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𐒰𐒼𐒻𐒹𐒰𐒰́𐒽𐒻𐒹𐒰adverb1beyond another thing2afterward3following4next
𐒰𐒼𐒻𐒼𐒻𐒷𐒰́𐒽𐒻𐒽𐒻𐒷intransitive verb1contend with or compete with one another2compete with3contend together, as in a game or race𐒰𐒼𐒻𐒼𐒻𐓍𐒷𐒼𐒻𐒼-𐒰𐒼𐒻𐒷
𐒰𐒼𐒻𐒼𐒻𐒿𐒷𐒰́𐒽𐒻𐒽𐒻́𐒿𐒷verb1said of two boards, meeting at the ends, and forming a joint𐒰𐒼𐒻𐒼𐒻𐒼𐓍𐒷𐒼𐒻𐒼-
𐒰𐒼𐒻𐒼'π“‚Ν˜π’Ήπ’·π’°Μπ’Όπ’»π’Ό'π“‚ΜΝ˜π’Ήπ’·transitive verb1put back a long object on top, in its place𐒰𐒼𐒻𐒼'π“ŽΝ˜π’Ήπ’·π’°-π’°π’Όπ’»π’Ώπ’°Ν˜π’°π’Όπ’»π““π“Ž
π’°π’Όπ’»π’Ώπ’°Ν˜π’°Μπ’Όπ’»π’Ώπ’°Ν˜transitive verb1place a curvilinear object, etc., on top again, or back in its placeπ’°π’Όπ’»π’Όπ“π’°Ν˜π’Όπ’»-π’°π’Ώπ’°Ν˜π’°π’Όπ’»π’Ό'π“‚Ν˜π’Ήπ’·π’°π’Όπ’»π““π“Ž
π’°π’Όπ’»π’Ώπ’»Ν˜π’°π’½π’»Μπ’Ώπ’»Ν˜transitive verb1have for oneself2have as one's own𐒼𐒻𐒼-π’°π’Ώπ’»Ν˜Quintero notes (Osage Dictionary, page 10) that this term is "sometimes used with suus semantics."
π’°π’Όπ’»π’Ώπ’»Ν˜π’°Μπ’½π’»π’Ώπ’»Ν˜adjective1be thick on the surface of an object, as pustules on a human bodyπ’°π’Όπ’»π’Όπ“π’»Ν˜π’°π’Ώπ’»Ν˜
𐒰𐒼𐒻𐓄𐒰𐒰́𐒽𐒻𐓅𐒰transitive verb1encounter2meet3meet another4meet a person, etc.
π’°π’Όπ’»π“„π’°π“Š'π“‚π’°Μπ’½π’»π“…π’°π“Š'𐓂verb1the blocking of a narrow passage by men or animals2refers to the crowding together of cattle, etc., in travelingπ’°π’Όπ’»π“„π’°π“Š'π“Ž
π’°π’Όπ’»π“†π“ˆπ“‚π’°Μπ’½π’»Μ„π“†π“ˆπ“‚π’°π’½π’»Μ‹π“†π“ˆπ“‚noun1trial2hearing3legal proceeding𐒰-π’Όπ’»π“†π“ˆπ“‚
π’°π’Όπ’»π“ˆπ’°π’°Μπ’½π’»π“ˆπ’°1law enforcementnoun2policenoun3armynoun4armed forcesnoun5soldiernoun6soldiersnoun7guardsnoun8policemannoun9soldier or policemannoun10armed presonnoun11officernoun12officer or soldiernoun13grenadiernoun14act as a policemanverb15guard or watch oververb
π’°π’Όπ’»π“ˆπ’° π“π’°Ν˜π““π’»Ν˜π’°Μπ’½π’»π“ˆπ’° π“π’°Μ‹Ν˜π““π’»Ν˜noun1soldierπ’°π’Όπ’»π“ˆπ’° π“π’°π““π’»Ν˜π’°π’Όπ’»π“ˆπ’°π“π’°Ν˜π““π’»Ν˜
π’°π’Όπ’»π“ˆπ’° π“‚π“π’°Ν˜π““π’»Ν˜ π“Šπ’·π’Όπ’°π’°Μπ’½π’»π“ˆπ’° π“‚π“π’°ΜΝ˜π““π’»Ν˜ 𐓋𐒷́𐒼𐒰noun1recruit2a recent-soldier-standing-inπ’°π’Όπ’»π“ˆπ’° π“Žπ“π’°Ν˜π““π’» π“Šπ’·π’Όπ’°π’°π’Όπ’»π“ˆπ’°π“‚π“π’°Ν˜π““π’»Ν˜π“Šπ’·π’Όπ’°
π’°π’Όπ’»π“ˆπ“‚Ν˜π“„π’·π’°Μπ’Όπ’»π“‰π“‚Ν˜π“„π’·1watch over, look after, look at (one's own things or people)transitive verb2watch over, look after, look at one's ownintransitive verb𐒼𐒻𐒼-π’°π“ˆπ“‚Ν˜π“„π’·
π’°π’Όπ’»π“ˆπ“‚Ν˜π“„π’·π’°Μπ’½π’»π“‰π“‚Ν˜π“„π’·transitive verb1watch over oneself2watch oneself3look at oneself4look after oneself5watch over each other6watch over things for oneself7watch over one's own things𐒼𐒻𐒼-π’°π“ˆπ“‚Ν˜π“„π’·Quintero notes (Osage Dictionary, page 10) that this term is "sometimes used as transitive with suus semantics."
π’°π’Όπ’»π“ˆπ“‚Ν˜π“„π’·π’°Μπ’Όπ’»π“ˆπ“‚Ν˜π“„π’·transitive verb1watch over, tend (someone who is not a family member or not close)𐒼𐒻-π’°π“ˆπ“‚Ν˜π“„π’·
𐒰𐒼𐒻𐓍𐒰𐓆𐒼𐒰𐓄𐒷𐒰́𐒽𐒻𐓍𐒰𐓆𐒼𐒰́𐓄𐒷1become bent, so as to have the ends approach each other, and stick together: said of what was straight at first
𐒰𐒼𐒻𐓍𐒰𐓆𐒼𐒰𐓄𐒷 𐒼𐒰𐓐𐒷𐒰́𐒽𐒻𐓍𐒰𐓆𐒼𐒰́𐓄𐒷 𐒼𐒰́𐓐𐒷transitive verb1cause a straight object to bend till its ends come together and adhere𐒰𐒼𐒻𐓍𐒰𐓆𐒼𐒰𐓄𐒷𐒼𐒰𐓐𐒷This entry is composed of more than one word. Any conjugations need to be done on the LAST word.
𐒰𐒼𐒻𐓐𐒷𐒰́𐒼𐒻𐓐𐒷1move aroundtransitive verb2be all aroundtransitive verb3encircle a place or a person (especially in an annoying way)transitive verb4be around, especially in a bothersome wayintransitive verb5pass byverb6circle around (as in a tipi meeting: 'go clear around', avoiding the center)verb7go table hoppingintransitive verb8table hopintransitive verb9hang aroundintransitive verb10be around closeintransitive verb11be arrayed around, as when making a path aroundintransitive verb12skirting the edge (such as cows around a pond)intransitive verb13around (e.g., the edge of a pond)14skirting the edge of something15all around the lodge, etc.
π’°π’Όπ’»π““π’»Ν˜π’°Μπ’Όπ’»π““π’»Ν˜transitive verb1think or suppose of his own that (he or she has done something, etc.)𐒼𐒻𐒼-π’°π““π’»Ν˜
π’°Ν˜π’Όπ“‚ π’°Ν˜π’Όπ’°π“ˆπ“π’°Ν˜π’°Ν˜π’Όπ“‚Μ π’°ΜΝ˜π’Όπ’°π“ˆπ“π’°ΜΝ˜1we who standπ’°Ν˜π’Όπ“Ž π’°Ν˜π’Όπ’°π“ˆπ“π’°Ν˜π’°Ν˜π’Όπ’°π“ˆπ“π’°Ν˜
π’°Ν˜π’Όπ“‚ π“‡π’Όπ’»π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π’°ΜΝ˜π’Όπ“‚ π“‡π’Όπ’»Μπ“ˆπ’°Ν˜1we too, or for our partMaleπ’°Ν˜π’Όπ“Ž π“‡π’Όπ’»π“ˆπ’°Ν˜-π“‡π’Όπ’»π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π’°Ν˜π’Όπ“‚π““π’»π“ˆπ’°Ν˜
π’°Ν˜π’Όπ“‚π’·π’°Ν˜π’Όπ“‚Μπ’·π’°Ν˜π’Όπ“‚π’·Μpronoun1we2usπ’°Ν˜π’Όπ“‚π’°Ν˜π’Όπ“Žπ’°Ν˜π’Όπ“Žπ’·π’°Ν˜π’Όπ“‚π“ˆπ’°
𐒰𐒼'π“‚Ν˜π’Ήπ’·π’°Μπ’Ό'π“‚Ν˜π’Ήπ’·transitive verb1place a long object on something else𐒰𐒼'π“ŽΝ˜π’Ήπ’·π’°-π’°π’Ώπ’°Ν˜π’°π’Ώπ’·
π’°π’Όπ“‚Ν˜π’Ώπ’·π’°Μ‹π’½π“‚Ν˜π’Ώπ’·noun1braceletπ’°π’Όπ“‚Ν˜π’Ώπ’°π’°π’Όπ“‚Ν˜
π’°π’Όπ“‚Ν˜π’Ώπ’·π’°Μπ’½π“‚Ν˜π’Ώπ’·noun1whippoorwillπ’°π’Όπ“ŽΝ˜π’Όπ“π’·
π’°Ν˜π’Όπ“‚π“π’°Ν˜π’°Ν˜π’Όπ“‚Μπ“π’°Ν˜1only weπ’°Ν˜π’Όπ“‚π“π’°π’°Ν˜π’Όπ“‚π“π’°Ν˜
π’°Ν˜π’Όπ“‚π““π’»π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π’°ΜΝ˜π’Όπ“‚π““π’»Μπ“ˆπ’°Ν˜1we too, or for our partFemaleπ’°Ν˜π’Όπ“Žπ““π’»π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π““π’»π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π’°Ν˜π’Όπ“‚ π“‡π’Όπ’»π“ˆπ’°Ν˜
𐒰𐒼𐓇𐒻𐒰𐒼𐓇𐒻́intransitive verb1reach there again2reach there, his home3arrive back there4arrive home5return thereπ’°π’Ήπ’»π’°π’Ήπ“Žπ’°π’Ύπ“Žπ’°π’Ώπ’·π’°π’Ώπ’»π’°π“Šπ’»π’°π“π’·For motion verbs, the initial a- is rarely used on first- or second-person forms, and is often omitted with third-person subject.
𐒰𐒼𐓐𐒰𐒰𐒼𐓐𐒰́1continuative aspect postverbal marker (indicating ongoing action or state in present, past, or future time) for 3rd person singular or plural nonmoving subject that is present with speaker𐒻́𐓐𐓂𐓄𐒷 𐒰𐒼𐓐𐒱he's telling a lie, they're telling a lieπ’Όπ“‚ΜΝ˜π“π’° 𐒰𐒼𐓐𐒰he's wanting itπ“π’°π“„π“ŽΜπ“‡π’Όπ’° π“ˆπ“‚Μπ’· π“π“‚ΜΝ˜π“„'π’»Ν˜ 𐒰𐒼𐓐𐒱they've got beads around their neck𐒻̄𐓆𐒷́𐓏𐒱, 𐓓𐒷𐒼𐒰́ 𐒰𐒼𐓐𐒰 π’°ΜΝ˜π“π’°Ν˜π’Ό'π“‚Ν˜π““π’» 𐒰𐒼𐓐𐒰́𐒻the hateful thing is that my legs won't listen to me𐒻̋𐓍𐒰𐓓𐒻 𐒰𐒼𐓐𐒰́they couldn't see𐓍𐒷 π“…π’°Μ‹π“ˆπ’° 𐒰𐒼𐓐𐒰 π’Ήπ“‚Μ‹Ν˜π““π’»Ν˜ 𐒰𐒼𐓐𐒱those eggs are bad𐓁𐒻́𐓋𐒷 𐒰𐒼𐓐𐒰he was coldπ’»Ν˜π“‰π’°Μπ“Šπ’» π“π’°π’½π“‚ΜΝ˜π“ˆπ’° 𐒰𐒼𐓐𐒰 𐓂́𐓐𐒻𐓍𐒰 𐒼𐒰̋𐓑𐒻 𐒰𐒼𐓐𐒰́𐒻God created this death (said at a peyote meeting)π’Ήπ“‚Ν˜π“„π’°Μπ’» π“€π’°Μ‹Ν˜π“‘π’· π“π’°Μ‹π’Ώπ’»Ν˜ 𐒰𐒼𐓐𐒱today the weather is good𐒽𐒰́𐓏𐒰 𐒰𐒼𐓐𐒰 π“Š'𐒷́ 𐒰𐒼𐓐𐒱that horse is deadπ’Όπ’°π“†π’»ΜΝ˜π“π“Šπ’» π’Ήπ“‚Μ‹π’Ώπ’°Ν˜ 𐒴𐒷̄ π’½π“‚ΜΝ˜π’΄π’° π’°Ν˜π“’π’» π“π“ŽΜ„π““π“ŽΜπ““π“Ž 𐒰𐒼𐓐𐒱I wanted to go fishing this morning but it was sprinklingπ“€π’°Ν˜π“‘π’»Μπ“π’°Μ„π“„π’» 𐒰𐒼𐓐𐒱they're lying to us nowπ“π’°Μ„π“Œπ’»Μ 𐒰𐒼𐓐𐒱he's dancing in placeπ“ˆπ’°Ν˜π’Ήπ’»ΜΝ˜ 𐒰𐒼𐓐𐒱they are well [lying down or sitting or standing still and present]𐒰𐒹𐒻́ 𐓉𐒰 𐒰𐒼𐓐𐒱he'll be there2he/she/it is characterized by, they are characterized by [the immediately preceding word or phrase, which may be a noun phrase]𐒰𐓄𐒰
𐒰𐒼𐓐𐒰𐒰𐒼𐓐𐒰́1subject marker (follows a subject [singular or plural] that is not moving, including dead nonhuman animates [aba is used for dead humans] and is present with speaker or is an abstract entity)π“†π’»π“ˆπ“ƒΜ π“€π’°Μ‹Ν˜π“‘π’· 𐒰𐒼𐓐𐒰 π“π’°Μπ’Ώπ’»Ν˜ 𐓅𐒻̋𐓓𐒻 𐒰̄𐓄𐒷the weather was very bad yesterday𐓍𐒷̋ 𐒰𐒼𐓐𐒰 π’»Μ‹π’Ήπ“‚Ν˜ π’Ήπ’°Μ‹Ν˜π“„π’° 𐓂́𐒼'π’°Ν˜ 𐓉𐒰 𐒰𐓄𐒱they're going to have something on Mother's DayChristine 𐒰𐒼𐓐𐒰 𐒹𐓂́𐓐𐓄𐒷 π“‚Μ„ΜΝ˜ π’»ΜΝ˜π’Όπ“‡π’·Μ?does Christine have a cold?𐒼𐒰𐓐𐒷́ 𐒰𐒼𐓐𐒰 π“‚π’Όπ“ŽΜπ“…π“Ž 𐒰𐒼𐓐𐒱the creek is full (flooded)2generic noun subject markerπ“…π’·Μ‹π“Šπ’·π“π’»Μ‹ 𐒰𐒼𐓐𐒰 π““π“ŽΜπ“‚π’Όπ’° π“π’»Μπ“π“ŽΜ„π“…π’»Μ‹π““π’» 𐓉𐒰 𐒰𐒼𐓐𐒱whiskey is bad for your health𐓁𐒻̋ 𐒰𐒼𐓐𐒰 𐓂𐓄'π’°ΜΝ˜π“π’· π“π’°Ν˜π“„π’·Μwater steamsπ’»Μ„π’Ήπ“‚ΜΝ˜ 𐒰𐒼𐓐𐒰the mother [subject of sentence, if sitting or not moving]3the singular or collective subject of an action, which is performed of his or her own accord, and not by request or permission of another𐒰𐓄𐒰
𐒰𐒼𐓐𐒰𐒰̋𐒼𐓐𐒰verb1they say, he/she saysπ“‚Μ‹π’Ήπ“‚Ν˜ 𐒰𐒼𐓐𐒰 π“ˆπ“‚Μ„π“†π’Όπ’°Μ π“π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’·Μ 𐒰̋𐒼𐓐𐒰the cook says there are no potatoes2they were saying, he/she was saying3they/he/she said (postverbal singular or plural marker of reported information deriving from person[s] who is/are present and not moving)𐒷𐒰𐒼𐓐𐒰𐒰𐓄𐒰𐒰𐓄𐒷
π’°π’Όπ“π’°π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π’°π’Όπ“π’°π“ˆπ’°ΜΝ˜1expressing action which occurred in past time, but which has now ceasedπ’°π’Όπ“π’°π“ˆπ’°Ν˜
π’°π’Ύπ“Žπ’°π’Ύπ“ŽΜ1be coming home, or back to this place, not his homeintransitive verb2come back here (motion underway)intransitive verb3come or go for any object, or for several inanimate objects, not his own4get, fetch, bring, come here withπ’°π’Όπ“Žπ’°π’Ήπ’»π’°π’Ήπ“Žπ’°π’Όπ“‡π’»π’°π’Ώπ’·π’°π’Ώπ’»π’°π“Šπ’»π’°π“π’·For motion verbs, the initial a- is rarely used on first- or second-person forms, and is often omitted with third-person subject.
π’°π’Ώπ’°Ν˜π’°Μπ’Ώπ’°Ν˜transitive verb1place vertically against2place on3put on4place a curvilinear object, garment, book, etc., on something elseπ’°π’Όπ“π’°Ν˜π’°-π’Ώπ’°Ν˜π’°π’Ό'π“‚Ν˜π’Ήπ’·π’°π’Ώπ’·π“‚π’Ώπ’°Ν˜π“‚π’Ώπ’·
𐒰𐒿𐒰𐒹𐒰𐒰́𐒿𐒰𐒹𐒰transitive verb1wear one's own2put on (as clothes, shoes, coats)3wear his or her own clothing𐒰𐒼𐓍𐒰𐒹𐒰𐒼𐒻𐒼-𐒰𐓍𐒰𐒹𐒰