128 THE OSAGE TRIBE [eth. ann.43 



Ta' I-NI-KA-SHI-GA 



Special kinship terms and names of the first three sons and the 

 fii-st three daughters in a family of the Ta' I-ni-ka-shi-ga, or Deer 

 gens, as given by Tsi-zhe'-wa-the, a member of the gens. 



BOYS 



1. I''-gtho°' name, Wa-zha'-zhe-ho^-ga, Sacred Wa-zha'-zhe. 



2. Ksho"-ga, To'-ho-ho-e, Blue-fish. 



3. Ka-zhi^-ga, Ho-ki-gthi-gi, Wriggling-fish. 



GIRLS 



1. Mi'-na name, Wa-zha'-zhe-mi-tse-xi, Wa-zha'-zhe-sacred-sun. 



2. Wi-he' name, Ho^'-be-do-ka, Wet-moccasins. 



3. Ci'-ge name, Zho "-gi'-gthe, Footprints-in-the-woods. 



OTHER NAMES 

 Male 



A'-ki-da-zhi"-ga, Little-soldier. The title of a subordinate officer 



chosen from this gens to enforce the orders of the two hereditary 



chiefs. Husband of Xu-tha'-da-wi" of the Tsi'-zhu Wa-shta-ge 



gens. 

 Chi-zhe-wa-the, meaning uncertain. Husband of Ni'-ka-shi-tsi-e of 



the Ho"' I-ni-ka-shi-ga gens. 

 Qo"-dse'-ko''-ha, Edge-of-the-forest. Refers to the habit of the deer 



in feeding along the edge of the forest. Husband of Xu-tha'-da- 



wi" of the Tsi'-zhu Wa-shta-ge gens. 

 E-no°'-nii°-dse-to'', Sole-owner-of-the-bow. Name of the gens from 



whom a member is selected to make the bow and arrows symbolic 



of night and day, to be used at a tribal ceremony. Son of To'-ho- 

 ho-e. 

 E-no"'-mi"-dse-to°. Son of Ho'-ki-e-^i and Mi'-tse-.xi of the Ho"'ga 



gens. 

 E-no'"-mi°-dse-to°. Son of Ta-he'-ga-xe and Wa-hiu'-go°-e of the 



I'-ba-tse gens. 

 Ga-hi'-ge-no°-zhi'', Standing-chief. Refers to the permanency of the 



position of the chief chosen to represent the Ho°'-ga great division. 



Husband of Xu-tha'-da-wi° of the Tsi'-zhu Wa-shta-ge gens. 

 Ga-hi'-ge-tha-gthi", Good-chief. Refers to the duty of the chief 



to promote peace among men. Son of Mi'-tse-xi of the Ho"' 



I-ni-ka-shi-ga gens. 

 Ga-hi'-ge-zhi°-ga, Young-chief. (The name appears in the I"-ke'- 



ga-be gens of the Omaha tribe.) 

 Ho-Qo"', Wliite-fish. Son of A'-k'a-wi° of the I'-ba-tse gens. 

 Ho'-ki-a-gi, Wriggling-fish. Son of To'-ho-ho-e. 



