lack of rhymes

Jan Ullrich jfu at centrum.cz
Wed Dec 1 21:26:01 UTC 2004


  Alfred W. Tüting wrote:
> Both forms are found for 'Sitting Bull"
> Tatanka Iyotake [txataN'ka i'yotake] or
> Tatanka Iyotanka [txataN'ka i'yotaNka] - and also: ~ yotanka etc.

I am not sure where the Tatanka Iyotanka form - common in popular
literature - originates from. I have reasons to believe that the correct
form is ThathaN'ka I'yotake, pronounced ThathaN'kiyotake in fast speech.

Jan


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