=be Plural/Proximate in Kaw; =pe Plural/Proximate in Osage

Rory M Larson rlarson at unlnotes.unl.edu
Wed May 31 15:53:21 UTC 2006


> I've always suspected that the male Kaw form was probably -abi, just as
in Omaha, and, as you say, that -abe is feminine -abi+(y)e.

Bob, could you clarify this statement?  I don't know of any such male
(declarative??) form as -abi in Omaha-Ponka.

Thanks,
Rory



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