Lakota Concept of Zero

[Koontz John E]

On Thu, 19 Jan 2006, Rankin, Robert L wrote:
> I tend to think that trying to relate kkoge to k?u is a folk etymology.
> The phonemes k? and kk cannot correspond in these languages.

I tend to agree.  And, for what it's worth, OP has ?i 'to give'
corresponding regularly to Osage k?u (with u being u-umlaut), Da k?u, etc.
Whereas the box words are OP kkuge, Os hkoke, Da khoka.