<DIV>>I always imagined that _anung(k)_ [anuN'g] was composed of a-nuN-k <BR>>where the center part derived from _nupa_ [nuN'pa] -> nub -> num [nuN], <BR>>the initial part is _a-_ (on, upon) and the _-g/k_ ending might be the <BR>>remaining rest of some truncation process. Hence, 'on/from both sides' (?)<BR><BR>>Only recently, I was pondering on _anunkhasan_ [anuN'kh^asaN] <BR>>'Weißkopfadler' where _anunk_ and _san_ seem pretty obvious, whereas the <BR>>middle part _ha_ [h^a] - to me - is not. Any hints?</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>I'm not exactly sure if the k in the Lakota word for 'bald eagle' is aspirated -- off the top of my head, I don't remember an aspiration here, but I could be wrong. My Lakota speaker, on at least two occasions, etymologized anuNk[h?]asaN 'bald eagle' as 'white on both ends/sides', which is semantically very appropriate, of course.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>I'm pretty sure that I have heard the form anuNk[h?]a-taN 'from both sides' sometime. -taN means 'from', and my guess is that anuNk[h?]a- is the full form of the lexical root that appears in truncated form in the name for Deloria's mythical character AnuNk-Ite 'Double FAce' and in other compounds. Thus: no need to analyze -[h?]a, at least for now, unless someone else comes up with compelling reasons for treating -[?]a as an independent element.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Regina</FONT></P><BR><BR></DIV><p><hr SIZE=1>
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