Earth

[Koontz John E]

I promised I would look up some earth words (as opposed to dirty words).

*htVNt- 'steppe'

Dakota tiN'ta 'prairie'
OP ttaN'de 'ground'
Ks ttaN'j^e 'high ground'
Osage htaN'ce 'earth, ground, treeless prairie'
(?) Quapaw ttaNna' 'earth'

[Note IO has abra'hge 'flat on it' for 'plains']

*maN- 'soil'

OP maN- 'earth' (in compounds)
Osage maN- 'earth' (in compounds like 'dust', 'mud')
Quapaw ma- 'earth' (in compounds like 'mud')
IO maN 'ground, dust, soil, earth'
Winnebago maNaN 'earth. ground', also in compounds like 'dust', 'dirt',
    'sand')

*maNh-ka

Dakotan makha' 'ground, earth, soil, the earth, land, clay'
(?) IO makhaN 'clay' (irregular dev?) (not maNkha ~ maNkhaN 'medicine')

*maN(r)iN'h-ka 'earth' (Dhegiha only)

OP maN(dh)iNkka 'earth'
Osage maN(dh)iNhka 'earth, soil, clay'
Qu mani'kka 'earth, soil, ground'

*maN-ka 'bank'

Winnebago moo'ga 'bank'
Winnebago moo'gas^uc^ 'Red Banks (legendary homeland)

*maN'ha 'bank' (?)

(?) Dakotan mayaN' 'bank' (irregular development?)
OP maNa' 'bank'
Osage maN'ha 'cliff, west'
Quapaw maN'a(zi) 'cliff'
IO maN'ha 'earth, ground, dirt', also 'mud, dust' (in compounds)
Winnebago maNaNha' 'mud'
(?) Winnebago mooha(j^a) 'hard ground'

*maNgh- 'field'

Dakotan ma'gha 'field'
Ioway-Otoe maNxe 'field'
Winnebago maNaNx 'field'
(?) Winnebago maNaNgh(a)- (in compounds) 'field' (irregular development?)

[Note that Dhegiha has forms like OP u'?e, Osage o'we < *wo'k?e 'wherein
to dig' for 'field']

*maN'z^aN 'land, country'

(?) Dakotan maya' 'bank' (irregular development?)
OP maNz^aN' 'country, land'
Osage maN'z^aN 'country, world, land'
Quapaw maz^aN', maz^oN' 'land'
IO ma'yaN 'earth, land, country, clay'
IO ma'yaN s^uj^e 'Red Earth' (legendary homeland)

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