clusters in potential loan words

Tue Sep 10 11:56:59 UTC 2013

Bob,

you wrote: 

In Chiwere
dw clusters are similarly suspect.  And, as you know, these will turn up in Hochunk with a Dorsey’s Law vowel. 

Would this be cVw in Hoocąk? As in wicąwąs ’big cat, squash’? Or reecawa ’belly button’? ...nąącawa ’ear’?

Thanks,
Iren

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