Colorado typonyms.

[Tom Leonard]

On Wed, 12 Jul 2006, Carolyn Quintero wrote:
> JK: However, most Siouan languages do have a word for 'queen' in the
> sense of the queen ina deckof cards.  The Osage expression per LaFlesche
> is z^e'ga z^iNga 'little leg(s)' which he explains as referring to the
> old style image of the queen ...

>>>I haven't found the OP term, so I can't tell if this is an OP-ism.

The only Ponca term that I am aware of for "queen" in a deck of cards is:
wa'u z^iNga (old woman)