2 x o...phA (Re[2]: Historical Explanation for *pi ...)

[Koontz John E]

On Tue, 10 Feb 2004, Wablenica wrote:
> It looks that there are (were) two "opha" verbs: o'pxa, o'wapxa,
> o'uNpxapi, "to join; follow; participate" in Boas&Deloria, and opxA',
> owa'pxe, uNko'pxapi, "to go by way of".

What's the page number on this?  I see that Buechel lists just o'pha
(ouNpha=pi) 'go with, follow; be present at, take part in'.  He puts a
macron over this o, but doesn't write oo as in previous entries (which I
assume have rearticulation).

The latter might be the best fit for Dh *ophE 'to follow a
path/route/trail'.

It's possible that the former accounts for the Osage "o-pshe'"  and
"op'-she" /ophe/ forms in LaFlesche glossed 'ford', bridge', and 'pass
from one group to aanother', though, naturally, there is a tendency on at
least my part to stretch a point and assume these are all derivations of
the same sense.

There's also a Dhegiha form *oppe (or *ohpe) 'to go in; to visit'.  I
think this is cognate with, e.g., IO ugwa' or Wi hokewe'.  The source
would be something like Proto-MVS *okpe.