[Lexicog] Criteria for example sentences

[Wayne Leman]

John, this is the same for Cheyenne. There is just one single word for
animate beings that refers to the sound they make. The same word (énéstoohe,
which I have glossed as 'to sound') is used for characteristic sounds of
humans, cows, horses, sacred power(s), thunder, etc. Well, hmm, actually
dogs get their own word which means 'bark.' But, then, that might be so
because dogs were so important historically for Cheyennes, pulling travois,
etc.

Wayne
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Wayne Leman
Cheyenne website: http://www.geocities.com/cheyenne_language

John Koontz wrote:
> I can't resist pointing out that not all languages go overboard in this
> direction.  Many Siouan languages make do with a single verb which one
> might gloss 'to make its characteristic noise' in he abstract, though in
> context, 'moo', 'bark', 'chirp', 'go off (of a gun)', etc., would be
> appropriate.  This is not to say that the Siouan languages lack
> onomatopoeic forms or do not make metaphorical extensions.  Just not in
> this particular niche.



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