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  THE 
  OMAHA 
  TRIBE 
  [ETH. 
  ANN. 
  27 
  

  

  Gaha'gthi 
  11 
  Refers 
  to 
  eagle 
  sitting 
  on 
  tree. 
  Appears 
  in 
  Omaha 
  treaty 
  of 
  

  

  1815. 
  

  

  Gahi'ge 
  Chief. 
  (In 
  Waga'be, 
  Hi'rada 
  subdivision, 
  Ponca.) 
  

  

  Gaku'wi^xe 
  Ga, 
  action 
  by 
  striking;- 
  ku'wi"ox, 
  to 
  turn. 
  Refers 
  to 
  the 
  

  

  soaring 
  of 
  the 
  eagle. 
  (See 
  ritual 
  of 
  hair 
  cutting.) 
  (In 
  

  

  Wazha'zhe 
  and 
  Thi'xida, 
  Ponca. 
  ) 
  

  

  (iap'o"'ditho 
  n 
  Eagles 
  jar 
  the 
  branch 
  when 
  alighting. 
  

  

  Hi 
  n 
  'xpeagaenede 
  Hi 
  n 
  xpc, 
  downy 
  feather; 
  aga, 
  drooping; 
  cnede, 
  long. 
  Refers 
  

  

  to 
  the 
  downy 
  feather 
  taken 
  from 
  the 
  eagle 
  and 
  used 
  as 
  a 
  

   symbol 
  in 
  the 
  pipe 
  ceremony. 
  

   Fgachizhe 
  I. 
  with; 
  gachizhe, 
  to 
  fall 
  with 
  a 
  crash 
  on 
  dry 
  leaves 
  or 
  limbs. 
  

  

  Refers 
  to 
  the 
  lighting 
  of 
  the 
  eagle. 
  

  

  I 
  n 
  gtho"'ga 
  Wild 
  cat. 
  (Also 
  in 
  Xu'ka.) 
  

  

  Mo 
  n 
  'ceguhe 
  Meaning 
  uncertain. 
  

  

  Mo 
  n 
  ge'ei 
  Mo"gc', 
  breast; 
  gi, 
  yellow. 
  

  

  Mo 
  n 
  gthi'xta 
  Blackbird. 
  

  

  Nini'ba 
  Pipe. 
  (In 
  Waqa'bc, 
  Ponca.) 
  

  

  Nini'bai"sh'age 
  Nini'ba, 
  pipe; 
  i^sh'age, 
  old, 
  venerable. 
  

  

  No 
  n/ 
  no"de 
  No", 
  mature; 
  no 
  n 
  de, 
  heart. 
  

  

  No 
  n 
  zhi"'mo 
  n 
  thi" 
  No 
  n 
  zhin, 
  rain; 
  monthi", 
  walking. 
  

  

  Paco 
  11 
  ' 
  Pa, 
  head; 
  po 
  n 
  , 
  white 
  or 
  whitish. 
  Bald-headed 
  eagle. 
  

  

  Paco 
  n 
  'no 
  ,1 
  zhi" 
  . 
  Paeon' 
  , 
  bald-headed 
  eagle; 
  nonzhin, 
  standing. 
  

  

  Pe'hi"xte 
  Tuft 
  on 
  the 
  head 
  of 
  the 
  eagle. 
  

  

  Pi'daega 
  Meaning 
  uncertain. 
  

  

  Sho"'to 
  n 
  cabe 
  Black 
  wolf. 
  

  

  Tia'gito 
  n 
  Ti, 
  house; 
  a'gi, 
  his 
  own; 
  to", 
  stands. 
  Refers 
  to 
  eagle 
  stand- 
  

   ing 
  on 
  his 
  nest. 
  

  

  Waca'apa 
  Meaning 
  uncertain. 
  

  

  Waje'pa 
  Old 
  name 
  for 
  the 
  tribal 
  herald. 
  

  

  Wa'thislmade 
  (pi. 
  29) 
  .. 
  One 
  who 
  grasps. 
  Refers 
  to 
  the 
  eagle. 
  

  

  Xitha'i"sh'age 
  Xitha' 
  , 
  eagle; 
  insh'age, 
  old, 
  aged. 
  

  

  Xitha'wahi 
  Xitha', 
  eagle 
  ; 
  wahi, 
  bone. 
  Probably 
  refers 
  to 
  the 
  eagle-bone 
  

  

  whistle 
  used 
  in 
  ceremonies 
  with 
  the 
  pipes. 
  

  

  Xitha'xega 
  Xitha', 
  eagle; 
  xega, 
  the 
  color 
  of 
  dried 
  grass, 
  yellowish 
  brown. 
  

  

  Xitha'xti 
  Xitha', 
  eagle; 
  xli, 
  real. 
  Two 
  of 
  this 
  name. 
  

  

  Xitha' 
  zhi 
  n 
  ga 
  Xitha', 
  eagle; 
  zhi^ga, 
  little, 
  young. 
  (In 
  Wazha'zhe, 
  Ponca.) 
  

  

  Dream 
  names 
  

  

  Gaki'emo 
  n 
  thi 
  n 
  Gaki'e, 
  scattered; 
  moHhin, 
  traveling. 
  Refers 
  to 
  flocks 
  of 
  

  

  birds. 
  

  

  Ftnuili 
  names 
  

  

  Gixpe'axa 
  Meaning 
  uncertain. 
  Eight 
  of 
  this 
  name. 
  

  

  Mipi' 
  Meaning 
  uncertain 
  ; 
  probably 
  mi, 
  moon 
  ; 
  pi, 
  good. 
  

  

  Mo 
  n 
  'shihathi" 
  Moving 
  on 
  high. 
  Refers 
  to 
  the 
  eagle. 
  Nine 
  of 
  this 
  name. 
  

  

  Ni'dawi" 
  Meaning 
  uncertain. 
  Three 
  of 
  this 
  name. 
  

  

  No"ce'i 
  n 
  the 
  , 
  . 
  Meaning 
  uncertain. 
  Three 
  of 
  this 
  name. 
  

  

  Tha'tadawi" 
  Tha'tada; 
  wi", 
  feminine 
  termination. 
  

  

  Tha'tawico" 
  Tha'ta, 
  tha'tada; 
  wi, 
  wi", 
  feminine 
  termination; 
  con, 
  white 
  or 
  

  

  pale. 
  

  

  To 
  n 
  'i 
  n 
  gthihe 
  Sudden 
  apparition 
  of 
  the 
  new 
  moon. 
  Seven 
  of 
  this 
  name. 
  

  

  We'to 
  n 
  na 
  Meaning 
  uncertain. 
  Eight 
  of 
  this 
  name. 
  

  

  Wihe'to 
  n 
  ga 
  Wihe', 
  younger 
  sister; 
  tonga, 
  big. 
  

  

  