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CHILD-NAMING RITE 131 



DAUGHTERS 



1. Mi'-na. Name, Wa-zha'-zhe-mi-tse-xi, Wa-zha'-zhe Sacred-sim. 



2. Wi'-he. Name, Ho°-be'-do-ka, Wet-moccasins. 



3. Qi'-ge. Name, Wa-zha'-mi-tse-xi, Wa-zha'-zhe Sacred-sun. 



OTHER NAMES 

 Male 



Chi-zhe'-wa-the, Rustles-the-leaves. Refers to the rustling of the 



leaves by a deer as he feeds in the woods. 

 E-no°'-nii°-dse-to°, Solc-o\vner-of-the-bo\v. Refers to the office of 



this gens of making the ceremonial bow for use in a tribal ceremony. 

 Ga-hi'-ge-no^-zhi", Standing-chief. 

 Ga-hi'-ge-tha-gthi", Handsome-chief. 

 Ga-hi'-ge-to°-ga, Big-cliief. 

 Ga-hi'-ge-zhi°-ga, Little-chief. (In the I°-ke'-9a-be gens of the 



Omaha tribe.) 

 Ga-hi-'ge-xtsi, Real-chief. (In the P-ke'-^a-be gens of the Omaha 



tribe.) 

 He'-9ka-mo°-i°, White-horn-walks. Refers to the buck deer with 



white horns. 

 Ho-btha'-gka-zhi"-ga, Little-flat-fish. 

 Ho-9ka', White-fish. 

 Ho-50°', Braided-fish. Refers to the braidlike appearance of the 



scales of a fish. 

 Ho-ga'-xa, fish-fins. 

 Ho'-ki-e-gi, Splashing-fish. Refers to the splashing of the water by 



a fish as he plays. 

 Ho-pa', Fish-head. 

 Ho-wa'-hi, Fish-bone. 

 Ho-xi°'-ha, Fish-skin. 

 I°-shta'-pe-dse, Fu-e-eyes. (In the I°-kc'-?a-be gens of the Omaha 



tribe.) 

 Ko'-zhi-mo°-i°, Travels-in-distant-lands. 

 Mi-ka'-xa-ge, Crying-raccoon. (In the Ta-pa' gens of the Omaha 



tribe.) 

 Mi °'-dse-ni-e, Fences-with-the-bow. 

 Ni'-u-ba-shu-dse, Muddies-the-water. Refers to the mud stirred up 



b}' the fish as they move about in the bottom of a stream. 

 Ta-he'-ga-xe, Antlered-deer. (In the I°-shta'-90°-da gens of the 



Omaha tribe.) 

 Ta-he'-xa-ga, Rough-horned-deer. 

 Tse-do'-ha, Buffalo-skin. (A name belonging to the Tho'-xe gens.) 



