wasápe

Osage

Alternative forms

  • wasá, wasái

Etymology

From Proto-Siouan *wa-sápE (“black bear”, literally “the black one”), ultimately from Proto-Siouan *isá•pE (“black”). Cognate with Omaha-Ponca wasábe, Kansa wasábe, Quapaw wasá.

Noun

wasápe (Osage script 𐓏𐒰𐓆𐒰𐓄𐒷)

  1. bear
  2. black bear

Derived terms

  • wasápežį (“bear cub”) (𐓏𐒰𐓆𐒰𐓄𐒷𐓓𐒻͘)
  • wasápe ska (“white bear”) (𐓏𐒰𐓆𐒰𐓄𐒷 𐓆𐒼𐒰)

Descendants

  • → Comanche: wasape
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