eagle.
Ṭsi-do´-ba, Four-lodges. A valor name. A war party attacked
four lodges and killed all the inhabitants. The commander was
given the name by the people.
U-ga´-çiⁿ-dse, Breeze. Refers to the wind stirred by the eagle
when flying.
U-ga´-shoⁿ, The wanderer. Refers to the office of messenger of
this gens.
U-thiⁿ´-ge-noⁿ-zhiⁿ, Stands-holding. Refers to the hold of the
eagle on its prey.
U-thi´-shoⁿ-moⁿ-iⁿ, Moves-in-a-circle. Refers to the soaring of
the eagle. (In the Iⁿ-ḳe´-ça-be gens of the Omaha tribe.)
Wa-ḳoⁿ´-tha-ṭoⁿ-ga, Great-attacker. Refers to the attack of the
eagle on its prey.
Wa-sho´-she, Brave. (In the Iⁿ-ḳe´-ça-be gens of the Omaha
tribe.)
Wa-xoⁿ´-xoⁿ, The-shining-one. Refers to the shining of the
wings of the eagle.
Wa-zhiⁿ´-i-çi-wa-the, Hated-bird. Refers to the fear of the
eagle by other birds.
Wa-zhiⁿ´-p̣a, Bird-head. Refers to the head of the eagle.
Wa-zhiⁿ´-zhi-e, Red-bird. (Red eagle.)
Xi-tha-u´-ga-shoⁿ, The-traveling-eagle. Refers to the tireless
soaring of the eagle.
Xoⁿ-xoⁿ´-moⁿ-iⁿ, Shines-as-he-moves. Refers to the reflection
of the sun on the outspread wings of the eagle.
Xu-tha´-ni-ḳa, Eagle-man. (In the Ṭa´-p̣a gens of the Omaha
tribe.)
Xu-tha´-p̣a, Eagle-head.
Xu-tha´-sha-be, Dark-colored-eagle.
Xu-tha´-ṭoⁿ-ga, Big-eagle.
Xu-tha´-ṭs’a-ge, Aged-eagle. The eagle is a symbol of old age.
(In the Tha´-ṭa-da gens of the Omaha tribe.)
Xu-tha´-wa-shu-she, Brave-eagle.
Zhiⁿ-ga´-wa-ça. (Meaning obscure.)
Zhoⁿ´-noⁿ-çu-ge, Bends-the-tree-top. Refers to the bending of
the treetop by the weight of the eagle as he alights.
FEMALE
Hiⁿ´-ga-moⁿ-ge, Feathers-blown-by-the-wind. Refers to the
dropping of the downy feathers as the eagle rises to fly.
Mi´-çoⁿ-e, White-sun.
Noⁿ´-ḳoⁿ-çe-wiⁿ. (Meaning obscure.)
P̣a´-çi-hi, Brown-head. Refers to the brown head of the eagle.
Xu-tha´-mi, Eagle-woman.
Xu-tha´-mi-ṭse-xi, Sacred-eagle-woman.
Xu-tha´-ṭsa-wiⁿ, Eagle-woman.
O’-PO^N (ELK) GENS
MALE
He´-çoⁿ-hoⁿ, White-horns. Son of Moⁿ´-ge-ça-be and
Xu-tha´-da-wiⁿ.
Hoⁿ´-moⁿ-ça. (Meaning obscure.)
Hoⁿ´-moⁿ-ça. Son of Ḳi´-moⁿ-hoⁿ and Tho´-ṭa-a-ça.
Hoⁿ´-moⁿ-ça, also Mi-xo´-zhiⁿ-ga. (Not Ni´-ḳi-e.) Husband of
Moⁿ´-çi-ṭse-xi of the Ṭsi´-zhu Wa-shta-ge gens.
Hoⁿ´-moⁿ-ça. Son of Hoⁿ´-moⁿ-ça and Moⁿ´-çi-ṭse-xi.
I´-e-çka-wa-the, Giver-of-speech. (A name of the Iⁿ-gthoⁿ´-ga
gens.)
Ḳi´-moⁿ-hoⁿ, Against-the-wind. Refers to the habit of the
elk of facing the wind when feeding. (In the We´-zhiⁿ-shte
gens of the Omaha tribe.) Husband of Tho´-ṭa-a-ça of the
Ni´-ḳa-wa-ḳoⁿ-da-gi gens.
Moⁿ´-ge-ça-be, Black-breast. Refers to the black hair on the
breast of the elk. (In the We´-zhiⁿ-shte gens of the Omaha
tribe.) Husband of Xu-tha´-da-wiⁿ of the Mi-ḳ’iⁿ´ gens.
Moⁿ-iⁿ´-ḳa-zhiⁿ-ga, Little-clay. Refers to the four different
colored clays given by the crawfish to the people for
ceremonial use. (See section 25 of the Ni´-ḳi-e ritual, 36th
Ann. Rept. Bur. Amer. Ethn.) Son of Ḳi-moⁿ-hoⁿ and Tho´-ṭa-a-ça.
Moⁿ-zhoⁿ´-ga-xe, Earth-maker. From the mythical story of the
elk separating the waters from the earth, making it habitable
for the people. (See pp. 165 to 169, 36th Ann. Rept. Bur. Amer.
Ethn.) Son of Ḳi´-moⁿ-hoⁿ and Tho´-ṭa-a-ça.
O-pa´, Andrew. Son of P̣a-hiu´-gthe-zhe of the Ṭa´
I-ni-ḳa-shi-ga gens.
FEMALE
Gthoⁿ-zhoⁿ´-ba. (Meaning obscure.) Wife of Xo´-ḳa of the
Ni´-ḳa-wa-ḳoⁿ-da-gi gens.
Hoⁿ´-ga-wiⁿ, Eagle-woman.
Hoⁿ´-ga-wiⁿ. Daughter of Moⁿ´-ge-ça-be and Xu-tha´-da-wiⁿ.
Hoⁿ´-ga-wiⁿ. Daughter of Ḳi´-moⁿ-hoⁿ and Tho´-ṭa-a-ça.
Hoⁿ´-ga-wiⁿ. Wife of Noⁿ´-pe-wa-the of the Ni´-ḳa-wa-ḳoⁿ-da-gi
gens.
Hoⁿ´-ga-wiⁿ. Wife of Moⁿ´-çe-noⁿ-p’iⁿ of the Ṭsi´-zhu
Wa-shta-ge gens.
Moⁿ´-çoⁿ-hoⁿ-iⁿ. (Meaning obscure.) Daughter of Hoⁿ´-moⁿ-ça and
Moⁿ´-çi-ṭse-xi.
Moⁿ´-çoⁿ-hoⁿ-iⁿ. Wife of Wa-ṭse´-moⁿ-iⁿ of the Wa-ça´-be gens.
Moⁿ´-ça-hoⁿ-e. (Meaning obscure.) Wife of Edward Bigheart of
the P̣oⁿ´-ḳa Wa-shta-ge gens.
Mi´-ṭse-xi, Mi´-na-the-favorite. Wife of Wa-ḳoⁿ´-tha-ṭoⁿ-ga.
P̣a´-moⁿ-shi-wa-gthoⁿ. (Meaning obscure.) Wife of Wa´-ṭse-a-xe
of the P̣oⁿ´-ḳa Wa-shta-ge gens.
Tho´-ha-wa. (Meaning obscure.) Wife of P̣i´-zhi-ṭoⁿ-ga of the
Tho´-xe gens.
I´-BA-ṬSE (WIND) GENS
MALE
A´-ḳ’a, South-wind. Refers to the wind, the life symbol of the
gens. Son of Ḳa´-wa-xo-dse and Wa-ṭoⁿ´-i-ça-e.
A´-ḳ’a-hiu-e, Wind-is-from-the-south. Son of Ḳa´-wa-çi and
Gia´-çoⁿ-ba.
Ga-hi´-gthoⁿ-iⁿ-ge. (Meaning obscure.) Son of Hoⁿ´-ga.
Hiⁿ-sha´-a-xthi, Slayer-of-a-Caddo. Also Zhiⁿ-ga´-ga-hi-ge,
Young-chief. This name may be used by permission to honor a
child. Husband of Xu-tha´-da-wiⁿ of the Ṭsi´-zhu Wa-noⁿ.
Hoⁿ´-ga, The-sacred-one. A special name for the dark-plumaged
immature golden eagle, the life symbol of this gens. Hoⁿ´-ga is
also the name of the subdivision of the tribe representing the
dry land of the earth. Son of Ḳa´-wa-çi.
Hoⁿ´-ga. Son of Hoⁿ´-ga.
Hoⁿ´-ga. (Alfred McKinley.)
I´-bi-çoⁿ-dse. (Meaning obscure.)
Ḳa´-wa-çi, Yellow-horse. (Not Ni´-ḳi-e.) Husband of Gia´-çoⁿ-ba
of the P̣oⁿ´-ḳa Wa-shta-ge gens.
Ḳa´-wa-xo-dse, Roan-horse. (Not Ni´-ḳi-e.) Also Çe´-çe-moⁿ-iⁿ,
Trots-as-he-travels. Refers to the restless movements of the
elk. The I´-ba-ṭse is a subgens of the Elk and has the right to
take names relating to that animal. Husband of Wa-ṭoⁿ-i´-ça-e
of the P̣oⁿ´-ḳa Wa-shta-ge gens.
Shoⁿ´-ge-ṭsi-e, Dog-passing-by.
Ṭa´-dse-hiu-e, The-coming-wind. Son of Ḳa´-wa-xo-dse and
Wa-ṭoⁿ-i´-ça-e.
Tha-çiu´-e, Whistle. Refers to the whistle which this gens
was permitted to consecrate and use as a wa-xo´-be in honor
of a member who had won an important victory in battle. The
name is not classed as Ni´-ḳi-e, that is, it was not one
that was accepted as a gentile name by common consent of the
Noⁿ´-hoⁿ-zhiⁿ-ga. The whistle wa-xo´-be is now in the United
States National Museum (No. 276133). Husband of Mi´-ṭse-xi of
the Hoⁿ´ I-ni-ḳa-shi-ga gens.
Tha-çiu´-e. Son of Ḳa´-wa-xo-dse and Wa-ṭoⁿ´-i-ça-e of the
P̣oⁿ´-ḳa Wa-shta-ge gens.
Xu-tha´-gthe-zhe, Speckled-eagle. The speckled eagle is an
immature golden eagle whose tail feathers are speckled.
The bird is one of the life symbols of this gens. Son of
Hiⁿ-sha´-a-xthi and Xu-tha´-da-wiⁿ.
Xu-tha´-gthe-zhe. Son of Wa-ça´-be-wiⁿ of the Hoⁿ´
I-ni-ḳa-shi-ga gens.
Xu-tha´-k’iⁿ, Eagle-carrier. (Don Dickinson.)
FEMALE
A´-ḳ’a-mi-ṭse-xi, South-wind-Mi-na-the-favored. Daughter of
Ḳa´-wa-xo-dse and Wa-ṭoⁿ-i´-ça-e.
A´-ḳ’a-wiⁿ, South-wind-woman. (In the Hoⁿ´-ga gens of the Omaha
tribe.) Daughter of Hiⁿ-sha´-a-xthi and Xu-tha´-da-wiⁿ.
A´-ḳ’a-wiⁿ. Wife of Ṭa-he´-ga-xe of the Ṭa´ I-ni-ḳa-shi-ga gens.
Hoⁿ´-ga-mi-ṭse-xi, Hoⁿ´-ga-Mi-na-the-favored. Daughter of
Ḳa´-wa-çi and Gia´-çoⁿ-ba.
Hoⁿ´-ga-mi-ṭse-xi. Daughter of Ḳa´-wa-çi and Gia´-çoⁿ-ba.
Hoⁿ´-ga-mi-ṭse-xi. Daughter of Hiⁿ-sha´-a-xthi and
Xu-tha´-da-wiⁿ.
Hoⁿ´-ga-mi-ṭse-xi. (Ethel Brant.)
Hoⁿ´-ga-mi-ṭse-xi. Wife of Wa-noⁿ´-she-zhiⁿ-ga of the Hoⁿ´-ga
gens.
Hoⁿ´-ga-wiⁿ, Eagle-woman.
Hoⁿ´-ga-wiⁿ. Wife of Xu-tha´-zhu-dse of the Ṭsi´-zhu Wa-shta-ge
gens.
Iⁿ´-be-zhoⁿ-ḳa, Forked-tail-kite.
Iⁿ´-be-zhoⁿ-ḳa. Wife of Ni´-wa-the of the Ṭsi´-zhu Wa-shta-ge
gens.
Iⁿ´-be-zhoⁿ-ḳa-wiⁿ, Forked-tail-kite-woman. Daughter of Hoⁿ´-ga.
Iⁿ´-be-zhoⁿ-ḳa-wiⁿ. Wife of Ga-hi´-ge-ṭoⁿ of the Ṭsi´-zhu
Wa-shta-ge gens.
Iⁿ´-be-zhoⁿ-ḳa-wiⁿ. (Sylvia Wood.)
Wa-hiu´-çoⁿ-iⁿ, White-bones-woman. Refers, probably, to the
story that at the beginning this gens controlled the winds,
and by their use destroyed all animals, leaving their bones to
whiten on the ground around the village.
Wa-hiu´-çoⁿ-iⁿ. Daughter of Ḳa´-wa-xo-dse and Wa-ṭoⁿ-i´-ça-e.
Wa-hiu´-çoⁿ-iⁿ. Wife of Ṭa-he-ga-xe of the Ṭa´ I-ni-ḳa-shi-ga
gens.
ṬSI´-ZHU DIVISION
ṬSI´-ZHU WA-NO^N GENS
MALE
Çoⁿ-dse-u´-gthiⁿ, Dweller-in-upland-forest. (Not Ni´-ḳi-e.)
Also We´-thiⁿ-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 Moⁿ-zhoⁿ-dsi-i-ṭa of the
Ṭsi´-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´-ṭse-xi-hoⁿ-ga, wife of O-ḳi´-ça.
Ho´-ça-zhiⁿ-e, Young-strong-voice. (Married to a white woman.)
Hoⁿ´-ga-ha-bi, He-who-is-called-Hoⁿ´-ga.
Hoⁿ´-ga-ha-bi. Also Wa-xthi´, Stingy.
Hoⁿ´-ga-ha-bi. Son of P̣a´-zhi-hi of the Hoⁿ´-ga gens.
I’ⁿ´-do-ḳa-wa-da-iⁿ-ga, Playful-wet-stone.
Moⁿ´-hiⁿ-çpe-we-ṭsiⁿ, Battle-ax.
Moⁿ-iⁿ´-ḳa-u-ga-hni. (Meaning obscure.) Son of O´-tha-ha-moⁿ-iⁿ
and Moⁿ´-çi-ṭse-xi.
Ni´-ḳa-i-çi-wa-the, Hated-man. Refers to the aggressive
character of this gens. Husband of Ḳi´-o of the Tho´-xe gens.
Noⁿ-ba´-k’iu-e. (Meaning obscure.) Son of O´-tha-ha-moⁿ-iⁿ and
Moⁿ-çi-ṭse-xi.
Noⁿ-xthoⁿ´-zhe, Tramples-the-grass. Refers to the discovery
of the tracks of buffalo by an official runner. Son of
I’ⁿ´-do-ḳa-wa-da-iⁿ-ga.
O-ça´-ḳi-e. (Meaning obscure.)
O´-tha-ha-moⁿ-iⁿ, The-follower. Husband of Moⁿ´-çi-ṭse-xi of
the Ṭsi´-zhu Wa-shta-ge gens.
P̣a´-thiⁿ-wa-we-xta, Annoyer-of-the-enemy. (War name.) Husband
of Gthe-doⁿ-mi-ṭse-xi of the Ni-ḳa-wa-ḳoⁿ-da-gi gens.
Sha´-ge-wa-biⁿ, 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´-çoⁿ-ba of the P̣oⁿ´-ḳa Wa-shta-ge gens.
Ṭse-wa´-hiu, Buffalo-bones. Husband of Çoⁿ-çi´-gthe of the Ṭa´
I-ni-ḳa-shi-ga gens.
Wa-doⁿ. (Meaning obscure.)
Wa´-i-noⁿ-zhiⁿ, Stands-over-them. (In the Iⁿ-gthe´-zhi-de gens
of the Omaha tribe.)
Wa-stse´-e-doⁿ, Good-doctor. Son of O´-tha-ha-moⁿ-iⁿ and
Moⁿ´-çi-ṭse-xi.
Wa´-ṭse-goⁿ-tha. (Meaning obscure.) Wa-xthi´-zhi says that the
real name of this man is Mi´-ga-xe, Sun-maker.
Wa-zha´-a-ḳi-p̣a, Met-the-Wa-zha´-zhe. Refers to the first
meeting of the Ṭsi´-zhu division with the Wa-zha´-zhe.
We´-ṭsiⁿ, War-club. Refers to the ceremonial war-club made by
this gens. (See 36th Ann. Rept. Bur. Amer. Ethn., pp. 442-445.)
Son of Iⁿ´-do-ḳa-wa-da-iⁿ-ga.
Xu-tha´-wa-ḳoⁿ-da, Mysterious-eagle. Son of Gia´-çoⁿ-ba of the
P̣oⁿ´-ḳa Wa-shta-ge gens.
Xu-tha´-wa-ḳoⁿ-da. Son of Ṭse-wa´-hiu and Çoⁿ-çi´-gthe.
Xu-tha´-wa-ḳoⁿ-da. Husband of Moⁿ´-çi-ṭse-xi of the Wa-ça´-be
gens.
Xu-tha´-wa-ḳoⁿ-da. Son of O´-tha-ha-moⁿ-iⁿ and Moⁿ´-çi-ṭse-xi.
Xu-tha´-wa-ḳoⁿ-da. Son of Xu-tha´-wa-ṭoⁿ-iⁿ and Hiⁿ´-i-ḳi-a-bi.
Xu-tha´-wa-ṭoⁿ-iⁿ, Eagle-plainly-seen.
Zhiⁿ-ga´-wa-da-iⁿ-ga, Little-playful-one.
FEMALE
Do-ra Strike-ax. Daughter of Zhiⁿ-ga´-wa-da-iⁿ-ga.
Lucy Hoⁿ´-ga-ha-bi. Daughter of Hoⁿ´-ga-ha-bi or Wa-xthi´.
Mi´-gthe-doⁿ-wiⁿ, Sun-hawk-woman. (In the Tha´-ṭa-da gens of
the Omaha tribe.)
Mi´-gthe-doⁿ-wiⁿ. Daughter of Ṭse-wa´-hiu and Çoⁿ-çi´-gthe.
Mi´-gthe-doⁿ-wiⁿ. Daughter of Zhiⁿ-ga´-wa-da-iⁿ-ga.
Mi´-gthe-doⁿ-wiⁿ. Daughter of O´-tha-ha-moⁿ-iⁿ and
Moⁿ´-çi-ṭse-xi.
Mi´-hoⁿ-ga, Sacred-sun. (Also used by the Omaha tribe.)
Daughter of Gia-çoⁿ-ba of the P̣oⁿ´-ḳa Wa-shta-ge gens.
Mi´-hoⁿ-ga. Wife of Do´-ba-moⁿ-iⁿ of the Tho´-xe gens.
Grace Miller. Daughter of Ho´-ça-zhiⁿ-e.
Moⁿ´-bthoⁿ-ba, Corn-hill.
Moⁿ´-bthoⁿ-ba. Wife of Mi-ḳa´-ḳ’e-zhiⁿ-ga of the Mi-ḳ’iⁿ´ gens.
Moⁿ´-bthoⁿ-ba. Daughter of Xu-tha´-wa-ṭoⁿ-iⁿ and Hiⁿ´-i-ḳi-a-bi.
Wa-ḳ’o´-ga-hi-ge, Woman-chief. (Not Ni´-ḳi-e.) Daughter of
Zhiⁿ-ga´-wa-da-iⁿ-ga.
Wa´-ḳoⁿ-ça-moⁿ-iⁿ. (Meaning obscure.) Daughter of
Çoⁿ-dse-u´-gthiⁿ and Moⁿ-zhoⁿ´-dsi-i-ṭa.
Wa-ḳoⁿ´-da-hi-thoⁿ-be, God-who-appears. Refers to the rising
sun.
Wa-ḳoⁿ´-da-hi-thoⁿ-be. Wife of Moⁿ´-xe-a-gthe of the Hoⁿ´-ga
U-ṭa-noⁿ-dsi gens.
Wa-ḳon´-da-hi-thoⁿ-be. Wife of Wa-thi´-gthoⁿ-thiⁿ-ge of the
Ṭsi´-zhu Wa-shta-ge gens.
Wa-ḳoⁿ´-da-hi-thoⁿ-be. Wife of Mi-hi-the of the Mi-ḳ’iⁿ´ gens.
Wa-xthe´-thoⁿ-ba, Two-standards. Wife of Mi-ḳ’iⁿ´-wa-da-iⁿ-ga
of the Mi-ḳ’iⁿ gens.
Wa-xthe´-thoⁿ-ba. Wife of Ni´-ḳa-wa-zhiⁿ-ṭoⁿ-ga of the P̣oⁿ´-ḳa
Wa-shta-ge gens.
Wa-xthe´-thoⁿ-ba. Wife of Ṭsi´-zhu-a-ḳi-p̣a of the P̣oⁿ´-ḳa
Wa-shta-ge gens.
Wa-xthe´-thoⁿ-ba. Wife of P̣oⁿ´-ḳa-wa-da-iⁿ-ga of the P̣oⁿ´-ḳa
Wa-shta-ge gens.
Wa-xthe´-thoⁿ-ba. Daughter of Ṭse-wa´-hiu and Çoⁿ-çi´-gthe.
Wa-xthe´-thoⁿ-ba. (Annie Kinney.)
Wa-xthe´-thoⁿ-ba. Daughter of Hoⁿ´-ga-ga-bi or Wa-xthi´.
Wa-xthe´-thoⁿ-ba. Daughter of O´-tha-ha-moⁿ-iⁿ and
Moⁿ´-çi-ṭse-xi.
Wa-xthe´-xtho-xtho-wiⁿ, Standard-woman.
Wa-zha´-mi-ṭse-xi, Wa-zha´-zhe-Mi-na-the-favorite. Daughter of
Xu-tha´-wa-ṭoⁿ-iⁿ.
Wa-zha´-zhe-wiⁿ, Wa-zha-zhe-woman. Daughter of
Ni´-ḳa-i-çi-wa-the and Ḳi´-o.
Xu-tha´-da-wiⁿ, Good-eagle-woman. Wife of Wa-çe´-ṭoⁿ-zhiⁿ-ga of
the Ṭsi´-zhu Wa-shta-ge gens.
Xu-tha´-da-wiⁿ. Wife of Hiⁿ-sha´-a-xthi or Zhiⁿ-ga´-ga-hi-ge of
the I´-ba-ṭse gens.
Xu-tha´-da-wiⁿ. Daughter of P̣a´-zhi-hi of the Hoⁿ´-ga gens.
ÇI^N´-DSE-A-GTHE (WEARERS-OF-LOCKS)
MALE
Moⁿ-iⁿ´-ḳa-u-ga-hni. (Meaning obscure.) Son of U-hoⁿ´-ge-u-zhoⁿ
and Gia´-çoⁿ-ba.
Ni-oⁿ´-ba-giu-e. (Meaning obscure.) Son of U-hoⁿ´-ge-u-zhoⁿ and
Gia´-çoⁿ-ba.
U-hoⁿ´-ge-u-zhoⁿ, Lies-at-the-end. Also Shoⁿ´-ge-thi-hi,
Dog-scarer. Refers to the dog, one of the life symbols of the
gens.
Wa-hiu´-tha-zhu, Bone-gnawer. Refers to the habit of the dog.
Son of U-hoⁿ´-ge-u-zhoⁿ and Gia´-çoⁿ-ba.
Wa-ḳoⁿ´-da-noⁿ-p̣a-iⁿ, The-god-who-is-feared. Refers to the
constellation, Canis Major, the life symbol of this gens.
FEMALE
Wa-xthe´-thoⁿ-ba, Two-standards.
Xu-tha´-da-wiⁿ, Good-eagle-woman. Daughter of U-hoⁿ´-ge-u-zhoⁿ
and Gia-çoⁿ-ba.
Xu-tha´-da-wiⁿ. Wife of Moⁿ-iⁿ´-ḳa-moⁿ-iⁿ of the P̣oⁿ´-ḳa
Wa-shta-ge gens.
ṬSI´-ZHU WA-SHTA-GE
Special kinship terms and names of the first three sons and the first
three daughters in a family of the Ṭsi´-zhu Wa-shta-ge gens, as given
by Btho´-ga-hi-ge.
SONS
1. Iⁿ-gthoⁿ´. Wa-ṭsi´-da. (Meaning obscure.)
2. Kshoⁿ´-ga. Ni´-wa-the, Life-giver. Refers to the office of
the gens to give the word that a captive shall live and not be
killed.
3. Ka´-zhiⁿ-ga. Moⁿ´-ça-noⁿ-pa-i. (Meaning obscure.)
DAUGHTERS
1. Mi´-na. Xi-tha´-da-wiⁿ, Good-eagle.
2. Wi´-he. Moⁿ´-çi-ṭse-xi, Sacred-arrowshaft.
3. A-çin´-ga. Moⁿ-zhoⁿ´-dsi-i-ṭa. (Meaning obscure.)
OTHER NAMES
MALE
A´-hiu-zhiⁿ-ga, Little-wings. Husband of E-noⁿ´-doⁿ-a-bi of the
Hoⁿ´ I-ni-ḳa-shi-ga gens.
A´-hiu-zhiⁿ-ga. Son of O-tho´-xa-wa-the and Xu-tha´-da-wiⁿ.
Btho´-ga-hi-ge, Chief-of-all. Refers to the sacred character
of the position of the hereditary chief chosen from this
gens to represent the Ṭsi´-zhu tribal division. Husband of
Wa´-dsi-u-hi-zhi of the Ni´-ḳa-wa-ḳoⁿ-da-gi gens.
Ga-hi´-ge-ṭoⁿ, Standing-chief. Refers to the position of the
hereditary chief of the Ṭsi´-zhu tribal division.
Ga-hi´-ge-ṭoⁿ. Son of Mi-da´-iⁿ-ga and Doⁿ´-a-bi.
Ga-hi´-ge-ṭoⁿ. Son of P̣i-çi´ and Çoⁿ-çi´-gthe.
Ga-hi´-ge-ṭoⁿ-ga, Big-chief. Refers to the high position of the
hereditary chief of the Ṭsi´-zhu tribal division. Husband of
Iⁿ´-be-zhoⁿ-ḳa-wiⁿ of the I´-ba-ṭse gens.
Gthe-doⁿ´-moⁿ-çe, Iron-hawk. Husband of Mi´-ṭse-xi of the Hoⁿ´
I-ni-ḳa-shi-ga gens.
Gthe-doⁿ´-zhiⁿ-ga, Little-hawk. Son of Gthe-doⁿ´-wiⁿ of the
Ni´-ḳa-wa-ḳoⁿ-da-gi gens.
Gthe-moⁿ´-zhiⁿ-ga. (Meaning obscure.) Young Claremore. Husband
of Wa-xthe´-thoⁿ-ba of the Mi-ḳ’iⁿ´ gens.
Ha-xiⁿ-u´-mi-zhe. (Not a gentile name.) Husband of
Hoⁿ-be´-do-ḳa of the P̣oⁿ´-ḳa Wa-shta-ge gens.
Hoⁿ´-ba-tha-gthiⁿ, Peaceful-day. Refers to the office of the
gens as Peacemaker. (Used in the Iⁿ-shta´-çoⁿ-da gens of the
Omaha tribe as a woman’s name.) Son of Moⁿ´-çe-noⁿ-p’iⁿ.
Ho-wa´-ça-e. (Meaning obscure.) Husband of Ni´-ḳa-a-ça of the
Tho´-xe gens.
Ḳa´-xe-thoⁿ-ba, Two-crows. The significance of this name is
lost. (In the Hoⁿ´-ga gens of the Omaha tribe refers to the
feathers of two crows used in making the staff of authority in
the buffalo hunt.)
Mi-da´-iⁿ-ga, Playful-sun. Refers to the sun as one of the
symbols of this gens. Husband of Moⁿ´-çi-ṭse-xi of the Mi-ḳ’iⁿ
gens.
Mi-da´-iⁿ-ga. Husband of Doⁿ´-a-bi of the Tho´-xe gens.
Moⁿ´-ça-noⁿ-p̣a-iⁿ, Dreaded-arrow-shaft. Son of
P̣a-hoⁿ-gthe-ga-xthi.
Moⁿ´-çe-noⁿ-p’iⁿ, Iron-necklace.
Moⁿ´-çe-noⁿ-p’iⁿ. Also Ṭsi´-zhu-wa-da-iⁿ-ga, Playful Ṭsi-zhu.
Husband of Hoⁿ´-ga-wiⁿ of the O´-poⁿ gens.
Moⁿ´-ha-u-gthiⁿ, Sits-under-a-bank. Husband of Miⁿ-chu´-xa-ge
of the Ni´-ḳa-wa-ḳon-da-gi gens.
Moⁿ-zhoⁿ-a´-ḳi-da, Watches-over-the-land. Husband of
Hoⁿ-be´-do-ḳa of the P̣oⁿ´-ḳa-wa-shta-ge gens.
Moⁿ-shoⁿ-a´-shiⁿ-e, Travels-over-the-land. Son of Ga-hi´-ge-toⁿ
and Iⁿ´-be zhoⁿ-ḳa-wiⁿ.
Moⁿ-to´-e. The-earth.
Ni´-wa-the, Giver-of-life. Refers to the authority of this gens
to permit captives to live.
Ni´-wa-the. Son of Moⁿ-zhoⁿ-a´-ḳi-da and Hoⁿ-be´-do-ḳa.
Ni´-wa-the. Son of Gthe-moⁿ´-zhiⁿ-ga and Wa-xthe´-thoⁿ-ba.
Ni´-wa-the. Husband of Iⁿ´-be-zhoⁿ-ka of the I´-ba-ṭse gens.
Ni´-wa-the. Son of O-tho´-xa-wa-the and Xu-tha´-da-wiⁿ.
Noⁿ-be´-çi, Yellow-hands. Refers to the yellow feet of
the eagle, one of the life symbols of this gens. Son of
Btho-ga-hi-ge.
Noⁿ-be´-çi. Son of Moⁿ-zhoⁿ-a´-ḳi-da and Hoⁿ-be´-do-ḳa.
Noⁿ-be´-çi. Son of Ha-xiⁿ-u´-mi-zhe and Hoⁿ-be´-do-ḳa.
O-ḳi´-ça. (Meaning obscure.) Husband of Mi´-tse-xi-hoⁿ-ga of
the Hoⁿ´-ga U-ṭa-noⁿ-dsi gens.
O-pa´-sho-e. (Meaning obscure.) Husband of Wa-ṭoⁿ-i´-ça-e of
the P̣oⁿ´-ḳa Wa-shta-ge gens.
O-tho´-xa-wa-the. (Meaning obscure.) Husband of Xu-tha´-da-wiⁿ
of the Mi-ḳ’iⁿ gens.
P̣a´-ba-wa-xoⁿ, Head-cutter. Refers to the custom of
cutting off the heads of the enemy. Son of O-pa´-sho-e and
Wa-ṭoⁿi´-ça-e.
P̣a´-ba-wa-xoⁿ. Son of Ni-ḳa´-shi-e of the Ṭa´ I-ni-ḳa-shi-ga
gens.
P̣a´-ba-wa-xoⁿ. Son of Moⁿ´-çe-noⁿ-p’iⁿ.
P̣a´-ba-wa-xoⁿ. Son of P̣i-çi´ and Çoⁿ-çi´-gthe.
P̣a´-ba-wa-xoⁿ. Son of Moⁿ-zhoⁿ-a´-ḳi-da and Hoⁿ-be´-do-ḳa.
P̣a´-ba-wa-xoⁿ. Son of Wa-çe´-ṭoⁿ-zhiⁿ-ga. (Louis Pryor.)
P̣a´-ba-wa-xoⁿ. Son of Gthe-doⁿ´-moⁿ-çe and Mi´-ṭse-xi.
P̣a-hiu´-çka, White-hair. (In the Hoⁿ´-ga gens of the Omaha
tribe and refers to the sacred white buffalo.) Husband of
Mi´-doⁿ-a-bi of the Mi-ḳ’iⁿ´ gens.
P̣i´-çi´, Acorn-of-the-red-oak. Refers to the mythical story
of the eagle causing the acorns to drop down in showers as he
alighted on a red oak when he came down from the sky. Husband
of Çoⁿ-çi´-gthe of the P̣oⁿ´-ḳa Wa-shta-ge gens.
Shoⁿ´-ge-moⁿ-iⁿ, Walking-dog. (War name.) This man belonged
to the Ba´-po subgens of the Ṭsi´-zhu Wa-shta-ge gens. This
subgens had the office of making the stem for the peace pipe.
The stem was made from the elder tree, which was called
ba-po, popper, because boys made popguns out of this tree.
Ba´-po-zhiⁿ-ga, Little-ba-po, is one of the child names of this
gens. Husband of Wa-ṭse´-wiⁿ of the Mi-ḳ’iⁿ´ gens.
Thoⁿ-ba´-zhi. (Meaning obscure.) Son of Thoⁿ´-dse-wa-hi.
Thoⁿ´-dse-wa-hi, Bone-heart.
Ṭoⁿ´-woⁿ-ga-xe, Village-maker. (In Moⁿ-iⁿ-ḳa-ga-xe gens of the
Omaha tribe.) Husband of Çoⁿ-çi´-gthe of the Ṭa´ I-ni-ḳa-shi-ga
gens.
Ṭoⁿ-woⁿ´-i-hi, Arrives-at-the-village. Son of Ni´-wa-the.
Ṭoⁿ-woⁿ´-i-hi. Husband of Ṭse-çoⁿ´-wiⁿ of the Tho´-xe gens.
Ṭo´-thi-xtho-dse, Potato-peeler. Husband of P̣a´-xpi-çoⁿ-dse of
the Ṭa´ I-ni-ḳa-shi-ga gens.
Ṭs’e-moⁿ´-iⁿ, Walks-in-death. Son of Wa-thi´-gthoⁿ-thiⁿ-ge.
Ṭsi´-zhu-ga-hi-ge, Ṭsi-zhu-chief. Son of Wa-çe´-ṭoⁿ-zhiⁿ-ga and
Xu-tha-da-wiⁿ.
Ṭsi´-zhuⁿ-hoⁿ-ga, Sacred-Ṭsi-zhu. Refers to the sacred
character of the office of the gens. Husband of
Gthe-doⁿ´-çoⁿ-wiⁿ of the Ni´-ḳa-wa-ḳoⁿ-da-gi gens.
Ṭsi´-zhu-zhiⁿ-ga, Young-Ṭsi-zhu. Husband of Ṭse´-mi-ṭse-xi of
the Tho´-xe gens.
Ṭsi´-zhu-zhiⁿ-ga. Husband of Xu-tha´-da-wiⁿ of the Hoⁿ´-ga gens.
Wa-çe´-ṭoⁿ-zhiⁿ-ga. (Meaning obscure.) Husband of
Xu-tha´-da-wiⁿ of the Ṭsi´-zhu Wa-noⁿ gens.
Wa-çe´-ṭoⁿ-zhiⁿ-ga. (Louis Pryor.)
Wa-ḳoⁿ´-da-i-e, One-who-saw-wa-ḳoⁿ-da. Son of
Wa-thi´-gthoⁿ-thiⁿ-ge.
Wa-ḳoⁿ´-da-i-e. Son of P̣i-çi´ and Çoⁿ-çi´-gthe.
Wa-ḳoⁿ´-da-i-e. Son of Moⁿ-zho-a´-ḳi-da and Hoⁿ-be´-do-ḳa.
Wa-ḳoⁿ´-da-i-e. Son of Mi-da´-iⁿ-ga and Doⁿ´-a-bi.
Wa-ḳoⁿ´-da-i-e. Son of O-tho´-xa-wa-the and Xu-tha´-da-wiⁿ.
Wa-ni´-e-toⁿ, Giver-of-life. Refers to the office of this gens
as a peace-maker. Son of Mi-da´-iⁿ-ga and Moⁿ´-çi-ṭse-xi.
Wa-ni´-e-ṭoⁿ. Son of Gthe-doⁿ´-wiⁿ of the Ni´-ḳa-wa-ḳoⁿ-da-gi
gens.
Wa-ni´-e-ṭoⁿ. Son of Ha-xiⁿ-u´-mi-zhe and Hoⁿ-be´-do-ḳa.
Wa-ni´-e-ṭoⁿ. Husband of Wa´-ḳoⁿ-ça-moⁿ-iⁿ of the P̣oⁿ´-ḳa
Wa-shta-ge gens.
Wa-stse´-e-doⁿ, Good-doctor. Refers to the practice of the
people of bringing their sick to some member of this gens
to be fed ceremonially so that they may get well. Son of
P̣a-hoⁿ´-gthe-ga-xthi and Xu-tha´-da-wiⁿ.
Wa-stse´-e-doⁿ. Son of A-hiu´-zhiⁿ-e and E-noⁿ´-doⁿ-a-bi.
Wa-stse´-e-doⁿ. Son of Btho´-ga-hi-ge.
Wa-stse´-e-doⁿ. Husband of Wa-xthe´-thoⁿ-ba of the Ṭsi´-zhu
Wa-noⁿ gens.
Wa-stse´-e-doⁿ. Son of Ṭsi´-zhu-hoⁿ-ga.
Wa-stse´-e-doⁿ. Son of Moⁿ-zhoⁿ-a´-ḳi-da and Hoⁿ-be´-do-ḳa.
Wa-stse´-e-doⁿ. Son of Noⁿ-be´-çi and Wa-zha´-zhe-mi-ṭse-xi.
Wa-stse´-e-doⁿ. Son of Ha-xiⁿ-u´-mi-zhe and Hoⁿ-be´-do-ḳa.
Wa-stse´-e-doⁿ. Son of Ṭo´-thi-xtho-dse and P̣a´-xpi-coⁿ-dse.
Wa-stse´-e-doⁿ. Son of Moⁿ´-çe-noⁿ-p’iⁿ and Hoⁿ´-ga-wiⁿ.
Wa-thi´-gthoⁿ-thiⁿ-ge, No-mind. (Not Ni-ḳi-e.) (In
Moⁿ´-thiⁿ-ḳa-ga-xe gens of the Omaha tribe.) Also
Ha´-ba-zhu-dse, Red-corn, a name which refers to a life symbol
of the gens. Husband of Wa-ḳoⁿ´-da-hi-thoⁿ-be of the Ṭsi´-zhu
Wa-noⁿ gens.
Wa´-thu-xa-ge, Clutches-them-till-they-cry. Refers to the
attack of the eagle on its prey. Husband of Xu-tha´-mi-ṭse-xi
of the Hoⁿ´-ga gens.
Wa-zhiⁿ´-ga-ça-be, Black-bird. (In the Moⁿ-iⁿ´-ḳa-ga-xe gens of
the Omaha tribe.) Husband of Doⁿ´-a-bi of the Tho´-xe gens.
Wa-zhiⁿ´-ga-hiⁿ, Bird-feathers. Refers to the eagle, one of the
life symbols of the gens. Son of Shoⁿ´-ge-moⁿ-iⁿ.
Xu-tha´-ṭs’a-ge, Aged-eagle. Refers to the eagle as a symbol of
long life. Son of Ṭsi-zhu-hoⁿ-ga and Gthe-doⁿ´-çoⁿ-wiⁿ.
Xu-tha´-ṭs’a-ge. Son of Gthe-doⁿ´-wiⁿ of the
Ni´-ḳa-wa-ḳoⁿ-da-gi gens.
Xu-tha´-zhu-dse, Red eagle. Refers to the life symbol of the
gens.
Xu-tha´-zhu-dse. Son of P̣i-çi´ and Çoⁿ-çi´-gthe.
Xu-tha´-zhu-dse. Husband of Hoⁿ´-ga-wiⁿ of the I´-ba-ṭse gens.
FEMALE
Mary Cox. Daughter of A-hiu´-zhiⁿ-e and E-noⁿ´-doⁿ-a-bi.
E-noⁿ´-doⁿ-a-bi, One-only-seen-by-all. Refers to the sun, one
of the life symbols of the gens. Daughter of Ṭsi´-zhu-hoⁿ-ga
and Gthe-doⁿ´-çoⁿ-wiⁿ.
E-noⁿ´-doⁿ-a-bi. Daughter of Noⁿ-be´-çi and
Wa-zha´-zhe-mi-ṭse-xi.
E-noⁿ´-doⁿ-a-bi. Daughter of Gthe-doⁿ´-moⁿ-çe and Mi´-ṭse-xi.
E-noⁿ´-doⁿ-a-bi. Daughter of O-tho´-xa-wa-the and
Xu-tha´-da-wiⁿ.
Gthe-doⁿ´-wiⁿ, Hawk-woman. (Ni´-ḳa-wa-ḳoⁿ-da-gi name.) Daughter
of P̣a´-hiu-çka and Mi´-doⁿ-a-bi. (In Moⁿ´-thiⁿ-ḳa-ga-xe gens
of the Omaha tribe.)
Gthe-doⁿ´-wiⁿ. Daughter of Ni´-ḳa-zhu-e of the Ṭa´
I-ni-ḳa-shi-ga gens.
Hi´-ga-moⁿ-ge, Eagle-down. Refers to the use of the eagle down
in the tribal ceremonies.
Hi´-ga-moⁿ-ge. Daughter of Mi-da´-iⁿ-ga and Doⁿ´-a-bi.
Hi´-ga-moⁿ-ge. Daughter of O-tho´-xa-wa-the and Xu-tha´-da-wiⁿ.
Hiⁿ´-i-ḳi-a-bi, Eagle-down. Refers to the eagle, a symbol of
long life. Wife of Gthi´-kshe of the Mi-ḳ’iⁿ gens.
Hiⁿ´-i-ḳi-a-bi. Daughter of Mi-da´-iⁿ-ga and Moⁿ´-çi-ṭse-xi.
Hiⁿ´-i-ḳi-a-bi. Granddaughter of Wa-ḳoⁿ´-da-hi-oⁿ-be, wife of
Moⁿ-xe-a-gthe.
Hiⁿ´-i-ḳi-a-bi. Daughter of Ṭsi´-zhu-hoⁿ-ga and
Gthe-doⁿ´-çoⁿ-wiⁿ.
Hiⁿ´-i-ḳi-a-bi. Wife of Ṭse-do´-a-ṭoⁿ-ga of the Tho´-xe gens.
Hiⁿ´-i-ḳi-a-bi. Daughter of Mi-da-iⁿ-ga and Doⁿ´-a-bi.
Hiⁿ´-i-ḳi-a-bi. Wife of Wa-ḳoⁿ´-da-ṭsi-e of the Ṭa´
I-ni-ḳa-shi-ga gens.
Hiⁿ´-i-ḳi-a-bi. Wife of Xu-tha´-wa-ṭoⁿ-iⁿ of the Ṭsi´-zhu
Wa-noⁿ gens.