Terms for "white man"

[Louis Garcia]

Hi gang;
I hate to bud in here because you guys talk linguistics like a wohdkawakan
(sacred language). The adverage non-lingueistic educated guy can't tell what
you are saying half the time.
Here is my two cents:
Wasicun (wa= noun marker, sicun = a live spirit)
A live spirit is a sicun, a dead spirit is nagi. Hence wanagi is a ghost.
Wasisun is someone who has or is wonderous (steel knifes, guns, traps, etc).
Wasin icu =(he takes the wet slippery fat) doesn't fit because the 'c' in
icu is exploded. So the two words are pronounced differently. You don't
explode the 'c' in Wasicun.
Now on to Big Knifes -Minahanska.
David Costa send a wonderful explanination for the term.
One must also remember that various tribes from many lingustic families
participated in the French and Indian War, Revolutionary War, and the War of
1812. The Dakota helped the British in the last two events. I believe the
term big Knife was distributed amomg many tribes when they were allied
during the wars.
later,
Louie