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  THE 
  OMAHA 
  TRIBE 
  [eth. 
  ANN. 
  27 
  

  

  Washa'ge 
  Claw. 
  Refers 
  to 
  the 
  wild-cat 
  claw, 
  an 
  hereditary 
  posses- 
  

   sion, 
  and 
  used 
  in 
  ceremonies 
  conducted 
  by 
  this 
  gens. 
  

  

  Washe'to"zhi 
  n 
  ga 
  Washe'to", 
  the 
  name 
  of 
  this 
  subdivision; 
  zhiflga, 
  little. 
  

  

  Washe'zhi 
  n 
  ga 
  Washed, 
  an 
  abbreviation 
  of 
  vashe'to 
  11 
  : 
  zf:i 
  n 
  ga, 
  little. 
  

  

  ^'a.shko 
  n 
  'hi 
  Washko 
  n 
  , 
  strength. 
  Refers 
  to 
  the 
  power 
  of 
  thunder. 
  (In 
  

  

  Wazha'zhe, 
  Ponca.j 
  

  

  \Ya/.hi"Vka.. 
  

   \Ya/,hi" 
  / 
  o 
  n 
  ba. 
  

  

  Fit;. 
  4!. 
  Wano 
  n 
  'kuge. 
  

  

  Wazhi*', 
  will, 
  mind; 
  gka, 
  white. 
  Wisdom. 
  (In 
  Thi'xida, 
  

   Ponca 
  . 
  ) 
  

  

  WirJiin', 
  will 
  power, 
  energy; 
  onba, 
  day. 
  Sometimes 
  trans- 
  

   lated 
  as 
  "angry 
  or 
  turbulent 
  day," 
  a 
  day 
  of 
  storms 
  of 
  

   thunder 
  and 
  lightning. 
  

  

  