𐓍𐒷𐒼𐒰𐒹𐒰

adverb

Definition

𐓍𐒷𐒼𐒰𐒹𐒰𐓍𐒷̄𐒼𐒰́𐒹𐒰adverb1this way𐓍𐒷𐒼𐒰́𐒹𐒰 𐒼𐓎́come this way, in this direction, along this path𐓍𐒷𐒼𐒰́𐒹𐒰 𐒼𐓇𐒷this way, on this lying path [with positional 𐒼𐓇𐒷]2here3in this region4in this neighborhood5local𐓍𐒷𐒼𐒰𐒹𐒰𐓍𐒷𐒼𐒻𐒹𐒰Dorsey notes that this term is the Osage equivalent of Ponca/Omaha dhegiha (which he renders "ȼegiha"). In the preface (page xv) of his book The Ȼegiha Language (1890), Dorsey writes:

Ȼegiha means, "Belonging to the people of this land," or, "Those dwelling here," i.e., the aborigines or home people. When an Omaha was challenged in the dark, if on his own territory, he usually replied, "I am a Ȼegiha." So might a Ponka answer under similar circumstances. A Kansa would say, "I am a Yegáha," of which the Osage equivalent is, "I am a Ȼeʞáha." These answer to the Otoe "Ʇɔíwere" and the Iowa "Ʇɔéʞiwére."

𐓍𐒷𐒼𐒰𐒹𐒰

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