi' 
  aula 
  

  

  subdivision, 
  Ponca.) 
  

  

  Mo 
  n/ 
  geto 
  n 
  ga 
  Mo 
  n 
  'ge, 
  breast 
  ; 
  tonga, 
  big. 
  

  

  Mo 
  n 
  zho 
  n/ 
  gabtho 
  n 
  Mo 
  n 
  zhon', 
  land; 
  gablhon, 
  spent 
  remains. 
  

  

  Mo 
  n 
  zho 
  n 
  'wakithe 
  Land 
  of 
  the 
  buffalo. 
  

  

  Na'gu 
  Meaning 
  uncertain. 
  

  

  Ni'ashiga 
  A 
  person. 
  Refers 
  to 
  those 
  who 
  were 
  chiefs 
  in 
  the 
  organiza- 
  

   tion 
  of 
  the 
  tribal 
  government. 
  

  

  Niga'xude 
  Ni, 
  water; 
  ga, 
  to 
  strike; 
  .rude, 
  gray. 
  Refers 
  to 
  animals 
  stirring 
  

  

  up 
  the 
  water. 
  

  

  Niu'bathide 
  Ni, 
  water; 
  u'bathide, 
  overrun, 
  swarm. 
  Refers 
  to 
  masses 
  of 
  

  

  buffalo 
  swimming. 
  

  

  No 
  n 
  ba 
  / 
  t'ewathe 
  No 
  n 
  ba', 
  two; 
  t'e, 
  dead; 
  wathe, 
  to 
  cause. 
  

  

  No 
  n 
  i'ca 
  Swaying 
  motion, 
  as 
  made 
  by 
  buffalo 
  walking. 
  

  

  No 
  n/ 
  kaetho 
  n 
  be 
  No^'va, 
  back; 
  etho"bc, 
  appears. 
  

  

  No 
  n 
  zhi'hato 
  n 
  ga 
  ' 
  No 
  n 
  zhi'ha, 
  hair; 
  tonga, 
  great 
  . 
  

  

  Paho 
  n 
  'gamo 
  n 
  thi 
  n 
  Pahon'ga, 
  first; 
  moMhifl, 
  walking. 
  (In 
  Wa^a'be, 
  Ponca.) 
  

  

  Pe 
  / 
  tho 
  n 
  ba 
  Seven. 
  Refers 
  to 
  the 
  seven 
  original 
  chiefs. 
  

  

  Sha'geno"ba 
  Sha'ge, 
  hoofs; 
  no 
  n 
  ba, 
  two: 
  cloven 
  hoofs. 
  

  

  She'thugthito" 
  She'thu, 
  there; 
  gthi, 
  returns; 
  to", 
  stands. 
  

  

  Ta'hesha 
  Meaning 
  lost 
  . 
  

  

  Tero"'hu"ga 
  Teron', 
  white 
  buffalo; 
  ho^ga, 
  leader; 
  used 
  also 
  in 
  the 
  Dakota. 
  

  

  Toeo"'mo 
  n 
  thi 
  n 
  Tcco"' 
  ', 
  white 
  buffalo; 
  moWhi*, 
  walking. 
  

  

  Tenua 
  / 
  xano"zhi" 
  Te, 
  buffalo; 
  nu, 
  from 
  nuga, 
  bull; 
  axa, 
  from 
  gaxa'ta, 
  apart 
  

  

  from; 
  iio"zlii", 
  stand. 
  

  

  TPzhebegtho" 
  Door 
  flap. 
  In 
  Omaha 
  treaty 
  of 
  1825. 
  

  

  To 
  n/ 
  thi 
  n 
  no 
  n 
  ba 
  The 
  two 
  who 
  run. 
  

  

  Uga'e 
  Spread 
  out. 
  (The 
  herd 
  as 
  it 
  runs 
  spreads 
  out.) 
  

  

  rgthi'to" 
  Refers 
  to 
  handling 
  the 
  pipes 
  when 
  making 
  them 
  ready 
  for 
  use. 
  

  

  U'nizhabi 
  Meaning 
  uncertain. 
  

  

  l"tha'xado 
  n 
  gthe 
  Meaning 
  uncertain. 
  

  

  Uthi 
  / 
  sho 
  n 
  mo"thi" 
  Walking 
  around. 
  

  

  Wada'thi 
  n 
  ga 
  Refers 
  to 
  the 
  peaceful 
  office 
  of 
  the 
  chief. 
  (In 
  Thi'xida, 
  

  

  Ponca). 
  

  

  Waki'de 
  Wa, 
  action; 
  ki'de, 
  to 
  shoot. 
  One 
  who 
  shoots. 
  

  

  Wazhi^texi 
  WazhW, 
  will, 
  disposition; 
  tern, 
  difficult. 
  Refers 
  to 
  office 
  of 
  

  

  the 
  chiefs. 
  Anger 
  is 
  made 
  difficult 
  because 
  of 
  the 
  Seven 
  

   Chiefs, 
  who 
  must 
  enforce 
  peace 
  in 
  the 
  tribe. 
  

  

  Xitha'wahi 
  Xitha', 
  eagle; 
  wahi, 
  bone. 
  Refers 
  to 
  pipe. 
  Not 
  liked, 
  as 
  

  

  children 
  of 
  this 
  name 
  are 
  apt 
  to 
  die. 
  

  

  Borrowed 
  nanus 
  

  

  Ish'kadabi 
  Borrowed 
  from 
  the 
  Eansa 
  gens 
  in 
  the 
  eighteenth 
  century. 
  

  

  Pude'tha 
  Meaning 
  unknown. 
  (In 
  Nu'xe, 
  Ponca.) 
  

  

  