Sleeps and Winters (fwd)

[Kathleen Shea]

The Ponca usage is the same as the Omaha.

Kathy

----- Original Message -----
From: "Koontz John E" <John.Koontz at colorado.edu>
To: <siouan at lists.colorado.edu>
Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2001 6:18 PM
Subject: RE: Sleeps and Winters (fwd)


> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2001 10:36:25 -0600
> From: "Rankin, Robert L" <rankin at ku.edu>
> To: 'Koontz John E ' <John.Koontz at colorado.edu>
> Subject: RE: Sleeps and Winters
>
>
> > laconically, wani'yetu 'winter, year'.
>
> The Kaws seem to have used omoNyiNkka for 'year' in the Dorsey texts, but
it
> is also used for 'season'.
>
> Koontz adds:
>
> In OP umaN'[dh]iNkka, 'season, year', also sometimes used in counting
> ages.  And I've always noticed maN[dh]iN'kka 'earth, soil'.
>
> (Bob asked me to post this for him as his university email address has
> unexpectedly changed, cutting him off temporarily from posting access.
> JEK)