Dakota itazipA 'bow'
R. Rankin
rankin at ku.edu
Sun Oct 13 14:56:54 UTC 2002
> We were speculating on the meaning of the -zipA
component of the Dakota
> 'bow' word a while back. I think we noticed zi'pe=la
'thin, fine'.
> How about this, though? OP mu[u]'=zibe 'to shoot',
Dorsey 90:189.9. Mu=
> is, of course, the shooting instrumental. This stem
occurs exactly once
> in the texts.
I bet that's it. The only other possibility is that
zibe is a borrowing from Dakotan -- a folk etymology
based on itazipela. Maybe Kathy, Ardis or Catherine
can check for it in other contexts. Quapaw, Kaw and
Osage are all gone now. Chiwere is a possibility for
related forms.
Bob
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