Barbara Harris' list of BC Jargon placenames

David Robertson drobert at TINCAN.TINCAN.ORG
Sat Dec 5 02:51:35 UTC 1998


LhaXiyEm, Barbara,

WEXt masi khapa mayka hayas tIki palach, thank you again for your great
generosity.  Nawitka pus na-tIki nanIch ma-c!Em-pipa ya-wawa hayu BC
ChInUk IlI'i-nim, it's true I'd love to see your paper with a bunch of BC
Jagon placenames in it.  Ixt san anqEti na-nanIch khapa ixt buk,
ma-munk-c!Em ixt wEXt pipa khapa ukuk lalang; yesterday I saw in a book,
you wrote another paper about this language.  -- "Handsaw or Harlot?  Some
Problem Etymologies in the Lexicon of Chinook Jargon" -- Dret Lush nim /
great name?

Best,
Dave

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