Kahomni

[ROOD DAVID S]

Louis,
	The basic meaning of the ka- prefix is a very general 'by force'.
An example with that meaning would be kablecha 'break by hitting'. Both it
and yu- 'by hand' have taken on many other meanings, including a very
general 'cause, make' meaning, however, and it's hard to generalize.  I
think the ka- in kahomni is one of these more general uses 'made to
circle, caused to circle'.  That would accord with the speakers' instincts
that it indicates the source of (or maybe the stimulus for) the action.
I'm not familiar with "kahomni", however -- does that explanation make
sense?
	David

David S. Rood
Dept. of Linguistics
Univ. of Colorado
295 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0295
USA
rood at colorado.edu

On Fri, 2 Jul 2004, Louis Garcia wrote:

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> Members:
> I am planning on doing an essay or paper on the Kahomni Dance.
> I have asked local speakers what the 'ka' part means.
> They all say it means 'the action' (Ka= action of; homni= circling).
> Do you concur?
> Toksta ake,
> Louie Garcia
>