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CHILD-NAMING RITE 125- 



Hi'-tho-ka-thi", Bare-legs. (In the Tha'-ta-da gens of the Omaha.) 



.Vlso Ku-zhi'-\va-tse, Strikes-in-a-far-ofl'-countiy. (In the l°-shta'- 

 gon-da gens of the Omaha.) 

 Hi'-tho-ka-thi" or Long-bow. 

 Ka-gi', meaning uncertam. 

 Ko'-zlii-gi-gthe, Tracks-far-away. Husband of Xu-tha-'da-vvi°, Tsi-' 



zhu Wa-shta-ge. 

 Ksho°'-ga. Not name but a special kinship term for the second born 



son. Should have been named A'-be-zhi°-ga, Slender-leaf, of the 



rat-tail. 

 Ku'-zhi-Qi-gthe. Husband of Zho'^'-btha-gka-wi" of the Ho°'-ga 



U-ta-no°-dsi gens. 

 Mo''-i"'-ka-mo''-i'', Walks-on-the-earth. Husband of Xu-tha'-da-wi"^ 



of the Q'i°'-dse-a-gthe gens. 

 Mo°-ko°'-thi°, Possessor-of-medicLne. (Not a Ni'-ki-e name.) 

 Ni'-ka-gtu-e, Gathering-of-men. Son of Tho°'-dse-to°-ga and Xu- 



tha-da-wi°. 

 Ni'-ka-wa-zhi''-to°-ga, Man-of-great-cotrrage. Refers to the war- 

 like character of this gens. Husband of Wa-xthe-'tho°-ba of the 



Tsi'-zhu Wa-no" gens. 

 Po°'-ka-wa-da-i"-ga, Playful-Po"-ka. Husband of Wa-xthe'-tho"-ba 



of the Tsi'-zhu Wa-no° gens. 

 Tho°'-dse-to°-ga, Big-heart. Also Wa-zhi°'-wa-xa, Greatest-in- 



courage. Refers to the warlike character of this gens. Husband 



of Xu'-tha-da-wi" of the T^i'-zhu Wa-shta-ge gens. 

 Tsi'-zhu-a-ki-pa, He-who-met-the-Tsi'-zhu. Refers to the first meet- 

 ing of the Tsi'-zhu and the Wa-zha'-zhe gentes. Husband of Ho°- 



be'-do-ka of the Ta' I-ni-ka-shi-ga gens. 

 Tsi'-zhu-a-ki-pa (same as above). Husband of Wa-.xthe'-tho''-ba of 



the Tsi'-zhu Wa-no° gens. 

 U-dse'-ta-wa-.xa, Winner-of-the-race-against^the-U-dse-ta. (Not a 



Ni'-ki-e name.) Refers to a race between two bands in which a 



member of the Wa'-tse-tsi gens won. 

 U-thu'-ga-e, meaning uncertain. (Not Ni'-ki-c.) 

 Wa-gi'-gta, meaning uncertain. Son of Po"'-ka-wa-da-i°-ga and 



Wa-xthe'-thoMia, Tsi'-zhu Wa-no° gens. 

 Wa'-(;i-(jta, Son of Wa-shka'-dse and No°-mi-tse-xi, Wa-ga'-be gens. 

 Wa-shka'-dse, meaning uncertain. Husband of No°'-mi-tse-xi of the 



Wa-ga'-be gens. 

 ^Va-stse'-e-do", Good-doctor. (Wa-xthi'-zhi thinks that the boy's 



right name is Wa'-tse-mo''-i°.) Son of Po°'-ka-wa-da-i°-ga and 



Wa-xthe-'tho°-ba, Tsi'-zhu Wa-no° gens. 

 Wa'-tse-a-xe, Cries-for-a-star. Son of U-thu'-ga-e. 

 Wa'-tse-ga-hi-ge, Star-chief. Refers to the selection of the chief of 



the Ho°'-ga Great Division, from the Wa'-tse-tsi gens. 



