Alan Knutson wrote: > Not being aware of the context, here's a shot in the dark.... ozauzee< > Ozaukee (Sauk?) 'Ozauzee' is probably 'Osage' from Dhegiha waz^áz^e, with initial o- indicating transmission through an Algonquian language (or being a natural English pron. of unstressed wV- ?) See Doug Parks' synonymy in HNAI 13.493-5. Alan H.