| Words |
Hidatsa |
Modern Orthography |
Modern Orthography (Commentary) |
| Antelope Park |
Óh-Chidäi |
úùxi iiréè ‘antelope corral’ |
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| Arapahoes |
Íta-íddi |
Ida’aríì (lit. ‘his/her road’) |
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| Arikaras |
Arakárahu |
Aragaráhu |
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| Assiniboines |
Heduschíh-idi |
Hirušíìri (lit. ‘brown bones’) |
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| Bear Claw Necklace |
Lachpitzi-sichpo-ahpöä |
naxbichicixbu’áàbe’ |
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| Belt |
Ma-i-páschagih |
maa’iibáhšaagi ‘a belt’ |
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| Blackfoot (tribe) |
Issi-schüpíscha |
Icišibíša |
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| Bonnet, war-eagle feather |
Wah-aschu-lakukárahä |
maa’išú nagagárahe ‘trailing warbonnet’ |
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| Bow-lance |
Bidúcha-háski |
mirúhxa hácgi (mirúhxaahacgi) ‘long bow’ |
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| Bracelet, metal |
Itäruwassa |
ixirúhxa ‘bracelet’ |
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| Breechcloth |
Edde-ipschake |
iri’íbšaghe (lit. ‘covers penis from sight’) |
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| Buffalo Robe |
Arakárahu |
Waschí maší ‘a robe’ |
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| Burial Scaffold |
Mánsachti |
maacáhdi oorúša |
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| Buttes des Enfants (Children's Hills) |
Mah-Karistáhti |
Maagaríšdadi ‘House of the Infants’ |
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| Cheyennes |
Itáh-ischipáhji |
Idaa’išubuuší (lit. ‘spotted arrow feathers’) |
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| Cree |
Schahí |
Šahíì |
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| Crows (tribe) |
Gíhcha-itsá |
Gixaa’icháá |
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| Crow Society |
Haideróhka-Ächke |
Herérooga’ihge ‘Crow Indian Society’ |
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| Dance of the Old Men |
Táiruchpahga |
Deeruxbáàga ‘Dead People’ |
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| Drum |
Biddá-charrikí |
miráxarigi |
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| Eagle, war- |
Máh-eschó |
maa’išú ‘immature golden eagle (whose tail feathers contain white)’ |
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| Game, hoop and pole |
Máh-kache |
máàgaxa |
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| Game, women's ball |
Ma-úh-tape |
ma’úùdabi ‘ball’ |
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| God/Lord of Life/First Man |
Éhsich-kawáh-hiddisch |
Íìcihga Maahiríš ‘First Worker, First Maker’ |
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| Grandfather |
Mahrutakas |
Máàrudaahgaš ‘my/our grandfather’ |
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| Grandmother (spirit being) |
Makóh |
Magúù ‘my/our grandmother’ |
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| Gros Ventres des Prairies (tribe) |
Eirichtí-aruchpágha |
Eerihdíàruxbaaga (lit. ‘big belly people’) |
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| Hair bow, beaded |
Ächidúhwassa |
possibly iihi’irúhxa’s ‘headband with beads’ |
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| Hair ornament for the back of the head |
Arra-úhwassa |
ara’úùwaca ‘hair metal’ ? |
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| Knife |
Máhtsi |
mé’chi |
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| Language |
Máh-arúhdä |
maa’aru’iré’ ‘language, way of speaking’ |
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| Leggings, skin |
Wacháhpi-hu-psíh |
maaxáàbi ‘buckskin’ + ?? |
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| Lightning |
Karichkáhs |
garíhga |
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| Little Missouri River |
Amáh-Tikasche |
Awáàdhigaaša |
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| Lodge |
Attí |
adí ‘house, lodge’ |
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| Mandans |
Arabúcku |
(lit. ‘people at the confluence’) |
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| Medicine(s) |
Chupáhs |
xubáá’aš ‘sacred objects’ |
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| Medicine man |
Madséh-akuchupáhs |
macéé aguxubáàš |
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| Medicine Rock/Boulder/Stone |
Wíhdä-katachí |
Mi’ragadahxí ‘Knocking Rock’ |
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| Months: 1. (January) |
Wáhch-Kubbedi-Scháchpo |
mááhguwiri šáhbua ‘seven moons’ |
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| 2. |
Sä́hsch-Ärúha |
cééša núú’arug ‘when the wolves are rutting’ |
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| 3. |
Sä́hsche-Aterukickschá |
cééša adí ‘wolves lodge’ ? |
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| 4. |
Sä́hsch-Aráhk-Arrawatúhä |
cééšaraaga aru’iiwadúhe ‘when wolf cubs are born’ |
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| 5. |
Wáh-Parruóhsche |
maabhí aru’óòšee[wiri] ‘[moon] when sunflowers are planted’ |
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| 6. |
Awa-AuscheAweedi |
awá óòšeewiri ‘moon of planting’ |
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| 7. |
Wáh-Etáh-Wetá |
? + wiri ‘? + moon’ |
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| 8. |
máácu óòdiwiri |
‘moon when chokecherries/berries are ripe’ |
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| 9. |
Wah-Ketáh-Arruóhte |
máàgadaa aru’óòdi[wiri] ‘moon when plums are ripe’ |
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| 10. (September) |
Mankerúh-Wedí |
maa’arugiruuwirí ‘moon when it is time to harvest’ |
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| 11. |
Macháure-Käwedí; Awaschi-Dáide-Bidí |
maxóòragiwiri ‘frost moon’; waší miréèriwiri; ‘moon of entering eagle traps’ |
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| 12. |
Warucháh-Kapáh-Bidí |
? + mirúxi ii’ághabaa wiri ‘moon of freezing ice’ |
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| 13. |
(name not known) |
Aragaráhu |
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| Moon (sun of the night) |
Wáhch-kubbedíh |
mááhguwiri ‘moon’ |
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| Negro |
Waschipsoh |
mas̆íìšibiša (lit. ‘white person’ + ‘to be black’) |
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| Partisan, war party |
Akuríhdi |
aguríìri ‘someone who walks’ |
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| Pawnees |
Sä́jeruchpaga |
Cééšaruxbaaga (lit. ‘wolf people’) |
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| Penitence festival |
Akupéhri |
? |
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| Rainbow |
Chárrä-apóka |
xaree’abhúhga |
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| Rattle |
Éi-poh-chä |
íìbuuxi |
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| Scalp |
Biddarú |
mirarú |
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| Scalp Dance |
Zühdi-Arischí |
? + rihší ‘? + dance’ |
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| Shirt, skin |
Wacháhpi-wa-itóchi |
maaxáàbiduuxi ‘buckskin shirt or dress’ |
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| Shoe |
Huupá |
huubá |
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| Skunk Society |
Chóchkäiwi |
Xúhgeewia’ihge ‘Skunk Women Society’ |
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| Society of the Bow-lances |
Sóhta-Girakschóge |
Cúùda Giragšuugí ‘Half-Shaved Head (Society)’ |
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| Society of the Bulls |
Kädap-Ächke |
Gíìrabi’ihge |
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| Society of the Enemies |
Máh-Iháh-Ächke |
Maa’iháà’ihge |
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| Society (women’s) of the Enemies |
Máh-Iháh-Ächke |
Maa’iháàwia’ihge ‘Enemy Women Society’ |
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| Society of Hot Water |
Máhsawähs |
Maacawéèš ‘Something Hot’ |
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| Society of the Large Sabres |
Wírrachíschi |
Miraxihši ‘Lumpwood’ |
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| Society of the Old Dogs |
Waschúkka-Aechke |
Mašúga’ihge ‘Dog Society’ |
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| Society of the Ravens |
Pehriskäike |
Beericga’íhge |
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| Society of the Small Dogs |
Waskúkka-Karíschta |
Mašúgagarišda ‘Small Dogs’ |
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| Society of the Small Prairie Foxes |
Éhhchoch-Kaïchke |
Ííxohga’ihge ‘Kit Fox Society’ |
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| Society of the Wild Geese |
Bíhda-Ächke |
Míìraa’ihge ‘Goose Society’ |
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| Stone Society |
Wíwa-Óhpage |
Mi’wa’úùbagi ‘Stone Hammer’ |
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| Star, morning |
Eddúwasch |
? |
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| Star, northern or polar |
Íchka-Chagátha |
Ihgá Xagáàdhaaš (lit. ‘immobile star’) |
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| Star constellation, Dipper or Great Bear |
Íchka-Schachpó |
Ihgá Šáhbua’ (lit. ‘seven stars’) |
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| Sun (of the day) |
Maápi-Widdí |
maabiwirí |
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| Sweat bath/lodge |
Bih-óh-aku-es |
mi’úàhguaš (lit. ‘one who piles up rocks’), a functionary in the sweat lodge ceremony |
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| Tattoo(ing) |
Arukpí |
arubhí |
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| Thunder |
Tachúrakiss |
dahú |
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| Village |
Awatí |
awadí |
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| Villager, Mandan, Mih-Tutta-Hangkusch |
Äwa-Ichpawatí |
Awadí Náàdaga ‘Last (Most Distant) Village’ (not villager) |
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| Villager, Mandan, Ruhptare |
Awatirá-Tácka |
Awa’ihbawadí ‘Hilltop Village’ (not villager) |
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| War whistle |
Íh-akóhsche |
ii’ágooši ‘whistle’ |
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