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𐓆

𐓆𐒰
𐓆𐒰𐓆𐒰noun1a tall grass, growing in ponds, to the height of about ten feet, used for mats2rushLa Flesche notes that this rush is "out of which mats are made."Eleocharis interstincta
π“†π’°Ν˜
π“†π’°Ν˜π“†π’°Ν˜1plaitedadjective2plaitnoun
𐓆𐒰 𐒴𐒰𐓆𐒼𐒰
𐓆𐒰 𐒴𐒰𐓆𐒼𐒰𐓆𐒰 𐒴𐒰́𐓆𐒼𐒰noun1a stem-grass, growing about five feet high, in ponds𐓆𐒰 𐓄𐓍𐒰𐓆𐒼𐒰𐓆𐒰𐒴𐒰𐓆𐒼𐒰
π“†π’°Ν˜π’Ήπ’°Ν˜
π“†π’°Ν˜π’Ήπ’°Ν˜π“†π’°ΜΝ˜π’Ήπ’°Ν˜adjective1white2whitish3grayish4distant white5a distant white, as distinguished from 𐓆𐒼𐒰, a near whiteπ“†π’°Ν˜π“†π’Όπ’°This term refers to what is white or whitish (even grayish) in the distance. If you were near the object, the term 𐓆𐒼𐒰 (white) would be used. This term describes the effect of viewing a white object from a distance, with the atmosphere (containing dust, smoke, and other impurities) slightly affecting the color.
𐓆𐒰𐒼𐒻
𐓆𐒰𐒼𐒻𐓆𐒰̄𐒼𐒻́1hardadjective2hard (in texture)adjective3solidadjective4firmadjective5strongadjective6muscularadjective7difficult, hard to do things withadjective8tightadjective9tightlyadverb10fastadverbThe idea of fast here doesn't refer to speed, but rather being rigidly held in place. For example, to be stuck fast.
𐓆𐒰𐒼𐒻 𐒹𐓂
𐓆𐒰𐒼𐒻 𐒹𐓂𐓆𐒰𐒼𐒻́ 𐒹𐓂noun1Sac and Fox (tribe or tribal member)π“†π’°π’Όπ’»π’°π“€π’°π“π’°π’²π“„π’°π“π“‚π’Ήπ’°π“π’»Ν˜π’Ώπ’·π““π’·π’Όπ’°π“π’·π’Ήπ’»Ν˜π“‡π’°π’Ήπ“‚π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π’Όπ’°π’Όπ’°π“π“‚π“π’°π’Όπ’°Ν˜π“’π’·π“€π“Žπ“†π’Όπ“‚π’Όπ’·π“„π’° π“ˆπ“‚π’Όπ’°π“„π’°π“„π’°π“π“‚Ν˜π“„π’°π“π’»Ν˜π“„π’°π“π’»π“€π’°π’Ήπ’°π“„π’°π“π“‚π“Šπ’·π“„π“‚Ν˜π’Όπ’°π“†π’°π’Όπ’»π“π’°π“†π’°π’Όπ’»π““π’»Ν˜π“‡π’°π’°π’Όπ’·π“‡π’°π’Ήπ’°Ν˜π“‡π’°π’Ώπ’°π’Όπ’»π“‡π’°π“π’°π“π’»π“‡π’°π“π’°π“π’»Ν˜π“Šπ’»π’Όπ’°π“‡π’·π“Šπ’»π“„π“‚π“π’°π’Ήπ“‚π“π’°π’Ήπ’°π“π’°π“„π’° π“π’»π’Όπ’°π“π’°π“‡π“‚π’Ήπ’Ώπ’°π“π’°π“π’°π“π’»π“π’°π““π’°π““π’·π“π’°π““π“‚π’Ώπ’°π“π’»π“Šπ’»π“ˆπ’°
𐓆𐒰𐒼𐒻 π“„π’°π“ˆπ’°Ν˜
𐓆𐒰𐒼𐒻 π“„π’°π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π“†π’°π’Όπ’»Μ π“„π’°π“ˆπ’°ΜΝ˜transitive verb1push firmly againstπ“†π’°π’Όπ’»π“„π’°π“ˆπ’°Ν˜This entry is composed of more than one word. Any conjugations need to be done on the LAST word.
𐓆𐒰𐒼𐒻 π“‡π“‚Ν˜π“‡π“‚Ν˜π“π’·
𐓆𐒰𐒼𐒻 π“‡π“‚Ν˜π“‡π“‚Ν˜π“π’·π“†π’°Μ„π’Όπ’»Μ π“‡π“‚Μ„Ν˜π“‡π“‚ΜΝ˜π“π’·adjective1permanent𐓆𐒰𐒼𐒻
𐓆𐒰𐒼𐒻𐓏𐒰
𐓆𐒰𐒼𐒻𐓏𐒰𐓆𐒰𐒼𐒻́𐓏𐒰noun1Sac and Fox (tribe or tribal member)2Saks or Sacsmake it tightπ“†π’°π’Όπ’»π“π“‚π“†π’°π’Όπ’»π’°π“€π’°π“π’°π’²π“„π’°π“π“‚π’Ήπ’°π“π’»Ν˜π’Ώπ’·π““π’·π’Όπ’°π“π’·π’Ήπ’»Ν˜π“‡π’°π’Ήπ“‚π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π’Όπ’°π’Όπ’°π“π“‚π“π’°π’Όπ’°Ν˜π“’π’·π“€π“Žπ“†π’Όπ“‚π’Όπ’·π“„π’° π“ˆπ“‚π’Όπ’°π“„π’°π“„π’°π“π“‚Ν˜π“„π’°π“π’»Ν˜π“„π’°π“π’»π“€π’°π’Ήπ’°π“„π’°π“π“‚π“Šπ’·π“„π“‚Ν˜π’Όπ’°π“†π’°π’Όπ’» π’Ήπ“‚π“†π’°π’Όπ’»π““π’»Ν˜π“‡π’°π’°π’Όπ’·π“‡π’°π’Ήπ’°Ν˜π“‡π’°π’Ώπ’°π’Όπ’»π“‡π’°π“π’°π“π’»π“‡π’°π“π’°π“π’»Ν˜π“Šπ’»π’Όπ’°π“‡π’·π“Šπ’»π“„π“‚π“π’°π’Ήπ“‚π“π’°π’Ήπ’°π“π’°π“„π’° π“π’»π’Όπ’°π“π’°π“‡π“‚π’Ήπ’Ώπ’°π“π’°π“π’°π“π’»π“π’°π““π’°π““π’·π“π’°π““π“‚π’Ώπ’°π“π’»π“Šπ’»π“ˆπ’°
π“†π’°π’Όπ’»π““π’»Ν˜
π“†π’°π’Όπ’»π““π’»Ν˜π“†π’°π’Όπ’»Μπ““π’»Ν˜noun1Sac and Fox (tribe or tribal member)π“†π’°π’Όπ’»π““π’»Ν˜π’°π“€π’°π“π’°π’²π“„π’°π“π“‚π’Ήπ’°π“π’»Ν˜π’Ώπ’·π““π’·π’Όπ’°π“π’·π’Ήπ’»Ν˜π“‡π’°π’Ήπ“‚π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π’Όπ’°π’Όπ’°π“π“‚π“π’°π’Όπ’°Ν˜π“’π’·π“€π“Žπ“†π’Όπ“‚π’Όπ’·π“„π’° π“ˆπ“‚π’Όπ’°π“„π’°π“„π’°π“π“‚Ν˜π“„π’°π“π’»Ν˜π“„π’°π“π’»π“€π’°π’Ήπ’°π“„π’°π“π“‚π“Šπ’·π“„π“‚Ν˜π’Όπ’°π“†π’°π’Όπ’» π’Ήπ“‚π“†π’°π’Όπ’»π“π’°π“‡π’°π’°π’Όπ’·π“‡π’°π’Ήπ’°Ν˜π“‡π’°π’Ώπ’°π’Όπ’»π“‡π’°π“π’°π“π’»π“‡π’°π“π’°π“π’»Ν˜π“Šπ’»π’Όπ’°π“‡π’·π“Šπ’»π“„π“‚π“π’°π’Ήπ“‚π“π’°π’Ήπ’°π“π’°π“„π’° π“π’»π’Όπ’°π“π’°π“‡π“‚π’Ήπ’Ώπ’°π“π’°π“π’°π“π’»π“π’°π““π’°π““π’·π“π’°π““π“‚π’Ώπ’°π“π’»π“Šπ’»π“ˆπ’°
π“†π’°π’Όπ’»π““π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’°
π“†π’°π’Όπ’»π““π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’°π“†π’°Μ„π’Όπ’»Μπ““π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’°adjective1slimhard smallπ“†π’°π’Όπ’»π““π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’°
π“†π’°π’Όπ“Ž
π“†π’°π’Όπ“Žπ“†π’°Μπ’½π“ŽπŸ”Šnoun1watermelon
π“†π’°π’Όπ“Ž π“‡π“Žπ“„π’· 𐓒𐒻
π“†π’°π’Όπ“Ž π“‡π“Žπ“„π’· π“’π’»π“†π’°Μπ’½π“Ž π“‡π“ŽΜπ“„π’· 𐓒𐒻́noun1yellow-meated watermelon
𐓆𐒰𐓄𐒷
π“†π’°π“„π’·π“†π’°Μπ“„π’·πŸ”Šadjective1black𐓆𐒰𐓆𐒱𐓇𐒰𐓄𐒷
𐓆𐒰𐓄𐒷 𐓓𐒻𐒹𐒻
𐓆𐒰𐓄𐒷 𐓓𐒻𐒹𐒻𐓆𐒰́𐓄𐒷 𐓓𐒻́𐒹𐒻adjective1color of walnut wood𐓆𐒰𐓄𐒷𐓓𐒻𐒹𐒻
𐓆𐒰𐓆𐒷
𐓆𐒰𐓆𐒷𐓆𐒰́𐓆𐒷noun1shavings2cuttings*𐓆𐒷This 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."
π“†π’°π“ˆπ’°
π“†π’°π“ˆπ’°π“†π’°Μπ“ˆπ’°adjective1straightened out2stiff3rigid4stiffened5stiff-jointed
π“†π’°π“ˆπ’°Ν˜
π“†π’°π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π“†π’°Μπ“‰π’°Ν˜adjective1fiveπ“‰π“‚Μ‹π““π“Ž π“†π’°Μπ“‰π’°Ν˜ π’°π’΄π’»ΜΝ˜I have five meat piesπ“†π’°π“ˆπ’°
*𐓆𐒷
*𐓆𐒷𐓆𐒷verb1cutThis term is a bound root which means that while this root has an idea attached to it, it cannot be used alone. It must have something else attached to it, often an instrumental prefix.
𐓆𐒻
𐓆𐒻𐓆𐒻̋noun1foot2feet
π“†π’»π’·π’Όπ“‚Ν˜
π“†π’»π’·π’Όπ“‚Ν˜π“†π’»Μπ’·π’Όπ“‚Ν˜πŸ”Šnoun1meat piefoot-likeπ“†π’»π’·π’Όπ“‚Ν˜π“ˆπ“‚π““π“ŽQuintero notes (Osage Dictionary, page 200) that the idea of "foot" in this term is "referring to the shape of the traditional meat pie," and that this term is "Especially used in the Grayhorse district."
π“†π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’°
π“†π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’°π“†π’»ΜΝ˜π’Όπ’°πŸ”Šnoun1squirrel2red squirrel3reddish-gray squirrel, or fox squirrel, common in Dakota, Nebraska, etc.π“†π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’° π“†π’°π“„π’·π“†π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’° π“π“‚π“Šπ’·π“†π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’° 𐓒𐒻𐒹𐒻
π“†π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’° 𐓄𐒰𐒿𐒷𐓒𐒷
π“†π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’° π“„π’°π’Ώπ’·π“’π’·π“†π’»ΜΝ˜π’Όπ’° 𐓅𐒰𐒿𐒷́𐓒𐒷noun1square danceQuintero notes on page 201 of her Osage Dictionary (2009) that this term is "a square dance call equivalent to 'Swing your partners.'"stripe-nosed squirrelπ“†π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’°π“„π’°π’Ώπ’·π“’π’·
π“†π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’° 𐓆𐒰𐓄𐒷
π“†π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’° π“†π’°π“„π’·π“†π’»ΜΝ˜π’Όπ’° 𐓆𐒰́𐓄𐒷noun1black squirrelπ“†π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’°π“†π’°π“„π’·π“†π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’°π“†π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’° π“π“‚π“Šπ’·π“†π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’° 𐓒𐒻𐒹𐒻
π“†π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’° π“π“‚π“Šπ’·
π“†π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’° π“π“‚π“Šπ’·π“†π’»ΜΝ˜π’Όπ’° π“π“‚Μπ“Šπ’·noun1gray squirrelπ“†π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’° π“π“Žπ“Šπ’·π“†π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’°π“π“‚π“Šπ’·π“†π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’°π“†π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’° π“†π’°π“„π’·π“†π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’° 𐓒𐒻𐒹𐒻
π“†π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’° 𐓒𐒻𐒹𐒻
π“†π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’° π“’π’»π’Ήπ’»π“†π’»ΜΝ˜π’Όπ’° 𐓒𐒻́𐒹𐒻noun1yellow (?) or yellowish squirrelπ“†π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’°π“’π’»π’Ήπ’»π“†π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’°π“†π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’° π“†π’°π“„π’·π“†π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’° π“π“‚π“Šπ’·
𐓆𐒻𐒼𐒷
𐓆𐒻𐒼𐒷𐓆𐒻́𐒼𐒷noun1third daughter2the third daughter (special kinship term)π’°π“†π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’°
𐓆𐒻𐒿𐒷
𐓆𐒻𐒿𐒷𐓆𐒻́𐒿𐒷noun1footprints2trail3tracks𐓆𐒻𐒼𐓍𐒷𐓆𐒻
π“†π’»π“π“‚Ν˜π’΄π’·
π“†π’»π“π“‚Ν˜π’΄π’·π“†π’»π“π“‚ΜΝ˜π’΄π’·noun1kidney2kidney (human or animal)π“†π’»π“π“ƒπ’΄π’»Ν˜π“†π’»π“π“ŽΝ˜π“„π“π’»Ν˜π’°π“π’°π““π“‚π“ˆπ’°
𐓆𐒻𐓂𐓆𐒼𐒻
𐓆𐒻𐓂𐓆𐒼𐒻𐓆𐒻̋𐓂𐓆𐒼𐒻noun1arch of the foot𐓆𐒻𐓂𐓆𐒼𐒷𐓆𐒻𐓂𐓆𐒼𐒻𐓂𐓆𐒼𐒻
𐓆𐒻𐓄𐓂
𐓆𐒻𐓄𐓂𐓆𐒻̄𐓅𐓂́noun1toe𐓆𐒻
π“†π’»π“„π“‚π“ˆπ’°Ν˜
π“†π’»π“„π“‚π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π“†π’»Μ„π“…π“‚Μπ“‰π’°Ν˜noun1big toeπ“†π’»π“„π“‚π“ˆπ’°Ν˜
π“†π’»π“„π“‚π““π’»Ν˜
π“†π’»π“„π“‚π““π’»Ν˜π“†π’»Μ‹π“…π“‚Μπ““π’»Ν˜noun1any toe or toes other than the big toeπ“†π’»π“„π“‚π““π’»Ν˜
𐓆𐒻𐓆𐒻
π“†π’»π“†π’»π“†π’»Μπ“†π’»πŸ”Šπ“†π’»Μ„π“†π’»Μadjective1strong2energetic, well, doing well, healthy
π“†π’»π“†π’»π’°Ν˜π“π’·
π“†π’»π“†π’»π’°Ν˜π“π’·π“†π’»Μπ“†π’»π’°Ν˜π“π’·intransitive verb1seesaw2make a back and forth movement (as when riding a teeter-totter)3wobble or teeter (e.g., a glass when jarred or bumped)π“†π’»π“†π’°Ν˜π“π’·
π“†π’»Ν˜π“‡π“ˆπ’°
π“†π’»Ν˜π“‡π“ˆπ’°π“†π’»ΜΝ˜π“‡π“ˆπ’°Μ„πŸ”Šnoun1possumπ“†π’»Ν˜π“Šπ’·π“‡π“ˆπ’°π’Ήπ’°This variant form is used more often than its full form.cont. var. ofπ“†π’»Ν˜π“Šπ’·π“‡π“ˆπ’°unspec. comp. form ofπ“†π’»Ν˜π“Šπ’·π“‡π“ˆπ’°π’Ήπ’°
π“†π’»π“ˆπ“ƒ
π“†π’»π“ˆπ“ƒπ“†π’»π“ˆπ“ƒΜnoun1yesterdayπ“†π’»π“ˆπ“‚π“Šπ’»π“†π’»π“ˆπ“Žπ“Šπ’»This variant form is used more often than its full form.
π“†π’»Ν˜π“Šπ’·
π“†π’»Ν˜π“Šπ’·π“†π’»Μ‹Ν˜π“Šπ’·πŸ”Šnoun1tail2animal's tail, part of Osage dance costume3tail dancer at Osage War Dances4last part of a dance song5lock of hair
π“†π’»Ν˜π“Šπ’·π“‡π“ˆπ’°
π“†π’»Ν˜π“Šπ’·π“‡π“ˆπ’°π“†π’»ΜΝ˜π“Šπ’·π“‡π“ˆπ’°noun1opossumsmooth tailπ“†π’»Ν˜π’·π“†π“ˆπ’°π“†π’»Ν˜π“‡π“ˆπ’°π“†π’»Ν˜π“Šπ’·π“‡π“ˆπ’°π’Ήπ’°While this is the full and/or main version of this term, its variant (usually contracted) is used more often.
π“†π’»π“π’·π“Šπ’·
π“†π’»π“π’·π“Šπ’·π“†π’»Μπ“π’·π“Šπ’·noun1heel2heels𐓆𐒻
𐓆𐒻𐓒𐓂
𐓆𐒻𐓒𐓂𐓆𐒻́𐓒𐓂noun1thigh2thighsπ“†π’»π““π“Žπ““π’·π’Όπ’°
𐓆𐒼𐒰
π“†π’Όπ’°π“†π’Όπ’°ΜπŸ”Šadjective1white2white, referring to what is near and distinct, as distinguished from what is π“†π’°Ν˜π’Ήπ’°Ν˜π“†π’°Ν˜π’Ήπ’°Ν˜
𐓆𐒼𐒰
𐓆𐒼𐒰𐓆𐒼𐒰1may2might3sign of possibility4it must be that5it seems that6I suppose that7I guess that8perhaps9I deduce thatπ“ˆπ’° 𐒰𐓄𐒰 π“ˆπ’°Ν˜Quintero notes (Osage Dictionary, page 201) that this term is an "Impersonal suppositional particle; sometimes implies that the event took place previously, and can then be loosely translated 'before, previously, earlier, already.'"
𐓆𐒼𐒰 𐒷𐓍𐒷
𐓆𐒼𐒰 𐒷𐓍𐒷𐓆𐒼𐒰́ 𐒷𐓍𐒷́verb1hopeThis entry is composed of more than one word. Any conjugations need to be done on the LAST word.
𐓆𐒼𐒰 𐒼𐒰𐓐𐒷
𐓆𐒼𐒰 𐒼𐒰𐓐𐒷𐓆𐒼𐒰́ 𐒼𐒰̄𐓐𐒷transitive verb1whitenmake white𐓆𐒼𐒰𐒼𐒰𐓐𐒷This entry is composed of more than one word. Any conjugations need to be done on the LAST word.
𐓆𐒼𐒰𐒹𐒰
𐓆𐒼𐒰𐒹𐒰𐓆𐒼𐒰́𐒹𐒰1brightadjective2clearadjective3clearlyadverb𐒻𐒷 𐓆𐒼𐒰.Speak clearly.𐓆𐒼𐒰𐓆𐒼𐒰𐒹𐒷
𐓆𐒼𐒰𐓆𐒼𐒰
𐓆𐒼𐒰𐓆𐒼𐒰𐓆𐒼𐒰́𐓆𐒼𐒰adjective1white here and there2white in spots or stripesThis 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."
π“†π’Όπ“Žπ“π’·
π“†π’Όπ“Žπ“π’·π“†π’Όπ“ŽΜπ“π’·adjective1sweetπ“†π’Όπ“Žπ“†π’Όπ“Žπ’·
*π“†π“‚Ν˜π’·π““π’»Ν˜
*π“†π“‚Ν˜π’·π““π’»Ν˜π“†π“‚ΜΝ˜π’·π““π’»Ν˜noun1brother (younger, of a female)*π“†π“‚Ν˜π’°π““π’»Ν˜*π’Ήπ’°Ν˜π’Όπ’°*π’Ήπ“‚Ν˜*𐒼𐓂*π“†π“‚Ν˜π’Όπ’°*𐓇𐒻𐒼'𐒷*π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π’Όπ’·*π“ˆπ’·π““π’»Ν˜*π“ˆπ“‚Ν˜π“Šπ’·*π“Šπ’·π’Όπ’»*π“Šπ’»π“€π’»*π“Šπ’»π“π’»*π“Šπ’»π“‚π““π’°Ν˜π’Όπ’·*π“Šπ’»Ν˜π“ˆπ“‚*π“Šπ’»π““π“‚*π“Šπ“‚π“‡π’Όπ’°*π“π’°π“Šπ’·*π““π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’·*π““π’»Ν˜π“π’·*π““π“‚Ν˜π’°Ν˜*π““π“‚Ν˜π’Όπ’·π“‡π’»π’Όπ“π’°Ν˜π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π’Ήπ’°Ν˜π“Šπ’»π’Όπ“‚π“Šπ“‚π“‡π“„π’°This kinship term is incomplete. It must have a possessive prefix added to express my, your, or his/her.
*π“†π“‚Ν˜π’Όπ’°
*π“†π“‚Ν˜π’Όπ’°π“†π“‚ΜΝ˜π’Όπ’°noun1brother (younger, of a male)*π’Ήπ’°Ν˜π’Όπ’°*π’Ήπ“‚Ν˜*𐒼𐓂*π“†π“‚Ν˜π’·π““π’»Ν˜*𐓇𐒻𐒼'𐒷*π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π’Όπ’·*π“ˆπ’·π““π’»Ν˜*π“ˆπ“‚Ν˜π“Šπ’·*π“Šπ’·π’Όπ’»*π“Šπ’»π“€π’»*π“Šπ’»π“π’»*π“Šπ’»π“‚π““π’°Ν˜π’Όπ’·*π“Šπ’»Ν˜π“ˆπ“‚*π“Šπ’»π““π“‚*π“Šπ“‚π“‡π’Όπ’°*π“π’°π“Šπ’·*π““π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’·*π““π’»Ν˜π“π’·*π““π“‚Ν˜π’°Ν˜*π““π“‚Ν˜π’Όπ’·π“‡π’»π’Όπ“π’°Ν˜π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π’Ήπ’°Ν˜π“Šπ’»π’Όπ“‚π“Šπ“‚π“‡π“„π’°This kinship term is incomplete. It must have a possessive prefix added to express my, your, or his/her.