WINN (HOCK) ROOTS

[Rankin, Robert L]

Jimm,
 
If the root ends in the syllable -ke, replace it with -ka instead.
If the root ends in a consonant, add an -e at the end.  
Replace the following syllables:
 
Change kara to gra
               kere to gre
               kiri  to gri
               koro to gro
               kuru to gru
               para to bra
               pere to bre
               piri  to bri
               poro to bro
               puru to bru
 
               sara to sra (same with other identical vowels)
               shara to shra       "       "       "               "           "      
               xara to xra           "
 
Generally speaking, move the accent back one syllable to the left.
 
This should get you pretty close to I/O/M.  There are a few other things.
 
And, oh yes, the three nasal vowels belong in the above sets of CVCV syllables where the two vowels are identical too.
 
Bob

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From: owner-siouan at lists.colorado.edu on behalf of Jimm GoodTracks
Sent: Mon 1/7/2008 6:01 AM
To: siouan at lists.colorado.ed
Subject: WINN (HOCK) ROOTS


In Ken Miner's 1984 Winnebago Field Lexicon (June, 1984), he listed 6 pages of verb roots.  Most roots are similar with Ioway, Otoe and of course, other Siouan languages.
Is there a simple formula, perhaps, to convert the roots to fit their Ioway, Otoe counterparts/ cognates??  Often in trying to find an IO root equivalent among the WINN roots, I run into discrepancies and other problems.
Although my inquiry may be naive, perhaps, Jonathan, or whosoever can respond.
Jimm