Dakota ni(N)c^a

[Koontz John E]

On Fri, 4 Oct 2002, ROOD DAVID S wrote:
> ... The sterotypical sentence with ni^ca is "ma'zaska mani'ce" 'I
> don't have any money'.

I'm pretty sure that maNzeska aNdhiNge would work in OP, too.

> 	At some point I remember learning that one of these was preferred
> for things that are normally expected to exist to be missing, such as body
> parts or those kin that everyone has, like mothers and fathers, while the
> other was used for less expected stuff like food or cars or those kin
> terms that not everyone has, like older or younger siblings -- but I can't
> find written confirmation of that even though I've just looked, and I
> can't be sure which is which.

... but, I have the impression from my quick look last night, and from
your comment, that OP use of dhiNge is much freer and less restricted
lexically than use in at least Dakotan and Winnebago.

JEK