136 THE OSAGE TRIBE 



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Wa-xthi'-zhi, Generous (war name). A man of this gens was given 

 the name because he always shared with the people the spoils he 

 took in his war exploits. Husband of Xu-tha'-da-wi° of the 

 Tsi'-zhu Wa-shta-ge gens. 



Female 



Mi'-ho°-i°. (Meaning obscure.) Mother of Xo'-ka of the Ni'-ka- 



wa-wa-ko°-da-gi gens. 

 Mo^'-pi-tse-xi, Sacred-arrowshaft. Daughter of Wa-xthi'-zhi and 



Xu-tha'-da-wi". 

 Mo^'-^i-tse-xi. Mother of r°'-sho''-ba of the Ni'-ka-wa-ko°-da-gi 



gens. 

 No'"-mi-tse-xi, Only-sacred-sun. Refers to the sun, a life symbol 



of this gens. Daughter of Wa-xthi'-zhi and Xu-tha'-da-wi°. 

 No-'-mi-tse-xi. Wife of Wa-shka'-dse of the Po°'-ka Wa-shta-ge 



gens. 

 Wa'-tse-wi°, Star-woman. Wife of Xi-tha-u'-ga-sho° of the Ho'"-ga 



gens. 



Ho'^'-GA Gthe-zhb 



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

 first three daughters in a family of the Ho'"-ga Gthe-zhe, Mottled 

 eagle, gens, as given by Mi'-she-tsi-the 



SONS 



1. P-gtho"'. Mi-she-tsi-the, Yonder- the-sun-passes. Also Ho°'-ga- 



a-shi", same as Ho^'-ga-u-ga-sho", The Ho^'-ga Messenger. 



2. Ksho^'-ga. Ho^'-ga-a-gthi", Good-eagle. Refers to the eagle 



that is friendly to the people. 



3. Ka'-zhi°-ga. A'-hiu-fka, White-wings. 



DAUGHTERS 



1. Mi'-na. Mi'-tse-xi, Mi'-na-the-favorite. 



2. Wi'-he. Mi'-po°-i", White-sun. 



3. A-fi^'-ga. Xu-tha'-mi-tse-xi, Eagle-sacred-sun. Also Xu-tha'- 



dsi-wi°. Eagle-woman. 



OTHER NAMES 



Male 

 A'-hiu-pka, White-wings. 



A'-hiu-fka. Husband of I'-ni-a-bi of the Tsi'-zhu Wa-shta-ge gens. 

 A'-hiu-k'u-we, Holes-in-the-wings. Son of Wa-no°'-she-zhi°-ga and 



Mo^'-pi-tse-xi. 

 Ho°'-ga-a-shi°, The-Ho°'-ga-messenger. 

 Ho^'-ga-a-shi". Eugene Blaine. 

 Ho°'-ga-a-shi''. Also Ta-shka'-wa. 



