<tt><font size=2>Bob wrote:</font></tt>
<br><tt><font size=2>> *ni is one of three 'negative' morphemes commonly
found in Siouan languages.</font></tt>
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<br><tt><font size=2>I had it in mind that there was no *[n] or *[m] in
proto-Siouan, and that the nasal consonants in modern Siouan languages
are really just nasalized versions of *[r] and *[w] (or *[R] and *[W]).
Am I mis-remembering, or should the negative morpheme here be reconstructed
as *riN for Siouan in general?</font></tt>
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<br><tt><font size=2>Great discussion, by the way. Thanks to all
participants!</font></tt>
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<br><tt><font size=2>Rory</font></tt>
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