Complementation of i'e
Koontz John E
John.Koontz at colorado.edu
Thu Jan 22 16:09:10 UTC 2004
On Thu, 22 Jan 2004, R. Rankin wrote:
> FWIW Kaw speakers could/would say "Kka:Nze ie" for 'Kaw language'. I think you
> and Mark are on solid ground. I took it as a compound at the time (since the
> modifier preceded the noun).
UmaN'haN i'e is Omaha language, too. The only question really is how to
say 'say xxx in Omaha, and maybe 'to speak Omaha', albeit i'e being a verb
as well as a noun offers a hint there.
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