OP /the/ vs. /dhaN/ (more body parts)

Thu May 13 06:52:16 UTC 2004

I have here some additional body parts, working a bit differently from the
first set.  Incidentally here and before I was including all available
examples, eliminating only certain repetitions of the same example or
nearly the same example in the same or nearly the same story.  I finally
omitted a few additional examples of ppa'=dhaN 'the head'.

a 'arm'

Usually =khe, singular or plural, but there are some examples of =the
with particular kinds of plurality.

90:421.15
a'=khe  u'=i
his arm he was wounded (in)

90:436.19
a'=khe  e'dhaN=dha=i
the arm he was hit [on his]

90:81.20
a'=khe   agdhaN'kkaNhaN kkaN'ttaN=bi=egaN,
her arms on either side she having been tied (by)
uba'ttihedha=bi=   thaN=ama
she was hanging up PROGR

90:422.6
a'=the   akki'dha ubdaN'
his arms both     I held him by

90:428.2
ttas^a'ge           a'=the
deer claw (rattles) their (individually single) hands
udhaNwakhidha=bi=egaN
having made them hold them in

ni'tta '(outer) ear'

Here the article is =the, but, unfortunately, this is the only example of
an article with the 'outer ear' word.

90:136.12
ni'tta aN'ma=the
the other ear

naNghi'de '(inner) ear, facility of hearing'

Here the article is also =the with the 'inner ear' word, but we can't
really argue for any clear comparaiblity with the previous word, and only
singular or abstract references are available.

90:246.9
naNghi'de=the   ukki'dhabi=egN
his (inner) ear he spoke into

90:774.4
naNghi'de=the  adhiN=ga
your inner ear keep it (in)

hiN' 'body hair, fur'

Three different articles, =dhaN, =ge, and =khe.

90:151.11
hiN'=dhaN  bibi'za=bi=ama
their hair they having rubbed dry

90:237.1
ppe'      uttaN'na=di  hiN'=ge   naa'=z^ida=bi=egaN
forehead in the middle the hairs being yellowed by heat

90:258.9
hiN'=khe bdhu'ga=xti kkigdhi'hedaN=bi=ama
his hair quite all   he made it bristle up

ppahiN' 'hair'

Here =khe, but, unfortunately, only the single example.

90:210.14
e'gidhe ppahiN'=khe iN?idha=ga
then    the hair   give it back to me

Here ppahiN' refers to a detached scalp lock.

naNz^i'=ha 'head hair, skin of head with attached hair (scalp)'

The =dhaN article seems to imply part of the whole extent of the scalp.
The =khe article seems to mean the whole scalp.
The =ge article seems to mean several head hairs or several scalps.

90:181.4
naNz^i'=ha=dhaN zi=xc^iu    akh=ama
his hair        very yellow he was one

90:582.6
tte=nu'ga    naNz^i'=ha=dhaN  udhaN'
buffalo bull his head hair    he seized

These first two examples of naNz^i'=ha=dhaN above don't seem to be
properly "partitive."

90:591.16
naNz^i'=ha=dhaN i'dhiskiski=xti=aN=bi=ama
his hair        it was very tangled

(Dorsey renders dhaN as 'the (part)'.  I believe in this case he means a
particular patch or area within the whole head of hair, an idenfiying
characteristic of the Orphan.)

90:597.6
naNz^i'=ha=dhaN=s^ti naNxdhaN'z^e=xti=aN=ama
his hair        too  it was very tangled

(Dorsey again renders dhaN as 'the (part)'.)

90:615.16
naNz^i'=ha=dhaN
part of her hair

90:625.15
ni'as^iNga naNz^i'=ha=dhaN=s^ti he'be dhiza'=bi=egaN
person     his scalp       too  part  taking it (along)

90:593.2
naNz^i'=ha=khe=s^ti u'daN=xti=bi=gaN
his hair       too  as it was very good

90:601.7
WahaN'dhis^ige naNz^i'=ha=ge=s^te=waN naxdhaN'z^e=xti khi'=ama
Orphan         even his hair(s)       very tangled    he returned

90:298.14
naNz^i'=ha=ge     bdhu'ga maa'=waxaN=bi=ama
the hair (scalps) all     he cut it off of [the four of] them

ppa' 'head'

With =dhaN, singular or plural.
With =the in some cases of sets of multiple heads.
With =ge for several heads of different individuals.

90:20.6
ppa'=dhaN
the head

90:26.15
ppa'=dhaN
my head

90:282.16
gagi'gighe,           ppa'=dhaN maNs^i'
he coiled himself up, his head  high

90:314.13
ppa'=dhaN sippa'=the dhinaNha
your head his toe    he kicks you aside (with)
dhe'=dhe=s^tes^te=waN
even if he sends [even if he suddenly]

90:245.19
ppa'=xti=dhaN ihe'=dha=bi=egaN
the very head having laid it on (i.e., whacked it with)

90:592.10
ppa'=xti=dhaN e'dhaNbe
only the head was visible

90:232.14
Na'daN is^ta' ppa'=the z^u'=gdhe ga'gha=ga.
thus   eye    its nose with it   make

Dhibdha's^ka=xc^i=ga ppa'=dhaN
Flatten out          its head

90:428.9
Ppa'dhiNgahige ppa'=dhaN e'dhaN=dha=i
Pawnee Chief   the head  they hit (shot) him in

90:463.3
ppa'=dhaN e'dhaN=dha=i
the head  they hit him on

90:560.14
ppa'=dhaN dhiza'=bi=egaN
the head  having removed

90:561.2
ppa'=dhaN uxpa'dhe=ama
the head  fell off

90:265.18
ppa'=dhaN
their heads

90:61.12 (572.1 572.6 similar)
ttaNga'=xti=ma ppa'=dhaN   u'dhaN=bi=egaN
the big ones   their heads holding them by

90:61.12
ppa'=dhaN   wadhi'xaNxaN=bi=egaN
their heads pulling them off

90:111.8
Kki WahaN'dhis^ige=akha ppa'=dhaN a'kkidha=bi=ama
And the Orphan          its heads he attacked

90:111.12
E'gidhe ppa'=dhaN wiN    gasa'=bi=ama
Finally one of the heads he cut it off

90:111.15
Kki ppa'=the                                        i'dha=bi=ama
and the (seven) heads (of the Seven-Headed Monster) he found

90:111.16
Kki e'tti=i=the=di waN'gidhe ?iN      akhi'=bi=ama ppa'=the
and to his lodge   all       carrying he came      the heads

90:122.15
ppa'=dhaN
the (two) heads (of seven)

90:123.11
ppa'=the
the (three) heads (of seven)

90:249.10
ppa'=ge               wa'thaN          maNdhiN'=tta=ama
their (various) heads treading on them he will walk

90:427.16
ppa'=ge     wakkaN'thaN   s^aN'ge=ma   dhisnu'=wakhidha=i
their heads tying them to their horses they made them be dragged

naNs^ki' 'head'

Consistently with =dhaN, whether singular or plural.

90:77.3
naNs^ki'=dhaN hiN'     dhiNge'=xti=aN     He'ga
his head      feathers it had none at all Buzzard

90:91.6
naNs^ki'=dhaN gaxdhi'       idhe'dha=bi=ama
his head      he smashed in he sent it (i.e., he did it suddenly)

90:180.13
naNs^ki'=dhaN
his head

90:619.7
naNs^ki=dhaN=s^te=waN
even his head

90:433.3
naNs^ki'=dhaN sa'ba=z^i=xti maN'zeppe=z^iNga i'thiN=bi=ama
his head      very suddenly small axe        he hit him with

90:389.5
naNs^ki'=dhaN
our heads