An English-Dakota school dictionary. Waśicun qa dakota ieska wowapi

Abstract

Abomination, n. Wowalitedasni. Aborigines, n. pi. Xkcewieasta. Abound, v. Ota; ota aya. About, prep, qa adv. 1. Ohomni; ihduksaq ; iyaza. About thy neek. 2. Cetu. About ten men. 3. Eciyataqhaq; oq. i-. What are you talking about t Tjiku iwoyahdaka he.

A Saponi by Any Other Name Is Still a Siouan

“…56 At a minimum, the prefix ma is suggestive of the root for earth as in ama (Tutelo); á:ma (Ofo); and amá (Biloxi). 57 This ma root for earth is observable in the Western Siouan languages (Dakota, Nakota, Lakota) for earth in maka 58 and makoce. 59 In 1716, Fontaine estimated that 200 Saponi, Manahoac, and Tutelo were living at Fort Christanna.…”