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Gthe-do'"-win, Hawk-woman. Refers to the sacred hawks. (In 



the Mo°'-thi''-ka-ga-xe gens of the Omaha tribe.) 

 Gthe-do"'-wi°-tse-xi, Hawk-Mi-na-the favorite. (In the Ta-pa' of 



the Omaha tribe.) Daughter of We-to"'-ha-i"-ga and Ho''-be'- 



do-ka. 

 I'°'-sho°-ba. (Meaning obscure.) Daughter of Mo^'-gi-tse-xi of 



the P-gtho"'-ga gens. 

 Mi"-tsiu'-xa-ge. (Meaning obscure.) Wife of Mo°-ha-u-gthi" of 



the Tsi'-zhu Wa-shta-ge gens. 

 Tho-ta'-a-ga. (Meaning obscure.) (In the Tha'-ta-da gens of the 



Omaha tribe.) Daughter of Wa'-ko"-ga-mo"-i" of the Pon'-ka 



Wa-shta-ge gens. 

 Tho-ta'-ta-ga. Daughter of Ki-xi'-tha-ba-zhi and Mi'-go^-i". 

 Tho'-ta-a-ga. Wife of Ki'-mo"-ho° of the O'-po" gens. 

 Wa'-dsi-u-hi-zhi. (Meaning obscure.) Wife of Btho'-ga-hi-ge of 



the Tsi'-zhu Wa-shta-ge gens. 

 Xo"'-dse-wi°, Cedar-woman. The cedar is a tree that is closely 



associated with thunder. 

 Xo'-ta-wi°, Blackbird-woman. The blackbird is one of the war 



symbols of the Ni'-ka-wa-ko°-da-gi gens. Daughter of Wa'- 



ko"-ga-mo"-i" of the Po'"-ka Wa-shta-ge gens. 



Tho'-xe Gens 



Special kinship terms and personal names of the first three sons 

 and the first three daughters in a family of the Tho'-xe gens, as given 

 by Saucy-calf. 



SONS 



1. I^-gtho"'. Ko°'-ge-wa-e. (Meaning obscure.) 



2. Ksho°'-ga. IIi°-ba'-sda, Sheds-his-hair. Refers to the shedding 



of hair by the buffalo. 



3. Ka'-zW-ga. Tse-zhi°'-ho''-ga, Sacred-calf. 



DAUGHTERS 



1. Mina. Do-'-a-bi, Gazed-upon. Also Tho'-xe-wi°, Tho'-xe- 



wonian. 



2. Wi'-he. Pa-hiu'-thi-sho", Shaggy-head. 



3. Ci'-gf") or A-gi^'-ga. Tse-mi'-gi, Brown-buffalo-woman. Also 



Bo"-gi'-da, The-lowing-herd. Also Tse-mi'-xtsi, Real-buffalo- 

 woman. 



OTHER NAMES 

 Male 



A'-ga-ha-mo°-i°, Walks-outside. Refers to the bulls, that are in 



the habit of walking outside of the herd. 

 A'-ga-zho", Bushy. Refers to the bushy hair on the front legs of 



the buffalo bull. 



