Quapaw designation (fwd)

[Koontz John E]

I wonder if Savansa is a printers or handwriting ghost for l'Akansa?

John E. Koontz
http://spot.colorado.edu/~koontz

On Tue, 3 Feb 2004, Michael Mccafferty wrote:

> I received this note, and am wondering if anyone has any Siouan light to
> offer.
> Thanks, Michael
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> 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?
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> Thanks, as always,
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> John
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