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<DIV><FONT size=4>Yes, Jill!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>Do go through “all my field notes” and doing that in the near
future rather than the indefinite “whenever.” The kind of findings/
anecdotes/ statements gleaned from our late Ioway, Otoe-Missouria (IOM) Elders
who are worthy to be included in the encyclopedic entries of the revised IOM
Dictionary. I am including statements, discussions from present day
tribal members as well, such as stated in Email correspondence and on a more
grand scale, the recent award winning documentary film “The Lost Nation:
The Ioway” (Parts I, II, III), by the highly recognized film makers, Kelly &
Tammy Rundle of Fourth Wall Films, Moline, Ill. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>By the way, I am going to make a committed effort to
<EM><U><STRONG>complete</STRONG></U></EM> all scheduled IOM Dictionary entries
in the next three year AT MAX, and then, I will transfer the working files to CD
in preparation for sending all to a printer for producing a <STRONG>Hard Copy
and distribution.</STRONG> That would be approximately Dec, 2016.
Forty three years in the compiling and production of an ultimate and excellent
IOM Dictionary is sufficient for one life time (my opinion). We all know
that dictionary work is endless, and one needs draw the line. I’ll be 73yo
at that time, my grandson Sage PagranDahe will be 11yo, and on the verge of
middle school years. I will be needing to give attention to this.
I’d prefer he accomplish these years in Antigua, where Private Schools Education
have high standards without the gauntlet of state tests as teaching standards,
and also there is less negative learning from unfortunate peers who come from
homes/ families with low standards & lax supervision of their
children. It was my experience in Lawrence with my children and
grandchildren that while the Lawrence middle schools and staff are excellent in
all other aspects, the influence from the flow of all manner of children from
diversified backgrounds interfered with our family and lead to much chaos,
confusion and visits with/ to the juvenile system and courts, where I came well
known, but which served in the rapid custody of Hintagwa when his parental
family (my son) disintegrated. I want to spare Hintagwa a possible repeat
of these ill scenarios. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>However, bottom line may be that I will not locate a preferred
Antigua private middle schools with a fully balanced curriculum. In which
case, I have identified the near to White Cloud private Sacred Heart School in
Falls City, NE (a full 1~12year school) as an alternative, which offers tailored
small classes, and student focused attention with high academic achievement
among students within the state educational standards. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>So, it is imperative that between you there, Saul in Princeton
(at the moment) that we strive and commit to completing the Ioway Otoe (IOM)
grammars (professional/ lay grammars) and any undone work that should be
included into the hard copy print of the unabridged exhaustive resource
Dictionary. Anecdotes and conversations such as you and Saul shared below
are precious, and mostly none-existent in the contemporary acculturated/
assimilated three communities in Kansas & Oklahoma. I realize your
busy, but we ALL are busy. It is timely to complete long delayed tasks so
that the information may be shared with and for the common good of both the
Báxoje Jiwére Native communities, the public domain and Academia. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>I trust and pray you take heed of this advisory.
Remember what our Elders, their words they shared with us, namely:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>Ix^án swíhsje ke; Ama ch^é tórigi áre ke. Hánwegi
dagúre^sun hin^unsdunwi ke. Tanhéda hintúgan Bi mángrida dáhahajena
aréchi xáme gigrúnje taho. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>Gasunhsji hadádana ke. Tórigunda</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>Jimm</FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=Greer-J@MSSU.EDU
href="mailto:Greer-J@MSSU.EDU">Greer, Jill</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, May 11, 2013 11:59 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=SIOUAN@listserv.unl.edu
href="mailto:SIOUAN@listserv.unl.edu">SIOUAN@listserv.unl.edu</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: Siouan tongue twisters?</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P>Thanks, Saul - Actually, Grandpa Truman still talked about the number
888 - he would just laugh about it. I can't remember any more right
now, but if I ever get to go through all my field notes... </P>
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<P>of course, the sound symbolism he enjoyed too - the word for sneeze was
SO dead on target soundwise - he?shi (sorry, no keyboard symbols here -
it's a glottal stop, and the sh is as in English..)</P>
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<P>Best,</P>
<P>Jill Greer</P>
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face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> Siouan Linguistics [SIOUAN@listserv.unl.edu] on behalf
of Saul Schwartz [sschwart@PRINCETON.EDU]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, May 11, 2013
2:54 PM<BR><B>To:</B> SIOUAN@listserv.unl.edu<BR><B>Subject:</B> Siouan tongue
twisters?<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; WHITE-SPACE: normal">Hello,<BR><BR>Just wanted
to share an amusing anecdote I encountered when I was in the American
Philosophical Society Library recently going through Gordon Marsh's
correspondence with Franz Boas. </SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: arial,sans-serif; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap; FONT-SIZE: 13px"><SPAN
style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; WHITE-SPACE: normal">The following is in a
letter from Marsh, dated August 6, 1936, updating Boas on the progress of his
fieldwork with Chiwere speakers near Perkins, Oklahoma:<BR><BR>"I can say a few
words and simple sentences and can ask for food at the table. The Indians get a
great kick out of hearing me talk. </SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: arial,sans-serif; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap; FONT-SIZE: 13px"><SPAN
style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; WHITE-SPACE: normal">Sometimes I read them
parts of my text, a lot of which they have never heard, and they say it sounds
very natural to them and they all understand it. </SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: arial,sans-serif; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap; FONT-SIZE: 13px"><SPAN
style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; WHITE-SPACE: normal">They are pleased when I
say 8888 for them. It is supposed to be the hardest thing to say and some of
them say they can’t say it themselves. It is simply:<BR><BR>kóge glelábliⁿ
gléblaⁿ húyaⁿ glelábliⁿnaⁿ gléblaⁿ glelábliⁿ aglíⁿ glelábliⁿ."<BR><BR>While I
know that tongue twisters are a recognized form verbal play and source of
amusement in many languages, this is the first time I've come across a Siouan
one. </SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: arial,sans-serif; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap; FONT-SIZE: 13px"><SPAN
style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; WHITE-SPACE: normal">If there are other
examples of Siouan tongue twisters, I'd be interested to hear about
them.<BR><BR>Be
well,<BR>Saul</SPAN></SPAN></DIV></SPAN></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV><BR><BR><FONT
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