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  THE 
  OMAHA 
  TRIBE 
  [eth.ann.J7 
  

  

  Ftmalc 
  names 
  

  

  Mi'mitega 
  The 
  new 
  moon. 
  Four 
  of 
  this 
  name. 
  

  

  Mi 
  / 
  mo 
  n 
  shihathi 
  n 
  Moon 
  moving 
  on 
  high. 
  

  

  Mi'texi 
  Mi, 
  moon 
  ; 
  text, 
  sacred. 
  Two 
  of 
  this 
  name. 
  

  

  Mi'to"!" 
  New 
  moon. 
  Two 
  of 
  this 
  name. 
  

  

  No 
  n 
  zhe'gito 
  D 
  Meaning 
  uncertain. 
  (In 
  Wazha'zhe, 
  Ponca.) 
  Two 
  of 
  this 
  

  

  name. 
  

   Po 
  n/ 
  caco° 
  White 
  Ponka. 
  (In 
  Po^'caxti, 
  Mo"ko<i' 
  subdivision, 
  Ponca.) 
  

  

  Three 
  of 
  this 
  name. 
  

  

  Po 
  n/ 
  cawi 
  n 
  Po 
  n 
  ca 
  feminine. 
  (In 
  ITaco'ftf, 
  Ponca.) 
  

  

  To 
  n/ 
  i 
  n 
  gina 
  jj 
  ew 
  m 
  oon 
  returning. 
  Three 
  of 
  this 
  name. 
  

  

  We'tewi" 
  Meaning 
  uncertain. 
  Five 
  of 
  this 
  name. 
  

  

  Nini'bato 
  n 
  subdivision 
  (d) 
  

   Unclassified 
  na 
  mes 
  

  

  Qe 
  / 
  cethi 
  n 
  ke 
  The 
  trotter; 
  indicating 
  the 
  characteristic 
  gait 
  of 
  the 
  wolf. 
  

  

  £i 
  n/ 
  dezhi 
  n 
  ga 
  Little 
  tail. 
  

  

  Gahi'gewadathi 
  n 
  ga 
  Refers 
  to 
  the 
  peaceful 
  office 
  of 
  the 
  chiefs. 
  This 
  name 
  

  

  appears 
  among 
  the 
  Osage, 
  and 
  is 
  sometimes 
  niisleadingly 
  

  

  translated 
  as 
  Saucy 
  Chief 
  or 
  Crazy 
  Chief. 
  

  

  Gthedo 
  n/ 
  no 
  n 
  pabi 
  Hawk 
  who 
  is 
  feared. 
  

  

  \ 
  Gthedo 
  n/ 
  wi 
  n 
  Gthedo", 
  hawk, 
  wi 
  n 
  , 
  feminine 
  termination. 
  Twoof 
  this 
  name. 
  

  

  Gu'dahi 
  There-he-goes! 
  An 
  exclamation 
  of 
  hunters 
  who 
  scare 
  up 
  a 
  

  

  coyote. 
  

  

  Huti'gthe 
  Voice 
  heard 
  at 
  a 
  distance. 
  Refers 
  to 
  wolves. 
  

  

  I^co 
  11 
  White 
  rock. 
  Refers 
  to 
  the 
  sacred 
  stones. 
  

  

  I 
  n 
  ke'gaxe 
  Refers 
  to 
  pipes. 
  

  

  I°zhi'de 
  Red 
  rock. 
  Refers 
  to 
  the 
  sacred 
  stones. 
  

  

  Mi 
  / 
  gthedo 
  n 
  wi 
  n 
  M 
  i, 
  moon; 
  gthido", 
  hawk; 
  wi 
  n 
  , 
  feminine 
  termination. 
  

  

  Mixa'cka 
  Mixa, 
  swan; 
  cka, 
  white. 
  (In 
  Thi'xida, 
  Ponca.) 
  Twoof 
  this 
  

  

  name. 
  

   Mu 
  n 
  'gihiihu" 
  Mo 
  n 
  gthe, 
  to 
  stand; 
  itho 
  n 
  , 
  suddenly. 
  The 
  last 
  vowel 
  in 
  mo 
  n 
  - 
  

  

  gthi 
  is 
  dropped. 
  Refers 
  to 
  sudden 
  action 
  of 
  gray 
  wolf. 
  

  

  Two 
  of 
  this 
  name. 
  

   Ni'kactuwathe 
  The 
  gatherer. 
  Refers 
  to 
  the 
  Sacred 
  Tribal 
  Pipes 
  and 
  their 
  

  

  unification 
  of 
  the 
  people 
  into 
  one 
  social 
  body. 
  

  

  Nini'ushi 
  Nini', 
  pipe; 
  whi, 
  to 
  present. 
  Refers 
  to 
  ceremony 
  of 
  pipes. 
  

  

  Sho 
  n/ 
  to 
  n 
  gacka 
  The 
  white 
  gray 
  wolf. 
  

  

  Sho 
  n/ 
  to 
  n 
  gamo"shiadi 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  The 
  tall 
  gray 
  wolf. 
  

  

  Sho 
  n/ 
  to 
  n 
  gatu 
  The 
  blue 
  gray 
  wolf. 
  

  

  Sho 
  n/ 
  to 
  n 
  gawathihii(;a. 
  . 
  . 
  The 
  mad 
  gray 
  wolf. 
  

  

  Sho 
  n/ 
  to 
  n 
  zhi"ga 
  Sho 
  n 
  to 
  n 
  , 
  gray 
  wolf; 
  zhi 
  n 
  ga, 
  little 
  or 
  young. 
  

  

  Thata'xitigthe 
  Crunching 
  of 
  bones. 
  Refers 
  to 
  wolf. 
  

  

  The'dewathatha 
  Refers 
  to 
  the 
  frequent 
  cautious 
  looking 
  backward 
  of 
  the 
  

  

  wolf 
  as 
  he 
  trots 
  along. 
  

  

  Ugac'i 
  n 
  no 
  D 
  The 
  peeper. 
  Refers 
  to 
  the 
  coyote. 
  

  

  Uga'sho 
  n 
  no 
  n 
  zhi 
  n 
  The 
  wanderer. 
  The 
  restless 
  habit 
  of 
  the 
  coyote. 
  

  

  Uga 
  / 
  sho"to 
  n 
  The 
  wanderer. 
  The 
  restlessness 
  of 
  the 
  wolf. 
  

  

  U'shkadazhi 
  Dauntless, 
  rushing 
  into 
  battle 
  without 
  hesitation. 
  (In 
  

  

  Xu' 
  a 
  . 
  Ponca.) 
  

   Utha'gabi 
  Refers 
  to 
  wolf. 
  

  

  