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  Una 
  in 
  nanus 
  

  

  Ni'daho"... 
  Xi'ilu, 
  mythical 
  being 
  or 
  animal 
  (see 
  QOte 
  on 
  this 
  m 
  , 
  

  

  p. 
  194); 
  ho 
  n 
  , 
  night. 
  

  

  Fanciful 
  unmt* 
  

  

  Hu'petha 
  (pi. 
  28) 
  Meaning 
  uncertain. 
  

  

  Niu'gashude 
  Ni, 
  water; 
  u'gashude, 
  to 
  make 
  turbid. 
  Refers 
  to 
  bears 
  

  

  pawing 
  in 
  the 
  water. 
  

  

  Valor 
  names 
  

  

  A/gahawashushe 
  A'gaha, 
  apart 
  from, 
  as 
  outside 
  a 
  crowd; 
  washushe, 
  brave. 
  

  

  Distinguished 
  for 
  bravery. 
  (In 
  Wazha'zhe, 
  Ponea.) 
  

  

  Pa'thi"no"pazhi 
  I'a'thi", 
  Pawnee; 
  no 
  n 
  pa, 
  fear; 
  zhi, 
  nut 
  . 
  Fears 
  not 
  Pawnee. 
  

  

  (In 
  Thi'xida, 
  Ponca.) 
  

  

  Nicknames 
  

  

  Xa'debano" 
  Hunch 
  grass. 
  

  

  Fi 
  male 
  nana* 
  

  

  1 
  in"'al)i 
  Meaning 
  uncertain. 
  Two 
  of 
  this 
  name. 
  

  

  I 
  in' 
  1 
  'a 
  ma 
  Meaning 
  uncertain. 
  

  

  Ma'zho"wi" 
  Ma'zho", 
  mazlwha, 
  fox; 
  »"', 
  feminine 
  term. 
  Two 
  of 
  this 
  

  

  name. 
  

   Mi'bthiwi" 
  Meaning 
  uncertain. 
  (In 
  Po 
  n/ 
  caxti, 
  Mo 
  n 
  ko 
  n 
  ' 
  subdivision, 
  

  

  Ponca.) 
  

  

  Mi'hupegthi" 
  Meaning 
  Uncertain. 
  

  

  Mi'no 
  n 
  dabi 
  The 
  only 
  sun. 
  

  

  Mi'o 
  n 
  bathi 
  n 
  Moon 
  that 
  travels 
  by 
  day. 
  

  

  Mi'to 
  n 
  i 
  n 
  gi 
  New 
  moon 
  returning. 
  

  

  Ni'dawi" 
  Ni'da, 
  mythical 
  being; 
  \ri 
  n 
  , 
  feminine 
  term. 
  

  

  No 
  n 
  ce'i 
  n 
  ce 
  Meaning 
  uncertain. 
  

  

  To"'i"gina 
  Refers 
  to 
  the 
  new 
  moon. 
  Thr 
  f 
  1'iis 
  name. 
  

  

  Wate'wi" 
  Victory 
  woman. 
  

  

  \Ve'to 
  n 
  na 
  Meaning 
  uncertain. 
  

  

  Xu'ha 
  {hereditary 
  prompters) 
  subgcns 
  (a') 
  

   Ni'kit 
  names 
  

  

  A'gahamo 
  n 
  thi" 
  A'gaha, 
  apart 
  from, 
  outside 
  a 
  crowd; 
  mo 
  n 
  thi 
  n 
  , 
  moving, 
  

  

  traveling, 
  walking. 
  

  

  yi'xude 
  Qi, 
  feet 
  ; 
  xudc, 
  gray. 
  

  

  I 
  n 
  gtho"'xepa 
  Wild 
  cat 
  undersized. 
  

  

  Ka'xepa 
  Ka'xe, 
  crow; 
  pa, 
  head. 
  

  

  Keo 
  n 
  'hazhi 
  Kc, 
  turtle; 
  o 
  n 
  'ha, 
  to 
  flee; 
  zlii, 
  not. 
  (In 
  ]'n»'rn 
  rli. 
  Ponca.) 
  

  

  Ke'to 
  n 
  gai 
  D 
  shage 
  Keto 
  n 
  ga, 
  great 
  turtle; 
  inshage, 
  venerable, 
  also 
  old 
  man. 
  

  

  Mo"'gezhide 
  Mo 
  n 
  'ge, 
  breast; 
  zhide, 
  red. 
  Refers 
  to 
  the 
  breaBt 
  of 
  the 
  

  

  turtle. 
  

   Mo"xpi'axaga 
  M.o' 
  l 
  xyi, 
  clouds; 
  xaga, 
  rough. 
  

  

  