Winnebago -ga in Kinterms

[Jimm G GoodTracks]

I've noticed that in all, if not most of the W. Clan names, they end in
-ga.  I've wondered about it.
JGT

On Fri, 1 Mar 2002 09:34:07 -0700 (MST) Koontz John E
<John.Koontz at colorado.edu> writes:
> I've noticed before that certain Winnebago nouns take an appended
> -ga.
> For example, was^c^iNiNk' 'rabbit', but was^c^iNge'ga 'the Rabbit'.
> (I
> think I've remembered the actual noun correctly.)  Notice that the
> final
> -e lost historically resurfaces in this form.  It seems to me that
> the
> noun for '(agency) store-keeper' also has such a -ga.
>
> A number of kin terms also take -ga in various contexts.  I was
> wondering
> if this might not account for deega 'uncle' vs. Teton lek(s^i) or
> Omaha-Ponca negi.  That is, deega is deek + ga?
>
>
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