Mandan
| Words | Mandan | Reise | Modern Orthography | Modern Orthography (Commentary) |
| Arm | Áh-dä (‘dä’ short) | a:r | ||
| Arrow | Mánna-máhhä | wrąh wąh ‘wood arrow’ | ||
| Bow | Woraërúhpa (‘r’ tongue-trilled) | wrąh írupa ‘wood gun/weapon’ | ||
| Child | Suck-chámahä (‘ch’ velar) | suk xwąh (lit. ‘child small’) | ||
| Earth | Máhhankä (‘an’ as in French, ‘ka’ short) | wą́ʔąk ‘land, ground’ | ||
| Eye | Istá | istáwį | ||
| Fire | Wåradä (last ‘e’ somewhat short) | Uáradä | wrar | |
| Flute, pipe | Íhkoschka | įʔkoška ‘whistle’ | ||
| God | Ómahank-numáhkschi (half loud and short) | o:wąhąk rųwąʔkši | ||
| Hair | Pa-hín (‘n’ as in French) or Pahí (‘hí’ is a nasal sound; sounds like ‘hin’) | pEhį (pE ‘head’ + hį ‘hair’) | ||
| Hand | Ung-kä́ (‘kä́’ short) | ųk | ||
| Head | Pá | pE | ||
| Man | Númangkosch | rųwąʔk-oʔš ‘it is a man’ | Moon | Istú-menáhke (first ‘e’ half [=ә], second full quality) | istú wįrąk ‘night’ + ‘vehicle’ | Mouth | Íhkä (together, ‘Íh’ stressed, ‘ä’ short) | ih | Pipe | Íhingkä | ihįka ‘drinker, drink, instrument/implement’ | Star | Chkäkä (‘ch’ velar) | xek | Sun | Maháp-míhnankä (‘an’ French) | Maháp-míhnangkä | wą-hąp wįrąk (lit. ‘sun/day’) + ‘vehicle’ | Tomahawk | Ohmanatt-chamahä-ihingkätuhsch | o:wrąt xwąh (lit. ‘axe small’) + ihįkatoʔš (lit. ‘it is a pipe’) | Water | Mönníh (‘ö’ short like the whole word) | wrį | Woman | Míh-hä (‘hä’ short) | wį:h |
Names of Places and Geographical Features
| Words | Mandan | Reise | Modern Orthography | Modern Orthography (Commentary) |
| Bad River | Mönnichä́h-pássahä (‘ch’ velar) | Wrį Xer Pasąh (lit. ‘water slow river’) | ||
| Beaver Creek | Mattúhntu-pássahä | Wątutu Pasąh ‘Muddy River’ | ||
| Bighorn River | Ansechtä́-passahä (‘An’ as in French, ‘sech’ velar, ‘e’ scarcely audible, ‘tä́’ stressed) | Ąs Xte Pasąh (lit. ‘horn big creek’) | ||
| Cannonball River | Passáchtä | Pasąh Xte (lit. ‘river big’) | ||
| Grand River | Wáraschunt-pássahä | Wra(r) Šut Pasąh ‘Fire Ash(es) River’ | ||
| Heart River | Nátka-pássahä | Rątka Pasąh | ||
| Knife River | Mánhi-pássahä (‘án’ as in French) | Wąhi Pasąh | ||
| Little Bighorn River | Ansechtä-chámahä-pássahä (‘ch’ velar) | Ąs Xte Xwąh Pasąh (lit. ‘horn big small river’) | ||
| Little Missouri River | Mánhi-pássahä (‘án’ as in French) | Máhtack-schuckä́ Wą:tah Kšuk-(s) (lit. ‘river narrow [the]’) | ||
| Little Muddy River | Mattúhntu-pássahä | Wątutu(k) Pasąh ‘Muddy River’ | ||
| Missouri River | Mántahä (‘án’ as in French) | Wą:tah | ||
| Moreau River | Passan-hitahä́ (‘an’ as in French) | Pasąh + ? (‘river’ + ?) | ||
| Musselshell River | Tóhki-pássahä (‘ó’ somewhat full) | Toki Pasąh ‘[Mussel] Shell Creek’ | ||
| Powder River | Waraschunt-pássahä | Wrar Šųt Pasąh (perhaps ‘Ash River’; lit. ‘fire powder creek’, wrar šųt ‘ashes’) | ||
| Rampart River | Manáhmeni-pássahä | Wą’ąk Rąwrį Pasąh (lit. ‘hill three river’) | ||
| Tongue River | Dähsick-pássahä | Résik Pasąh ‘Tongue Creek’ | ||
| White Earth River | Matáck-pássahä | Wątah Pasąh ‘Clay Creek’ | ||
| White River | Mönníh-schott-pássahä | Wrį Šot Pasąh (lit. ‘water white river’) | ||
| Yellowstone River | Míhsi-pássahä | Wįʾ(r) Si(r) Pasąh (lit. ‘stone yellow river’) |
Names of Bands or Societies
| Words | Mandan | Reise | Modern Orthography | Modern Orthography (Commentary) |
| Dogs | Kauakarakachka | Wrįs Óxka (oxat) ‘Crazy Dogs’ |
Names for Other Tribes
| Words | Mandan | Reise | Modern Orthography | Modern Orthography (Commentary) |
| Crows | Häderuka | Hréroka ‘Crow’ | ||
| Hidatsas | Minitari | Wrį-ta ri (‘They Came to the Water’; lit. ‘water—to come’) |
Other Terminology
| Words | Mandan | Reise | Modern Orthography | Modern Orthography (Commentary) |
| First Man | Numánk-máchana | Rųwąk Wą́xrą (lit. ‘man one/only/alone’) |