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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=4 face="Times New Roman">That is an interesting
find, and all your explanations are plausible, especially the 2nd one. I
do not recall coming across this before, and I can not find any thing like it in
the IOM Dictionary. The imperative works just as you say, and I know of no
deviation. The collected texts from Dorsey, and those from Julia Small, a
monolingual speaker, did not have examples as you have found.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=4 face="Times New Roman">The mystery needs be
reviewed by a higher power, namely the Siouan List, to whom I am going to cc
this reply for their input by the professional experts and those who may have
some explanation for this occurrence, or able to leave as a Hamilton
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=sky@omtribe.org
href="mailto:sky@omtribe.org">Campbell, Sky</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Friday, February 21, 2014 10:44 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=jgoodtracks@gmail.com
href="mailto:jgoodtracks@gmail.com">Jimm G. GoodTracks</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Aho!</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Hope all is well up your way <SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: wingdings">J</SPAN>.<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Quick question about something I’ve noticed in Hamilton and
Irvin’s books. After some of the commands/imperatives, there is an extra
syllable after the verb. For example, they have:<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>wa-ka a-ta-ka-ræ – see the snake<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>I have no idea what the “ka” is doing after (what would be
for us) “ada”. But with Hamilton, he doesn’t differentiate between “k” and
“g” so it may actually be a “g” for us. He uses this quite a bit for
commands but I’m not understanding why and so far I haven’t found any
clues. From what I can tell, it isn’t a form of plural since he uses –wi
and he uses the singular 2<SUP>nd</SUP> person when the “ka” is used. And
he doesn’t always use it for the singular imperative form which is what adds to
my confusion.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>I have 3 possibilities that spring to mind.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>First, the “ka” might be a contracted form of “gasun” which
perhaps might be indicating that whatever the speaker wants done, they want it
done now. Not sure about this one since you usually see “gasun” at the
beginning of a statement.<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Second is that the ending imperative “re” may actually be a
contraction of an older form “kare/gare” and it has just stopped being
used. That one is just a random guess LOL.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Finally, I am wondering if the “ka” is actually perhaps
“ke/ge” to refer to “in like manner” (ithke) but since it is an imperative, the
“e” changes to an “a”. If so, then the above sentence would perhaps say
something like “Look at the snake (in like manner).” And if so, I wonder
if the context of the conversation would indicate just exactly what the “like
manner” means.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>What do you think?<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">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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