Words for Loss, Lose and Lost

[David Kaufman]

The Biloxi word for 'lose' is ka-paha-ni-ye: ka- and -ni are the circumfix
for negation; paha means something like 'sight' or 'appearance'; -ye is the
causative = something like 'cause to not be in sight' or 'cause to be
invisible.'

Dave

On Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 11:23 PM, Scott Collins <saponi360 at yahoo.com> wrote:

>
> Hello, I was trying to find the word or words for loss, lose and lost in
> Tutelo-Saponi. ******
>
> What would comparative words be in other Dhegiha languages and what would
> be the literal translation of those words? I'm hoping to be able to
> extrapolate the word for loss or lost through comparison unless there is a
> word that is used for loss in Tutelo-Saponi.****
>
> ** **
>
> I was thinking perhaps "iha:o ki-hiye-nE".****
>
> Literally, "no balance". ****
>
> lE= go, no= yaha or iha:o, and way = hatkox (path)****
>
> lE:yaha:hatkox or lE:yahatkox-se****
>
> Could these words figure into gone away (lost, lose)...****
>
>
>
> Scott P. Collins
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-- 
David Kaufman, Ph.C.
University of Kansas
Linguistic Anthropology
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