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ukįwį skunyiwahioo-KEEⁿ-weeⁿ SKOO-nyee-wah-heeunworthy of having one approve of their hitting anotherverbunspec. comp. form ofukįwį-skunyi-wahiunspec. comp. form of-wa1-hiCompareukįwį pi skunyiunspec. comp. form ofukįwįpi skunyiukįwįwahi skunyiunspec. comp. form ofukįwį-wahi-skunyi
ukįwį skunyiwahi 1unworthy of having one approve of their hitting another
ukįwį skunyiwahi 1.1unworthy of having one approve of his hitting another
ukįwįwahi skunyioo-KEEⁿ-weeⁿ-wah-hee SKOO-nyeeunworthy of having one approve of their hitting anotherverbunspec. comp. form ofukįwį-wahiunspec. comp. form of-wa1-hi-skunyiCompareukįwį pi skunyiunspec. comp. form ofukįwįpi skunyiukįwį skunyiwahiunspec. comp. form ofukįwį-skunyi-wahi
ukix'ąshigeoo-KEEX'-ahⁿ-shee-gaycause oneself painverbhurt oneselfverbinjure (oneself)verbhurt oneself or get oneself in danger or trouble accidentallyverbunspec. comp. form ofki-ux'ąshigeFree Variantukix'ąsigeoo-KEEX'-ahⁿ-see-gayComparekix'ąshigeunspec. comp. form ofki-
ukix'ąshige 1cause oneself pain
ukix'ąshige 2hurt oneself
ukųmpioo-KOOⁿM-peebeautifulprettyverbunspec. comp. formukųmpi skunyicomposed ofpi1Free VariantokompiCompareokompeuwa1
ukųmpi skunyioo-KOOⁿM-pee SKOO-nyeeuglyadjective-verbunspec. comp. form ofukųmpi 2prettycomposed ofpi1-skunyi 1not
Umahaoo-MAH-hahOne Going Northproper nounThe Omahaproper nounOmahaproper noun
Umaha XąnjeOO-mah-hah XAHⁿN-jayBig Omahaproper noununspec. comp. form ofxąnje 1big
umąnjeoo-MAHⁿN-jaypleasantadjective-verbagreeableadjective-verbget used to (a person)adjective-verbDorsey notes, "said if you associate constantly with a person whome you like".they agree with each otherthey suit each otherthey get a long well togethertame an animal by feeding, currying, etc.tamequietgentlemildmild, gentle, as an animal. Not used of persons
umąnje 1pleasant
umąnje 1.1to be pleasant
umąnje 2agreeable
umąnjehioo-MAHⁿN-jay-heetame an animal by feeding, currying, etc.transitive verbsynriwomąnjeunspec. comp. form ofri-2womąnjeunspec. comp. form ofumąnje-hiCompareriwomąnjeunspec. comp. form ofri-2womąnje
umanyioo-MAH-nyeewalk inverbwhere he walkedunspec. comp. form ofu-manyi 1walk
Ume Jiremioo-MAY jee-RAY-meeFemale Passing Upstreamproper noununspec. comp. form ofumerijire-mi 1femalecontracted variant ofminge
umerioo-MEH-reenorthnoununspec. comp. formumerigųumerigų tuhinorth windnounsynumerigų tuhiunspec. comp. form ofumeri 1gų 1tuhiabove (up the country)nounumeri iwarehe went above (up the country)specurekuri 3Free Variantomerioh-MEH-reeCompareumeridaunspec. comp. form ofumeri-da1Female Passing Upstreamabove (in the country)up a countrynorth
umeridaoo-MEH-ree-dahabove (in the country)adverbup a countryadverbnorthadverbunspec. comp. form ofumeri-da1contracted variant ofidaFree Variantomeridaoh-MEH-ree-dahCompareumeri
umerigųoo-MAY-ree-gooⁿnorthnorthwardunspec. comp. form ofumeri 1northgų 1toward
umerigų tuhioo-MAY-ree-gooⁿ TOO-heenorth windnounsynumeri 2unspec. comp. form ofumeri 1northgų 1towardtuhiwind
uminąoo-MEE-nahⁿsit inverbinhabit (dwelling)verbunspec. comp. form ofu-miną
umįyeoo-MEEⁿ-yehblanket - sleep inbednoununspec. comp. form ofmį1uyąunspec. comp. form ofu-yąFree Variantomįyeoh-MEEⁿ-yehIn the book "An Ioway Grammar," Hamilton and Irvin note that this term is a combination of "blanket" and "he sleeps in it" (page 150).floorfloor
ųmpexaOOⁿM-pay-xahelknounComparehuma
ųmpexaelk
uną'eraoo-NAHⁿ'-ay-rahkick and break in pieces, scattering the fragments on any objecttransitive verbunspec. comp. form ofną-u'era 1scatter
unąnge1oo-NAHⁿNG-aychokeverbpress to deathverbsmotherverbstopverbholdverbhold on toverbhold fastverbtake hold ofverbarrestverbfollowverbunspec. comp. formThigre WonąngeFree Variantonąngeoh-NAHⁿNG-ayThis term can refer to holding on to something tangible such as an object, but it can also refer to holding on to something intangible such as advice.presssignshake handspress outexpress?hold one's owntake hold of one's ownsit holding
unąnge1 5hold
unąnge1 8take hold of
unąnge2oo-NAHⁿNG-ayrun inverbunspec. comp. form ofu- 1innąnge2 1run
unąnge minąoo-NAHⁿNG-ay MEE-nahⁿsit holdingtransitive verbunspec. comp. form ofunąnge1miną
unąnge minąsit holding
unąnthrithrioo-NAHⁿN-three-threework the feet up and down in mudverbunspec. comp. form ofu-ną-thrithriunspec. comp. form ofthri
unąswaswaoo-NAHⁿ-swah-swahtread or kick out pieces, as from soft groundverbtake out pieces of an object by machineryverbunspec. comp. form ofną-*swe
unathą1oo-NAH-thahⁿunfit for use: said of a shirt, coat, blanket, robe, leggingsunfit for use: said of a blanket or buffalo robeCompareutą skunyiwahiunspec. comp. form ofutą-skunyi-wahi
unathą1 1unfit for use: said of a shirt, coat, blanket, robe, leggings