Colorado typonyms.

[Carolyn Quintero]

JK: However, most Siouan languages do have a word for 'queen' in the sense
of
the queen ina deckof cards.  The Osage expression per LaFlesche is z^e'ga
z^iNga 'little leg(s)' which he explains as referring to the old style
image of the queen (full torso, with very abbreviated legs below).  That
doesn't seem to help clarify the name, either.

CQ: I have OS 'queen of spades' as máaNhisi (or máahisu) wak'ó ks^e, [spade
woman LYING] [LF,RB,FH].  
For 'queen' alone, just wak'ó.
For 'female chief': wak'ó kahike [<LF, PM] 

CQ: Certainly ska 'white' is valid in Osage, but the 'clear' meaning should
not be discarded easily.  I guess it would depend on the water; was it
whitish? or was it clear?
CQ: níi ská  OR níi skáha 'clear water'; also íe ska  'speak clearly';
skaska' dhe 'peaceful, calm, tranquil' as a lake.  

CQ: nii sape 'black water' would be the Osage form (sape 'black', not *sapa
'black').

CQ:  I think in Osage, both nii 'water' and laaNdhe 'big' have long vowels.
Also 'stand': naaNziN (with long a-nasal)

.............
So, employing the awkward "NetSiouan" transcription for ASCII mail that I
am still using, I make the names:

NeeGronda = niN graNce (newer pronunciation niN laNce) 'big water'
   (c = ts; VN = nasalized vowel V)
NeeSopah = niN sapa 'black water'
   (z^ = z-hacek = the z of azure)
NeeNoshe = niN naNz^iN 'standing water'
NeeSkah = niN ska 'white water'

Here's the link to MapQuest for a run between Eads and Lamar.

http://www.mapquest.com/directions/main.adp?go=1&do=nw&rmm=1&un=m&cl=EN&ct=N
A&rsres=1&1ffi=&1l=&1g=&1pl=&1v=&1n=&2ffi=&2l=&2g=&2pl=&2v=&2n=&1pn=&1a=&1c=
eads&1s=CO&1z=&2pn=&2a=&2c=lamar&2s=CO&2z=&r=f




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