Original meaning/use of Lakota term Wateca?

[Rankin, Robert L]

Well, if it's cognate with Omaha /ttega/ it is.   Bob

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From: owner-siouan at lists.Colorado.EDU on behalf of Rory M Larson
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Subject: RE: Original meaning/use of Lakota term Wateca?



Bob wrote: 
> The Dakota specialists on the list can probably give a much 
> better answer to your question, but I thought I'd mention that 
> the related word in Kaw and Omaha, "tega" means roughly 'new', 
> 'something new' -- which seems almost the opposite of 'left overs'. 
> Interesting meaning shift.

The t in wateca is aspirated then, correct? 

Rory