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  THE 
  OMAHA 
  TRIBE 
  [etii. 
  .ins. 
  27 
  

  

  Terms 
  for 
  Bad 
  Traits 
  and 
  Bad 
  Conduct 
  

  

  Almost 
  equally 
  helpful 
  in 
  understanding 
  a 
  people 
  is 
  to 
  note 
  the 
  

   phases 
  of 
  character 
  and 
  conduct 
  for 
  which 
  they 
  have 
  terms 
  implying 
  

   disapproval 
  or 
  contempt. 
  The 
  following 
  belong 
  to 
  this 
  class: 
  

  

  Fufi 
  shto 
  n 
  , 
  a 
  liar. 
  

  

  W(imo"'tho 
  n 
  shto 
  11 
  , 
  a 
  thieving 
  person. 
  

  

  Xio"'ditv" 
  and 
  nage'sMo 
  n 
  , 
  applied 
  to 
  a 
  quarrelsome 
  person. 
  

  

  U'sh'aihi 
  n 
  ga, 
  an 
  impudent, 
  forward 
  person. 
  

  

  U'shige, 
  one 
  who 
  seeks 
  opportunities 
  to 
  take 
  liberties 
  with 
  women. 
  

  

  Wano 
  n 
  'hthe 
  tu"ga, 
  a 
  glutton. 
  

  

  Waihito 
  n 
  to 
  n 
  , 
  a 
  meddler 
  in 
  other 
  people's 
  things 
  or 
  affairs. 
  

  

  Wathi'hideshto 
  71 
  , 
  one 
  who 
  interferes 
  with, 
  or 
  meddles 
  with, 
  another's 
  

   affairs 
  or 
  business. 
  

  

  M<>"' 
  at, 
  a 
  boastful 
  person. 
  

  

  I'uthaiha, 
  a 
  talc 
  bearer. 
  

  

  h'go 
  n 
  f 
  shto 
  n 
  describes 
  one 
  who 
  invents 
  speeches 
  and 
  declares 
  that 
  

   others 
  have 
  made 
  them. 
  

   De'geuihishi, 
  an 
  obstinate 
  person. 
  

  

  Wani'ti 
  , 
  a 
  stingy 
  person. 
  

  

  We'githe 
  shto", 
  one 
  who 
  "sponges" 
  on 
  others. 
  

  

  Wana' 
  shto' 
  1 
  , 
  a 
  beggar. 
  

  

  f":hi" 
  shto 
  71 
  , 
  one 
  who 
  begs 
  with 
  the 
  eyes. 
  

  

  Wado 
  n 
  'befnede, 
  one 
  who 
  stares. 
  

  

  Wazheihi 
  n 
  ge, 
  an 
  impolite 
  person 
  who 
  forgets 
  to 
  mention 
  terms 
  of 
  

   relationship 
  in 
  order 
  to 
  thank 
  and 
  be 
  courteous. 
  

  

  Mishke'da, 
  lewd 
  woman. 
  

  

  Proverbs 
  

  

  i 
  

  

  The 
  following 
  are 
  a 
  few 
  Omaha 
  savings 
  or 
  proverbs: 
  

  

  "Stolen 
  food 
  never 
  satisfies 
  hunger." 
  

  

  "A 
  poor 
  man 
  is 
  a 
  hard 
  rider." 
  

  

  "All 
  persons 
  dislike 
  a 
  borrower." 
  

  

  " 
  Xo 
  one 
  mourns 
  the 
  thriftless." 
  

  

  "The 
  path 
  of 
  the 
  lazy 
  leads 
  to 
  disgrace." 
  

  

  "A 
  man 
  must 
  make 
  his 
  own 
  arrows." 
  

  

  "A 
  handsome 
  face 
  does 
  not 
  make 
  a 
  good 
  husband." 
  

  

  Religion 
  and 
  ethics, 
  closely 
  interwoven, 
  pervaded 
  the 
  life 
  of 
  the 
  

   tribe, 
  and 
  in 
  judging 
  the 
  evidences 
  of 
  constructive 
  thought 
  on 
  these 
  

   topics 
  one 
  should 
  not 
  consider 
  them 
  apart 
  from 
  the 
  natural 
  and 
  

   social 
  environment 
  of 
  the 
  people. 
  

  

  