Lakota chaNnuNpa

[Rankin, Robert L]

It's even in Catawba, but I think (but am not certain) that there are look-alikes found in non-related languages in various places out west and NW.

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So MVS *ir- gives us Da. ch- and Dh. r-, with *irVN giving Dh. rVN -> nVN ?

And MVS *y -> Da. ch and Dh. z^
        *r -> Da. y  and OP & Os. dh, Ka. y, Qu. d
when not confused with consonant clusters or nasalization?

I wonder about the *-uNpa element(s) that combines with 'tobacco' to make
'pipe'.  That looks like it's transparently reconstructible for Lakhota,
Osage and OP at least.

Rory




                                                                          
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> MVS      *RaNri'                *RaNri'-uNpa

> Or perhaps the dubious phoneme sets are due to 'tobacco' being borrowed
after Dakotan and Dhegihan diverged.

Probably *iraNri with initial i- accounting for the Dak. ch-, as in several
kinterms.  But you're right, this word was widely borrowed and may or may
not be reconstructible even at the subgroup level.  There are Iroquoian
look-alikes and I doubt there is a good Proto-Siouan reconstruction.

Bob
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