argument structure k'u etc.

["Alfred W. Tüting"]

 >> 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_. <<<<


 > wok'u is on p. 604 of Buechel, 'to give food to; 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, thanks for the hint: in my copy of B., it's p. 391 where I - now
- found it.





Alfred