buffalo.
Oⁿ´-be-çu-zhiⁿ-ga, Small-hips. Refers to the smallness of the
hips of the buffalo.
P̣a-çi-do-ba, Four-hills. Refers to the descent of a herd of
buffalo from a hilltop in four lines. (In the Ḳoⁿ´-çe gens of
the Omaha tribe.) Husband of Wa-zha´-zhe-mi-ṭse-xi of the Ṭa´
I-ni-ḳa-shi-ga gens.
P̣a-çi´-do-ba. Husband of Mi´-çoⁿ-e of the Hoⁿ´-ga gens.
P̣a´-ṭa-hiⁿ-shku-e, Hairy-head. Refers to the hairy head of the
buffalo.
P̣e´-zhe-a-ṭse, Grass-eater. Refers to the eating of grass by
the buffalo.
P̣i´-zhi-gthi-noⁿ-zhiⁿ, Returns-to-fight. Refers to the enraged
bull standing to fight the hunter.
P̣i´-zhi-ṭoⁿ-ga, Big-bad-one. Refers to the big bull that is
always ready to fight. Husband of Gthe-doⁿ´-mi-ṭse-xi of the
Ni´-ḳa-wa-ḳoⁿ-da-gi gens.
P̣i´-zhi-ṭoⁿ-ga, Husband of Mary of the O´-poⁿ gens.
Sha´-be-noⁿ-zhiⁿ, Stands-dark. The lone buffalo standing still
against the horizon. (In the Hoⁿ´-ga gens of the Omaha tribe.)
The´-çe-xa-ga, Rough-tongue. The tongue of the buffalo is rough.
Thi-xa´-ba-zhi, Not-chased. Refers to the little calf the
hunter allows to escape.
Thi-xa´-bi-a-ḳi-zhiⁿ, Thinks-himself-chased. Refers to the
fleeing of a buffalo even when he is not pursued by the hunter.
Thoⁿ´-dse-ṭoⁿ-ga, Big-heart.
Tho´-xe-ga-hi-ge, Tho-xe-chief.
Tho´-xe-wa-ḳoⁿ-da, The-mystic-Tho-xe.
Tho´-xe-zhiⁿ-ga, Young-Tho-xe. Also Wa-ṭoⁿ´-iⁿ-ḳi-the,
Comes-to-view. (A Mi-ḳ’iⁿ´ name.) Refers to the new moon.
Husband of Mi´-çoⁿ-e of the Wa-ça´-be gens.
Tho´-xe-zhiⁿ-ga. Husband of Gia´-çoⁿ-ba of the P̣oⁿ´-ḳa
Wa-shta-ge gens.
Tho´-xe-wa-da-iⁿ-ga, Mischievous-Tho-xe.
Ṭse´-çe-ṭoⁿ-ga, Big-belly. Refers to the great size of the
bull. Husband of Wa´-ḳoⁿ-ça-moⁿ-iⁿ of the P̣oⁿ´-ḳa Wa-shta-ge
gens.
Ṭse-çiⁿ´-dse, Buffalo-tail. (The name of a gens in the Omaha
tribe.)
Ṭse-do´-a-moⁿ-iⁿ, Walking-bull.
Ṭse-do´-a-ṭoⁿ-ga, Big-bull. Husband of Hiⁿ´-i-ḳi-a-bi of the
Ṭsi´-zhu Wa-shta-ge gens.
Ṭse-do´-a-zhiⁿ-ga, Little-bull. (In the Ṭse-çiⁿ´-dse gens of
the Omaha tribe.)
Ṭse-do´-ga, Buffalo-bull. (In the Hoⁿ´-ga gens of the Omaha
tribe.)
Ṭse-moⁿ´-gi-the. (Meaning obscure.)
Ṭse-p̣a´-zhiⁿ-ga, Little-buffalo-head. Husband of
Wa-ça´-be-wa-ḳ’u of the Wa-ça´-be gens.
Ṭse´-thi-ṭsi, Buffalo-ribs. (In the Tha´-ṭa-da gens of the
Omaha tribe.)
Ṭse-zhiⁿ´-ga-wa-da-iⁿ-ga, Playful-calf. Refers to the
playfulness of the buffalo calf. Also Xa-ge´-wa-the,
Makes-them-weep. (In the Ḳoⁿ´-çe gens of the Omaha tribe.)
U-ga´-ha-xpa, Bushy-head.
U-ḳoⁿ´-dsi-noⁿ-zhiⁿ, Stands-alone. Refers to the solitary
buffalo that stands alone, apart from the herd.
U-mi´-zhe, Bedding. Refers to the use of the buffalo hide for
bedding.
U-ḳi´-p̣a-toⁿ, Rolls-himself. Refers to the rolling of the
buffalo on the ground. (In the Iⁿ-gthe´-zhi-de gens of the
Omaha tribe.)
U-tha´-ga-bi, Famed. Valor name.
Wa-noⁿ´-ge, Stampede. Refers to the stampeding of a buffalo
herd.
Wa´-stse-ge, Strip-of-meat.
Wa´-u-wi-çi, Jumper. Refers to the leaps of the buffalo when
charging on the hunter.
We´-zhi-u-gi-p̣i, Trench-full. Refers to the fullness of the
fire trench used in jerking meat.
FEMALE
Boⁿ-giu´-da, Lowing. Refers to the lowing of the herd as heard
in the distance.
Boⁿ-giu´-da, same as above. Daughter of Ṭse-do´-a-ṭoⁿ-ga, this
gens, and Hiⁿ´i-ḳi-a-bi of the Ṭsi´-zhu Wa-shta-ge gens.
Boⁿ-giu-da, same as above. Wife of Ḳoⁿ´-çe-hoⁿ-ga of the
Hoⁿ´-ga U-ṭa-noⁿ-dsi gens.
Doⁿ´-a-bi, Gazed-upon. Name applied to first daughter.
Doⁿ´-a-bi, same as above. Wife of Mi´-da-iⁿ-ga of the Ṭsi´-zhu
Wa-shta-ge gens.
Doⁿ´-a-bi, same as above. Wife of Wa-zhiⁿ´-ga-ça-be of the
Ṭsi´-zhu Wa-shta-ge gens.
I´-ṭoⁿ-moⁿ-iⁿ, meaning uncertain. A Mi´ḳ’iⁿ name. Daughter of
Tho´-xe-zhiⁿ-ga, this gens, and Mi´-çiⁿ-e of the Wa-ça´-be gens.
I´-ṭoⁿ-woⁿ-gthoⁿ-bi, One-for-whom-villages-are-built. Daughter
of Ṭse-p̣a´-zhiⁿ-ga, this gens, and Wa-ça´-be wa-ḳ’o of the
Wa-ça-be gens.
Ḳi´-o, wounded. Wife of Ni´-ḳa-i-çi-wa-the of the Ṭsi´-zhu
Wa-noⁿ gens.
Ni´-ḳa-a-ça, meaning uncertain.
Ni´-ḳa-a-ça, wife of Ho-wa´-ça-e of the Ṭsi´-zhu Wa-shta-ge
gens.
Ni´-ḳoⁿ-a-ça, daughter of Ṭse-çe-ṭoⁿ-ga, this gens, and Wa´-ḳoⁿ
moⁿ-iⁿ of the P̣oⁿ´-ḳa Wa-shta-ge gens.
P̣a-hiu´-thi-shoⁿ, Shaggy-head. Name of second daughter in the
gens.
P̣a-hiu´-thi-shoⁿ, same as above. Daughter of P̣a-çi´-do-ba,
this gens, and Mi´-çoⁿ-e of the Hoⁿ-ga gens.
Tho´-xe-wiⁿ, Tho´-xe-woman.
Ṭse-çoⁿ´-wiⁿ, White-buffalo-woman. Wife of Toⁿ´-woⁿ-i-hi of the
Ṭsi-zhu Wa-shta-ge gens. Appears in Hoⁿ´-ga gens of Omaha tribe.
Ṭse-çoⁿ´-wiⁿ, same as above. Daughter of Tho´-xe-zhiⁿ-ga, this
gens, and Gia´-çoⁿ-ba of the P̣oⁿ´-ḳa Wa-shta-ge gens.
Ṭse´-hoⁿ-ga-wiⁿ, Sacred-buffalo-woman. Daughter of
Ṭse-do-a-ṭoⁿ-ga, this gens, and Hiⁿ´-i-ḳi-a-bi of the Ṭsi´-zhu
Wa-shta-ge gens.
Ṭse-i´-ḳoⁿ-tha, meaning uncertain.
Ṭse-mi´-çi, Brown-buffalo-woman. Name of third daughter in gens.
Ṭse-mi´-çi, daughter of Hiⁿ-çi´-moⁿ-iⁿ, this gens.
Ṭse-mi´-çi, same as above. Daughter of Tho´-xe-zhiⁿ-ga, this
gens, and Gia´-çoⁿ-ba of the P̣oⁿ´-ḳa Wa-shta-ge gens.
Ṭse-wi´-hoⁿ-ga, Buffalo-sacred-cow. Wife of Hoⁿ´-ga-tha-ghtiⁿ
of the Hoⁿ´-ga gens.
Ṭse-mi´-xtsi, Red-buffalo-woman. Wife of Ṭsi´-zhu-zhiⁿ-ga of
the Ṭsi´-zhu Wa-shta-ge gens.
Wa-shiⁿ-wiⁿ, Fat-woman. Daughter of P̣a-çi´-do-ba, this gens,
and Mi-çoⁿ-e of the Hoⁿ´-ga gens.
[Transcriber's Note:
Inconsistent spelling and hyphenation are as in the original.]