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ππ»πΌπ°ππ»πΌπ°ππ·ππ»Μπ½π°ππ»ΜπΌπ°ππ·1cause him to be a human being or manππ»πΌπ°ππ»πΌπ°-ππ·
ππ»πΌπ°ππ»πΌπ°ππ»Νππ»Μπ½π°ππ»πΌπ°ππ»Ν1little people (small beings in Osage mythology)ππ»πΌπ°ππ»πΌπ°ππ»Ν
ππ»ΝπΌππ·ππ»ΝπΌππ·Μ1continuative aspect postverbal marker (indicating ongoing action or state in present, past, or future time) for 2nd singular sitting subject2you are characterized by [the preceding expression, which may be a noun phrase]3you who are4you who sitππ»ΝπΌππ»ππ»ΝπΌππ·ππ»ΝπΌππ·In one respect, this term can be thought of almost like how adding -ing to a verb in English indicates an ongoing action. Quintero notes (Osage Dictionary, page 158) that this term "is sometimes used for 2nd sg. subjects that are not sitting; hence it can be regarded as the default 2nd sg. continuative marker."
ππ»πΏπΝππ·ππ»ΜπΏπΝππ·ππ»πΏπΜΝππ·1scrambledπ
π°Μππ° ππ»πΏπΜΝππ· π΄π°Μππ· ππ° ππ»ΝπΌππ·ΜI'm going to eat scrambled eggs2soft, as mud mixed with much water3miryππ»πΌππΝππ·
ππ»ππ°Νππ·ππ»Μππ°Νππ·1abroad, overseasadverbπΌπ°πΉπ»ΜπΌπ· ππ°ΜΝπΉπ»ππ°Ν π·ΜππΜΝππ° ππ»Μππ°Νππ· π°ππ°Μππ» π°Μππ·the chief and superintendent went abroadlit:chief, superintendent, both abroad went, they saidSara π°πΌππ° ππ»Μπ°Μππ°Νππ° π°πΉπ»Μππ·Sara went abroad2oceannounππ»Μπ°Μππ°Νππ° π°ππ°Μππ» π°Μππ·they went across the water (the ocean)ππ»π°ππ°Νππ°ππ»π°ππ°Νππ·ππ» ππ°ΝπΌπ°
ππ»ππ»ππ»Μππ»1cold (used for inanimates only)ππΜππ ππ»Μππ» ππ»Νa cold meat pieππΜππ π°πΌππ° ππ»Μππ» π°πΌππ±the meat pie is coldππ»Μ ππ»Μππ»cold water2cool to the touch3cool, as weatherππ»Μππ» ππ°ΜΝππ· ππ·Μππ·, ππ»Μππ» π°πΉπ»Μ π°πΌππ°lit:it's cold, this weather, cold has arrived herethis weather is cold, it's cold nowππ°ΜΝππ· ππ»Μππ» π°πΉπ»Μ π°πΌππ°it's cold herelit:cold weather has arrived here4cool weatherππ»ππ·
ππ»ππ»ππ»Μππ»1spring, well (sources of water)2spring3wellππ»ππ»Νππ»ππ»ππ»
ππ»ππΌππ·πππππ»ΜππΌππ·πΜππΜ1salt shakerππ»ππΌππ·πππ
ππ»ππΌπππ·ππ»ΜππΌπππ·ππ»ΜππΌπΜππ·1salt2rock saltsweet waterππ»ππΌπππ»ππΌππ·ππ»ππΌπππ·
ππ»ππΌπππΌπππ»ππΌπΜππΌπ1martinππ»ππΌπππΌπDorsey notes that this is "a bird of the swallow family."
ππ»ππππ·ππ»Μππππ·1drizzle2mist3gray rain4hazewater - smokeππ»ππππ·ππ»ππ ππππ°Νππ»ππ ππππ·
ππ»ππ°ππ»Μππ°1flood2flooding water3running water that is flooding (as over a spillway)ππ»Μππ°ΜΝ π°πΌππ±Μwater is running over (e.g., a spillway)4freshet5high water6the overflowing of a streamππ»ππ°Νππ»
ππ»ππ°ππ»Μππ°1elephantLa Flesche notes on page 106 of his dictionary that, "The bones of great animals were frequently found in banks by the people of this tribe, the Osage, which they indiscriminately called by this name. When they saw the elephant in a circus they applied this name to it."
ππ»ππ°ππ°ππ»Μππ°Μπ
π°ππ»Μππ°Μπ
π°π1pondππ»Μ ππ°Μπ
π° π»ΝπΌππ»Μ ππ»ΝπΌπ° ππΜΝππ· ππ°ΜπΏπ»Ν, π·ππ»Μπ· ππΌπ° π°ΜΝππ»Ν π°ΝπΌπ°Μπππ°the pond is a good place to raise children, we think it's thereround waterππ»ππ°ππ°
ππ»ππ·ππ»Μππ·1cold2feel cold (animate subject)3be cold, as a person or animalππ»ππ»ππ»ππ»This term is conjugated after ππ»-. For example, ππ»π°Νππ· - I am cold.
ππ»Νππ·ππ»ΜΝππ·1rump2buttocks3haunch4body5lower part of the back6hipsππ»ππ·π»ΝπΏπ·πΉπ°πΝππ·While this term is found in various sources, the term πΝππ· is preferred.
ππ»Νππ· ππ» ππ°ΝπΌπ°ππ»ΜΝππ· ππ» ππ°ΜΝπΌπ°1bumblebeeππ»ππ· ππ» ππ°ΝπΌπ°ππ»Νππ·ππ»ππ°ΝπΌπ°πΌπ»πΏπΝππ· ππ°Νππ»Ν
ππ»Νππ·πΌ'π°ππ»ΜΝππ·πΌ'π°1hearts (suit in a deck of cards)ππ°Νππ·
ππ»ππ°ππ°Νππ»Μππ°Μππ°Ν1dipper2ladlewith which to drink waterππ»π»ππ°ππ°Νππ»π»-ππ°ππ°Ν
ππ»ππ°ππ·ππ»Μππ°ππ·π1cold (an impersonal weather expression, not used for people)ππ°ΜπΏπ» ππ»Μππ°ππ» π°πΌππ±Μit's very cold weatherππ°-ππ»ππ·
ππ»ππ°ππ°ππ»Μππ°ππ°1stomach2paunchππ·ππ»ππ°ππ°ππ·ππ·Dorsey notes on his Osage vocabulary slip for ππ»ππ°ππ° that it is used in composition. For example, ππ·ππ»ππ°ππ°.
ππ»ππππ·ππ»Μππππ·ππ»ππΜππ·1ashesππ»ππππ·ππππ·
ππ»ππππ· ππ·πππππ»Μππππ· ππ·ΜπΜππ1flask for gunpowderππ»ππππ·ππ·-πππ
ππ»ππππππππ»ΜππΜππΜππ1ashtrayππ»ππππ·πππ
ππ»ππππ»Μπππππ»ΜππΜ1rainnoun2rainverbππ»Μππ π°πΌππ°it is rainingπ»ΝπΏπΜΝπ°ππ· πΌπ°ππΜ ππΜΝπΌπ· ππ»ΜππΜ π°πΌππ±it's raining cats and dogsππ»Μππππ» π°πΌππ°it's not rainingππ»Μππ ππ»Μπππ°ΜΝ π°πΌππ°it's stopped rainingπΌπ°ππ»ΜΝπ· ππ»Μππ ππ° π°πΌππ°tomorrow it will rainππ»Μππ ππ°ΜΝππ·Μ π°πΌππ°it looks like rainππ·Μ ππ°Ν ππΜππΜ πππ°Νin the spring, it rains a lotππππππ»
ππ»ππ ππππ°Νππ»Μππ ππΜππ°Ν1drizzle2mist3fine raindropssmall rainππ»ππππππ°Νππ»ππππ·ππ»ππ ππππ·
ππ»ππ ππππ·ππ»ΜππΜ ππΜππ·1drizzle2mistgray rainππ»ππππππ·ππ»ππππ·ππ»ππ ππππ°Ν
ππ»ππππ°ππ»ΜππΜππ°1sleetrainy snowππ»ππππ°ππ°Νππ·ππ»Ν
ππ»ππππ· πΌπ°Νππ·ππ»ΜππΜππ· π½π°ΜΝππ·1plumriver appleππ»πππ· πΌπ°Νππ·πππππ· πΌπ°Νππ·ππ»ππππ·πΌπ°Νππ·πΌπ°Νππ· ππππ·
ππ»ππππ»Νππ»Μππππ»ΜΝ1a rain showersmall rainππ»ππππ»Ν
ππ»ππππππ»ΜππΜππ1light rainnoun2spinkleπππππππ·ππ»ππππππππThis term uses reduplication which means part of the word (usually just one syllable) is repeated to express the idea of an action or idea occurring over and over. If the syllable being reduplicated ends in "e," it almost always changes to "a." For example, "-se" would become "-sasa" or "-sase."
ππΝππΜΝπ1be oldintransitive verb2grow up to adulthoodintransitive verb3matureintransitive verb4grownadjective5olderadjective6adulthoodnoun7grownupsnoun8adultsnoun9old folksnoun10elders in times pastnoun11old onesnoun12advanced agenoun13old agenounππΝπ·ππΝ
ππΝ π°πΉπ»ππΜΝ π°πΉπ»ΜππΝ π°πΉπ»Μ1grow uparrive at adulthoodππΝπΉπ»ππΝπ°πΉπ»This entry is composed of more than one word. Any conjugations need to be done on the LAST word.
ππΝ ππ»πππ°ΝππΜΝ ππ»Μπππ°ΜΝ1grow up, reach maturityfinish growing upππΝππ»πππ°Ν
ππΝπ΄π·ππΜΝπ΄π·1eat2eat as when hungry3consumeππΝπππ·ππΝπππ·ππ°ππ·
ππΝππ°ππ»ππΜΝπ
π°ππ»1not to be afraid to face danger2unafraid3fearlessππΝππ°ππ»ππΝππ·π°ππ»This term is composed of a verb plus the negator "azhi." Both the term AND azhi need to be conjugated properly.This particular verb is conjugated AFTER the first syllable.
ππΝππ·ππΜππ·ΜππΜΝππ·1palm of the hand2fist3hand4hands5pawππ°πΌπ·This term is rarely used to express hand in modern Osage. Usually shage is used.
ππΝππ·ππΜΝπ
π·π1fear to face dangerintransitive verb2be afraid or scaredintransitive verbππΜΝππ°π
π·?are you afraid?ππΜΝπ°π
π· π»ΝπΌπ·Μ ππ»ΝπΌππ·ΜI'm not afraidππΜΝπ°π
π° ππ°Νππ»Μ π½πΜΝπ΄π°I don't want to be afraidππΜΝπ
π°!be careful! have a care! (an admonishment to someone who exaggerates when speaking, to tell the person to hold himself or herself back)ππΜΝπ
π· π»ΝπΌπ°Μππ»don't be afraid [pl. addressee]ππΜΝπ
π·Μ π»ΝπΌπ°Μ!be unafraid!3fear seen dangertransitive verb4be afraid of, be scared of, feartransitive verbJohn π°πΌππ° π»Μπ· π·πΌπΜπΌπ· π·Μππ°ππ° ππΜΝπ°π
π·John talks crazy so I'm afraid [of him]ππΜΝπ°ππ°π
π· ππ»ΝπΌπ·Μ, ππ»ππΌπ»Μππ°Ν ππΜΝππ»π
π· π»ΝπΌπ·ΜI'm not afraid of them or you eitherπΉπππ°ππ·ΜππΌπ» ππΜΝππ°π
π· ππ»ΝπΌπ·ΜI'm not afraid of anybody at allππ»Μπ½π° ππ· ππΜΝππ°π
π·?are you afraid of that man?ππΜΝπΌπ· πΌππ·Μ ππΜΝππ°π
π·?are you afraid of that dog [lying down]?ππΜΝππ°π
π·?are you afraid of that? (e.g., indicating a dog nearby)ππ°Μππ· π
π»Μππ» ππΜΝπ
π» π°πΌππ±he's afraid of stormsπ»Μπ· π
π»Μππ» ππΜΝπ°Νπ
π°ππ·we're afraid of his bad wordsππΝππ»ππΝππ·This particular verb is conjugated AFTER the first syllable.
ππΝππ· π'π»Νππ°ππΝππ·Μ π'π»ΜΝππ°1bent or cramped handππΝππ·π'π»Νππ°
ππΝππ·πΉπ»ππΝπ
π·ΜπΉπ»1hungryππΝπ
π·ΜπΉπ» π°ΝπΉπ·ΜI'm hungry [moving]ππΝπ
π·ΜπΉπ» π°πΌππ±he's hungryππ°ππ°Μπ» π°πΌππ° ππΝπ
π·ΜπΉπ»ππ·the bear was hungryπΉπ°ΜΝπ½π°ππ» ππΝπ
π·Μπ°ΝπΉπ»no, I'm hungryππΝππ·πΉπ»This term is inflected after the second syllable. For example, ππΝππ·π°ΝπΉπ» (I am hungry), ππΝππ·ππ»πΉπ» (you are hungry), etc. However, this term commonly appears uninflected. For example, "I am hungry" can also be expressed as ππΝππ·πΉπ» π°ΝπΉπ·.
ππΝππ·ππ°ππ·ππΜΝπ
π·ππ°Μππ·1dangerous (to behold)verb2be scaryverb3make folks fearfulverb4fearful thingnoun5something to be afraid ofnoun6Fearful Onenpropmake folks be afraidππΝππ·ππ°π·ππΝππ·ππ±ππΝππ·ππ·ππΝππ·ππ°ππ·ππΝππ·-ππ°ππ·
ππΝπ'π»ΝππΝπ'π»ΜΝππΜΝπ'π»Ν1wear around the neckππ°ππΜππΌπ° ππΜΝπ'π»Ν π°πΌππ±Μshe's wearing beads around her neckππ°ππΜππΌπ° ππΜπ· ππΜΝπ'π»Ν π°πΌππ±they've got beads around their neck2wear a necklaceππΝπ'π»Ν
ππΝππ»ππΏπ°ΝππΜΝππ»πΜπΏπ°Ν1ring (for wearing on the finger)put it on the fistππΝππ·ππΏπ°Ν