Names

New Expressions:

My name is____.

kutaatAxaa’A

Your name is____.

kutaaxAxaa’A

His / Her name is____.

kuteešaa’A

what?

tiče

What is my name?

tiče kunaatAxaa’A?

What is your name?

tiče kunaaxAxaa’A?

What is his / her name?

tiče kunaaxaa’A?

What is your name?

tiče kunaaxAxaa’A?

• My name is Bear Woman.

kutaatAxaa’A skuuNUx.

What is his name?

tiče kunaaxaa’A?

• His name is Sam Smith.

kuteešaa’A Sam Smith.

What is my Arikara name?

tiče kunaatAxaa’A sahniš?

• Your name is White Eagle.

kutaaxAxaa’A neetAhkastaaka.
Feather

Some Arikara Names

face

ska’u’

White Face (dog’s name)

skataaka

Yellow Face

skaRAhkata

bear

kuuNUx

Bear Woman (f)

skuuNUx

White Bear

kuuNUxtaaka

White Bear Woman (f)

skuuNUxtaaka

Red Bear

kuuNUxwahAt

Red Bear Woman (f)

skuuNUxwahAt

Black Bear

kuuNUxkaatit

Grey Bear

kuuNUxtaraawiš

Yellow Bear

kuuNUxtAhkata

White Faced Bear

kuuNUxIskataaka

bird

nikUs

Bird

nikUs

Bird Woman

stikUs

White Bird

nikUstaaka

Bluebird, Grey Bird

nikUstaawiš

Yellow Bird

nikUstAhkata

Yellow Bird Woman (f)

stikUstAhkata

⇒ Note: s + n = st

buffalo

tanaha’

Buffalo Woman (f)

stanaha’

White Buffalo Woman (f)

staNAhaataaka

Black Buffalo Woman (f)

staNAhaakaatit

Yellow Buffalo Woman (f)

staNAhaaNAhkata

corn

neešu’

Corn Woman (f)

steešu’

White Corn Woman (f)

steštaaka

Black Corn Woman (f)

steškaatit

Red Corn Woman (f)

steškapahAt

Yellow Corn Woman (f)

steštAhkata

eagle

neetAhkas

Eagle Woman (f)

steetAhkas

White Eagle

neetAhkastaaka

White Eagle Woman (f)

steetAhkastaaka

Red Eagle Woman (f)

steetAhkaswahAt
Winking Coyote

fox

čiwaku’

Fox

čiwaku’

Fox Woman (f)

sčiwaku’

Black Fox

čiwakuukaatit

Red Fox

čiwakuupahAt

Blue Fox

čiwakuutaree’ux

horse

xaawaaruxti’

White Horse

xaataaka

Red Horse, Bay Horse

xaapahAt

Gray Horse

xaataraawiš

Yellow Horse

xaaNAhkata

snake

nut

Snake Woman (f)

stut

Black Snake, Blue Racer

NUtkaatit

weasel

čituta’

Weasel Woman (f)

sčituta’

Red Weasel Woman (f)

sčitutaapahAt

Yellow Weasel Woman (f)

sčitutaaNAhkata

Black Weasel

čitutaakaatit

Weasel Heart

čitutaawiisu’

⇒ (f) Female names are made by adding the letter s‐ to the beginning. This s‐ can be translated as ‘woman’. When added to a word beginning with n‐, the n‐ will become a t‐, as in nut snake and stut Snake Woman.

Buffaloes