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𐓏𐒰𐓏𐒰𐓇𐒻𐓏𐒰𐓏𐒰́𐓇𐒻intransitive verb1hire or employ folks to work𐓏𐒰-𐓏𐒰𐓇𐒻
π“π’°π“π’»Ν˜π’Όπ“‡π’°π““π’»π“π’°π“π’»ΜΝ˜π’Όπ“‡π’°π““π’»1someone who doesn't keep his/her wordnoun2disloyal personnoun3unfaithfuladjective4untruthfuladjectiveπ“π’°π“π’»Ν˜π’Όπ“‡π’·π’°π““π’»
𐓏𐒰𐓐𐒰𐒼𐒰𐓏𐒰𐓐𐒰́𐒼𐒰1any plant that has prickly spines, like the sand bur, cactus, cocklebur, prickly-ashnoun2stickers, thorns, briars, cocklebursnoun3thorny, burry, prickly𐓏𐒰-𐓐𐒰𐒼𐒰
π“π’°π“π’°π’Όπ’°π“‚π’Ώπ’»Ν˜π“π’°π“π’°Μπ’Όπ’°π“‚π’Ώπ’»Μ‹Ν˜noun1Pawhuska district, Pawhuska Osages'dwelling in the thorns' or 'living in the cockleberry land'π“π’°π“π’°π’Όπ’°π“‚π’Ώπ’»Ν˜
𐓏𐒰𐓐𐓂𐓄𐒷𐓏𐒰𐓐𐓂́𐓄𐒷𐓏𐒰́𐓐𐓂𐓄𐒷noun1medicine bundle𐓏𐒰𐓐𐓂́𐓄𐒷 𐓏𐒰𐓁𐒰́𐓇𐒷take care of the bundle2sacred object3things consecrated or honored𐓏𐒰𐓐𐓂𐓄𐒻𐓏𐒰-π“π“‚π“„π’·π“€π’°Ν˜π““π’°π’Όπ“Ž
π“π’°π“π“„π’°π“π’»Ν˜π“π’°π“π“„π’°Μπ“π’»Ν˜adjective1poor2poverty stricken3pitiful, humble, long-suffering (as the victim of pain, poverty, or ill fortune)𐓏𐒰𐓐𐓄𐒲𐓏𐒰𐓐𐓄𐒸
π“π’°π“π“ˆπ’°π“π’°π“π“ˆπ’°Μnoun1caterpillar2wormπ“π’°π“π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π“ˆπ’°π“€π’°
𐓏𐒰𐓒𐓂𐓏𐒰̄𐓒𐓂́intransitive verb1be fun𐒰́𐓇𐒻𐓉𐒰 π“π’°π“π“‚ΜΝ˜π’΄π’· 𐓏𐒰̄𐓒𐓂́𐒷it's fun to eat outdoors
𐓏𐒰𐓓𐒰𐓏𐒰𐓓𐒰́verb1doubt𐓏𐒰𐓓𐒰𐓓𐒷For this term (often just two syllables), any conjugations need to be done after the first syllable. This is often because this term is composed of two words, though the original meanings of the two words may be unknown.
π“π’°π““π’°π’»π“Šπ’»π“π’°π““π’±Μπ“‹π’»noun1tipi2long house covered with brush or canvas (like the houses Osages used to live in)3tent4arborOsage houseπ“π’°π““π’°π’·π“Šπ’»π“π’°π““π’°π““π’·π“Šπ’»π’Ήπ’°π“†π’Όπ’°π“Šπ’»π“Šπ’»
𐓏𐒰𐓓𐒰𐓏𐒰𐓏𐒰𐓓𐒰́𐓏𐒰1have a pleasant time at a feast or at a danceintransitive verb2have a pleasant time, as at a feast or danceintransitive verb3revelrynoun
𐓏𐒰𐓓𐒰𐓓𐒷𐓏𐒰𐓓𐒰́𐓓𐒷noun1Osage (tribe, tribal member, or language)𐓏𐒰𐓓𐒰́𐓓𐒷 𐓁𐒻́𐒽𐒰𐓇𐒻an Osage personπ’Ήπ’°Μ‹π’Όπ“‚Ν˜ 𐓏𐒰𐓓𐒰́𐓓𐒷?how much Osage are you?𐓏𐒰𐓓𐒰́𐓓𐒷 π“π’»Ν˜π“„π’·you Osages𐓏𐒰𐓓𐒰́𐓓𐒷 π’Ήπ“ŽΜ„π“π’°Μπ’Ώπ’» π’»Μπ“…π’°π’Ήπ“‚Ν˜I know a lot of Osagesπ“π’°π““π’°π““π’»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’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’Ώπ’°π“π’»π“Šπ’»π“ˆπ’°
π“π’°π““π’»Ν˜ π“‚π“Šπ’»π“π’°π““π’»ΜΝ˜ 𐓂𐓋𐒻́adjective1retain his brave disposition2keep his temperπ“π’°π““π’»Ν˜ π“Žπ“Šπ’»π“π’°π““π’»Ν˜π“‚π“Šπ’»π“π’°π““π’»Ν˜ π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π’Όπ’°This entry is composed of more than one word. Any conjugations need to be done on the LAST word.
π“π’°π““π’»Ν˜ 𐓄𐒻𐓓𐒻 π’Όπ’°π“π’·π“π’°π““π’»ΜΝ˜ 𐓄𐒻̋𐓓𐒻 𐒼𐒰̋𐓐𐒷transitive verb1make a person angry2enrage someoneπ“π’°π““π’»Ν˜ 𐓄𐒻𐓓𐒻𐒼𐒰𐓐𐒷This entry is composed of more than one word. Any conjugations need to be done on the LAST word.
π“π’°π““π’»Ν˜ π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π’Όπ’°π“π’°π““π’»ΜΝ˜ π“‰π’°ΜΝ˜π’Όπ’°adjective1retain his brave disposition2keep his temperπ“π’°π““π’»Ν˜π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π’Όπ’°π“π’°π““π’»Ν˜ π“‚π“Šπ’»This entry is composed of more than one word. Any conjugations need to be done on the LAST word.
π“π’°π““π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’°π“π’°π““π’»ΜΝ˜π’Όπ’°πŸ”Šnoun1birdπ“π’°π““π’»ΜΝ˜π’Όπ’°π’Όπ’· 𐓏𐒰́𐓍𐒰̄𐓏𐒰count the [scattered] birdsπ“π’°π““π’»ΜΝ˜π’Όπ’° π’Ήπ’»Μ‹Ν˜bird feathersπ“π’°π““π’»ΜΝ˜π’Όπ’° 𐓇𐒰̋𐒼𐒷bird claws, talonsπ“π’°π““π’»ΜΝ˜π’Όπ’° 𐓇𐒼𐒻 π“π’°π’Ήπ“ŽΜπ’»Ν˜ π“π’°Ν˜π“„π’·even birds migrateπ““π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’°This term is sometimes shortened to π“π’°π““π’»Ν˜ when used in the construction of bird terms.
π“π’°π““π’»Ν˜π““π“Žπ’·π“π’°π““π’»ΜΝ˜π““π“Žπ’·noun1cardinal (the bird)red birdπ“π’°π““π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’°π““π“Žπ’·
𐓏𐒰𐓓𐓂𐒿𐒰𐓏𐒰𐓓𐓂́𐒿𐒰noun1Oto (tribe or tribal member)π“π’°π““π“‚π’Ώπ’·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’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“Šπ’»π“ˆπ’°
𐓏𐒷𐓏𐒷intransitive verb1plow
𐓏𐒷-𐓏𐒷́verbpfx1something with𐓏𐒻-𐓏𐒰-𐒻-This is an affix that cannot be used by itself. It is attached to other words or roots.
𐓏𐒷𐒰𐓄𐒰𐓒𐓂𐓏𐒷́𐒰𐓄𐒰𐓒𐓂𐓏𐒷𐒰́𐓄𐒰𐓒𐓂noun1index finger2pointing fingerwith which to point at things𐓏𐒷𐓄𐒰𐓒𐓂𐓏𐒷-𐒰𐓄𐒰𐓒𐓂𐓂𐓄𐒰𐓒𐓂𐓇𐒰𐒼𐒷 𐓂𐓄𐒰𐓒𐓂
π“π’·π’Ήπ’»π“Šπ’·π“π’·Μπ’Ήπ’»π“Šπ’·adverb1far2far away3from afar4a long way
π“π’·π’Ήπ“Žπ’Όπ“ƒπ“π’·Μπ’Ήπ“ŽΜ„π’Όπ“ƒΜintransitive verb1make a crowd𐓏𐒷-π’Ήπ“Žπ’Όπ“ƒπ“π’·π’Ήπ“Ž
π“π’·π’Ήπ“Žπ““π’»Ν˜π“π’·Μπ’Ήπ“ŽΜ„π““π’»Ν˜intransitive verb1increase in size a bit by more (number or amount) being added2help to make a bit of a crowdπ“π’·π’Ήπ“Žπ““π’»Ν˜
𐓏𐒷𐒼𐒰𐓄𐓇𐒷𐓏𐒷́𐒼𐒰̄𐓄𐓇𐒷𐓏𐒷𐒼𐒰̋𐓄𐓇𐒷noun1brush or comb (for the hair)2hairbrush𐓏𐒷-𐒼𐒰𐓄𐓇𐒷
𐓏𐒷𐒼𐒰𐓆𐓄𐒷𐓏𐒷́𐒼𐒰̄𐓆𐓅𐒷noun1hammer𐓏𐒷́𐒼𐒰̄𐓆𐓄𐒷 π’Ήπ’°Μ‹π““π“‚ΜΝ˜?what did you do with the hammer?𐓏𐒷𐒼𐒰𐓆𐓄𐒰𐓏𐒷-
𐓏𐒷𐒼𐒰𐓐𐒷𐓏𐒷́𐒼𐒰̄𐓐𐒷1make from, make usingtransitive verb2tool used to make somethingnoun𐓏𐒷-𐒼𐒰𐓐𐒷
𐓏𐒷𐒼𐒰𐓓𐒻𐓏𐒷́𐒼𐒰̄𐓓𐒻noun1horse whip2quirt3stick to drive people or animals4stick that tail dancers carry at war dancesπ“π’·π’Όπ’°π““π’»Ν˜π“π’·-𐒼𐒰𐓓𐒻
𐓏𐒷𐒼𐒻𐒼'π“‚Ν˜π“π’·Μπ’½π’»π’Ό'π“‚Ν˜noun1tool2implement3machinery4gadget5piece of equipmentthings which which to do for oneself𐓏𐒷-𐒼𐒻𐒼-π’·π“‚Ν˜
π“π’·π’Όπ’»π’Ώπ’»Ν˜ π“‚π“„π’°π’Ήπ’°Ν˜π“π’·Μπ’½π’»π’Ώπ’»Ν˜ π“‚π“„π’°Μ‹π’Ήπ’°Ν˜verb1dress in or put on clothing (not one's own)π“π’·π’Όπ’»π’Ώπ’»Ν˜π“‚π“„π’°π’Ήπ’°Ν˜This entry is composed of more than one word. Any conjugations need to be done on the LAST word.
𐓏𐒷𐒿𐒻𐓏𐒷́𐒿𐒻noun1oil2lard3grease4grease or similar substance (such as shoe polish)5gasoline𐓏𐒷́𐒿𐒻 π“ˆπ“‚Μπ’· π“‚π“π’»Μπ“‰π’°Ν˜ π“‚Μ„π““π“ŽΜ 𐓍𐒻put some gas in the car𐓏𐒷́𐒿𐒻 π“ˆπ“‚Μπ’· π“‚π“π’»Μπ“‰π’°Ν˜ π“‚Μ„π“π’°Μπ““π“Ž?did you put some gas in the car?6keroseneπ“π’·π’Όπ“π’»Ν˜π’Όπ“‚π’Όπ“‚π“†π’° 𐓏𐒷𐒿𐒻
π“π’·π’Ώπ’»π“π’·Μ‹π’Ώπ’»πŸ”Šnoun1head (human or animal)
𐓏𐒷𐒿𐒻 π“€π’°Ν˜π’Όπ’°Ν˜π“π’·Μπ’Ώπ’» π“€π’°Ν˜π’½π’°ΜΝ˜noun1castor oilπ“π’·π’Ώπ’»π“€π’°Ν˜π’Όπ’°Ν˜
π“π’·π’Ώπ’»π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π“π’·Μ‹π’Ώπ’»π“‰π’°Ν˜noun1cabbagebig headπ“π’·π’Ώπ’»Ν˜π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π“π’·π’Ώπ’»π“ˆπ’°Ν˜