gypsum or "mica"

[rlarson at unlnotes01.unl.edu]

Is there any relationship between La. makha and OP
maNdhiN'ka, 'earth', 'soil', 'clay' or (I think)
'season'?

OP maz^aN', in my experience, seems to mean 'land'
in the sense of 'territory' or 'region'.  Offhand,
I can't think of anywhere I've seen it used for
'soil'.

Rory

> 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