Helmbrecht and Lehmann's List of Hočąk Moons
Hočąk Moon | Month |
Hųšwíčonįwi | First Bear Month, January |
Hų́čwiroágnį | Last Bear Month, February |
Wakéhikirúxewi | Racoon Mating Month, March |
Horóhigįnį́nįwi | Fish Spawning Month, April |
Mą́įtawúshiwi | Earth Drying Month, May |
Mą́įra'ų́wi, Mą́įna'ų́wi | Cultivating Month, June |
Waxóčra wi | Corn Tasseling Month, July* |
Watajóxwi | Corn Tasseling Month, August* |
Hųwą́jukwi | Elk Call Month, September |
Čamą́hinąǧówi, Čamą́įnąǧówi | Deer Digging Ground Month, October |
Čáikirúxewi | Deer Mating Month, November |
Čahéwakšų́wi | Deer Antler Shedding Month, December |
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Learners Dictionary, HočąkEnglish/EnglishHočąk, edd. Johannes Helmbrecht and Christian Lehmann. Arbeitspapiere des Seminars für Sprachwissenschaft der Universität Erfurt Seminar für Sprachwissenschaft, no. 21. 2d ed. (Erfurt: the Editors, May, 2006).