Otoe-Missouria - English


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sgoweSGOH-waydeepverbThis refers to something like water or snow.thick (hair or fur)verbThis refers to thick as it applies to hair.furryverbunspec. comp. formkąnje sgowefuzzyverbhairyverbshaggyverbFree VariantshgoweSHGOH-wayComparehįsjegeunspec. comp. form ofhį1sjegelionbuffalo robebuffalo robe, with thick hairwinter robedeep waterthick forestlion
sgowe 1deep
sgowe 2thick (hair or fur)
sgowe 3furry
sgowe 3furry
sgowe 3furry
sgowe 3furry
sgowe 3furry
sgowe 3furry
sgowe 4fuzzy
sgowe 6deep; as water; snow
sgowe 7thick, as hair
sgusgoohull, as cornverbThe idea of hull here refers to going after what is on the outside, such as corn on a cob. This term does not refer to hulling things like walnuts, where the idea is to go after what it is inside. If used without an instrumental prefix, would still refer to hulling, but not specifying the means.shell off grains of corn from a cob by pushing with the hand or a stickshell off grains of corn from the cob by pushingshell, as corn, by weight or pressureshell, as corn, by pressing on
*sh'agesh'-AH-gayunableverbfailverbcan'tverbcannotverbFree Variant*'age'AH-gay*s'ages'AH-gay*y'agey'AH-gayfail in cutting with a knifefail in cutting back and forth with a knifefail in cutting with a knife or in sawing with a handsaw for want of time, etc.fail in burningfail in freezingto fail for want of time, in burning or freezingto fail in burning or freezingfail in producing the desired effect with the foot or by machineryfail in eating, drinking, biting, talking, singing, etc.fail to finish with the mouthnot to finish eating, drinking, speaking, talking, singing, etc.not donenot finishedunfinishedcan'tunableunable to finish or accomplishfailfall short offail in accomplishing anything undertakenfail in pushing, punching, thrusting, etc.fail in blowing with the mouth, bearing down, pressing, or sitting onfail in pressing, bearing down on, or blowing on
shą manyi kasiunspec. comp. form ofshąntąarchaic variantsųntąmanyika'siarchaic variantka'thiarchaic variantsų manyi kathicomposed ofsųntąmanyi kathimanyika'thi
shagwehaSHAH-gway-hahunspec. comp. form ofshagwefree variant ofsagwefree variant ofsagwehąunspec. comp. form ofsagwe-hą
shahmahąSHAH-hmah-hahⁿunspec. comp. form ofshahmafree variant ofsahmafree variant ofsahmahąunspec. comp. form ofsahma-hą
Shąnge TąngaSHAHⁿNG-gay TAHⁿNG-gahBig Horseproper nounGreat Horseproper nounShunatonaproper nounsynShunye Dąnra 2unspec. comp. form ofshunyedąnrafree variant ofShąnge Tąngaunspec. comp. form ofshungefree variant ofsungetąngaarchaic variantfree variant ofdąnraFree VariantShunye DąnraSHOO-nyay DAHⁿ-nahThis name belonged to Big Horse who met with Louis and Clarke. Here the older pronunciation of "shąnge" is used for "horse" (today the term is "sunge" or "shunge") and the term "tąnga" is used (today the term is "dąnra") for "big" or "great". Today the term "dąnra" is usually reserved to mean "great" and "xąnje" or "xąnye" is used for "big".
shankehaSHAHNG-kay-hahunspec. comp. form ofshankefree variant ofsąnkefree variant ofsąnkehąunspec. comp. form ofsąnke-hą
shąntą seweunspec. comp. form ofshąntąarchaic variantsųntąsewearchaic variantthewearchaic variantsųntą thewecomposed ofsųntąthewe
shax'eSHAHX'-aysound word - swishing of wateronomatoperattle, as a rattlesnake, or as corn, when disturbed in a pile, etc.onomatopeunspec. comp. form ofx'eFree Variantshox'eSHOHX'-ayComparechax'emake the sound of striking watermake the sound heard when a chain falls and hits an object, or that of hitting a chain with a sticktalk a language in a broken waydescribes the sound made by thrusting a stick into waterfree variant ofthax'eunspec. comp. form oftha2x'e
shege2SHAY-gayout of lineadjective-verbslantingadjective-verbpull out of linepulled or written out of linewrite an oblique or slanting handobliquelywrite letters in a slanting directionpush an object out of line
sheweSHAY-waybrownadjective-verbdarkadjective-verbdark complectedadjective-verbMany Otoe-Missouria words can swap out an "s" with an "sh." For example, suje OR shuje is "red." However with this term, changing the "sh" to an "s" changes the meaning. This term "shewe" refers to something being dark whereas "sewe" refers brown in more modern sources and black in older sources.Comparesewearchaic variantthewethewebrownsoil or deface by writing on or punching atdark complected
shįsheeⁿfatadjective-verbantxwajige 5fattyadjective-verbComparewashįunspec. comp. form ofshįfatfat meatcured meatfat not dried outmeatpork
shige1SHEE-gayshee-GAYagainin turnandalsoa second timeDorsey notes that this term can be "used alone as an introductory conj(ugation)." When this term refers to "again," it can be used in any instance that "again" needs to be expressed. See the entry for pihi to learn about a more specific way to express "again."Comparepihi2again there
shige2take a partverb
shigedashee-GAY-dahagain thereunspec. comp. form ofshige1-da1contracted variant ofida
shik'shiincredibleinterjsyndąnra 10Contracted Variantshik'
shimįnjeSHEE-meeⁿn-jehshee-MEEⁿN-jehcrawlverbcreep, as a child, in learning to walkverb
shimįnje 1crawl
shimįnje 2creep, as a child, in learning to walk
shimixaSHEE-mee-xahkneelverbKneeling to Them
shimixakneel
shingeSHEENG-aylittleadjective-verbunspec. comp. formNyi BraskeingeNyi BrathgeingeNyi Mąhaingeyoungadjective-verbunspec. comp. formsunge shingesmalladjective-verbsynarehochinge 1middle sizeverbsynarehochinge 2leastverbFree VariantingeEENG-ayinyeEE-nyayshinyeSHEE-nyayyingeYEENG-ayyinyeYEE-nyaybuffalo calfcalf of domestic cowold womanhouse mouseYoung Grizzly BearYoung Male Black BearLittle DeafThe Possessor of Little Brainssmall of different sizesdecoydecoy an animallittle toefourth toetoe next to the middle toelittle birdLittle Surprise
shįnjeSHEEⁿN-jaybuttnounrumpnountail (of an animal)nounContracted VariantshinjFree VariantsinjeComparenįnjehips
shįnt'u pathesheeⁿnt'-OO PAH-thehhipsnoununspec. comp. form ofshįnjepathe
*shishaSHEE-shahSEE-sahbreak up, with the fragments dispersed and levelverbdivided upadjective-verbComparesisaðąsisewasiseunspec. comp. form ofsiseshoot to pieces, as woodbroken by heat, when the fragments have fallen to the ground and are levelbite an object full of holesdestroymake full of holes by punching - said of wood, metal, paper, clothing, persons, animals, etc.make an object full of holes by punching - said of metal, wood, paper, clothing, persons, etc.
shishingeshee-SHEENG-aySHEE-sheeng-aysmall of different sizesadjective-verbunspec. comp. form ofshingeThis term can be used in a situation like "koge shishinge" (small boxes of different sizes).
shishiyeshee-SHEE-yayin many folds or wrinklesverbfold up a handkerchief on itself by bearing on itroll over and over on one's rider - said of a horse