argument structure k'u etc.

[lcumberl at indiana.edu]

wok'u is on p. 604 of Buechel, 'to give foot do; to lend' also gives wol "cont.
of wota", so you're right on target with that one, Alfred. BTW: Asb also has wok'u.

Linda


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> I'd tend to assume that _wo-_ is a locative contraction of _wa-o-_
> giving the "picture" of "giving smth. in (the mouth)" i.e. food, hence
> "to feed" (e.g. little kids, cubs etc.).
> With regard to _woyute_, I'd rather expected _wol-_ for truncation.
> BTW, Buechel doesn't seem to list _wok'u_, but Ingham does - and
> additionally has _iognakiya_ (i-ogna-ki-ya), the fully elaborated form:
> "to put (food) in the mouth of" -> to feed, what might parallel the idea
> behind _wok'u_.
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