Distant kins & -shit- :-)

[Bruce Ingham]

re Constantine's message
I have seen sam thunkas^ila for great grandfather and somewhere
the
usage of akhotaNhaN 'beyond' for 'great grandson'.  Something like
thakoja akhotanhan, but I'm not sure.  thakoja and sam chiNca
'grandchild' can also just mean 'descendant' of course.

I have three questions on Siouan kinship terms.
1. What are the terms for greatgrand-
fathers/mothers,and
2. What are the terms for distant relatives in
eachgeneration.

P.S. Oh, just got the message from Violet Catches:
> "niyate txunkashitku" -no, niyate txokapxa, the
oldest (uncle)
unci txanka is great grandmother

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Dr. Bruce Ingham
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