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Vocabulary in Native American Languages: Osage Words

Welcome to our Osage vocabulary page! Osage is a Siouan language, related to other languages like Ho Chunk and Dakota. We have included twenty basic Osage words here, to compare with related American Indian languages. You can find more Osage Indian words in our online picture glossaries. If you'd like to know a word that is not in these wordlists, you can take part in our Indian translations fundraiser or visit our main Osage language site for more free resources.

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Osage Word Set

The characters in RED are written in the new Osage font, which you must download here to view correctly. The letters in black are our romanization. Click here for a full pronunciation guide.

English (Français)	Osage Characters	Romanization
One (Un)	WY^X]Y	Wiⁿxtsi
Two (Deux)	TO^PA	Thoⁿpa
Three (Trois)	TABY^	Thabriⁿ
Four (Quatre)	DOPA	Topa
Five (Cinq)	SADA	Satta
Man (Homme)	NYKA	Nikka
Woman (Femme)	WAKO	Wak'o
Dog (Chien)	VO^.KE	Shoⁿke
Sun (Soleil)	MY	Mi
Moon (Lune)	MYHO^DO^	Mihoⁿtoⁿ
Water (Eau)	NY	Ni

Click here to see Osage vocabulary words compared to words in related Siouan languages: Siouan Indian Words

Osage Picture Dictionaries

Here are some themed Osage word lists we have put together and illustrated for language learners. Feel free to print them out for classroom purposes!

Osage animal words

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