Nebraska

[Koontz John E]

On Wed, 21 Feb 2001, Koontz John E wrote:
> Or it could be - in fact I think it may be - Ioway-Otoe braske.  It
> depends on what -ka represents in something like ne-bras-ka.  Ne is
> clearly niN, which tends to suggest ka is ke.  It is, of course, very
> difficult to tell.

I should also say that, if IO, probably specifically Otoe, from the
location of the Otoe village at its mouth, this would have to be in a very
conservative form, e.g., with -s- where most recent speakers would have
<theta> or <h> (preaspiration of k).  Also, the (predictable)
palatalization of n before i, iN, e is not indicated, which may also be
conservative, or simply a simplification.

JEK