<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Anthony,</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">The Omaha term is kuge wiN, literally
"one box" as early treaty payments reportedly came in boxes of
1000 coins, while hiN wiN is 100, and 1,000,000 is given as kuge gtheboN
hiN wiN, literally "thousand ten hundred" in the Stabler lexicon.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Mark Awakuni-Swetland, Ph.D.<br>
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<br><font size=1 face="sans-serif">Sent by: owner-siouan@lists.colorado.edu</font>
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<br><tt><font size=2>Dear all:<br>
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What's the correct spelling of the word for 1000 in Dhegiha, specifically
OP, please? I'm thinking of the one which means 'box'. (Though as
I'm a numerals fan, any others are welcome.)<br>
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Thanks<br>
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Anthony<br>
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