[Lexicog] Re: Comanche borrowings?

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jimm GoodTracks" <goodtracks at gbronline.com>
To: <siouan at lists.colorado.edu>
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Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 10:52 AM
Subject: [Lexicog] Re: Comanche borrowings?


> That appears straight from Ponca, as one of the late Elders' Ponca name
was
> "Wasabe" (Black Bear).
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> Some time ago, ten or more years ago, Lila Wistrand-Robinson, work on a
> Commanche Dictionary.  I had the impression that she may have been
> contracted by the tribe.  Nevertheless, I dont recall anyone ever
mentioning
> this Dictionary by her, and I failed to ask her about several years ago
when
> discussing other matters.
> Jimm
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rory M Larson" <rlarson at unlnotes.unl.edu>
> To: <siouan at lists.colorado.edu>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 10:24 AM
> Subject: Comanche borrowings?
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> > Has anybody noticed that the Comanche word for 'black bear'
> > is wasape?  (Comanche Vocabulary. Manuel Garcia Rejon,
> > tr. & ed. Daniel J. Gelo, University of Texas Press, Austin,
> > 1995.)  I assume that's a loan from Dhegihan, probably
> > Ponka if not Kaw or Osage.
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> > Also, they seem to have three words for 'horse':
> > puki, tIhIya and kobi.  Kobi seems to mean 'mustang'
> > or 'stallion'; is this another variant of caballo/kawa?
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> > Rory
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