anuNg - nupa

[Koontz John E]

On Mon, 2 Feb 2004, CATCHES VIOLET wrote:
> WHILE IT DOESN'T EXPLICTLY SAY THE WORD FOR TWO, IT IS IMPLICIT IN THE WORD,
> ANUNKXA, on both sides, on each side etc, like at the top and bottom,
> opposing sides, only two sides, head-tail, right-left, above-below, on
> top-on bottom,
> so namp anunkxa yuza  hypothetically, i went to shake the hand (one) of a
> grieving person, and felt really sorry when i saw him/her, i would take
> his/her hand in both of mine and slightly rub in to show my sympathy...
> Violet

This is the sort of detail that is missing from most Siouan dictionaries,
sadly!  And Buechel doesn't clarify that the underlying form is anuNkha.