wasápe

Osage

Alternative forms

• wasá, wasái

Etymology

Cognate with Omaha-Ponca wasábe, Kansa wasábe, Quapaw wasá

Noun

wasápe (Osage script 𐓏𐒰𐓆𐒰𐓄𐒷)

1. bear
2. black bear

Derived terms

1. wasápežį bear cub (𐓏𐒰𐓆𐒰𐓄𐒷𐓓𐒻͘)
2. wasápe ska white bear (𐓏𐒰𐓆𐒰𐓄𐒷 𐓆𐒼𐒰)