gypsum or "mica"

[bi1 at soas.ac.uk]

Maya means 'bank' or 'cliff'' as in maya gliheya 'steep bank'

Bruce
On 3 Sep 2002, at 9:37, Koontz John E wrote:

> On Tue, 3 Sep 2002 bi1 at soas.ac.uk wrote:
> > Interesting that you said makha saN, I was going to hazard that a s a
> > guess.  The white cliffs of Dover, so I was informed by a Lakota
> > veteran who had seen them, are called Maya SaN.  They are of course
> > chalk, but look much like gypsum from a distance.
>
> What's the difference between mayaN and makha?  'Earth' vs. 'clay'?
> I'm guessing 'earth' from OP maz^aN 'land' and, I think, 'soil'.
>
> JEK
>