butterfly

[CATCHES VIOLET]

Henning,
As I told you before, I attempt to teach five native languages here at
Pierre Indian Learning Center, I have five words for butterfly to share;
Arikara-saawiitakaa (final a should be accented)
Chippewa-mimaengwaen (Turtle Mountain written version, I am sure
pronunciation is the same)
Hochunk-mimike (NE version, I am sure the i's are nasalized)
Omaha-watininika (Ed Wolfe version, he has passed on)
Lakxota-kimimela (unaspirated k, so its like a soft g)
Dakoda have a different version, cause I heard it before, forgot it, sorry!
have fun!

Violet Catches
napshawin le miye ye!

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>From: "Henning Garvin" <hhgarvin at hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: siouan at lists.colorado.edu
>To: siouan at lists.colorado.edu
>Subject: butterfly
>Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2003 15:45:40 -0600
>
>
>I believe my email messed up this post the first time I sent it.  If not,
>sorry for the repeat.
>
>No, this has nothing to do with the Volkswagen Grant:)
>
>I was recently asked an interesting question.  THe Hocank word for
>butterfly is :
>
>miNmiNke
>
>I was told the Menominee word for butterfly is exactly the same.  I was
>asked if this is a good example of a borrowing.  Given the close proximity
>and relations the Hocank had with the Menominee, I would hazard a guess
>that it is indeed a borrowing.  But they also asked from which direction
>the borrowing would have occured.  So what are the other Siouan, or
>Alguonquian if you know, words for butterfly.  I know the Ojibwe word is:
>
>memengwaa
>
>The words are similar enough that I am leaning toward the Alguonquian side
>for origin, but I wanted more input before I could answer this question.
>THanks
>
>
>Henning Garvin
>Linguistic research
>Ho-Chunk Nation Language Division
>
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