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Female 



Qo^-gi'-gthe, Here-are-the-footprints. Refers to the footprints of the 



deer. 

 Mi'-gthe-do°-wi", Hawk-woman. 

 No"'-ka-5ka, White-back. Refers to the whitish color of the deer at 



certain seasons. 

 No"-ta'-Qka, White-ears. Refers to the white hair on the ears of the 



deer. 

 Pa-hiu'-gthe-zhe, Spotted-hair. Refers to the spots on the fawn. 

 Pa'-.\pe-50°-dse, Frequenter-of-bushes. 

 Wa-ko°'-5i, Small animal. 

 Wa-.\the'-tho°-ba. (Meaning uncertain.) 



Ho'^'-GA U-TA-NO'^-DSI 



Names of the first three sons and the first three daughters. 



SONS 



I''-gtho'". Ta-dse'-k'u-e, Soughing-of-the-wind. 

 Ksho"'-ga. Ta-dse'-to", Owner-of-the-wind. (In the P-ke'-?a-be 

 gens of the Omaha tribe.) 



Ho°'-ga U-ta-no°-dsi, The-solitary-Ho'"-ga. 

 Ka'-zhi°-ga. Ho"'-ga-tsi-no°-zhi°, Standing-house-of-the-Ho"'-ga. 

 Ho°'-ga-to°-ga, Great-Ho°'-ga. 

 'rsi'-wa-ko"-da-gi, Mystery-house. 



Tsi'-wa-the-she, Tears-down-the-house. Refers to the tearing 

 down of the house of mystery after a ceremony. 



DAUGHTERS 



Mi'-na. Mi'-tse-xi, Mi'-na-the-favored. 



Wi-he'. Xiu-tha'-do^-wi", Sees-the-eagle. 



{^i'-ge. Mi'-tse-xi-Ho°-ga, Mi'-na-ho°-ga-the-favored. 



OTHER NAMES 

 Male 



Gi-wa'-xthi-zhi, Not-stingy. Husband of Gthc-do"'-wi"-zhin-ga of 



the Ta' I-ni-ka-shi-ga gens. 

 Ho^-ga-to'-ga, Great-Ho^'-ga. Also Ho-'-mo^-da-ko", Light-on- 



the-earth-at-night. Husband of Pa'-zhi-hi of the Ho"'-ga gens. 

 Ko°'-5e-ho°-ga, ResembIing-the-Ho°'-ga. (In the Mo'"-thi"-ka-ga- 



xe gens of the Omaha.) Husband of Bo°-giu'-da of the Tho'- 



xe gens. 

 Mo^'-xe-a-gthe, Reaches-the-sky. Refers to the wind. Husband of 



Wa-ko'"da-hi-tho°-be of the Tsi'-zhu Wa-no° gens. 



