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CHILD-NAMING RITE 153 



Wa'-ki-a-shke, Tied-together. Refers to tlio tying of two pieces of 



meat by the hunter for convenience of carrying. 

 Wa-to-ge', Active. Husband of I'-ni-a-bi of the Tsi'-zhu Wa-shta-ge 



gens. 

 Wa-zha'-a-ivi-pa, Met-the-Wa-zha'-zhe. Son of Wa-to-ge' and 



I'-ni-a-bi. 

 Xu-tha'-wa-ko°-da, Mysterious-eagle. Son of IIo"-be'-do-ka of the 



Po^'-ka Wa-shta-ge gens. 



FEMALE 



Gia'-9o°-wi". (Meaning obscure.) Daughter of Ho"-be'-do-ka of 



the Po°'-ka Wa-shta-ge gens. 

 Xu-tha'-da-wi°, Good-eagle-woman. Daughter of Ho"-be'-do-ka of 



the Po'"-ka Wa-shta-ge gens. 

 Xu-tha'-da-wi°. Daughter of Tse-do'-ga-i"-dse and Wa-zlia'-.\e-i". 



T.sE Tho^'-ka Gens 



(Only one of this gen.s survives) 



Tse'-mi-tse-xi, Sacred-buffalo-woman. (In the I"-ke'-ga-be gens of 

 the Omaha tribe.) Wife of Xu-tha'-pa of the Ho^'-ga gens. 



Mi-k'i^' Gens 



Special kinship terms and personal names of the first three sons 

 and the first three daughters in a family of the Mi-k'i°', Sun-carrier 

 gens, as given by E-hiu'-gthe, a member of the gens. 



SONS 



1. I^-gtho"'. Ho°'-ga-ha-bi, Mistaken-for-a-Ho"'-ga. 



2. Ksho^'-ga. Gthe-do"'-ga-xe, Hawk-maker. 



3. Ka'-zhi°-ga. Mi'-hi-the, Sun-down; also, Mi'-hi-the-zhi"-ga, 



Little-sun-down . 



DAUGHTERS 



1. Mi'-na. Xu-tha'-da-wi°, Good-eagle-woman. 



2. Wi'-he. Mi'-do°-a-bi, Sun-that-is-looked-at. 



3. Qi'-ge or A-9i°-ga. Mi-kM^'-wi", Mi-k'i°'-woman. 



OTHER NAMES 

 Male 



George. Son of Mi'-hi-the and Wa-ko"'-da-tho"-be. 



Gthe-do°-a-xe, Hawk-maker. 



Gthe-do°'-wa-ko", Mystery-hawk. Son of I'-to"-mo''-i° and Wa-to"- 



i'-ga-e. 

 Gthi'-kshe, The returned. Refers to the new moon. Husband of 



Hi^'-i-ki-a-bi of the Tsi'-zhu Wa-shta-ge gens. 

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