etymology of MANDAN

[Alan H. Hartley]

> John and I have just been carrying on private correspondence on the name
> "Kansa".  It's just as bad, but for other reasons....

John suggested Dhegiha kkaNze, a clan name. If you and he come to any
further conclusions, I'd be grateful to hear them.

A couple of misc. citations:

1736 _Bull. Recherches Historiques_ XXXIV. (1928) 549-50: Les Okams, ou
Kamsé
1806 Z. Pike _Jrnls._ passim: Kans
1823 E. James _Exped. Rocky Mts._ (Phila.) II. 354: The Konzas or
Konzays [river], as it is pronounced by the Indians

Alan