Quapaw designation (fwd)

[Michael Mccafferty]

Right. I'm aware of these possibilities. Just wanted to search the more
distant Siouan horizons. Thanks for the reply.
Michael

On Tue, 3 Feb 2004, R. Rankin wrote:

> I strongly suspect a mis-copying, at some point, of Akansa, Acansa, Acansea,
> etc., etc., in its many incarnations.  Almost NO Native American languages had
> the consonant [v], and, as far as I know, none east of the Plains.  (I think
> maybe some modern Mohawk and Creek dialect(s) may have it as an allophone.)  I
> think someone just picked up the Dhegihan term /hkaaNze/, like the Illinois did,
> and Margry or his source made a mistake with it.  The initial A- in the
> Algonquian borrowings of it is a reflex of Algonquian short */o/ that becomes
> /a/ in Illinois.  It's used with a number of ethnonyms including the O- of
> Ojibwe.
>
> Bob
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Mccafferty" <mmccaffe at indiana.edu>
> To: <siouan at lists.colorado.edu>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 6:22 AM
> Subject: Quapaw designation (fwd)
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> > I received this note, and am wondering if anyone has any Siouan light to
> > offer.
> > Thanks, Michael
> >
> > The M-I term he's referring to is, of course, /akaansa/, i believe.
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> > I do Chickasaw topographical nomenclature, among other things, and while
> > searching for something else I came across the following enigmatic
> > designation for the Quapaw in Margry's Découverts... (1: 616): Savansa.
> > According to the Handbook of NA Indians, this is the sole occurrence of
> > such a name for them. It bears some resemblance to Miami-Illinois terms
> > for the Quapaw tribe. Hodge in the earlier Handbook mentions a Quapaw
> > gens name, Wasa, that could be the last two syllables of Savansa. Do you
> > see anything that might suggest a possible Miami-Illinois source for
> > calling the Quapaw Savansa?
> >
> > Thanks, as always,
> >
> > John
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