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Ki-no°'-do°, Springs-forth. Valor name. Also Tse-mo"'-gi-ii-e. 



(Meaning obscure.) Son of Mi'-ho°-ga of the Tsi-'zhu Wa-no° 



gens. 

 Louis. Son of Pa-gi'-do-ba and Mi'-go"-e. 

 Mi"'-dse-ko°, Bow-string. The bow-string is made of buffalo sinew 



and is of great value to the hunter and warrior. Son of Tse-do'- 



a-to^-ga and Hi"'-i-ki-a-bi. 

 Mo°-ga'-shu-dse or Mo^-ga'-shu-e, Dust-makers. Refers to the du "t 



raised by the herds of buffalo. Also Pc'-zhe-u-tha-ha, Grass- 



clings-to-him. Husband of Wa-to"'-i-9a-e of the Ta' I-ni-ka-shi-ga 



gens. 

 Mo"-i°'-gthe-do°, Walks-home. Son of Tse-do'-a-to"-ga and Hi"-i- 



ki-a-bi. 

 Mo''-zho°'-u-ga-sho°, Wanderer. Refers to the buffalo that roams 



over the land. 

 Ni-ga'-xu-e, Roaring-waters. Refers to the waters disturbed by a 



herd of buffalo crossing a stream. (In the I°-ke'-ga-be gens of the 



Omaha tribe.) 

 No°-ba'-mo°-thi°, Two-walking. Refers to two buffalo walking side 



by side. (In the Tha'-ta-da gens of the Omaha tribe.) Husband 



of Xu-tha'-mi-tse-xi of the Ho^'-ga gens. 

 No^'-ka-a-ba-zha-ta, Straddles-the-back. Refers to the packing of 



the buffalo meat on the back of the horse by the hunter. 

 No°'-pe-wa-the, Fear-inspiring. This name is used by both this and 



the Ni-ka-wa-ko°-da-gi gens. (In the Tha'-ta-da gens of the 



Omaha tribe.) 

 No°-zhi'"-tsi-e, Rises-suddenly. Refers to the alertness of the 



buffalo. 

 0"'-be-9u-zhi°-ga, Small-hips. Refers to the smallness of the hips of 



the buffalo. 

 Pa-gi-do-ba, Four-hills. Refers to the descent of a herd of buffalo 



from a hilltop in four lines. (In the Ko"'-5e gens of the Omaha 



tribe.) Husband of Wa-zha'-zhe-mi-tse-xi of the Ta' I-ni-ka-shi-ga 



gens. 

 Pa-gi'-do-ba. Husband of Mi'-5o"-e of the Ho°'-ga gens. 

 Pa'-ta-hi°-shku-e, Hairy-head. Refers to the hairy head of the 



buffalo. 

 Pe'-zhe-a-tse, Gi'ass-eater. Refers to the eating of grass by the 



buffalo. 

 Pi'-zhi-gthi-no"-zhi°, Returns-to-fight. Refers to the enraged bull 



standing to fight the hunter. 

 Pi'-zhi-to°-ga, Big-bad-one. Refers to the big bull that is always 



ready to fight. Husband of Gthe-do'"-mi-tse-xi of the Ni-'ka-wa- 



ko"-da-gi gens. 

 Pi'-zhi-to°-ga, Husband of Mary of the 0'-po° gens. 



