| Words |
Omaha |
Reise |
Modern Orthography |
Modern Orthography (Commentary) |
| Arm |
Ah-schih |
|
á·+? (unidentified suffix) |
Arm (Male) (Female) |
| Arrow |
Måh |
|
mą́· |
Arrow (Male) (Female) |
| Bow |
Mondähí |
|
mą́·de, mą́·dehi ‘arrow, dart’ |
Bow (Male) (Female) |
| Child |
Schinga-schinga |
|
šį́gažįga |
Child (Male) (Female) |
| Earth |
Moniká |
|
mąðį́kka ‘mud’ |
Earth (Male) (Female) |
| Eye |
Isch-tá |
|
įštá |
Eye (Male) (Female) |
| Fire |
Pädé |
|
ppé·de |
Fire (Male) (Female) |
| God |
Wåhkonda |
|
Wakką́da |
God (Male) (Female) |
| Hair |
På-hí |
|
ppahí |
Hair (Male) (Female) |
| Hand |
Nom-bä́ (‘om’ as in French) |
|
nąbé |
Hand (Male) (Female) |
| Head |
Nasch-keh |
|
nąškí |
Head (Male) (Female) |
| Iron Eye Hill |
Ischtåh-må-säh |
Ischtá-Masö́ or Ischta-Mansö́ |
Įstá-mą́·ze |
Iron Eye Hill (Male) (Female) |
| Man |
Nuh |
|
nú |
Man (Female) |
| Moon |
Mih-om-bá |
|
míąba |
Moon (Male) (Female) |
| Mouth |
Hih |
|
i· |
Mouth (Male) (Female) |
| Pipe |
Ninibåh |
|
niní·ba |
Pipe (Male) (Female) |
| Star |
Pikä́ |
|
mikkáʔe |
Star (Male) (Female) |
| Sun |
Mih |
|
mí·, mį́· |
Sun (Male) (Female) |
| Tomahawk |
Måse-päjinga (‘se’ short, ‘j’ as in French, last word rapid) |
|
mą́·zeppe žįga |
Tomahawk (Male) |
| Water |
Nih |
|
ní·, nį́· |
Water (Male) (Female) |
| Woman |
Wåh-úh |
|
waʔú |
Woman (Male) (Female) |