Language Samples, Arikara, Assiniboine, Dacota, Hidatsa, Mandan, Ojibwe, Osage
[23.] Indian Languages, Modern Orthographies
Arikara
| Words | Arikara | Modern Orthography | Modern Orthography (Commentary) |
| Arapahoes | Schahä́ | Šaahé’ ‘Cheyenne’ | šaahé’ |
| Assiniboines | Páhoak-sá | Paahúkasa ‘Roached Head’ | waahukAxá; psí'a' |
| Blackfoot | Chochkátit | XUhkátit ‘Black Moccasin’ | xUhkátit |
| Crows, tribe | Tuch-káh-ka | TUhkaáka’ ‘Crow Village’ | tUhkaáka’ |
| Dacotas | Schaónn | Ša’oóNI | sanánat |
| Dance of the Ghosts | Naníschta | NaaNIštá ‘Deer Lance (Society)’ | naaNIštá |
| Dance, Hot (or of the Black Arms) | Wichkatítt | WIhkatít ‘Black Arms’ | |
| Dance of the Little Birds | Hunúchka | ? | |
| Dance of the Prairie Foxes | Nánisch-Táhka | naaNIštaáka ‘White Lance (Society)’ | |
| Dance, Scalp | Tiráhna-Uï | ? | |
| Dance of the Stretched Robe | Tschiri-Wakáh | Sčiriiwakaánu’ ‘Din of Wolves’ | |
| Dance of the White Earth | Náhni-Schahía | NaaNIšhí’A ‘Cree Lance (Society)’ | |
| Dance of the Youngest Child | Cáwita | KaawítA ‘Last-Born Child’ | |
| Devil (Small Hairy One) | Nachskunachkoch | nuux- ‘rectum’ + skuun- ‘animal fur’ + raan- ‘plural’ + kooč-I ‘being on’; “Furry Rectum” [?] | |
| First Man | Íhkochu or Szirítsch | Sčiríhtš ‘Wolf, Coyote’ | |
| God; see Lord of Life | |||
| Hidatsas | Uïtatt-saháhn | Wiitatshaánu’ ‘Well-Watered Place Man’ | |
| Lord of Life or Prairie Wolf | Pachkátsch | PAxkátš ‘kit fox’ | pAhkátš |
| Mandans | Kánich | KáNIt ‘Mandan’; kanítš ‘stone’ | káNIt |
| Pawnees | Tschíhri | Sčiíri ‘Wolf ’; also ‘Skiri Pawnees’ | sčiíri |
| Pipe, medicine | Napáhruchti | napaarúxti’ ‘holy pipe’ | |
| Society of the Bears | Kúhnuch-Tiranehúh | KuuNUx TiraaNIhuú’U ‘Many Bears’ | kuúNUx tiraaNIhuú’U |
| Society of the Crazy Buffaloes | Okóss-Sakkahúhn | Hukos-sakAhuúnu’ | hukoosIsakAhuúnu’ |
| Society of the Crazy Dogs | Háhtschti-Sakkahúhn | Xaatš ‘Dog’+ TiisakAhuú’U ‘Society’ | xaatšiisakAhuú'U |
| Society of the Crazy Wolves | Stiri-Sakkahúhn | SčiriisakAhuúnu’ | sčiriisakAhuúnu’ |
| Society of the Foxes | Titschiswáhn | Tiisčiriiwaahna’ ‘The Coyote/Wolf Howls’ (not foxes) | tiisčiriiwáhna' |
| Society of the Soldiers | Tirúh-Pahi | Tiruupahi ‘Fighting Lance (Society)’ | taróxpa |
| Village, northern | Nahokáhta | NAhuukaátA ‘By the Water’ | |
| Village, southern | Hóhka-Wirátt; Achtárahä | Huukaawirát ‘Eastern’; AxtáRAhi ‘Concave Base’ | |
| Wolf, Prairie (see Lord of Life) |
Assiniboine
| Words | Assiniboine | Modern Orthography | Modern Orthography (Commentary) |
| Much | Ohta | óta | |
| Scraper, hide | Uahímbachpa | wahį́pahˇpa ‘flesher’ |
Dacota
| Words | Dacota | Modern Orthography | Modern Orthography (Commentary) |
| Mandans | Mandans | Miwátani |
Hidatsa
| Words | Hidatsa | Modern Orthography | Modern Orthography (Commentary) |
| Antelope Park | Óh-Chidäi | úùxi iiréè ‘antelope corral’ | |
| Arapahoes | Íta-íddi | Ida’aríì (lit. ‘his/her road’) | |
| Arikaras | Arakárahu | Aragaráhu | |
| Assiniboines | Heduschíh-idi | Hirušíìri (lit. ‘brown bones’) | |
| Bear Claw Necklace | Lachpitzi-sichpo-ahpöä | naxbichicixbu’áàbe’ | |
| Belt | Ma-i-páschagih | maa’iibáhšaagi ‘a belt’ | |
| Blackfoot (tribe) | Issi-schüpíscha | Icišibíša | |
| Bonnet, war-eagle feather | Wah-aschu-lakukárahä | maa’išú nagagárahe ‘trailing warbonnet’ | |
| Bow-lance | Bidúcha-háski | mirúhxa hácgi (mirúhxaahacgi) ‘long bow’ | |
| Bracelet, metal | Itäruwassa | ixirúhxa ‘bracelet’ | |
| Breechcloth | Edde-ipschake | iri’íbšaghe (lit. ‘covers penis from sight’) | |
| Buffalo Robe | Arakárahu | Waschí maší ‘a robe’ | |
| Burial Scaffold | Mánsachti | maacáhdi oorúša | |
| Buttes des Enfants (Children's Hills) | Mah-Karistáhti | Maagaríšdadi ‘House of the Infants’ | |
| Cheyennes | Itáh-ischipáhji | Idaa’išubuuší (lit. ‘spotted arrow feathers’) | |
| Cree | Schahí | Šahíì | |
| Crows (tribe) | Gíhcha-itsá | Gixaa’icháá | |
| Crow Society | Haideróhka-Ächke | Herérooga’ihge ‘Crow Indian Society’ | |
| Dance of the Old Men | Táiruchpahga | Deeruxbáàga ‘Dead People’ | |
| Drum | Biddá-charrikí | miráxarigi | |
| Eagle, war- | Máh-eschó | maa’išú ‘immature golden eagle (whose tail feathers contain white)’ | |
| Game, hoop and pole | Máh-kache | máàgaxa | |
| Game, women's ball | Ma-úh-tape | ma’úùdabi ‘ball’ | |
| God/Lord of Life/First Man | Éhsich-kawáh-hiddisch | Íìcihga Maahiríš ‘First Worker, First Maker’ | |
| Grandfather | Mahrutakas | Máàrudaahgaš ‘my/our grandfather’ | |
| Grandmother (spirit being) | Makóh | Magúù ‘my/our grandmother’ | |
| Gros Ventres des Prairies (tribe) | Eirichtí-aruchpágha | Eerihdíàruxbaaga (lit. ‘big belly people’) | |
| Hair bow, beaded | Ächidúhwassa | possibly iihi’irúhxa’s ‘headband with beads’ | |
| Hair ornament for the back of the head | Arra-úhwassa | ara’úùwaca ‘hair metal’ ? | |
| Knife | Máhtsi | mé’chi | |
| Language | Máh-arúhdä | maa’aru’iré’ ‘language, way of speaking’ | |
| Leggings, skin | Wacháhpi-hu-psíh | maaxáàbi ‘buckskin’ + ?? | |
| Lightning | Karichkáhs | garíhga | |
| Little Missouri River | Amáh-Tikasche | Awáàdhigaaša | |
| Lodge | Attí | adí ‘house, lodge’ | |
| Mandans | Arabúcku | (lit. ‘people at the confluence’) | |
| Medicine(s) | Chupáhs | xubáá’aš ‘sacred objects’ | |
| Medicine man | Madséh-akuchupáhs | macéé aguxubáàš | |
| Medicine Rock/Boulder/Stone | Wíhdä-katachí | Mi’ragadahxí ‘Knocking Rock’ | |
| Months: 1. (January) | Wáhch-Kubbedi-Scháchpo | mááhguwiri šáhbua ‘seven moons’ | |
| 2. | Sä́hsch-Ärúha | cééša núú’arug ‘when the wolves are rutting’ | |
| 3. | Sä́hsche-Aterukickschá | cééša adí ‘wolves lodge’ ? | |
| 4. | Sä́hsch-Aráhk-Arrawatúhä | cééšaraaga aru’iiwadúhe ‘when wolf cubs are born’ | |
| 5. | Wáh-Parruóhsche | maabhí aru’óòšee[wiri] ‘[moon] when sunflowers are planted’ | |
| 6. | Awa-AuscheAweedi | awá óòšeewiri ‘moon of planting’ | |
| 7. | Wáh-Etáh-Wetá | ? + wiri ‘? + moon’ | |
| 8. | máácu óòdiwiri | ‘moon when chokecherries/berries are ripe’ | |
| 9. | Wah-Ketáh-Arruóhte | máàgadaa aru’óòdi[wiri] ‘moon when plums are ripe’ | |
| 10. (September) | Mankerúh-Wedí | maa’arugiruuwirí ‘moon when it is time to harvest’ | |
| 11. | Macháure-Käwedí; Awaschi-Dáide-Bidí | maxóòragiwiri ‘frost moon’; waší miréèriwiri; ‘moon of entering eagle traps’ | |
| 12. | Warucháh-Kapáh-Bidí | ? + mirúxi ii’ághabaa wiri ‘moon of freezing ice’ | |
| 13. | (name not known) | Aragaráhu | |
| Moon (sun of the night) | Wáhch-kubbedíh | mááhguwiri ‘moon’ | |
| Negro | Waschipsoh | mas̆íìšibiša (lit. ‘white person’ + ‘to be black’) | |
| Partisan, war party | Akuríhdi | aguríìri ‘someone who walks’ | |
| Pawnees | Sä́jeruchpaga | Cééšaruxbaaga (lit. ‘wolf people’) | |
| Penitence festival | Akupéhri | ? | |
| Rainbow | Chárrä-apóka | xaree’abhúhga | |
| Rattle | Éi-poh-chä | íìbuuxi | |
| Scalp | Biddarú | mirarú | |
| Scalp Dance | Zühdi-Arischí | ? + rihší ‘? + dance’ | |
| Shirt, skin | Wacháhpi-wa-itóchi | maaxáàbiduuxi ‘buckskin shirt or dress’ | |
| Shoe | Huupá | huubá | |
| Skunk Society | Chóchkäiwi | Xúhgeewia’ihge ‘Skunk Women Society’ | |
| Society of the Bow-lances | Sóhta-Girakschóge | Cúùda Giragšuugí ‘Half-Shaved Head (Society)’ | |
| Society of the Bulls | Kädap-Ächke | Gíìrabi’ihge | |
| Society of the Enemies | Máh-Iháh-Ächke | Maa’iháà’ihge | |
| Society (women’s) of the Enemies | Máh-Iháh-Ächke | Maa’iháàwia’ihge ‘Enemy Women Society’ | |
| Society of Hot Water | Máhsawähs | Maacawéèš ‘Something Hot’ | |
| Society of the Large Sabres | Wírrachíschi | Miraxihši ‘Lumpwood’ | |
| Society of the Old Dogs | Waschúkka-Aechke | Mašúga’ihge ‘Dog Society’ | |
| Society of the Ravens | Pehriskäike | Beericga’íhge | |
| Society of the Small Dogs | Waskúkka-Karíschta | Mašúgagarišda ‘Small Dogs’ | |
| Society of the Small Prairie Foxes | Éhhchoch-Kaïchke | Ííxohga’ihge ‘Kit Fox Society’ | |
| Society of the Wild Geese | Bíhda-Ächke | Míìraa’ihge ‘Goose Society’ | |
| Stone Society | Wíwa-Óhpage | Mi’wa’úùbagi ‘Stone Hammer’ | |
| Star, morning | Eddúwasch | ? | |
| Star, northern or polar | Íchka-Chagátha | Ihgá Xagáàdhaaš (lit. ‘immobile star’) | |
| Star constellation, Dipper or Great Bear | Íchka-Schachpó | Ihgá Šáhbua’ (lit. ‘seven stars’) | |
| Sun (of the day) | Maápi-Widdí | maabiwirí | |
| Sweat bath/lodge | Bih-óh-aku-es | mi’úàhguaš (lit. ‘one who piles up rocks’), a functionary in the sweat lodge ceremony | |
| Tattoo(ing) | Arukpí | arubhí | |
| Thunder | Tachúrakiss | dahú | |
| Village | Awatí | awadí | |
| Villager, Mandan, Mih-Tutta-Hangkusch | Äwa-Ichpawatí | Awadí Náàdaga ‘Last (Most Distant) Village’ (not villager) | |
| Villager, Mandan, Ruhptare | Awatirá-Tácka | Awa’ihbawadí ‘Hilltop Village’ (not villager) | |
| War whistle | Íh-akóhsche | ii’ágooši ‘whistle’ |
Mandan
| Words | Mandan | Modern Orthography | Modern Orthography (Commentary) |
| Animal, unidentified | Náhsi | řą́si | |
| Antelope | Kokä | kok | |
| April | Pattohä-ku-mínang-gä; also Chódä-uáppimínang-gä | Pa-toh Kuh Wį́řąk(i) ‘Ducks Returning Month’ ?; also Xó:ř Wápe(x) Wį́řąk(i) ‘Floating Ice Month’ | |
| Ark, sacred shrine | Mah-Mönnih-Túchä | wą-wřį-tus ~ -tux ‘water-mark; water line’ | |
| Arrow | Manna-máh-hä | wřą(h) wą:h ‘wood arrow/bullet’ | |
| Artist | Káwa-Kapúska | ka-wa-ka-pųs-ka ‘painter’ | |
| Assiniboines | Hósika | Huř-si:ř-ka (lit. ‘Yellow Bone People’) | |
| August | Wáhkta-rátackmínang-gä | Wákta Wį́řąk(i) | |
| Axe, war- | Óhmanat-tchámahä | ó-wřąt-xwąh ‘small axe’ | |
| Badger People/Village | Mahtäckä-Mihti | Wąhte-ka ‘Badger People’ | |
| Beans | Ohmenick-kähne | ǫ́wřįk-křę | |
| Beans, black | Ohmenick-psih | ǫ́wřįk psí | |
| Beans, red | Ohmenick-sähne | ǫ́wřįk sę(ř) | |
| Beans, spotted | Ohmenick-pusähne | ǫ́wřįk pús sę(ř) ‘red spotted beans’ | |
| Beans, white, small | Ohmenick-schóttä | ǫ́wřįk šót ‘white beans’ | |
| Bearberry | Manna-schottä | wrą́ šót | |
| Beaver | Wárapä | wřáp | |
| Belt | Íchparakä | í-přá-ka ‘gird’ | |
| Berdache | Míh-däckä | wįřek | |
| Blackfoot (tribe) | Schipsí | Ši-psí | |
| Bow (weapon) | Woraërúhpa | wřą(h) í-řupa ‘wooden bows’ | |
| Bowl, wooden | Mánna-pachä́ | wřą(h) pax | |
| Breechcloth | Nókkä | řąk~řǫk ‘sit inside’ | |
| Buffalo, white | Ptíhn-schóttä | ptįř šot | |
| Buffalo bull impersonators/dancers | Berocki-häddisch | wřók-hře-oʔš | |
| Buffalo cow | Ptíhnde | ptįř | |
| Buffalo hide, cow, white | Wóhkadeh | wókař | |
| Buffalo hunt | Kánna déhusch | křąh ře:h-oʔš | |
| Cache, storage | Mochä́ | wįx~wųx | |
| Cannonball River | Passáchtä | Pásąh-xté ‘Big River’ | |
| Cheyennes | Tamáh-ónruschkahpe | Ta-wą:h hųř-řu-škap ‘arrow-bone; hand-pierce’ | |
| Clark’s Creek? | Pach-Ohkirussá-Pássahä | Páx O-křus Pásąh ‘Dish-Washing Stream’ | |
| Corn | Kohchantä | kóxąt | |
| Corn, black | Psíchka | psí-ka | |
| Corn, red | Sächká | se-ka | |
| Corn, red and white | Omanhkanktakóchantä | ǫ-wąkąh-ka ta-kóxąt ‘corn kernels’ | |
| Corn, spotted | Puská | pų́s-ka ‘spotted; variegated’ | |
| Corn, sweet | Chéhchipka | xixíp-ka | |
| Corn, white | Schotka | šót-ka | |
| Corn, yellow | Síhka | sí:ř-ka | |
| Corn, yellow, hard | Schotka-káhschä | šót-ka kaš ‘hard white’ | |
| Corn, yellow, tender | Chiïka | xí:ř-ka | |
| Corn Festival, women’s | Wáhka-Sínhusch | Wá-ka-sįh-oʔš | |
| Corral, antelope; see Park | |||
| Coyote | Schähä́ckä | šehék | |
| Crier, see Kettle-tender | |||
| Crows | Hähderuka | Hřéřoka | |
| Dacotas | Hahä-numangkosch | Xąh-řuwą́k-oʔš (lit. ‘Grass People’) | |
| Dance, Hot | Wadáddäschóchatä | wa-řa-řeš óxat ‘Hot Society’ | |
| Day | Koschä-kosch | kašék-oʔš ‘daylight’ | |
| Death | Ottä́hrusch | o-te:ř-oʔš | |
| December | Ischinin-takschúkämínang-gä | I-šřįh Ta-šúk Wįřąk(i) ‘Cold Weather Month’ | |
| Devil; see Foolish One | |||
| Dog | Manissuéhruttä | mřįs-weř-řut | |
| Drum | Mánna-berächä́ | wřą(h) wřex | |
| Dye, red (savoyenne) | Chánhä-wirrascharrä | xąh wa-į-řą-šé(ř) | |
| Eagle, bald | Pattáckä | pa-ta-xeř | |
| Eagle, war- | Máhchsi | wąř-sí:ř | |
| Evening Star | Kóhsedehä | Kóř sřeh | |
| Evil One | Óhmahank-Chikä́ | Ǫ-wąkąh-ka xik | |
| Fan | Íhkärä-hädittä́ | į-kařehřit | |
| February | Cháratä-dúhhämináhkimínang-gä | Xřat Řuh Wįřąk(i) ‘Wolf Breeding Month’ | |
| First Man | Numank-Máchana | Řuwąk-Wą́xřą ‘Lone Man’ | |
| Foolish One | Ochkíh-Häddä | O-xkih-hřé | |
| Fox | Hirútt | hřúta ‘swift fox’ | |
| Game, hoop and pole | Skóhpe | skop | |
| Game, women’s ball | Mih-ptott-kä́ | wipto~wįpto-ta-ka | |
| Games | Kíhni | křįř | |
| Gopher | Machtóhpka | šóp-ka | |
| Grand River | Wáraschunt-Pássahä | wřař-šųt pásąh ‘Ash River’ | |
| Gun | Erúhpa | í-řup | |
| Gun Medicine Festival | Erúhpa-Uahäddisch | Í-řupa-wa-hře-oʔš | |
| Hair ornament (back) | Páokatkape | pa ířaptak ‘head band’ | |
| Headdress, large feather | Máhchsi-akub-háschka | wą:ř-sí:ř-akup-hąšká ‘long eagle bonnet’ | |
| Hidatsas | Mönnítarris | Wřį-ta ři (lit. ‘Those Who Came to the Water’) | |
| Históppä | Históppä | Istóp ‘Tattooed Faces’ | |
| Horse | Úmpa-meníssä | ųpa-mřįs | |
| Hunt (noun) | Schántä | šą́t ‘a hunt’ | |
| January | Aschini-tächtäminang-gä | A-sřįh Ta-xté-Wį́řąk(i) ‘Big Cold Weather Month’ | |
| June | Mánna-puschákärátack-mínang-gä | Wřą(h) Pušek Řátak Wį́řąk(i) ‘Ripe Juneberries Month’ | |
| July | Katáckä-rátackmínang-gä | Katek Řátak Wį́řąk(i) ‘Ripe Cherries Month’ | |
| Kettle-tender or crier | Kapä́chka | ka-péx-ka ~ ka-páx-ka | |
| Daughter-in-law | Ptauíh-hangkasch | wa-ta-wihąka-oʔš | |
| Father-in-law | Ptutt | wa-ta-tut | |
| Father’s sister | Kotominikohsch | ko-tú:wřį-ka-oʔš | |
| Grandfather | Tattä-chikä | ta-té-xih-ka | |
| Grandmother | Nan-chikä́ | řąř-xih (vocative form) | |
| Grandson | Ptauíh-hangkasch | wa-ta-wihąka-oʔš | |
| Mother-in-law | Ptó-hinix | wa-ta-tuhřį́-ka-s | |
| Mother’s brother | Ratodé | řato:ř | |
| Son-in-law | Róh-hangkasch | řó:hąka-oʔš | |
| Knife | Man-hí | wą́hi | |
| Knife River | Mánhi-Pássahä | Wą́hi Pásąh | |
| Leggings | Wapánpi-húnschi | wa-pą́pi hų́ši ‘buckskin leggings’ | |
| Long Water, Lake | Mönnih-Haschka | Wřį́-hąšká ‘Long Water’ | |
| Lord of Life, God | Óhmahank-Numáckschi | Ǫ́-wąkąh-Ka řuwą́k-ši | |
| March | Ístippa-mínang-gä | Istá I-pa Wį́řąk(i) ‘[?]’ | |
| May | Wakíh-häddämínang-gä | Wa-kíhi-hře ‘Planting Month’ | |
| Medicine | Chóppeni | xópřį ‘sacred’ | |
| Medicine Boulder or Rock | Mihchopeni-She; Mih-Chóppenisch | wįʔř-xópřį se ‘sacred red stone’; wįʔř-xópřį-oʔš ‘sacred stone’ | |
| Medicine man | Numank-chóppenih | řuwą́k-xópřį-oʔš | |
| Medicine pipes, sacred | Íh-hink-chóppenih | í-hį-ka xópřį ‘sacred pipes’ | |
| Míhti-Áhgi | Míhti-Áhgi | Wį́ʔ Ti-aki ‘Upper Village’ | |
| Míhti-Cháde | Míhti-Cháde | Wį́ʔ Ti xař ‘Scattered Village’ | |
| Míhti-Ochtä | Míhti-Ochtä | Wį́ʔ Ti o-xté ‘Big Village’ | |
| Míhti-Sangasch | Míhti-Sangasch | Wį́ʔ Ti sąka-oʔš ‘Sparsely Populated Village’ | |
| Mih-Tutta-Hangkush | Mih-Tutta-Hangkush | Wįʔ Ti Ųta Hąk-oʔš ‘East Village’ | |
| Month (see also month names) | Míhnangkä | wį́řąk(i) ‘moon/month’ | |
| Morning Star (holy figure) | Rokanka-Tauïhánka; Míhhä-Uahánkä | Řokąka Ta-wi:hą:ka ‘Old Woman’s Grandchild’; Wįh Wa-hąk-e (lit. ‘standing woman’) | |
| Nacháh-Nä | Macháhhä | Řą-xąř | |
| Necklace, bear claw | Mató-Unknappinindä | wątó-ųk-řą-přįř ‘bear + hand + neck + hand-hang’ | |
| Night | Istúh-hunsch | istúh-oʔš | |
| November | Chódä-áhkemínang-gä | Xo:ř-aki Wírąk(i) ‘Frozen Rivers Month’ | |
| Ocean | Mönníh-Kärrä́ | wřį-křé-(xté) ‘big water’ | |
| October | Mánna-apä́-haráhmínang-gä | Wrą(h)-ap Hřař Wírąk(i) ‘Falling Leaves Month’ | |
| Offering or sacrifice | Uapáhji | wa-pa-šé ‘offering’ | |
| Okíppe | Okíppe | O-ki-pa (lit. ‘resemble/familiar’) | |
| Okíppe leader | Kauïh-sächká | O-kí-pa ka-i-sak-ka | |
| Park, antelope | Kákrohosch | ka-křéx-oʔš ‘antelope corral’ | |
| Partisan; see War-party leader | |||
| Paunch Pouter People | Máhna-Härrá | Wáhąte Íwarakeʔ ‘groan[?] + pout’ | |
| Pipe (flute) | Íhwochka | í-woh-ka | |
| Pumpkin [squash] | Kóhdä | kóř-(xte) | |
| Pumpkin, black | Kóh-psih | kóř-psi | |
| Pumpkin, blue | Kóh-tohähne | kóř toh | |
| Pumpkin, long | Kóh-háschka | kóř ka-hąšká | |
| Pumpkin, striped | Kóh-pussä́ | kóř pųs | |
| Pumpkin, thick-skinned | Kóhachtuhn | kóř ka-xtúk | |
| Pumpkin, yellow | Kóhdä-Siïdä | kóř-(xté)-sí:ř | |
| Quiver | Schunt-háschk-ichtíckä | šųt-hąšká í-xtek ‘long-tail [panther] quiver’ | |
| Quirt | Íhkaparaschä | í-ka-přa-še ‘whip’ | |
| Rabbit | Máhchtickä | wąxtik | |
| Race, foot | Ptíhhing-kikérusch | pteh-hįh-kika:ře-oʔš | |
| Rattle | Ináhdä | í-řąř | |
| Rattlesnake | Matáh-chóppenih | wątah xópřį | |
| Robe, buffalo | Mahítu or míh-ihä | wą-i-hítu ‘beat’ or wįʔh í-hį ‘robe’ | |
| Rocky Mountains | Míhndä-Mánkä | Wįʔř Wąk | |
| Ruhptare | Ruhptare | Řųptař (meaning unknown) | |
| Scaffold | Maschóttä | wą-šót | |
| Scalp | Padóbchi | pa-řopxí | |
| Scalp Dance | Uïbskäkä-náhpisch | wa-i(p)-ske-ka řąp-oʔš | |
| September | Makíruchahmínang-gä | Wą-křuš Wírąk(i) ‘Ripe Corn Month’ | |
| Shield | Wakíhdä | wokiř | |
| Shirt, hide | Wapánpi-ímaschottä | wa-pąpi i-wą-šut ‘buckskin shirt’ | |
| Shoes (moccasins) | Humpä́ | hųp | |
| Shot bag | Mánhä-ihdukä | wą:h í-řok ‘shot/arrow bag’ | |
| Sioux; see Dacotas | |||
| Society of the Blackbirds | Táchika-Óchatä | Ta-xik Óxat | |
| Society of the Black-Tailed Deer | Schúmpsi-Óchatä | Šųt-psí Óxat | |
| Society of the Buffaloes | Beróck-Óchatä | Wřók Óxat ‘Buffalo Bull Society’ | |
| Society of Crazy Dogs | Meniss-Óchka-Óchatä | Wřįs-Óxka Óxat | |
| Society of the Crows or Ravens | Hähderucha-Óchatä | Hřéřok(a) Óxat | |
| Society of the Dogs | Meníss-Óchatä | Wřįs Óxat | |
| Society of Guns | Erúhpa-Mih-Óchatä | Í-řupa-wįʔř Óxat | |
| Society of the Half-Shorn Heads | Íschoä-Kakoschóchatä | I-šąh Ka-kóš Óxat ‘Half-Cut Society’ | |
| Society of the Hay Women | Chan-Míh-Óchatä | Xąh-wįh Óxat ‘Grass Woman Society’ | |
| Society of the River | Passan-Mih-Óchatä | Pásąh-wįʔř Óxat ‘Stone River Society’ | |
| Society of the White Buffalo Cows | Ptihn-Tåck-Óchatäå | Ptįř ta-Ko-Óxat ‘Buffalo Cow Society’ | |
| Spoon, horn | Mansä́ | wą-ąs | |
| Squash; see Pumpkin | |||
| Staff/pole, ceremonial | Mánna | wřą(h) ‘wood’ | |
| Striped Pumpkin (a star) | Kóhpuska | Kóř pųs-ka | |
| Sun (spirit being) | Máhap-Míhnang-gä | Wą-hąp Wįřąk(i) | |
| Sunflowers | Mapä́ | wąp (ó-sřeh) | |
| Sun’s wife, Fine Sage | Pschíhcha-Kschukä́ | Pšíxař ~ Pšįxař Kšúk ‘Fine Sage’ | |
| Sweat bath | Míh-Kaské | wįʔř-ka-ské | |
| Tobacco (red willow) | Mánna-séka | wřą(h) se-ka (lit. ‘red wood’) | |
| Tobacco, native | Manasché | wřąš ~ wřąšé | |
| Travois | Meníssischan | mřįs-i-šą | |
| War-axe; see Axe, war | |||
| War club | Mánna-ókatanhä or -schihä | wřą(h) o-ka-tąh | |
| War club, knotty wood | Mánna-pauischä | wřą(h) pa-wiš ‘headbreaker’ | |
| War-party leader (partisan) | Karókkanakah | kiřáksąř ‘do battle; warrior’ | |
| War whoop | Scheddekehch | šřék-oʔš ‘whoop’ | |
| Weasel | Máhchpach-pirakä | wąpapířak | |
| Whip; see Quirt | |||
| Whistle | Íhkoschka | íʔ-koš-ka | |
| White Earth River | Mönnih-schott-pássahä | Wřį-šót pásąh ‘White Water River’ | |
| Whites (Caucasians) | Waschí | wa-ší~wą-ší | |
| Wolf, prairie; see Coyote | |||
| Yellowstone River | Míhsi-pássahä | wįʔř-sí:ř pásąh ‘Yellow Stone River’ |
Ojiibwe
| Words | Ojibwe | Modern Orthography | Modern Orthography (Commentary) |
| Assiniboine River | Assiniboin-Ohsíhbi | Asinii-bwaaniwi-Ziibi; Asinii-bwaan from asin ‘rock, stone’ + Bwaan ‘Sioux, Dakota’, the Ojibwe name for the Assiniboine | |
| Little Saskatchewan River | Kjiskadjawan-Ohsíhbi | Gizhi(i)skaajiwaniwi-zibi ‘Current that flows quickly river’ | |
| Minnesota River | Aschkibog-Ohsíhbi | Ashkibagiwi-Ziibi ‘Green-leaves River’ or ‘Green River’ | |
| Mississippi River | Missisihba | Misi-Ziibi ‘Large River’ | |
| Missouri River | Piégannoh-Ohsíhbi | Biiganiwi-Ziibi ‘Blackfoot (?)-River’ | |
| Pembina River | Anühbi-Minann-Ohsíhbi | Aniibiiminaaniwi-Ziibi ‘High bush-cranberry River’ | |
| Rainy River | Kotschitschíng-Ohsíhbi | Gojijiingo-Ziibi or Gojijiingiwi-Ziibi ‘Outlet-of-lake-intoriver river’ | |
| Red River | Miskuámi-Ohsíhbi | Miskwaagamiiwi-Ziibi ‘Red (body of water) River’ | |
| Saskatchewan River | Kjis-Kadjawan | Gizhiskaajiwan orGizhiiskaajiwan ‘the current (of the river) flows quickly’ |
Osage
| Words | Osage | Modern Orthography | Modern Orthography (Commentary) |
| Battle-axe | Manhispä-jinga | mą́·hįspe žį́ká ‘little axe’ | |
| Bears (sacred animals) | Uadiúta-uakondagä | wacúhta waką́taki ‘sacred animal’; bears | |
| Bees | Ing-gron-hä | hkilǫ́ɣe mąðį | |
| Cache | Uachpigrä | ówahpi·le | |
| Comanche | Baschtá | Paštá (?) | |
| Corn | Uatt-hansu | wathą́zü ‘dried corn’ (wathą́zi ‘corn’ + hü ‘stem, plant’) | |
| Crier, harangueur | Thes-kį́e | íekie | |
| Dance of the Bone Scrapers | Uahǘragä | wahǘ ‘bone’ + ðakʔé ‘dig, scratch’ (?) | |
| Dance of the Braves or Soldiers | Uaschóhsche-Uatschi | wašóše wa·chí ‘brave dance’ | |
| Dance, Calumet | Naniomba-Uatschí | nąnį́ǫpa wa·chí | |
| Dance, Mourning | Ekikon-Uatsché | e· kíhkǫ wa·chí ‘dance to mourn that one’ | |
| Deer, antlered | Hächága | hehˇáka ‘(male) elk’ | |
| Deer, calf | Ohp-hán-schinga | ópxą žįká ‘small elk’ | |
| Deer, female | Ohp-hán-minga | ópxą mį́·ka ‘female elk’ | |
| Deer, long meat of | Uadiúta-stehdje | wacúhta scéce ‘long animal’ | |
| Deer, male | Ohp-hán-tanga | ópxą htą́ka, lit. ‘big elk’ | |
| Doe, bison or deer | Uadiúta-tanga | wacúhta htą́ka ‘large animal’ | |
| Drum | Tschankin | ? | |
| Elk | Ohp-hán | ópxą or óphą | |
| Fire, village central | Akídah-kih | áhkita htí· ‘warriors’ lodge’ | |
| Game, arrow | Uánküd-jä | mą́· hkǘ·ce ‘arrow + shoot’ | |
| Game, bowl | Intschepä-kon | hį·ce kʔǫ́ ‘bowl gambling’ | |
| Game, cards | Tannaka | htaną́kʔa | |
| Game, iron | Mánsa-kon | mą́·ze kʔǫ ‘iron gambling’ | |
| Game, lacrosse | Tah-bä́ | hta·pé ‘ball’ | |
| God, Lord of Life | Wåhkonda | Wahką́ta | |
| Greeting (“Good day!”) | Haue | hawé (women’s speech form) | |
| Honey | Schanih | žą·ní | |
| Kettle keeper | Uatschí-paní | wa·chí ‘dance’ + [?] | |
| Land of the bad | Wåkan-Sitscha | wakhą́ šíča ‘evil spirit’ | |
| Leggings | Hüning-kä | hǘðǫke, hǘǫke (hü· ‘leg’) | |
| Medicine bag | Wahóbä | waxópe ‘medicine bundle’ | |
| Medicine man | Wåkóndagä; Uakóndagä | wahką́taki ‘medicine man’ | |
| Panther | Ing-grong-ga | ilǫ́ga (cats of all kinds) | |
| Panther skin | Ing-grong-gaha | ilǫ́ga há | |
| Scalps | Pahá | phahá | |
| Shield | Tschehá | hce· há ‘bison hide’ | |
| Small animals | Uadiúta-schinga | wacúhta žįká ‘small animal’ | |
| Turkey, wild | Suká | sǘhka htą́· ‘turkey + big’ | |
| Village, Band of Clermont | Sansogan | Zącéolį ‘Upland Forest Dwellers’ | |
| Village, Big Bones | Pahüska-Tanma; Bahchä́tschä | O·lį, ‘White Hair village’; Bačháčha (?) | |
| Village, Small Bones | Üdjetta-Tauan | Ücéhta htą́wą ‘At the base of a hill village’ | |
| Wampum | Hinska or Uanómpi | hį́·ska ‘beads’ or wanǫ́pʔį ‘necklace’ | |
| War whoop | Fókitsche-io | í·ha okíchį (lit. ‘strike one’s mouth’) |