Number 'nine' in Chiwere.

[Jan Ullrich]

> I think perhaps the Dakotan term relates to counting in sign language where 'nine' leaves one finger bent over, i.e., "lying", in the palm of the hand.  napcóka is 'palm' and yųka and wąka are ‘to lie’ in Lakota and the so-called D-dialects respectively

 

Bob, I wonder if the etymology is rather napé ‘hand’ (or perhaps napsú ‘finger’) and čík’ala and yuŋká/waŋká ‘to lie’. Note that napčhóka ‘palm’ has aspirated čh while napčíyuŋka has a plain one.

 

Jan

 

 

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