FW: question to R.Rankin

[Rankin, Robert L]

Dear Colleagues,
 
I received this from a scholar in Italy.  I'm sending it along to the list since many of you have far better understanding of Dakota than I.  
 
Best,
 
Bob

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-----Original Message-----
From: claudio cavani [mailto:claudio.cavani at fastwebnet.it] 
Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2006 11:22 AM
To: linguistics at ku.edu
Subject: question to R.Rankin


 Dear Rankin,                                                                          I'm reading"La Description de la Lousiane"of L.Hennepin,ed.1683 and I found on page 248 this phrase:Taketchiabihen,that G.Shea in his work"A description of Louisiana,pag.230,reads"takn kapi hè"or"takn kipa He"as from Dakota  language.My proposal is instead:Toket(u) echiyapi he?meaning"How They call that?What do You Think?Thank you for your patience.Claudio Cavani.