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Creek yanasa, Choctaw yanash.<br>
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Pam<br>
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David Kaufman wrote:<br>
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<div>Hi,</div>
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<div>I was intrigued to find that the Biloxi word for "buffalo" is <strong>yinisa</strong>
(or <strong>nsa</strong> abbreviated). The Cherokee word for buffalo
is <strong>yanssi</strong>. Am I totally off the mark in thinking
these are somehow related, perhaps through borrowing? Especially since
the Biloxi word is so far afield from the northern Siouan (e.g.,
Hidatsa and Dakota) words for buffalo: <strong>mité </strong>and <strong>pte</strong>.
I don't know what the word for buffalo is in other Iroquoian languages
(e.g., Seneca or Mohawk) and I don't know what the Muskogean words
are. I'm wondering if both the Biloxi and Cherokee words may be
borrowed from Muskogean, since both the Biloxi and Cherokee tribes
originally bordered on opposite sides of Muskogean territory? Does
anyone know the Muskogean (e.g., Creek or Choctaw) words for
"buffalo"? (BTW--the Ofo dictionary does not show a word for buffalo.)</div>
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<div>One other thing: has anyone done comparative wordlists for both
the Siouan and Iroquoian families, and/or comparative grammars, that
are available and accessible? </div>
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<div>Thanks,</div>
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<div>Dave </div>
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