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[Koontz John E]

On Wed, 20 Aug 2003, Michael McCafferty wrote:
> I "lurk" or rather "stalk" the Siouan discussion site for things that
> Siouanists have to say that might be relevant to Algonquian, as I'm
> especially interested in the former Siouan presence in the Ohio valley-- the
> Miami-Illinois name for the Ohio River does in fact translate to "Kaw
> River". Also, I stalk this listserv because John Koontz and Bob Rankin have
> been so kind over the years in answering my questions-- and with really
> interesting answers-- that I've always wanted to see what more they and
> their colleagues have to say about things. But, in this case, John's query
> seems to have bypassed my lurking eyes.
>
> I guess all I can add to Paul's posting is that Proto-Algonquian long */ee/
> occurs, as far as I know, in all manner of syllables, ...

Yes, I seem to have remembered this distribution restriction in an
inverted form!