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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>I’m trying to figure out the breakdown of the Otoe-Missouria term for “gun” (iyujį). My first instinct was to go with this:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>i- (instrumental prefix and/or “with”) + ujį (hit/strike)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>And in there, the “y” would occur for the sake of euphony thus making “iyujį” (strike/hit with).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Then I saw Dorsey’s entry with his term “i-yu-́ciⁿ” where he says:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>“Were it not for the W. eq., we would be inclined to derive this word from uciⁿ, to hit, with the instrumental prefix, i-, changed making the compound i-uciⁿ, changed for euphony to iyu-ci; but the W. izhu- shows that the “y” in iyu- is radical.”<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dorsey covered what my exact thoughts were but said no because of the Hocąnk cognate and that it is “radical.” I haven’t been able to find the Hocąk term anywhere and have no idea what he meant by “radical.” Anyone have any ideas? I haven’t had any luck with any related cognates that I could find.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Here are some spellings of this term I’ve come across that may help.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>jútschä</b> (Maximilian)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>His forms don’t have the initial “i-“ but just jump right into the “y” sound. He also ends with “ä” (eh/ay sound) but clearly goes with “į” with his term “strike” (uh-tschin).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>E-yock-a</b> (Major Albert Green)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Linguistic precision definitely isn’t Green’s strong point but his “ck” has me curious.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>i-yo-ćeˊ</b> (Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden (1862)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>uyóci</b> (Wistrand-Robinson, 1972)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Any help would be greatly appreciated.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Sky Campbell, B. A.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>Language Director<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Otoe-Missouria Tribe<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>580-723-4466 ext. 111<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>sky@omtribe.org<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><br>
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