CHIWERE etymology
Alan H. Hartley
ahartley at d.umn.edu
Thu Mar 2 23:48:51 UTC 2000
John,
John Koontz wrote:
> I guess it boils down to agreeing that j^egiwere would mean something like
> 'the ones here', and j^iwere seems to be a contraction of it.
Now we're getting down to Siouan 101. That's what I need, though I do
very much appreciate any detailed analysis you can give.
> You
> can just cite Dorsey in the knowledge that he's certainly correct. I
> don't suppose there's even a point in comparing it to Dhegiha.
On the contrary, I find the analogy very interesting, and the OED does
like to note etymological parallels.
Many thanks and best regards,
Alan
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