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style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Dear Jonathan<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =
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style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><SPAN class=408480308-18012006>I agree
</SPAN>with Rory <SPAN class=408480308-18012006>and
John </SPAN>that there most likely isn’t a term specifically for “zero” in
Lakota.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">I tried eliciting “zero” with native speakers
on several occasions. The reply always involved wanjini or takuni (tagni).
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style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">When exchanging phone numbers in Lakota I
encountered tagni in most cases.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
owner-siouan@lists.colorado.edu [mailto:owner-siouan@lists.colorado.edu] <B>On
Behalf Of </B>Jonathan Holmes<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, January 17, 2006 11:41
PM<BR><B>To:</B> Siouan List<BR><B>Subject:</B> Lakota Concept of
Zero<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV id=RTEContent>I was curious if anyone is aware of a Lakota term for the
numeric concept of "0" (zero). Most Lakota/English dictionaries I have read
give numeric terms beginning with "1" (one), and do not have "0" (zero)
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<DIV>While I know of the Lakota terms such as...</DIV>
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<DIV><EM>wanji'ni</EM> = none</DIV>
<DIV><EM>takuni</EM> = nothing</DIV>
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<DIV>...is this the same as "0" (zero)?</DIV>
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<DIV>Just wondering,</DIV>
<DIV>Jonathan</DIV><BR><BR>
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