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