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[Richard C. Lundy]

Ms. West,
You might remember me from last year re: some Lakota translations.  How's your
work coming? I just wanted to pass along some of that informal perspective often
only available from Native speakers.  I was recently speaking with a close
Sicagu friend from the Rosebud Reservation. He is a fluent Lakota (his 1st
language) speaker. He had recently had conversation with a man who is identified
as "Stoney Sioux" known to be Nakota. My friend referred to the Nakota speaker's
sound as not so much "N" as such but more "J" sounding. It was reportedly
difficult (not impossible) to hold a mutually intelligible conversation. He
heard "Jina waste." rather than the expected "Nina waste." sound. (lacking your
linguistic terminology; a soft or even aspirated "J"). I'm curious (as a Lakota
speaker/instructor familiar also with the "D" of the Santee) what feedback you
might be willing to share re: this observation.
Thank you. Be well!
Richard Lundy
Nebraska Indian Community College

Shannon West wrote:

> Hi.  Does anyone have a copy of this article that they'd be willing to mail
> to me?
>
> Author(s): Smith-Evan (ed.); Zephir-Flore (ed.)
> Title: Proceedings of the 1992 Mid-America Linguistics Conference and
> Conference on Siouan/Caddoan Languages
> Author(s): Broadwell,-George-Aaron
> Title of article: Is Choctaw a Pronominal Argument Language?
>
> Interlibrary Loan is unable to get copies of proceedings for that conference
> for some unknown reason.
>
> If you can help, email me off list.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Shannon West
> Linguistics Department,
> University of Victoria
> P.O.Box 3045
> Victoria, B.C.
> Canada
> V8W 3P4