Colors in Dakota -Duta
Koontz John E
John.Koontz at colorado.edu
Thu Mar 27 06:11:46 UTC 2003
> On Wed, 26 Mar 2003, Rory M Larson wrote:
> > Do we have any 'red' cognates to Dakotan /sha/ in other branches of
> > Siouan?
>
> I think not, but I'm speaking without looking at the CSD database.
The CSD compares Dakotan s^a 'red' with the term s^e 'red haw, apple'
found in Dhegiha and Ioway-Otoe. Winnebago has ks^ee 'apple'. In
Crow-Hidatsa, cf. Cr his^s^i. In Mandan se?- 'red'.
To the forms cf. OP z^ide add Southeastern forms along the lines of
PSE *ac^huti.
JEK
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