[Lexicog] Comanche borrowings?

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Wayne Leman" <wayne_leman at sil.org>
To: <lexicographylist at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 11:47 AM
Subject: [Lexicog] Comanche borrowings?


> Jimm, I am contacting Lila about this. I know that she did do work on
> Comanche. If she is not too busy, we should get some info back from her.
>
> Wayne
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> Wayne Leman
> Busby, Montana, U.S.A.
> Cheyenne dictionary project:
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jimm GoodTracks" <goodtracks at gbronline.com>
> To: <siouan at lists.colorado.edu>
> Cc: <lexicographylist at yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 10:52 AM
> Subject: [Lexicog] Re: Comanche borrowings?
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> > That appears straight from Ponca, as one of the late Elders' Ponca name
> was
> > "Wasabe" (Black Bear).
> >
> > Some time ago, ten or more years ago, Lila Wistrand-Robinson, work on a
> > Commanche Dictionary.  I had the impression that she may have been
> > contracted by the tribe.  Nevertheless, I dont recall anyone ever
> mentioning
> > this Dictionary by her, and I failed to ask her about several years ago
> when
> > discussing other matters.
> > Jimm
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Rory M Larson" <rlarson at unlnotes.unl.edu>
> > To: <siouan at lists.colorado.edu>
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 10:24 AM
> > Subject: Comanche borrowings?
> >
> >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Has anybody noticed that the Comanche word for 'black bear'
> > > is wasape?  (Comanche Vocabulary. Manuel Garcia Rejon,
> > > tr. & ed. Daniel J. Gelo, University of Texas Press, Austin,
> > > 1995.)  I assume that's a loan from Dhegihan, probably
> > > Ponka if not Kaw or Osage.
> > >
> > > Also, they seem to have three words for 'horse':
> > > puki, tIhIya and kobi.  Kobi seems to mean 'mustang'
> > > or 'stallion'; is this another variant of caballo/kawa?
> > >
> > > Rory
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