144 THE OSAGE TRIBE [eth. ann. 43 



TSI'-ZHU DIVISION 



Tsi'-ZHu Wa-no'^ Gens 



MALE 



Co°-dse-u'-gthi°, Dweller-in-upland-forest. (Not Ni'-ki-e.) Also 



We'-thi°-ga-xe, Maker-of-straps. Refers to the office of this gens 



of ceremonially making the captive straps for the warriors of a war 



party. Husband of Mo^-zho^-dsi-i-ta of the Tsi'-zhu Wa-shta-ge 



gens. 

 Ga-hi'-ga-zhi, Not-a-chief. A chief could not be chosen from this 



gens because its office has to do with war. Son of Mi'-tse-xi-ho "-ga, 



wife of O-ki'-ga. 

 Ho'-ga-zhi°-e, Young-strong-voice. (Married to a white woman.) 

 Ho°'-ga-ha-bi, He-who-is-caIled-IIo"'-ga. 

 Ho"'-ga-ha-bi. Also Wa-xthi', Stingy. 

 Ho^'-ga-ha-bi. Son of Pa'-zhi-hi of the Ho'"-ga gens. 

 I'°'-do-ka-wa-da-i°-ga, Playful-wet-stone. 

 Mo^'-hi^-gpe-we-tsi", Battle-ax. 

 Mo''-i'"-ka-u-ga-hni. (Meaning obscure.) Son of 0'-tha-ha-mo°-i'' 



and Mo^'-gi-tse-xi. 

 Ni'-ka-i-gi-wa-the, Hated-man. Refers to the aggressive character of 



this gens. Husband of Ki'-o of the Tho'-xe gens. 

 No^-ba'-k'iu-e. (Meaning obscure.) Son of O'-tha-ha-mo^-i" and 



Mo''-5i-tse-xi. 

 No°-xtho°'-zhe, Tramples-the-grass. Refers to the discovery of the 



tracks of buffalo by an official numer. Son of r°'-do-ka-wa-da- 



i-'ga. 

 O-ga'-ki-e. (Meaning obscure.) 

 O'-tha-ha-mo^-i", The-foUower. Husband of Mo°'-gi-tse-xi of the 



Tsi'-zhu Wa-shta-ge gens. 

 Pa'-thi"-wa-we-xta, Aimoyer-of-the-enemy. (War name.) Husband 



of Gthe-do^-mi-tse-xi of the Ni-ka-wa-ko°-da-gi gens. 

 Sha'-ge-wa-bi°, Bloody -hands. Refers to the butchering of the 



buffalo, parts of which were dedicated to ceremonial use in the war 



rites. (See pp. 264 to 582, 36th Ann. Rept. Bur. Amer. Ethn.) 



Son of Gia'- go°-ba of the Po"'-ka Wa-shta-ge gens. 

 Tse-wa'-hiu, Buffalo-bones. Husband of Co°-gi'-gthe of the Ta' 



I-ni-ka-shi-ga gens. 

 Wa-do". (Meaning obscure.) 

 Wa'-i-no°-zhi", Stands-over-them. (In the P-gthe'-zhi-de gens of 



the Omaha tribe.) 

 Wa-stse'-e-do°, Good-doctor. Son of 0'-tha-ha-mo°-i° and Mo°'-gi- 



tse-.xi. 

 Wa'-tse-go^-tha. (Meaning obscure.) Wa-xthi'-zhi says that the 



real name of this man is Mi'-ga-xe, Sun-maker. 



