Disclaimer: I do not speak the Omaha-Ponca language. I am not 100% certain that I have used these words in the right context throughout the novel. If you do speak this language and have found that I have misused a word, please contact me. All definitions were found via the University of Nebraska Lincoln's online Omaha-Ponca dictionary.
ábasi - false; untrue
ahau' - general greeting spoken by one man to another
ehoⁿt - feminine exclamation; verbal exclamation point at the end of an utterance
ethégoⁿzhiwáthe - unthinkable; unreasonable
na'óⁿ - to understand
núzhiⁿga - boy; youth; "small man"
thaqúbewáthe - to praise; to speak of as wonderful
thatʰé - to eat
údoⁿtʰígthe - to become good suddenly; to improve
wahú - expresses anger, surprise, disappointment
wanóⁿqthiⁿ - hurry; hasten
wáqe wa'ú - white woman
wáqeqti - white person
wiⁿdéna - half
wíⁿkʰegáxe - to believe someone; to feel someone has told the truth
wíut'áthe - to be envious or jealous
wuhú+ - masculine exclamation of surprise
wúhu'á - an exclamation of surprise
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Chameleon ✔️
Mystery / ThrillerI have three secrets. 1. I'm in the witness protection program. I witnessed my mother's murder when I was eight years old, and now the murderer is after me. 2. I can read minds. Or not "read" them... not exactly. But I can feel them. Every emotion h...
