1906 newspaper quote in CJ

David D. Robertson ddr11 at COLUMBIA.EDU
Thu Dec 11 02:10:01 UTC 2003


"Mayor Buscombe hiyu sic tum tum halo chaco wawa klahowya yaka Siwash
tillicum.  Yaka wawa nika wawa mike tighee.  King Edward potlatch konaway
icta mika.  Tighee yaka wawa klahowya, klahowya.  Kilapi tenas sun kopa
canim kopa mitlit illahee."

This is from the front page of the Toronto (Ontario) _Globe [and Mail]_,
Monday, July 23, 1906.

Does anyone care to venture a translation of the above?  You'd probably
have to watch out for stray punctuation.

--Dave R.



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